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Wayne Allwine Wayne Allwine ( 1947 - 2009 ) was a voice actor and sound effects artist / editor who had been the official voice of Mickey Mouse since " The New Mickey Mouse Club " in the 1970s . Allwine performed Mickey ' s voice in the 1990 TV special " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " . Mickey and Kermit also spoke via Picture Phone in the " Here Come the Muppets " stage show at Walt Disney World . In the Disney theme park film " Muppet * Vision 3D " , the character Waldo C . Graphic morphs into Mickey Mouse at the end , who then speaks with Allwine ' s voice . Allwine was married to Russi Taylor , who voiced Baby Gonzo on " Muppet Babies " and is the current voice of Minnie Mouse . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Frogs in the Glen " The Frogs in the Glen " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Kermit the Frog . The song features a troupe of bagpipe - playing frogs , lending it a Scottish flavor , as Kermit sings about the pride he takes in being a frog . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Angels with Dirty Faces Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 Warner Bros . gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney , Pat O ' Brien , and Humphrey Bogart . The title of the film was the inspiration for a segment of " Monsterpiece Theater " on " Sesame Street " where Grover ( playing a policeman ) tries to get Rocky to wash his face .
Episode 101 : Juliet Prowse Muppy , the favorite pet of The Muppet Theatre owner J . P . Grosse , becomes a prima donna when Kermit reluctantly allows him to do a musical number with Scooter . Muppy even gets his own dressing room and star billing , but Kermit draws the line when the dog asks to change the show ' s title to " The Muppy Show " . When Muppy locks himself in his dressing room and refuses to perform , Scooter does the number with Fozzie instead . The Pilot . Episodes 101 and of " The Muppet Show " were both shot as pilots in late January 1976 , several months before regular production of the show began in May of that year . These pilots were never aired , and the episodes were reworked during the regular production window , but the final versions were among the last of the first season to air in certain international markets , such as France and Germany . When the episodes were reworked , several sketches were abbreviated or cut entirely , and new footage was taped . All material featuring the guest stars , however , was shot during the initial production window , although on several occasions , different takes were used in the final versions of the episode from those used in the pilots . Several changes were made to the pilot version of the opening theme song before the episode was broadcast : See also . More information on the pilot , which can be viewed at the Paley Center for Media in New York City or Los Angeles , is available at the Muppet Central Guides . Cast . Guest appearance by : Muppets : Background Muppets : External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 17 : Mother Hubbard Mother Goose tells her three goslings the story of Old Mother Hubbard . Story . Mother Hubbard was a very forgetful woman . She would foget the hat on her head , and sometime she would even forget the name of her daughter , Heather . Hher husband , the great detective Sherlock Hubbard , returns home one day from solving " the case of the stolen diamond . " Although the bumbling detective took credit for solving the case , it was in fact Barkley , the family dog , who solved the case and found the diamond . To reward the sleuthing canine , Old Mother Hubbard goes to the cupboard , to fetch her poor dog a bone . But when she gets there , the cupboard is bare ! Sherlock quickly took the case of the missing bone and was determined to find it . He searches the house for clues and interrogates each member of the family , including himself . Meanwhile , Heather decides to track down the bone herself . She goes to the market to ask the butcher about the bone her mother had received . However , the butcher says that he didn ' t give Mother Hubbard a bone . Mother Hubbard had forgotten that she didn ' t get a bone . Heather and the butcher share a laugh , and the butcher kindly gives Heather a bone to take home to Barkley . Heather returns home to tell her parents that she ' s solved the case . Barkely is thankful for the bone , which he promptly begins to bury in the garden .
Fozziwig Fozziwig is a figure from Ebenezer Scrooge ' s past in " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . Fozziwig ( a variation on Fezziwig from " A Christmas Carol " ) runs the Fozziwig Rubber Chicken Factory and was Scrooge ' s first employer . With his mother , Fozziwig also presides over the annual Christmas party . It ' s at one such party that young bookkeeper Ebenezer is introduced to Belle , a friend of the family . An elderly Fozziwig , with a beard and an ear horn , is seen again when Scrooge returns to the present , residing in a sort of Victorian - era nursing home alongside Scrooge ' s headmaster . A mini - figure of Fozziwig was included in Palisades Toys ' Mini Muppets line of " Muppet Christmas Carol " characters .
Episode 102 : Big Trouble for a Little Fraggle / Necessity Is the Fraggle of Invention Big Trouble for a Little Fraggle . Wembley , the smallest Fraggle , wishes he were bigger . But a magical stone causes him to grow so big that he must move out of Fraggle Rock and into the land of the Gorgs where Junior Gorg mistakens Wembley for a cousin Gorg . Meanwhile , Sprocket tries to use Doc ' s plant light to make himself grow after being insulted for his size by Ned Shimmelfinney who called him a mutt . Necessity is the Fraggle of Invention . Indecisive Wembley has a hard time coming up with an invention for Fantastic Fraggle Think - Up Day . Eventually his creation saves Marjory the Trash Heap from impending doom .
Nancy Davoust Nancy Davoust was an American puppeteer who worked on the French co - production of " Fraggle Rock " . Davoust assisted in the performance of Croquette , operating the back half . A former member of the Magenia Company mime troupe , Davoust has also taught mime and acting in Dieppe and Angers .
The Frog Prince The Frog Prince , part of the " Tales from Muppetland " series , was released in syndication on May 12 , 1971 . This one - hour version of the classic fairy tale is narrated by Kermit the Frog . A small frog who lands near the pond where Kermit and some other frogs have gathered claims that he is under a witch ' s spell and is actually a prince named Sir Robin the Brave . Kermit and his pals , Gawain , Kay , Garth , and Ector , skeptical about the frog ' s true identity , sing about the joys and advantages of being a frog . Princess Melora who talks mixed - up as the result of a witch ' s curse , befriends the Frog Prince and takes him to her palace . But before the spell on the frog can be broken , he must fend off the Princess ' Aunt Taminella , who is actually the witch in disguise . Taminella has fooled Melora ' s gullible father , King Rupert the Second , into believing that she is his long - lost sister - - and that she deserves to wear the crown . One of the Princess ' key mixed up phrases is " Bake the hall in the candle of her brain " , which actually means " Break the ball in the handle of her cane " . With the help of Kermit , Robin narrowly escapes becoming the breakfast of an ogre named Sweetums , and the story takes a happy turn when the other frogs help to stop the coronation of Aunt Taminella . Cast . Muppet Performers : Human Cast : Voices :
Andreas Nilsson Andreas Nilsson ( b . 1964 ) , born Nils Andreas Nilsson , is a Swedish actor who voiced Doc Hogg , Ray , and characters in Shadow ' s stories in the Swedish dub of " Bear in the Big Blue House " ( " Nalle har ett Stort Blått Hus " ) . He voiced Bugsy Vile and various others in the Swedish dub of " Dog City " , and various characters in " The Secret Life of Toys " ( " Leksakernas Hemliga Liv " ) . He also performed vocal work in Creature Shop effect movies , dubbing Ferdinand in " Babe " , Chip Rockefeller in " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " , Dr . Mark Weller in " Dr . Dolittle " , and Thor in " George of the Jungle " . Andreas Nilsson started doing amateur theater in 1979 . After moving to Stockholm in 1986 , he studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Stockholm , from which he graduated in 1989 . He has since appeared in various theaters around Sweden . His TV credits include " Björnes Magasin " and " Agnes " , " Roligt . Elakt . Aktuellt . " . Nilsson started doing voice work in 1987 , when he was selected to be the official voice for Donald Duck . Some of his voice credits include Disney ' s " Lilo & Stitch " ( as Stitch ) , " Aladdin " , and " Mulan " . Non - Disney credits include " Pokémon " , " Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire " ( as Voldemort ) , " Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " ( as Raphael and Krang ) , " Batman : The Animated Series " ( as Alfred , Two - Face , and the Mad Hatter , amongst others ) , and many others .
Bean Bunny Bean Bunny first appeared in 1986 as the star of the TV special " The Tale of the Bunny Picnic " . The cute bunny was part of a family headed by Father Bunny and Mother Bunny and helped make peace with the farmer ' s dog . In 1989 , Bean joined the cast of " The Jim Henson Hour " , appearing in both the control room and " televised " portions of the MuppeTelevision segments . Although his fellow Muppets often found him to be insufferably cute , the MuppeTelevision ratings were never higher than when the station featured sex , violence and / or Bean Bunny . Whenever Bean was yelled at , particularly by Kermit , he became very scared and whimpered , mostly due to his youth and his sensitivity to noise , a common trait he shares with " real " bunny rabbits . Bean Bunny was further integrated into the Muppet family in 1990 , playing major roles in " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " and " Muppet * Vision 3D . " In the former , he responds to Scooter ' s jibe that " cute " is his middle name by stating it ' s actually Norman . A walk - around version of Bean was also featured in both Muppet stage shows at the Disney - MGM Studios in Walt Disney World : " Here Come the Muppets " and " " . It is indicative of the push to make Bean Bunny a major player in the Muppet family that walk - around versions of more popular characters such as Scooter and Rowlf were not featured in these stage shows . An animated version of Bean Bunny was introduced during the seventh season of " Muppet Babies " , and a pre - teen Bean would later be featured as part of the Muppet Kids series . Bean was active as a major character only until Steve Whitmire took over performing Kermit the Frog ( following the death of Jim Henson ) while Whitmire ' s other character Rizzo the Rat gained higher prominence in the next Muppet production " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . The film was Bean ' s only significant role in a Muppet movie , appearing in several scenes as a hapless urchin , who on Christmas morning fetches a turkey twice his size for Scrooge . In subsequent appearances on " Muppets Tonight " , " Muppets from Space " , " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " and " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , Bean was relegated to the background and became a routine target of Muppet violence , a fact that Brian Henson noted in the " Muppet Christmas Carol " DVD commentary : " Inside the Muppet Company , we love to hate Bean Bunny . " Frank Oz once said of the character , " Jim built a character named Bean Bunny , so people could think he ’ s cute , and take the onus off of the others [ . ] But , it didn ’ t work — they still thought the others were cute . " Bean made a cameo appearance in the second issue of the " Muppet Robin Hood " comic book and plays Michael , the youngest of the Darling children , in " Muppet Peter Pan " . Since 2015 , a Bean Bunny puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Egypt Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa , internationally famous for its pyramid structures , mythology , history , archeology and pharaohs , which have stood for thousands of years . Famous landmarks include the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza . Cleopatra , an ancient Egyptian ruler , has long been romanticized as the Queen of the Nile , having been featured in countless works of art and literature . Since 2001 , Egypt ' s version of " Sesame Street " , " Alam Simsim " , has been in co - production with Sesame Workshop . The Global Grover segment on " Sesame Street " has featured the country in which Grover and his camel feature a video about Egyptian farmlands . Ernie and Bert have also to explore its great pyramids . Their stay was short - lived , as Ernie was quickly spooked by a statue of himself . Their vacation was chronicled in the book " Where ' s the Duckie ? " . Characters in Muppet productions hailing from Egypt have included Cleopatra ' s servants in " The Muppet Show " and the crocodile god Rezal - evad - gib , while Gonzo once dressed as an Egyptian mummy for a number in , Telly Monster was featured as " Telly Tut " on " Sesame Street " , and in episode 2687 Bob ' s brother , Minneapolis ( Jeff Goldblum ) tells the story of Queen Snuffertiti ' s quest to find the perfect favorite food for her Snuffle - subjects . Perhaps the most prominently featured Egyptian - related story took place in " Don ' t Eat the Pictures " . While on a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City , Big Bird and Mr . Snuffleupagus encounter a young prince from ancient Egypt , who has been held prisoner for thousands of years within the confines of relics procured from the country . Ultimately , he is reunited with his parents after an encounter with figures from Egyptian mythology .
Paul Shaffer Paul Shaffer ( b . 1949 ) is a musician , bandleader , and occasional actor , best known for his long - term stint as sidekick / bandleader on " Late Night " and " The Late Show " with David Letterman and his earlier work on " Saturday Night Live " . Shaffer guest starred on " Shalom Sesame " , in " , " appearing on a video monitor to request a Hebrew song . As an active session New York musician in the 1970s , Shaffer played keyboards on the 1977 " Sesame Street " album " Fair Is Fair " . During this period , he also backed Barry Manilow and Burt Bacharach on albums . Aside from his long term work on " Saturday Night Live " and " Late Night " , Shaffer was a music consultant for Gilda Radner ' s Broadway show " Gilda Live " , voiced Hermes in Disney ' s " Hercules " , appeared in " Blues Brothers 2000 " , voiced Dr . Zarkov on the 1996 animated series " Flash Gordon " , " Law & Order : Criminal Intent " , and was a celebrity contestant on " Jeopardy ! " .
Preston Rabbit Preston Rabbit appeared on " Sesame Street " from Season 21 to Season 23 . Preston was a rabbit with an inscrutable habit of bestowing presents to almost everyone . Preston ' s presents are often unhelpful - - unnecessary , ridiculous or inconvenient . However , he always gives out of the goodness of his heart , so it ' s hard for other people to get angry with him . Preston ' s debut , Episode 2616 , is an extended spoof of " The Music Man " . Preston ' s clothes and his persistence in giving gifts ( rather than conning people ) spoof the musical ' s title character , Harold Hill . His name is a take on Robert Preston , the actor who originated the role on Broadway and starred in the film version . Although Preston was no longer a regular character on " Sesame Street " after Season 23 , the character would occasionally make cameo appearances on the show , such as in a sketch re - enacting " The Tortoise and the Hare " ( also featuring Shelley the Turtle and Benny Rabbit ) , and in episode 3690 . The puppet ( sans his blue tuft of hair ) would later be re - used on " Sesamstrasse " in various roles , mainly as a salesmen , such as Reiner Sauberhasi , Knut Köffelström , Hase Spielhaus , Hasi Himmelglück , Armin , Henry , an unnamed audience member on " Eine Möhre für Zwei " , as well as on " Die Große Sesamstrassen - Gala " , and again as a rabbit named Preston on " Sesamstrasse " , and for a series of 40th Anniversary live puppetry workshops for children held by Julian Kleibeler and Travis Frost at venues all over Germany in 2013 . The following year , he appeared in a German " Wort des Tages " ( " Word of the Day " ) segment alongside David Garrett . In 2017 , he appropriately appeared in " Sesame Street ' s " " Stranger Things " parody as chief of Hawkins Police Department , Jim Hopper . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Luba Merquick Luba Merquick is a Grouch from Slime Bottom , Arkansas . She appears on Oscar ' s " Real Grouches " . She is the only Grouch that can play music with chalk on a blackboard . She is very proud of her talent , which makes Oscar very jealous . Of her talent , Oscar says it " Must drive everybody right outta their skulls ! " See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Crock Crock is an American comic strip created in 1975 by Brant Parker , Don Wilder , and Bill Rechin . The strip focuses on members of the French Foreign Legion , including Commandant Vermin P . Crock . The strip was referenced in the " Muppet Babies " episode . The Babies are making up a story from cut out panels from the Sunday comics , wandering through " Blondie " , " Hägar the Horrible " , " Alley Oop " and " Peanuts " ( among others ) .
Karina the Ballerina Karina the Ballerina appeared in " Sesame Street " Episode 4091 as Zoe ' s friend from dance class . They dance with Elmo to the tune of the Rondo Alla Turca movement from Mozart ' s " Sonata in A . " Her name is a take on Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin ' s 1971 ballet of Leo Tolstoy ' s " Anna Karenina " . The puppet has a similar design to Olive , a main character on the French version of " Sesame Street " , " 5 , Rue Sésame " . The year Karina was introduced , Frankie Cordero puppeteered her on the Sesame Street float at the Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Uncle Hank Uncle Hank is Oscar the Grouch ' s uncle . Uncle Hank appears in " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " , on the party line with Oscar , Mrs . Grouch and other Grouch relatives . He also appears in the book adaptation of the special . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kermit ' s family Kermit ' s family has been seen and mentioned in several projects . Parents . Kermit ' s Mom was first mentioned in The Muppet Show Pitch Reel . Although she later appeared in the Muppet Kids books and " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " , her face has never been shown . Kermit ' s Dad was referenced in " Before You Leap " , but has never made any appearances . In " The Jim Henson Hour " , Jim Henson tells Kermit , " give my best to your folks . " Siblings . Young Kermit was seen being trampled by a barrage ( 12 to be exact ) of unnamed siblings in " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . In 1994 , on Larry King Live , it was stated that Kermit was born one of several thousand children in a Southern swamp , and that he had 4 , 000 brothers and sisters ( well , at last count ) . In 2002 , in the On the Set with Kermit interview for " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " DVD , Kermit said " I was the first born child , very responsible , you know . I had several thousand younger brothers and sisters . " He then went on to name them : " Angie , Artie , Aloysius , Andy , Artemus . . . Eloise , Eugene , Edward , Elaine . . . Mortimer , Marry , Millicent , Molly , Matthew . . . Yolanda , Yo - yo , Ya - ya , Ye - ye ( Mom and Dad were kind of running out of names by then ) . . . Zeek , Zachary , and , of course , Zschlomo ( the Z is silent ) . " In 2005 , on , Kermit commented to Ty Pennington that " You know , as a tadpole in the swamp , I had 3 , 265 brothers and sisters ! " This number was also used by Kermit on " Q with Jian Ghomeshi " , in 2011 , where he stated he is the oldest of all his siblings . Kermit ' s 2006 book , " Before You Leap " , cites 2 , 353 siblings . Although he concedes that the number is approximate - - as it is with all frog families . This number was supported in a 2006 " Early Show " appearance , where Kermit used the same number . He commented that at Christmas it takes two weeks for everyone to hang up their coats . When speaking with Lady Gaga about missing family around the holidays in their 2013 special , Kermit says he has about 3 , 400 brothers and sisters , give or take a couple . He says it takes them three months to hang up their coats over the holidays .
Ilsa Ilsa appears in the Casablanca episode of Sesame Street ' s " Great Movie Classics " . She is sitting in Rick ' s saloon listening to Sam serenade her on the piano . Recollecting the times she used to spend with Rick in Paris , she begs Sam to play the alphabet " for old time ' s sake " , despite his trying to tell her that Rick has forbidden it . So he gives in . Then , when Rick comes in , Ilsa has time only to say a brief hello to him before leaving . She is based on the character of the same name played by Ingrid Bergman in the 1943 classic film . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Usher Usher ( born Usher Raymond IV , 1978 ) is an American actor and singer , and one of the best selling artists in American music history selling over 23 million copies in the United States . Usher has won five Grammy Awards , four American Music Award s and eight Soul Train Music Awards . Usher has also served as a mentor to young music sensation Justin Bieber . For " Sesame Street ' s " 41st season , Usher presented " Volunteer " as the Word of the Day . He also danced in the video for " The Elmo Slide " . He also appeared during the 44th season , performing " The ABCs of Moving You " and talking about the word " unique . " He makes a cameo in " Muppets Most Wanted " .
Fairy Godmommy Fairy - in - training Abby Cadabby refers to her mother as Fairy Godmommy . According to a tweet by Abby , she is Cinderella ' s Fairy Godmother and she " majored in magic with a minor in gown design . " Abby often speaks to her mother on her wand phone ; while the character has not directly appeared in person on " Sesame Street " , her purple hands are shown in a point - of - view shot tucking Abby into bed in the resource video " " . In the 2012 resource video " Little Children , Big Challenges : Divorce " it is revealed that Abby ' s mother and father are divorced . Abby spends part of her time living with her mommy at her house and part of her time living with her daddy at his house . Although Abby ' s parents are no longer married and live in different houses , Abby learns that they both still love her . In season 47 in 2017 , it was revealed that Abby ' s mother was getting re - married to Freddy , a monster . Joining the family is Freddy ' s son , Rudy . Abby ' s mother appears in the 2007 storybook " Abby Cadabby ' s Rhyme Time " , and the 2011 storybook " Abby ' s Pink Party " . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 510 : Inspector Red The Fraggle Horn is stolen from the Great Hall , shortly before the World ' s Oldest Fraggle intended to call a meeting to host a party in honor of Uncle Traveling Matt . Inspector Red ( clad in a Bogey - style fedora and trenchoat ) is on the case to determine who took it . She soon finds herself rashly accusing several denizens of the Rock in turn , each with an ostensible motive for taking the horn : Traveling Matt himself ( embarrassed over the loss of his hat and toupee ) , Boober ( who cares little for the noise and frivolity of meetings and parties which the horn represents ) , and Marlon ( who lost his lucky pebble in it ) . In a variation of drawing room mystery cliches ( especially in 1930s and 1940s movies ) , the suspects are gathered in the Great Hall , Inspector Red announces " You ' re all probably wondering why you ' ve been called here today " and finally uncovers the guilty party . Meanwhile , in Outer Space , Doc suspects Sprocket of eating all the peach and praline ice cream . Uncle Matt ' s own Outer Space adventure ( in flashback rather than postcard ) takes him to an Ontario racing car speedway .