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The Village Spiders The Village Spiders are a band of disco arachnids who appear on of " Muppets Tonight " . They ultimately meet their demise when they ' re crushed by a falling light fixture . Their song " Macho Bug " is a parody of " Macho Man " , and they themselves are a spoof of that song ' s respective performers , the Village People . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 15 : Dicky Birds Mother Goose tells the goslings the story of two little Dicky Birds . Story . There once was a princess who loved birds . Her father , the king , stocked the royal garden with all the finest birds in the kingdom for her to enjoy ; there were even plants shaped like birds . One day , two little dicky birds land on the garden wall . The birds , named Peter and Paul , soon make friends with the princess , who welcomes them to stay in the garden . When the princess leaves to tell her father of her new friends , however , the other snobbish birds look down upon the dicky birds for being so plain . Soon the Royal Gardener , finding the dicky birds unworthy to stay in the garden , tells Peter and Paul to fly away and never come back . The princess is furious when she discovers that the gardener has banished her new friends and sends him to bring them back . The gardener searches high and low for the birds . Finally , after days of searching , he comes upon them , depressed from being rejected and sadly sipping water from a pool . He asks Peter and Paul to come back to the royal garden to live with the princess . Excited about the news , the two birds quickly fly back to the castle where they reunite with the princess .
Speckled Hen The Speckled Hen is the mother of Prince Humpty Dumpty in the " Mother Goose Stories " episode " Humpty Dumpty " . She lives in a barn near the king ' s royal palace and laid a batch of a dozen eggs . One of the hen ' s eggs was extraordinarily large . It was the prince of all eggs , and so she decided to name it " Prince Humpty Dumpty " . When the hen leaves to tell her friends of her gigantic accomplishment , the other eggs in the nest jealously push their brother out of the nest . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Loretta Long Loretta Long ( b . October 4 , 1938 ) is an actress , singer , and educator who has played Susan on " Sesame Street " since the show ' s debut in 1969 . In the earliest seasons , she also lent her voice to Muppet characters , including Roosevelt Franklin ' s Mother , Suzetta Something , one of the Anything Muppet backup singers in " Mahna Mahna " , and the mother in " Five People in My Family " , amongst others . In 2016 , Long published her autobiography , " My Best Friends Call Me Susan " . Born in Paw Paw , Michigan as Loretta Mae Moore , Long ' s father was a welder and her mother worked for Mary Kay Cosmetics . Her ambitious parents enabled her to attend Western Michigan University , where she earned an undergraduate degree in education and took theater classes on the side . After graduation , she moved to New York City , where she continued to take acting classes while teaching English as a substitute in the city and Yonkers . Long began her television career in 1967 on the variety series " Soul ! " , which was produced at the New York public television station WNET . The series combined musical variety with frank talk on political and social issues affecting African - Americans , and played host to such performers as Stevie Wonder and Patti LaBelle . In 1969 , Long found " Soul ! " set decorator Charles Rosen preparing a model of a street , and learned it was for a planned educational children ' s show . He encouraged Long to audition . She recalled the experience : While playing Susan on " Sesame Street " , Long also commuted to the University of Massachussetts on her days off , pursuing a doctorate in Urban Education . She received the Ph . D . in 1973 , with a dissertation specifically examining the educational model used on the TV series , " " Sesame Street " : A Space Age Approach to Education for Space Age Kids " . She also recorded her now - classic " Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street " album , as well as a rare RCA single under her own name . As the seasons progressed , Long ' s portrayal of Susan changed , affected by the scripts and complaints from NOW , so she was no longer merely a dispenser of milk and cookies , but playing a working woman as well as a wife . Outside of " Sesame Street " , Long has taught courses and served as a guest lecturer on such issues as women in the media and the relationship between children and television : As a performer , Long has appeared in summer stock versions of " Guys and Dolls " and " Sweet Charity " and sung in " The Vaudeville ' 80 " tour . In film , she appeared in both " Sesame Street " movies , " Follow That Bird " and " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " , and had uncredited parts in " Cotton Comes to Harlem " , " Husbands " , and " The Out of Towners " . TV appearances , often accompanied by Big Bird , include " The Dick Cavett Show " , " The Flip Wilson Show " , " You Bet Your Life " , and " The Today Show " .
