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Stuart Stone Stuart Stone is a Canadian voice actor who , as a child actor , voiced Eddie on " Dog City " . He worked steadily for " Dog City " producers Nelvana through the 80s and 90s , notably voicing Arthur in the " Babar " animated film and series and Ralphie on " The Magic Schoolbus , " as well as working on " The Raccoons " . On camera appearances have included parts on " Beverly Hills 90210 " , " Goosebumps " , and the film " Donnie Darko " , as well as several collaborations with comedian and friend Jamie Kennedy . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Beautiful Dreamer " Beautiful Dreamer " is a popular American song , the last known song written by Stephen Foster . It was published posthumously the year Foster died . Clueless Morgan sings this song until Polly Lobster hits him with a frying pan in the Mr . Callahan UK spot in of " Muppets Tonight " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Tambor ( b . 1944 ) is a veteran character actor best known for his TV comedy work , including " The Larry Sanders Show " and " Arrested Development " . In " Muppets from Space " , Tambor played government agent K . Edgar Singer . Later , he re - teamed with the Muppets to play The Wizard in the TV movie " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " . He also had a guest voice spot on " Dinosaurs " as Hank Hibler . Tambor is one of only five actors to appear on - camera in two feature - length Muppet movies ; the others are David Arquette , Elliott Gould , Whoopi Goldberg , and bit player Dan Payne . His other roles include an early starring role in " The Ropers " ( for which Joe Raposo composed the theme song ) , " Mr . Mom " , and the Amazon TV series " Transparent " ( with Caitlyn Jenner ) for which he has received two Emmy Awards , a Golden Globe , and a Screen Actors Guild award .
Spill O ' Reilly Spill O ' Reilly is a Grouch newscaster for the Grouch News Network . Introduced by Sesame Workshop Executive Vice President Sherrie Westin on " The O ' Reilly Factor " , Spill is a parody of FOX News personality Bill O ' Reilly . While on the show , Spill welcomed viewers to the " No - Spew Zone " , and plugged his book , " A Stinky Rotten Pile of Grouchiness " , parodying O ' Reilly ' s slogan " The No - Spin Zone " and his 2008 book " A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe is the title character of a well - known , " There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe " . As her name suggests , she lives in a giant shoe ( a size 59 triple - E , by Kermit ' s approximations ) . She is the mother of many children ( so many that she doesn ' t know what to do ) . She has appeared multiple times on " Sesame Street " . In her earliest known appearance ( in a " News Flash " segment ) , she is played by Frank Oz . When Kermit arrives at her house , she quickly , and without asking , puts him in charge of babysitting so she can go bowling . ( She is a member of the Gray Panthers Bowling League . ) Her house is located next to the Young Woman Who Lives in a Hat . In this segment , seven of her children are named . She tells Heather and Johnny not to fight ; Brian , Lisa and Cheryl not to watch too much television ; and Polly and Kate to go to bed when the frog says . The first five children named hold the same first names as Jim and Jane Henson ' s five children , and Polly and Kate are named after Jon Stone ' s children . In a later appearance ( played by Kathryn Mullen ) , she contradicts the News Flash as she visits the office of Mother Goose due to nursery rhyme problems ; Mother Goose had trouble coming up with her poem ' s ending . Once again at the end of the sketch , she dumps her kids and leaves them at Mother Goose ' s office ( which they wreck and adorn with crumpled paper and paper airplanes ) . In another appearance in 1990s , when Miss Marble helped track down her missing shoe - house in an episode of " Fairytale Detective . " Julianne Buescher played the Old Woman in this appearance . She later appeared ( as a Hot Pink Anything Muppet ) performed by Fran Brill in a season 45 episode . She ' s seen driving a shoe - shaped car and has 12 rambunctious kids named Ed ( Eric Jacobson ) , Fred and Ned ( John Kennedy ) , Ted and Jed ( Peter Linz ) , Red and Nan ( Ryan Dillon ) , Jan and Ann ( Stephanie D ' Abruzzo ) , Fran ( Carmen Osbahr ) , Zan ( Leslie Carrara - Rudolph ) , and Marcelo ( David Rudman ) . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 108 : All Washed Up / Bunnochio All Washed Up . After being washed , Ditz ' s arms are stuck upwards . He finds out he can use his stuck arms to help his friends , but then his arms get loose again . . . Bunnochio . Bunny Lamp wants to be a real toy , and Fairy Godmother Raisin grants his wish .
Brad Smith Brad Smith is a reporter for Citynews Toronto ' s Entertainment City segment . Smith was a wide receiver and slotback for the Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos , but currently is a free agent . He was previously the Bachelor in the first season of " The Bachelor Canada " . During her Toronto press stop for " Muppets Most Wanted " , Miss Piggy crushed over Smith .
Episode 11 : Boy Blue On Mother Goose ' s , the the goslings sing " Happy Birthday to You " to their mother . She is so moved by the gesture that she says she is " as happy as Little Boy Blue ' s mother , " thus prompting the story of Little Boy Blue . Story . Little Boy Blue lives in the country with his mother . The two are very poor , just barely living off the small bits of grain left in the field after the harvest . One day , Boy Blue decides that he should get a job to support his small family . His mother objects because her son is so young , but Little Boy Blue insistes . Dressed in his fine blue suit ( handmade by his mother from her old dress ) , Boy Blue goes to see the Squire about employment The squire is impressed by Boy Blue ' s suit and hires him to watch over his sheep and cow . He tells Little Boy Blue to keep the two out of the meadow and the corn , and if anything should go wrong , Boy Blue should blow his horn . Boy Blue works hard for weeks keeping the scheming cow and sheep in line and out of the Squire ' s crop . One day , Little Boy Blue ' s mother becomes ill . He spends all night watching over his poor sick mother . The next day , exhausted from his sleepless night , Little Boy Blue falls asleep on the job . The cow and the sheep race to the field and begin eating the squire ' s crop . The squire walks by and sees the animals in the field . He quickly removes his rebellious livestock and goes in search of his missing employee . When he found Boy Blue asleep in the hay , he was furious . The squire is about to fire the boy when he explains why he had fallen asleep . Impressed that a young boy would care so much for his mother , the squire insists that they both go to Boy Blue ' s cottage to see his mother . The squire rewards Boy Blue for his selflessness and invites mother and son to come live in the cottage that stands by the hall .
Ice Follies sketches Following the debut of the " Sesame Street " cast in the Ice Follies shows in 1974 , several inserts for the series were taped using the skaters and the costumed versions of the characters . The regular Muppet performers provided the character ' s voices . These sketches appeared on the show as early as season seven .
Nim Chimpsky Nim Chimpsky ( 1973 - 2000 ) was a chimpanzee who was taught sign language and raised as if he was a human as part of an experiment to see if a chimpanzee could be taught to communicate with humans . Chimpsky ' s name was a play on the name of professor Noam Chomsky , who believed that only humans were able to communicate with each other - the goal of the experiment was to prove Chomsky wrong . In the late 1970s , when Chimpsky lived on the Delafield Mansion at the campus of Columbia University , Herbert Terrace , the founder of the Nim project , allowed the Children ' s Television Workshop to film a number of inserts for " Sesame Street " featuring Chimpsky . Chimpsky was frightened at first by the lights and cameras , but eventually went about his usual business for the cameras . In 1979 , Terrace published a report on the Chimpsky project : despite Chimpsky ' s vast vocabulary and the fact that he was able to teach a human how to use sign language , Terrace believed he was simply mimicking what the humans taught him and conceded that Chomsky was right . Chimpsky was sold to the New York University Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates in 1982 , but he was soon freed due to public protest - - including some former " Sesame Street " viewers who had seen Chimpsky on the show . Henry Herrman , an attorney who believed in Nim ' s intelligence , planned to sue on Chimpsky ' s behalf and have Chimpsky testify to prove his intelligence . Herrman commented , " Allowing this to happen to Nim is like selling Bambi for dog food . How would this play on " Sesame Street ? " " Chimpsky was freed without having to testify before a court and lived out the rest of his life on the Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison , Texas . Among his most prized possesions in Murchison was a " Sesame Street " book featuring a section on sign language .
Episode 2096 Background . Since Mr . Snuffleupagus made his first appearance in the Season 3 premiere , the adults had thought that Mr . Snuffleupagus was just an imaginary friend of Big Bird ' s . Big Bird would often try to arrange for them to see Mr . Snuffleupagus , face - to - face , but Snuffy would always be gone by the time they finally chose to look at him . After years of not seeing him and many near - misses , the adults finally got to see Mr . Snuffleupagus for the first time in this episode , and finally find out that he is real . In the documentary " Sesame Street Unpaved " , hosted by Sonia Manzano , Snuffy ' s performer , Martin P . Robinson , revealed that Snuffy was finally introduced to the main human cast mainly due to a string of high profile and sometimes graphic stories of pedophilia and sexual abuse of children on shows such as " 60 Minutes " and " 20 / 20 " . The writers felt that by having the adults refuse to believe Big Bird despite the fact that he was telling the truth , they were scaring children into thinking that their parents would not believe them if they had been sexually abused and that they ' d just be better off remaining silent . In addition , during Robinson ' s explanation , Loretta Long uttered the words " Bronx daycare , " a reference to reports of sexual abuse at the PRACA Day Care Center in New York City ' s Bronx borough , as covered by area TV station WNBC . In 1988 , a book about the adults meeting Mr . Snuffleupagus , titled " Meet Mr . Snuffleupagus " , was released . However , in that book , they meet him when he takes a toaster to The Fix - It Shop to get it fixed . The sequence in which the cast meets Mr . Snuffleupagus was included in " " , " Sesame Street Unpaved " , " The Street We Live On " , and " 40 Years of Sunny Days " . A script for most of the street scenes was featured in " Sesame Street Unpaved " . External Links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s Coloring Book Elmo ' s Coloring Book was a " Sesame Street Live " show produced by VEE Corporation in 1997 . In 2004 , it was updated and revived for Sesame Street Live ' s 25th anniversary touring season . Plot . In this show , Elmo and the gang , along with an artist named Professor Art , go into Professor Art ' s Guzzinta 2000 machine , which brings coloring book pages to life , allowing the cast to go into their drawings . Meanwhile , many different things turn from their original color to white . Among these is Oscar the Grouch , who suddenly turns nicer when he ' s white . Eventually , they learn that the colors were taken by Blanche the Polar Bear , who wanted to see what it ' s like to be other colors . However , she soon realizes that her natural color is best for her , and she returns the colors . Production Notes . While the program may list Grover , Zoe , and the Honkers as cast members , they have no speaking lines ( though Zoe is listed in the voice credits in the original 1997 program book ) . This was due to the fact that these three Muppets were the understudies for the show , which are usually the Muppets who are given no dialogue , and can easily be removed from the production if any of the other performers aren ' t able to perform . However , in the 2004 revamped version of the show , Zoe is given a speaking role , and Prairie Dawn ( who was given a part in the original ) is the " small " understudy in the show . The performer who plays the part of Zoe also plays the part of Blanche , the Polar Bear , in the second half of the show . Rosita and Baby Bear also are given the same stage performer also . Telly Monster also has a bigger role in this show , as he was absent from the previous Sesame Street Live show , " 123 Imagine ! " from 1996 . Also , unlike the original show , Big Bird is given sort of a " minor part " although he is listed after Elmo in the official program ) and isn ' t seen much until the show ' s second half . Other changes also include the Palettes design , who are seen sporting unique hairdos of their secondary colors ( ex . Blue = Green , Red = Purple , Yellow = Orange ) . This change was added in the 2004 show . A revamped version of the show meant for theatres instead of arenas , directed by Sloan Bayer , hit the road for a 2006 - 2007 international tour . The tour included two weeks at Madison Square Garden , a performance on " The Today Show " and several months of performances outside the U . S . It was replaced on the theatre circuit in 2007 by " Super Grover ! Ready for Action " . This would result in VEE Corporation either dubbing original shows or writing new shows to star Elmo ' s name . This practice has been done since the 2006 show , " Elmo Makes Music " . Acts . Act 1 : Act 2 :
Gregg Berger Gregg Berger ( b . 1950 ) is a voice actor who has been heard in several " Sesame Street " animated inserts , notably in the recurring role of the Bellhop , and as an alien looking for his mothership , which is parked by a baseball diamond . In 2011 , he was heard in the " Sesame " video game " Once Upon a Monster " . Berger ' s cartoon resume is highlighted by his work in the many Garfield specials and " Garfield and Friends " , as the barking Odie , Orson Pig , the mailman , Mad Man Murray , and many others . Other series credits include " Transformers " ( as Grimlock , Outback , and others ) , " Aaahh ! ! ! Real Monsters " ( the Gromble ) , " Duckman " ( Cornfed ) , " Spider - Man " ( Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter ) , " The Pink Panther and Sons " ( Bowlhead ) , " This Is America , Charlie Brown " ( various historical figures ) , and The Hub ' s " Pound Puppies " , plus episodic roles on " Batman : The Animated Series " and " Superman " . Berger has also filled in for Peter Cullen as Eeyore in various Winnie the Pooh projects , notably talking toys , the Disneyland ride , and the " Kingdom Hearts II " video game . Animated features include " Rover Dangerfield " , " Little Nemo : Adventures in Slumberland " , and " The Rugrats Movie " . Berger ' s occasional on - camera appearances include the films " Attack of the Killer Tomatoes " , " Spaced Invaders " , and " Police Academy 7 : Mission to Moscow " , as well as guest spots on " Fame " , " Perfect Strangers " , and " Alice " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
On the Town ( movie ) On the Town is a 1949 movie musical , adapted from a 1944 Broadway stage musical , with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green . Comden and Green also played two of the leads in the original stage version . The Muppets made a visual reference to the film in a Macy ' s Window Display in 2002 . Fozzie Bear , Kermit the Frog , and Gonzo are dressed as sailors , assuming the roles played in the film by Gene Kelly , Frank Sinatra , and Jules Munshin . The lyrics were spoofed in a window card which read , " New York ! New York ! A holiday town ! The Bronx is up and the Battery ' s down ! The people here are the greatest around ! New York ! New York ! It ' s a holiday town ! "
George Carlin George Carlin ( 1937 - 2008 ) was a comedian and actor known for his social commentary and views on various taboo subjects . His " seven dirty words " routine was used in a U . S . Supreme Court case regarding indecent material on television , and the list has often been referenced in popular culture is such shows as " Mystery Science Theater 3000 " , " That ' 70s Show " , " Everybody Hates Chris " , and " The Daily Show " . Carlin appeared on two episodes of " The Jimmy Dean Show " which featured Rowlf the Dog and he hosted the first episode of " Saturday Night Live " which also featured Jim Henson ' s Muppets . His acting work included voicing Filmore in Pixar ' s " Cars " , playing Mr . Conductor on " Shining Time Station " ( and narrating " Thomas & Friends " ) , " Bill & Ted ' s Excellent Adventure " , and three films for Kevin Smith .
Laura Palacios Laura Palacios is a Spanish voice actress who was heard in the Castilian dubs of several Muppet / Henson projects . She dubbed Mokey ( Mussy ) on " Los Fraguel " ( " Fraggle Rock " ) , Baby Piggy in " Los Pequeñecos " ( " Muppet Babies " ) and Fran Sinclair in " Dinosaurios " ( " Dinosaurs " ) . She also dubbed Mary Gulliver in " Gulliver ' s Travels " . Palacios provided the voice of the puppet character Bruja Truca ( literally " the Trick Witch " ) in the children ' s series " La Bola de Cristal " , hosting wraparound segments for reruns of " The Little Rascals " , " The Munsters " , and " Bewitched " . She also dubbed Keshia Knight Pulliam on " The Cosby Show " and several characters on " The Simpsons " ( including Maude Flanders , Nelson , and Miss Hoover ) .
Auld Lang Syne " Auld Lang Syne " is a traditional Scottish song . The words are based on a poem transcribed and written by Robert Burns ; the music is a Scottish dance song from the late 18th century . In many English - speaking countries , it is sung at midnight on New Year ' s Eve each year to usher in the new year . It is also heard at the end of other events such as funerals . In of " The Muppet Show " , Waldorf sings the line " Should auld acquaintance be forgot . . . " at the end of the show . When Statler asks why he ' s singing it , Waldorf replies : he forgot . Rowlf and the Muppets rehearse " Auld Lang Syne " for a goodbye to Miss Piggy as the UK Spot on of " The Muppet Show " , since Piggy would be leaving , Gonzo suggested that they change the lyrics to " In the days of Auld Lang Swine . " However , when they realize that she will take Foo - Foo with her , they switch songs and rehearse " For She ' s a Jolly Good Porker . " They end up switching back and forth between the two , as Miss Piggy exits ( " Auld Lang Syne " ) and enters ( " Jolly Good Porker " ) her dressing room . Music Mentions . Kenny G recorded an instrumental version of the song , of which two special remixes were released on two of his albums , each featuring a collection of historic audio clippings . Both versions feature a different " Sesame Street " Muppet : _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama ( b . 