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InFANity inFANity is a series on the TV Guide Network hosted by Lisa Joyner . The show featured a segment in October 2009 , about the Sesame Street Muppets visiting " Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader ? " Cookie Monster talks to the program , while his episode and Zoe ' s are previewed . On November 9 , 2009 , " Sesame Street " was featured on a one - hour episode in celebration of its 40th Anniversary . Joyner conducted interviews with cast and crew , filmed behind - the - scenes on the set and ran archive footage of the show ' s recent celebrity guests . Among those featured were Elmo , Cookie Monster , Grover , Oscar the Grouch , Zoe , Kermit the Frog ( from The Hollywood Walk of Fame ) , Big Bird , Kevin Clash , David Rudman , Joey Mazzarino , Caroll Spinney , Carol - Lynn Parente , Tim Carter , Rollie Krewson , Polly Smith , Anney Fresh , Brian Williams , Fran Brill , Sonia Manzano , Kobe Bryant , Jason Mraz , Matt Lauer , Heidi Klum , Jason Taylor , and John Legend . Some segments included a tour of the Muppet Workshop , trivia questions for the Muppet characters and questions from fans filmed on Hollywood Boulevard . Trivia : Fan questions :
Pierre Franey Pierre Franey ( b . 1921 ) is a famous chef and author . Franey contributed a " Cuisses de Grenouilles Poulette " recipe for Miss Piggy ' s 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " . " Cuisses de Grenouilles Poulette " means " frogs ' legs in cream sauce " , and Miss Piggy threatens to break Franey ' s legs .
Dominique Mac Avoy Dominique Mac Avoy is a French actress who voiced Mokey Fraggle in the French co - production of " Fraggle Rock " . Mac Avoy has performed in the theater , film , and television . Her English - langiuage film credits include " Sweet Revenge " ( with John Sessions ) and " Chocolat " ( as Madame Lemoine ) . She was a regular on the French legal series " Avocats & associés " . As a voice actress , she has dubbed Lindsay Wagner on " The Bionic Woman " and Eileen Davidson on " The Young and the Restless " . Animation credits include Grammi Gummi on " The Gummi Bears " and the title character in the Japanese animated series " Kerokko Demetan " .
Bill Paterson Bill Paterson ( b . 1945 ) is a Scottish - born character actor who has been active in the British film and television industry since the 1970s . Paterson played the boorish Mr . Jenkins in the Creature Shop film " The Witches " . Paterson ' s film credits include " The Ploughman ' s Lunch " , " The Killing Fields " , " The Adventures of Baron Munchausen " , and " Chaplin " . In television , Paterson starred as Jack Lithgow in " Traffik " , the detached psychiatrist Dr . Gibbon in " The Singing Detective " ( opposite Michael Gambon ) , and currently stars as Dr . Douglas Monaghan on the drama series " Sea of Souls " . For BBC radio , Paterson has twice been involved with " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " franchise , playing Arcturan Number One in the first episode of the second series ( 1978 ) and a more substantial role as Rob McKenna , the Rain God , in the 2005 " Quandary Phase " episodes . Paterson also works as a documentary narrator . Mostly on history documentaries . These include " The Unity Theatre Trust ' s " video film " The Story of Unity Theatre " ( about London ' s main contribution to the workers theatre / group theatre ) .
Episode 108 : Isabel Gets the Ding - Ups Isabel is awaiting a visit from her cousin , Dinger . However , she begins developing an odd squeak when dinging . Furgus tries oiling her , but ends up spilling it all over the lobby . Soon , Isabel has developed a full - blown case of the Ding - Ups , a bell monster version of the hiccups . Phoebe brings Isabel to the dining room for some water , while Elmo pretends to ding to alert Funella of incoming guests . The water doesn ' t help , so Phoebe tries surprising Isabel , which works for normal hiccups . It instead startles Cookie Monster , who ends up breaking his cookies ( but , he makes the best of it by eating them all anyway ) . Meanwhile , Furgus tries to clean up his oil spills . Isabel seems to be fine now and the spills seem to be gone , until the Tea Time Monsters slip on the floor and Isabel ' s Ding - Ups return . Furgus tickles Isabel to cheer her up , when Phoebe sees it improves her case . They all tickle her , curing her Ding - Ups . Just in time , Cousin Dinger arrives and the two begin conversing in ding , until the Dinger develops his own case of Ding - Ups . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo Loves You ( book ) Elmo Loves You ! is a 1997 " Sesame Street " storybook told in rhyme . Bert loves pigeons , penguins love snow , kids love toys - - and Elmo loves you . At the end of the book , Elmo asks the reader to be his Valentine . This book is one of three Little Golden Books published in 1997 , tying in with the previous year ' s Tickle Me Elmo craze . The others are " " and " Big Bird ' s Ticklish Christmas " . It has become a perennial favorite , and has been reprinted four times by three publishers over the last decade . The book was reissued as " A Sesame Street Big Book " by Candlewick Press in 2009 . In 2010 , Moving Picture Books narrated the story and animated the illustrations . They released it for digital download with Bob asking reading comprehension questions at the end of the story . Reissues . The book was also collected in " Elmo ' s Ultimate Edition Storybook " in 2007 .
Becky Becky is a young woman living in the Los Angeles area in the 2015 TV series " The Muppets " . Beginning with , she is dating Fozzie Bear , and introduces him to her parents for the first time . Holly and Carl have a hard time understanding how the relationship can work , questioning how they ' ll raise their children . In " " , Fozzie reveals that their relationship is Fozzie ' s longest by twelve weeks ( breaking the record of his previous longest relationship by eleven weeks ) . At San Diego Comic - Con 2015 , Bill Prady stated that Becky ' s relationship with Fozzie would continue to be explored in the series . In the original network presentation pilot , the role of Becky was played by Margo Harshman ; for the actual series , the role was recast with Riki Lindhome taking on the role of Becky .
Episode 201 : A Big Bird Surprise The Furchesters prepare for a special surprise for Elmo , who is seen missing his friend Big Bird from back home on Sesame Street . Phoebe brings him to the lobby where the surprise arrives - it ' s Big Bird ! Cookie Monster arranged for a visit and Harvey P . Dull ' s feather allergy kicks in . Funella and Phoebe are taken aback , unaware of how big Big Bird actually is . They take Big Bird upstairs , where Furgus prepares the nest suite for him . Unfortunately , the nest is too small and there ' s no room to expand . Elmo doesn ' t declare this a catastrophe yet ; he suggests Big Bird stay in his and Phoebe ' s room . Big Bird tries to squeeze into their bottom bunk , but is still too big for it . They return to the lobby , where Big Bird is able to fall asleep in Mr . Dull ' s favorite chair . He gets woken up by the Tea Time Monsters , making it a bad place to sleep as well . Now it ' s a catastrophe ! Big Bird wishes they had a room outside , where he ' s used to sleeping . Inspired by Mr . Dull ' s complaint about his feathery pillows , Elmo and Phoebe build him a feather pillow nest in the garden . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jack Frost Jack Frost is a 1998 film starring Michael Keaton as a neglectful father who is reincarnated into the body of a snowman following a car crash in a blizzard . The animatronic effects for the title character were created by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop ( with other firms assisting with CG elements ) .
Richard Amsel Richard Amsel ( 1947 - 1985 ) was an artist and illustrator . He created numerous movie posters , including posters for " Raiders of the Lost Ark " , " Murder on the Orient Express " and the film version of " Hello , Dolly ! " Amsel designed the poster for " The Dark Crystal " , as well as an unused piece of artwork for " The Muppet Movie " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Pac - Man Pac - Man is an arcade game released in 1980 , which is considered one of the most successful video games of all time . The game was among the first to deviate from the then - dominant genres of space shooters and rudimentary sports games , and allow the player to control a simple , cartoon - like character . The popularity of the game and the visual appeal of the Pac - Man character made the Pac - Man brand one of the first to be licensed for use in toys , an animated TV series by Hanna - Barbera , and other merchandise .
Bob ( Muppet Meeting Films ) Bob is a legal consultant of Leo ' s company , as seen in the Muppet Meeting Film , " Break ' n the Rules . " After giving a lecture on safe , legal - friendly language around the company , Leo attempts to announce a coffee break . Throughout his announcement , Bob butts in ( snapping his suspender straps as a sign of concern ) and corrects Leo ' s wording , offering suggestions for liability reasons . Eventually , Leo is able to communicate in the same manner as Bob and removes him from the hall by snapping his suspenders , sending him flying through the wall . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gonzo ' s chili pepper shirt Gonzo ' s chili pepper shirt is a bright yellow button - up dress shirt with a chili pepper pattern . Gonzo occasionally wears it with a polka - dot tie or a black and yellow checkered sportcoat . According to a Disney . com character profile , Gonzo ' s wardrobe includes purple tuxedos , checkered suits , and " anything with chili peppers on it . " Merchandise . Notes :
H . A . V . I . C Squared H . A . V . I . C Squared is a professional step - dancing group founded in 2003 and based in New York City . H . A . V . I . C Squared appeared in Sesame Street ' s 39th season where they do a dance illustrating the concepts of up , down , fast , slow , front and back .
Hee Hee Ha Ha " Hee Hee Ha Ha " , sometimes just titled " Ha Ha " , is a silly song about the letter " H " sung by Big Bird , Harvey Kneeslapper , and Herry Monster . Each in turn sings a verse which tells a silly story full of " H " words , that the others then laugh at in the chorus . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
We Are Three Knights So Merry " We Are Three Knights So Merry " is a " Sesame Street " song sung in a 2009 episode . Elmo , Telly , and Abby Cadabby , dressed in suits of armor , sing about the joys of being knights . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Don ' t You Go Back In " Don ' t You Go Back In " is an animated " Sesame Street " song . The Big Bad Wolf ( voiced by Jerry Nelson and in fireman ' s gear ) sings about what you should do if there ' s a fire in your house as he saves the Three Little Pigs from their own fires . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
1 , Rue Sésame dolls In 1978 a French company named Céji Arbois produced dolls of the characters Mordicus and Toccata from " 1 , Rue Sésame " . They were manufactured for the US company Knickerbocker . They also made dolls of Bert , Ernie , Cookie Monster , Oscar the Grouch and Grover for the French market .
Roll That Pumpkin Down to Town " Roll That Pumpkin Down to Town " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Elmo and the Count . In this song , Elmo and the Count work together to get a pumpkin ready for Halloween . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rooster ( Sesame Street ) A rooster with black and brown feathers has appeared in multiple " Sesame Street " segments as early as the 1990s , most notably in the " Monsterpiece Theater " skit " The Sun Also Rises " . In the insert , he could not crow due to a bad cough . Because of this , a farmer ' s daughter ( Merry Monster ) tells her father ( played by Grover ) that even if the rooster cannot crow , the sun still rises . Since he is an AM rooster , multiple people have performed him . Performers include Kevin Clash ( for the " Monsterpiece Theater " sketch ) , Jerry Nelson ( " Barnyard Rap " ) , Joey Mazzarino , David Rudman , and Martin P . Robinson . He was also used as Henny Drummschtick . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Justin Bohon Justin Bohon is a stage actor who took over the role of Emmet Otter for Goodspeed Opera House ' s 2010 production of " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas . Bohon ' s Broadway credits include the original casts of Dolly Parton ' s " 9 to 5 " , " All Shook Up " ( featuring the music of Elvis Presley ) , and the revivals of " Les Misérables " and " Oklahoma ! " . Bohon also joined the Broadway companys of " The Producers " and " Miss Saigon " , and has toured with " South Pacific " .
Win Or Lose Big Bird is afraid to play baseball because he is scared that he might strike out . Susan sings " Win or Lose " about how in sports it doesn ' t matter if you win or lose as long as you have fun . At the end of the song Big bird hits a home run . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kat Purgal Kat Purgal is a television actress who appeared as Gwynne in " The Muppets " episode " . Purgal had recurring role on the NBC series " Heroes " and appeared in music videos for Flight of the Conchords and Plain White T ' s . She has also been featured on " It ' s Always Sunny In Philadelphia " , " The Neighbors " , and heard on " Family Guy , " American Dad " , and " Marvel Anime : Blade " .
Season 29 ( 1997 - 1998 ) " Sesame Street " Season 29 aired from November 17 , 1997 to May 15 , 1998 . Overview . The season ' s main focus is " The Science of Discovery , " featuring many story lines pertaining to the excitement of discovering science . The season also features the " Slimey in Space " story line , told over the course of the 18 - week season . The season also features special theme weeks , where each episode in the week pertain to a specific curriculum : Music ( Episode 3721 - Episode 3725 ) , Health and Safety ( Episode 3731 - Episode 3735 ) , Literacy ( Episode 3766 - Episode 3770 ) and Laughter ( Episode 3776 - Episode 3780 ) . Episodes . " Episodes 3656 - 3785 ( 130 episodes ) " Cast . Human Cast : Muppets : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I ' m a Beast " I ' m a Beast " is a " Sesame Street " song performed in episode 4615 . In a fairytale written by Big Bird , a bird named Birdie ( played by Big Bird ) arrives at a castle in his new neighborhood . He is met by the owner , Beast , who sings about his beastly ways with the help of his enchanted items . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet cookie jars ( Disney ) Disney has sold several figural cookie jars in Disney Stores and the Disney Direct catalog . The 2005 jar features Miss Piggy sitting in a purple dress ; Kermit the Frog sits at her back . A set of cookie jars sold in 2006 show Kermit , Miss Piggy , Animal and the Swedish Chef peeking out of the canisters .
Martina McBride Martina McBride ( b . 1966 ) is a country western singer . She performed " When Love Is Gone " over the end credits of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . McBride also appeared on episode 4072 of " Sesame Street " in 2004 , singing " That ' s Pretending " with Elmo .
Stephanie D ' Abruzzo Stephanie D ' Abruzzo ( b . December 7 , 1971 ) has been a " Sesame Street " puppeteer since 1993 . In that time , she has performed a myriad of background and one - shot characters , and recorded vocals for a number of songs , including an animated version of " Sing " and " Brothers and Sisters . " Her major characters of note have included Elizabeth , a loud but cheerful little girl ; Lulu , a curious monster ( whom D ' Abruzzo helped to develop ) ; Baby Bear ' s little sister Curly Bear ; and Prairie Dawn beginning with season 46 . D ' Abruzzo first made contact with the Muppets through David Rudman . Rudman informed D ' Abruzzo that The Jim Henson Company was having a huge casting call for female performers . She went to New York to auditioned , made all the cuts , but was only placed in a talent pool that would not necessarily guarantee her future work . A few months later , she went back to participate in a month - long workshop in New York and slowly started becoming a Muppet Performer on " Sesame Street " . Her first day of performing was November 3 , 1993 , in episode 3162 where she played Monster # 3 . D ' Abruzzo has performed and voiced nearly 200 characters for various projects including " Oobi " ( playing Uma and Inka ) , " Bear in the Big Blue House " , " Donna ' s Day " , " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " , " Binyah Binyah ! " , " The Puzzle Place " , " Rory ' s Place " ( for which she co - wrote a pair of episodes with husband Craig Shemin ) , " Sheep in the Big City " and " The Book of Pooh " ( playing the inquisitive bird Kessie ) . Despite her extensive work with the Muppets , D ' Abruzzo first gained greater recognition as an original cast member of the puppet musical " Avenue Q " where she originated the characters of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut . Her performance garnered her a 2004 Tony nomination , a Theatre World Award , a special Outer Critics Circle Award ( for Outstanding Ensemble and Puppet Artistry ) , as well as a 2003 Drama Desk nomination for the show ' s Off - Broadway run . In December 2005 , D ' Abruzzo ended her run with the project after more than two and a half years to pursue roles in " I Love You Because " , and worked with Bobby Lopez again on the studio album for the Walt Disney World stage show " Finding Nemo : the Musical " ( as Sheldon and Deb ) . Her previous stage credits include " Skitch Henderson ' s New Faces of 2004 " at Carnegie Hall , " Carnival " and " Chess " . D ' Abruzzo ' s television credits outside of her work as a puppeteer include an appearance on the musical episode of " Scrubs " and as a commentator on " I Love the 70s : Volume 2 " . As a voice actress , she was heard in the Mo Willems animated series " Sheep in the Big City " ( as Lady Richington , Swanky , and Lisa Rental ) . In 2013 , she performed in the direct - to - DVD release " Scooby - Doo ! Adventures : The Mystery Map " ( as puppeteer and voice of Velma and Shirley ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppets eating other Muppets Ever since the early days of " Sam and Friends " and Muppet commercials , there has been a long tradition of Muppet characters eating each other . In " The Glow - Worm " sketch , which Jim Henson performed on many variety shows in the 1960s , Kermit the Frog would sit on a wall , eating passing worms . A Muppet monster would drag Kermit off the wall and then re - appear making a chewing motion , creating the illusion that Kermit was eaten whole . For later sketches , a " slit " in the second Muppet ' s mouth was made so the eaten Muppet could be pulled through and , if necessary , performed from inside the second Muppet after being " eaten " .
Zoemobile bumpers Zoemobile bumpers are brief transitional segments that were shown on " Sesame Street " in season 30 and season 31 . They featured Zoe driving her Zoemobile across the screen in front of a cloudy background , usually introducing different segments . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kim Raver Kimberly Jayne Raver ( b . 1969 ) is an actress best known for her roles as Kim Zambrano on " Third Watch " and Audrey Raines on " 24 " . She appeared on " Sesame Street " as one of the Kids between Season 7 and Season 9 . During an appearance on " Live with Regis and Kelly " , one of her segments was shown , in which she counts with Joe Namath . After " Sesame Street " , the young actress joined Off - Off - Broadway ' s first all - children ' s theater . A fine arts graduate of Boston University , Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and mentor Wynn Handman . She is fluent in French and German , a language that she learned as a child from her German - born mother .
Who ' s Who at the Zoo ? Who ' s Who at the Zoo ? is a 1987 " Sesame Street " storybook . Big Bird , Ernie and Bert are going to the zoo and they are very excited . Big Bird wants to meet another big bird , the ostrich . Ernie wants to see the hippo . And Bert is happy to see pigeons . Big Bird opens his backpack and takes out a bag of peanuts that Mr . Snuffleupagus asked him to give to a friend . The only problem is that Big Bird has forgotten who the friend is ! As they walk around the zoo , Big Bird slowly remembers more about Snuffy ' s friend ; he has 4 legs , wrinkly skin , big ears , and is a big animal . Finally , he remembers that the animal also has a snuffle ; in fact , it ' s an elephant . They give the peanuts to the elephant , who happily eats them all . Reissues . This book was released in 1990 as a book and tape set from Golden . ( ISBN 030714044X ) It was also reissued by Reader ' s Digest twice : once in 1992 and again in 2002 as part of the " Elmo Presents : The Sesame Street Library " series .
Arnold Arnold is a monster who appeared in a series of Munchos potato crisp commercials alongside Fred , the Munchos spokesman . A slightly smaller antecedent of Cookie Monster , the ravenous Arnold spoke in a simplistic dialect , frequently crying out for " MUNCHOS ! " He provided a contrast to the more staid spokesman , even going so far as to break through walls in his search for the tasty snacks . Although Jim Henson voiced Arnold in one ad , Frank Oz performed the monster as he would perform Cookie Monster later on . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Spamela Hamderson Spamela Hamderson is a buxom pig first seen on " Muppets Tonight " . Spamela is a parody of actress Pamela Anderson , star of TV ' s " Baywatch " , while her name is also a nod to the meat product Spam . Appropriately , Spamela was primarily seen in the recurring " Muppets Tonight " sketch " Bay of Pigswatch . " Other notable appearances on the series include her portrayal of the titular " Firefly " in and her frenetic dance with Ernest Pleth in . After " Muppets Tonight " , Spamela made a cameo in episode 19 of " From the Balcony " , in which she walks past the " Beach House " ( a thinly decorated balcony ) at the end of the episode , her beauty prompting Statler and Waldorf to rush off the balcony in a contest to get to her . In an " outtake , " she dances in the balcony with the critics , causing Waldorf to have heart and back problems . She also makes a cameo in " Muppets Most Wanted " during the wedding scene . In print , Spamela appears as the titular character in the " Muppet Snow White " comic . Speaking with Tough Pigs , writer Jesse Blaze Snider explained that he didn ' t want to use Miss Piggy in a boring role , and went on to describe how he once chose the character to lead a pitch for " Muppets : The Bachelorette " . Initially , Spamela was performed by Kevin Clash , while Leslie would do her lines off - screen . In " Muppets Most Wanted " , Spamela was one of several characters to attend the wedding of Kermit the Frog Constantine and Miss Piggy . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sweet Memories " Sweet Memories " is a song from " The Secret Life of Toys " segment " . " It is sung by Daffodil after she returns to Beam Land ( the attic ) , where she recalls spending many happy years in storage . She urges a scared Mew to turn on the light if he ' s frightened , and they join in a reprise . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paul Tracey Paul Tracey is a composer and performer who has written several songs that were performed on " The Muppet Show " . Born in South Africa and raised in England , he appeared on " The Ed Sullivan Show " and " The Tonight Show " , and co - wrote with his brother Andrew the revue " Wait a Minim ! " , which toured the world before appearing on Broadway in 1967 . He also appeared on Broadway in " The Boy Friend " ( with Sandy Duncan ) and " The Rothschilds " ( with Hal Linden and Jill Clayburgh ) , and on the West End in Stephen Sondheim ' s " Company " ( with Julia McKenzie ) . Four of Paul Tracey ' s songs were performed on " The Muppet Show " : " Ugly Song , " " Wishing Song , " " Something ' s Missing , " and " Dog Walk . " Tracey met with Jim Henson during the show ' s tenure to write some original songs for the show , none of which were used .