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Sesame Street View - Master reels There have been many View - Master reels produced with the " Sesame Street " characters . The photos taken for the View - Master reels were also used for , and " Sesame Street Magazine " illustrations . Some titles were reissued in different packaging formats , so they may list multiple copyright dates . View - Master also produced two " Sesame Street " sets that packaged reels with a 10 - minute audio cassette of the characters telling a story . " Nursery Rhymes " was released in 1982 , and " Days and Seasons " in 1983 . Some of these recordings were also used in Talking View - Master sets in the mid - 80s .
Night of Too Many Stars : America Unites for Autism Programs Night of Too Many Stars : America Unites for Autism Programs is a television special hosted by Jon Stewart that aired on HBO on November 18 , 2017 . The event brought together celebrities and comedians in an effort to raise money and awareness to benefit programs and resources for individuals and families living with autism . The " Night of Too Many Stars " is a biannual event created by Robert Smigel . The Emmy - winning series aired six specials on Comedy Central between 2003 to 2015 before moving to HBO in 2017 . Abby Cadabby and Julia appeared during the 2017 special in a pre - taped message from the " Sesame Street " set . Other guests in the 2017 special included Stephen Colbert , John Oliver , Ilana Glazer , Samantha Bee , Adam Sandler , Billy Crystal , Sarah Silverman , Lin - Manuel Miranda , Rob Corddry , Robert De Niro , Edie Falco , Chris Jackson , Howie Mandel , Chris Rock , The Roots , Andy Samberg , and Ben Stiller .
Starship Starship is an American rock band with roots dating back to the 1960 ' s . Previous incarnations of the band were called Jefferson Airplane , and Jefferson Starship . Grace Slick sang vocals for all three versions of the band . Starship had three # 1 singles in the 1980 ' s : " We Built This City " , " Sara " , and " Nothing ' s Gonna Stop Us Now " . The original recording of " We Built This City " can be heard in " The Muppets " , during a scene where the Muppets clean up The Muppet Theatre , in order to get it ready for The Muppet Telethon .
Lady of Spain Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone perform " Lady of Spain " in of " The Muppet Show " . In their first appearance on the show , Marvin Suggs introduces his Muppaphone and then " tunes " them by running through a scale . The song is performed by Marvin hitting the Muppaphones in sequence with his mallet ; they say " ow ! " at the appropriate pitch to create the melody . The number ends with a giant mallet appearing from the wings to hit Marvin on the head . Marvin Suggs also performed a brief version of this in the courtroom scene from " Alice in Wonderland " in , when he hits members of the jury on the head with his gavel . In the 1979 film " The Muppet Movie " , Kermit the Frog is quietly pacing through the Ghost Town when his reverie is interrupted by an explosion of sound and motion — a rain barrel , bursting into life to play a tinny version of " Lady of Spain " . Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker appear through a door , and explain to Kermit that this is their new invention , " the Musical Rotating Rain Barrel " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ralph Sharon Ralph Sharon ( 1932 - 2015 ) was a jazz pianist who spent much of his career as accompanist and musical director to Tony Bennett . On of " Muppets Tonight " , Sharon and his trio ( consisting of himself , drummer Clayton Cameron , and bassist Douglas Richeson ) played back - up off - screen during Bennett ' s numbers , including for the Muppets Tonight Band members during " Firefly . " Sharon played for the accordion player Muppet ( sitting in on piano ) . Sharon also accompanied Bennett on his duets with guests Kermit the Frog and Elmo on the 1998 album " The Playground " ( including " Bein ' Green " and " Little Things . " ) Sharon was born in England and began his professional career as pianist for bandleader Ted Heath in 1946 . That same year , he began performing on BBC radio , usually in quarter hour slots or performing with his own sextet or quintet . He moved to the United States in 1953 and joined Bennett in 1957 . Sharon had urged Bennett to use more jazz , and their first recording , the 1957 album " The Beat of My Heart " ( with Chico Hamilton on drums ) reflected that . In 1961 , it was Sharon who brought Bennett the song " I Left My Heart in San Francisco , " which became his trademark . They parted in 1966 , reunited in 1979 , and remained together until 2002 .
Me and My Potato " Me and My Potato " is a " Muppet Babies " song from the episode " . " Baby Gonzo sings about all the fun he has with his new B . F . F . - a potato from Miss Nanny ' s garden .
Mamoun Elyounoussi Mamoun Elyounoussi ( b . 1987 ) is a Dutch actor of Moroccan descent . He plays Mamoun on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Mamoun is Elvan ' s boyfriend and a good friend of the Muppets . He is also the paperboy on the street . The young actor has been a part of " Sesamstraat " since 2006 .
Twist and Shout " Twist and Shout " is a rock song originally recored by the Top Notes . The song was popularly covered by the Isley Brothers and subsequently by The Beatles and The Who , among others . Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem performed the song live as a part of the opening of the 2016 Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade , as members of the Prospect High School Marching band from Mt . Prospect , Illinois danced around them . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lyzzard Skyzzard Lyzzard Skyzzard is a rock star who performed the music video " I ' m Better Than You " , seen on " Dinosaurs " in the episode " " . The name is a spoof of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd , and a satirized caricature of Guns N ' Roses lead singer Axl Rose . Skyzzard ' s guitar player , Nigel Ouch , was interviewed in the next episode , " " . Ouch mentioned that Lyzzard Skyzzard was planning on a concert tour , " Don ' t Bother to Come , We ' ll Be on Cable Next Month " . Nigel had also revealed that Lyzzard recently had a poor - selling album , " Just Borrow It From a Friend and Tape It " , and was planning on an upcoming album , " Just Listen to it On the Radio and Tape It " . His hit song " I ' m Better Than You " was from the album " You ' re Worse Than Me " , and from the motion picture soundtrack " I Never Thought You Were That Great to Start With " .
Episode 417 : Star Wars Kermit has booked Angus McGonagle , the argyle gargoyle who gargles Gershwin ( gorgeously ) . But at the start of the show , the cast of " Star Wars " - - Luke Skywalker , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 smash through the wall , looking for Chewbacca . Kermit is thrilled to have them on his show , until he finds out that they won ' t actually perform anything . Luke mollifies Kermit by bringing in his " cousin " , Mark Hamill - - but when Kermit sees Mark sing and dance , he throws him out . Finally , the Star Wars crew hijacks the Swinetrek . With First Mate Piggy subbing in as Princess Leia , they face Dearth Nadir ( Gonzo ) who is holding Chewbacca prisoner . Edits . When this episode aired on Nickelodeon , the following scenes were cut : Cast . Guest Stars : Muppets : Background Muppets : External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Imagine . . . Grover ' s Magic Carpet Ride Imagine . . . Grover ' s Magic Carpet Ride is a 1993 " Sesame Street " book featuring Grover . Reissues . The book was reissued in 2010 by as a Play - a - Story Animated Storybook , packaged with a DVD . The storybook , retitled " Grover ' s Magic Carpet Ride " , features Grover ( Eric Jacobson ) narrating the story with Tom Brannon ' s original illustrations animated . The story was adapted from Michaela Muntean by Susan Rich Brooke .
Some Hay " Some Hay " is a " Sesame Street " song by Mariah Cowey . She sings about the many different foods people eat , but since she ' s a cow , her diet consists of just hay , which she uses to produce her milk . The song is a parody of Carey ' s song " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Flutebird A Flutebird appears in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " A bird with a flute for a beak , the creature plays accompaniment to the song " Brave Boy , Jump Up . " The bird appeared again in " " , providing accompaniment in the song " You ' re On Your Own " . This time , its beak sounded like a muted trumpet . The animal ' s name and performer info come from the production document " The Encyclopedia Fragglia " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dateline NBC Dateline NBC or simply Dateline , is a weekly American television newsmagazine / reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC since 1992 . It was previously the network ' s flagship news magazine , but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics .
Letter - Go - Round Letter - Go - Round is a 1984 " Sesame Street " video game published by , originally for the Apple IIe . The game teaches letter recognition and simple word formation , and stars four " Sesame " friends - - Big Bird , Cookie Monster , Ernie and Bert . The game has six mini - games : Upper Case Matching , Lower Case Matching , Mixed Case Matching , One Little Word , What ' s Missing ? , and Spell the Secret Word . In the matching rounds , a " Sesame " character brings a letter onto the screen . The player must match the character ' s letter with the corresponding letter on a spinning Ferris wheel . In the word completion rounds , the character carries part of a word , and the player must complete the word with a letter from the Ferris wheel . The game was re - released for the as part of the Sesame Street ABC game cartridge . ( The other game included in the package was Ernie ' s Big Splash ) .
Sofie Sofie is a humanoid Muppet girl on " Big Bag " . A cheerful six - year - old , with purple skin , fuchsia pigtails , and glasses , Sofie moves next door to Molly ' s shop in the show ' s second season , and befriends Chelli and Bag . Sofie got her name from a contest that CTW held in 1997 , in which kids voted for one of five available names for the character . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dick Clark ' s New Year ' s Rockin ' Eve Dick Clark ' s New Year ' s Rockin ' Eve is an annual television special that airs every New Year ' s Eve on ABC . The special broadcasts from New York City ' s Times Square , and prominently features coverage of its annual ball drop event , along with live and pre - recorded musical performances by popular musicians from Times Square and Hollywood , respectively . Dick Clark hosted " New Year ' s Rockin ' Eve " annually from 1974 through 2004 , hosting duties have since been taken over by Ryan Seacrest . Kermit the Frog briefly appeared in the 2007 New Year ' s Eve broadcast to help ring in 2008 .
Paul Jomain Paul Jomain is a puppet builder who worked on " Mopatop ' s Shop " ( initially building props and costumes before moving on to puppets ) , " The Hoobs " , and " Bambaloo " . For the Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop , he was the fabricator / on - set supervisor for Marvin the Paranoid Android in " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " . In 2014 , he was an additional UK Muppet performer for " Muppets Most Wanted " . Jomain ' s early TV work included building trains and models for " Thomas the Tank Engine " . He was the puppet designer for the UK tour of " Avenue Q " , and built set models for various Cameron Mackintosh stage shows ( including " Les Miserables " and " Oliver ! " ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gerlis Gerlis is a glowworm who crashes into a tree on " Sesamstrasse " in episode 2230 . Her lamp is covered up with dirt so that she can ' t signal her friends . Finchen helps her clean up the lamp , but her friends don ' t reply to her glow until she and Finchen have sung a song . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Let ' s Play Elmo Says Let ' s Play Elmo Says is a 2006 " Sesame Street " Hand Puppet book featuring Elmo . In the book , Cookie Monster , Baby Bear and Zoe play a rousing game of " Elmo Says " , which is a game very similar to Simon Says . This book comes with a hand puppet version of Elmo .
Xanna Eve Chown Xanna Eve Chown is a writer who co - wrote two " Play with Me Sesame " " Follow the Reader " books , " Grover on the Case " and " Abby Cadabby ' s Perfect Party " . Chown has written extensively for Big Finish , for both their audio series ( " The Confessions of Dorian Gray " , " Bernice Summerfield " ) and print books ( " Summerfield " novels , " Doctor Who " short stories in anthologies ) . She has also written children ' s stories for Igloo Books collections and " Dora the Explorer " books .
Open Huis in Sesamstraat Open Huis in Sesamstraat was a special 45 minute episode of " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . It aired on September 3rd , 2005 . " Open Huis in Sesamstraat " ( Housewarming on Sesamstraat ) celebrates the introduction of the new street set , and Sesamstraat ' s 30th anniversary . In 2005 , the staff felt that the Sesamstraat street set needed to be updated after 25 years . Erly Brugmans designed a completely abstract set that looked like a world from a child ' s imagination , with toyblock - like buildings , enormous broccoli for trees , dunes in the distance and a large tower with a lighted clock . Simple set pieces can be moved around everywhere : for instance , during bedtime scenes , the street is filled with beds . The special was taped for a live audience . Tickets for the taping were given away as prizes for a Sesamstraat drawing contest . In " Open Huis " , the whole Sesamstraat cast reenacts the most classic sketches and songs from recent seasons ( including a classic yet risky sketch in which Ieniemienie and Elvan talk about how girls get breasts when they grow up ) . As a special surprise , Ernie , Bert , Elmo and Cookie Monster flew in from America to perform with the Dutch cast for the very first time in the history of " Sesamstraat " . Ernie performed ' Rubber Duckie ' in the bath tub , and the famous ' Banana in your ear ' routine with Bert . Cookie sang ' If Moon Was Cookie ' on the beach by night . Most of the American appearances were lipsynched to existing dubbed material , with the exception of Ieniemienie and Elmo ' s rendition of " Sing After Me " . The music track was taken from Ernie and Elmo ' s rendition on " Sesame Street " . Kevin Clash came to the Netherlands to perform Elmo . There are also a couple of mime sketches by Hakim Traïda and the hand puppetry of Lejo . The special ends with everyone , including the American cast , joining in with Purk ' s signature ' baby talk ' song . In honor of their very first appearance in The Netherlands , Bert and Ernie hosted a press conference about Sesamstraat ' s birthday , a few days before the special aired . Bert and Ernie ' s puppeteers lipsynched to the voices of Paul Haenen and Wim T . Schippers , who performed their improvised dialogues from off screen . Kevin Clash performed Bert , although he could not understand what was said ! The press conference did not air on television ; it could be downloaded on the Internet . Cast . Puppeteers : Actors : " Voice Actors "
Muppet bobbleheads ( Odeon ) In 2012 , Odeon movie theaters in the United Kingdom sold premium cups topped with Muppet bobbleheads , to promote the release of " The Muppets " . Four bobbleheads were produced - - Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear and Animal .
Tiras Cham " Tiras Cham " ( " Hot Corn " ) is a " Rechov Sumsum " song performed by a corn vendor , singing as he provides fresh corn to Kippi Ben Kippod and the kids of the rechov . The song was included in the " Shalom Sesame " episode " , " with added video commentary by Moishe Oofnik .
Lucky Duckie Lucky Duckie is one of Rubber Duckie ' s duckie friends who comes to visit in the 2002 book " Look and Find Elmo " . Lucky Duckie perches on the rim of Ernie ' s bathtub , wearing a green hat decorated with a four - leaf clover . Rubber Duckie ' s other duckie friends include Grubby Duckie and Duckleberry Swim .
Five Minutes More ( series ) Five Minutes More is a children ' s television series developed by the Jim Henson Company as an Australia - UK coproduction between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC ) and Disney Channel UK . Each episode is five minutes long . The series had been in development at the Jim Henson Company since the early 2000s , by early 2006 , scripts were written and production began . The show was shot in Australia and dubbed in Britain . The series premiered on ABC on August 23 , 2006 . Episodes . " Episode descriptions from ABC website : "
Diana Krall Diana Krall ( b . 1964 ) is a jazz singer and pianist from Vancouver , Canada . Since 1993 , she has released ten solo albums and has toured with Tony Bennett . In 2001 , Krall performed " Everybody ' s Song " with Elmo and a group of " Sesame Street " Muppets . The song appears on the " What ' s the Name of That Song ? " DVD .
Love , Elmo Love , Elmo is a 2009 " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Elmo . At the park , Abby Cadabby and Elmo find Zoe and her friends making birthday cards and letters for their friends . Abby has never gotten any mail before , so Elmo decides to make a special card for her . Elmo ' s Mom helps him write the words " Dear Abby " on a piece of paper , and then Elmo goes out to ask his friends what he should write on the card . His friends all make suggestions , and add pictures to the card - - Zoe draws the Sugar Plum Fairy from " The Nutcracker " , Telly Monster draws a picture of Little Murray Sparkles , and Baby Bear draws Cinderella ' s enchanted carriage . Elmo also solicits contributions from Big Bird and the Birdketeers , Super Grover , Cookie Monster and Ernie and Bert . Even Oscar the Grouch reluctantly draws a rotten pumpkin on Abby ' s card . Elmo draws a picture of himself at the bottom of the card , and asks his Dad to help him write a special word . The next day , Abby is delighted to receive the card , with pictures from all of her friends . At the bottom is Elmo ' s contribution - - a heart , and the words " Love , Elmo " .
The Fisher King The Fisher King is a 1991 movie directed by Terry Gilliam ( " Monty Python " ) . It tells the story of a radio shock jock who helps a homeless man win the heart of a woman with whom he has fallen in love . The film takes its name from an Arthurian legend of the same name .
Tour de Pharmacy Tour de Pharmacy is a 2017 HBO special , a forty minute mockumentary presenting fictitious events of a drug - riddled 1982 Tour de France . Present day interviews are interspersed with footage of the race and its participants . In one interview , fictitious animator Victoria Young says she worked on animated segments for " Sesame Street " but was fired by Henson for not drawing fast enough . She also cites the show ' s unhappiness with her controversial puppet creation Huey Black ( spoofing Roosevelt Franklin ) . In a brief faux " Sesame " clip ( dated 1979 ) , the foul - mouthed Huey swears at a Muppet monster . Puppeteers for the scene were Kevin Clash and Russ Walko .
Vine Vine was a short - form video sharing service where users could record , post and share six - second - long looping video clips . The service was founded in June 2012 , and acquired by Twitter in October 2012 , just before its official launch . From 2013 to 2015 , " Sesame Street " produced a variety of original 6 - second videos for the service . Toyota hosted four Vines with the Muppets for a limited time in conjunction with their 2014 Toyota Highlander commercial . In 2015 , ABC ' s " The Muppets " launched a Vine account to promote the series with 6 - second episode clips and promos . In October 2016 , Twitter announced it would discontinue Vine , but keep existing Vines on the website for archival purposes . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 110 : Down with Dinkybeard / The Sky Is Falling ! Down with Dinkybeard . The playroom is invaded by Dinkybeard , a toy pirate . The Sky is Falling . Ditz finds a stray puzzle piece . It ' s blue with part of a cloud on it . After finding this , he goes into a panic thinking that a piece of the sky fell out .
Annika Rynger Annika Rynger ( b . July 16 , 1972 ) , born Annika Victoria Elisabeth Rynger , was the Swedish voice of Ojo ( Jujja ) in " Nalle har ett Stort Blått Hus " , and project leader . Rynger was in the management at the dubbing studio Eurotoll AB , at the time where " Bear in the Big Blue House " was dubbed to Swedish . She was later hired as the daily leader for Sun Studio , Sweden . Her voice work include " Toy Story 2 " , " The Incredibles " , " Bambi II " , " Antz " as Azteca , " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " , " Over the Hedge " and many more .
B is for Book " B is for Book " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Pharrell Williams in Season 46 . Cookie Monster happens upon Williams and Elmo reading a book about the world and sing to Cookie about how a book opens up the whole world to the reader . The Martians also make an appearance . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
LaVerne LaVerne is Animal ' s mother , as seen in the book " The Case of the Missing Mother " . In her single appearance , she resembles an older , female version of Animal . Formerly residing in a large house on Memory Lane , LaVerne moves and the change of address propels the plot , as Animal struggles to find his mother again . She also plays the drums and when finally discovered by Animal , she breaks a window apart with her bare hands to reach her offspring . The reunited pair perform a percussion duet as the final number in the Mother ' s Day show at The Muppet Theatre . Animal gave a passionate tribute to his mother during a solo in the " Bohemian Rhapsody " viral video . In a 2010 promotional video , Animal called her to tell her that the Muppets were nominated for a Webby Award for their performance . Her voice could be heard over his cell phone . After they won , Animal appeared in another video to tell his mother the good news . He eventually figures out that it was just her voicemail talking to him .
Esteban Mendoza Esteban Mendoza is an animatronic designer and sculptor who worked for Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop primarily as a flocking specialist ( giving latex materials a velvet surface for puppet or prosthetic purposes ) . He had previously worked for John Cox ' s studio on " Babe " working on robotics for the sheep while the Creature Shop handled the other animals . After leaving the Creature Shop , Mendoza worked with Neal Scanlan ' s studio on " Babe : Pig in the City " and " Kangaroo Jack " . Although the Creature Shop only worked on the first Harry Potter movie , Mendoza stayed on as animatronic designer for most of the sequels . More recently , he worked on prosthetic makeup for " Let the Right One In " and " Fury " . Creature Shop credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Cave of the Lost Fraggle ( location ) The Cave of the Lost Fraggle is featured in the " Fraggle Rock " storybook " The Cave of the Lost Fraggle " . No one has ever returned from exploring the Cave , and Fraggle legend has it that strange echoes in the Cave are from the voices of Fraggles who had lost their way trying to get out . The Cave is located past the Marsh of the Mushy Mushrooms , the Mountain of Many Mysteries , and the River of the Raging Rapids . Gobo dared Red to explore the cave after she declares that there is nothing that she isn ' t better at , including exploring . Since his Uncle Traveling Matt wouldn ' t even explore the cave , Gobo begins to worry about Red ' s safety , and he organizes a Fraggle rescue party , which combs its way through the cave with a fraggle chain , until they reach Red safely .