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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks " Dizzy " Gillespie ( 1917 - 1993 ) was an American jazz trumpeter . He made several guest appearances on Muppet - related shows : He was the guest star in of " The Muppet Show " , the " Ghost of Faffner Hall " episode " " and " Sesame Street " Episode 2040 . Gillespie was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982 . Other notable television appearances include " The Cosby Show " and " 3 - 2 - 1 Contact " .
Christopher Clumsy Christopher Clumsy is a genial but clumsy character who debuted in the " Sesame Street " comic strip in 1971 . Situations frequently dealt with Clumsy ' s attempts to avoid falling into a hole . At other times , he attempted to demonstrate directional concepts or teach about shapes . Along with Jasper and Julius , Christopher Clumsy appeared on " Sesame Street " itself in animated cartoon segments , beginning in Season 4 . Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes with a circle as the last thing where the circle rolled away off screen . Christopher Clumsy , to avoid falling into a hole , jumps over it . . . and lands in another hole and shouts " nobody told me there were two holes ! " Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer . He then walks into a wall . Christopher Clumsy shows different things his feet can do . Like dancing , jumping , and then kicking a ball where he accidentally hit a dog off screen with the ball while showing that his feet can run while being chased by the dog . Individual Segments . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Pinkie Monster Pinkie Monster appeared in the second edition of " Sesame Street Live " , " Big Bird ' s Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show " and " Save Our Street " . She is a pink monster , with curly purple hair , who wears a bracelet .
Muppet Babies Christmas ornaments ( American Greetings ) In 1993 , American Greetings / Carlton Cards released two " Muppet Babies " " Baby ' s 1st Christmas " ornaments . The " boy " ornament showed Baby Kermit in a sleigh full of toys . The " girl " ornament showed Baby Piggy as an angel .
Twill Twill appeared in an " Ed Sullivan Show " sketch , " The String Quartet " . He was one of the violin players , and served as the leader ; He was most vocal in dealing with Mahna Mahna , who replaced unseen violinist Beegleman , only to play the drums instead of the violin . The Twill puppet was recycled from Fred , and would later be recycled into Zelda Rose . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Adele Neuhauser Adele Neuhauser ( b . 1959 ) is an Austrian actress who played Frau Kowalski on " Sesamstrasse " . On stage , Neuhauser has appeared in " Medea " and Shakespeare ' s " Macbeth " , and the Austrian television series " Four Women and a Funeral " .
VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live is a morning talk program on VH1 . Kermit the Frog appeared on the program on December 14 , 2012 to promote the release of " The Muppet Christmas Carol : 20th Anniversary " Blu - ray and share his relationship advice with host Carrie Keagan .
George Devens George Devens ( sometimes billed as George Devons and George Devins ) is a percussionist , particularly known for his vibraphone playing . Along with Ed Shaughnessy , he supplied the percussion soundtrack to Jim Henson ' s 1965 short film " Time Piece " . Over the years , Devens also did session work for " Sesame Street " , usually on albums . Devens frequently worked as a session musician for Dizzy Gillespie and also recorded with Buddy Greco , Chad and Jeremy , Grace Slick , and Joe Williams . He also performed on the album for " The Great Space Coaster " ( 1982 ) , produced by former " Sesame " records producer Arthur Shimkin .
Prince Charming Prince Charming appeared in several Sesame Street News Flash sketches . Whether the story involved Cinderella , Sleeping Beauty , or Rapunzel , Prince Charming would be there . His horse was named Lance . Prince Charming looked quite similar to Guy Smiley , another Orange Gold Anything Muppet , except with different clothes , a different voice and a slightly different facial expression . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Salzburg Sauerkraut Singers The Salzburg Sauerkraut Singers are a quartet of pigs that sang a mock - German song called " Drinking Song " while throwing sauerkraut in of " The Muppet Show " . They were performed by Brian Muehl , Jerry Nelson , Richard Hunt and Dave Goelz . Behind the scenes footage of the song was seen in the documentary " Of Muppets and Men " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bonanza Bonanza was a television Western which aired on NBC from 1959 until 1973 . The series became the second longest - running TV Western , after " Gunsmoke " . " Bonanza " focused on the Cartwrights , owners of the Ponderosa ranch , and their attempts to help friends and neighbors in nearby Virgina City . In 1970 , for the second season of " Sesame Street " , series stars Lorne Greene ( Ben Cartwright ) , Michael Landon ( Little Joe ) , and Dan Blocker ( Hoss ) appeared in multiple inserts , in character , on the Virginia City set , and with their horses . Greene and Landon subsequently did similar duty on " The Electric Company " . Connections . In addition to the three stars , several performers who appeared on the series have also worked in Muppet / Henson productions . Several actors who appeared as themselves with the Muppets also worked on the series .
Let ' s Match Sesame Street : Let ' s Match ( A book about things that go together ) is a 12 - page board - and - flap book . Characters include Big Bird , Elmo , Zoe , the Count , Snuffy , Radar , Abby Cadabby , and others .
Peter Nørgaard Peter Nørgaard is a Danish ventriloquist and magician that was assistant puppeteer for Elmo in the first 13 episodes of " Sesamgade " . Peter auditioned for the role in June 2009 and was trained by Kevin Clash in Copenhagen . Together with Carolina Lybeck , Peter Nørgaard has created various shows for both children and adults that they tour with around Denmark at various events . In 2011 he played Nicky in the Danish adaptation of " Avenue Q " by Fredericia Teater In 2015 he participated in " Denmark Got Talent " . He reached the final in 2015 but did not win . After " Denmark Has Talent " 2015 , Peter Nørgaard was invited to Las Vegas to perform with the winner of " America ' s Got Talent " Terry Fator . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Donna Kimball Official Bio . Donna is a writer , producer , director and actor , but spends most of her time as a lead puppeteer for both the Jim Henson Company and Sid & Marty Krofft Productions . She grew up in Nashville and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis with a B . F . A . in Theatre Performance . Donna and her teenaged daughter currently reside in the Los Angeles area . Non - Henson Credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Outdoors " Outdoors " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Jason Mraz . In a spoof of his hit , " I ' m Yours " , Jason sings about how lovely the outdoors is and encourages the viewer to go outside and enjoy nature . He is joined by Elmo , Baby Bear , Abby Cadabby , Rosita , Big Bird and the Kids . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Pick Your Pet Pick Your Pet is a game show from the first season of " Sesame Street " , and is a parody of " The Dating Game " . It is the show ' s very first game show segment . " Pick Your Pet " is hosted by Guy Smiley , who was , at this point , named Sonny Friendly . The " Pick Your Pet " contestant wears a blindfold while questioning three different animals ; from among them , she will choose her pet . The contestant in this skit is Lucy Jones ( who would later become Betty Lou ) , and the animal choices are a bird ( Little Bird ) , a dog ( Baskerville ) , and a monster ( Beautiful Day Monster ) , the last of which Sonny considers hideous and doesn ' t think the contestant would want . Lucy asks the animals a series of questions that indicate she hopes she ' ll be able to choose a cat . Her time runs out before she can ask Beautiful Day Monster any questions . She has to choose , so she picks Beautiful Day Monster . The monster acts like a cat , so Lucy is happy with her pet . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Freddie Highmore Freddie Highmore ( b . 1992 ) is an English child actor . In 2001 , he had a small role in " " as a boy in a playground ; in 2004 , he had a leading role as Robert in " Five Children and It " . Highmore ' s other film credits include supporting roles in " Two Brothers " and " Finding Neverland " , and most recently starring roles as Charlie Bucket in " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " ( with James Fox and Deep Roy ) and as Arthur in " Arthur and the Invisibles " ( with Mia Farrow ) .
24 Days ' Til Christmas : A December Counting Calendar 24 Days ' Til Christmas : A December Counting Calendar is a 1981 " Sesame Street " advent calendar . The calendar ' s illustrations feature Big Bird , Bert , Ernie , Grover , Oscar the Grouch , Prairie Dawn and Cookie Monster .
Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood ( b . 1983 ) is an American singer . The winner of the fourth season of " American Idol " , Underwood has gone on to become a multi - platinum Grammy Award - winning recording artist . She recorded the voice for Carrie Underworm on " Sesame Street " in 2009 . In 2011 , she appeared with Brad Paisley and Miss Piggy in a commercial for the CMA Awards in 2011 , and in the never - ending version of " Mahna Mahna " on Facebook .
The Two - Headed Monster ' s Mother The Two - Headed Monster ' s Mother is the maternal parent of the Two - Headed Monster . She appears at the end of a sketch in which the Two - Headed Monster spells out the word " Mom " on a brick wall . Only when they ' ve successfully deciphered the message does their mother arrive to show great affection for her sons . Suggesting that polycephaly is not necessarily hereditary , she only has one head . The puppet used as the monster ' s mother is the Telly Monster puppet with a large , bushy wig and purple nose . In episode 4618 in Season 46 , the monster ' s mother re - appears . Unlike her previous appearance , she is now blue and sports two heads , just like her offspring . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Twiddlebug Superintendent A Twiddlebug Superintendent appears in a " Sesame Street " sketch where he installs a new smoke detector in the Twiddlebug family ' s home , despite the fact they don ' t know what it is or what it ' s for . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Ernie & Bert Book The Ernie & Bert Book is a 1977 " Sesame Street " storybook . This book is based on a classic from 1971 , in which Ernie breaks the cookie jar , ultimately leading to putting the goldfish in Bert ' s cowboy hat .
Tatyana Ali Tatyana Ali ( b . 1979 ) is an actress and singer who played Ashley Banks on " The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air " and has most recently been seen in such films as " Glory Road " . She performed the song " Precious Wings " over the end credits in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . Ali began her career with a stint as one of the Kids on " Sesame Street " from approximately 1984 until 1989 , appearing in segments with celebrities such as Dizzy Gillespie , Sid Caesar , and Herbie Hancock . She was also one of the kids seen drawing in the Play - Along Video " Wow , You ' re a Cartoonist ! " .
Gelfling dolls In 2002 Sideshow Collectibles created two 12 - inch Gelfling figures based on the characters of " The Dark Crystal " - Jen and Kira . The figures were released in a limited edition of 7 , 500 sets . Kira came with a small Fizzgig pack - in , while Jen came equipped with his flute and the Crystal Shard . Both dolls came with a stand imprinted with the Dark Crystal logo and the character ' s name . These dolls were the first " Dark Crystal " figures ever officially released . While action figures were planned in 1982 , they were never released . These figures ' head sculpts were created by Mat Falls .
Bare blåbær , Bjarne Bare blåbær , Bjarne ( " Only Blueberries , Bjarne " ) is a storybook based on " Sesam Stasjon " , the Norwegian co - production of " Sesame Street " . What are pancakes without jam ? Bjarne Betjent , Alfa and Max Mekker decide to go out and pick blueberries . Follow the three friends on their trek trough the forest in search of berries . Many things happens during the trip , and the way home seems to be so long .
Fred Garbers Fred Garbers is an artist and animator who created animated inserts for " Sesame Street " as early as the mid - 1970s . His other works include animated segments for " Square One TV " and " Braingames " . He is credited as the lyricist for the song which accompanies the " Letters in the Body " animation . Cartoon Inserts . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mindy Cohn Mindy Cohn is an actress best known for playing Natalie Green on the television series " The Facts of Life " . She appeared with her co - stars Kim Fields and Lisa Whelchel , with Miss Piggy and Janice in " Muppet Magazine " issue 5 .
Elmo Doctor and Nurse The doctor and nurse are a pair of Elmo Variants that appeared in the " " episode of " Elmo ' s World " . Dorothy imagines the birth of Elmo in which all the players are variations of Elmo himself . Elmo ' s Mom and Dad , here named George and Gladys Monster , are seen with the Elmo inspired doctor and nurse that delivered Baby Elmo . Like the variation of Elmo ' s Mom , the Nurse is one of the few distinctly female Elmo variants , with eyelids , lashes , and long hair . Her voice is lighter and more " feminine " in contrast to Kevin Clash ' s gruffer Dr . Elmo , thus making all five Elmos in the scene distinct .
The Doctor ( Dinosaurs ) The Doctor appeared in the " Dinosaurs " episode " . " This prehistoric physician is the first of several medical men through the course of the series to be stumped by Baby Sinclair ' s ailments . The doctor makes no useful diagnosis , and only succeeds in breaking doctor / patient confidentiality and informing Earl ' s co - workers of the " freak of nature . "
Let ' s Dance ! Let ' s Dance ! is a " Sesame Street Live " show which debuted in 2014 . Official description . " Hosted by two live performers , Sesame Street Live “ Let ’ s Dance ! ” offers an up - close , interactive experience like you ’ ve never experienced before ! You , the audience , are invited to dance as all of your favorite Sesame Street friends join you on the floor – dancing with fans of all ages ! In addition to ongoing dance parties , Elmo uses his imagination to " Do the Robot , " Cookie Monster teaches all ‘ feets ’ to dance , and Ernie shares the fun of dance with the Sesame Street favorite " Shake Your Head One Time . " " See also . Let ' s Dance ! ( soundtrack )
Edward G . Robinson Edward G . Robinson ( 1893 - 1973 ) was an actor who specialized in tough - guy types . Although active on Broadway and in silent film since 1915 , his true breakout came playing Rico in " Little Caesar " ( 1931 ) . A string of other gangster parts followed , with Robinson waving a cigar and speaking out of the side of his mouth , punctuated with " see " ( and at least in popular memory , " nyah " ) . Although he often returned to or parodied his gangster parts , Robinson avoided typecasting by playing an earnest physician ( " Dr . Ehrlich ' s Magic Bullet " ) , FBI agent ( " Confessions of a Nazi Spy " ) , sea captain ( " The Sea Wolf " ) , insurance adjuster Barton Keyes ( " Double Endemnity " ) , and guilt - ridden father Joe Keller ( the 1948 film of Arthur Miller ' s " All My Sons " ) . Later shifting into mostly supporting roles and cameos , he played skeptical , calf - worshipping Dathan in " The Ten Commandments " , a Nobel prize nominee in " The Prize " ( with Paul Newman ) , the veteran poker player opponent in " The Cincinatti Kid " , and his final role , the old man who knows the secret of " Soylent Green " .
Rezal - evad - gib Rezal - evad - gib is the name of an ancient Egyptian crocodile god introduced in a Muppet News Flash sketch from of " The Muppet Show " . Once invoked via the very pronouncement of his name out loud , the crocodile god would wreak a terrible vengeance upon the culprit . The Newsman would mock this passage and learn of its significance the hard way . Twice . " Rezal - evad - gib " was also mentioned as one of the incantations in . The name is a tribute to " Muppet Show " executive producer David Lazer , as the phrase , reversed , is " Big Dave Lazer . "
Optioned Properties Jim Henson Pictures has purchased many scripts and book rights over the years . Many have been announced , but few have made it to fruition or even went beyond the option stage . The following projects were never developed far enough to qualify as an " unfinished project " . A few have more recently been announced , and should further development occur , they might merit breaking out into their own articles .
Talking Taxi Talking Taxi was a campaign which featured recorded voice messages in all of New York City ' s over 12 , 000 taxis , in which celebrities reminded passengers to buckle their seatbelts and take a receipt for their ride . The campaign began in 1997 . The final celebrity voice rotation , which appeared in 2001 , featured Elmo ( as voiced by Kevin Clash ) among the voices . Elmo ' s recording figured in an episode of " Deadline " . Other celebrities who participated in the Talking Taxi campaign included Yo Yo Ma , Walt Frazier , Beverly Sills , Dick Clark , Chris Rock , Bernadette Peters , Placido Domingo , and Joan Rivers .
Christian Kebbel Christian Kebbel ( b . 1990 ) was a child actor who portrayed a young Jim Henson in " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . His other credits include the 2003 film " Dunsmore " ( with Kadeem Hardison ) . Like other child and bit actors used in " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " , Kebbel is a Florida native , and as an adult , he attended Rollins College as a Cornell scholar . His more recent work has shifted towards writing and photography , as well as his academic pursuits .
Kippi Ben Kippod Kippi Ben Kippod ( קיפי בן קיפוד ) ( translated means Kippi son of Hedgehog ) lives on " Rechov Sumsum " , the first Israeli co - production of " Sesame Street " . Kippi is a full - bodied character who is cheerful and optimistic , and has a pet goat named Sheba . Kippi first appeared on " Rechov Sumsum " in 1983 , and he also appeared on " Shalom Sesame " , a bilingual 1986 Israel - US co - production . Kippi also appeared , along with other international " Sesame Street " Muppets , in the special " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " . For " Rechov Sumsum / Shara ' a Simsim " , the Israeli / Palestinian co - production , Kippi , along with Moishe Oofnik , was retained . Kippi was redesigned for the new show , with a more traditional " Muppety " design , and has a male performer , Guy Friedman . Species . For US co - productions , such as " Shalom Sesame " , the producers chose to translate " kippod " ( קיפוד ) as " porcupine , " and Kippi refers to himself as " your friendly neighborhood porcupine . " Bill Cosby also refers to Kippi as a porcupine in the " " special . The translation of קיפוד is actually " hedgehog , " according to Milon , a Hebrew - English dictionary . and are often confused by laypeople , although they are not part of the same family . Kippi has a similar design to Espinete from " Barrio Sésamo " , who is a hedgehog . Additionally , Kippi possesses a long snout like that of a hedgehog , which porcupines lack . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rico Rodriguez Rico Rodriguez ( b . 1998 ) is a child actor best known for his role as Manny Delgado on the ABC sitcom " Modern Family " . Rodriguez appears in 42nd season of " Sesame Street " and has a cameo as himself in " The Muppets " . He tweeted about the latter experience : " My childhood is coming alive right now . I ' m filming with the Muppets for their new movie ! It ' s pretty epic ! " Ironically , in his appearance in the film , he doesn ' t recognize Kermit , and ends up mistaking him for " one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . " Among Rodriguez ' s other credits are appearances on " My Name Is Earl " , " ER " and the Disney Channel series " Good Luck Charlie " ( as Leo ) .
Doozer Design Office The Doozer Design Office is the headquarters for Architect Doozer , where he designs the plans for all Doozer buildings . In the " Fraggle Rock " storybook " Cotterpin ' s Perfect Building " , Cotterpin Doozer takes over the office , and designs the Perfect Doozer Building .
Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly ( b . 1958 ) is an actress working in film since the early 1980s . She appears in the second episode of " Disney Drive - On with The Muppets " . Her other credits include playing Tiffany Ray in the " Child ' s Play " movies , voicing Celia Mae in " Monsters , Inc . " , " Liar Liar " ( with Jim Carrey ) , and voices for " Family Guy " .
I ' m Gonna Get to You Cecille sings " I ' m Gonna Get to You " while she describes , and frequently turns into , the various modes of transportation that she can use to reach the listener . Rosita sang this song in a season 34 episode as she looked for Elmo to meet for their playdate . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ernie and Bert Sketches : Sesamstraat Starting in January 2016 , the " Sesamstraat " mini - series " 10 voor " began showing their own , locally - produced Ernie and Bert Sketches . With the voices of Wim T . Schippers as Ernie and Paul Haenen as Bert , the sketches are direct remakes of classic , American sketches . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Susan Saint James Susan Saint James ( b . 1946 ) is an actress most well known as Kate McArdle on the 1980s sitcom " Kate & Allie " , which also starred Jane Curtin , Ari Meyers , and Allison Smith . She has also appeared in episodes of " M * A * S * H " , " The Drew Carey Show " , " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " and hosted " Saturday Night Live " . She appeared on " Sesame Street " in season 20 at a Grouchketeer meeting . Oscar says she can ' t be one of them because she ' s too big , and compares her to one of the regular Grouchketeers . When Snuffy shows up late and lets Susan borrow his lid , Oscar doesn ' t approve , so he ends the meeting .
Familie & Co Familie & Co ( " Family & Co " ) is a monthly , German - language magazine geared toward parents and young children . The February 2012 issue promoted the release of " Die Muppets " with 20 Muppet stickers . The magazine comes with a 12 - page insert " Spiele & Co " ( " Games & Co " ) , that was entirely Muppet - themed for the issue , offering several raffles to win Muppet - prizes .
Episode 321 : A Dark and Stormy Night Ma and Pa Gorg leave Junior alone in the castle overnight for the first time . While they are gone , Junior has to protect the crown jewel . Gobo thinks that all the Gorgs have left , so he plans to map the castle with a frightened Wembley tagging along . Red Fraggle , Mokey Fraggle , and Boober Fraggle decide to pull a prank to scare Gobo and Wembley by making ghostly sounds after which they too enter the castle . Meanwhile , Doc builds a fake ghost detector just to make Sprocket feel safe . However , due to a short circuit , the contraption ' s alarm is activated scaring Sprocket even more . International Versions . UK Version : P . K . and Sprocket read a scary book and P . K . decides that he and Sprocket should go explore a nearby castle , at night .
WORM - TV WORM - TV , " the grouch broadcasting network " , is a television station with programming for grouches , often with Oscar and Telly Monster appearing on the programs . Scenes involving the station appeared on " Sesame Street " in at least seasons 11 and 12 .
Complicated " Complicated " is a song sung by Russ Irwin and Charlton Pettus that appears in " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . It is played when Young Kermit , Croaker , and Pilgrim try not to get caught by Wilson . It also appeared in the trailer for the movie .
I ' m in Love with U " I ' m in Love with U " is a " Sesame Street " spoof of the song " Indian Love Call " , from the operetta " Rose - Marie " , performed by two Anything Muppets : Jeanette ( a Green Anything Muppet ) and Nelson ( an Orange Gold Anything Muppet officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ) . The duet sing about many words beginning with the letter , until the " U " at the end gives its own U word : Unbelievable ! Notes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _