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Poems , Prayers and Promises " Poems , Prayers and Promises " is a song written by John Denver for his 1971 album " Poems , Prayers & Promises " . He sings the song with the Muppets in " Rocky Mountain Holiday " . Denver sings lead with back - up by the Muppets , including " ooh " s and " aah " s . While the group sings , Kermit puts Robin to bed in his tent . Robin makes his uncle promise that there aren ' t any chicken feathers in his sleeping bag . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
My Heart Will Go On " My Heart Will Go On ( Love Theme from Titanic ) " is the main theme song to the 1997 blockbuster film " Titanic " ; it was recorded by Céline Dion . Miss Piggy sings the song on stage with Rowlf the Dog on piano in " Muppets Most Wanted " before Constantine interrupts to publicly propose to Piggy . A full version of the song was released as a digital download bonus track in some territories as part of the film ' s soundtrack album . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Michele Sterr Michelle Sterr is a German voice actress who dubbed the cluckings of Camilla in " Die Muppets " ( " The Muppets " ) and the German dub of " Muppets Most Wanted " . She also supplied additional voices in " " and " " ( " " ) . Sterr dubbed Brenda Blethyn in " Secrets and Lies " , Heather Graham in " Swingers " , and Jennifer Aniston in " Leprechaun " . Cartoon credits include Linda Stotch and other female voices on " South Park " , Sunday schoolteacher Ms . Albright on " The Simpsons " , and Lady Jaye on " G . I . Joe " . On - camera , Sterr appeared on the German TV series " SOKO 5113 " and " Tatort " .
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The national public television and radio broadcaster in Canada , the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( CBC ) produced " Sesame Park " , a " Sesame Street " co - production . It was also a first - run broadcaster of " Fraggle Rock " . " The Muppet Show " , " Muppets Tonight " and many other productions had also originally aired in Canada on this network . Their production studios CBC Studios and later the Canadian Broadcasting Centre , were host to " Fraggle Rock " ( 1983 - 1987 ) and " Basil Hears a Noise " ( 1990 ) , as well as " Sesame Park " ( 1996 - 2002 ) . The Muppets have been guests on programs like " The Hour " and " Q with Jian Ghomeshi " . The Sesame Park characters have appeared in general CBC station promotions . On March 18 , 2014 , reporter Eli Glasner interviewed Miss Piggy about " Muppets Most Wanted " ( 2014 ) .
Episode 111 : Swine Song " Swine Song " is the eleventh episode of the television series " The Muppets " . The series returns after a two month hiatus following a in a new timeslot ( airing on Tuesdays at 8 : 30PM on ABC ) . The plot of the episode reflects the show ' s retooling following the addition of new showrunner Kristin Newman . Plot . Once the crew returns to work from hiatus , the network president enlists a new branding guru named Pache to revamp “ Up Late with Miss Piggy . ” After consulting with Key and Peele , Kermit and Piggy begin to realize that the show doesn ’ t need slick gimmicks , and they make their crew a bigger part of the show . Meanwhile , Denise suspects that Kermit might still have feelings for Piggy . Also , Piggy brings home a penguin who starts to bond with Uncle Deadly . Credits . Guest stars : Muppet Performers : Additional Muppet Performers : Muppets . Muppet Characters : Background Muppets :
Jordan Jordan is a country in the Arab World in western Asia , bordered by Syria to the north , Iraq to the north - east , Israel to the west , and Saudi Arabia to the east and south . The country has been host to Sesame Workshop ' s " Sesame Street " co - production , " Hikayat Simsim " , since 2003 . " Sesame Street " ’ s Global Grover segment has featured the country where Grover learned how to make baskets from banana leaves . Jordon ' s Queen Rania Al - Abdullah was honored at the 2005 Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala .
Don Rickles Don Rickles ( 1926 - 2017 ) was a comedian known for his insult humor , beginning as a standup in the 1950s and extending in the sixties to television and films . He was a guest star on " Muppets Tonight " in . Rickles was a frequent guest on " The Tonight Show " and a recurring foil in the sixties " Beach Party " movies ( with a different name , but usually explained as the same character changing occupations , from 1964 ' s " Muscle Beach Party " to " Beach Blanket Bingo " the following year , four movies in all ) . Later , Rickles became familiar to a new generation as the voice of Mr . Potato Head in Pixar ' s " Toy Story " movies . In addition to being a staple of the talk show circuit , Rickles starred on several sitcoms , most notably " CPO Sharkey " ( 1976 - 1978 ) , and guest starred on a range of shows ( often in offbeat parts ) , including " Gilligan ' s Island " ( as a kidnapper ) , " The Andy Griffith Show " , " Get Smart " , " The Wild Wild West " ( as a Satanist magician ) , " The Twilight Zone " , " The Addams Family " , and " All in the Family " . Films , sometimes in non - comedic parts , include " Run Silent Run Deep " ( his film debut , in the WWII drama starring Burt Lancaster ) . " Kelly ' s Heroes " , " Innocent Blood " , and " Casino " . He was the subject of John Landis ' 2007 documentary " Mr . Warmth : The Don Rickles Project " . Later credits include the voice of Cornwall in the Warner Bros . feature " Quest for Camelot " and playing Mr . Wilson in a direct - to - video " Dennis the Menace " sequel . Rickles worked with the Muppets again when he made a guest appearance on Tony Bennett ' s 90th birthday special , " " where he appeared alongside Regis Philbin and Miss Piggy in a replica of Statler and Waldorf ' s Box .
Gary ( The Muppets ) Gary is a human character featured in " The Muppets " , ' feature film released on November 23 , 2011 . While Gary is said to be the older brother of Walter , the two brothers are very close in age . The two are shown in the same first grade class , and also participate in the same JPA Troop and play on the same baseball team . When their heights are recorded , both Gary and Walter are marked as being the same age at the time of the measurings ( the brothers are shown in the film being measured together at ages 6 and 13 ) . In the film ' s opening narration , Walter says " That ' s my brother Gary . He ' s the best friend you could ever have . Yeah , I know what you ' re thinking , we could be twins . " Gary is dating Mary and is a big . In the film , Gary and Walter set out to reunite the Muppets to help save Muppet Studios . However , he is too loyal to Walter and kind of neglects Mary . When Mary dumps him , he realizes he took her for granted and reconciles with her . At the end , he lets Walter go be with his new Muppet family and proposes to Mary . Other actors play Gary at younger ages : Gunnar Smith , age 6 ; Connor Gallagher , age 9 ; and Justin Marco , age 13 . An uncredited stand - in played Gary at the beginning of " Muppets Most Wanted " . Photos of Gary are visible hanging on the walls of Walter ' s bunk aboard the Muppets ' train in " Muppets Most Wanted " .
Rufus Rufus is a fluffy white dog , originally built for the mid - 60s pilot " The Land of Tinkerdee " . In that pilot , Rufus was the watchdog and best friend of Darryl , a human who worked as the gatekeeper of Tinkerdee . Rufus was good - natured and helpful , although clumsy . He was performed here by Jim Henson . " The Land of Tinkerdee " wasn ' t picked up , and Rufus was denied his chance at stardom . Rufus next appeared in the 1970 special " Hey Cinderella ! " , as Cinderella ' s pet dog . In the special and for further appearances , Rufus doesn ' t speak ; he communicates through gestures and barks . He also appeared in " The Muppets Valentine Show " in 1974 , interacting with guest star Mia Farrow . That same year , Rufus appeared alongside Brewster in " Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass " . In mime , he requested his favorite song to Herb : " Spanish Flea " . Rufus also made a cameo in " Country Music with the Muppets " , miming a request for Roy Rogers and Dale Evans while he had the tape in his mouth , but afterwards getting out a brief line , " thank you . " In 1976 , another fluffy white dog puppet was created for " The Muppet Show " - - J . P . Grosse ' s dog , Muppy . Muppy had more realistic features than Rufus did , so that he could be switched to a real dog in long shots . Both Rufus and Muppy can be spotted in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " ( in the scene with Rowlf at the dog shelter , and in the wedding sequence ) and in " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " ( during the musical number , " I ' m Doggin ' It . " ) Rufus also made at least one appearance on " Sesame Street " ; in the audio commentary for " " , Caroll Spinney refers to him as " Flash the Wonder Dog " . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Reed Sigmund Reed Sigmund is a Minnesota stage actor who originated the role of Ernie in the Children ' s Theatre Company world premiere of " Bert & Ernie , Goodnight ! " A longtime member of the Children ' s Theatre Company , Sigmund ' s many credits for the theatre include the Genie in Disney ' s " Aladdin " , Roald Dahl ' s " The Big Friendly Giant " , " Cinderella " ( as Dorcus , one of the Ugly Stepsisters ) , " HONK ! " ( a musical re - telling of Hans Christian Andersen ' s " The Ugly Duckling " ) , Old Max in Dr . Seuss ' " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " and the world premiere of " A Year with Frog and Toad " .
Episode 139 : Surprises Mopatop opens the episode by offering a horse shoe for luck , a yellow truck or a chicken that goes cluck . There seems to be something else that are clucking in the shop today , it turns out to be a cheeses that clucks but not only that to Mopatop ' s surprise it can also quack like a duck . Puppyduck informs Mopatop that the cheese are just one of the new things she ordered for their surprise department , just then a customer enters the shop . It ' s a Young Monster that are looking for something exciting , Puppyduck and Mopatop quickly suggest that they look at the surprise department since a surprise can be exciting . However the monster are not impressed with a cheese , lettuce and tomatoes , theres nothing surprising about them . The monster then spots a shark and gets excited as he has never meet a shark before , but it turns out that the shark are tired and not very exciting anyway . The monster then spots a pirate , he once again gets excited , but it turns out that the pirate are quite boring . Then the lettuce and tomatoes starts to talk about how great ball players and climbers they are and the monster are surprised about the quality of the surprise department . Then everyone starts to sing a song about not judge a book by it ' s cover , you might be surprised . The monster decides to take the lettuce , cheese and tomatoes home , as they are the best surprises he has ever seen .
Stretch , Wiggle , Yay ! " Stretch , Wiggle , Yay ! " is a " Sesame Street " workout song which Oscar sings to Slimey and his worm friends as they exercise . The song is a parody of the " Y . M . C . A . " song by the Village People . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dr . T . Berry Bearzelton Dr . T . Berry Bearzelton is a famous bear doctor who appears in episode 3591 of " Sesame Street " . He is described by Baby Bear as the nicest doctor in the world , as he makes a house call to the cottage of the Three Bears . His task is to get Baby Bear to kick the habit of sucking his thumb . He demonstrates how to take one ' s thumb " out " of your mouth , instead of leaving it " in " . He gets so caught up in his demonstration that he too becomes a thumb - sucker , leaving Baby Bear uncured . He is made from the puppet previously used as Baby Bear ( coincidentally ) on " The Muppet Show " . He is a parody of well - known medical expert . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen The Muppet Musicians of Bremen is an hour - long Muppet TV special , syndicated in 1972 as part of the " Tales from Muppetland " series , following the 1969 special " Hey Cinderella ! " and 1971 ' s " The Frog Prince " . " Bremen " is a modern telling of the German " " fairy tale popularly recorded by the Brothers Grimm . In this musical special , Kermit the Frog narrates the story of the Muppet Musicians of Bremen . In a departure from the source material ( the folk tale " The Musicians of Bremen " ) , the action takes place not in Germany but in the Louisiana countryside . Leroy ( a donkey ) , T . R . ( a rooster ) , Rover Joe ( a hound dog ) and Catgut ( a cat ) escape the clutches of their cruel human owners and set out in search of a better life . They find musical instruments - - which they learn to play remarkably quickly - - then form a band and go on the road , playing their own distinctive brand of Louisiana Bayou . While their owners - - a gang of robbers named Mordecai Sledge , Farmer Lardpork , Mean Floyd and Caleb Siles - - are hiding out in a cabin in the Bayou to divide their loot , the fugitive animals mistake the cabin for lodgings where they can play their music in exchange for room and board . The superstitious gang members are spooked out of their lair by the sound of mysterious music on a night with a full moon . Two of the most prominent , the rats and the chickens , were first created for this special . The special was taped in Toronto from February 14 to March 2 , 1972 .
Kip Rathke Kip Rathke ( Philip Kevin Rathke ) is a puppet , toy and graphic designer who began his career gluing feathers on Big Bird for Kermit Love . He later spent several years with 3 / Design Studio , working on " Eureeka ' s Castle " ( building Moat Twins ; designing the Halloween special ' s monster ) and the Howie Mandel film " Little Monsters " . Freelance projects included Kyle and on " The Puzzle Place " . Returning to the Muppets , he created puppets and props for " Sesame Street " , built the original Bear head and Treelo for " Bear in the Big Blue House " , and Spa ' am for " Muppet Treasure Island " . He also contributed project designs to " The Muppets Big Book of Crafts " . Kip won a 96 / 97 Daytime Emmy Award as part of the Henson team on " Elmo Saves Christmas " . Additionally , he has created graphic materials , set pieces and merchandise for the New York - based theater company , Circus Amok and a line of greeting cards for the legendary foam - haired diva , Orangeena . He is currently Creative Director at Sesame Workshop overseeing the design of all Sesame Street licensed toys and themed entertainment . Among these : Palisades ' Super Grover Action Figure , Fisher - Price / Mattel ' s historic line and the ongoing Hasbro line , including TOTY Award - winner Big Hugs Elmo . Excited to be working with Funko on our Sesame Street Pop ! Vinyl figures . In the theme park world , he helped develop Cookie ' s Monster Land at Sesame Place , Sesame ' s Forest of Fun and Safari of Fun at Busch Gardens , and Sesame attractions at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore ' s new Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase . He continues to contribute designs for " Sesame Street " , including Chipowski , Miss Fortune and Figby in Smart Cookies , as well as new characters for the upcoming season and holiday special . Credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppets ( EP ) Muppets is a 7 - inch EP released by Less Than Jake . It contains covers of four Muppet songs : Two complete songs from " The Muppet Movie " , a song that consists of the final verse from " The Magic Store " ( which begins , " Life ' s like a movie " ) , and the " Muppet Show " song " Mississippi Mud " . The latter song would later be included on their album " Goodbye Blue & White " , but the " Muppet Movie " songs were never released again by the group . The EP was released on both light blue and black vinyl . The picture sleeve for the EP features Muppet artwork . The front shows Gonzo flying through the sky with a bunch of balloons , in a shot similar to the back of the " Muppet Movie " LP . The back features Animal holding a chain attached around his neck . Track listing . Side A Side B
Charmin ' Charmin ' sang a song about how her love could send her love letters by using a fax . After the song is finished , she hands Phil Harmonic a fax from his mother . The song she sang was a spoof of " La Habanera , " from the opera " Carmen " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Nancy Kanter Nancy Kanter is a producer who worked for Sesame Workshop until 2004 , and subsequently Disney . She has served as senior vice president of original programming for Disney Channel , and executive vice president of original programming and general manager for Disney Junior . She produced a number of titles for " Sesame Street " , and a series of interstitials featuring The Muppets for Disney Junior in 2014 ( aired in 2015 ) . Her other credits include " The Lion Guard " based on Disney ' s " The Lion King " , " Miles From Tomorrowland " , and " Sofia the First " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 103 : Let the Water Run Sprocket can ' t take his bath , because Doc has turned off the water pipes to fix the boiler in his workshop . Unknown to Doc , this also cuts off the Fraggles ' only water supply . Headstrong Red Fraggle is preparing a swimming show all by herself , refusing her friends ' offers of help - - but when the Fraggle Pond empties and doesn ' t refill , she finds she can ' t fix it alone . Meanwhile , Junior Gorg tries to get water for Pa ' s bath , but his well is also connected to the empty Fraggle pool .
Bear ' s Egg Hunt Bear ' s Egg Hunt is a lift - the - flap " Bear in the Big Blue House " book . In this story , Bear and the kids of the Big Blue House decorate eggs together and then Bear hides them throughout the general area of the house . The kids all have fun hunting for them , but Treelo becomes disappointed when he can ' t seem to find any at all . Then , he makes a surprising discovery . This book combines photos of the characters from the show with original illustrations . It also features a duckling and his mother , but they are apparently not related directly to Harry or his Mom .
Orson Welles Orson Welles ( 1915 - 1985 ) was an Academy Award - winning American actor , director , writer , and producer . He appeared in " The Muppet Movie " playing the part of Lew Lord , the head of World Wide Studios . In 1979 , Jim Henson , Frank Oz , and various Muppets appeared as guests on the pilot episode for a talk show hosted by Welles . While filming his scenes in " The Muppet Movie " , Welles was enough of a Muppet fan to notice that the hat of one of the characters had changed color for the movie . In a 1970 appearance on " The Dick Cavett Show " , Welles said that " " Sesame Street " is the greatest thing that ever happened to television . "
Paul Evans Paul Evans ( b . 1938 ) is a singer and songwriter who was a popular recording artist in the 1960s ( scoring a hit singing " Seven Little Girls Sitting on the Backseat . " ) As a songwriter , Evans often teamed with Paul Parnes ( including " The Next Step Is Love , " recorded by Elvis Presley ) . Evans and Parnes wrote " Happiness Is , " which was sung in many early " Sesame Street " episodes . He later worked with Parnes on the 1981 album " Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra " ( co - writing " Concerto for Pots and Pans . " ) As a session singer , he was part of the Sing - along Singers on " Sesame Street Christmas Sing - Along " ( 1985 ) . Beyond his own albums , Evans was heard on commercial jingles and sang in Woody Allen ' s " Mighty Aphrodite " ( for the chorus ) and " Everyone Says I Love You " . He was a frequent guest on " The Dick Clark Show " .
Here for You Here For You is a " Sesame Street " outreach video produced in 2007 for children with serious illnesses . It was written by Joey Mazzarino and distributed by The Center for Advanced Illness Coordinated Care to 250 children ' s hospitals . The video features Elmo ' s hospitalized cousin Chester and Danny , a young leukemia patient . The program is designed to help families talk about their situation and cope with a similar condition . For a time , the video was on the iTunes Store as part of the Learn Along with Sesame series and at the Sesame Workshop website , but it is no longer available . Credits . Muppet Performers :
Episode 313 : Scared Silly Boober scares Wembley to test his baloobius , the fringe on the end of a Fraggle ' s tail that flares out when he ' s scared . Annoyed , Wembley sets up a trap to scare Boober after being inspired by Philo and Gunge despite the warnings of Marjory the Trash Heap . Wembley booby traps Boober ' s room , but he fears that his scheme has had disastrous results . Meanwhile , Doc ends up falling for a prank set by Ned Shimmelfinney and wants payback by setting up a prank for Ned to fall into .
Het Ei Het Ei ( The Egg ) is the 30 - minute 25th anniversary episode of " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . It aired on January 4th , 2001 . Hakim tells a special story about the day Sesamstraat ' s 25th birthday and the show was almost cancelled . Sien ' s grocery store is 25 years old . The Sesamstraat neighbors want to prepare a special surprise party for Sien and send her on vacation for a few days . Pino wants to help , but everybody thinks he ' s too young . In the forest , Pino meets a Fairy Godmother , who tells him the party can ' t go on without him . She gives him a magic egg that contains everything you need for a party . She asks Pino to take good care of the egg , and give it to Sien when she returns : the party will appear when she says the magic word " Aquamarana ! " But it has to be kept a secret . This proves to be very difficult , because the egg seems to be growing so big that Pino can ' t hide it anymore . Luckily , Tommie and Ieniemienie find out about his problems , and they offer help . But Aart , who is in charge of the feast , takes the egg away for his boiled egg recipe ! When Sien returns , the party preparations are not going too well . Luckily , Pino , Tommie and Ienie manage to stop Aart and tell Sien the magic word in time . The party can still go on ! The special was written by Ries Moonen and directed by Jan Riem . It also aired at the end of the season as a part of the Hamertje Tik Jubileumkwis anniversary special .
Episode 222 : Doozer Is As Doozer Does Wrench Doozer writes about the time where he wanted to hang out with the popular crowd , but Turbo ( the leader of the gang ) encourages Wrench to try out " flooping . " Meanwhile , Doc applies for a job as manager of Ms . Ardath ' s new bed - and - breakfast .
John Beal John Beal is a bass player who occasionally performed on " Sesame Street " albums . A busy freelance musician since the 1950s , Beal played with big band leader Woody Herman and , on records , backed Judy Collins , Nina Simone , Bette Midler , Luther Vandross , Audra McDonald , Gloria Estefan , Wynton Marsalis , and Paul Simon . Beal has been most active performing on Broadway , in concert , and even for operatic works . He played for Leonard Bernstein ' s " Mass " in 1971 and for the 1978 chamber opera " Dr . Heidegger ' s Fountain of Youth " . He played double bass for Philip Glass on the albums " Koyaanisqatsi " , " Songs from Liquid Days " , and " DancePieces " ( " In the Upper Room " ) , as well as the prelude to the 1984 stage version of Samuel Beckett ' s " Endgame " . He frequently accompanied Barbara Cook in solo concerts , played on - stage accompanying " An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin " ( 2011 ) , and in the orchestra of Alan Menken ' s " A Christmas Carol " . On Broadway , Beal has often worked with Stephen Sondheim , playing in the original runs of " Sweeney Todd " , " Merrily We Roll Along " , " Into the Woods " , " The Frogs " , " Assassins " , and various concert events . Other Broadway credits include " Chess " , " The Lion King " , " The Phantom of the Opera " , the revival of " Kiss Me Kate " ( with Brian Stokes Mitchell ) , " Pal Joey " , " Finian ' s Rainbow " , and " The Nance " . Film scores include " The Wiz " , Ethan Hawke ' s " Hamlet " , " A Chorus Line " , Woody Allen ' s " Broadway Danny Rose " and " Everyone Says I Love You " , " Fame " , and " Chicago " .