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New Year ' s Eve New Year ' s Eve occurs every December 31 , and is considered the final day of the year , followed by New Year ' s Day on January 1 . However , in America , New Year ' s Eve is generally deemed more important , a night of revelry , consumption , noise - making , singing " Auld Lang Syne , " and watching Dick Clark ( or , in recent years , Carson Daly ) . Generally a lesser holiday in the Muppet pantheon , it did receive its due in 1993 , with the special " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " and its tie - in book . ( The special was released on home video as " Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World " . ) In 1996 , Miss Piggy served as a special New Year ' s Eve correspondent on Jay Leno ' s " The Tonight Show " . Piggy stood on the roof of the Mariott Marquis Hotel at Times Square , New York City , freezing her bazongas off while wearing a low - cut sequined gown . ( " With the wind - chill factor , it ' s sixty - eight degrees below zero ! " she complained . ) She blamed Bernie for the situation , since instead of spending a romantic candlelight dinner with Kermit , she ' s stuck on top of a building with three teamsters named Vinnie . She grew more satisfied as the evening wore on , however , excitedly watching as the ball prepares to drop , and dancing on the rooftop to ring in the New Year . A year later , Miss Piggy appeared on " The Today Show " on New Year ' s Day , 1998 , following a New Year ' s date with Matt Lauer . Piggy complained about being up so early , and said that she only agreed to appear on the show so she could break things off with him . As an explanation , Piggy said , " Can we just say that when a person picks up a pig for a date , that the New Year ' s kiss does not begin at 6 : 30pm ? " Lauer accepted the breakup somewhat gracefully , although he asked her to keep an open mind about a date for next New Year ' s . He ended the segment by kissing her on the nose and hugging her . Grover ( and Super Grover ) appear on " The Sunny Side Up Show " to help Kelly and Chica celebrate the coming of 2009 on New Year ' s Eve and New Year ' s Day . The trio sing a song about their New Year ' s resolutions to the tune of " Turkey in the Straw . " Super Grover ' s include learning to take pictures , tieing his shoes , discovering a new breed of blue apple , hugging a penguin , and drinking hot chocolate with a dove .
Sheepa the Sherpa Sheepa the Sherpa appears in the Elmo the Musical segment , " Mountain Climber the Musical . " Imagined up by Elmo , he helps guide the monster on Mount BiggestEverest , though is fearful of the fabled yeti at the top . He takes him anyway , showing him how to follow the Very Squarey Trail . After an encounter with a yak , they hear a yeti roar and Sheepa flees down the mountain . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rudolf Nureyev Russia n - born ballet dancer and actor Rudolf Nureyev ( 1938 - 1993 ) was the guest star on " The Muppet Show " . Initially , the producers of " The Muppet Show " had such difficulty casting guest stars that they had to call upon all their personal friends in the entertainment industry for help . This changed dramatically after Nureyev ' s guest appearance . The publicity of a renowned ballet dancer appearing on such a bizarre show created such positive publicity that the show became popular and soon celebrities were lining up to appear on the show . When asked by " The Muppet Show " producers which character he would most like to appear with , he said he would very much like to dance with Miss Piggy . Since she does not exist from the waist down , and such a sketch would prove difficult for a ballet , a full - bodied Muppet pig ( the Ballerina Pig ) was constructed for Nureyev ' s appearance . Instead of a dance number , Miss Piggy sang a duet with Nureyev , " Baby , It ' s Cold Outside " . He fondly recalled his time with Piggy a decade later when he appeared as a guest on The Dame Edna Experience . Nureyev was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with the Kirov Ballet . He defected to the West while performing in Paris in 1961 , and then performed internationally , becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982 . The English / French documentary " I Am a Dancer " ( 1972 ) featured him and his long - time dance partner , Dame Margot Fonteyn . Nureyev died of AIDS - related complications on January 6 , 1993 , in Paris , France .
Circus The Circus is a group of performers , including but not limited to acrobats , clowns , animal acts , jugglers , and daredevils who perform in a troop , often in multiple rings or arenas , and led by a Ringmaster . The Circus dates back to ancient Rome , where it consisted of horse and chariot races , and China where they consisted of primarily acrobatic acts . The first western circus opened in Philadelphia in 1793 , but it was P . T . Barnum who was the pioneer of what audiences are familiar with today . Upon his death and subsequent merger of his circus with that of James Anthony Bailey , a more familiar circus was born , with a large canvas tent , human oddities for a sideshow , and multiple rings housing continuous acts . In 1919 , the Barnum and Bailey show merged with the Ringling Brothers show , to form the quintessential American circus , the Ringling Bros . and Barnum & Bailey Circus . The modern circus is an amalgam other influences as well . Bands of Gypsies often brought with them circus skills and trained animals while traveling Britan , and Antonio Franconi , the founder of the French circus , is often credited as a co - creator of the modern circus . Buffalo Bill ' s Wild West Show was also an precurser to the circus we are now familar with . While often touted as an evening of excitement and fun , not all is always happy with the circus . Clowns were often used as a distraction to the audience when an accident occurred ( or an act flopped ) . Stephen Sondheim ' s song " Send in the Clowns " is a metaphorical looks at this stage practice . With the advent of more theatrical stages , clowns became pure comic relief , and have even provided a launching pad to a successful career outside the circus , as was the case for Bill Irwin . Animal cruelity has shrowded the circus for years . With animal acts involving Lions , Tiger s , Elephants and more , animal activists have been concerned over their housing and training . This concern became the focus of a " Dinosaurs " episode titled " " , where Cavelings are mistreated to perform on cue . The sideshow also became an intrigal part of the circus , with " freaks " ( such as Tattooed Ladies or gimmicky acts ( such as the Flea circus ) luring people into spending additional money for the secondary show . Aside from the Ringling Brothers , Barnum and Bailey Circus , other famous circuses include Cirque du Soleil and The Big Apple Circus , and famous acts have included Emmett Kelly and Gunther Gebel - Williams . The Muppets have visited the circus on numerous occasions .
" L " de Lola " " L " de Lola " is a " Plaza Sésamo " song performed by Lola , praising her favorite letter of the alphabet . She ' s joined by Abelardo , Pablo , Maria and some kids , who dance around with giant letter Ls . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hugh Downs Hugh Downs ( b . 1921 ) is a respected television news anchor who served as host of NBC ' s " The Today Show " and ABC ' s " 20 / 20 " . He also hosted the NBC game show " Concentration " , served as announcer for Jack Paar on " The Tonight Show " ( 1957 - 1962 ) and " The Jack Paar Program " , and was a long - time radio announcer . In 1962 and 1963 , the Muppets made frequent appearances on " The Today Show " , and Downs often interacted with Kermit and other early characters from " Sam and Friends " .
Atari Atari was a video game company founded in 1972 . The company is best known for producing the Atari 2600 in 1977 , the first successful video game console with plug - in cartridges . In 1983 , Atari produced a line of four " Sesame Street " games for the Atari 2600 : " Big Bird ' s Egg Catch " , " Oscar ' s Trash Race " , " Cookie Monster Munch " and " Alpha Beam with Ernie " . Two proposed " Sesame " games - - " Grover ' s Music Maker " and " The Count ' s Castle " were never produced . Sesame Place ' s arcade attraction , The Game Centre , featured token - operated educational game machines , whose hardware was built by Atari . Atari also produced a " Muppet Show " game in 1983 , " Pigs in Space " . This was the last game produced for Atari ' s children ' s line . A second Muppet game , " Miss Piggy ' s Wedding " , was never produced . A Bunsen and Beaker game was also planned but never produced .
Romy Mendoza Romy Mendoza is a Mexican voice actress who dubbed Kira in " El Cristal Oscuro " ( " The Dark Crystal " ) , Jenny in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , and Mrs . Baker in " Good Boy ! " . She also dubbed Trillian in " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " and bit parts in " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " . Mendoza ' s other dub credits include " The Smurfs " , " The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air " ( as Hilary ) , and " The Worst Witch " ( as various teachers ) .
Drums West " Drums West " is a cut - paper animated film produced by Jim Henson . The film was created in Henson ' s home studio in Bethesda , MD around 1961 . It is one of several experimental shorts inspired by the music of jazz musician Chico Hamilton . The film was recently rediscovered by the Henson Archives and released in 2013 on the Henson Company ' s YouTube channel . At the end , in footage probably shot by Jerry Juhl , Henson demonstrates his working method .
Dreamchild Dreamchild tells the semi - biographical story of Charles Dodgson ( aka Lewis Carroll ) and his relationship with young Alice Liddell . Caroll dedicated his books " Alice ' s Adventures in Wonderland " and " Through the Looking Glass , and What Alice Found There " to Liddell , and her name was borrowed for the fictional Alice . The film focuses on an elderly Alice , now Mrs . Alice Hargreaves , visiting the United States for a Lewis Carroll centenary event , who flashes back to her friendship with Carroll , and is haunted by dreams of meeting the characters from " Alice ' s Adventures in Wonderland " . Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop was employed for the dream sequences , building lifelike puppets of characters like the Gryphon , the Mock Turtle , the Mad Hatter , the Dormouse , the Caterpillar , and the March Hare . " Dreamchild " is notable for being the first film project the Creature Shop worked on outside of the Henson company . Early versions of cable controls were used , instead of the still early developmental animatronics . The film was released in widescreen on DVD - R exclusively through Amazon . com in 2009 .
William Wegman ' s Mother Goose William Wegman ' s Mother Goose is a 1997 " Sesame Street " video starring William Wegman ' s dogs . In the 30 - minute video , Mother Goose tries to teach her son , Simon Goose , how to rhyme using some of her famous nursery rhymes . Some of the nursery rhyme segments aired on " Sesame Street " as regular inserts with minor differences in music , editing , and sound effects . Cast . Wegman ' s Dogs : Special appearances by :
The Swinetrek The USS " Swinetrek " is Captain Link Hogthrob ' s spaceship in the Pigs in Space sketches on " The Muppet Show " . The " Swinetrek " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s crew includes the indomitable First Mate Piggy ( played by Miss Piggy ) , the inscrutable Dr . Julius Strangepork and twenty - two other pig crew members . Several missions have required the ship to land on the planet Koozebane . The exterior of the ship is porcine in appearance . The ship ' s interior , as displayed on screen , is limited to the bridge area , which includes three chairs for the crew , a control console , and a viewscreen . The actual Swinetrek set is a wide - spaced area , with the viewscreen and ship ' s walls and entrance portals raised several feet behind the crew area . This presented some difficulties at first . Jim Henson recalled , " I remember that the first time I saw the Pigs in Space set , I was horrified . There was enough room in there to play basketball , but we overcame the problem by using a very wide - angle lens . " In 2003 , Palisades Toys released a " Swinetrek " Playset reproducing the interior of the ship . On " Muppets Tonight " , an updated version of the ship appeared in . The crew of the new " Swinetrek " included Captain Pighead , Commander Piggy , and Craniac . At Disney California Adventure , the Swinetrek can be found crashed outside of the " Muppet * Vision 3D " attraction .
Veterinarian ' s Hospital Veterinarian ' s Hospital is a recurring " Muppet Show " sketch , loosely spoofing the atmosphere of medical soap operas . Dr . Bob ( played by Rowlf the Dog ) , Nurse Piggy ( Miss Piggy ) , and Nurse Janice confer over a series of patients , telling an endless series of bad jokes and failing to effect any cure . In the first season , the unseen Announcer was played by John Lovelady , who opened each sketch with , " And now , the continuing story of a former orthopedic surgeon who ' s gone to the dogs . " Jerry Nelson , who occasionally substituted for Lovelady , would take over the role full time in subsequent seasons . Nelson ' s announcer opens the sketch with , " And now , the continuing stoooory of a quack who ' s gone to the dogs , " and ends each sketch with " Tune in next week when you ' ll hear [ Character Name ] say . . . " After the completion of " The Muppet Show " in 1981 , the further antics of Dr . Bob ' s operating room were told in the panels of " The Muppets " comic strip by Guy and Brad Gilchrist . Examples from the earliest strips made their debut on October 21st and 28th , and December 8th ; the last two of which feature Fozzie returning to the hospital bed once again . Later strips took the trio outside of their familiar setting and even split the characters up to inspire a variety of circumstances . Some of these can be found in the pages of six book collections of the series released by Tom Doherty Associates . More " Veterinarian ' s Hospital " sketches were included in the books " It ' s The Muppet Show ! " and " The Comic Muppet Book " . A Veterinarian ' s Hospital comic strip was written and illustrated for " Disney Adventures " , but never published until the release of the trade paperback of " " . Additionally , " Issue # 2 : Fozzie ' s Story " and " Issue # 4 : Miss Piggy ' s Story " include the sketch . When the Muppet gang returned to television in 1989 with " The Jim Henson Hour " , Vet ' s Hospital was revived in a sense as " Merlin the Magician , MD , " two medieval sketches ( seen in and ) in which Rowlf appeared as the wizard Merlin ( accompanied by a female assistant ) . Like Dr . Bob , Merlin would purportedly cure people ' s medical problems ( this time using magic ) , making jokes and slinging puns all the while . In the Muppets ' 1996 series " Muppets Tonight " , the Muppets , this time led by Dr . Fozzie , would again revisit the pun - filled medical sketch with the recurring segment " E - I - E - I - OR " . In 2003 , Sababa Toys released a set of plush dolls featuring the Vet ' s Hospital cast and a patient , Camilla . Palisades Toys also planned on a set of Vet ' s Hospital action figures , but the toys were not produced . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Leo Bardischewski Leo Bardischewski ( 1914 - 1995 ) was a German voice actor who dubbed Uncle Traveling Matt on " Die Fraggles " , the German co - production of " Fraggle Rock " . Bardischewski dubbed both existing episodes as well as new material ( with Uncle Matt operated by Siegfried Böhmke ) . He also dubbed Señor Wences in " Die Muppet Show " ( " The Muppet Show " ) and Bernard Crawford in " Die Muppets erobern Manhattan " ( " The Muppets Take Manhattan " ) . Bardischewski was active in German television and film from the 1950s onwards . He was a veteran actor on German radio beginning in 1946 , playing the chorus of souls and the voices from the Hell Gates in a four part 1957 version of Dante ' s " Divine Comedy " , ensemble parts in various radio plays , and characters in the 1960s " Sherlock Holmes " series . He remained active on radio until his death . As a voice actor , he was usually heard as elderly eccentrics or gentle statesmen , dubbing Fred Astaire in " Finian ' s Rainbow " and " The Towering Inferno " , John Gielgud in " Appointment with Death " and " First Knight " , Desmond Llewellyn as Q in " The Spy Who Loved Me " , John Bluthal in " The Mouse on the Moon " , Richard Vernon in " The Pink Panther Strikes Again " , and exasperated foil James Finlayson in the 1970s dubs of Laurel and Hardy shorts and features . Television dubbing included many guest roles on " Star Trek " and " Doctor Who " and Peter Swanwick as the bald supervisor on " The Prisoner " . In animation , he was heard as Getafix in two " Asterix " films , the Mad Hatter in the " Alice in Wonderland " anime , and old Urobe in " Vicky the Viking " .
Birdman of Alcatraz The Birdman of Alcatraz ( Robert Franklin Stroud , 1890 - 1963 ) , was an American prisoner who was an expert on birds . While housed in Leavenworth jail , Stroud kept many birds as , but contrary to the pop culture lexicon , he was not allowed to keep pets while incarcerated at Alcatraz prison . While at Leavenworth , Stroud nursed injured sparrows back to health , and keep them as pets , but switched to canaries ( which he used as a supplemental income in bartering with them for supplies ) . The film , " Muppets from Space " features a lab rat named The Birdman , who keeps a pet pigeon named Gladys . His name is a nod to Stroud , and the book and film based on his life .
Cindy Crawford Cindy Crawford ( b . 1966 ) is a supermodel who guest starred in of " Muppets Tonight " , in which she served as the subject of Bobo ' s " 60s retro montage fantasy . " She also had a brief cameo with Tyra Banks and Baby Bear in " Elmopalooza " .
Bounty Bounty , a brand of paper towels and napkins made by Procter & Gamble , sponsored a series of web videos released in March 2012 as a tie - in for the debut of the film " The Muppets " on Blu - ray and DVD . The series , entitled " Kermit ' s Party " , was posted on YouTube by the MuppetsStudio account . The episodes featured Kermit the Frog as the host of a party , along with the Swedish Chef , Gonzo , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew , Beaker , Statler and Waldorf , Big Mean Carl , Pokey , Beautiful Day Monster , Behemoth , Luncheon Counter Monster , Mahna Mahna , the Snowths , Pepe the King Prawn , Camilla , Rizzo the Rat , pink Frackle , purple Frackle , sharks , rats , Whatnots , chickens , and penguins . On April 2 , 2012 , the videos were released in Spanish . Bounty also co - sponsored The Muppets Hollywood Mayhem Blu - ray Sweepstakes with Disney .
Herry ' s New Shoes Herry ' s New Shoes is a collection of three " Sesame Street " good - night stories . In " Herry ' s New Shoes " , Herry Monster has outgrown his old shoes and his Mommy takes him to the shoe store . He picks out new white high - tops with red stripes . He shows the shoes all over Sesame Street to make friends with them . In " One Wet Monster " , Grover is playing at the playground when a huge storm comes up . He runs home in a downpour to find his Mommy waiting for him with a warm bath , dry clothes , and hot cocoa . In " Is It Time for Bed Yet ? " , Elmo can ' t wait for it to be bedtime , because tomorrow morning he is going fishing with his grandpa . He does some exercise , takes a bath , and listens to a bedtime story so he can fall asleep quickly .
Robin Leach Robin Leach ( b . 1941 ) is a celebrity journalist who hosted the TV series " Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous " from 1984 to 1995 . The show featured the extravagant lifestyles of wealthy entertainers , athletes , and business moguls , and was a cultural touchstone for the " greed is good " attitude of the 1980s . Leach ' s signoff for each episode , " This is Robin Leach wishing you champagne wishes and caviar dreams , " became an often - imitated catchphrase . In 1986 , Leach appeared in " Muppet Magazine " issue 14 . Most " Muppet Magazine " guests were " interviewed " by a Muppet - - but in " Lifestyle of the Very , Very , Very Famous Moi ! " , Leach interviewed Miss Piggy . " Tell me , Miss Piggy , " he asked , " what ' s the hardest part of being very , very , very famous ? " Piggy answered , " Bumping into things . . . Superstars like moi have to wear sunglasses " all " the time to keep our adoring fans from recognizing us . Did you ever try to walk around inside all the time wearing sunglasses ? " In a photo spread , Leach accompanied Miss Piggy and Foo - Foo on an African safari vacation . Leach provided the voiceover for a commercial advertising " Here Come the Muppets " at Walt Disney World . Years later , Leach contributed a " Chicken and Vegetable Pasta Salad " recipe for Miss Piggy ' s 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 101 : Pascal Obispo & Adriana Karembeu The first regular episode of the French production " Muppets TV " featured guests Pascal Obispo and Adriana Karembeu . Obispo performed several of his songs , including the single " 1980 " as the closing act ( joined by Melissa Mars , with whom he recorded the single ) . It first aired October 29 , 2006 , on French network TF1 . Cast . Guest appearances by : Muppets : Production . Voices : Puppeteers : Crew :
Episode 303 : Boober and the Glob It ' s Joke Day , an especially silly day for the Fraggles . Boober tries to run away from the celebration , but he sees a big , round , pink , scary Glob invade the Great Hall and surreptitiously start eating Doozers . No one else believes that the Glob is dangerous , so Boober has to battle the Glob by himself . Meanwhile , Doc is writing an article on cat research and ends up borrowing Ned Shimmelfinney ' s cat Fluffinella for research much to the objection of Sprocket .
Mads Henning Jørgensen Mads Henning Jørgensen ( b . 1971 ) is a Norwegian voice actor who dubbed Cookie Monster ( Kakemonster ) on " Fagerpels Hotell " , the Norwegian dub of " The Furchester Hotel " and on " Kule Kaker " , the Norwegian dub of " Smart Cookies " . Jørgensen has performed on stage , radio , and in Norwegian film and TV ( including two different recurring roles on the soap opera " Hotel Cæsar " ) . He dubbed Batman in " The Lego Movie " , Walter Nelson in " Minions " , Don George and the Pokedex on " Pokémon " , the Red Hulk on " Hulk and the Agents of S . M . A . S . H . " , Halvar on " Vicki the Viking " , Dr . Claw on " Inspector Gadget " , and Dormammu and Frankenstein ' s Monster on " Ultimate Spider - Man " . Live action dubbing includes Rhys Ifans in " Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang " , Isaiah Mustafa on " Shadowhunters " , and characters on " M . I . High . "
Stacey Weingarten Stacey Weingarten is a puppet / prop builder and a Muppet wrangler who has worked for The Jim Henson Company since 2008 . She started as a production assistant on the " What ' s the Word on the Street ? " segments for Season 40 of " Sesame Street " and has gone on to be a puppet wrangler and prop builder for the Muppet Workshop . She has been credited on - screen for her work on " Sesame Street " in Season 45 , Season 46 , Season 47 and Season 48 . Weingarten worked on the " Elmo the Musical " segments and has served as a puppet wrangler for various television and promotional appearances by the " Sesame Street " characters . She also worked as a puppet wrangler on " Julie ' s Greenroom " . Her other credits include work on " Avenue Q " , " ImaginOcean " , and " Johnny and the Sprites " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _