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World War II World War II was the second World War , a global conflict which spanned from 1939 until 1945 ( with some battles or skirmishes occurring beyond that date range ) . The early stages revolved largely around Europe , as Nazi Germany invaded Poland and other smaller European nations . Germany joined with Italy and Imperial Japan as the Axis powers . Allied forces included Great Britain and ( after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor ) the United States of America . The war itself shaped life and culture throughout the 1940s . The USO was formed in 1941 as a way to entertain the troops overseas , and stars such as Bob Hope volunteered their services . The " V " for victory sign , made famous by Winston Churchill , was often used in propaganda and morale efforts . The home front experienced rationing , victory gardens , bond rallies , and shifts in work roles as women filled in for enlisted men ( as symbolized by Rosie the Riveter ) . Films often reflected or parodied the conflicts , as did radio ( often broadcasting songs by the Andrews Sisters , such as " Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , " which reflected the war ) . Connections . A few of those who worked in Muppet / " Sesame " - related projects had World War II experience , both within and outside of military service .
Yertle the Turtle Yertle the Turtle was a recurring character on " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " . As depicted in the original Dr . Seuss story " Yertle the Turtle , " Yertle was a tyrannical king . In the second season of the show he had moveable eye lids . The character retained much of his egotism and lust for power in the series , sans his original royal status , but his inevitable come - uppance and occasional insecurity lent him a sympathetic side . Yertle has an aunt , Myrtle , who is in fact a bona - fide queen . In " , " he temporarily gains the crown he ' s so yearned for . Filmography . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
What Do the Simple Folk Do ? " What Do the Simple Folk Do ? , " from the Lerner and Loewe musical " Camelot " , is a song about a royal couple ( originally King Arthur and Queen Guenevere ) who are trying to distract each other from the burdens of the ruling class . It was originally performed on Broadway by Julie Andrews and Richard Burton . Zero Mostel , in the role of the king , performs " What Do the Simple Folk Do ? " with the Queen on of " The Muppet Show " . In this appearance , the Queen is voiced by Richenda Carey as part of her audition for the show . Muppy is also featured . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rocky ( movies ) Rocky is a 1976 film starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa , an amateur boxer who unexpectedly has a chance to compete in the world heavyweight championship . The movie spawned five sequels : " Rocky II " , " III " , " IV " , " V " and " Rocky Balboa " .
Getting Ready for School ( album ) In the Getting Ready for School album , Big Bird wants to find a place where he can meet new friends , play games , and learn about mooses . Gordon , Susan , Maria and Olivia lead Big Bird in an imagination game where they pretend that Big Bird is going to school for the first time . Big Bird appears in the introduction for every track , and Oscar makes an appearance in the introduction for " It ' s Your Birthday " , but all of the songs are sung by the human cast . All the songs on this album were written by Paul Parnes . Track listing . Side One Side Two
The Six Dollar Man The Six Dollar Man is ( just barely ) a robot built by Professor Nucleus Von Fission . In a Sesame Street News Flash , Kermit interviews the professor , who describes in detail how his mechanical man was built using parts that only cost him a total of six ( presumably U . S . ) dollars , including tax . When the contraption is turned on , it has no apparent motor control and procedes to wreck Von Fission ' s laboratory ( to the professor ' s delight ) . When Kermit complains that the robot is a failure , the professor asks , " Well , what do you expect for six dollars ? " The concept itself is a spoof of 1970s sci - fi television series " The Six Million Dollar Man " . Notes . The Six Dollar Man is made of the following objects : a bowling ball for the head ( which cost $ 1 . 38 ) , a scouring pad for the hair ( $ 0 . 59 ) , a cork for the nose ( $ 0 . 25 ) , an olive oil can for the chest and stomach area ( $ 1 . 59 ) , hinges for the shoulder joint ( $ 0 . 10 ) , drain pipes for the arms and legs ( $ 0 . 50 a yard ) , spoons for the hands ( $ 0 . 35 ) , and spatulas for the feet ( $ 0 . 79 ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Stefan Staudinger Stefan Staudinger ( b . 1950 ) is a German voice actor who has been heard in the German language dubs of several Muppet / Creature Shop productions , notably as Hubba Hubba in " Die Hoobs " ( the German dub of " The Hoobs " ) and several guest roles in the " Farscape " dub . He also voiced Grover in " Die Abenteuer von Elmo im Grummelland " . Staudinger has been the German voice of Robert Picardo in " Star Trek : Voyager " , " First Contact " , and " Small Soldiers " . He also dubbed Will Ferrell in " The Producers " and Tony Shalhoub in " Gattaca " . His animation dub credits include PC Macintosh in " Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were - Rabbit " , the pizza man in " The Weekenders " , Dr . Briefs in " Dragon Ball Z " , and Hydron in " The New Adventures of He - Man " .
Fraggle Avoidance School Fraggle Avoidance School is attended by all little Doozers . In F . A . S . , the abbreviation for Fraggle Avoidance School , they learn to work around noisy Fraggles , especially when having parties or practicing tricks . F . A . S . is part of the " Fraggle Rock " book , " What Do Doozers Do ? " .
Pillsbury Pillsbury is a foodstuff producer , known for their Pillsbury Dough products , and by their mascot , the Pillsbury Dough - Boy . Baking sets . In the late 1970s , Pillsbury made several " Sesame Street " baking sets , including Alphabet Cookie Cutters , a Mix and Measure Set , a set of Cookie Stampers and a Big Bird eggbeater .
Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are the house band on " The Muppet Show " . They mostly stick to rock music , but they ' re capable of playing other styles , including jazz and ( unwillingly ) classical . Although Dr . Teeth is the leader , he is not the only one to provide lead vocals . Floyd Pepper is often a lead singer on songs , and Janice is lead singer on a handful of songs . They drive around in a brightly - painted bus with psychedelic swirls and colors . In an edition of Ask Henson . com , Karen Falk responded to a question about the origins of the Mayhem band : See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paul Hall - Small Paul Hall - Small is the son of Mr . & Mrs . Small , and baby brother to Sarah Hall - Small . He was featured in the second season " Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " episode " " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I ' m So Proud ( You ' re My Baby ) " I ' m So Proud ( You ' re My Baby ) ' " is a " Sesame Street " Motown song first performed in episode 2226 . As a part of a celebration of the first - year anniversary of Miles ' adoption , Gordon and Susan hold a street - wide celebration . Part of the entertainment includes a performance by " Susan and the Extremes " ( Susan , Gordon , Luis , Bob , Linda , who signs the lyrics and music by Hoots the Owl and the Birdland band ) . Susan sings about how proud she is of her son and all the wonderful things he can do . Gordon talks during the instrumental break , listing some of the great things Miles has done to make them proud of him . The song was later performed by The Squirrelles in episode 3187 to Little Richard , the baby nephew of Rhonda . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sally Jessy Raphael Sally Jessy Raphael ( b . 1935 ) is a television personality who served as host of an eponymous , syndicated television talk show from 1983 until 2002 , and currently hosts the radio series " Sally JR ' s Open House " . Raphael appeared on " Sesame Street " participating in the celebrity version of " A New Way to Walk " , and in a cameo on the " Aliens in the Family " episode " " . Raphael has been spoofed several times by the Muppets . Grouch talk show host Sally Messy Yuckyael appeared on " Sesame Street " in episode 3120 and episode 3763 , and a bespectacled dinosaur host named " Sally " appeared in the " Dinosaurs " episode " " . Other cameos include the films " The Addams Family " , " The Associate " ( with Whoopi Goldberg ) , and " She - Devil " ( with Meryl Streep ) , and the television series " Hollywood Squares " , " TV Funhouse " ( with Robert Smigel ) , and " The Rosie O ' Donnell Show " .
Woody Allen Woody Allen ( b . 1935 ) is an Academy Award - winning American comedian , actor , film director , screenwriter , author , musician , and playwright . He ' s best known for his neurotic movie persona and his many films , often starring himself and , by the time of " Annie Hall " ( 1977 ) , often focusing on human insecurities , frailties , dysfunctional families , and the need for escapism , among other topics . In his earlier career as a stand - up comedian , Allen was a frequent guest on TV talk shows and variety shows . He paid a visit to Rowlf the Dog and friends on " Our Place " , as the guest star in the July 9 , 1967 broadcast . He also appeared on " The Tonight Show " on December 31 , 1965 , which also featured the Muppets .
Chastity Bono Chaz Salvatore Bono ( born Chastity Sun Bono , 1969 ) is an American transgender advocate , writer , and musician . He is the only child of Sonny Bono and Cher . As a child , she appeared on her parents ' variety shows , including " Cher " in 1975 in a sketch with Kermit the Frog . Bono was a member of the short - lived band Ceremony in 1993 , appeared in the " E ! True Hollywood Story " episode " Rock Star Daughters " in 2003 , and competed on " Dancing with the Stars " in 2011 .
Mike ( Anything Muppet ) Mike is the owner of Mike ' s Bakery , as seen in with Cookie Monster . The I in the sign of his establishment has the misfortune of having been eaten by Cookie Monster when the latter is on the prowl to eat something that rhymes with " buy " . Mike ' s tie is also lost during this Cookie Monster encounter as he is unable to come up with a more suitable item to rhyme . When it appears his product is at last about to serve its purpose — to be consumed by a grateful customer — Cookie Monster begins chasing Guy Smiley around the bakery , trying to eat " him " instead of Mike ' s pie . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mário Monjardim Mário Monjardim ( b . 1935 ) is a Brazilian voice actor , who voiced Waldorf for " Muppets do Espaço " , the Brazilian Portuguese dub of " Muppets from Space " , and Animal in " Muppet Babies " . Like Pietro Mário , he has dubbed Captain Caveman . Other characters include Bugs Bunny and Foghorn Leghorn for " Looney Tunes " , Shaggy for " Scooby - Doo " , Jerry Lewis in various productions , a character in " The Super Globetrotters " , Greedy and Grouchy in the classic version of " The Smurfs " , and " Skinny " in the 1986 dub of " Dumbo " .
Ding Dong , Elmo ' s Here ! Ding Dong , Elmo ' s Here ! is a 2009 " Sesame Street " Play a Sound book . Elmo and Abby Cadabby want to give presents to the Twiddlebugs , so they go around the neighborhood ringing doorbells to collect items . They count the items as they go along .
Episode 111 : Take a Seat , Please When Waffle ' s cowboy boots are hurting Waffle ’ s feet , Edi tells him to sit down and take a rest . However , Waffle has a hard time sitting down because he wants to keep dancing . So Edi finds a way that Waffle can still dance while sitting down . After a while , Waffle takes his left boot off and he finds a piece of candy inside it . At the DJs ’ workstation , DJ 3 is trying to find his favorite song , “ Shake an Egg . ” After hitting a few control buttons , he accidentally hits the buttons that make wigs fall on DJ 1 and DJ 2 . The DJs all end up wearing wigs on their heads .
Kellie Martin Kellie Martin ( b . 1975 ) is an American actress best known for her roles on " Life Goes On " and " ER " . Martin appeared with Red Fraggle at the Jim Henson Company ' s Fraggle Rock Holiday Toy Drive Benefit event at Kitson in West Hollywood on December 9 , 2009 . Other credits include guest spots on " Grey ' s Anatomy " , " The Batman " , " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " , " Baywatch " , and " thirtysomething " .
Bernie Keating Bernie Keating is a writer who was on the writing staff for " Muppets Tonight " during the second season ; he was also a co - producer of the show . Outside of the Muppets he has written for and co - produced television shows such as " Simon " , " Duckman " , and " Dream On " . He has also written scripts for movies and plays . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 212 : The Cat in the Hat Builds a Door - A - Matic In the Cat ' s Playhouse , the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats are building a Door - A - Matic , a contraption that will open the door , but Terrence McBird is skeptical . In the Wubbulous World , Matthew Katroom finds a stick and imagines all the things it can be . Also , Junior Kangaroo builds a sand castle and imagines what it would be like to live inside it .
Episode 108 : Falling for Fall It ' s fall / autumn in the Big Blue House . Treelo asks Bear to come into the living room , where Ojo is standing completely still . She ' s pretending to be a tree and so Treelo and Bear join and pretend to be an entire forest . When the leaves start falling off for all , Treelo begs for them not to go and Bear realizes that Treelo doesn ' t understand about why the leaves are falling off . As Bear begins hunting for Treelo , he comes upon Tutter , who ' s pushing a pumpkin into his mousehole . Bear helps him to push the pumpkin and learns that fall is Tutter ' s favorite season because it ' s a time when everything changes . He ' s making pumpkin pie this year and he promises Bear a special something . In the Shadow segment , Shadow tells the story of " Peter , Peter Pumpkin Eater " and also gives Bear a tip to help find Treelo . He eventually finds Treelo with Pip and Pop , trying to glue leaves back onto trees . He explains to Treelo that the leaves fall off to make way for new leaves in the spring and Treelo realizes that nothing is wrong with the leaves after all .
All in the Family All in the Family was an initially controversial but long - running CBS sitcom , created by Norman Lear . It focused on the bigoted , uninformed Archie Bunker and his clashes with his family and neighbors ( many of whom represented the very groups he despised ) . The series ran from 1971 until 1979 , and was then reworked as " Archie Bunker ' s Place " ( with wife Edith written out as having died at the start of the second season ) until 1983 . The series also launched many spin - offs ( and spin - offs of spin - offs ) , notably " The Jeffersons " , " Maude " , and the short - lived " Gloria " . Muppet Mentions . In the seventh season episode " Archie ' s Chair " ( 1 / 15 / 77 ) , Mike and Edith are going into the living room .
Cobblestone Cobblestone is a history magazine aimed at children in the elementary to middle school / junior high range . The October 1989 issue , which had the history of television as its theme , featured " Television ' s Muppet Master , " an interview with Jim Henson , conducted by Harry Gardiner . The interview discussed then - new and upcoming projects like " The Ghost of Faffner Hall " and " The Witches " , as well as the origins of Kermit the Frog and Jim Henson ' s experience in television in general . The magazine thanked Craig Shemin at Jim Henson Productions for help with the photos .
Rachel Bitterman Rachel Bitterman ( also known as " Miss Bitterman " ) is the greedy and bratty new owner of Bitterman Bank and Development , the bank she inherited from Mr . Bitterman . ( The nature of their relationship is undisclosed ) . She is the main antagonist of the 2002 TV - movie " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . When first introduced in the movie , Rachel Bitterman comes off as a sweet person . This changes , however , over the course of just a few sentences when her intentions to foreclose on The Muppet Theater are revealed to Kermit . Pepe , intrigued with the idea of working for " monies instead of stardust " , went to work for Miss Bitterman as an assistant so as to fulfill " Ricky Martin ' s dreams to salsa with Pepe . . . and she ' s hot ! " She similarly dallies with one of her executives . Having received the only copy of the contract between the Muppets and Bitterman Bank from her new employee , Pepe and Miss Bitterman began to formulate a plan that would allow her to take over the Muppet Theater and transform it into a " trendy new nightclub " , which she calls " Club Dot " . In the World in which Kermit was Never Born , Club Dot ( and Rachel Bitterman ' s sway over others ) is fully shown . The plan was simple : She would change the contract so the money owed by the Muppets would be due at 6 P . M . , Christmas Eve . However , the Muppets , unaware of this change , would think the money was not due until midnight of the same night , as it was originally agreed upon . They regained the theater when Rachel Bitterman discovered the building was useless to her , for Pepe had redeemed himself by making the Muppet Theater a historical landmark . Embittered and defeated , Miss Bitterman storms out of the theater , whining and ranting against the Muppets .
Sesame Street onscreen episode numbers Since the debut episode of " Sesame Street " , nearly episode has begun by displaying the episode number , with different methods of doing so throughout the series . This method was used in a few of the co - productions , including " Sesamstrasse " and " Plaza Sésamo " , as well as other Children ' s Television Workshop shows , such as " The Electric Company " and " Square One TV " .
Cracking Nuts In this " Sesame Street " song , the Squirrelles sing that other animals are good at doing various things , while squirrels are good at " Cracking Nuts " . The song is a parody of " Breaking Up is Hard to Do " by Neil Sedaka . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gail Sky King Gail Sky King ( b . 1956 ) was a composer and writer for " Sesame Street " from seasons 24 to 30 . She co - composed dozens of songs for the show . Outside of " Sesame Street " , King also wrote songs for " Gullah Gullah Island " with Peter Lurye and Billy Cobin . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Grover ' s Little Red Riding Hood Grover ' s Little Red Riding Hood is a book based on a Sesame Street News Flash sketch from 1972 . For this adaptation , reporter Kermit ' s observer role of the goings - on in Grandmother ' s cottage is replaced by Grover ' s narration . Lefty the Salesman appears in the book version . The Big Bad Wolf is seen in his earlier version here , predating the purple version . Characters . Grover , Lefty , Big Bad Wolf , Little Red Riding Hood , and The Woodsman
Wojciech Paszkowski Wojciech Paszkowski ( b . 1960 ) is a Polish voice actor who dubbed Boober Fraggle in the 1990s " Fraglesy " dub of " Fraggle Rock " . He has dubbed assorted characters , Muppet and human , in various " Sesame Street " videos or specials ( including Alan ) and in the Muppet franchise . He served as voice director on " Muppety " ( 2011 ' s " The Muppets " ) and subsequent productions ( including " Muppet Moments " and episodes of the 2015 series ) . Paszkowski has dubbed a range of actors including Dick Van Dyke in " Mary Poppins " , Johnny Depp in " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " , Jamie Foxx in " The Amazing Spider - Man 2 " , Ricky Gervais in " Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb " , Deems Taylor in " Fantasia " , Ian Hart in " Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ' s Stone " , Ben Kingsley in " Thunderbirds " , Robert Duncan McNeill on " Star Trek : Voyager " , and Brent Spiner in " Independence Day : Resurgence " . Cartoon roles include Elmer Fudd in Looney Tunes projects , Wallace in " Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were - Rabbit " , Jack Skellington in " The Nightmare Before Christmas " , Mr . Ping in the " Kung Fu Panda " movies , LeFou in " Beauty and the Beast " , the Great Gazoo on " The Flintstones " , the Mad Hatter on " Batman : The Animated Series " , and Maurice in the " Madagascar " movies and spin - offs .
Robert Lembke Robert Lembke ( 1913 - 1989 ) was a German quiz show host and television personality . He hosted " Was bin ich " ? , the German counterpart of " What ' s My Line ? " and the longest running German game show , airing from 1955 until 1989 ( ending when Lembke died ) . On " Sesamstrasse " , the German co - production of " Sesame Street " , game show host Guy Smiley was renamed Robert , in reference to Lembke . Lembke himself later guest starred on the series in 1981 , hosting a version of " Was bin ich ? " ( " What Am I ? , " a in the vein of " What ' s My Line ? " ) . The game was essentially focused on inside trivia , since the first round asked the " Sesamstrasse " characters to identify the German voice of Ernie : Gerd Duwner , appearing as himself . Another round involved the puppeteers appearing out of costume to be matched with their characters . Prior to and concurrent with his quiz show duties , Lembke worked in the news and sports departments of Bayerisch Rundfunk and ARD , as newscaster , programming director , and editor .
Jenny O ' Hara Jenny O ' Hara ( b . 1942 ) is a stage and television actress who appeared in a 1967 commercial for Linit Fabric Finish , opposite Sir Linit , titled " Dancing Clothes . " O ' Hara ' s sister , Jill , appeared as Cinderella in Jim Henson ' s 1965 pilot for series based on the fairy tale character . Beginning her career in summer stock , O ' Hara studied acting in New York City , and began performing in commercials and such Broadway plays as " Dylan " , " Promises , Promises " , " The Iceman Cometh " , and " The Odd Couple " ( with Rita Moreno , Sally Struthers , and Tony Shalhoub ) . In television , she starred in various made - for - TV movies , including " The Return of the World ' s Greatest Detective " , and mini - series like " V : The Final Battle " . O ' Hara also played Thelma Dailey on the soap opera " As the World Turns " from 1992 until 1993 and had a recurring role as Janet Heffernan ( mom to Kevin James ' character ) on the sitcom " The King of Queens " . She has made guest appearances on such diverse series as " Murphy Brown " , " NYPD Blue " , " Law & Order " , " CSI " , " ER " , " Six Feet Under " , " Barney Miller " , and " Grey ' s Anatomy " . Film credits include " Wishmaster " , " Mystic River " , and " Matchstick Men " .
Medley Leader The Medley Leader is the Fraggle chosen to start the medley with their inner song . It ' s a musical tradition that is carried by Cantus and the Minstrels as they wander Fraggle Rock . In the episode " , " Red volunteers to lead the Fraggle medley , initially mistaking the term " medley " as a race rather than a mix of songs . Unlike her friends , Red has trouble finding her song , although she ' s reminded countless times to listen to what ' s inside her .
La Charreada Linda Ronstadt sings " La Charreada " with Elmo and Parker Monster with a Mariachi . The song is about a preparation of Fiesta . Elmo and Parker dressed up as " charros " ( Mexican cowboys ) and rode horses . Linda says , that if they are really " charros " , they have to say it with lots of pride . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hind Hind Laroussi ( b . 1984 ) is a Dutch singer . Hind appeared in the " Sesamstraat Kerstspecial 2009 " , singing " Ik weet heus wel waar ik woon " with Pino . This song also aired in a normal episode on December 11 . Hind sings R & B , pop and Fado and other musical styles in different languages such as Arabic and Portuguese .
The Flying Flonzos The Flying Flonzos are a circus act featured in the " Muppet Babies " storybook " What ' s a Gonzo ? " The Flying Flonzos ( along with the clown Clonzo , and Alfonzo the lion tamer ) try to help Baby Gonzo on his quest to figure out what he is . However they have no idea what he may be , but join him on his quest just for fun .