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The Muppets : A Celebration of 30 Years The Muppets : A Celebration of 30 Years aired on CBS on January 21 , 1986 . This one - hour special celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Muppets , who hold a formal banquet to present a retrospective of their television and film appearances . Hosted by Fozzie Bear and featuring guest of honor Kermit the Frog , the program provides an overview of the Muppets ' history and musical highlights beginning with early appearances in the fifties . Then , Fozzie introduces a selection of clips from " The Muppet Show " , before Rowlf the Dog introduces clips with Miss Piggy . Kermit and Miss Piggy then introduce a montage of clips from the movies . Dr . Teeth introduces a sequence featuring still images of various Muppet book covers , record covers , and magazine covers featuring appearances by the Muppets . Sweetums introduces clips featuring monsters , characters eating other characters , and explosions . Ernie and Bert introduce clips from " Sesame Street " , and then Big Bird introduces clips from other children ' s shows from the Muppets . The talking food introduces a clip of the Galley - oh - hoop - hoop , Uncle Traveling Matt introduces clips involving imagination , Floyd Pepper and Janice introduce Muppet music clips , and Scooter introduces clips with guest stars . When Robin asks Kermit what his favorite thing about the Muppets are , Kermit says that his favorite scenes are the times when the Muppets don ' t try to be funny , leading to some of the Muppets more serious moments . Gonzo then introduces some of the Muppets more cultural moments . Afterwards , the other Muppets decide to pay tribute to Kermit , showing a clip of Linda Ronstadt singing " When I Grow Too Old to Dream " , reedited to feature a number of clips with Kermit . At the conclusion , the entire cast sings " Rainbow Connection " . Jim Henson appears briefly at the conclusion of the program , being given a bill for his food by Grover . In closing , Kermit says , " It ' s been a great 30 years . Our next 30 years start tomorrow , so there will be a rehearsal at 9AM sharp . " " Happy Feet " plays during the end credits ( sequence with multiple Kermit images cut ) . Video releases . This special was released on video in the United Kingdom by Palace in the 1980s .
The Tony Danza Show The Tony Danza Show was a nationally syndicated talk show which ran from 2004 to 2006 , hosted by actor Tony Danza . The Muppets made many appearances on the show : Elmo appeared on October 11 , 2004 and again on April 11 , 2005 . Statler and Waldorf were guests on Tony ' s show on May 16 , 2005 as part of the " Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " promotional rounds . Miss Piggy appeared on May 23 , 2005 to show a report by Kermit and herself on the red carpet of the Daytime Emmys . In the segment , they met Susan Lucci ( " All My Children " ) , Rachel Ray ( " 30 Minute Meals " ) , LeVar Burton ( " Reading Rainbow " ) , Lisa Rinna ( " Days of our Lives " ) and Harry Hamlin , Alex Trebek ( " Jeopardy " ) , and Aretha Franklin , among others . LeVar Burton commented on Tony ' s lack of nomination : " that is a travesty of a sham of a shame of an injustice , of an absolute abomination . " Kermit ' s reply ? " That is exactly what we say ! " Kermit and Miss Piggy were on the show again on November 3 , 2005 to talk about Kermit ' s 50th anniversary , and the prospects of America ' s Next Muppet . On November 10 , 2005 , Elmo stopped in once again to promote the latest Sesame Street DVDs and just have fun with Tony . On February 10 , 2006 Tony interviews actor T . R . Knight from " Grey ' s Anatomy " , who is a big Jim Henson fan citing " Sesame Street " , " The Muppet Show " and " The Dark Crystal " as influences on his life . He speaks about letters he wrote to the Henson company and how he mourned for Jim when he passed away . Tony wraps up the interview by introducing a surprise guest : Elmo , who is wearing a cap similar to T . R . ' s , which is concealing a bad haircut that would be featured in a later episode of " Grey ' s Anatomy " .
Sonny Sonny is Howlin ' Jay ' s son and guitarist in the " Dinosaurs " episode " " . He is sick of living in the swamp and playing gigs at the Swamp Shack . He wants to move up in the music industry and move out of the swamp .
Haunted Holidays Haunted Holidays is a website hosted by Disney . com to showcase various Halloween content . During the first week of October 2009 , the Muppets appeared in a set of new sketches for the site . The Muppets page included three Halloween - themed videos plus a series of shorter sketches featuring various Muppet monsters and spooks . The page also includes Halloween artwork , pictures and pop - up jokes from characters such as Sweetums , Uncle Deadly , and Luncheon Counter Monster . The three main sketches were also showcased on Muppets . com , and on October 26th they were posted ( with additional closing remarks from Statler and Waldorf ) on the Muppets ' YouTube channels . Interstitials . Aside from the three main video features , the site include a series of shorter sketches featuring Big Mean Carl , Mo Frackle , a pink Frackle , a ghost , a skull , Angel Marie and Old Tom . Among the performers were Bill Barretta and Steve Whitmire . ( video ) Ghost Hunter . From the Muppet Mobile Lab , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker investigate a haunted house . Also features the appearance of Frackles , ghosts , and a penguin . Carve - O - Matic 3000 . From Muppet Labs , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew tests his pumpkin carving machine with the help of Beaker . Pumpkin Carving . The Swedish Chef tries to carve two quick - thinking pumpkins for Halloween .
Chad Pennington Chad Pennington ( b . 1976 ) is a former NFL football quarterback . He was first drafted by the New York Jets in the first round , as the eighteenth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft , and later played for the Miami Dolphins until 2010 . When Pennington was still with the New York Jets , he appeared on episode 4145 of " Sesame Street " , where he demonstrated what it means to be prepared .
Héctor Lee Héctor Lee is a Mexican voice actor who was heard in the Spanish dubs of several projects , notably as Gonzo in the later seasons of " El show de los Muppets " ( " The Muppet Show " ) , " Los Muppets van a Hollywood " ( " The Muppet Movie ) " and " Los Muppets Toman Nueva York " ( " The Muppets Take Manhattan ) " . He also dubbed Baby Gonzo and Baby Animal in the early seasons of " Los Pequeños Muppets " ( " Muppet Babies " ) , Miss Piggy in Una Navidad con los Muppets ( A Muppet Christmas Carol ) and " Los Muppets en la Isla del Tesoro " ( " Muppet Treasure Island " ) , and George in " George of the Jungle " . Lee ' s other puppet dubbing roles include the title role in " E . T . the Extra - Terrestrial " and Chucky in " Child ' s Play " . He has dubbed such movie actors as Brendan Fraser in " Monkeybone " , Billy Crystal in " Analyze That " , Kevin Dunn and William Woodson in " Bonfire of the Vanities " , Danny DeVito in " Batman Returns " , Richard Pryor in " See No Evil , Hear No Evil " , Gene Anthony Ray in " Fame " , Billy Connolly in " Indecent Proposal " , and Arthur Treacher in " Mary Poppins " . Animation credits include Iago in " Aladdin " and most of its spin - offs , Dinky in " The Fox and the Hound " , Gurgi in " The Black Cauldron " , Megavolt on " Darkwing Duck " , Glomer on " Punky Brewster " , Brainy on " The Smurfs " , Gusto Gummi on " Adventures of the Gummi Bears " , Cyborg on " Challenge of the Superfriends " , and Bladebeak in " Quest for Camelot " .
The Royal Lackey The Royal Lackey made the the bed during a Sesame Street News Flash segment about the story of the princess and the cookie , as observed by reporter Kermit the Frog . The lackey struggles under the weight of the mattresses as he brings them into the royal bed chamber . He falls after putting the last mattress on the very top and again while helping Kermit count all ten . After going through that , the lackey realizes he forgot the cookie and has to lift all the mattresses up to stick an oatmeal cookie underneath . His chore completed , the lackey hobbles off to see the court physician , fearing that he may have thrown his sacroiliac out of whack . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Anne Sikorski Anne Sikorski is an illustrator who worked on " Sesame Street " books , primarily coloring books and workbooks . Sikorski also illustrated a book and tape Christmas carol set , an adaptation of " The Country Mouse and the City Mouse " , and grandparent activity books . Books . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Furry Happy Monsters " Furry Happy Monsters " is a parody of the R . E . M . song " Shiny Happy People , " and was performed by R . E . M . on " Sesame Street " . This song is about monsters being happy , then sad , then happy again . In addition to the monsters from the Monsters in Day Care segments ( and the Two - Headed Monster ) , R . E . M . was joined by a back - up singer , the Kate Pierson Muppet . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
PPAP ( Pen - Pineapple - Apple - Pen ) " PPAP ( Pen - Pineapple - Apple - Pen ) " is a single by Pikotaro , a fictional singer - songwriter created and portrayed by Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka . It was released as a music video on YouTube in August 2016 , and has since become a viral video ( being hailed as the new " Gangnam Style " by various newspapers and online media ) . In November 2016 , Kosaka as Pikotaro appeared with Elmo and Cookie Monster from the Japanese co - production of " Sesame Street " to parody the song as " CBCC ( Cookie - Butter - Choco - Cookie ) . "
Survivor Survivor is a reality series based on stranding a group of strangers as one or more tribes in a remote location , where they must fend for food , water , fire , and shelter for themselves , while competing in challenges to earn rewards and immunity from being voted off by the tribe in progressive eliminations . References . " Sesame Street " parodied the show as " Survivor : Musical Chairs . " The Jeff Probst Muppet hosts , and the contestants are Telly Monster , Zoe , and Elmo . In an outdoor setting , they play the children ' s game musical chairs . When the game starts there are two chairs and three monsters . The music plays , and they all circle the chairs . The music stops and Zoe and Elmo sit down . Telly Monster is left standing and " does not survive " . One chair is removed , and Zoe and Elmo play the game again . When the music stops , Elmo gets the chair , and Zoe " does not survive " . She joins Telly at the side of the set . Elmo is not happy to see his friends so upset . He proposes a new game , in which they will see how many monsters can sit in the chair . The Jeff Probst Muppet agrees , and the show ends with all three monsters piling into the one remaining chair . In the " Camelot ' s Got Talent " scenes from " Muppet King Arthur " , Fozzie brings on several different gag named knights . He asks to bring out " Sir Vivor ! " , but cancels when it turns out he ' s stuck on an island somewhere in the Pacific .
The Sesame Street Little Library The Sesame Street Little Library is a box set of four small " Sesame Street " books by Kay Wood , published in 1977 by Random House . The books feature Big Bird , Ernie , Bert , Grover and Cookie Monster . Each of the original books measures 4 inches by 5 inches . In June 2012 , the collection was reprinted as " The Sesame Street Learning Library " by .
Disney pins Disney Pin Trading is the buying and trading of collectible pins featuring Walt Disney Company characters , attractions , icons , and other elements . Many thousands of unique pins have been created over the years . Pins are available for a limited time , and are only available at Disney theme parks ( including Disneyland and Walt Disney World ) and at selected Disney Store locations . Characters from " The Muppet Show " and " Bear in the Big Blue House " have made regular appearances on Disney pins since the beginning of the Pin Trading craze . Star Wars . Star Wars Muppet Mystery Collection released on May 6 , 2010 in Disneyland & WDW
Barnyard Boogie " Barnyard Boogie " was performed by Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem at a barn in " The Muppet Show " . The band was joined by many barnyard animals , including Gaffer , Rizzo the Rat , T . R . , the chickens , the pigs , and a dog . This song features a rare vocal performance by Lips . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A Busch Gardens / Sea World Summer Celebration A Busch Gardens / Sea World Summer Celebration is a prime - time awards ceremony that aired on CBS on June 8 , 1994 , hosted by Harry Anderson . Big Bird appeared in a pre - taped piece from Sesame Place to help introduce the grand prize winner of the " Pledge and a Promise " award . Big Bird narrates a short piece of the previous year ' s winning school , then turns it over to presenters Susan Busch - Transou and Dick Clark to give the award .
Bono Bono is a monster who appears in " SpiderMonster , the Musical " , a season 42 segment of " Sesame Street " . A parody of the Broadway musical " Spider - Man : Turn Off the Dark " , the real musical has music and lyrics by U2 members Bono and the Edge . Grover calls upon him to help make him fly , but Bono [ the monster ] instead drops him into Mr . Johnson ' s seat . Grover apologizes , saying it ' s Bono ' s first show . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rex Sevenoaks Rex Sevenoaks was a Canadian actor who played Mr . Thomas , the manager , in " The Cube " . He had previously starred as Captain Boomer on the juvenile sitcom " Barney Boomer " and its spin - off " Upside Down Town " , appeared in experimental CBC dramas , and guest starred on " The Forest Rangers " . Film credits include " The Trap " and " Kill and Kill Again " .
Crayola Coloring Plates Binney & Smith , Ltd . made a Crayola coloring plate kit in 1982 . The kit includes storage trays for 15 inverse stencil style trays , over which paper can be fastened and rubbed over with a crayon to produce images of Muppet characters . Plates divided the thirds of Kermit , Miss Piggy , Animal , Fozzie and Gonzo so that the parts of their bodies could be mixed and matched .
The Muppets Present … Great Moments in American History The Muppets Present . . . Great Moments in American History is a live show for Walt Disney World ' s Magic Kingdom park that premiered on October 2 , 2016 . Performed in the Liberty Square area outside the Hall of Presidents , the show features Sam Eagle , Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Gonzo , Fozzie Bear and Liberty Square town crier James Jefferson performing comedic reenactments of moments from Colonial American history . The regular Muppet performers for the featured characters pre - recorded their dialogue , which is synchronized by the park ' s in - house puppeteers . Two different versions of the show are performed daily . One version retells the events leading to the Declaration of Independence , and the other is about the ride of Paul Revere . Credits . The voices of :
Bust a Move Bust a Move is a song by rapper Young MC . The song reached # 7 on the Billboard Top 100 , and stayed on the chart for 39 weeks . Kermit the Frog lipsynched to the song during his appearance at the Los Angeles Clippers game on March 5 , 2015 . Baby Gonzo references the song in the " Muppet Babies " episode " , " claiming he ' s heard it on MTV . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Michael Eisner Michael Eisner ( b . 1942 ) is the former chairman ( 1984 - 2004 ) and chief executive officer ( 1984 - 2005 ) of The Walt Disney Company . Eisner first worked with Jim Henson in the 1970s when Eisner was president of ABC . Under his leadership , the network aired the specials " The Muppets Valentine Show " and " " . As host of The Wonderful World of Disney , he has appeared with the Muppets providing an introduction to several specials including " " , " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " and " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " . In late 1989 and early 1990 , Eisner orchestrated the first attempted buy - out of The Jim Henson Company , but the deal fell through after Jim Henson ' s death . Still interested in Henson for many years , he made several other attempts to buy the company , including when EM . TV had put it up for sale in the early 2000 ' s . Eisner finally succeeded in having Disney buy ( as well as " Bear in the Big Blue House " ) from the Henson company in 2004 , which led to the creation of the Muppets Holding Company ( now known as The Muppets Studio ) , the Disney subsidiary under which the Muppets are managed . In March 2004 , Eisner was removed as Chairman of Disney . He resigned as CEO in the fall of 2005 and was succeeded by Robert Iger .
Episode 207 : I Want My Muppet TV ! When the TV breaks , the Babies turn a cardboard box into a TV and make their own shows , including a " Star Trek " parody , commercials , a music video , talk shows and more . Piggy appears on " The Tonight Show " , and Fozzie even manages to make Johnny Carson laugh .
Sesame Street puppets ( McCall ' s Craft ) The McCall Pattern Company produced " Sesame Street " hand puppet patterns in 1983 . There were two series sold with each envelope including pattern sheets of the puppets you could make . Series 1 ( no . 8525 ) included Prairie Dawn , Bert , Ernie and Grover . The pattern had 54 pieces . Series 2 ( no . 8527 ) included Oscar , Herry , Big Bird , and Cookie Monster . The pattern had 40 pieces .
Scary Mary Scary Mary appeared in a series of " Muppet Time " segments on Nickelodeon . Scary Mary claims to be the best scarer in the whole wide world . One of her frequent victims is her cat , Frecklehead . The puppet used for Scary Mary was a modified version of Vicki , from " The Jim Henson Hour " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 115 : Hilda ' s Two Birthdays Official description . Hilda decides that birthdays are such fun that she ’ d like to throw herself a Birthday Again party . Driven by the question " Why can ’ t every day be my birthday ? " Hilda goes to the Halloween celebration in Londonderry / Derry . Hilda and Potto come to realize that Public Holidays are even better than birthdays because they are something that everyone can share .
Motti Aviram ' Motti Aviram is an Israel i director and screenwriter . He has created various Isreali television programs for children and has served as content director for Hop TV . Aviram directed all six of the " Shalom Sesame " episodes produced in 1990 and 1991 , in both Israel and United States , where the last three were produced . He is erroneously credited as " Moti Aviram " in these shows . Aviram later became a director for the 2006 revival of " Rechov Sumsum " . In 2015 , Aviram wrote the book , " The Complete Guide to Screenwriting for Children ' s Film & Television " , prominently featuring Moishe Oofnik and Abigail on the cover . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Boo Mortmorkson Boo Mortmorkson is one of the participants in the Dwight D . Eisenhower Memorial Cross Country Billiards event in the Muppet Sports sketch in " The Muppet Show " . He ' s referred to by Louis Kazagger as a " Swedish hopeful " and his sole utterance is a repeated , gutteral sort of wildlife call . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Amber MacArthur Amber MacArthur , who often goes under the name Amber Mac , is a Canadian media journalist . Perhaps best known for internationally broadcast television series " Call for Help " , MacArthur is the author of " Power Friending " , and currently hosts or cohorts television series " Appcentral " and " Webnation " , web - based programs " CommandN " and " GirlsGoGeek " , and TWiT Network program " net @ night " . She is a writer for " The Globe and Mail " , a national Canadian newspaper . For a 2011 episode of " App Central " , she interviewed Elmo , when he and Kevin Clash were in town for the Toronto premiere of documentary feature " " . In conjunction with the interview , MacArthur recommended the app " Elmo ' s Monster Maker " on Parents Club , a blog run by a former associate .
Graham Fletcher Graham Fletcher is a former dancer with the Royal Ballet ( at the Royal Opera House ) who often performed full - bodied dance characters on " The Muppet Show " . He was well - suited to such parts , and lent a dancer ' s sensibility and grace to his roles . His most notable character , Fletcher Bird , was named after him and appeared periodically in seasons three and four . He also performed special dance characters , such as the Giant Spider from and the Ballerina Pig in the " Swine Lake " sketch from . Outside of the Muppets , his other costumed roles included multiple characters in the 1971 ballet film " Tales of Beatrix Potter " , and years later he worked with Brian Henson and others on the giant Audrey II in the 1987 musical film version of " Little Shop of Horrors " . On the West End stage , he took over the role of Mr . Mistoffelees in the musical " Cats " . In recent years he has been teaching ballet to gifted children , as part of The Royal Ballet School ' s Associate Programmes and is director of Leicestershire Arts Dance Activate and Ballet Associates , the first classical ballet training programme of its kind in the East Midlands .
Joel McHale Joel McHale ( b . 1971 ) is a stand - up comedian and actor best known as the host of " The Soup " and as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom " Community " . McHale appeared on " Sesame Street " to explain the word " prickly " in a Season 42 Word of the Day segment . ( " Huffington Post " noted that his character , Winger , was prickly . ) Statler and Waldorf made an appearance on " The Soup " ( March 21 , 2012 ) , promoting the video release of " The Muppets " . The pair heckled McHale throughout the program . Statler and Waldorf also appeared in a web - exclusive spoof of " The Soup " , replacing McHale as host . In 2015 , McHale appeared in an Audi commercial with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy . McHale ' s film credits include " Spiderman 2 " , " Open Season 2 " and " Spy Kids 4 : All the Time in the World " . Television credits include appearances on " " , " Pushing Daisies " and " Robot Chicken " .
Dog Walk " Dog Walk " is sung by Wayne as the UK Spot in of " The Muppet Show " . The bit is filmed against the same revolving backdrop as the previous episode ' s UK Spot , " Jogging " , in which Wayne and his dog appeared as background characters , and the jogger from that bit appears as a background character in this . In 2014 , composer Paul Tracey commented on the Muppets ' performance of the song : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street shoelaces ( Mitchellace ) In the early 1980s , Mitchellace produced a set of " Sesame Street " shoelaces , for sale at stores . The Ohio - based company also produced a set without the JC Penney branding , which was used as a premium for a regional restaurant chain , Rax Roast Beef .
Derek Jeter Derek Jeter ( b . 1974 ) is a shortstop for the New York Yankees . Elmo spent time with Jeter in the dugout at an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 28 , 2004 . A baseball player before an actor , Jeter has hosted " Saturday Night Live " , and made guest appearance as himself on " Seinfeld " .
Hva mekker Max Hva mekker Max is a 1994 storybook based on " Sesam Stasjon " , the Norwegian co - production of " Sesame Street " . Max Mekker is building something , but he won ' t tell what it is . His " Sesam Stasjon " friends try to figure out what he ' s building .