Sad Shrimp Blues " Sad Shrimp Blues " is a song from the " Elmo the Musical " segment , " Beach the Musical . " A shrimp is the only resident of " Happy Crab Beach " who isn ' t happy . She explains her situation through a bluesy song , which details all the situations where her small size puts her at a disadvantage . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Peter Thom Peter Thom is a songwriter , singer and musician who has written songs or music for several Muppet / Jim Henson Company related projects . He composed music for " Aliens in the Family " ( credited to the company , Manic Moose Music , which he formed with composer Joe Carroll ) . Thom and Carroll also composed for the first season of " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " , " Sesame English " ( including the theme song ) and " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . With Carroll or others , Thom also wrote songs for " Sesame Street " , including direct - to - video projects , and the theme and songs for " Telling Stories with Tomie DePaola " . Born in Montreal , Canada , Thom released his own self - titled album in 1972 . He soon teamed with songwriter Phil Galdston , and they co - wrote the hit " Why Don ' t We Live Together " for Barry Manilow . The songwriters also recorded as vocalists , as the duo Galdston & Thom , on the 1977 album " American Gypsies " and the team wrote the songs for the 1983 film " D . C . Cab " ( with Mr . T ) . Thom has continued to write music for children ' s television , including the Playhouse Disney animated series " Stanley " , the PBS revival of " Zoom " , and " Fetch with Ruff Ruffman " .
Mahna Mahna ( song ) " Mahna Mahna , " originally titled " Mah - Na Mah - Na , " was written by composer Piero Umiliani for an Italian " mondo " film ( exploitative pseudo - documentaries ) about life ( mostly sex - related ) in Sweden , titled " Svezia , Inferno e Paradiso " ( " Sweden , Heaven and Hell " ) . It is a nonsense song that achieved widespread fame as a classic Muppet sketch . Although it was first performed in a Henson production on " Sesame Street " by the character who would become Bip Bippadotta and two Anything Muppet girls , the most famous Muppet rendition of the song debuted on " The Ed Sullivan Show " in 1969 , where it was performed by Mahna Mahna and his back - up singers , the Snowths . This version of the skit was restaged many times on a number of variety shows before being featured as the opening number in of " The Muppet Show " . Regardless of who is singing , the basics of the performance remain the same : a central character starts out conforming to the structure of the song , but falls into improvisational scat passages whenever possible . Although the back - up singers attempt to bring order back to the number , their effort is ultimately futile . The number became popular enough that it was spoofed by the Muppets themselves in a sketch on " Muppets Tonight , " in which Kermit the Frog complained to his psychiatrist that the Snowths would appear every time he said the word " phenomena . " " The Muppets " ends with a montage of celebrities performing the classic number with the Snowths . The " Muppet Show " recording can be heard playing in a car in the official movie trailer . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
There ' s a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School " There ' s a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Jerry Nelson over a live - action film . The song also appeared in a Global Grover segment . The album version of the song is retooled from the televised version . Nelson ' s vocals are replaced by those of The Sesame Street Beetles ( with Paul Jacobs providing the lead vocals ) , the music is changed and the lyrics slightly changed . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Grump Grump ' s earliest known appearance was as a character living in a shabby house in a commercial for the Federal Housing Administration in the 1960s . He also performed the " Visual Thinking " sketch on " The Ed Sullivan Show " ( where he was voiced by Jerry Juhl ) with a pre - Kermit the Frog in 1966 . He also appeared in a few scenes in " The Muppets on Puppets " . By 1969 , he was used as the Head of the Board in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel ( where he was performed by Jim Henson ) and later reworked for " Sesame Street ' s " first season as a hippie and " The Muppet Show " as Mary Louise . Grump was rebuilt for the Muppet Meeting Films , where he was paired with Leo as the two principal players . Grump , in keeping with his name , was bitter , constantly grousing , and never entirely sure of what was going on . He assisted Leo in various presentations , often to his regret . His wife ' s name in this series , according to " Ideal Sales Rep " , is Emma . Grump can also be seen in " " as well as in " The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson " as a member of The Merrill Lunch Hungerdunger McCormack All Accountant Marching Society . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tubby Time for Little Ernie Tubby Time for Little Ernie is a six - page " Sesame Street " board book first published in 1987 as a promotional item for Luvs diapers , along with " Good Morning , Little Bert ! " Little Ernie is in need of a bath after playing in the sand . He adds several toys to the tub , including Rubber Duckie , then towels off while the tub overflows with water and bubbles .
Dave " Squatch " Ward Dave " Squatch " Ward is a Scots - born actor who has worked in Canada since the late 1980s . He appeared in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " as the Salvation Army Santa Claus encountered by Fozzie Bear , whose bag of toys is mistook by Fozzie for the bag of money . Ward also played a taxi driver in the 2002 feature comedy " Snow Dogs " , which featured an animatronic character from Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . Ward has been active as a voice artist , dubbing Japan ese animated series like " Dragon Ball Z " ( King Kai and Guldo ) , " Movile Suit Gundam Wing " ( Doctor J and Master Long Shirin ) , and " Hamtaro " ( Elder Hamster ) . On - camera , he was a regular as Ned Bell in the Disney Channel series " So Weird " , and appeared in the films " Stay Tuned " , " Car Pool " , and " Ernest Rides Again " .
The Glory Song The Glory Song is the most important song for the Fraggles . Each generation of Fraggles has their own Glory Song that is sung their entire cycle in the cave . It is the Storyteller Fraggle ' s assignment to announce who will write the Glory Song , and does so by pulling the Fraggle ' s name from the Gord of Guidance . The Fraggle selected must write the song on their own . Gobo ' s Glory Song saved the lives of the Ditzies in one of " Fraggle Rock "
Episode 103 : The Great Radish Round - Up / Lucky Fargy The Great Radish Round - Up . Junior Gorg has put all the radishes in a locked shed on the top of a hill and planted Banoony Berries ( the very smell of which can make Fraggles sick ) in his garden . Inspired by one of Traveling Matt ' s postcards about cowboys , the Fraggles decide to lure the radishes back with their hats . Meanwhile , the Doozers have a plan of their own for getting the radishes back when they also hear of them being replaced by Banoony Berries which also makes Doozers sick . Lucky Fargy . Boober finds new joy in life when his rag doll that was made by Mokey made turns out to be a good luck charm , but Wembley accidentally drops it into a pit .
Bruce Bilson Bruce Bilson ( b . 1928 ) is an Emmy Award - winning TV director who directed multiple episodes of " Dinosaurs " . Prolific in TV from the 1960s onward , Bilson has helmed countless episodes of a wide range of series , including " Bonanza " , " The Mary Tyler Moore Show " , " The Odd Couple " , " M * A * S * H " , " The Brady Bunch " , " The Love Boat " , " Barney Miller " , " Knight Rider " , " The Twilight Zone " , and " Dynasty " . He also directed many TV movies , such as the 1979 Halloween production " The Halloween That Almost Wasn ' t " ( with Mariette Hartley ) , and the Disney feature film " The North Avenue Irregulars " ( with Cloris Leachman and Ruth Buzzi ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Debby Ryan Deborah Ann Ryan ( b . 1993 ) is an actress of Disney Channel fame . She has appeared in " Wizards of Waverly Place " ( with Selena Gomez ) , " Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana " , " The Suite Life on Deck " , " 16 Wishes " , " Radio Rebel " , and " Jessie " . . . all on Disney Channel . She filmed a cameo for the 2014 movie " Muppets Most Wanted " , but the scene was cut from the final film . Her scene was included in the extended version of the movie . To promote the film , she appeared in a TV spot for Disney Channel with Miss Piggy where she tries to take a selfie of herself with Piggy .
Mr . T Mr . T ( born Laurence Tureaud in 1952 ) is an actor who became famous for his appearances in " Rocky III " and " The A - Team " . He was interviewed in the Fall 1984 issue of " Muppet Magazine " , and appeared on the cover . He also appeared on " The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour " , a special which featured cameos by Kermit , Miss Piggy , and Pepe the King Prawn .
Phill Lewis Phill Lewis ( b . 1968 ) is an actor who stars with Dylan and Cole Sprouse on " The Suite Life of Zack & Cody " and " The Suite Life on Deck " . Lewis made an appearance with the twins on the 2008 Disney Channel special " Studio DC : Almost Live ! " , in a " Suite Life " spoof with the Muppets . Aside from " The Suite Life " , Lewis has also appeared on " Scrubs " , " Friends " , " American Dad " , " Bowfinger " , " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " , " That ' s So Raven " , and voices Wolfie in Disney Channel ' s Disney Junior series " Special Agent Oso " and Disney Channel ' s Disney Junior short series " Special Agent Oso : Three Healthy Steps " .
Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels ( b . 1946 ) is a British actor best known for his portrayal of C - 3PO in the " Star Wars " franchise . Daniels wore the suit and provided the voice for the character in the original films and in guest appearances on " The Muppet Show " and " Sesame Street " . He has also supplied the droid ' s voice in spin - off audio dramas , video games , and animated series . Pre - " Star Wars " credits included stage work and roles in numerous BBC radio dramas . Other credits include the voice of Legolas in Ralph Bakshi ' s animated " The Lord of the Rings " and appearances on " Young Indiana Jones " and " Prime Suspect " . In a 2001 interview , Daniels stated the following about working with the Muppets : In the same interview , Daniels makes mention of the " slight danger " involved in filming the show . The C - 3PO suit provides the performer inside with limited vision . At the same time , all of the actors appearing with the Muppets worked on elevated sets . " It would have been all too easy to fall into the pit at my feet . " Always the humorist , he added , " I ' m sure Frank would have made a soft landing , but Piggy would not have been amused . " Daniels also mentioned that he received a " silver Kermit " as a gift , over dinner at Julie ' s during the filming of his episode .
Robin the Frog Robin the Frog is Kermit ' s nephew , a kind and clever kid who sometimes feels unnoticed because of his small size . Robin likes to spend time with his uncle Kermit , his friend Sweetums , and his boys ' club , the Frog Scouts . Robin made his debut in the 1971 television special " The Frog Prince " , as the prince - turned - to - frog . In this special , while he was voiced by Jerry Nelson , the puppetry was performed by Frank Oz . Although he made a few appearances on " The Muppet Show ' s " first season , his relationship to Kermit was not established until . The episode ' s story involves Robin ' s plans to run away until Bernadette Peters encouraged him to believe in himself by singing " Just One Person . " Robin had a hit song in the United Kingdom with his rendition of A . A . Milne ' s " Halfway Down the Stairs , " which appeared on the first " Muppet Show " album in 1977 . He is introduced as Kermit ' s nephew on the record ( and identified as such on the back cover ) . Robin also sang on several episodes of " The Muppet Show " including where he sang " Two Lost Souls " with Sweetums , where he offered a sweet moment singing " Over the Rainbow , " and in when he sang " Octopus ' Garden . " Robin ' s additional television work includes " Rocky Mountain Holiday " , in which he bonded with John Denver ; " A Muppet Family Christmas " , in which he and Kermit entered a Fraggle hole and met the Fraggles ; and Nickelodeon ' s " Muppet Time " inserts , introducing each segment , as well as appearing with the Frog Scouts . One of Robin ' s most prominent roles was playing Tiny Tim in " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . Robin is the star of the 2000 Playstation game " Muppet Monster Adventure " , where he battles monstrous forms of Kermit , Miss Piggy , Clifford , Fozzie Bear and Gonzo in order to revert them back to their normal selves . In 2004 , Palisades Toys made an action figure of Robin in his Frog Scout uniform in Series 7 . In recent years , Robin has appeared mostly in minor roles . He appeared somewhat prominently in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " in a couple scenes with Kermit , and portrayed the Green Fairy in the " Moulin Scrooge " number . It was also revealed that in the world in which Kermit was never born , Robin would have been a barback at Club Dot . After a five - year absence from productions , Robin returned in " " , as performed by Matt Vogel . Robin also made a silent cameo in the film " The Muppets " , which is referenced in his brief speaking appearance in the sequel " Muppets Most Wanted " . Robin wore his Tiny Tim attire in a 2009 appearance on " Late Night with Jimmy Fallon " , and later sang " When the River Meets the Sea " with his uncle Kermit in a 2011 appearance . He also appeared with Kermit in a segment for the 2015 " Disney Parks Christmas Parade " , talking about their first trip to Disney World together . Casting History . Primary Performers Other Performers Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kristanna Loken Kristanna Loken ( b . 1979 ) is an actress who had a recurring guest role on the Henson TV series " Aliens in the Family " , as Tiffany Kendall , a cheerleader with a crush on Spit . Lokenn starred on the the Sci Fi series " Painkiller Jane " and played T - X in the movie " Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines " . She also appeared in minor roles on " Law & Order " , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " and " Star Trek : Voyager " .
Yolanda Rat Yolanda Rat first appeared in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " as one of several rats befriended by Rizzo . She appeared sporadically over the years , until taking on a regular role as Kermit the Frog ' s assistant in ABC ' s " The Muppets " . In " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , she and her rat compatriots apply for jobs at Pete ' s Luncheonette . As the only girl in the group , Rizzo frequently makes unwanted passes at her . She gets the job working in the kitchen at Pete ' s , and helps Kermit with his whispering campaign to sell " Manhattan Melodies " . Although she and Rizzo don ' t develop much of an agreeable relationship on screen , they appear to have grown close by the Wedding Finale . Yolanda re - appeared in " " ( in a formal dress ) , and as a large - scale stage puppet in " " . She was the head of Muppet Studios in the interactive video game " " , where she was named Yolanda Steele , an executive concerned with keeping production under budget . In " Muppet Classic Theater " , she plays a huckster who assists in selling invisible attire in " The Emperor ' s New Clothes " . Yolanda can also be seen in the background of " A Muppet Family Christmas " and " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " , and pops up " " , where she is paired with Rizzo . When she and Rizzo played Hansel and Gretel in the Summer 1986 issue of " Muppet Magazine " , she said she was happy to be saved from being typecast in " The Pied Piper of Hamelin " . . . " we play the rats . " She briefly appeared in the beginning of " The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora " episode " Movie Night " in 2010 , and has a spoken line in the episode " World ' s Biggest Sandwich " . In the " Entertainment Weekly " " reunions issue " ( October 2010 ) , she is incorrectly credited for having been a cast member of " The Muppet Show " . She also appeared during the " Life ' s a Happy Song " finale of 2011 ' s " The Muppets " beside Beauregard and fellow rats . In " The Muppets " , she works on the staff of " Up Late with Miss Piggy " while studying to become an ultrasound technician ( she has a ' B ' average ) . She has a close relationship with Rizzo and has been dating a possum who works in advertising . Other female rats . Yolanda is the only recurring female rat , but other similar looking rats have appeared over the years filling the role of ancillary characters similar to Whatnots . In addition to the named Rhonda Rat , they include : See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesamestreet . org sesamestreet . org is an official " Sesame Street " website , featuring video clips , games , playlists , and more . The site debuted in August 2008 . Video clips can be found by grouping by character , theme , educational topic , and clips , or songs . There is also a section called " On Air , " which features info on various characters , as well as an episode guide for seasons 35 through 40 . Prior to the launch of the site , an advertisement for the website , featuring Elmo , Chris , Cookie Monster , and the Twiddlebugs , was produced and included on various " Sesame Street " DVDs . A shortened version has appeared at the end of various episodes of " The Sesame Street Podcast " . Although Grover thinks it would help increase traffic , the site does not feature any videos of kitty cats sitting on the potty . The earliest version of the site was in the form of a video archive , launched in December 2007 with an introduction by Grover . In addition to providing segments from the show ( all given a " Sesamestreet . org " logo in the corner ) , the site ' s video section also includes clips exclusively available online . " Backstage with Elmo " features interviews with recent celebrities who appeared on the show . The main page also features newly produced video content , promoted as a themed day ( such as " Number 5 Day " or " Grover Day " ) , though these " days " often appear on the site for at least a week . The site has also recently added a series of clips called " All About Our Site " , where Grover and a representative of Sesame Workshop talk about the site . There are also a few segments from " The Electric Company " , although they do not appear within the site ' s video listing . A " History " section launched in October 2009 , tieing in with the publication of the book " " . The new page asks viewers to vote for their favorite clips in the show ' s 40 year history , and features " behind the scenes " stories from " Celebration " editor Betsy Loredo . In December , they launched a collection of eBooks , including some with audio from the actual characters . The site ranked # 15 in " TIME ' s " " 50 Best Websites 2010 . "