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Vivian Vivian is the star of the " Sesame Street " soap opera parody " All My Letters " . Although not much is known about Vivian ' s personal life , the outfit she wears suggests that she ' s into exercising . At the beginning of this episode , which is about the letter V , we find Vivian in her kitchen , snacking on a vast variety of vegetables . Her lover Victor is vexed by this , but Walter the vegetable vampire is delighted . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Fraggle Rock : Complete Third Season Fraggle Rock : Complete Third Season is a 5 - disc DVD release of the third season of " Fraggle Rock " . The set includes 24 episodes , which originally aired in 1985 and 1986 . Menus and Packaging . The original box set from HIT Entertinament featured an embossed cover with texturing on the rock face and Fraggle Rock logo . The five discs are enclosed in a large mupitpage digipak that opens like a book to hold a disc on each page . The original box set also included a portfolio with re - printings of Michael K . Frith ' s original artwork . The third season was re - released in 2013 by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment with new cover and packaging design in a more traditional DVD poly - box . The original discs menus feature a still photo of various characters ; while disc 5 , containing the bonus features , is organized into sections on a map of Fraggle Rock ( with the bonus features located such areas and sub - menus as " The Cave of Fraggle Tales , " " The Cavern of Talkative Silly Creatures , " " The Tunnel of Faz - Inating Secrets " and " Under Construction " ) . The menus play an instrumental version of the Fraggle Rock Theme . Broadcast vs . production seasons . The selection of episodes included on this set doesn ' t match the third season as it was originally broadcast on HBO . " Fraggle Rock " was produced in four seasons of 24 episodes each , however HBO split up the episodes to stretch the show into five broadcast seasons . As such , the third season , which was produced as 24 episodes , was originally broadcast as only 22 episodes . The final two episodes of the season — " " and " " — were originally held over and broadcast as the second and third episodes of the show ' s fourth season . The fourth ( and final ) production season also included as 24 episodes , but the fourth broadcast season included 13 episodes ( including the two leftover episodes from the previous season ) while the final 13 episodes were broadcast in the following year as the show ' s fifth season . The season box set releases of " Fraggle Rock " are intended to follow the original production seasons , not the HBO broadcast seasons . However , this intention was not carried out perfectly , as the third season set includes " " , which was produced as part of the fourth season , instead of " Sidebottom Blues " , which appears in the fourth season set .
Mad Dog Mad Dog is the psychotic henchman to Bugsy Vile in the animated segments of " Dog City " . Not to be confused with the puppet Mad Dog in the original " Dog City " special , Mad Dog is a slobbering , wolf - like crook , who normally communicates only throughs snarling and rapid mauling . When conked on the head , however , as typically occurred at least once per episode , Mad Dog would suddenly become articulate and refined , quoting Shakespeare or some other noted poet or philosopher ( similar to the Mad Dog from the special ) . How Shakespeare ' s utterances were known , undiluted , in a world of dogs remained one of the series ' mysteries .
Des O ' Connor Entertains Des O ' Connor Entertains was a variety show from the United Kingdom , hosted by Des O ' Connor and featuring guest stars , singing , dancing and comedy sketches . The Muppets made a guest appearance on February 27 , 1976 to promote " The Muppet Show " . Joining Des around a table were Kermit the Frog ( who refers to himself as the executive producer of Des ' show ) , Hilda ( " costume mistress " ) , George the Janitor ( " the janitorial engineer " ) , Waldorf ( mostly asleep ) , Sam the Eagle , and Wally , a green bespectacled Whatnot at a typewriter . In the sketch , Kermit comes up with a concept - - a chat show with guest stars , hosted by Des with help from the frog . Together , Des and Kermit welcome UK television star John Inman . During the interview , John kisses Kermit , hoping to turn him into a prince . Instead , Kermit turns into a princess . Des and Kermit decide that the show needs a choir , and Kermit says that he ' s brought the Muppet Glee Club with him . He tells Des that he ' s going to get into his tuxedo , and runs out . This leads into " Temptation " , a clip from of " The Muppet Show " . As Kermit leads the choir , soloist Miss Piggy gets excited and pounces on the frog . Notes . The Muppets were played by Jim Henson ( Kermit the Frog ) , Frank Oz ( Sam the Eagle ) , Richard Hunt ( George the Janitor ) , Dave Goelz ( Wally ) , Eren Ozker ( Hilda ) and John Lovelady ( Waldorf ) . Richard Hunt performed Miss Piggy in the " Temptation " clip . Waldorf is referred to as " Conrad Waldorf " . The same episode featured a guest appearance by Rod Hull and Emu , singer Marti Caine , and John Inman . The music is provided by Jack Parnell and his orchestra , who provided the music for " The Muppet Show " . Des O ' Connor won a Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards in 2001 . Clips from the Muppets ' scene were shown and Kermit made a quick appearance , thanking Des for introducing the British audience to the Muppets . Press coverage . The Muppets ' British debut was covered by " The Sun " on February 21st , 1976 :
William Lakoff William Lakoff is a production designer and art director who designed sets for " The Muppets " presentation pilot and first two episodes . These included regular sets for Kermit ' s office and Miss Piggy ' s dressing room . Lakoff had previously been production designer for " The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora " and several Jim Henson Company puppet projects ( " Teeny Tiny Dogs " , " Neil ' s Puppet Dreams " ) . Lakoff has worked on a variety of music videos and commercials , as well as the films " We the People " and " Route 666 " and TV series " Prison Break : Proof of Innocence " and " 24 : Conspiracy " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paulo Flores Paulo Flores ( 1944 - 2003 ) was a Brazilian voice actor who dubbed the Portuguese voices of Sam the Eagle in multiple movies and B . P . Richfield in the " Dinosaurs " dub , among other projects . Possessing a deep and commanding voice , Flores often dubbed either villains ( including Audrey II in " Little Shop of Horrors " ) or characters with authority or dignity ( Mufasa in " The Lion King " ) . He dubbed Michael Clarke Duncan in several films , Bill Cobbs ( in three films ) , Telly Savalas ( as Blofeld in " On Her Majesty ' s Secret Service " ) , Richard Griffiths in " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " , and B . B . King in " Spies Like Us " . TV assignments included Avery Brooks on " Star Trek : Deep Space Nine " , Mark Metcalf as the Master on " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " , and Lord Zedd in the " Power Rangers " franchise . In animation , he voiced Bluto in the Popeye cartoons , Chief Wiggum and Dr . Hibbert on " The Simpsons " , Taz in multiple projects , Killer Croc on " Batman : The Animated Series " , and the gorilla and Droopy in " Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? "
Lang Lang Lang Lang ( b . 1982 ) is a classical pianist from China . Lang appeared in " Sesame Street " Episode 4084 . He was seen in a Healthy Moment with Elmo to show how exercising to music is great way to keep in shape and is fun too . He was seen near the end of the episode , auditioning for Oscar ' s Grouch Symphony Orchestra . Bob is amazed that Oscar and the Grouches are making Lang audition , but Lang concedes by playing Rachmaninoff ' s " Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini " and Liszt ' s " Hungarian Rhapsody No . 2 . " The performances are so beautiful that he doesn ' t make it into the grouch orchestra until he leans his elbows on the piano keys in defeat . Intrigued by this new development , Oscar invites him to join the orchestra in a rendition of Blechtoven ' s 9th Symphony for Two Elbows in E Very Flat Minor . Lang rejoined the cast for the " Sesame Street " float in the 2008 Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade , playing solo during the song " Songs " .
Marge Marge is a waitress working at Mel ' s Drive - In in Hollywood . When Mary spends a day alone in the city sightseeing , she stops to eat and asks for a table for one . Confronting her fears about being on her own , she sings " Me Party " in the middle of the restaurant . The song ends when Marge asks her if she ' s expecting anyone else .
Lincoln Center The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a plaza located in New York City , established in 1962 . The center is home to such institutions as the Juilliard School , the Metropolitan Opera , New York City Ballet and the New York Philharmonic . Jim Henson proposed a show , " The Muppets at Lincoln Center " , to be performed there . The center approved the idea , but it ultimately never came into fruition . The cast of " Sesame Street " visited the center in one episode ( a clip of which was seen in " A Walking Tour of Sesame Street " ) , where the plaza ' s famous fountain blocks the adults view of Mr . Snuffleupagus . In 2009 , Zoe appeared in a TV spot for the Lincoln Center ' s 50th Anniversary . She talked about how she likes to dance , and shared memories of two dancers from the New York City Ballet came to " Sesame Street " to show her and Elmo how to dance ( with clips from Episode 3851 ) . For Season 43 of " Sesame Street " , three editions of Murray Monster ' s " People in Your Neighborhood " segment were taped at the center , highlighting such performers as the New York City Ballet and Music Director and Conductor Alan Gilbert . Select , subsequent tune - in segments and " What ' s the Word on the Street ? " intros were filmed there as well . The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts , located in the plaza , housed two Muppet exhibits over the years . In 1979 , the library was home to the " Art of the Muppets " exhibit . Years later , a " Sesame Street " exhibit , " Somebody Come and Play : 45 Years of Sesame Street Helping Kids Grow Smarter , Stronger , and Kinder , " ran from September 2014 to January 2015 .
Barkley Barkley is a full - bodied Muppet dog who appears on " Sesame Street " . Barkley debuted in the premiere episode of the show ' s 10th season , where he was initially called " Woof - Woof " and the cast voted to rename him " Barkley . " Barkley is energetic and playful , but is not anthropomorphized in the way that Rowlf and other characters are . While he may exhibit human - like emotions , he communicates only through barks , yelps , and physical contact . He was Linda ' s dog and understood the American Sign Language signs for " sit " and " stay . " However , Barkley also had a close relationship with Big Bird . Indeed , in the 1993 book " Imagine . . . Big Bird Meets Santa Claus " , the large bird refers to Barkley as his dog . Although Linda has since moved on from Sesame Street , Barkley has remained , presumably becoming a ward of the community as a whole . The book " A Bird ' s Best Friend " shows that Granny Bird brought Barkley as a puppy for a present for Big Bird . Barkley ' s appearances in television specials include the 1978 " A Special Sesame Street Christmas " and the 1979 " A Walking Tour of Sesame Street " . More prominently , he accompanied Big Bird on his trips to China in 1982 and Japan in 1988 . He also appeared with the Muppets en masse on " Night of 100 Stars " . Additionally , from season 12 ( 1980 ) to season 23 ( 1992 ) , the " Sesame Street " closing credits featured Barkley running through a park with the Kids . Barkley ' s most recent appearances on the show include cameos in " Riding My Tricycle " and episode 4214 , and more prominent appearances in the premiere episode of season 40 , being walked ( or ran ) by Bob , and in a season 43 episode . In a season 19 episode , Elmo has a new pet fish that he names Barkley . Behind the Scenes . The creation of Barkley traces to the early months of 1978 , when Jim Henson and Michael K . Frith were tasked with developing ideas for new Muppet characters to reinvigorate " Sesame Street " for its upcoming tenth season . One of Frith ' s rejected character pitches , a living pile of trash that acted as a font of knowledge , would later become Marjory the Trash Heap for " Fraggle Rock " . Original performer Toby Towson claimed , in a 2003 Wikipedia edit , that the full - bodied puppet character was initially conceived as an acrobatic ape , but was ultimately revised to a large furry dog . This concept was later revived with Garbo Gorilla . According to " " , the writers had created the character as a pretty savvy canine who knew how to count and had an almost human intelligence , but performer Brian Muehl thought that he should be portrayed like a regular dog . While inside Barkley , the performer wears stilts on both arms . In order to make his mouth move , the performer must pull a trigger on one of its stilts to close the mouth , and tilt his head to make it open . Barkley was Brian Muehl ' s favorite character to perform , along with Telly . According to him , the large canine " was the apogee of my mime roots and was pure visual puppetry . " Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I Think That It Is Wonderful ( book ) I Think That It Is Wonderful is a collection of reflective , illustrated poems . The title poem is reworked from the song of the same name . Other poems , illustrated by the " Sesame Street " cast , include " The Strangest Word , " " When My Imagination , " " A Silly Mystery , " " What Is a Song ? " " Oh , I Was So Embarrassed ! " " There Is a Road , " " There Is a Place , " " I ' ve Been Wondering , " " When You ' re New on the Street , " " The Mirror Poem , " and " So Many Things . " Characters depicted include Big Bird , Count von Count , Cookie Monster , Betty Lou , Grover , Little Bird , Bert , Ernie , Sherlock Hemlock , Prairie Dawn , Barkley , Mr . Snuffleupagus , Farley , Herry Monster , and the Busby Twins . A few illustrations of Big Bird and Little Bird in this book were reused in the adaptation of " Everyone Makes Mistakes " in " Three Sesame Street Stories " in 1985 ( like this book , " Everyone Makes Mistakes " was also illustrated by A . Delaney ) . This book was also recorded for the Big Bird StoryMagic toy in 1987 , two illustrations were cut for the book .
Postcards from Traveling Matt Postcards are messages sent by Uncle Traveling Matt back to his nephew , Gobo . Matt ' s messages describe the interesting things he ' s discovered in Outer Space - - often misunderstanding what he ' s seen , and interpreting it from his own Fraggle point of view . When the postcards arrive at Doc ' s workshop , Doc invariably throws them in the trash - - where Gobo can retrieve them . Gobo enjoys reading Matt ' s postcards , although some of the other Fraggles find them tedious - - especially Red . As the series progressed the number and frequency of Matt ' s postcards decreased . As Jerry Juhl recalled in , it was often a challenge for the writing staff to incorporate the postcards into the script and fit them naturally into the plot , and to fit the theme of the episode . This led to episodes in which the postcard is read " out of the blue . " In the fourth season episode " , " Matt finds a cavern full of arches which can transport him to Outer Space or beyond . Thus , Matt returns to the Rock for good , able to do his exploring from home . Subsequently , only a handful of Outer Space segments were used , with Matt usually recounting past adventures to the Fraggles orally , and the postcard device was generally abandoned . International Traveling Matts . Many of the international co - productions of " Fraggle Rock " produced their own Traveling Matt segments to replace some of the original North American postcards . These international postcards would feature locations and customs of the local culture in which they were produced . Although not every postcard segment would be re - shot and replaced , the new postcard segments would make the show feel like a local production and would also allow sharing between producers to give the illusion of Matt traveling all around the world . Several of the foreign postcard segments used in the international co - productions were reworked ( often shortened ) with new English dialog recorded by Dave Goelz in 1999 . These 40 - second channel bumpers ran on Odyssey Channel from 1999 to 2001 . A collection of " 20 International Traveling Matts " was included as a bonus feature on the DVD set , and 8 more of the spots were featured as hidden Easter eggs on the set . Some more have been uploaded to The Jim Henson Company ' s YouTube channel , but a few remain to never have released in English . Animated Postcards . The animated version of " Fraggle Rock " also included postcards from Traveling Matt . Freed from the limitations of actually filming a puppet in different locales , Matt roamed more freely , participating in a roundup at a ranch , wandering in the desert , or walking directly into a highway . These segments often featured the animated character inserted in front of live photographic backdrops , a technique previously utilized on " Muppet Babies " . International Postcards . The following international postcards were not used on the American production . Most ( but not all ) were instead released as special features on " Fraggle Rock " DVD box sets , or as abbreviated video clips via The Jim Henson Company ' s YouTube channel . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Trial by Stone Trial by Stone is a ceremony used by the Skeksis to settle disputes , debates , and conflicts . Two competing Skeksis each get one attempt to break the ceremonial rock by striking it with a large sword - like blade . The Skeksis who is able to hack off the biggest chunk of the stone is declared the winner , and the loser is forced to forfeit his position in the Skeksis court . According to " The World of The Dark Crystal " , the stone was created by the Skeksis in an attempt to create a dark crystal of their own , until they realized it would never match the original ' s power . The actions of the ceremony ceremoniously symbolize and mirror the shattering of the crystal . In " The Dark Crystal " , after the death of Emperor SkekSo , SkekUng the Garthim - Master and SkekSil the Chamberlain participate in a Trial by Stone in a fierce rivalry for the throne . The Garthim - Master emerges triumphant by chopping off the entire top half of the stone , shocking the rest of the court and leading the Chamberlain to be banished from the castle . " Legends of the Dark Crystal " shows that another contest is Trial by Fire . In the Skeksis ' original alien language ( seen on the DVD releases ' " original work print scenes " and in the film ' s novelization ) the ritual of Trial by Stone is known as " Haakskeekah " .
Joe Mathieu Joe Mathieu ( b . January 23 , 1949 ) is a freelance artist who has provided illustrations for and merchandise since 1972 , a year after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design . Mathieu remembers : " I spent the year following graduation building up my portfolio . Then I went to New York City and I was scared to death . " Sesame Street " was just starting and wanted someone young and new to set the style for their books , that ’ s how I ended up at . That led to Jim Henson and the Muppets , and then we really got going , I couldn ’ t believe how fast . " Some notable titles include " Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree " , " The Ernie & Bert Book " and " The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover " which was adapted into a video storybook . He also provided artwork for the adaptation of " Sesame Street " Episode 1839 published as " I ' ll Miss You , Mr . Hooper " and the 1978 special " Christmas Eve on Sesame Street " . His most extensive contributions have been to " The Sesame Street Dictionary " in 1980 , and hundreds of features and covers for " Sesame Street Magazine " over the years . The dictionary features illustrations for 1 , 300 words over the course of 250 pages . When the book was redistributed in volume form , Mathieu provided additional artwork for that as well . It has been printed in a Dutch translation and was reissued in English in 2004 . As an early illustrator for " Sesame Street " , Mathieu helped set a precedent for character style . This is evident in the 1979 Character Style Guide which was put together as a reference point for licensors on how the " Sesame Street " Muppets should be rendered . Around 2004 , Mathieu made the transition from his traditional reflective art , to a digital medium . Most of his work for " Sesame Street " books after this time has been digitally rendered at some point in the creation process . He has also illustrated other " Sesame Street " merchandise , such as the lyrics posters for " Sing Yourself Silly ! " and " Monster Hits " , " Sesame Street Live " program booklets , and a 1983 collectible Christmas plate made by Gorham . Other children ' s books have included " The Eye Book " ( 1998 ) and " The Tooth Book " ( 1989 ) by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Theo . LeSieg . He also illustrated books based on " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " : " The King ' s Beard " and " The Gink " . His affection for " Sesame Street " is evident in " Busy City " , a non - " Sesame Street " book written by Mathieu featuring a set visit to the CTW production . In " Elmo ' s Lift - and - Peek Around the Corner Book " from 1996 , Mathieu drew Baby Natasha reading one of his books , " Big Joe ' s Trailer Truck " from 1974 . Books . " * indicates co - illustrator " External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The King ( Humpty Dumpty ) The King is the ruler of the land and father of the princess in the " Mother Goose Stories " episode " Humpty Dumpty " . He has a passion for riddles and passes a law stating that anyone who can create a riddle that he cannot answer will earn his daughter ' s hand in marriage . Once day , while out riding in his royal carriage , the king is asked a riddle by a young prince standing by the castle wall . The riddle goes as follows : The king concludes that there was no answer to such a riddle , but the prince explains that Humpty Dumpty was an egg . The king is impressed by the clever riddle and grants the prince his daughter ' s hand in marriage . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Phoenicia the Hippopotamus Phoenicia the Hippopotamus appears in of " The Animal Show " . She tells Stinky and Jake about hippopotamuses and how they are dangerous sometimes , even when they don ' t look dangerous looking . The puppet also appeared in " Muppets Tonight " as one of the animals ( along with Randall the Zebra ) running away from a lion after " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _