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Louise Gold Louise Gold ( b . August 19 , 1956 ) , trained at the Arts Educational School , is an actress and puppeteer who has done extensive stage work in Britain ( especially in musical theater ) , as well as being a recurring puppeteer in various Muppet productions . She was the only British member of " The Muppet Show " performing team . She joined the Muppet Team in 1977 , during the second season of " The Muppet Show " . Her most well known character on the show was young and aspiring pig Annie Sue . While on " The Muppet Show " , she frequently worked as assistant to Jim Henson when performing characters that would require more than one person . She has also been teamed with Jerry Nelson often times over the years in various productions , especially for musical numbers . She commented on this , saying : " I guess people think we sound good together ! " In the Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter ( ) , the 5 ' 9 " tall performer described the hiring process : " They were looking for a girl strong enough and tall enough to manipulate the puppets . I think I was chosen for my size , not my talent ! " As a puppeteer , she went on to become a founding member of the team behind the satirical TV show " Spitting Image " . Some recent stage credits ( as a singer actress in musical theater ) include Tanya in " Mamma Mia " , Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby in " The Waterbabies " , Baroness Bomburst in " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang " , Miss Andrew in " Mary Poppins " , and Mrs . Sowerberry / Mrs . Bedwin in " Oliver ! " . As a cabaret performer she has attempted to bring together both strands of her career , particularly in her own cabaret act " LOUISE GOLD . . . By Appointment " . In August of 2010 , she led the Jim Henson ' s Camden walk . In the February 2013 issue of Empire , James Bobin confirmed that Louise Gold would perform in " Muppets Most Wanted " and that her character Annie Sue would be in the movie ( though her character had no featured lines in the final edit of the film ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Linda Solovic Linda Solovic is an illustrator who contributed to " Sesame Street Magazine " periodically , from the 1990s continuing as late as 2005 . She contributed " Hidden Pictures " pages and other artwork . Much of Solovic ' s work has utilized collages of fabric , paper , buttons , and similar material for a handcrafted look , including wall art and illustrations for the 2003 board book " Tie Your Shoes Rocket Style " . Years earlier , she illustrated the 1977 children ' s prayer book " Please Listen , God ! " She has designed a line of greeting cards for Hallmark Solovic is a senior lecturer in art at Washington University in St . Louis . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jonathan Frith Folk musician , carpenter , film maker and sometimes puppeteer , Jonathan Frith ( Michael K . Frith ' s son ) was a member of the Muppet family from the age of five , when his father , Michael Frith , joined ha ! Something of a " Muppet Rat , " he spent countless hours playing with the puppets , hanging out in the Shop , on photo shoots and generally annoying Designers , Puppet Builders and a tall fellow named Jim Henson ( who had an office upstairs ) . Jonathan performed in the chorus on the albums " Born to Add " and " Sesame Road " , assisted on the Miss Piggy calendar photo shoots and puppeteered on the Fraggle Rock and Sesame Street floats ( in the Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade ) . He even assisted in archiving many of Jim ' s original sketches before there was such a thing as a Muppet Archive ! As a wee lad of ten , Jonathan had the great honor of puppeteering a Pod Person in the way background in the Dark Crystal , who appears for approximately . 05 of a second in the film . At the age of thirteen , Jonathan appeared on the first episode of Fraggle Rock as " husky kid chewing on a straw , " in the very first Traveling Matt sequence . At sixteen , he performed in " Wow , You ' re a Cartoonist ! " to show P . J . and Kai - Lee how a cartoonist can draw character bodies ( while wearing ridiculously large 1980 ' s spectacles ) , and is still waiting for those royalty checks to come pouring in . Probably the greatest experience in his Muppet " career , " was working with Jim Henson ( also in " Wow , You ' re a Cartoonist ! " ) . In a two - shot ( edited live ) , Jim played Kermit as if he were drawing animal cartoons on a pad . Meanwhile , Jonathan , wearing a large Kermit - hand glove , drew the pictures that Kermit was supposedly drawing . This makes Jonathan Frith possibly the only person to have ever represented Kermit ' s extraordinary ( and under - appreciated ) painterly abilities .
Digit Digit was a semi - robotic person who appeared on " The Jim Henson Hour " . As MuppeTelevision ' s Technical Director , he helped Kermit run the station as smoothly as possible - although Digit was just as likely to be malfunctioning as anything else in the station . He was also the keyboard player for the show ' s resident band , Solid Foam . Digit appears briefly in JHH ' s opening scenes , and in every episode that featured events at Muppet Central . Episodes revolving around Digit include , in which he discovers that he can pick up shows broadcast from other planets , and , in which he suffers a variety of malfunctions , for example , saying " yes " when he means " no " ( and vice - versa ) . Digit originally appeared , with a different voice , in the " Inner Tube " pilot . He joined other " Jim Henson Hour " characters in " The Cosby Show " episode " Cliff ' s Nightmare . " His most recent appearance was a vocal cameo in the " Muppets Party Cruise " game as the host for the " Short Circuit " mini - game . Design variants . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street PVC figures ( Fabianplastica ) Italian toy company Fabianplastica released a set of " Sesame Street " PVCs in the 1970s . The figures are based on the PVCs made by Heimo . The figures were released in boxed sets of three , with " Sesame Street " buildings depicted on the packages . The figures include :
Naptime ( song ) " Naptime " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Ernie and Bert . While the song was originally recorded in the 1970s , the sketch was not taped until 1997 for the home video " Quiet Time " , with the Muppeteers lip - synching to the original soundtrack . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ziggy Marley David " Ziggy " Marley ( b . 1968 ) is a Jamaican musician , the son of Bob Marley . He appeared on " Sesame Street " in Season 23 with his back - up singers the Melody Makers , to sing " Small People " for Prairie Dawn . He also sang a song called " Set Your Piggies Free . " His song " Love Power " was used for the end credits of " Muppet Treasure Island " and appeared on the soundtrack . Marley appeared with Red Fraggle at the Jim Henson Company ' s Fraggle Rock Holiday Toy Drive Benefit event at Kitson in West Hollywood on December 9 , 2009 .
Bret McKenzie Brett McKenzie ( b . 1976 ) is an Academy Award - winning comedian , actor , musician and producer , best known for being one half of the musical comedy duo " Flight of the Conchords " , along with Jemaine Clement . As music supervisor on the 2011 ' s " The Muppets " , the native New Zealander wrote four original songs for the film , the first being " Life ' s a Happy Song . " He won his Academy Award for the song " Man or Muppet . " In an interview for the " Los Angeles Times " , McKenzie revealed he taught Chris Cooper how to rap , got in an argument with Miss Piggy in a recording session over how to sing a song , and that his daughter would ask him in the morning , " Off to work , Daddy ? Muppets ? , " with her considering Kermit a friend of her father ' s . He considered the whole experience " awesome " and goes on to say , " When I was recording Kermit doing " Rainbow Connection , " it was a strange " I ' ve made it " moment . Working with the A - list . In 2018 , McKenzie will serve as host for " The Jim Henson Retrospectacle Live in Concert " , a part of the three - week Jim Henson Retrospectacle . Aside from his work on the HBO series , he also made a cameo , as an Elf escort , on two of " The Lord of the Rings " movies ; a role he is set to reprise in " " . He also guest - starred on the 22nd season premiere of " The Simpsons " , along with his Conchords partner Jemaine Clement . McKenzie was caricatured as Burt in a 2010 episode of " Sesame Street " .
Alejandro Illescas Alejandro Illescas ( ca . 1960 - 2008 ) was a Mexican voice actor who dubbed Gordon in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " , Gallaga in " " , Dr . Gene Reis in " Dr . Dolittle " , Al the cabbie in " The Phantom " , and a casino man in " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " . Illescas was heard in the Spanish dubs of numerous films and TV series , usually in bit parts as reporters , policeman , the violinist in " Titanic " , or an orc in " The Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring " . Some of his more substantial dubbing assignments included Sean Bean in " GoldenEye " , John Cleese in " The World is Not Enough " , John Glover in " Batman & Robin " , Cheech Marin in " Paulie " , Harry Dean Stanton in " The Green Mile " , James Levine in " Fantasia 2000 " , and Watto in the " Star Wars " prequels . On television , he dubbed Robert Beltran on " Star Trek : Voyager " , Ted McGinley on " Married . . . with Children " , and various minor roles on " Lost " and " Alias " . In animation , Illescas voiced Happy in the 2001 dub of " Snow White and the Seven Dwarves " , Boomhauer on " King of the Hill " , Genma Saatome on " Ranma ½ " , Uncle Ted on " Bobby ' s World " , and Professor Xavier , the Red Skull , and Iron Man on " Spider - Man " .
Lead Away ! Lead Away ! is a 1996 educational resouce video produced by Sesame Workshop for adults . The video educates about lead poisoning , a serious health problem that can be prevented . The video features " Sesame Street " characters Maria , Elmo , Rosita , Oscar the Grouch , and a group of kids discussing what lead poisoning means and how it can be avoided . Oscar ' s niece Irvine also makes an appearance . Gabi is referenced as having had a blood test with Rosita , earlier in the day . A comic book reinforcing the messages of the video was also released . The full video is currently available on VHS in some libraries , as a free video download from Sesame Workshop via the iTunes Store as part of the Learn Along with Sesame series , and can be viewed at the Sesame Workshop website . The only insert from " Sesame Street " that ' s included in this video is Bruce Cayard ' s animated segment " Wash Your Hands . " Credits . Muppet Performers : Vocals ( uncredited ) Cast
Edouard DeSoto Edouard DeSoto ( b . 1941 ) is a Puerto Rican actor who appeared in the 1988 season finale of " Sesame Street " , as the priest who presided over Maria and Luis ' wedding . A New York - based actor , DeSoto has guest starred on episodes of " The Cosby Show " , " Law & Order " ( and " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " ) , " Kate & Allie " , and " Hill Street Blues " . Film credits include " Jumpin ' Jack Flash " ( with Whoopi Goldberg ) , " The Blue Diner " , and " Rooftops " , while stage credits include a 1986 revival of Tennessee Williams ' " Summer and Smoke " ( opposite Christopher Reeve and Joe Ponazecki ) .
Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth ( b . 8 - 4 BC ) is the central figure of Christianity . Christian views of Jesus center on the belief that Jesus is the Messiah as promised in the Old Testament and that he was resurrected after he died on a cross . Christians predominantly believe that Jesus is the Son of God , who became incarnate to provide salvation and to reconcile humanity with God by atoning for the sins of humanity by his death . Other common Christian beliefs include his Virgin Birth , miracles , fulfillment of biblical prophecy , ascension into Heaven , and future Second Coming . The birth of Jesus is celebrated on Christmas . According to the Bible , Jesus ' mother , Mary , and adoptive father , Joseph , were unable to find lodging in Bethlehem when she was pregnant with him and were forced to bring the child into the world in a lowly manger , where he was visited by some local shepherds . Later on , he was visited at his home in Nazareth by some magi ( or wise men ) , who brought him gifts of gold , myrrh , and frankincense . These two events have sometimes been combined into what is traditionally referred to as the Nativity story , and it has been portrayed by the Muppets on several occasions . A Christmas Together . John Denver narrates the Nativity story in the 1979 special " " , complete with Muppets representing Joseph , Mary and the baby Jesus . Jim Henson discussed the puppets in detail : The " Nativity Muppets " were on display in 1980 as part of the Art of the Muppets exhibit . Other versions . A pageant of the Nativity story is presented by Prairie Dawn and the " Sesame Street " cast in the 2002 special " " In the pageant , Natasha plays baby Jesus , with Bert as Joseph , Rosita as Mary , Zoe as an angel , and Herry , Grover and Cookie Monster as the Three Kings . When " Sesame Street " vists the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City , two artworks of Jesus and Mary appears during the montage of art for " Mothers and Children " in the 1983 special " Don ' t Eat the Pictures " . The first piece is Claus de Werve ' s " Virgin and Child " , which serves as the impetus for the song . The other piece is Andrea della Robbia ' s " Madonna and Child with God the Father and Cherubim " ( ca . 1470 - 75 ) which also features , as the name implies , a depiction of God , albeit trimmed in the footage shot on location . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Michèle Bardollet Michèle Bardollet is a French voice actress who was heard in the French co - production of " Fraggle Rock " ( as Marjory the Trash Heap and Ma Gorg ) and the French dub of " Farscape " ( as Noranti ) . She also dubbed Mrs . Hoggett in " Babe " and Irma P . Hall in " The Ladykillers " . Bardollet ' s other dub credits include Joan Collins on " Dynasty " , June Whitfield on " Absolutely Fabulous " , and C . C . H . Pounder on " The Shield " .
Sam Pottle Samuel H . Pottle ( usually credited as Sam Pottle ) ( May 8 , 1934 - July 4 , 1978 ) co - wrote the theme song for " The Muppet Show " with Jim Henson , and followed Joe Raposo as the musical director on " Sesame Street " from seasons 6 through 9 . He wrote and co - wrote the music for many " Sesame " songs , and had a one - off character named after him . A 1955 Yale graduate , Pottle was involved with many theatrical productions . He served as musical supervisor for the short - lived 1970 Broadway play " Cry for Us All " and composer for " Money " . He wrote the music for the 1977 musical " The Meehans " . He was also the conductor , in 1966 , for the Broadway play " The Mad Show " . He wrote the music for a play called " Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place " at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in 1968 , and composed a musical arrangement for Lewis Carroll ' s poem " Jabberwocky , " which has been performed by groups like the Nashoba Valley Chorale . Following Pottle ' s death on July 4 , 1978 , his friend and fellow " Sesame " writer Charles ( " Chuck " ) Choset dedicated the 1982 plays " Letters to Ben " and " The Messiah " to him .
Sesame Street puppets ( Questor ) Questor produced a set of " Sesame Street " hand puppets from 1973 to 1978 under the Child Guidance label . This was a continuation of Topper ' s " Sesame " puppet line , which used similar designs . The first line produced in 1973 included the same six characters that Topper had produced - - Ernie , Bert and Roosevelt Franklin with vinyl heads and stuffed arms , plush fabric Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster puppets , and a full - body plush Big Bird . Questor added a seventh character to the line , a plush fabric Grover . Ernie , Bert , Roosevelt Franklin and Grover were packaged with a plastic " wand " , which could be attached to the puppet ' s wrists to move its arms . The Oscar and Cookie Monster puppets did not have a plastic ring that would move the puppets ' arms , as the Topper puppets did . Over the next few years , Questor added three more puppets to the set - - the Count , Herry Monster , and an Anything Muppet , which came packaged with eyes , noses and hair that could be attached to the doll to create different characters . By 1977 , three of the puppets had been redesigned - - Ernie , Bert and Big Bird became regular plush fabric hand puppets . The Roosevelt Franklin puppet ' s vinyl head remained unchanged . CBS Toys purchased Questor in 1979 , and continued the line of " Sesame " puppets under the Gabriel Toys / Child Guidance labels . The toys were distributed in Canada by Irwin Toy Limited .
Danna Paola Danna Paola ( b . 1995 ) is a Mexican actress and singer . Best known in Mexico for her for of Amy in the soap opera " Amy la Nina de la Mochila Azul " She appeared in episodio 804 of " Plaza Sésamo " in the telenovela spoof " Los Monstruos También Lloran " , where she helps Ojos Locos cope with his emotions .
I ' m a Little Airplane " I ' m a Little Airplane " is a song about the joys of moving around , pretending to be an aeronautic vehicle . The childlike lyrics and rhythms caused the tune to gradually develop a cult following , and in the 1990s , it made its debut on " Sesame Street " . In a live film insert , " I ' m a Little Airplane " was sung by composer Jonathan Richman , in voice - over , accompanying footage of children at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park , stock footage of airplanes , and clips from air and space themed Muppet segments ( including Elmo flying through the sky , Cookie Monster from " If Moon Was Cookie , " and Super Grover flying ) . The film version was produced by Josh Selig for " Sesame Street " . Coincidentally , Selig ' s own production company , Little Airplane Productions , takes its name from this song . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Wise Man The Wise Man appears in Telly ' s storybook " The Man Who Couldn ' t Sleep " , seen in the 1997 " Sesame Street " video " Quiet Time " . The Wise Man operates out of a booth ( with a Lucy - esque " The Wise Man Is In " sign ) and counsels a sleep - deprived man ( played by Telly ) . The Wise Man ' s remedy for the problem ( insomnia caused by wind and trees ) is to get a cow . When that only adds to the noise , the Wise Man advises him to get a turkey . The Wise Man ' s third suggestion is to get a sheep . The man is justifiably frustrated , but the Wise Man suggests he get rid of all the animals . He does so and can sleep at last . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rabbi When Fozzie tries to pull a rabbit out of a hat in of " The Muppet Show " , he produces a robot , and then a rabbi . The elderly gentleman replies to a confused Robin , " You was expecting the Pope , maybe ? " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
NRK NRK is the abbreviation for Norsk Rikskringkasting ( Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ) , the first broadcast company in Norway founded in 1924 . They currently have three nationwide television and radio stations , and a small number of Internet radio stations . In 1991 , NRK showed the first episode of " Sesam Stasjon " , the Norwegian of " Sesame Street " that ended in 2000 . The channel has also aired " Fragglene " , " The Muppet Show " and " Dinosaurs " . In addition , sister channel " NRK Super " , which airs children ' s programming such as " Bjørnen i det Store Blå Huset " ( " Bear in the Big Blue House " ) , " Super Gunnar 2 . 0 " , " Fagerpels Hotell " ( " The Furchester Hotel " ) , " Monstermas and " Dinosaurtoget " . NRK ' s exhibit center in Marienlyst has Alfa on display .
