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The Muppets Theme " The Muppets Theme " is played at opening of each episode of " The Muppets " . The theme was composed and performed by Dave Thomas Junior and is based on " The Muppet Show Theme " originally written by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle . Opening sequence . The 15 - second , single - shot opening sequence features a fast - moving time - lapse video of the Muppets visiting the craft services table backstage at " Up Late with Miss Piggy " . As Kermit the Frog prepares himself a cup of coffee , the table is ravaged by The Swedish Chef , Fozzie Bear , Bobo the Bear , Beaker , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew , Uncle Deadly , Rizzo the Rat , Sam Eagle , Behemoth , Janice , Floyd , Dr . Teeth , Zoot , Gonzo , Pepe the King Prawn , Lips , Animal , Sweetums , Chip , Carl and Randy Pig . For the first ten episodes of the show , Miss Piggy enters at the end to take the only thing left , Kermit ' s cup of coffee ; Kermit sighs and delivers the line " it ' s time to get things started " ( a callback to the lyrics of the original " Muppet Show " theme song ) . Starting in , the ending was altered to have Piggy bring the ravaged Kermit a cup of coffee . Kermit smiles and delivers the line " it ' s time to get things started " in a more upbeat manner . The show ' s title is then typed out on the screen , punctuated by Dr . Teeth ' s signature laugh and show ' s " created by " credits . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Baby Bean Bunny Baby Bean Bunny appeared in the late 1989 / 1990 seasons of " Muppet Babies " as a baby version of Bean Bunny . He joined the other babies in the nursery , and often appeared innocent and rather naive in contrast to the others . According to the episode " The Transcontinental Whoo - Whoo , " Baby Bean Bunny is one of the only characters who is toilet - trained . In contrast to his puppet counterpart , Bean has bright blue eyes , instead of black button eyes . In the " Muppet Babies " canon , Bean is the same age as the others , whereas in the regular " adult " Muppet canon , he ' s much younger than the other Muppets . Baby Bean is the only post - Muppet Show character to appear in both pre - teen and adult form .
Dimples the Dog Dimples the Dog is a beagle who made his debut as a background character in the mid - 1970s on " Sesame Street " , and was one of the first animals on the show not to be made from an Anything Muppet pattern ( as most animals were originally made from ) . He was referred to by name in " The Alphabet Game " , and had a penchant for roughly playing with Big Bird during the " Alphabet Treasure Hunt " game show . Dimples hails from the Puppydale Puppy Farm , though it is not known how far he lives from Sesame Street . Dimples also made a background appearance in the " Rainbow Connection " finale of " The Muppet Movie " . This same dog is seen as the little dog who laughed from the " Hey Diddle Diddle " nursery rhyme in a season 39 episode of Sesame Street . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Center for Puppetry Arts Center for Puppetry Arts is a museum and theater in Atlanta , Georgia which features traveling and permanent exhibits of puppets , and has two theaters which continually perform puppet shows for children , families , and adults . It also holds puppet - making workshops for schoolchildren , and houses an extensive research library of 1 , 500 books on puppetry and 1 , 000 videos of local and international performances : The theater opened on September 23 , 1978 , as Jim Henson and Kermit cut the ribbon . The museum hosted The Art of the Muppets during 1981 , and 50 , 000 visitors saw the exhibit and the related video presentation in the main theater . In 1988 , Henson and the Muppets performed live twice to celebrate the Center ' s 10th anniversary . In 1994 , Jane Henson hosted a screening of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . During 1996 and 1997 , the museum hosted The Vision of Jim Henson . Elmo ( and presumably Kevin Clash ) were the headline guests at their 1997 puppetry festival . In 1998 , the Center hosted a four - day puppetry festival , with a special appearance by Steve Whitmire and Kermit . Also in 1998 , to celebrate the Center ' s 20th anniversary , Cheryl Henson appeared , as did Bear and Tutter . In October 1999 , Bear and Ojo appeared . In 2003 , Kermit appeared again . In 2005 , The Jim Henson Foundation provided a grant to help fund " Anne Frank : Within and Without " . In January of 2010 the museum presented " Steve Whitmire : Perspectives " The Sentient Puppet " " , a four day class and lecture . Before the a major expansion and full display of the collection in 2015 , the museum ' s permanent exhibit included original puppets of Link Hogthrob and Dr . Julius Strangepork in their Pigs in Space costumes , a Goblin from Labyrinth , and the original puppet of SkekUng from The Dark Crystal . In July of 2007 , The Jim Henson Foundation announced their intention to donate 500 to 700 original puppets , plus props and designs spanning the entire career of Henson and the Muppets , to the museum , which became the two exhibits and . The Center ' s Associate Artistic Director is Jon Ludwig ( shadow puppeteer for " Bear in the Big Blue House " ) . Work on the expansion of the museum intended to house the full donated collection , which was finally announced on January 14th , 2014 . The permanent exhibition ' s grand opening took place on November 14 , 2015 . In attendance were Brian , Cheryl , and Heather Henson with their spouses and children , Steve Whitmire with Kermit the Frog , Leslie Carrara - Rudolph with Abby Cadabby , Fran Brill ( with Prairie Dawn , performed for members only ) , Stephanie D ' Abruzzo , Ryan Dillon , Bonnie Erickson , Rollie Krewson , Karen Falk , and Craig Shemin . Worlds of Puppetry . The Center for Puppetry Arts opened the permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit in November 2015 . The exhibit is split into two sections : The Global Collection and The Jim Henson Collection . The Henson family donated between 500 and 700 pieces to the center , a portion of which will be on display , then rotated out every six months .
Klaus Klaus appeared in a 2009 episode of " Sesamstrasse " . He tried to eat a some of the delicious salad that Samson had made for the dinner that he , Nils and Frau Kowalski was having . Nils invited him to eat with them , but it turned out that Frau Kowalski are afraid of mice , so he was asked to wait outside until they finished . However he tried to get back in , and Frau Kowalski got so scared that she tore her pearl necklace . Klaus was able to get all the pearls and Frau Kowlaski thanked him by offering him a seat at the table . The mouse puppet was previously used as Manni in a 2008 episode . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Square Lover ' s Song " Square Lover ' s Song " is the official song of the Square Lovers ' Society , as heard in episode 3116 of " Sesame Street " . The Grand Royal Square Lover sings ( along with her assistant ) about all the fun they have in the Square Lovers ' Society and encourage Telly to join . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Being Brave Being Brave is a " Sesame Street " DVD released in 2013 . The DVD features stories and songs about overcoming fears , framed by Grover trying to avoid " The Monster at the End of This Show . " The DVD ' s bonus features also include a bonus classic clip , " " , the resource video , " Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor " , the street story " Cousin Bear is Afraid of Monsters " and the full length video , " A Celebration of Me , Grover " .
Season 41 ( 2010 ) " Sesame Street ' s " 41st season began production in September 2009 ; episodes premiered on September 27 , 2010 . Overview . The season continues the show ' s two - year initiative “ My World is Green & Growing , ” an initiative embracing a robust science and mathematics curriculum . For season 41 , " Sesame Street " will address the processes of scientific investigation , with 13 shows focused on this topic . One of the main curricular goals is to encourage children to think scientifically and to model the scientific process . The 4th Annual aniBOOM Awards , aniBOOM Awards 4 Sesame Street , decided a new educational , animated short that will debut this season , a stop - motion remake of " Pinball Number Count " . The other finalists also appear during the season . A new segment , " Super Grover 2 . 0 " , debuted this season and alternates with new segments of " Bert and Ernie ' s Great Adventures " with each episode . " Abby ' s Flying Fairy School " returns from last season with three new segments . " What ' s the Word on the Street " and " The Word of the Day " also return with 25 new words . The segment " I Love My Hair " went viral in mid - October 2010 , getting a large amount of press coverage , for encouraging positive attitudes amongst African - American viewers towards their hair . Earlier in the season , Katy Perry ' s parody of her song " Hot n ' Cold " attracted negative attention , due to controversy over her outfit ; it was removed from the broadcast season . Parodies . Parody segments this year include " The Elmo Slide " ( " The Cha Cha Slide " ) , " The Closer " and " True Mud " ( " True Blood " ) . Episodes . " Episodes 4213 - 4256 ( 44 episodes ) " External Links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Change the World " Change the World " is a " Sesame Street " song written for Season 42 . The song teaches little girls they can be anything they want to be , like a doctor , the President , an astronaut or a judge ( press materials listed her as aspiring to be a Supreme Court Justice . ) The video for the song features Segi , the same little girl from " I Love My Hair . " In September 2016 , the song ( with lyric modifications focusing on such careers as an astronaut and a journalist and on going to school to get an education to be anything ) was performed by Zari , Raya and Chamki in a viral video posted to the show ' s " International Social Impact " YouTube channel and other social media outlets . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hikayat Simsim ( Jordan ) walk - around characters Created for the Jordanian co - production of " Sesame Street " , Hikayat Simsim walk - around characters are used in outreach events around the country , starting in 2008 . Various stage shows including a host with Juljul ( 170 to 180 cm ) and Tonton ( 150 to 165 cm ) were produced , and casting began in summer 2009 for a new show including Elmo .
Donald Grump Donald Grump is a Grouch who has more trash than any other Grouch in the world ( and often brags to others about it ) . It is said that he has so much trash that it spills out of his trash can . He appears in a 2005 episode of " Sesame Street " as a parody of Donald Trump ( who himself has a Muppet caricature ) . In this episode he is looking for a Grouch apprentice to help him sort all his trash , some of which the chosen apprentice would get to keep . Oscar , Grundgetta , Omagrossa , Swampy , and even Elmo contended for the job . Elmo won since he did every job correctly , but was instantly " fired " for doing everything correctly . Despite this setback , Elmo was awarded Grump ' s hairpiece ( which is not a real loss , since he has several of them ) . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Señor Wences Señor Wences ( 1896 - 1999 , born Wenceslao Moreno ) was a Spanish ventriloquist , and the guest star in " The Muppet Show " . Wences was one of the highest paid vaudeville acts in the world . Hugely popular with American TV audiences through appearances on " The Ed Sullivan Show " , Wences was also a top nightclub favorite . He continued to perform well into his nineties . Wences ' characters were Johnny , the performer ' s own hand adorned with a painted face , and Pedro , a head in a box . When conversing with Pedro , Wences would frequently ask " S ' all right ? " , with the response " S ' okay . " " Labyrinth " references the routine in the dialogue between the Wiseman and his hat . Wences died in New York on April 20 , 1999 , at the age of 103 .
Wolf vom Wörtersee Wolf vom Wörtersee is a green wolf with a strong Italian accent who lives in a hut by the Wörtersee ( " Words - Lake , " as the title of the segment is a pun on the show " Das Schloss am Wörthersee " about a castle located nearby famous Austrian lake ) . Introduced on " Sesamstrasse " in 2007 , Wolf stars in a recurring series of thirteen , four - minute segments . He is an avid skateboarder and loves spaghetti with tomato sauce , and often converses with the lake ' s Wörterfee ( a " word fairy " living in the lake , played by Felicitas Woll ) . The " Wolf vom Wörtersee " segments focus primarily on and words . The same puppet was later used for Wolf on " Eine Moehre fuer Zwei " , and on " Sesame Street " ' s " Homelamb " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dallas James Dallas James is an actor who appeared , uncredited , in " The Muppets " ( 2011 ) in the non - speaking role of Maurice , Miss Piggy ' s porter . James ' credits mostly include commercials , " Tim and Eric Awesome Show , Great Job ! " , shorts , and an extra role in " Jonah Hex " .
The Shagri - Las ( song ) " The Shagri - Las " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by the monster group of the same name . Making their first live appearance in a long time at Birdland , the monsters sing about how shaggy they are , and point to their various shaggy parts . They then encourage the crowd and viewer to point along , whether they " have shag or not . " The song is a spoof of " Remember ( Walkin ' in the Sand ) " by the Shangri - Las . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Arlene Frantic Arlene Frantic appeared on " What ' s My Part ? " , a recurring sketch on " Sesame Street " . She was a parody of Arlene Francis from " What ' s My Line ? " She appeared in two segments of " What ' s My Part " , with different designs . In Episode 0131 , where the body part contestant was a nose , she was a monster . For the episode featuring a foot , she became an Anything Muppet person . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mark Radice Mark Radice is a composer who has written songs for " The Jim Henson Hour " , " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " , " Muppet Classic Theater " , " Muppets On Wheels " , " The Animal Show " , " Talk , Listen , Connect " , " When Parents Are Deployed " , " Sesame Street " , " Count on Sports " , " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " , and " Abby in Wonderland . " He was also a music arranger for " Kids ' Favorite Country Songs " . Radice has also contributed singing vocals for the show and special projects . He re - recorded the vocals for " Library Song " in Season 38 ( also re - arraigning the music ) , and sang " Little Hands " for " Being Green " and " Give Your Heart a Little Time " for the credits of " When Families Grieve " ( a duet with fellow " Sesame Street " composer Kathryn Raio - Rende ) . Radice also wrote a song specifically for " " called " Puppet Man " ( sung by Chris Jackson ) , which was played over the credits .
Roley Moley Roley Moley is a " Mopatop ' s Shop " customer who comes into the shop looking for a sign in the episode " " . After getting the sign he comes back to get a fence to put it on , and while he ' s in the shop anyway decides he might as well get a garden , too . Roley Moley later appeared in " " ( where he was looking for an outfit part ) and " " ( where he wanted a flower that he can look at ) . The puppet was re - used as a groundhog , appearing alongside Bean Bunny in a special Groundhog Day greeting for Muppets . com in 2009 . He was originally used as a mole named Magda in a Swift Wits sketch in of " Muppets Tonight " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Listen My Brother Listen My Brother is the name of a musical ensemble that performed several times on " Sesame Street " during its early seasons . The ensemble was made up of 16 youngsters from New York City , as a means of bringing talented young people from Harlem together and seeking out scholarships to send them on to college . The group was put together by Peter Long of the Apollo Theater . His wife , Loretta Long , plays Susan on the series . The 16 - member group performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City starting in the late 1960s , opening for many of the venue ' s famous performers , and made several musical contributions to " Sesame Street " , including a song about counting to 20 ( which is included in the 2006 DVD release " " and which Loretta Long sang on her 1970 album as well as on " The Flip Wilson Show " that year ) , and " You Gotta Learn , " which the group composed . One of the members of the group was Luther Vandross , who sang lead vocals on " You Gotta Learn " and who later became a noted solo artist . Other members included Carlos Alomar , Robin Clark and Fonzi Thornton .
Flip Flap Flop Kermit is walking home from a day of fishing when his friends Fozzie and Gonzo notice that Kermit ' s wet feet make a funny sound when he walks . They laugh and joke about it all the way home , not noticing that Kermit feels embarrassed and ashamed . Kermit obsesses over the incident all night , and by the morning , he ' s realized that his so - called " friends " probably despise everything about him . Kermit withdraws from his friends , and becomes introverted and suspicious . It never occurs to him to talk to anybody about it , or to put on a pair of shoes .
Episode 118 : Peckity Woodpecker Elwood , a woodpecker , checks into the hotel and is put into the Oak Room ( a popular room for bird guests ) . Elsewhere , Furgus hangs a poster for the musical guests performing at the hotel later - The Ding - a - Lings , consisting of violinist Ms . Ling and glockenspiel player Mr . Ding . However , Mr . Ding ' s glockenspiel has arrived , but he has not . Phoebe then hears a strange rattle coming from upstairs . The monsters find that Elwood has pecked holes in all the furnishing of the room , which is against hotel policy . He needs to peck something , it ' s just who he is . So , the monsters try to find something else he can peck . They bring him to the dining room to peck holes in the cheese , but it ' s too soft and it gets stuck on his beak . Cookie Monster brings him some cookies to peck holes in ( so Cookie can place the chocolate chips ) , but Elwood just makes them crumble . Furgus then calls for some help in the lobby . Mr . Ding still hasn ' t arrived and the performance is starting soon . Phoebe tries replacing him , then realizes who ' d make the perfect replacement . At the concert , Elwood fills in for Mr . Ding , using his pecking ability to play the glockenspiel . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Harvey Kneeslapper Harvey Kneeslapper is " Sesame Street " ’ s mad practical joker , always pulling pranks on others , punctuated with his hysterical laugh . He was the first character created by Norman Stiles . Usually , his pranks involved either letters or numbers , which he would slap onto his victims , many of whom were made from Fat Blue Anything Muppets ( one of these was a look - alike , and sound - alike , for Mr . Johnson ) . In most of his skits , his pranks succeeded , much to the annoyance of his dupes . However , on rare occasions , Harvey ' s pranks backfired on him . Such instances usually occurred in skits where he explained his prank in advance to the audience . Eventually , his raucous laugh became too hard on Frank Oz ' s throat and Harvey , who was always considered a one - joke character , was dropped from the show . Oz later recalled that initially the character was " a funny idea , and then I realized , first of all , it ' s exhausting . And second of all , it ' s not that funny . He ' s one of the dead Muppets . " Even after Harvey stopped appearing in new material , his existing segments continued to be used in new episodes up until Season 32 . Harvey later made a cameo appearance in Episode 4209 ( performed by Matt Vogel ) , where he slaps a " 7 " on Wolfgang ’ s beach ball . He also cameoed in the " Letters " CD - ROM game , pretending to be a shark in Ernie ' s tub . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Alan Cassie Alan Cassie is an English art director who worked on several Muppet movies : " The Muppet Christmas Carol " , " Muppet Treasure Island " ( both as supervising art director ) , " Muppets from Space " , and " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " ( production designer ) . He was also co - set designer for " The Secret Life of Toys " ( with Val Strazovec ) and one of the art directors for the Creature Shop - effects film " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " . Cassie ' s earliest credits in the 1960s were as a general set decorator on films ( " Fathom " with Raquel Welch ) and TV specials ( " The Bacharach Sound " ) . He gradually moved up ( working as a draftsmen on " Superman " ) and after working as assistant art director to production designer Elliott Scott on the 1976 TV " Beauty and the Beast " ( with George C . Scott ) , Scott used him again as a full art director on " The Watcher in the Woods " , " Dragonslayer " , " The Pirates of Penzance " , " Evil Under the Sun " and as chief art director on " Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom " . In 1985 , he was production designer on " D . A . R . Y . L . " ( with Michael McKean ) . Other credits include " Patriot Games " , " The Saint " , and " The Medallion " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Fozzie Bear ( animated ) An animated version of Fozzie Bear appeared in the 1985 show " Little Muppet Monsters " . He was featured in " Kermit the Frog , Private Eye " segments , as Kermit ' s sidekick and driver . The adult animated Fozzie also appeared in the final episode of " Muppet Babies " , " , " in footage from the second aired episode of " Little Muppet Monsters " .
Peter Kirchberger Peter Kirchberger ( b . 1943 ) is a German voice actor who has been involved with " Sesamstrasse " since its start . He dubbed Don Music and various Anything Muppets ( such as one of Snow White ' s dwarves ) in the early seasons . He later added Snuffy , Biff , and others , including the narrator of the " Connie the Cow " segments . Following the death of Gerd Duwner , he took over as the voice of Ernie from 1997 until 2001 , and more recently . He has also served as a recording director and script adaptor / translator for more recent seasons and served in the same capacity on " Elmo - das Musical " and " Das Furchester Hotel " . Kirchberg has also appeared on - camera as a guest on " Sesamstrasse " , in a late 1990s episode as an Elvis - like customer at Bettina ' s shop , and then as a hotel guest in 2000 . Kirchberger ' s live - action dub credits include Elvis Presley in six films and John Candy in five . He also dubbed Adam West on " Batman " , Stephen Fry in " Oscar Wilde " and on " Jeeves and Wooster " , David Canary on " Bonanza " , Joe Santos on " The Rockford Files " , and various " Columbo " guest stars ( including George Hamilton , William Shatner , and Little Richard ) . He also voice directed several " Columbo " installments ( with dialogue adaptation by Eberhard Storeck ) . Cartoon dub roles include Wallace in the " Wallace and Gromit " franchise and magical little critters on " The Smurfs " and " Barbapapa " . Kirchberger has been heard , but seldom seen , in several German TV series and films , voicing off - camera radio announcers , police voices , and the like , on " Percy Stuart " , " Hamburg Transit " , and others . Outside of dubbing , Kirchberger performed with the German rock group Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker ( often doing his Elvis impression ) and released a few pop song singles in the late seventies and early eighties . On records and cassettes , he played supporting roles in the " Three Investigators " series and narrated the " Heidi " series . Kirchberger ' s daughter , Stephanie Kirchberger , has also worked as a voice actress on " Sesamstrasse " - related projects .
Mitchel Young Evans Mitchel Young Evans is a mime , clown , and photographer who served as a suit performer on " Dinosaurs " , as Fran Sinclair in the first season , and in the second season episode " . " Evans ' other credits include guest appearances on " Far Out Space Nuts " , " Wonder Woman " , " Buck Rogers in the 21st Century " ( as a mime ) , " Alice " ( as robot waitress Blanche ) , " The A - Team " , " Shelley Duvall ' s Faerie Tale Theatre " , and " The Suite Life of Zak and Cody " ( as Maurice the Mime ) . Film credits include Francis Ford Coppola ' s " Dracula " ( as a shadow puppeteer ) , " The Incredible Shrinking Woman " ( with Lily Tomlin ) , and " Flicks " ( with Richard Belzer ) .