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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is an hour - long , Emmy Award - winning " Sesame Street " Christmas special that first aired on PBS on December 3 , 1978 , at 7pm . Oscar the Grouch raises doubts about whether Santa Claus can deliver presents on Christmas Eve if he can ' t fit through the narrow chimneys on Sesame Street , so Big Bird resolves to figure it out with the help of his friends Patty , Kermit , and Grover . Big Bird falls asleep while waiting on the roof of 123 Sesame Street to see Santa go down the chimney and is rescued by Gordon and Susan . Before his rescue , during the search , Maria confronts Oscar for upsetting Big Bird . Meanwhile , Cookie Monster tries to communicate with Santa to ask for cookies for Christmas , but on all three attempts he gets so carried away with thinking about what sort of cookies Santa will bring him , that he winds up eating a pencil , typewriter , and telephone . While all this is going on , Ernie and Bert re - enact O . Henry ' s classic story " The Gift of the Magi " and , with the help of Mr . Hooper , learn a valuable lesson about generosity . The program features a variety of seasonal tunes , including " True Blue Miracle , " " Keep Christmas With You ( All Through the Year ) , " " I Hate Christmas , " and " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas . " The special opens with an ice - skating sequence , combining the Sesame characters from " Ice Follies " with the Sesame Street humans to create the illusion that the entire cast of the show is enjoying an ice - skating trip . One of the highlights of this section is Big Bird skating with a little girl to José Feliciano ' s recording of " Feliz Navidad " .
Sesame Street Sceni - Clock In 1981 , Bradley Time created this " Sesame Street " Sceni - Clock . It is shaped like a theater , with a clock face in the center . The billboard reads " CTW Playhouse Presents the Sesame Street Players " . There are marquee - style posters of Ernie and Bert , Cookie Monster , and Big Bird . Ernie stands beside the theater to greet the patrons . At the ticket window , a sign reads " Grown - ups must be accompanied by a child . " A sign on the corner of the clock face reads " Next Show At . "
Muppet notepads ( Hallmark ) The Miss Piggy notepad has a photo of a very relaxed Miss Piggy at the top , with the title : " A Star ' s Life Is Never Her Own " . Under the title are two sets of checkboxes : While I ' m otherwise occupied : Please :
Muppet bobblehead dolls This set of two bobblehead dolls featuring Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog was made by Rittenhouse . Miss Piggy is wearing a purple dress and is seated next to her heart - shaped phone , with the receiver raised towards her head . Kermit is sitting on a stump playing the banjo . When touched , the figures ' heads will bobble .
Nologo Nologo is a fictional corporation that exists in the " Sesame Street " universe . The generic company , similar to the in the Looney Tunes universe and the in the Disney universe , is a featured brand on many products seen throughout the television series and related home video productions . Most often the Nologo brand is used on real - world products , such as televisions and stereos , to replace the original company logo with a generic and ficitional product name and thus avoid any kind of product placement or perceived endorsement by Sesame Workshop . Examples of Nologo products included Gordon ' s newspaper in Elmo ' s Potty Time ( actually a rebranded copy of the New York Daily News ) , Tarah ' s notebook computer ( originally an Apple notebook ) , and a boombox at Hooper ' s Store ( originally a Sony sports stereo ) . A Nologo televison appears in a 2007 episode in which Big Bird , Alan and the kids watch the Worm Cup . The generic company name is an ironic pun since the fictional company name Nologo is simply a compounding of the phrase " No logo " which describes the function of the brand as replacing and removing logos and brand names .
Kate Rusek Kate Rusek is a costume , prop , and puppet builder who has worked for The Jim Henson Company since 2015 . Rusek was credited for her work on " Sesame Street " in seasons 46 through 48 , and has earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for " Costume Design . " She also worked as a puppet builder and designer on " Julie ' s Greenroom " . As a freelance visual artist , Rusek has promoted sustainability by creating art out of reclaimed , repurposed and recycled materials . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 151 : Hotel Inspector The Furchester family prepares for an upcoming visit from the hotel inspector . Funella hopes his positive write - up will bump the Furchester to a whole star rating . Furgus then shows Elmo and Phoebe some of the new technological advances they ' ve made : the lift is now voice - activated ( however , it only comprehends chicken ) and the beds can move with a remote ( but those are acting up as well ) . The monsters worry what the inspector will think of these issues , so Phoebe suggests they distract him from anything going wrong . The inspector arrives and the monsters distract him with tricks and dragging him around the lobby , making sure he doesn ' t notice any of the usual commotion . As he inspects the automated bedroom , he finds himself stuck in the automatic bed . After running into more crazy guests and being pounced on by Cookie Monster , he decides to fail them for inspection and takes away their mere half star rating . The monsters convince him to reconsider and with a positive review from a guest , he concludes he still won ' t pass them , but allows them to keep their half star . They all celebrate , while the inspector gets stuck in the revolving door on his way out . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Whatever Lola Wants " Whatever Lola Wants , " from the musical " Damn Yankees " , is a song of seduction performed by the Devil ' s assistant . Miss Piggy sang a parody of the song on of " Muppets Tonight " . It replaced the name Lola with Porky throughout the lyric . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
State of the Arts State of the Arts is a local PBS television program produced by Georgia Public Television covering current events relating to the arts in the state of Georgia . The May 2008 installment of the series opened with an 11 - minute segment covering the life of Jim Henson and his connection to Atlanta ' s Center for Puppetry Arts . The segment included a history of Henson ' s puppet work and an explanation of Henson ' s involvement in the founding of the Center for Puppetry Arts and his continued support of the Center , as well as a request for the public to raise funds for the Center ' s upcoming Jim Henson Wing . Footage shown during the segment included various clips from Henson productions including " Sesame Street " , " The Muppet Show " , " Sam and Friends " , " Time Piece " , " Fraggle Rock " , " The Dark Crystal " , " The Jim Henson Hour " , and " The StoryTeller " ( erroneously referred to as " Storytell " in the closing credits ) as well as clips of Henson performing Kermit , Rowlf , and Ernie live during the Center ' s 10th anniversary celebration in 1988 and the museum ' s current Interviewed were Jane Henson , Bonnie Erickson , Center director and former Puppeteers of America president Vince Anthony , and curator of collections Brad Clark .
Sesame Street sunglasses ( Sun - Staches ) Sun - Staches made a set of " Sesame Street " sunglasses in 2016 , with large plastic frames that disguise the wearer as the " Sesame " character . In 2017 , Sun - Staches continued the line with a set of three Muppet sunglasses .
Big Bird ' s Sesame Street Dictionary Big Bird ' s Sesame Street Dictionary was a 1981 eight - volume collection reprinting the contents of the 1980 book , " The Sesame Street Dictionary " . Similar in concept to " The Sesame Street Library " and " The Sesame Street Treasury " , each volume covered specific letters . Like the other series , new art by Joe Mathieu graced the inside covers ( depicting a wide range of characters cavorting on the letters ) and the end pages depicted Big Bird in conversation with Little Bird about the next volume ' s content . Each volume also included several pages of new illustrated material : two - page spreads providing detailed examples of specific words , activity pages , and poems .
Can ' t Say the Alphabet Enough Gabi sings " Can ' t Say the Alphabet Enough " with backup by Maria and Gina . The song is a 1960s throwback number about how much she loves the alphabet . The song is a spoof of " . " Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paradise Swamp According to " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " , Paradise Swamp , Florida is the swamp that Kermit grew up and where his family still resides . It is located right next to Walt Disney World in Orlando . The swamp is home to an alligator and a host of frogs ; including Harry , Mary , Larry , Terri , Gary , Perry and Lou .
Ruth Westheimer Ruth Westheimer ( b . 1928 ) is an American sex therapist , media personality , and author best known as Dr . Ruth . She began her career in broadcasting in 1980 with " Sexually Speaking " a radio show taped in the NBC studios of Rockefeller Center . E ! released a short documentary - style video looking at the history of a " celebrity fight " between Miss Piggy and Joan Rivers titled " Behind the Feud : Joan Rivers and Miss Piggy " . The video features interviews with celebrities and includes doctored photos with Liza Minnelli and Westheimer . She has appeared as herself on " The Simpsons " , " Hollywood Squares " , " Love Boat : The Next Wave " , " Quantum Leap " and " Moonlighting " .
Remote - controlled Muppets Muppets are almost always performed as traditional hand puppets . On some occasions , other techniques are used , including remote - controlled mechanisms . This is most commonly achieved by using a waldo , with increasing levels of complexity . For characters performed almost exclusively in this manner ( most often created by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop ) , see the . Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas The Great Muppet Caper John Denver and the Muppets : A Rocky Mountain Holiday Fraggle Rock The Muppets Take Manhattan The Jim Henson Hour Muppet * Vision 3D The Muppet Christmas Carol Muppet Treasure Island Muppets from Space Kermit ' s Swamp Years It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz The Muppets Sesame Street
Cookie Soup and Other Good - Night Stories Cookie Soup and Other Good - Night Stories is a 1990 " Sesame Street " storybook that includes three short stories . In " Big Bird and the Lost Bear , " Big Bird plans to take his teddy bear Radar to school for show - and - tell once he can get him fixed up again . But when he gets home , he can ' t find him anywhere . He asks all over Sesame Street : Ernie , Bert , Oscar , Luis . . . but none of them have seen Radar . As Big Bird walks past the Wash and Dry Laundromat , he sees his Granny Bird in the window . She has come to visit and presents Radar to him all clean and fixed . " Cookie Soup " tells the story of the lucky day Cookie Monster decided to make dinner for Ernie . As Cookie heads for the kitchen , Ernie tells him that they there ' s no food in the house and that they have to go food shopping . Cookie solves the problem by staking out the last oatmeal cookie in the house and sets out to make cookie soup , an old Monster family recipe . After plopping the cookie into boiling water , he decides it needs more flavor and ends up adding a whole slew of vegetables and some leftover roast beef Ernie had in the fridge . As they dig in , they can ' t wait to tell Bert all about the soup they made with just one cookie . Grover recounts the story , " Never Ask a Honker to Spend the Night . " His cautionary tale includes a long list of when Honkers honk : while they eat , when they say hello to your Mommy , when she makes you popcorn , when it is time to go to sleep , and so on . After a night of sleeping in the hallway with earplugs in , Grover remains a very tired little monster . Other editions . The book was reprinted in 1997 , ISBN 0307295036 .
Giant Spider The Giant Spider is a full - bodied character , a prehistoric arachnid who danced with , and menaced , Raquel Welch in of " The Muppet Show " . Raquel defends herself : she hits the Spider with her bludgeon and moves her fists as if she challenges the monster for a fight . At last , the Spider , softened up , finishes the dance number in a friendly way . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Rhyming Song Fozzie Bear , Scooter , Annie Sue and Link Hogthrob try to sing " The Rhyming Song " on " The Muppet Show " . The group ' s efforts to " take turns and rhyme together " fail miserably , as each contributes a line to the song that does not rhyme or follow the sense of the line before it . The final verse is a discussion of what they should do ; Fozzie recommends that they wave their arms , jump up and down , and get off the stage . On the album recording , after the final chorus dissolves into chaos , Annie Sue comments " Well , it wasn ' t " that " bad . " This is one of two songs , along with " Jamboree , " for which Frank Oz is credited as a writer in the BMI catalogue . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elizabeth A . Sackler Center for Feminist Art On June 4 , 2015 , the Elizabeth A . Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum presented the Sackler Center First Award to Miss Piggy ; Kermit the Frog also appeared . The event was attended by Gloria Steinem , who also participated in the ceremony and appeared alongside Piggy during press interviews , as well as Lea DeLaria , and Elizabeth Sackler who presented the award . The award was created to honor women who have made major cultural contributions . Past honorees include Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O ’ Connor , journalist Connie Chung , author Toni Morrison , theater director Julie Taymor ( 1983 Henson Foundation grant recipient ) , and attorney Anita Hill .
Monica the Musk Ox Monica the Musk Ox appears in of " The Animal Show " . She tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear about musk oxen and how they live in large groups called herds . The puppet later surfaced as Mr . Yak for " Sesame Street " Episode 4192 , as well as " Muppets from Space " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street tote bag ( E hyphen world ) E hyphen world gallery , a Japanese fashion retailer , produced a Sesame Street tote bag in 2013 . The bag is decorated with a picture of Cookie Monster and Elmo , and the names " SESAME STREET " and " E hyphen world gallery " on the reverse side .
Kyle MacLachlan Kyle MacLachlan ( b . 1959 ) is an actor who played Cliff Vandercave in the Creature Shop - effects film " The Flintstones " . MacLachlan first gained fame from his work with director David Lynch , with leading roles in " Dune " and " Blue Velvet " , followed by the TV series " Twin Peaks " . He received two Emmy Award - nominations for his portrayal of coffee and pie loving Agent Dale Cooper ( and was spoofed as Agent Cookie in the " Monsterpiece Theater " version , " Twin Beaks . " ) In recent years , MacLachlan has remained a familiar TV face , with recurring roles on " Sex and the City " ( as Dr . Trey MacDougal ) and " Desperate Housewives " ( as Orson Hodge ) . Other film credits include the 2000 " Hamlet " ( as Claudius ) , " Showgirls " , and " Touch of Pink " ( as the spirit of Cary Grant ) .
You Don ' t Have to Be a Grizzly " You Don ' t Have to Be a Grizzly " is a " Sesame Street " song which explains that you don ' t have to be a certain animal to like a certain food , and that kids and animals can like the same foods no matter what . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Yesterday , Today and Tomorrow " Yesterday , Today and Tomorrow " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Judy Collins with the Kids . The song talks about how you shouldn ' t keep thinking about yesterday or tomorrow , since yesterday already happened , and tomorrow hasn ' t come yet . So you should keep thinking about today , since that ' s where we are now . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Square Dance " Square Dance " is a song performed in the " Elmo ' s World " direct - to - video special , " " Fred the Wonder Horse sings the traditional square dance song , as Marshal Grover takes to the floor with his fellow dancers ( including Zoe , Rosita , Baby Bear and Ernie ) . Grover ends up partnered with a ewe and instantly loses his place , ending up flung into the air by his partner . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elvan Akyildiz Elvan Akyildiz ( b . 1977 ) plays Elvan on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Teenager Elvan is a ' big sister ' to the Muppets . Ieniemienie especially looks up to her . She also stars in mime sketches with Hakim Traïda . The young Turkish actress has been a part of " Sesamstraat " since 1997 , following Esther Prins and Lot Lohr as the teenager character . Originally , she was a babysitter for the Muppets . Akyildiz made her TV debut in " Fort Alpha " , a drama series about a high school .
Simone Poupon Simone Poupon appeared in the " Dinosaurs " episode " . " The mother of Francois Poupon and wife of Henri Poupon , Simone and her kin are birds from an unnamed country outside of Pangaea , modeled on France . Madame Poupon is taken aback to find Baby Sinclair staring intently at her , but Fran reminds him that he ' s already eaten one of the family , and two would spoil his dinner .
A Brief History of Motion Pictures A Brief History of Motion Pictures was a 1998 short shown before features in Sony / Loews Movie Theaters ( later merged with AMC Theatres ) featuring the " Sesame Street " Muppets , providing a synopsis of the developments in filmmaking from silent movies to present day . This short accompanied all prints on the theatrical release of " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " and accompanied " Muppets from Space " on a smaller number of prints . Description . Cookie Monster gives a lecture on the history of motion pictures , with examples on film featuring Marshall Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse . They demonstrate how , after a " not too exciting " period with no picture and no sound , moving pictures were invented ; followed by moving pictures with sound ( " This town ain ' t big enough for the two of us ! " ) , which resulted in the invention of the musical . An all - star " Sesame Street " cast , with Prairie Dawn as the director , joins Grover and Fred in a big musical number called " This Town Ain ' t Big Enough For The Two Of Us , " as the movie turns to color and widescreen . Finally , the Special Effects are introduced : a rolling boulder , a shark , and an enormous Muppet twister chase all of the singers out of the studio . The clip ends with Cookie Monster eating the sled ( Rosebud ) from " Citizen Kane " , and Big Bird ( appearing out of an MGM - eqsue logo advertising the show ' s 30th anniversary , singing a few notes of the theme in lieu of roaring ) telling the viewers to " Enjoy the movie ! " as Elmo , Herry and Telly ( as The Marx Brothers ) run by .
Tales of the Tinkerdee This unaired pilot , produced by Jim Henson and written by Henson and Jerry Juhl , was shot in Atlanta in the summer of 1962 . The pilot featured Kermit the Frog , Taminella Grinderfall and King Goshposh , characters who would all reappear a few years later in the " Tales From Muppetland " TV specials . Other characters included Princess Gwendolinda , the Prime Minister , Charlie the Ogre , and the Palace Guard . In the book " " , Jerry Juhl spoke of Kermit ' s role in the show : According to " " , at the time , Jim Henson felt that Taminella Grinderfall ( as played by Juhl ) was the Muppets ' best character yet . In this special , Kermit also appears for the first time with a fringed collar , albeit an orange , tightly - cropped one to suit his role as a medieval minstrel . Another Tinkerdee pilot , " The Land of Tinkerdee " , was created in 1964 . The pilot is held in the Paley Center for Media collection , and can be viewed by visiting either of the museum ' s locations in New York City or Los Angeles .
Winnie the Wasp Winnie the Wasp is a character in " The Animal Show " . She appeared in the episode " " where she tells Stinky and Jake how colorful wasps are . She is also the Irish cousin of Tizzy the Bee His puppet is later recycled as Max the Wasp in the episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Totem pole disguise A common gag used in various media involves two or more characters stacking themselves like a totem pole to appear taller in the interest of tricking another character . This is achieved sometimes using something as simple as a long trench coat and hat , other large clothing , or more elaborate costumes . Fraggle Rock . In the episode " " , the Gorgs tell the story of Sir Hubris , who would someday come to relieve them of their rule over the Universe . Gobo convinces the Fraggles to use the opportunity to get rid of the Gorgs by posing as Sir Hubris . The Tale of the Bunny Picnic . In an effort to rid the Bunny Picnic from the Dog charged with catching bunnies for his master , Bean Bunny poses as the head for a giant bunny made of many little bunnies . Their scare tactic works for a short time , until the bunnies nerves get the best of them , collapsing the giant costume they ' d labored over . Muppet Babies . In the episode " " , the Babies assemble as the Number One Wonk to save Baby Gonzo from the Wall Wonker . Kermit , as the Wonk ' s head , informs the creature that he ' s being sent back to the planet Wonkus . Their illusion is short - lived as the bottom of their robe is caught and reveals their deception . Muppets from Space . In an effort to save Gonzo from C . O . V . N . E . T . , Kermit and Pepe mount Fozzie and Piggy donned in doctor coats . The clumsily work their way through the halls , almost get caught by a C . O . V . N . E . T . employee , and finally find Gonzo just before Dr . Phil van Neuter sucks his brain out , when Piggy can ' t take it any more , and collapses them both . The Muppets . When her secretary at Vogue won ' t let them see Miss Piggy without an appointment , the Muppets get the idea to pose as " Muppet Man " , helmed by Fozzie . Miss Piggy says he looks familiar , and they collapse when Fozzie unsuccessfully attempts to coordinate a sitting position causing Gonzo , acting as the left leg , to fail .