Sesame Street finger puppets ( Questor ) Questor Education Products Company contracted with Children ' s Television Workshop in 1973 to produce a line of " Sesame Street " toys . In 1971 - 72 , CTW had contracted with Educational Toys , Inc . , a subsidiary of Topper Corp . , who produced a line of six " Sesame Street " finger puppets . When the contract with Topper ended in mid - 1972 , the finger puppets were distributed for six months by Gabriel Toys . Questor produced new versions of the six " Sesame " finger puppets - - Big Bird , Oscar the Grouch , Grover , Cookie Monster , Ernie and Bert . In 1974 , they added another three finger puppets to the set - - Roosevelt Franklin , Sherlock Hemlock and Lefty the Salesman . The toys were produced by Child Horizons Inc . , a division of Questor , under the Child Guidance label . In 1978 , Questor and the Child Guidance label were acquired by CBS Toys , who continued the original line of six finger puppets under the Gabriel Toys label , and added two new characters - - Herry Monster and Count von Count . See Sesame Street finger puppets ( CBS Toys ) for more .
Beautiful Day Monster Beautiful Day Monster is a blue Muppet monster best remembered from his appearance on " The Ed Sullivan Show " in 1969 , ruining a girl ' s beautiful day . Three years before , he began life as The Crown - Grabber in an unaired commercial for Wheels , Crowns and Flutes . He has made several appearances in the early years of " Sesame Street " , on " The Muppet Show " , and several other Muppet projects . Wherever the Beautiful Day Monster goes , destruction and mayhem soon follows . Although the monster was known as " Beautiful Day Monster " behind the scenes , he has had many names on " Sesame Street " , such as " Fred , " ( in an early " Sesame Street " skit ) " Harold , " " , " " Lulu , " and " Windy . " He was also a contestant on a 1969 " Sesame Street " game show , " The Mr . and Mrs . Game , " where he was named " Ralph " and had a wife , also a contestant . For a few sketches , the monster was turned into a female character with a dark black wig , a necklace and a pink ribbon . After the first season , Beautiful Day Monster and most of the other early " Sesame " monsters were replaced by friendlier looking monsters with brighter colors . A small Beautiful Day Monster ( used in the original " Ed Sullivan " sketch when the monster has shrunk ) was used alongside the regular - sized monster to demonstrate the difference between ' little ' and ' big ' , where he was known as " Frank . " For " The Muppet Show " , the Beautiful Day Monster puppet was reconstructed and his teeth removed to give him a less frightening appearance . In one memorable sketch in , he asked a travel agent ( Paul Williams ) about the cost of a trip to Pittsburgh . No matter what the travel agent offered , Beautiful Day Monster asked " You got anything cheaper ? " until the agent dropped a weight on him , flattening him enough to send him by mail . This was his only major appearance in a " Muppet Show " sketch , although he appeared several times behind Gonzo during the final moment of " The Muppet Show Theme . " The flattened version of the puppet would appear in the At the Dance sketch in the , wearing a wig and dancing with Rowlf . A rebuilt version of Beautiful Day Monster first appeared in " The Muppets " as a background character , and has popped up frequently since . During " The Muppets Take the Bowl " he walked by during the " Parade of Obscure Characters , " where Kermit offhandedly acknowledged him by name , a rare occurrence for the character . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Phil Ramone Phil Ramone ( 1934 - 2013 ) was a successful music producer and composer who won Grammy Awards for his work with Paul Simon and Billy Joel . Along with Nick Glennie - Smith and Rob Mounsey , Ramone provided music and song lyrics for the 1987 pilot " Puppetman " . Ramone also served as a music consultant on " The Jim Henson Hour " and music producer for " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " . In 2008 , Pepe the King Prawn interviewed Ramone on the red carpet of the Grammy Awards for Disney Xtreme Digital .
Roger ( Muppet Show ) Roger is a Whatnot sound engineer in " The Muppet Show " . Working in the recording studio during Helen Reddy ' s performance of " Blue , " the recording director asks him how they ' re doing on sound . Roger notes that Animal ' s a little loud on the drums . Roger is named after , and voiced by , Roger Knight , the audio mixer on the episode and countless other " Muppet Show " installments , alternating with Ted Scott . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _