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The Apprentice The Apprentice is a reality television series which debuted in 2004 on NBC . On the series , contestants compete to become an apprentice to Donald Trump . The series was developed by Mark Burnett , the producer responsible for " Survivor " . On episode 4104 of " Sesame Street " , the series is spoof when Donald Grump appears and announces that he is looking for a Grouch apprentice to help sort through his trash . Contestants are let go with a take on Trump ' s famous catchphrase , " Scram , you ' re fired ! " Omagrossa and Swampy and two of the contestants on this episode , each based on contestants from the series . The April 15 , 2012 episode of " Celebrity Apprentice " featured contestants working with Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop to create puppets and perform improv comedy sketches for the " Stuffed and Unstrung " stage show . The episode featured appearances by Brian Henson , Patrick Bristow , Tyler Bunch , Leslie Carrara - Rudolph , Victor Yerrid , and Colleen Smith . Contestants included Penn Gillette and Arsenio Hall . The first executive producer of Nigeria ' s " Sesame Square " was Yemisi Ilo , who had previously been a crew member of the continent ' s Mark Burnett co - production " The Apprentice Africa " .
Bill Compton Muppet A Bill Compton Muppet appears in a " Sesame Street " sketch , " True Mud " , a parody of the series " True Blood " . He ' s a caricature of series lead Bill Compton ( played by Stephen Moyer ) . The man strolls into a restaurant ( whooshing through the room instead of walking ) and orders some " true mud . " The rest of the patrons accuse him of being a Grouch , as they have a strong affinity for mud . However , the waitress brings him a " true spud " , some " true cud " and a man name Bud , who tries giving him his broken watch ( a " true dud " ) . Annoyed , the man throws himself on the floor , with a " true thud " . Just when he ' s had enough , the waitress finally brings in a bathtub full of mud , which he uses for his mud bath . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mai Zetterling Mai Zetterling ( 1925 - 1994 ) was a Swedish actress who played Grandma Helga in " The Witches " . The role netted her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . Zetterling began her film career in the 1940s by playing romantic leads , first in her native Sweden in such films as Ingmar Bergman ' s " Torment " and then in such British productions as " Frieda " and " The Bad Lord Byron " . One of her few American films was the 1954 Danny Kaye vehicle " Knock on Wood " . In television , she appeared on " The Third Man " , " Errol Flynn Theatre " , and " Danger Man " . Her penultimate film was the American thriller " Hidden Agenda " ( with Frances McDormand ) .
Os Muppets Conquistam Nova York Os Muppets Conquistan Nova York is the Brazilian release of " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , dubbed into Portuguese . All musical numbers remain in English . The dub is available as the Portuguese language track on the US DVD release . In Brazil , it was released on Region 4 by Sony , with English , French , and Spanish tracks . While the bonus features are otherwise identical to the US release , an episode of the Brazilian dub of " Muppet Babies " was also included .
The Aristocrats The Aristocrats , as they ' re called in " Monster Hits ! " , are the group of monsters who sang " Fur " on " Sesame Street " . The lead singer is Stuie Monster , and the back - up singers are Maurice Monster , a different version of Harvey Monster , and a lavender Anything Muppet monster . The back - up monsters also appear in the songs " Frazzle " ( where the fat blue monster resembled Little Chrissy ) and " I Want a Monster to Be My Friend . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bigfoot Bigfoot , or Sasquatch , is a large , hairy , ape - like creature thought by some to inhabit the Pacific Northwest of North America . Most mainstream scientists , however , consider belief in Bigfoot to be a product of folklore , misidentification , and hoaxes , rather than authentic sightings . In " " , issue 4 , Sam the Eagle rails against gullibility , using belief in Sasquatch as an example . Behind Sam , a Sasquatch happens by and becomes offended . Unaware of the creature ' s presence , Sam continues his tirade even as the Sasquatch reaches menacingly for Sam ' s head . Miss Piggy suddenly appears and defeats the Sasquatch in hand - to - hand combat . Sam finishes his editorial , unaware of having been in any danger .
B is for Baby " B is for Baby " is a " Sesame Street " rap song about the letter B . In a call - and - response rap , a singer asks questions using B words , all the answers being " baby . " Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kareem Abdul - Jabbar Kareem Abdul - Jabbar ( b . 1947 ) is a former professional basketball player , still holding the NBA ' s all - time score record . He appeared in a 2013 episode of " Sesame Street " explaining the word " subtraction " with Big Bird and four other birds .
Right Door Knocker The Right Door Knocker is encountered by Sarah in " Labyrinth " . Along with his partner , Left Door Knocker , this living gargoyle - faced knocker guards the doors between the hedgemaze and the forest . His door ring normally resides in his mouth , forcing him to mumble when speaking . The Right Door Knocker proves more helpful to Sarah , though reluctant to have his ring replaced . Still , he accepts his fate with a certain amount of stoicism . The Right Door Knocker also adorned the door of Jim Henson ' s workshop space in the pitch tape for " The Jim Henson Hour " . After Jim ' s departure , he asks the other puppets what they thought of the upcoming series , and was met with positive reviews . Merchandise based on the Door Knockers includes a Talking Door Knocker , and a Plush Door Knocker .
Marlon ( wizard ) Marlon is a wizard teacher who appeared in the " Wizards " episode of " Bert and Ernie ' s Great Adventures " . Elmo accidentally casts a spell and turns Marlon into a frog . Ernie , Bert and Elmo need the feather of a two - headed Fangriff in order to cast the spell that will turn him back . The character ' s name is a spoof on Merlin .
To Be Young , Gifted and Black " To Be Young , Gifted and Black " is a song about being proud of your skin color and who you are . The song once reached the Top Ten on the R & B charts , and has spawned off different versions by Aretha Franklin , Dionne Warwick , and Bob and Martha . Nina Simone , who co - wrote the song , performed it on " Sesame Street " in the show ' s early years . She sat on the steps of 123 Sesame Street with a group of black children who sang along . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
ArcLight Cinema ArcLight Cinema , at its Sherman Oaks location , featured a display of costumes and props from " The Muppets " during its theatrical run . Among the items on display were the costumes worn by Amy Adams and Jason Segel for the theatrical poster and film , Kermit ' s banjo , the Standard Rich and Famous Contract , Kermit ' s toolbox , a mock Playbill for the Muppet Telethon , Kermit ' s PGA award , and other various props .
Soupy Sales Soupy Sales ( b . Milton Supman , 1926 - 2009 ) was a comedian and actor best remembered as the host of the children ' s television show " Lunch with Soupy Sales " , where Sales would often receive a pie in the face . Sales was the host ( and title character ) of the 1968 television special " The Pied Piper of Astroworld " , on which the Muppets , including Rowlf the Dog , were guest stars . He also was a panelist on " What ' s My Line ? " when Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog were celebrity contestants . During that appearance , Sales made a passing reference to being friends with Henson . Other credits include television guest spots on " The Love Boat " , " The Bob Hope Show " , " Saturday Night Live " , and " Hollywood Squares " , guest hosting " The Tonight Show " , and the Broadway comedy " Come Live With Me " . Frank Sinatra signed Sales to his record label , and two records were produced . Sales also recorded a novelty dance record with his song " The Mouse " , with the B side of the record containing the song " Pachalafaka " .
Aaron Cash Aaron Cash , full name Aaron James Cash , is a dancer and actor who played Bitaal in the " Farscape " episode " " . He also portrayed the role of Dregon Karzenova in the episodes " " , " " and " " . His theater credits include " The Full Monty " , " Singin ' in the Rain " , " Fiddler on the Roof " , " Hamlet " and " The Taming of the Shrew " . Some of his TV and movie credits include " Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles " , " Titanic " , " If These Walls Could Talk " and " The Lost World " .
A Muppet Crew Presentation In November 1976 , A Muppet Crew Presentation was made by the staff of Studio D at ATV Studios following the completion of the first season . The video features the cast in their own version of " The Muppet Show " , featuring versions of Muppet News Flash , Veterinarian ' s Hospital , At the Dance and the Blackouts . The video ends with a performance of " It ' s Not Where You Start " with new lyrics . The cast includes Peter Harris ( sitting halfway down the stairs ) , Richard Holloway , Jim O ' Donnell , camera operator Brian Grant , floor manager Steve Springford ( as Kermit ) , Jerry Hoare , lighting director Phil Hawkes , Gerry Elms , John Rook , Martin Baker , production assistant Sue Boyers , floor manager Francis Essex , Dennis Bassinger , art directors David Chandler and Bryan Holgate , Peter Milic , Claude Walters and the ladies from the Canteen . Speaking with " Woman " magazine in September 1977 , Peter Harris recalls the presentation ' s conception and execution :
Bad Bart Bad Bart is a cowboy who appears in a series of Old West sketches on " Sesame Street " . Like Sinister Sam , it seems like he ' s going to make trouble , but he turns out to be harmless . He appeared as early as Season 5 ( 1974 ) . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
It ' s Raining Men " It ' s Raining Men " is a song that originated by the Weather Girls and hit number one on the US Disco Chart . The song was spoofed on " Sesame Street " with Cookie Monster ' s song , " It Raining Cookies " . Miss Piggy sang the song with Heidi Klum and Mel B . on the Muppets ' appearance on " America ' s Got Talent " on September 10 , 2014 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The King ' s Picnic The King ' s Picnic is a " Sesame Street " story narrated by Maria and performed by the Anything Muppets . The story tells of a king ( the same royal highness from " The King and the Fireman " ) who decides to have a picnic with his subjects . He tells everyone to " bring something to the picnic " . Since he never specifies what he wants , everyone ends up bringing watermelon . Upset , the king then expresses his fondness for potato salad , prompting everyone to bring barrels and plates of potato salad . Since the picnic is a failure , the king ' s prime minister explains that one should plan a picnic carefully , and make sure that everyone brings something different . The king belts out orders to his subjects in a jazzy rhythm , and the picnic is a success . Performers include Frank Oz ( as the King ) , Jim Henson ( as the Prime Minister ) , Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt . Releases . Audio _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street Magazine ( Oct 2004 ) October 2004 : " A Window to the World " is the theme for this issue of the magazine . This issue of the magazine is specially designed to introduce readers to international " Sesame Street " productions . Global Grover is the readers ' guide to help them see the view beyond their backyard . Ernie Kwiat , Cynthia Jabar , Christopher Corr , Anita and Steve Shevett , Dagmar Fehlau , Stef de Reuver , Joe Ewers , Paul Meisel , Colleen Pidel and Bob Berry provided illustrations for this issue . This issue also includes content from " Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove " .
Donald Arthur Donald Arthur ( April 29 , 1937 - September 21 , 2016 ) was an American - born voice actor , working primarily in Germany , whose bass voice was heard in several Muppet dubs . Most notably , he dubbed Beauregard on " Die Muppet Show " ( and other projects ) , took over Uncle Deadly ( season three onward ) , and voiced Boober Fraggle on the " Fraggle Rock " co - production " Die Fraggles " , as well as other supporting parts or human cameos . Voicing Beauregard ( and Uncle Deadly ) again in " Die Muppets " , he ws one of only three remaining voice artists to reprise their roles from the original " Muppet Show " dub ; the other two were Christina Hoeltel as Scooter and Michael Rüth as Rowlf . Born in New York , Arthur studied opera and moved to Munich in 1960 . He soon became involved in the dubbing industry , first looping English dialogue for German films and then re - dubbing English dialogue into German . He did a particularly close sound - alike for Peter Ustinov in such films as " One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing " , " Appointment with Death " , and " Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen " ( as well as " The Great Muppet Caper " ) . Often cast in roles calling for deep voices or an American accent , he also dubbed James Earl Jones in " Fantasia 2000 " and " Will & Grace " , Paul Bartel in " Caddyshack 2 " , Shashi Kapoor in " The Deceivers " , Isaac Hayes in " Robin Hood : Men in Tights " , and bit parts in " Casablanca " . Animation dubbing credits include Igor on " Count Duckula " , Kent Brockman on " The Simpsons " , and Chef on " South Park " , as well as the Jabberwock in Eberhard Storeck ' s dub of the " Alice in Wonderland " anime series . Animated feature work includes " The Lord of the Rings " ( as Gimli ) , Pixar ' s " Ratatouille " ( Gusteau ) , " Heavy Metal " , and " Hugo the Hippo " . For Disney , he was heard in " Make Mine Music " ( as the narrator , Tetti Tatti , and other singing and speaking roles in " Willie the Operatic Whale " ) , " The Small One " ( the auctioneer ) , " Darkwing Duck " ( Taurus Bulba ) , and " Hercules " ( Cyclops ) . He provided the English - language voices of Falkor in " The Neverending Story II " and Jean - Paul Canalligator in the direct - to - video entry " A Rat ' s Tale " ( with Jerry Stiller ) . He had on - camera roles in the mini - series " Wagner " ( starring Richard Burton ) and the TV movie " The Saint : Wrong Number " .
Right in the Middle of Your Face " Right in the Middle of Your Face " is a song performed by a nose ( based on Jimmy Durante ) in " . " He sings about the usefulness of the nose , accompanied by Elmo and a trio of Honkers . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Peanuts ( song ) " Peanuts " is a song that Luis sings to Cookie Monster , about a man who has peanuts but won ' t share them with anybody . Then Prairie Dawn sings a similar verse about soda crackers , then Ernie sings a verse about strawberry shortcake . Finally , Big Bird tries to sing a verse about a gooey , sticky pizza , but everybody makes him stop , because it sounds too silly . Cookie Monster comments , " Sound good to me . "
Jason Samuels Smith Jason Samuels Smith ( b . 1980 ) is a New York - based tap dancer . At age 9 , Smith appeared on " Sesame Street " alongside fellow tap dancer Savion Glover . He later appeared alongside Glover ( now a series regular , playing Savion ) in the 25th anniversary special " " , dancing with Glover in the " New Way to Walk " sequence , which would also be featured on the show . Some of Smith ' s scenes are retained in version of the special , which omits " A New Way to Walk . "
Blowin ' My Bubbles In " Blowin ' My Bubbles " , Susan asks one of the kids if she can try her bubbles and sings about how much she likes blowing bubbles , watching them float in the sky , the colors they turn , how they tickle her nose when they land there and make her giggle . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rizzo Action Figure Rizzo the Rat was released in the fourth series of Palisades Toys ' line of Jim Henson ' s Muppets Action Figures . He was the smallest figure to be produced . The experimenting table with the cheese and the rat poison and the boxing glove were taken from the ' Lab Rat ' scene of " Muppets from Space " . Rizzo wore the headset in Muppets Tonight . The pizza box featured a drawing of the Swedish Chef . Two different Rizzos were produced : one in a red jacket , and one in a blue jacket . The red Rizzo has a yellow hat , a silver eperimenting table , black plates , a red boxing glove on silver spring and a white pizza box . The blue Rizzo has a red hat , a golden eperimenting table , grey plates , a black boxing glove on golden spring and a light brown pizza box . The headset , cheese , rat poison ( a blue cup with a red straw and purple umbrella ) and piece of pizza are the same for both Rizzo ' s . An extremely rare Black Jacket Rizzo Action Figure was made as an industry giveaway .
Mrs . Karperzooi Mrs . Karperzooi is heard in the Dutch record album " In Een Uur de Wereld Rond " . She lives on the first floor of Uncle Rudolf ' s house on Brestunnelweg 5 . She has a dog named Bobby . She is often annoyed with Uncle Rudolf playing " Sesamstraat " records all day long . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Stalks Two " Stalks " appear in " " sketch titled Aggression . The characters are listed in the script as " Pink Stalk " and " Gold Stalk " . In the original script dialogue , they refer to each other as " George " and " Martha " , though in the sketch as filmed they call each other " Xomfey " ( pink ) and " Melg " ( gold ) . Like the less - civilized heaps , they speak in gibberish , but with more distinguished accents . Both stalks can also be seen in the special as audience members of the wrestling match , and the Gold Stalk appeared dancing with a blonde female whatnot during one of the At the Dance sketches . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Big Enough for a Bike Big Enough for a Bike is a " Sesame Street " book featuring photo puppets . Zoe , having advanced from infant crawling to toddler walking , is now big enough to ride a tricycle . It takes some practice , but soon Zoe learns how to handle her tricycle . Elmo also appears .
Fat Mamma Jefferson Fat Mamma Jefferson was a blues composer who wrote a short piano piece played by Rowlf as a prelude to " God Bless the Child " in of " The Muppet Show " . In warming up for a number with Gladys Knight , Rowlf cites her as his favorite blues singer . Gladys doesn ' t remember her right away , until Rowlf explains that she was a spotted basset hound . Then Gladys recalls that she ' s the one who wrote the classic , " I Won ' t Hang My Head In Shame ' Cuz I Step On My Ears When I Do . "
Three Primary Colors " Three Primary Colors " is a " Sesame Street " song featuring OK Go . The song was written by OK Go , while the video was conceived and directed by Al Jarnow . The song promotes the three primary colors , red , yellow and blue , and when mixed together , they can make many more colors . As with most OK Go songs and music videos , Damian Kulash sings the main vocals . Tim Nordwind lip - syncs to his vocals while the rest of the band portrays the colors ( Nordwind playing the product of their mixtures ) . A related web game was released on sesamestreet . org . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A Very Special Picnic A Very Special Picnic is a 1987 " Sesame Street " storybook published by Ideal Toys for the " Big Bird StoryMagic " toy set . In this story , Big Bird , Cookie Monster , Oscar , Grover and Snuffy set out on a picnic with high hopes . . . until their bus gets a flat tire ! They try to make the best of it , but they soon realize that Grover didn ' t bring enough playthings for most popular sports , Big Bird forgot the picnic basket , Snuffy ' s lemonade jug leaked and Cookie Monster ate all of the cookies ! Then , to top it all off , it starts to rain ! But Oscar has a blast making mud pies , and soon , everyone else has fun playing in the mud too . Then , they swim in a creek in order to clean up , and find some delicious berries on the bushes . They even play some catch with the one basketball that Grover has brought . They all go home agreeing that this was the best picnic ever ! Songs The accompanying cassette tape contains two songs : " Everything Seems to be Going Wrong " and " A Very Special Picnic " , both written by Dave Conner . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Alphabet Avenue Alphabet Avenue is a 1997 " Sesame Street " video game produced for Sega ' s Pico Game System . Sega also released a Muppets game , " Muppets on the Go " . Characters . Big Bird , Little Bird , Twiddlebugs , Cookie Monster , Elmo , Zoe , Ernie , Bert , Oscar the Grouch , Grover , The Amazing Mumford
Muppets Tonight deleted scenes In television , scenes are often cut , shortened , or unrealized prior to episodes airing . " Muppets Tonight " was no exception , with many scenes written and even filmed but dropped from the final edit of the episodes . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Y Andalé " Y Andále " ( " Get on With It " ) is a Spanish song originally written by Minerva Elizondo . Linda Ronstadt covered the song for her 1987 album , " Canciones de Mi Padre " . She later performed a version of it ( with new lyrics explaining the title ) on " Sesame Street " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo is an a cappella group from South Africa . The musical group became well - known in the USA after working with Paul Simon on his 1986 album " Graceland " . Ladysmith Black Mambazo has recorded many songs for " Sesame Street " over the years , including vocals for the Anything Muppet tribesmen in " African Alphabet " . They also performed the song as themselves , joined by Paul Simon . The group can also be seen in " " and in the celebrity version of " Put Down the Duckie " . They also made an appearance in " The Ghost of Faffner Hall " , and sung at Richard Hunt ' s memorial service . They were spoofed with the worm band , Wormsmith Black Mambazo in episode 3448 of " Sesame Street " , when they performed " African Alphabet " at the Worm World Music Festival .
MNN MNN , the Monster News Network , is a CNN parody channel that features in in the 1993 special " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " . The network ' s motto is " We cover the globe , " as exemplified by two monsters who serve as MNN ' s logo , who carry a physical , large globe . The network offers a special global broadcast on New Year ' s Eve . Elmo is the chief anchor in the United States of America , with Cookie Monster as science reporter ( whom also mimics Morse code sound effects for the reports ) , Prairie Dawn as special Sesame Street commentator ( " I ' m not really a monster but it is a job in communications " ) , and a slew of special international correspondents , including Cousin Pepe and Rosita , Elmo - noske , Moishe Oofnik and Kippi Ben Kippod , Tiffy , Samson and Finchen , and Alfa , Bjarne Betjent and Max Mekker . One notable event that MNN covered was a monster ski crash in Norway , when those correspondents crashed their device while reporting on the New Year ' s festivities .
Favorite Songs from Jim Henson ' s Muppets ( sheet music book ) Favorite Songs from Jim Henson ' s Muppets is a 64 - page book of piano music , tying in with the " Favorite Songs from Jim Henson ' s Muppets " albums . The book includes songs from " Sesame Street " , " The Muppet Show " , " Fraggle Rock " , " Muppet Babies " , " The Muppet Movie " , " The Great Muppet Caper " and " The Muppets Take Manhattan " . The book was released in both a regular version with a green cover , and an " Easy Piano " version with a red cover . The first edition also has 7 full color pages which feature 13 pictures , some promo poser pictures but most actual screenshots from the movies and TV shows . Later editions include two coloring - book style pages , with pictures of Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem , and the Muppet Babies .