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Jackie the Orangutan Jackie the Orangutan appeared in of " The Animal Show " , where he told Stinky andd Jake about orangutans and how their natural habitats are way up in the trees . The puppet was later used for Lawrence the Orangutan on " The Animal Show " in which he gave Armstrong a package of Chocky Hawkies . Additionally , the puppet resurfaced in several " Puppet Up ! " shows , where his name was Professor Ape , as well as The Simian Undercover Detective Squad , where his name was Skreet . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Marty ( agent ) Marty is Miss Piggy ' s talent agent in " The Muppet Movie " ; he calls her at the end of the fight scene with Professor Krassman to offer her a commercial . She takes it , and leaves Kermit . Marty isn ' t seen on screen ; he only exists on the other end of a one - way phone conversation .
Elmo ' s Birthday Party Elmo ' s Birthday Party is a 2002 " Sesame Street " " Touch - and - Feel Celebration " , with areas on each page for the reader to touch . All of Elmo ' s friends on Sesame Street are celebrating at his birthday party . Ernie and Bert bring a present in a basket with a rough texture . Grover brings balloons that feel slippery . Bert plays accordion while Elmo , Ernie , Grover , Cookie Monster and Zoe dance . Finally , Elmo opens his present and finds a fluffy , soft bunny rabbit .
Snook Snook is a skunk who lives in Woodland Valley on " Bear in the Big Blue House " . He may be somewhat stinky , but that doesn ' t stop him from being a good friend to Bear and the kids from the Big Blue House . Snook is very sensitive to being startled . Snook appeared in the third season episode " " . The puppet skunk was originally featured as Stinky the Skunk , a regular character on " The Animal Show " . " Snook " was later used as the name for the the main character , a sloth , in another Mitchell Kriegman creation , " It ' s a Big Big World " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paul Haenen Paul Haenen ( b . 1946 ) is a well - known Dutch comedian who dubs many character voices on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " ; his characters include Bert , Grover , Dr . Nobel Price , and Don Music . He also translates many of the American " Sesame Street " songs to Dutch . Paul Haenen has been playing Bert since " Sesamstraat " debuted in 1976 . Initially Bert ' s voice would be dubbed by Ton Hasebos and Paul only started with Grover . But because they all thought that Paul , with Wim T . Schippers as Ernie would be a better match , Paul got the part . Haenen and Schippers perform the voices of Bert and Ernie in Bert and Ernie ' s Great Adventures as well . The Dutch Bert and Ernie are extremely popular and funny . Jim Henson was so impressed by the pair ' s performances , that they ' re the only Bert and Ernie in the world who are allowed to write their own material for the records . Haenen and Schippers have recorded a whole series of self - written Bert and Ernie record albums , and they also appear as Bert and Ernie in interviews . Haenen and Schippers don ' t record the TV sketches together ; partly because of their busy schedules , but also because they make each other laugh too much , and they have a great feeling for perfectism . In an intervieuw Paul said that when they are together dubbing the voices , they want to make the dub perfect by dubbing all characters properly . Because there is a little time to do so , they where split up to make the job go faster . A running gag on the Dutch Bert and Ernie albums is that Bert sings off key , whereas Ernie knows how to sing harmony , and likes to brag about it . In real life , Schippers has a greater musical background than Haenen ; Haenen is better at singing in a bass voice . The pair appeared on - camera in the 2000 New Year ' s Eve special " Sesamstraat In Paradiso " , singing " But I Like You . " Haenen ' s other voice credits include character roles in " The Dragon That Wasn ' t , Or Was He ? " , the first animated feature produced in the Netherlands , and various Disney and Pixar dubs , including " The Gummi Bears " ( Cavin ) , " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " ( as Bashful in the 1990 re - dub ) , " The Jungle Book " ( Dizzy the vulture in the 1990 dub ) , " Robin Hood " ( Sir Hiss ) , and " The Incredibles " ( as Edna Mode ) .
The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams . It was originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 , followed by a " trilogy " of five books beginning in 1979 . In 2005 , Buena Vista Pictures released a live - action theatrical film based on the first book , featuring creatures from Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . Connections . Many people who have appeared in Muppet / Henson productions have connections to " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " radio and TV series .
Cookie Crunch Cookie Crunch is a " Sesame Street " game made by Fisher - Price in 1999 . The players spin to see how many of their cookies to feed Cookie Monster , who shows his approval by making chomping noises and moving his arms . The first player to feed all of their cookies to Cookie Monster wins the game .
The Ballad of Sir Blunderbrain The Storyteller Fraggle sings " The Ballad of Sir Blunderbrain , " the story of a Fraggle who met with disaster in the Terrible Tunnel , in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " The song is reprised at the end of the episode with slightly different lyrics , due to Wembley ' s triumph over the Terrible Tunnel . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet villains A villain ( or " bad guy " ) is an evil character in a story or film . The villain usually is the antagonist , a character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters . Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines villain as " a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime ; scoundrel . "
Rain Forest Adventure Rain Forest Adventure is a 1992 " Sesame Street " sound storybook in which Big Bird and Prairie Dawn explore the rain forest . Readers can press buttons to hear ten sounds , including a jaguar ' s roar , a wild pig ' s squeal , a macaw ' s shriek , a parakeet ' s chirping , a cicada ' s buzz , and Big Bird saying , " Golly ! " and " Oh boy ! "
The World in which Kermit was Never Born In " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , Kermit wishes he was never born after Fozzie loses the loan money and the Muppets consequently lose their theatre to Rachel Bitterman . As a result , Kermit ' s guardian angel Daniel takes him to a world in which he really was never born in order to show him how his friends would be worse off without him . . . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jessica Carleton Jessica Honor Carleton ( b . 1983 ) is a writer , actress , puppeteer , puppet designer , storyteller , and make - up artist . She is best known for her work on the MeTV series " Green Screen Adventures . " Carleton has received four Daytime Emmy Awards , including winning " Outstanding Performer in a Children ' s Series " for her work on " Green Screen Adventures " in 2014 ( she was nominated against Leslie Carrara - Rudolph , Joey Mazzarino and David Rudman ; all for their work on " Sesame Street " ) . Carleton presented the award for " Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program " at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards alongside Leslie Carrara - Rudolph ( with Abby Cadabby ) and David Rudman ( with Cookie Monster ) . Carleton wrote episodes for Season 47 and Season 48 of " Sesame Street " . She also co - wrote " The Magical Wand Chase " television special with Ken Scarborough and Raye Lankford . Her other writing credits include episodes of " Arthur " , " Martha Speaks " and " Puppy Dog Pals " . She has a bachelor ' s degrees in " Performance and Creative Writing for the Media " from Northwestern University . External Links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Little Girl Sue Little Girl Sue appeared in a sketch with Beautiful Day Monster on " The Ed Sullivan Show " . She appeared in another sketch on that show called " The Monster Trash Can Dance . " She also portrayed Cinderella in a story sketch featured in " The Muppets on Puppets , " and made a brief appearance on " Muppet Puppet Plays " . Performers . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Muppet Show Game The game contains a Muppet Theatre board , eight cardboard Muppet players on stands , four Muppet scenery flats , and an instruction manual . The US version comes with two spinners that determine how to move ; the UK version has a set of cards . This game is played by two to four players . Each player chooses a set of two Muppets , and a corresponding piece of " scenery " . US version ( Parker Brothers ) . The Parker Brothers game uses photographs of the Muppet characters on the box cover , and the pieces . The characters are : The game is played by spinning the two spinners , which determines the player ' s " Act " and " Scene " . The player then looks up the Act and Scene in the " Rules and Script " book , which tells the player how to move their pieces . For example : The object of the game is to move your Muppets and scenery into the appropriate spots on the game board , while preventing your opponents from reaching their spots . UK version ( Palitoy ) . The Palitoy game uses illustrations of the Muppet characters on the box cover , and the pieces . The characters are : The US game ' s spinners are replaced with a pack of cards , which offer the same choices of moves without relying on a Script booklet . The game board in the UK version places the Muppets ' ending positions in different spots on the stage , instead of bringing all of the characters to the footlights , as in the US game .
Gilda the Gorilla Gilda the Gorilla is a character in " The Animal Show " . She appeared in the episode " " where she tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear about gorillas . She even took part in the song " We Are One Big Happy Family . " She is a recycled version of Lenny the Gorilla . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
David Reilly David Reilly is a British writer who , with Ben Davies , co - wrote the characters Domby and Kit for the UK version of " Play With Me Sesame " . Reilly ' s other credits include Channel 4 music show " Popworld " , ITV ' s " Dancing On Ice " , Disney ' s " Wake Up With Winona " , and various projects for MTV . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Castle at the Center of the Labyrinth The Castle at the Center of the Labyrinth is the home to the Goblin King , Jareth . Located in Goblin City , the castle stands over all the surrounding lands , and can be seen from all over the Labyrinth . Though he typically does so through the use of the crystals , Jareth is seen on occasion sitting on a window ledge , or standing out on a balcony , looking out over his subjects . In the film , Sarah must make her way through the Labyrinth to get to this castle at the center . Jareth captured her brother , Toby , and brought him to his castle with the intentions of raising the child as his own . Treated as an heir to the throne , Toby is cared for here by Jareth and the goblins . Various sections of the castle include the throne room , where the Goblin King spends much of his time , normally surrounded by his goblin subjects and an illusionary maze .
John Leguizamo John Leguizamo ( b . 1964 ) is an Emmy Award winning actor and comedian . He guest starred on " Sesame Street " Episode 4013 , playing Captain Vegetable , and supllied the voice of Rat # 2 in the Creature Shop - effects film " Dr . Dolittle " . Beginning his career in stand - up comedy , Leguizamo ' s television debut came with a bit role on " Miami Vice " , followed by a Madonna music video and the feature film " Regarding Henry " ( with Annette Bening ) . Writing and appearing in multiple Broadway shows , Leguizamo has also appeared in the feature films " Moulin Rouge ! " , " To Wong Foo , Thanks for Everything , Julie Newmar " ( with Stockard Channing and Robin Williams ) , " Romeo + Juliet " , " The Honeymooners " , and " Die Hard 2 : Die Harder " , as well as the television series " ER " .
All About the Human Body Sesame Subjects : All About the Human Body is a 2009 " Sesame Street " book and CD set in the " Sesame Subjects " series . In the book , Professor Grover teaches Elmo and the readers all about the human body - - including how many bones are in the human body , what muscles are and what they do , how skin protects the body , and more . The zippered casebound hardcover book includes a read - along CD with songs , games , activities , and a fold - out poster .
Vicki Kenderes - Eibner Vicki Kenderes - Eibner , sometimes credited as Vicki Eibner , is perhaps most noted for her work on the Disney / Henson collaboration " Bear in the Big Blue House " , where she performed ten characters including Ojo , Etta Otter , Grandma Flutter , and Lois . She was also a producer for the " What Do You Think ? " segments on " Bear in the Big Blue House " , as well as the Bear Sing Along Video . In addition to " Bear " , Kenderes - Eibner ' s work has been seen on " Sesame Street " , " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " , " The Book of Pooh " , Nickelodeon and the Discovery Channel . Two shows in Florida , earlier in her career , earned her five Cable Ace awards in both performance and as a producer . A long time advocate of children ' s safety , Kenderes - Eibner has created public education programs to train and inform people of all ages about fire , swimming , bicycle and car seat safety . As a part time resident of New Orleans , she has also worked to raise awareness of the assistance that the Gulf Coast region still needs . She has volunteered her puppet Suzie at various shelter ' s in New Orleans and the Children ' s Hospital of New Orleans . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Manny Kaye Manny Kaye , the tuned clam player , is thought by Statler and Waldorf to be the guest star of " The Muppet Show " , instead of Danny Kaye . According to the geezers , Manny Kaye is the worst performer in history - - slightly worse than Clive Cahuenga , the singing civil servant .
Elmo ' s Deep Sea Adventure Elmo ' s Deep Sea Adventure is a " Sesame Street " CD - ROM game for home computers . It was originally released by Mattel Interactive in 2000 and re - released by Sesame Workshop in 2005 and again in 2006 by Encore Software . Elmo invites users to join him on his deep sea submarine to explore shipwrecks , sunken cities and lost treasure . Oscar , Grover , Zoe , Rosita and Telly also appear . Skills such as critical thinking , problem solving , and decision making are taught in 3 play modes , 5 activities , and 2 levels .
Get Up " Get Up " ( listed under ASCAP as " Get Up For School Song " ) is a " Sesame Street " spoof of Outkast ' s " Hey Ya . " The song is about a boy waking up and getting ready to go to school . Olamide Faison ( Miles ) provides the main singing vocals . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 128 : Hairy Fairy Mopatop opens the episode by offering a frog on a mat , a bird with a bat or a rabbit in a hat . Unfortunately , the frog , bird and rabbit all seem to have disappeared . Mary enters the shop wanting to be a fairy princess . Mopatop and Puppyduck helps Mary out with her outfit . The last thing that Mary needs is a magic wand - - luckily , the shop has the best Magic Wand department this side of Fairyland . It turns out that Moosey Mouse , the frog , bird and Rabbit are playing cards . Moosey goes out to find some food , just when Mary tries out her magic wand to make some strawberry jam sandwiches to disappear .
Magda Magda is an " adorable " mole featured on the game show " Swift Wits " as seen in the UK Spot in of " Muppets Tonight " . Magda ' s fate is held in the hands of Snookie Blyer , who must guess a secret word from a series of clues to have been provided by Lester Tomwater . Due to a miscommunication , Lester does not participate in the game during the allotted time , and Magda is eaten by Big Mean Carl . Magda later appears as Roley Moley in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episode " " and as Miss Leaf in episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Terry Ross Terry Ross ( d . 1997 ) was a sound effects artist , first on radio and then in television . He worked as a sound effects artist on " Sesame Street " , receiving credits billing for season 3 and season 4 . He also contributed to the 1972 album " The Muppet Musicians of Bremen " , bolstering the story with added sound effects not heard in the original special . Ross ' long career as a sound man was spent primarily on staff for ABC , first on old - time radio series such as " The Greatest Story Ever Told " ( 1947 - 1956 ) and " Inner Sanctum " ( during its ABC run , 1950 - 1951 ) . Ross ' experience on the latter , when the trademark " creaking door " was mistakenly oiled and he had to create the sound vocally , was a widely quoted anecdote in articles about the series or its cast , and typical of the sound man ' s travails in live - radio . Ross later contributed to the revival series " Theater Five " ( 1964 - 1965 ) and worked on several ABC soap operas , including " Dark Shadows " .
Sara Sweetman Sara Sweetman is director of education for the Guiding Education in Math and Science Network ( known as GEMS - NET ) at the University of Rhode Island , who appeared on " Sesame Street " with Murray , to explain science concepts . Sweetman said : " I never aspired to be an actor . It ’ s not my forte . My forte is teaching youngsters and teaching teachers how to build their science lessons on an inquiry - based model . I was on hand for the filming to ensure that the science was covered accurately when the education content producer and a writer asked me to jump into a scene . " Segments include Sweetman , Murray , and students from New York public schools . They were shot in June at the New York Hall of Science , the Liberty Science Museum , P . S . 138 Brooklyn , and Central Park .
Thanksgiving with My Friends " Thanksgiving with My Friends " is a song from the " Bear in the Big Blue House " episode " . After Ojo becomes upset that the Thanksgiving pageant didn ' t go as planned , and the food is " ruined " , Bear sings to her about what the holiday is really about . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
John Van Eps John Van Eps is a composer who worked on the Play - Along Video series in 1988 , including " Wow , You ' re a Cartoonist ! " where he also served as music producer . Van Eps was the music director and arranger for the independent film " Under Hellgate Bridge " , scpred the direct - to - video animated feature " Buster & Chauncey ' s Silent Night " , and composed for " Dateline " news specials . He has produced remixes for Robert Lamm ( of the band Chicago ) .
Listen and Learn with the Sesame Street Muppets Released in 1989 and 1990 , these were boxed collections of Golden book and tape sets that had previously been sold separately . Both 6 - title and 10 - title sets were released under the same cover name . Set Contents . 6 - title Set 10 - title Set
My Name Is Ernie My Name Is Ernie is a 1991 " Sesame Street " storybook about Ernie . Ernie sings about things that are important to him - - his favorite number ( 5 ) , his favorite color ( red ) , his friend Bert , and his Rubber Duckie . This book was reissued as a Little Golden Book under the title " Sing with Me : My Name is Ernie " in 1999 .
Barney ( Sesame Street ) Barney is a mailman who appears in episode 2449 of " Sesame Street " . He comes to the street , which is the last stop of his shift . He notices Big Bird and Snuffy , who have been waiting for him to retrieve their unstamped letter from the mailbox and are now fast asleep . He slowly opens the mailbox and shuts it without any noise , but sneezes , waking the two up . He looks for their letter and provides them with a stamp to properly send it to Granny Bird . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Make Your Own Art " Make Your Own Art " is a song from the " Sesame Street " special , " The Cookie Thief " . Cookie Monster , Elmo , Prairie Dawn , Chris , Abby and the museum staff and patrons sing to Little Cookie , encouraging him to make his own cookie art based on whatever he ' s thinking and feeling . After a collision with art supplier Grover , Little Cookie makes a colorful piece of cookie art shaped like himself . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Katie and the King Katie and the King is a " Sesame Street " story narrated by Olivia to a group of kids and Oscar the Grouch . The story is performed by the Anything Muppets . The story tells of King Kenny the Kind , who loves everything that starts with the letter K . He holds a proclamation to his subjects that whoever can bring him one thing that starts with the letter K that he does not already have , they would be the keeper of the Ks of the entire kingdom . His subjects bring things that start with the letter K , but the king would reply that he had already owned one just like it . Just then , the king ’ s granddaughter , Katie , arrives and says she has a thing that starts with the letter K to give to the king . Katie gives him a kiss and the king replies it is something he hasn ' t already have in his kingdom . The king happily proclaims his granddaughter as keeper of the Ks . Performers . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Alex Rockwell Alex Rockwell has been a producer for the Jim Henson Company for many years . She worked at Children ' s Television Workshop before working directly with Jim Henson . Her credits include " The Jim Henson Hour " , " Muppet * Vision 3D " , " Billy Bunny ' s Animal Songs " , " Dinosaurs " , " Bear in the Big Blue House " , " Muppets from Space " , " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " , " Frances " , " Pajanimals " ( 2008 ) , and " Muppet Moments " ( 2014 ) . She also served as the co - writer and co - creator for " Frances " ; and she worked with Judy Rothman to co - write the songs for the series . In 2008 , she was interviewed for an episode of the Jim Henson Company Podcast . She is the daughter - in - law of Henry Kissinger . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bye - Bye , Thumb - Sucking Bye - Bye , Thumb Sucking is a 1995 " Muppet Babies " storybook featuring Baby Piggy . Baby Piggy has been sucking on her thumb since she was born . Nothing seems to work in helping her to stop . Nanny tried putting bad tasting flavoring on her thumb , but she kept sucking , even when her thumb was sore . Then one day Baby Kermit threw a ball at Piggy , and she couldn ' t catch it because she was sucking her thumb . She realized then all the fun she was missing out on by having her thumb in her mouth , and she quit sucking it from then on .
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a ska punk band from Boston , Massachusetts , best known for their 1997 hit , " The Impression That I Get . " They performed " Zig Zag Dance " in the TV special " Elmopalooza " , and on its accompanying soundtrack album .
Can - Can The Lautrec Sisters , a quartet of female rats , audition for " The Muppet Show " in with the " Garbage Can - Can , " to the tune of Offenbach ' s popular " Can - Can . " The song appears again in as one of the various music rhythms interrupting Carol Burnett ' s performance of Watch What Happens . An excerpt of the " Can - Can " was also featured in " Grover ' s Overtures " . An excerpt also appears in the Elmo ' s World episode " Dancing " when Elmo opens the closet door to reveal what he is thinking about . Elmo , Ernie , Bert , Grover , Cookie Monster , Zoe , and Marina Arriola sing and dance to a variation of the song in the stage show " Vuela con SésamoAventura " at PortAventura . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna Everage is a drag character portrayed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries , whom she refers to as her manager . She has written numerous books , appeared on Broadway in her own shows , toured extensively , and hosted various television programs . Dame Edna was a guest on the premiere of Joan Rivers ' talk show , " Can We Talk ? " , along with Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog . Everage ' s " manager " , Barry Humphries , has voiced Bruce in Pixar ' s " Finding Nemo " , appeared in the Spice Girls ' film " Spice World " , and " Nicholas Nickleby " . Edna has also appeared on " Ally McBeal " and made a cameo when Madeline Kahn hosted " Saturday Night Live " . Muppet Mentions . On " The Dame Edna Experience " , Rudolf Nureyev was a guest during the first season and had this exchange with the hostess :