1964 ) is the wife of the forty - fourth President of the United States , Barack Obama , and was the first African - American First Lady of the United States from 2009 - 2017 . In May 2009 , Obama visited the set of " Sesame Street " , where she recorded a PSA about healthy eating and nutrition with Elmo . She also filmed a segment with Elmo and the Kids ( including Fatima Ptacek ) about planting a garden to grow fresh vegetables . Visiting the U . S . Mission to the United Nations later that day , she talked about her experience : " I never thought I ' d be on " Sesame Street " with Elmo and Big Bird and I was thrilled . I ' m still thrilled . I ' m on a high . I think it ' s probably the best thing I ' ve done at the White House . " She and her daughters , Malia and Sasha , visited the Kaufman Astoria Studios , unofficially , in March 2010 . Obama is not the first First Lady to visit " Sesame Street " . Barbara Bush read a book with Big Bird and the Count in 1990 , Hillary Clinton talked to Big Bird and Rosita about healthy living tips in 1993 , and Laura Bush read a book with Big Bird and Elmo in 2003 . Obama also appeared with cast members of " Sesame Street " during the 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll . In 2011 , Mrs . Obama appeared alongside Dr . Jill Biden , Elmo and Rosita in a series of public service announcements promoting support to military families . Kermit the Frog appeared at the White House for The National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on December 1 , 2011 , and read " A Visit from St . Nicholas " with Mrs . Obama , which was broadcast on PBS stations nationwide . An Anything Muppet caricature of her appears as President Elmo ' s First Lady in the " Elmo the Musical " segment , " President the Musical . " In 2013 , Big Bird appeared with Mrs . Obama in two PSAs for her childhood health initiative , Let ' s Move ! On October 30 , 2013 , Obama was joined by Elmo and Rosita to announce that Sesame Workshop and the Produce Marketing Association ( PMA ) joined the Partnership for a Healthier America ( PHA ) in a two - year agreement to help promote fresh fruit and vegetable consumption to kids . On March 12 , 2014 , Obama met with Kermit again , at the White House benefit screening of " Muppets Most Wanted " . Obama appeared on " Sesame Street " again during season 45 , in a segment with Grover about the importance of breakfast . Elmo and Rosita joined Michelle Obama to help harvest the White House Kitchen Garden at an event on October 6 , 2016 . Obama appeared with Rosita and Zari in a social media video published on October 11 , 2016 to celebrate Day of the Girl .
The Muppet Show on Tour : 2nd Edition VEE Corporation presented " " The Muppet Show on Tour : 2nd Edition " " stage show in 1985 , a follow - up to 1984 ' s " " The show was written by Michael Kirschenbaum , and the costumes were once again built by Henson Associates , Inc . Most notable is the exclusion of Steve Whitmire from the credits . He is featured in a stock photo of the performers , but Rizzo and his other characters were absent from the show . Instead , Chester Rat and Yolanda Rat were featured - - Chester ' s vocals were performed by Dave Goelz , and Yolanda ' s by Karen Prell . The Rats , Camilla , and Robin were all hand puppets , and not full - body costumes . The " Spring Factory " sequence also included Mr . Summerfall Winter and the Robbers ; no vocal talent is listed in the credits for these characters . Cast . The pre - recorded Muppet voices were performed by Jim Henson , Frank Oz , Dave Goelz , Richard Hunt , Jerry Nelson and Karen Prell . The Muppet Babies also appeared and were voiced by : Merchandise . There were some items exclusively available for the tour . Among them were a series of buttons , a souvenir program , banners and pennants .
Iced Mocha Stirring Rod As Nigel directs of " Muppets Tonight " from the KMUP control room , he shouts out that he needs someone to fetch him a stirring rod for his iced mocha . A lavender fellow with a long , plastic nose steps into frame and stirs Nigel ' s drink . " Like I couldn ' t have done that myself , " the long - nosed Nigel remarks . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Leon Jason Studios Leon Jason Studios was a company which produced art for several Whitman book titles , specializing in those adapted from television properties . They received credit on the " Sesame Street " books " People in My Family " and " People in Your Neighborhood " . Other Leon Jason credits include books spotlighting Sylvester and Tweety , Yogi Bear , " Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea " , and " The Funny Company " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Wally ( Des O ' Connor Entertains ) Wally was a green bespectacled Whatnot who appeared in the Muppets ' appearance on " Des O ' Connor Entertains " in 1976 . Wally appeared behind a typewriter taking notes during the meeting with Kermit , Des and the other Muppets ( Hilda , George , Waldorf , and Sam ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _