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Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel ( 1924 - 2015 ) was an actor , folk singer , and Jewish folk historian , perhaps best known for his countless stage tours as Tevye in " Fiddler on the Roof " . Bikel guest starred on " Sesame Street " , appearing in a second season episode to perform on the street . Born in Vienna , Austria , Bikel ' s early theatrical training included co - founding the Israeli Chamber Theatre and studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . Moving to the United States in the 1950s , Bikel soon established himself on stage and film , in addition to performing as a folk singer and storyteller at cafes and clubs . Notable film highlights include " The African Queen " ( in a small role as a German ship ' s officer ) , " My Fair Lady " ( as Zoltan Karpathy ) , " The Defiant Ones " ( netting an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as the pursuing sheriff ) , and " The Russians Are Coming , the Russians Are Coming " ( as Alan Arkin ' s incautious submarine commander ) . On stage , Bikel played Captain Von Trapp in the first Broadway version of " The Sound of Music " , among other credits . TV appearances , dating back to the days of experimental dramatic series , include " Studio One " , " Playhouse 90 " , " The Twilight Zone " , " Gunsmoke " , " " , " Columbo " ( as the guest killer ) , " The Amazing Spider - Man " , " Murder , She Wrote " , " Law & Order " , " Star Trek : The Next Generation " ( as Worf ' s adoptive father ) , and " JAG " , among many others .
Sint Is Zoek ! Sint Is Zoek ! ( " Saint Is Lost ! " ) features Tommie , Ieniemienie and actor Frank Groothof in an exciting story based on Saint Nicholas , a Dutch winter holiday . The album was also released on cassette . The material from this album was not featured on the show . It ' s a rainy winter day . Tommie and Ieniemienie are looking after Sien ' s store when Saint Nicholas comes in to ask for their help . He is all wet , and he would like to leave his clothes in the store to dry while he takes a nap . But then his clothes disappear ! With his clothes lost , Saint Nicholas doesn ' t look like himself anymore . It ' s almost like the Saint is lost as well ! Tommie and Ienie try to find out what happened to the lost costume . They decide to put their shoes by the fireplace and wait for one of Saint ' s helpers . The plan fails , but pretty soon they find out why Frank is acting so funny — he stole the Saint ' s costume because he wants to be Saint Nicholas . Luckily , the Saint is not mad at him ; instead , he gives Frank a job as a substitute Saint , to help him do his chores . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Four Grouches Named Moe and Oscar Four Grouches Named Moe and Oscar is a Grouch singing group lead by Oscar the Grouch as seen in a 1997 episode of " Sesame Street " . When Telly Monster starts his own band , Oscar declines his offer to join , as he ' s already in his own band . The four other members ( all named Moe ) arrive and sing " Big Bad Mess " for Telly . The group offers a spot for Telly , but he declines and the group continues their practice , but with " less harmony . " Performers of the four Moes include Kevin Clash , John Kennedy , John Tartaglia and David Rudman . The name is a take off of the Broadway musical " Five Guys Named Moe " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Octopus Masseuse An Octopus Masseuse gives a rub - down to Betty and Wilma in " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " . She gripes about her own troubles , having just learned what " calamari " means . The character re - appears at the finale , flanked by other animatronic appliances . The same puppet , re - dressed , is used as a male octopus croupier at Chip Rockefeller ' s casino ( voiced by John Stephenson and puppeteered by Bruce Lanoil ) .
Pride ( song ) " Pride " is a " Sesame Street " song about being proud of who you are and the things you can do . The song is performed by Arrested Development , with appearances by Big Bird , Snuffy , Telly , Rosita , Zoe , Cookie Monster , Oscar , Elmo , Roxie Marie and the human cast . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bonnie Erickson Bonnie Erickson ( aka Bonnie Lewis ) was part of the original design team for " The Muppet Show " . She first joined Jim Henson ' s team as a costume designer for " The Frog Prince " , became head of the workshop and continued to work with the Muppets team for many years . Erickson is credited as the designer and builder of Miss Piggy , Statler and Waldorf , the Newsman , and the caricatures of Jim Henson , Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson for the Country Trio . Erickson then moved to become Creative Director of the Product Division of Children ' s Television Workshop , a position which she held for 13 years . Erickson now owns her own design and marketing company , Harrison / Erickson , Inc . , where she creates characters for television and theater , as well as mascot programs for major league sports teams . Her best known mascots are the Phillie Phanatic and Youppi . Her advertising work includes the development of the first Happy Meal puppets for McDonald ' s as well as a line of plush animals for Applause . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Target Target is a discount retail chain . They have carried exclusive Muppet merchandise over the years , as well as featuring Kermit in an advertising campaign . A number of " Sesame Street " videos were released first as Target exclusives before getting wide releases months later . Commercials . In November 2005 , Kermit appeared in several advertisements for Target ' s wake - up calls designed to promote their two - day sale beginning on the morning of what has become known in the U . S . as " Black Friday , " the biggest holiday shopping day of the year which follows Thanksgiving Day . Some of the commercials with Kermit also featured Brad Paisley and Carolyn Murphy . A computer - animated Elmo toy ( voiced by Ryan Dillon ) makes a cameo in both the Holiday 2015 commercial " Chapter One : The Journey Begins " and the Holiday 2016 commercial " Getting Ready for the Holidays " , which lead into an appearance in a mini - musical adaptation of The Nutcracker entitled " The Toycracker " , that aired on December 11 on ABC , starring John Legend . Toys from other franchises appearing alongside Elmo include Legos , Wonder Woman , Superman , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Barbie , My Little Pony , Minions , Troll dolls , Frozen , and Star Wars .
Flamingos Flamingos are tall , pink wading birds that have long legs and curved beaks with filters inside , which are used for filter - feeding . They are found in tropics and subtropics of South America , Africa , and on the southern tip of Florida . On a 1976 episode of " Sesame Street " , a Muppet flamingo decides to fly north to visit Sesame Street for his vacation . He realizes that his vacation in the city isn ' t going to be fun when he asks Big Bird for a fruit tree and a drink of water . The water is frozen , and the trees are bare . Gonzo asks Arlo Guthrie to tune his flamingo guitar in " The Muppet Show " . He had it shipped in from Miami . Backstage on " The Muppet Show " , the animals complain about the poor response to " I Go to Rio " . One of the penguins even rented a tuxedo for the occasion ( he ' s really a flamingo ) . In of " The Muppet Show " , a flamingo ( played by Louise Gold ) appeared during the falling sequence . From seasons 17 to 22 , another flamingo named Placido Flamingo , an opera singer , appeared as a recurring character . The 1999 TV movie " Alice in Wonderland " featured flamingos built by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . A 2002 episode of " Sesame Street " features Elmo dancing the Flamenco with a flamingo . Dorothy imagines Elmo as a flamingo in . In the " Animal Show " episode " " , a flamingo named Julie told Jake and Stinky how flamingos eat the proper way . Manolo and Carlo Flamingo appear in " Muppets Most Wanted " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Felix the Climber Felix the Climber is a monkey doll from " The Secret Life of Toys " . Felix was Balthazar ' s climbing teacher . They used to climb the bookcase together , except Balthazar had to climb back down because of his fear of heights . While climbing up the beam , Felix fell behind the radiator and was missing for a long time . Neither Penny and Simon nor the toys knew where he was , until he was found and rescued in the episode " Climbers " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Susan Susan Robinson is married to Gordon , and works as a nurse . In Season 17 , Susan and Gordon adopted a son , Miles . Susan has appeared on " Sesame Street " since the earliest test programs in 1969 . In the earliest episodes of the show , Susan was a housewife . By Season 2 , she became a public health nurse , so that the character might serve as a better role model for young girls in the viewing audience . Among her projects was offering a Measles Vaccination Clinic in Episode 0343 . Susan also worked as a mechanic on the street , commonly fixing cars and even the bus when Big Bird went to camp . During the early seasons , she often sang " One of These Things . " Susan ' s parents are Dorothy and Lee . They live in Michigan and visited Sesame Street on occasion , including a 1985 episode and a 1991 episode . She also headlined her own album , " Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street " , and had minor roles in both " Sesame Street " movies . Although she is still a regular on the show , since Season 29 she has been appearing in only a few episodes per season , in part because fewer shows are produced now . Susan only appeared in one episode each during the 39th , 40th , 44th , and 45th seasons , two appearances in Season 41 and appeared in four episodes during Season 42 . She did not make any new appearances in Season 43 or Season 46 . Other Appearances . " Specials " " Home Video "
Iago Iago , a mule , was one of Oscar ' s pets . His first appearance on " Sesame Street " was in season 23 . Oscar had gotten him on his trip with the gang to Montana . Getting him out of the trash can was a struggle , but they finally lured him out with carrots . The donkey also appeared as one of the grouch forest animals in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . He also appeared in " CinderElmo " and in the nativity pageant in " " . Iago also appeared in the " Elmo ' s World " episode " " . He reappeared in 2008 with the name " Eriberto " in a " Global Grover " segment about Mexico . As of this segment , Iago ' s grouchy eyes were replaced with nicer - looking eyes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Thra Thra is the name of the world created by Jim Henson for the film " The Dark Crystal " . It is a planet with three suns : the Great Sun , the Rose Sun and the Dying Sun . The main landmark of the planet is the Castle of the Crystal which houses the Dark Crystal itself . When the movie starts , the shattering of the Crystal has caused a dimming of the entire world . To the southeast of the Castle of the Crystal lies the valley of the urRu , called the Valley of Stones , filled with mist , caves , and springs . Northeast are the Gelfling city ruins , filled with stonework , tiled floors , and frescoes . Near to these is the Landstriders hill and the Podlings ' village . Also in this area is a swamp which has animated vegetation and is filled with a crackling static charge shortly after dawn . To the far northeast lies the Dome of Aughra .
Joe Mangrum Joe Mangrum is an artist who specializes in sand paintings , among other mediums . He appears in a 2013 episode of " Sesame Street " , appearing in Murray Monster ' s " People in Your Neighborhood " segment and showing Murray how he makes sand paintings . He initially appeared in 2012 making a sand painting at Washington Square Park , New York . The clip aired as a Podcast titled " Stupendous " and Joe ' s Octopus shaped sand painting was featured in time lapse format .
Spike Jonze Spike Jonze ( b . 1969 ) is an American filmmaker whose work includes music videos , commercials , film , and television . He directed the 2009 feature film " Where the Wild Things Are " with creatures built by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . In 2016 , Jonze directed Grover in a 2½ minute short film that opened the March 1st episode of " The Late Show with Stephen Colbert " he was scheduled to appear on as a guest . The short was filmed in New York City the previous Friday , and scored by Jon Batiste and the Stay Human house band . In the silent short , Grover helps a down - and - out Stephen Colbert get back on his feet to find his way back to the " Late Show " studio . Jonze ' s other work include directing the feature films " Being John Malkovich " ( with John Malkovich and Cameron Diaz ) , " Adaptation " ( with Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper ) , and " Her " ( with Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams ) , as well as music videos for Weezer , R . E . M . , Puff Daddy , Tenacious D , Kanye West , and Lady Gaga . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Songs ( song ) " Songs " is a classic " Sesame Street " song about music . Crystal Gayle and Big Bird sing " Songs " in a " Sesame Street " insert and on the album " Sesame Country " . Jon Stewart and Elmo sing " Songs " for the closing number of " Elmopalooza " . It brackets a medley which consists of " Rubber Duckie " ( sung by Ernie ) , " C is for Cookie " ( sung by Cookie Monster ) , " I Love Trash " ( sung by Oscar the Grouch ) , " ABC - DEF - GHI " ( sung by Big Bird ) , and " The People in Your Neighborhood " ( sung by Bob and the cast ) . On the soundtrack to that special , Elmo sings the song by himself , with no medleys of other songs . Sugarland performed the song with Elmo over the end credits of " Kids ' Favorite Country Songs " ; the same segment first aired on " Sesame Street " in Episode 4149 . The cast sang this at the 2008 " Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade " , accompanied by Lang Lang . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lovies Lovies is a " Sesame Street " book about the comfort objects that the " Sesame Beginnings " babies love . Baby Elmo loves his doll , David , Baby Cookie Monster has a soft blanket , Baby Ernie ' s got his Rubber Duckie , Baby Zoe ' s doll is named Mimi , and Baby Big Bird has a teddy bear , Radar .
Ms . Turpentine Ms . Turpentine is a representative of the Grouchenheim Museum on Filth Avenue . She appears in Episode 2657 of " Sesame Street " . She arrives on the street , having gotten word of a budding Grouch artist in the area . It turns out to be baby Gabi , who has made a simple , crayon , line drawing that Oscar considers the grouchiest piece of art he ' s ever seen . Ms . Turpentine concurs and offers Maria several cans of mud and bags of trash for it . Maria refuses to part with it and Ms . Turpentine leaves to scout more talent from the local day care center . She returns soon after to see Oscar ' s artwork , an exact duplicate of Gabi ' s drawing . She won ' t accept it , however . Oscar crumples up his work in defeat , making it the much more valuable piece and they start the negotiations . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bill Clinton Bill Clinton ( b . 1946 ) was the 42nd President of the United States of America , from 1993 to 2001 . Clinton is married to former U . S . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , father of Clinton Foundation vice chair Chelsea Clinton , and was the former owner of First Cat , Socks . On January 19th , 1993 , as part of Clinton ' s first Presidental Inauguration festivities , the Disney Channel put together an " Inaugural Celebration for Children " concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington , D . C . The concert was hosted by Markie Post , and included performances by Mr . Rogers , the " Adventures in Wonderland " cast , and the Muppets . Kermit , Gonzo , and Rizzo appeared in four sketches during the hour - long concert . In the sketches , Kermit introduced Gonzo and Rizzo ' s " Presidential Information Moments , " pre - taped segments of the pair trying to educate children about the Presidents . In one segment , Gonzo reported that Theodore Roosevelt was over 150 feet tall . ( " The earth shook with his mighty footsteps ! He had to comb his hair with an entire pine tree ! " ) In another , he and Rizzo spent the entire segment complaining about their accommodations . At the end of the concert , kids ' musician Raffi played " This Little Light of Mine " , inviting all of the performers to join Bill and Hillary Clinton onstage . Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz came on with Kermit and Gonzo , and Whitmire crouched down behind the Clintons , perching Kermit up on Hillary ' s shoulder as they sang . The camera held for a minute or so on this scene , and an AP photo of Kermit on Hillary ' s shoulder appeared on front pages around the nation . During the 1996 presidential race , Clinton campaigners distributed buttons that featured the and a caricature of Clinton . The buttons told people how a vote for Clinton / Gore was a vote to save public television and the Muppets ’ job . On December 01 , 2006 , Bill Clinton was featured in a UNICEF public service announcement about HIV and AIDS along side Kami , an HIV - positive character from " Takalani Sesame " . In 2012 , Clinton was honored at the 10th Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala for his work with UnitedHealthcare on behalf of children ' s health and education around the world .
Loretta Loretta is one of Kingston ' s friends on " Sesame Street " . Often seen with her crew of friends , Loretta is usually the first one to observe Kingston ' s unique , original qualities and to note that he is different from the other kids . When Kingston explains how he enjoys being different , she shrugs it off and finds the originality cool as well . Loretta never became a regular character , and was originally played by Camille Bonora , then Alice Dinnean . In one segment , her only solo appearance , she sang a song about emotions in the park with her dog . She was played by Louise Gold for the song . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Greg Kinnear Greg Kinnear ( b . 1963 ) is an Academy Award - nominated American actor who first came to fame as the host of E ! ' s " Talk Soup " . He appears in the 40th season of " Sesame Street " with Rico to present " machine " as the Word of the Day . He also appeared in the " Shalom Sesame " episode , " Grover Plants a Tree . " He also appeared with Elmo on the red carpet for the benefit " Hollywood Meets Motown " .
Muppet PVC figures ( Schleich ) Between 1977 and 1979 , the German company Schleich released a series of 13 Muppet Show PVC figures . Zoot is the rarest of these figures . In America , the figures were sold at the Muppet Stuff store in New York City . They could also be ordered through Muppet Magazine . Statler and Waldorf were re - released by Igel in 2000 . They came in a cardboard theater box that read : " Die beiden Alten aus der Muppet Show ! " ( " The two old men from the Muppet Show " ) . Figures on Bases . Schleich also released versions of the figures standing on German , Dutch , and English text bases . Fozzie ' s Dutch base reads : " What , another year older already ? Best Wishes ! " Sweetums ' German base reads : " I love you so much I could eat you ! " Miss Piggy ' s English base reads : " Hope your birthday ' s like me . Beautiful - Wild - Unforgettable ! " In 1987 , the Kermit , Piggy , Fozzie , Gonzo and Animal PVCs came packaged as promotional items with a special Nutella Muppet Show Diorama . Schleich also made a series of Fraggle Rock figures in 1983 and Muppet Babies figures in 1986 .
Bip Bippadotta Bip Bippadotta is a character on " Sesame Street " who is the counterpart of Mahna Mahna from " The Muppet Show " . Although both characters are best known for performing the nonsense song " Mahna Mahna " and have the same performer and voice , they have always been portrayed by different puppets and were usually considered separate entities . When " Mahna Mahna " is performed on " Sesame Street " and related albums , the song is actually called " Mah Na Mah Na , " with lead vocals provided by a character also called Mah Na Mah Na . This character , a Reddish - Magenta Little Anything Muppet , was the prototype for Bip Bippadotta . Unlike his counterpart Mahna Mahna , who premiered on " The Ed Sullivan Show " at roughly the same time , Mah Na Mah Na wore a sweater , and had dark brown hair and standard Muppet eyes . His back - up vocals were provided by Green and Purple Anything Muppet girls , who sing " pa tee , pa tee pee " instead of " do doo , do doo doo " like the Snowths who usually accompany Mahna Mahna . The puppet would go through many evolutions and eventually look much more like Mahna Mahna than this first incarnation . First , he was changed to a Pumpkin Orange Little Anything Muppet with orange hair and a furry green tunic in the 1970s . It was at this point , on " Every Body ' s Record " , that he was first christened Bip Bippadotta . He would later be depicted as a Lavender Anything Muppet and was given sunglasses to cover his eyes , as opposed to the blinking eye feature on Mahna Mahna . In the mid 1980s , Bip became a Purple Anything Muppet and remained that way for his remaining appearances until 2009 . Unlike Mahna Mahna , who was almost exclusively associated with the song after which he is named ( or perhaps the name after which he is songed ) , Bip Bippadotta has performed a variety of songs on " Sesame Street " , which were " Fat Cat , " " Everybody ' s Song , " " Air , " " Scratch My Back , " " None Some All , " and " Opposite Stuff . " Bip later made a cameo appearance in Episode 4203 in 2009 , where he is seen as a Lavender Anything Muppet again in the laundromat watching the race and says " Mahna Mahna . " Here , he was performed by John Kennedy . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jonah Hill Jonah Hill ( b . 1983 ) is a comedic actor , who has starred in multiple Judd Apatow films including " The 40 - Year - Old Virgin " , " Knocked Up " , " Superbad " , and " Forgetting Sarah Marshall " . Hill appeared in a 2008 episode of " Sesame Street " with Elmo , for a Word of the Day segment on the word " mustache . " He later appeared in another Word of the Day segment for a 2014 episode , demonstrating " empty " with Murray Monster and some wild animals . At the 2012 BAFTA Awards , he talked with Miss Piggy on her Orange Film red carpet show . Other credits include " " , playing a clerk on an episode of " NYPD Blue " , and hosting " Saturday Night Live " .
Ken Campbell Ken Campbell ( 1941 - 2008 ) , born Kenneth Moore Campbell , was a British actor and comedian who voiced the March Hare in " Dreamchild " , and appeared on - camera as a radio sound - effects man . He later played Mr . Duck in the 1999 Creature Shop TV version of " Alice in Wonderland " . Campbell is best known for his often unconventional theater work and series of self - written one - man shows . In 1976 , he formed the Science Fiction Theater of Liverpool with Chris Langham , staging several of Campbell ' s plays and an adaptation of " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " ( Campbell had appeared in Douglas Adams ' radio version as Poodoo ) . He co - starred with John Cleese in an episode of " Fawlty Towers " and the film " A Fish Called Wanda " and frequently hosted BBC radio series on science and paranormal themes .
I ' m Between " I ' m Between " is a " Sesame Street " song in which Tony ( Jim Henson ) sings of his dilemma : he ' s stuck between two large monsters ( both played by Frank Oz ) who not only follow him anywhere he goes , but periodically push and squash him . He laments that not only is it the saddest thing he ' s ever seen , but that it ' s much easier being green . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dawson ' s Creek Dawson ' s Creek was an American television drama which aired from 1998 to 2003 on The WB Television Network . The show was set in Massachusetts , and followed the lives of Dawson Leery and his friends as they went through High School , and began adulthood . Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes made an appearance in " Muppets from Space " as their characters from the show .