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The Muppet Christmas Carol finger puppets Hardee ' s Kids Meals featured a set of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " finger puppets in 1993 , to promote the video release . The set included : In addition to the toys , there was a static window decal to advertise the promotion .
Episode 118 : Phyllis Diller Aging wardrobe woman Hilda puts on a wig and makeup to try to make herself look younger . She is spotlighted in a backstage plot for the first and last time . Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : Gallery . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award The Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards are an annual award bestowed by the Broadcast Film Critics Association . The ceremony currently airs on VH1 each January , under the title " The Critics ' Choice Movie Awards " ' . Statler and Waldorf appeared via video at the ceremony on January 12 , 2012 , where " The Muppets " was nominated for Best Comedy and Best Song ( for " Man or Muppet , " " Pictures in My Head . " and " Life ' s a Happy Song " ) . The film won Best Song for " Life ' s a Happy Song . "
Chives Chives is the butler to the late Baron Petri von Honeydew in the video game " Muppet Monster Adventure " . When The Muppets first arrive at the Baron ' s castle , Chives ' eerie silhouette is only seen , frightening Robin and causing him to faint . At the game ' s end , Robin comes to and learns the identity of the mysterious figure . He wheezily apologizes to him , then shows the cast to their rooms .
Little Bo Peep ' s Mother Little Bo Peep ' s Mother is the mother of Little Bo Peep . An experienced shepherdess , she is unable to walk one morning because of her legs . Her daughter Little Bo Peep insists she stays home and lets her walk the sheep herself , in which she responds , " In all my years of tending sheep , I ' ve never gotten to know them . " , in turn , which her own daughter responds that she knows all about sheep . When Bo Peep returns home that evening , she gives her daughter the advice of " Leave them alone , and they ' ll come home , wagging their tails behind them . "
Craig Kent Craig Kent appeared in Episode 27 of " From the Balcony " . When Ted Thomas interviews the cousin of Clark Kent , Ted mistakes him for Superman and asks him about his superpowers and girlfriend Lois Lane . Craig keeps trying to correct him , but Ted isn ' t interested in hearing about how he used to play at Clark ' s house when they were kids and everyone would make a big fuss over how fast and strong he was . The puppet used as Craig Kent was previously used as Mr . Movie in Episode 17 of " From the Balcony " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gettin ' Around " Gettin ' Around " is a song from " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " episode , " . " In the song , The Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats sing about how cats are always on the go and have mulptiple ways of getting around . The song is done in the style of classic , 1960 ' s rock similar to that of The Beach Boys . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Adventures of Gina the Veterinarian The Adventures of Gina the Veterinarian served as the closing " Sesame Street " segment in two Season 38 episodes . Similar to the Trash Gordon segments , Gina tells adopted son Marco bedtime stories in which she journeys far and wide to help animals in distress . In episode 4139 , Gina tells Marco about her adventure to the jungle to remove a splinter from the paw of a ferocious lion ( Little Murray Sparkles ) . In episode 4146 , Gina tells about her adventure bringing water to a camel in the desert . The camel announces the sponsors . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I Want a Rock " I Want a Rock " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Virgil von Vivaldi ( played by Michael McKean ) in a 2010 episode and two punk Anything Muppets . In his song , he points out how rocks are everywhere , whether it be a statue in the garden , the sidewalk or even 123 Sesame Street . The song spoofs " I Wanna Rock " by Twisted Sister . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Avenue Q Avenue Q is a Broadway musical that mixes the likes of puppeteering and acting together on stage . It bases itself on a street where puppets and humans alike live together . It included in its original cast several veteran Muppeteers , including John Tartaglia , Stephanie D ' Abruzzo , Rick Lyon and Jennifer Barnhart . It is a post - modern and Generation X - themed takeoff on " Sesame Street " . The show won three Tony Awards in 2004 including the Tony Award for " Best Musical " and received a Grammy award nomination for Best Musical Show Album , and is currently the twenty - fifth longest running show on Broadway . Ed Christie , the manager at The Muppet Workshop in New York at the time reports : The show opened on Broadway in New York City in Summer 2003 . It closed on September 13 , 2009 and moved to New World Stages six weeks later where it continues to run as a Off - Broadway production . In 2005 , " Avenue Q " opened in a larger theater in Las Vegas , Nevada , although its run there has since ended . Another production began in London ' s West End in June 2006 ( with Nigel Plaskitt as " puppet consultant " , to teach the cast puppetry . ) It closed on October 30 2010 . A UK tour occurred in 2011 . A Swedish adaptation of the show premiered February 16 , 2007 , on Maximteatern in Stockholm , as the first non - English version of the show . The show closed December 2007 and was replaced by a tour during the fall of 2008 . The Finnish adaptation premiered February 23 , 2007 . The show has also been adapted in Israel , Italy , Brazil ( 2009 ) , Mexico ( 2010 ) , Philippines , Singapore , Spain ( 2010 ) , Fredericia theater in Denmark ( October 13 to November 13 , 2011 ) . A slightly less edgy version of the show premiered in 2008 in Kalamazoo , Michigan . Cheryl Blaylock , a native of Kalamazoo , taught the cast puppetry and was named " Artist - in - Residence . " For regional and community theatre productions , individual productions will have the option for rental of puppets from MTI with the likeness of the original Rick Lyon puppets , or they may build and create their own . Another version of the show for schools , titled " Avenue Q : School Edition " features toned down sexual content and language , with songs such as " The Internet is for Porn " being replaced with " My Social Life is Online . "
Cröonchy Stars doll As a promotion for the Cröonchy Stars cereal sold by Post Foods in 1988 , fans of the Swedish Chef could send away for the doll with a few box tops and a check or money order . This doll differs from a similar doll made by German toy manufacturer Igel in 1999 , in that the Cröonchy Stars doll is holding a wooden spoon . This was the first plush or doll representation of the Swedish Chef manufactured .
Season 25 ( 1993 - 1994 ) " Sesame Street " Season 25 aired from November 22 , 1993 to May 20 , 1994 . Overview . Starting this season , " Sesame Street " expands their street to Around the Corner . Sonia Manzano said about this whole new block of locations , " By expanding the street and going around the corner , we will have other places to hang out beyond the stoop of 123 Sesame Street , and we will be able to explore family issues which we think are so important to kids today . " This season also introduces new human characters and ( mostly female ) Muppet characters . Michael Loman : " We ' ve been criticized in the past for not having enough female puppets on the show . And I think that ' s an accurate criticism . And this specifically seeks to address that . " Episodes . " Episodes 3136 - 3265 ( 130 episodes ) " Cast . Human Cast : Muppets : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jack Parnell Jack Parnell ( 1923 - 2010 ) served as the conductor for " The Muppet Show " orchestra for the entire run of the series . A longtime drummer and part of the " big band " movement in England in the 1940s , Parnell set up his own group , the Jack Parnell Orchestra , in 1951 . In 1956 , he was hired by Lord Lew Grade as musical director for the ATV broadcasting company . Parnell worked on dozens of shows , including a series spotlighting Tom Jones , in addition to " The Muppet Show " . The conductor also takes credit for the appearance of Buddy Rich on " The Muppet Show " : Parnell died after a long battle with cancer on August 8 , 2010 .
Andy Bean Andy Bean is a songwriter and musician who serves as the series composer for the 2018 reboot of " Muppet Babies " . Bean ' s music career began as a part of the musical duo , the Two Man Gentlemen Band ( with Fuller Condon ) . Since then , he served as a composer for various animated series , including Disney ' s " Wander Over Yonder " and " Puppy Dog Pals " , and Amazon ' s " Danger and Eggs " .
Hillbilly Singer Two country singing hillbillies appeared on " The Muppet Show " . Both were performed by Jim Henson and were very similar in look and technique . Slim , a large hillbilly puppet , appeared in " The Muppet Show " where he sang " Put Another Log on the Fire " to his wife . The guitar - playing hillbilly wore a beard , bowler hat , blue jeans and flannel shirt . His head was similar in design to Zelda Rose . The human - sized character was seen sitting in a chair . Although it appeared to be a , it was not a costume worn by a performer . Henson was crouched down under the seat operating the upper part of the character like a normal live - hand Muppet and rods were used to control the hillbilly ' s tapping legs . This hillbilly later appeared in issue # 2 of " The Treasure of Peg - Leg Wilson " , in which Kermit calls him " Mister McCoy . " Another country singing hillbilly sang " Ain ' t Nobody ' s Business But My Own " with Twiggy in " The Muppet Show " . This hillbilly wore a beard , straw hat , blue jeans and a flannel shirt . He was seen sitting on a fence and was operated similar to the earlier hillbilly singer . He had a different head , which was rounder when compared to his more cylindrical headed predecessor ; and although he too was performed by Jim Henson , his voice was quite different from the other hillbilly from six episodes earlier . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hon Ping Tang Hon Ping Tang is an actor who played Maha Calla in " " . Tang has appeared in " The Fifth Element " , " Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason " , " Spy Game " ( with Robert Redford ) , " Immortality " ( with Jude Law ) , and " Revolver " ( with Ray Liotta ) .
Flattop Flattop is a character mentioned in the Beatles song , " Come Together , " brought to life during an appearance by the Muppets on " The Ed Sullivan Show " in 1970 . During the performance , a Muppet band sings as he arrives and he begins dancing wildly . Near the end of the song , his body parts separate and dance on their own , as he tries to get them back . At the song ' s end , he gets himself together , only to immediately come apart and topple the band with his limbs . Flattop was later pictured among a group of " freaky , long - haired , dirty , cynical Muppets " in " The Muppet Show Pitch Reel " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Amanda Maddock Amanda Maddock is a puppeteer and puppet builder who performs Mary , owner of the Little Lamb , in seasons 37 and 38 of " Sesame Street " . She also worked as a puppeteer in " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " and on " Bear in the Big Blue House " . She builds puppets at Puppet Heap , Paul Andrejco ' s puppet workshop in New Jersey , which includes many previous Muppet builders , and services the Muppet puppets . Maddock appeared in Terry Lee ' s puppet version of Dylan Thomas ' " Under Milkwood " , performed at The O ' Neill Puppetry Conference in June 2006 , with a third new Muppeteer Ryan Dillon . Her other puppetry credits include " The Book of Pooh " ( puppeteering Kessie , voiced by Stephanie D ' Abruzzo , and Owl ) and " Lazytown " ( as Trixie ) . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ed Blainey Ed Blainey ( d . 1979 ) was a veteran radio sound effects artist who worked on the " Sesame Street " album " Havin ' Fun with Ernie and Bert " ( along with Barbara Wood ) . He received credit on the " 10th Anniversary Album " when some of the same tracks were reused . Blainey began his radio career as an NBC page at their New York studios in 1934 and transitioned into sound effects , starting as an apprentice sound man on " The Philip Morris Playhouse " in 1936 and becoming a full sound effects technician in 1937 . NBC , he also worked on the anthology " Grand Central Station " ( 1941 - 1942 ) and several soap operas ( including " Stella Dallas " and " John ' s Other Wife " ) . By the mid 1940s , he had moved to ABC , where he was assigned to " Gang Busters " ( ca . 1945 - 1948 , with its raucous blend of sirens , bullets , and whistles ) , detective series " The Fat Man " ( 1946 - 1951 , doing the opening , in which a coin was dropped into a scale ) , the air adventure " Hop Harrigan " ( where he recalled having to create the sound of an A - bomb in 1945 ) and " The Adventures of Superman " ( during the 1949 - 1951 incarnation as a half - hour show ) . In the waning days of network radio , Blainey transitioned to television , working " Tom Corbett , Space Cadet " ( 1951 ) and later in the 1960s and ' 70s on New York - based ABC series like " ABC ' s Wide World of Sports " , " As the World Turns " , and the vampire soap opera " Dark Shadows " . He returned to radio periodically , however , as when ABC launched the revival series " Theatre Five " ( 1964 - 1965 ) , with Blainey as sound effects chief . He did similar duty on Mutual ' s " Radio Playhouse " ( 1975 - 1976 ) , an umbrella series combining four quarter - hour shows . Ed trained a new generation of Artists at ABC : Bob Ring , Dick Maitland and Barbara Wood owe their " out of the box " thinking , and to success , to Ed . A veteran of the days when sound men worked up to seven shows a day for the same monthly salary , Blainey was active in unions , first as an observer on the AFRA ( American Federated Radio Artists ) board in 1944 , and later with the Radio and Television Sound Effects , Local 844 , first as secretary under Terry Ross in the 1950s , and then as president in the ' 70s . He was an active figure at OTR conventions , especially the Friends of Old - Time Radio , often conducting sound effects workshops and plying his trade again for live recreations .
Episode 220 : Potto ' s Big Day Out Official description . Hilda ' s sick and can ' t go out to answer the question - so Potto must step in . ‘ Why should I do things for other people ? ’ Potto leaves the tree for the first time and uses his monster strength to help drum maker Richard and his sons fix a big drum .
Trude de Jong Trude de Jong ( b . 1946 ) is a Dutch writer of children ' s books . She wrote short stories for " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . De Jong studied Dutch language and literature in the city of Amsterdam , in which she still lives . She was a teacher at several schools and worked as a bookstore clerk . Since she wanted to be a writer from childhood on , she published her first book , " Het hondje ( The Doggy ) " , in 1978 . De Jong has written over 25 books by now , for which she received several awards , including the international Janusz Korckzak Literary Award for " Een verboden kind ( A Forbidden Child ) " . Since she thinks too many children ' s books have nothing to do with reality , she feels the need to write good , realistic books that don ' t always have a happy ending .
Lola ( cow ) Lola is a cow who appears in a " Sesame Street " sketch where she tries to find a home . She first tries to climb a tree to get into a nest , but Little Bird tells her that it ' s not a home for cows . She then tries to crawl down a hole in the ground , but that turns out to belong to an earthworm . Lola then looks into Oscar ' s trash can , but Oscar the Grouch pops up and yells at her saying that his trashcan is not a place for cows to live . She finally finds a barn and is invited in by Gladys the Cow . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s ABC Lift - the - Flap Elmo ' s ABC Lift - the - Flap is a 2014 " Sesame Street " board book featuring Elmo , Cookie Monster , Baby Bear , Abby Cadabby , Big Bird , The Count and other Sesame Street Muppets . The 10 - page book features 2 or 3 letters per page in a short rhyme , and with pictures on each page and flaps to uncover more pictures which start with the letters .
Norbid the Page Norbid the Page is a guy who is stuck to his friend Zak . He and his friend had been playing with glue , so they go to Dr . Gazeat who helps them get unstuck . He was featured in the " Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " episode " " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jada Rowland Jada Rowland ( b . 1943 ) is an actress and artist who appeared on " Sesame Street " in the first season as Jennie , a role which utilized her drawing skills . She began her acting career as a child of the theater , appearing in the King & Coits children ' s theater plays starting in 1946 , and in 1949 , she made her Broadway debut at the age of six , as the child version of Anichu in " That Lady " . She also played juvenile roles on old - time radio soap operas like " The Second Mrs . Burton " and " Road of Life " . Rowland continued her association with soap opera in television , playing Amy Ames on " The Secret Storm " off and on for the entire run of the series , from 1954 until 1974 . It was a rare example of a soap opera allowing character and performer to age in " real time , " from pre - teen to adult . She later served stints on " As the World Turns " , " The Hamptons " , and " The Doctors " , and was a frequent lead on the radio revival series " The CBS Radio Mystery Theater " ( which also featured such varied players as Russell Horton and Zero Mostel ) . In 1983 , she retired from acting , focusing instead on writing and art . Her watercolors have been featured in many New York - region galleries , and she has written and / or illustrated 13 books to date , including artwork for the 1995 early reading book " The Statue of Liberty " .
Peru Peru is a South American country . The capital city is Lima , which also became the name of a local bean ( found in other Mesoamerican contries but named because they were often shipped from Lima during the Spanish colonial period ) . Portions of the Amazon Basin are found in Peru , and pre - colonization , the country was the center of the Incan civilization . Native fauna include the Humboldt penguin ( also found in Chile ) . The darkest regions are purportedly home to marmalade loving bears .
Antarctica Antarctica is one of the seven continents of the Earth , located below the Antarctic Circle . 98 % of the continent is covered with ice , and it has no native human population ( due in large part to the freezing temperatures and high winds ) . Scientific researchers staff various research stations on a rotational basis , but the largest demographic group , in fact and popular fiction , consist of penguins . Various breeds of seals and whales and other marine animals are also native fauna . The notion of an icy continent populated by penguins , and occasionally Anything Muppets or pigs in fur wraps , has proven popular in Muppet productions .
Kenneth McGregor Kenneth McGregor is a character actor who made his film debut ( billed as Kenneth MacGregor ) in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " as one of the three construction workers uttering catcalls at Miss Piggy . Based out of Philadelphia , McGregor has performed in film and television productions in the United States and Canada . Films include " Cocktail " , " Primal Scream " ( in a rare leading role ) , the anthology " New York Stories " ( in the Martin Scorsese - directed " Life Lessons " ) , " Prom Night IV : Deliver Us from Evil " , " The Hurricane " ( with Denzel Washington ) , " Downtown " ( with Forest Whitaker ) , and " X - Men " ( as Magneto ' s father ) . TV credits include " Matlock " , " Due South " , " Hercules : The Legendary Journeys " , " The Equalizer " , " Friday the 13th : The Series " , " Father Dowling Mysteries " , and Canadian series " Night Heat " and " Twice in a Lifetime " .
Frieda Frieda is a young monster on " Sesame Street " who has a new baby brother . She sang the song " New Baby " . The puppet used for Frieda was previously used for Mona Monster . She would later be reworked as Juliet , and by Season 25 became Ingrid . Coincidentally , the new baby in this song would become Baby Natasha , Ingrid ' s baby , and the puppet that Frieda ' s mom was based from was later used as Humphrey . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Weather Show The Weather Show is a " Sesame Street " sketch . Although hosted by Guy Smiley , it ' s not a standard game show sketch but rather a talent showcase / competition . Instead , Guy describes various weather phenomena such as wind , rain , and snow . Whereas other shows just tell you what the weather is going to be like , Guy Smiley actually brings us the weather right on his stage . Musical accompaniment is provided by the Jascha Lombardi Orchestra . The songs include " Singin ' in the Rain " , " Gone with the Wind " and " Winter Wonderland " . While Guy Smiley is frequently the " fall guy " during " Sesame Street " game shows , in this sketch the conductor is the one victimized by weather - related gags . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jim Henson ' s Big Book of Muppet Stories Jim Henson ' s Big Book of Muppet Stories is a 255 - page compilation of Muppet stories by various authors and illustrators . Many of these stories had been previously published in " Jim Henson ' s Bedtime Stories " and in a shorter , 1991 compilation titled " Jim Henson ' s Muppet Stories " .
The Twilight Saga The Twilight Saga is a series of supernatural romance fantasy films based on the four " Twilight " series novels by Stephenie Meyer . The films star Kristen Stewart , Robert Pattinson , and Taylor Lautner as , respectively , a human , a vampire and a werewolf .
Jack Be Nimble ( Sesame Street ) Jack Be Nimble is a nursery rhyme character , famed for his prowess at leaping over candlesticks . He appears in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch , where he is portrayed as a hippie who does not know what " over " means , instead going under and around the candlestick . Jack finally jumps over the candle stick ( and thereupon remarks that he broke every bone in his body ) . He contemplates suing Mother Goose after what happened , but is interested when a cow tells him that he should jump over the moon sometime if he thinks that simply jumping over a candlestick is so painful . Many years later , in a 1993 episode , Jack goes to Finders Keepers to find something new to jump over . The puppet ' s design is exactly the same as the one featured in the News Flash segment , from his hair and clothes to his hipster talk . Prairie Dawn interviewed Jack in a segment for Nursery Rhyme News , but he doesn ' t have the energy to jump over his candlestick . He tells her , " Jack be tired , and Jack be slow , so back to bed Jack must go . " Prairie Dawn discovers he did not eat Breakfast , and she tells him of the importance of a healthy Breakfast . He calls for his Mother , Mom Be Nimble , to bring him breakfast , which fills him with enough energy to not only jump over his candlestick , but Prairie Dawn as well . Here , he was performed by Joey Mazzarino . Jack would reappear in Episode 4204 , where he had to jump over 8 candlesticks . His appearance looks similar to the appearance in Nursery Rhyme News , and was again performed by Joey Mazzarino . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hensonbatrachus kermiti Hensonbatrachus kermiti is a species of frogs from the late cretaceous period that was discovered in Alberta , Canada . The species was first described in 2015 by Dr . Jim Gardner and Dr . Donald Brinkman . Hensonbatrachus is known from skull bones , ilia , and a humerus . It was a moderate - sized frog , with an estimated body length of 75 to 115 mm . The external surfaces of its skull bones are ornamented with bony ridges and its upper jaws bore many small teeth . The species was given the name in honor of Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog .