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Dave Conner David A . Conner ( June 2 , 1936 - December 26 , 2015 ) , usually credited as Dave Conner , was a key part of the music staff for " Sesame Street " from 1974 ( the sixth season ) to 2007 , and wrote several songs for the series . He was initially credited as assistant music director , a function he also filled on albums , and then as conductor beginning in season 10 . Starting in season 15 , Conner was again billed as assistant music director , and then as associate music director with season 20 . For his final two seasons , the last being season 38 , Conner was credited as studio musical director . Whatever the title , his duties also included musical arrangements and vocal coaching . On the albums and show soundtrack , he often played piano or keyboard in the band . Conner earned a B . S . from SUNY Potsdam ' s Crane School of Music , and a Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting from The New England Conservatory of Music . Following school , Conner directed music groups for public schools in New York and Massachusetts , played string bass in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic , and was a founding member of the High Tor Opera Company . He served as director of The Boston Conservatory ' s Musical Theater Department , music director for several Boston College productions , The Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis , MA , The North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly , MA , and The South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset , MA . Conner began at Children ' s Television Workshop in 1972 , and worked on " The Electric Company " before moving over to " Sesame Street " . In addition to serving as associate music director and writing songs , he conducted several orchestral performances around the United States with Big Bird .
Doozer Gong Music " Doozer Gong Music " is an " instrumental " piece performed by Mokey , who thwacks out the tune of " Lost and Found " ( sung later in the episode ) on some idle Doozers ' plastic helmets , using Doc ' s stave - shaver as a mallet . Gobo accompanies her on guitar , while Red and Wembley look on . The song was performed in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . "
Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy ( 1909 - 1999 ) was an announcer for radio , television , and newsreels , especially known for his multiple decade stints with Kraft foods and narrating the Universal newsreels . Herlihy announced the Kraft - sponsored specials " The Perry Como Winter Show " ( including the Muppets ' credit ) and the original broadcast airing of " The Christmas Toy " ( including bumpers and an offer for a Muppet poster with Kraft products ) . Herlihy began as a radio announcer in the 1930s , beginning in Boston before settling long - term in New York City . He announced for old - time radio series " Vic and Sade " , " Inner Sanctum " , several soap operas ( including " Just Plain Bill " and " Life Can Be Beautiful " ) , and " Dick Tracy " , as well as hosting " The Horn and Hardart Children ' s Hour " . His association with Kraft began in 1947 on radio ' s " The Kraft Music Hall " ( and included other shows such as " The Falcon " , which integrated the spots with Herlihy as the Miracle Whip - obsessed owner of Ed ' s Luncheonette ) . He moved with Kraft to television , notably assorted Perry Como projects , and remained their commercial voice - over announcer into the 1980s . Outside of giving voice to dairy products , Herlihy voiced newsreel announcers in films ( including " Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? " ) and played himself ( as announcer to Jerry Lewis ' s character ) in Martin Scorsese ' s " The King of Comedy " . He had character roles in " Pee - Wee ' s Big Adventure " and " Police Academy 2 : Back in Training " . On stage , he was a replacement in the original Broadway run of " Mame " as stuffy Dwight Babcock and appeared in 1979 Pittsburgh musicals ( including " Camelot " as Pellinore ) .
Gene Shalit Gene Shalit ( b . 1926 ) is a well - known movie critic known for his use of puns , his handlebar mustache , and his colorful bowties . Aside from his nearly 40 - year stint as critic on NBC ' s " The Today Show " , he has written for " TV Guide " , " The New York Times " and " Cosmopolitan " . On April 3 , 1974 , Ernie and Bert appeared on " The Today Show " where Bert redressed himself to look like Shalit . In 1977 , Shalit hosted the PBS special " Sesame Street at Night ? " . In 1980 , as part of his regular appearances on The Today Show , he interviewed Jim Henson about the NBC Pipes in the basement of ( what was then ) the RCA Building . Shalit jokingly stated that the pipes would be preserved as a museum , the " Jim Henson Memorial Pipes " — in a way , presaging the inclusion , in 2010 , of the pipes on the public tour of 30 Rockefeller Plaza . In 1983 , he appeared in the " Great Muppet Look - Alike Contest " in " Muppet Magazine " issue 1 , paired with the Swedish Chef . And he also contributed a " Movie Crumb Cake " recipe for Miss Piggy ' s 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " . Shalit has ventured into the medium he critiques as well , appearing as himself , or a parody voiced by him , in " SpongeBob SquarePants " , " The Critic " and " Family Guy " . References . A Muppet version of Shalit appeared in the 1975 special " " , followed by a pig - version of the same character .
Sesame Street Beans In 1997 , Tyco produced a set of 24 beanie - style " Sesame Street " plush , under the name Sesame Street Beans . The set was the " Sesame " version of the fad , which was at its height at the time . The " collectible " aspect of the Beanie Baby fad depended on having a large number of items in the set , with some more common than others . To fill out the set to include 24 different character Beans , a number of minor characters were produced as plush toys for the first time , including Barkley , Benny Rabbit , Guy Smiley , the Amazing Mumford and Telly Monster . Three different colors of the Honker bean were produced . The toys varied between 6 and 10 inches in size ; most were about 9 inches . Each Bean came with a tag which included facts about the character . A TV commercial for the toys featured Elmo , a Honker , and Herry Monster . Smaller , 6 inch clip - on versions of the dolls were also sold by Tyco under the name Sesame Street Beans . Mini beans . Small ( approx . 4 inch ) versions of the toys were sold in Singapore in 1999 as a McDonald ' s Happy Meal promotion . In 2000 , Kellogg ' s cereals packaged the mini - beans in cereal boxes . In both mini - beans collections only one Honker was made .
Ghosts A ghost is the apparition of someone who has died . Popular culture has depicted a wide variety of ghosts associated with Halloween and works of fiction meant to be scary . Ghosts have been portrayed as genuinely frightening and gory to lighter depictions meant as fun or even friendly . On " The Muppet Show " , a trio of ghosts appear in telling ghost jokes backstage . They sang the Beatles ' song " I ' m Looking Through You " for the episode ' s UK Spot , and joined in the closing number , " You ' ve Got a Friend . " Designed in the tradition of cloth sheet with eyeholes and mouths cut out , they were filmed so as to seem transparent . In this episode , the two male ghosts were performed by John Lovelady and Richard Hunt ; the female ghost was performed Eren Ozker . One of the ghosts was later reused in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episode " , " where he was performed by Brian Herring . This particular style of ghost was rebuilt in 2011 and used in a short promo for " The Muppets " . and later appeared in 2017 for " The Muppets Take the Bowl " performing the " Boo Danube . " A different ghost puppet appeared in of " The Muppet Show " , echoing the dance moves of Alice Cooper in " Welcome to My Nightmare " and Thog in " Once a Year Day . " While this ghost also floated and was filmed so as to seem transparent , his appearance differed in that his body appeared to be wrapped like a mummy and he had two legs instead of no discernible lower half . On " Sesame Street " , a ghost with more traditional Muppet eyes lives in Count von Count ' s castle . He shows up when Elmo comes to visit in " Elmo Says BOO ! " , answering The Count ' s riddle , " what ' s a ghost ' s favorite dessert ? " : boooo - berry pie ! An illustrated ghost appears in " The Sesame Street Dictionary " under the entry for " bowl . " See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carlos Revilla Carlos Revilla ( 1933 - 2000 ) was a Spanish voice actor and dub director who , over the course of a nearly 50 year career , performed in and directed scores of Spanish translations of notable films and television series , including several Muppet / Henson productions . Amongst others , he voiced Uncle Traveling Matt and The StoryTeller . He also dubbed Frank Oz as Mr . Collins in " An American Werewolf in London " . Revilla ' s best known role was dubbing Homer Simpson on " The Simpsons " . He also had the distinction of working on two dubs of " King Kong " , as Captain Englehorn ( Frank Reicher ) in the first Spanish dub and as Carl Denham ( Robert Armstrong ) in the 1983 redub . Other dub credits include Bill Cosby on " The Cosby Show " , Richard Portnow on " The Sopranos " , Jack Lemmon in the TV version of " Twelve Angry Men " , K . I . T . T . on " Knight Rider " , Charles Kimbrough on " Murphy Brown " , William Hootkins in " Superman IV : The Quest for Peace " , Sam Neill in " In Cold Blood " , Milton Berle in " Let ' s Make Love " , and both Tim Curry and Patrick Stewart as Scrooge in adaptations of " A Christmas Carol " . Animation roles included Uncle Scrooge on " DuckTales " , Robbie Robertson and others on " Spider - Man " , and Officer Barbrady on " South Park " .
John Williams III John Williams III ( born in New York City on September 24 , 1969 ) , better known to audiences as John - John , was one of the many small children who appeared on the early seasons of " Sesame Street " . He joined the show at the age of three , after his mother answered an open call for " Sesame Street " kids . " The thing that clicked , my mother told me , was that I was able to relate to the Muppets . I wasn ' t afraid of them , " Williams said in a 1998 interview . " And I remembered every single character ' s name . " In another interview Williams said , " I think what they liked was that I communicated with the Muppets with eye contact , like they were humans . " He also could count in English , French , and Spanish . Though he appeared on the street segments with Mr . Hooper , Susan , and the rest , John - John ' s shining hour was his honest , often unpredictable , interactions with Grover , Herry Monster , and others . John - John contributed to many of the best remembered Sesame Street Muppet & Kid Moments . John - John sang " Still We Like Each Other " with Grover on the 1973 album " Sesame Street LIVE ! " , and also sang in the children ' s chorus on that album . John - John once participated in a game of " One of These Things " , in which he pretended to be Bob while Bob pretended to be John - John and answered the question . As a young man , Williams ( nicknamed John John by his mother after John F . Kennedy Jr . ) joined the Air Force , and was stationed at Laughlin AFB in Texas . He made a special appearance in the 1989 TV special " " , where he reunited with Herry Monster . Through a 2011 interview , published on ToughPigs , there is suggestion John John visited the set around this time . A 1998 interview in the " San Antonio Express - News " described a funny moment in Williams ' relationship with his wife : As of 1998 , Williams and his wife resided in San Antonio with their two children , and was working on establishing himself as a Tejano singer , following in his parents entertainment footsteps ( his mother was a jazz singer , and his father was a bassist for Doc Severinsen ' s " Tonight Show " band ) . John - John : A Case Study . In his 1974 book " " , Gerald S . Lesser closely examines the interactions between children and Muppets , and the feelings experienced by children upon successfully learning or grasping a concept , what he terms " the power of the ordinary . " Dr . Lesser uses the counting scene with John - John and Herry as a prime example . Lesser ' s memory is slightly faulty , however . In the actual sketch , John - John proceeds blithely along until he reaches 16 . After a few moments , Herry feeds the number to John - John , who proceeds to count confidently to nineteen , at which point he asks Herry what number comes next . Herry then gives John - John a moment to think , and he comes up with the answer all on his own .
A baby Elmo asks a baby a question in every episode of " Elmo ' s World " . Though each episode generally features only one or two babies , the series uses a different infant each time , showcasing different genders , ethnicities , and levels of awareness . Sometimes the baby will simply stare blankly . Often , they seem captivated by Elmo and will attempt to grab his fur . The baby is usually completely baffled by Elmo ' s requests ; in the " " episode , for example , the baby simply sits and lets the ball fall on the floor . Regardless , each encounter ends with Elmo saying " Thank you , baby ! " and rewarding the tot with an affectionate kiss . The format changes slightly in Season 35 episodes . Instead of talking to a baby on an " Elmo ' s World " set , the encounter takes place outside ( or inside a house ) , with the baby sitting on a lawn or in a chair . In " What ' s the Name of That Song ? " , Elmo asks a baby what kind of song the whole world should sing , and the baby " whispers " an operetta into Elmo ' s ear .
Jason Derulo Jason Derulo ( b . 1989 ) is an American singer , songwriter and dancer best known for his multiple platinum singles , including " Wiggle " , " Talk Dirty " , " In My Head " , and " Whatcha Say " . In March 2016 , Derulo filmed material for " Sesame Street " ’ s 47th season , including participating in a performance of " Rubber Duckie " .
The Hare The Hare is one of the protagonists of the Aesop fable " The Tortoise and the Hare . " The Hare appears with Kermit and the Tortoise in a " Sesame Street " Sports sketch ( a precursor to the Sesame Street News Flash sketches ) . When the race begins , the hare dawdles , believing that he could easily defeat the sluggish tortoise . Both contestants lose , however , when Kermit rushes to the finish line to catch the results and is inadvertently crowned the winner . The Hare re - appears later in another Sesame Street News Flash sketch , with a mop of hair and slightly altered design . This time , the Hare challenges the Tortoise to a rematch , but the Tortoise comes equipped with a jet - pack . This reworked version of the Hare also appears in an Alphabet Chat about the letter H . Here he was called Herbert Hare . In his first sketch , Kermit states that the Hare is " sometimes known to sports fans " as " the Rabbit . " The Hare also boastfully refers to his nickname : " Jumpin ' Jack Rabbit , they call me . " Appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Old Folks at Home " Old Folks at Home " is also frequently called by its first line , " Way Down Upon the Swanee River , " or even just " Swanee River " . This classic Stephen Foster song is parodied as " Swanee Ribbit " by Mary Louise and Friend ( a frog ) when they audtion for " The Muppet Show " in . Unfortunately , as with their subsequent frog - themed auditions ( " Tie a Yellow Ribbit Round the Old Oak Tree " and " Ol ' Man Ribbit " ) , they don ' t get past the song ' s first line before getting yanked offstage with a vaudevillian cane . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Everyone Likes Ice Cream " Everyone Likes Ice Cream " was performed on the first season of " Sesame Street " by three Anything Muppet siblings : a frowning Green boy ( performed by Jim Henson ) , a bespectacled Purple boy ( performed by Caroll Spinney ) , and a Hot Pink girl who would become Betty Lou ( Frank Oz ) . The green boy is belligerent and admits to liking ice cream only when pressed , even though he frequently licks his own cone throughout the song . One of the boy ' s remarks , " Ya sissy ! " , was edited out of the song when it aired on Noggin . At the end of the song , Cookie Monster ( voiced by Joe Raposo ) approaches the kids , but is placated by the offer of an ice cream cone . The soundtrack of the broadcast version of the song is included on the " Big Bird Sings ! " album . However , there is a confusing edit at the beginning , in which audio of Big Bird asking " Is everybody ready ? " is spliced in from the beginning of " Hee Hee Ha Ha " , giving the erroneous impression that he is in this sketch . From watching the sketch , it is clear that Spinney is only performing as one of the siblings . A new version of the song was recorded for " Bert and Ernie Sing - Along " , featuring the entire cast . Another new version was recorded for " Happy Birthday from Sesame Street " , with Richard Hunt , Jerry Nelson and Fran Brill as the kids . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Animals in Time Piece Jim Henson ' s 1965 short film " Time Piece " , in addition to its many human figures , also features several shots of live animals . Some of this footage was likely recycled from other sources , and Henson ’ s use of it in rapid cuts provides a contrast to the many leisurely - paced animal films used on " Sesame Street " .
SkekTek SkekTek is the Skeksis Scientist . He plays an important part in the story , since it is his job to drain captured Podlings and Gelfling s of their life essence in his laboratory , the Chamber of Life . This process turns the victims into slaves which perform the work at the Skeksis castle . It has also been stated that the Scientist altered the slaves ' vocal cords to fit them for the castle choir . Before the UrSkeks split , it was the Scientist who gave Aughra the most help in building her observatory . SkekTek ' s alter ego amongst the good hearted Mystics is urTih the Alchemist . SkekTek later met his death when the animals in his laboratory retaliated with the help of Kira , pushing him into the shaft of the Dark Crystal , where he fell to his death . Sadly , this death also killed urTih . Steve Whitmire later used a voice similar to SkekTek ' s for Marlon Fraggle . In pre - production notes for the film , skekTek , who was also called the Doctor , is " identified by his self - mutilated body , especially an artificial leg and bionic arm . His pale , pink - white neck is held in place by a brace with metal bits , and his body is fed through chrome and plastic tubes . One eye is fitted with a telescopic eyepiece . "
Badfrog # badfrog - Constantine , the World ' s Most Wanted Frog is a promotional website published by Disney in March 2014 , as a promotion for the film " Muppets Most Wanted " . The site is run by Constantine , the world ' s Number One Criminal and Kermit the Frog lookalike . The site includes videos of Constantine welcoming visitors , an ad for the ( fictional ) biography " Constantine : The Life and Crimes of the World ' s Number 1 Criminal Mastermind " , and a store featuring # badfrog swag . ( The store page has a link to the Constantine plush toy sold at the Disney Store ; the rest of the Constantine products are listed as " Coming Soon " . ) Readers are encouraged to tweet about Constantine , using the hashtag # badfrog ; the latest tweets are displayed on the site .
Roger Bart Roger Bart ( b . 1962 ) is an actor who appears semi - regularly in " Sesame English " , in various one - shot roles from basketball player to film director , and the recurring role of Jake , Niki ' s toddler cousin who amuses Tingo . A Broadway actor , Bart received a Tony award in 1999 for the role of Snoopy in " You ' re a Good Man , Charlie Brown " , and also played Carmen Ghia , the " common law assistant " in stage and film versions of the musical " The Producers " and as Fredrick Frankenstein in Mel Brooks ' next musical " Young Frankenstein " . Bart ' s other credits include the singing voice of Young Hercules in Disney ' s animated feature " Hercules " , Roger Bannister in Frank Oz ' s remake of " The Stepford Wives " , and sinister pharmacist George Williams on " Desperate Housewives " .
Smilin ' Jack Smilin ' Jack is a quick - talking hat salesman on " Sesame Street " . In an early segment , he helps Farley buy a hat , but is unaware that all of his hats are too big for him . Notes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Klaus Dittmann Klaus Dittmann ( b . 1939 ) is a German voice actor who voice directed the German dub of " Dog City " . He also dubbed Bugsy Vile . Dittmann has dubbed Rodney Dangerfield in " Natural Born Killers " , Michael Gambon in " Amazing Grace " and " Emma " , Jon Polito in " Big Nothing " , Burt Lancaster in " The Leopard " , and Eddie Jones as Pa Kent on " Lois & Clark " ( which he also voice directed ) . He voiced the title role on the " Beetlejuice " cartoon series , Cyril Sneer on " The Raccoons " , and various roles on " Batman : The Animated Series " ( mostly heavies , including Bane and Rhino ) . On camera , Dittmann appeared on the 1978 " Heidi " series , " Tatort " , and " Großstadtrevier " . However , most of his work has been for audiobooks ( including Capt ' n Roger in Lego cassettes ) and video games . His work in the latter category includes " Escape from Monkey Island " , " Tron 2 . 0 " ( CEO and others ) , " The Longest Journey " , " Star Wars : The Old Republic " , and various " Command & Conquer " entries .
Pancake the Water Buffalo Pancake the Water Buffalo is Waffle ' s adopted sister on " Animal Jam " . She first appeared in the episode " " wherein Waffle get ' s jealous of all the attention his new sister is receiving . The puppet was later used in an episode of " Hannah Montana " ( also using the name " Pancake " ) and was puppeteered by Victor Yerrid . The puppet was also recycled in several Henson Alternative project ' s including the Henson Company ' s " Puppet Up ! " stage show . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Aliens Aliens are creatures indigenous to planets other than Earth . They have crash - landed or been crash - landed upon in various Muppet productions , where they have almost always fit , due to their naturally bizarre and unfamiliar nature . Most notably , Gonzo was revealed to be an alien in " Muppets from Space " . Although , due to his conflicting storyline in previous Muppet productions , his backstory is up for debate . On " The Muppet Show " , most of the aliens hail from the planet Koozebane , from which Kermit the Frog frequently reported . In other productions , aliens have hailed from Gorch , Mars , and other planets , both real and fictional . Aliens have also been featured prominently in Creature Shop productions , where they have taken on more realistic forms . These aliens have been portrayed both by Creatures as well as human actors in make - up and prosthetics . Aliens in pop culture include ALF , E . T . the Extra - Terrestrial , Yoda , Superman , Xenomorphs , Kang & Kodos , Klingons , Cylons , Howard the Duck , Audrey II , and Daleks , many of whom are investigated by The X - Files or Men in Black .