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Uncle Deadly Uncle Deadly is a blue , reptilian - looking creature , also known as " the Phantom of the Muppet Show " . Deadly made occasional appearances on " The Muppet Show " , and faded from prominence when the show ended . In 2011 , Deadly returned in a pivotal role in " The Muppets " , as Tex Richman ' s henchman , and later became a prominent character on the ABC series " The Muppets . " Although he made his first appearance alongside Vincent Price on of " The Muppet Show " , Uncle Deadly did not receive his proper introduction until . One by one , the Muppets tell Kermit that they have seen a phantom , but Kermit refuses to believe them until he sees Uncle Deadly with his own eyes . Once revealed , Uncle Deadly explains that he used to perform at The Muppet Theatre , where he once played his most difficult role , Othello . On opening night he was killed . . . by the critics . Uncle Deadly sang a handful of songs on the show , including " Sheik of Araby " and a bar of " You ' re Just in Love " with Ethel Merman . He was featured in the Muppet Melodrama sketches with Miss Piggy and Wayne in the third season , of which only two were made . Although he didn ' t have a major role in most of the Muppet movies , Uncle Deadly did appear in the final group scenes at the end of " The Muppet Movie " and " The Muppets Take Manhattan " . He also appeared on " The Tonight Show " in 1979 when Kermit the Frog hosted , where he was reunited with Vincent Price . In the December 2000 issue of the Writers ' Guild magazine " Written By " , which featured interviews with Muppet writers Jim Lewis , Kirk Thatcher and John Derevlany , it was mentioned that one of the projects Thatcher had in development was a silly " Goosebumps " - type TV show called " Uncle Deadly ' s House of Badness . " The project never got off the ground , and it ' s unknown if a pilot was filmed or if a script was even completed . According to Jerry Nelson , Uncle Deadly was his tribute to actor John Carradine , whose sometimes hammy performances were a staple of horror films . After over twenty years of absence , Uncle Deadly returned in " The Muppets " , as the " sinister second - in - command " to Tex Richman . In a press junket interview , Uncle Deadly explained that in his spare time , he had been haunting Stage 28 ( one of the filming locations for the movie ) , switching every other day with The Phantom of the Opera . They both took the weekends off , to which Deadly added " Even a phantom must rest . " He and Bobo also cameo together during the wedding scene and during the ending song in " Muppets Most Wanted " . In " The Muppets " , Uncle Deadly works in wardrobe for " Up Late with Miss Piggy " , taking great care to ensure Miss Piggy never knows her dress size , and often panics over loose threads or lint on anyone . Since 2017 , Uncle Deadly hosts Muppet Thought of the Week on The Muppets YouTube Channel . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Friends Till the End " Friends Till the End " is sung by Gobo and Wembley in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " The song is a tribute to Gobo and Wembley ' s friendship , but shortly afterward they become involved in a rivalry when Wembley beats Gobo in a race . Album releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street shower curtain ( The Land of Nod ) In 2018 , The Land of Nod , a division of Crate and Barrel , released a " Sesame Street " shower curtain , featuring both Alphabet Characters as well as multiple " Sesame Street " characters incorporated into the first letter of their name . Among the characters featured were Abby Cadabby , Big Bird , Cookie Monster , a Dinger , Elmo , Frazzle , Grover , a Honker , Little Bird , Mr . Johnson , Narf , Oscar the Grouch , Prairie Dawn , Rosita , Snuffleupaguses , Telly Monster , Wolfgang the Seal and Zoe .
Episode 104 : A Fraggle for All Seasons / A Growing Relationship A Fraggle for All Seasons . Inspired by the ancient Fraggle philosophers , Mokey searches for the Fraggle for All Seasons . A Growing Relationship . Red ' s entry for the flower contest , a flower from Doc ' s workshop , grows so big that it takes over Fraggle Rock while looking for light .
Sesame Street Countdown Sesame Street Countdown is a " Sesame Street " video game published in 1991 by for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It features digitalized sound clips of the voice of Count von Count , Jerry Nelson . Gameplay . When you start the game , you can choose to control the Count with one of two control types , " Hop " ( leap through the entire level ) or " Run " ( run and jump ) Every level starts with a spinning wheel filled with numbers 1 through 10 . When you hit the wheel , the Count will announce the number you hit , and then you must find the number , or groups of objects that add up to the number . If you find a balloon , you can ride it to one of the two bonus levels , one is a game where you add and subtract numbers in a jar , and the other is a game where you must find the right number in one of many barrels . When you reach the end of a level , the Count will count the objects you ' ve collected , and you ' ll move on to the next stage .
Ashley Tisdale Ashley Tisdale ( b . 1985 ) is an actress and singer best known for her roles as Maddie on the Disney Channel series " The Suite Life of Zack & Cody " and Sharpay in the " High School Musical " movies . She performed the song " Bop to the Top " with Kermit the Frog in " Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse " . Tisdale ' s other credits include voice work on the Disney Channel animated series " Phineas & Ferb " ( as Candace ) and " Kim Possible " ( as Camille Leon ) .
Cordell Barker Cordell Barker ( b . 1957 ) is a Canadian animator who created occasional inserts for " Sesame Street " , including one about flies landing on a man ' s nose . Beginning his career in 1974 , Barker is is best known for writing , directing , producing , and animating the short " The Cat Came Back " ( 1988 , National Film Board of Canada ) , which received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject , and won 18 international awards . His 2001 short " Strange Invaders " earned another Oscar nomination . Barker ' s other credits include commercials and additional animation on the 1985 short " Get a Job " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rove McManus Rove McManus ( b . 1974 ) is an Australia n comic and talk show host . McManus helms the series " Rove Live " , which has played host to various Muppet guests , notably Elmo ( who once told the host to check his facts ) , Grover , and Miss Piggy .
Sesamstraat puppets Some Dutch supermarket chains ( Albert Heijn and Jumbo ) started selling hand puppets featuring " Sesamstraat " characters in 2016 . You could save stickers with each €5 euro you spent and when the card was full ( 6 stickers ) you could buy them for €9 , 99 . Besides the handpuppets you could also purchase a puppet theatre to hang into the door opening . The set had the following figures : Bert , Ernie , Cookie Monster , Pino , Tommie , and Elmo . In 2017 the puppets that where left after this action , revived in the Vomar stores for half the price .
Conan Conan is a late - night talk show hosted by writer , comedian and performer Conan O ' Brien . The program ' s host previously starred on NBC ' s " Late Night with Conan O ' Brien " and " The Tonight Show with Conan O ' Brien " . O ' Brien ' s long - time sidekick Andy Richter ( also from " Late Night " and " The Tonight Show " ) joins O ' Brien on the weeknight talk show .
Episode 412 : The Frog Who Knew Too Much When the Muppet Babies go to bed , Nanny tells them that she has a surprise for them the next morning . Kermit leaves the crib to get a drink of water , and accidentally sees the surprise . Kermit promises Nanny that he won ' t tell the others what the surprise is . However , he does tell them that he saw the surprise , and has to avoid pressure from the others who try to get him to reveal the surprise .
Peter Fish Peter Fish is a composer and musician who composed the " Sesame Street " film song " What Do People Do All Day ? " For the 1989 " Sing Along with Kermit and Friends " albums , Fish was producer , arranger , and a track musician . Fish has composed music for " All My Children " , the CBS news series " Face the Nation " , several HBO documentary projects , additional scoring for the 1993 film " Body Snatchers " , and assorted commercials and promos . He leads his own jazz band , the Peter Fish Group .
Behemoth Behemoth ( known more recently as Gene ) is an orange monster who appeared occasionally as part of the troupe of Muppet monsters on " The Muppet Show " , and has also appeared in " Muppets Tonight " and the 2011 film " The Muppets " . He first appeared in , where he was a full - body character for the only time and had black eyebrows instead of brown ones . A notable moment for Behemoth was the musical number " Under My Skin " , during which he tried to eat Shakey Sanchez while singing the song . He made a comeback in " The Muppets " , both in a speaking role in the film and appearing in several of the promotional campaign spots and images . Behemoth has been performed by Richard Hunt ( in ) , Dave Goelz ( in ) , Jerry Nelson ( in ) and Bill Barretta ( " The Muppets " , and other recent appearances ) . Name . The word " " comes from the Bible , in the Book of Job . The term has since come to apply to any large or powerful creature or entity . The monster ' s name was first mentioned on screen in " Muppets Tonight " , in which he was Ernst Stavros Grouper ' s assistant , and addressed as " Behemoth . " In the 2005 " " DVD set , the " Muppet Morsels " bonus feature referred to Behemoth in the episodes where he appears . In 2011 , Bill Barretta performed the character in " The Muppets " , and in some of the trailers and promotional clips . Barretta has renamed the character " Gene " , after his brother , animator and illustrator Gene Barretta . In a November 2011 for Disney Channel , Kermit the Frog addresses the character , saying , " Roll it , Gene ! " The monster responds , " ' kay ! " According to " The Muppets Character Encyclopedia " , Gene is his real name while Behemoth is his stage name . He is referred to as " Gold Behemoth " by James Bobin in the audio commentary for " The Muppets " featured on the film ' s 2012 " Blu - ray release . " Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Miss Piggy Camps Out Miss Piggy Camps Out is a 1996 Muppet storybook . Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are planning a camping trip , and Miss Piggy insists on joining them . She packs fancy clothes and soft pillows . She sits back while Kermit and Fozzie catch fish and cook them over a campfire . But when she learns that she has to sleep in a tent , she calls a cab , and spends the night in a hotel instead . This " Picture Reader " book uses illustrations in place of the nouns in the story , to help young readers to focus on reading the other words in the sentence .
Episode 231 : Scientific Bear When Tutter decides to investigate new uses for Swiss cheese , Bear suggests a scientific experiment . Soon the whole gang is taking a look at the world around the Big Blue House , and before long , they find that , with a little curiosity and a question , you can be scientists , too . In the Shadow segment , Shadow tells the story called Wear You a Hat when one man wears a hat and one wears a crown and they even wear them in outer space .
Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan is an legendary lumberjack of enormous size thought to have emerged from the genre of North American folklore . The first published Paul Bunyan folktales appeared in the 1910 story " Round the River " by James MacGillivray . Along with his companion Babe the Blue Ox , Bunyan was said to have created the Grand Canyon , Mount Hood , the Great Lakes , and more .
Simon Williams Simon Williams is a British artist and designer who worked for Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop as an animatronic designer and sometimes model maker . Williams worked on " Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ' s Stone " with the Creature Shop and remained as an animatronic designer on subsequent Harry Potter movies . He also worked on " Star Wars Episode II : The Clone Wars " and most recently " Prometheus " . Outside of film work , Williams is an abstract painter whose work has been exhibited at various shows and galleries . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paco Paco is a grumpy green parrot who appeared on the first run of " Plaza Sésamo " . He was usually seen from his apartment window . Paco was the show ' s equivalent to Oscar the Grouch , whom he shares many characteristics with , mainly his tastes in food . There were two designs of the puppet , the first one from 1972 and the second one from 1978 . Gallery . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Aksel Hennie Aksel Hennie ( born 29 October 1975 ) is a Norwegian voice actor who dubbed Treelo on " Bjørnen i det Store Blå Huset " ( " Bear in the Big Blue House " ) . Hennie graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts and has since appeared at various Norwegian theaters . In 2004 , he directed and starred in the movie " Uno " , partly based on his own experience with the criminal environment in Oslo . Other voice credits include Stuart Little in " Stuart Little " and " Stuart Little 2 " , " Finding Nemo " , " Asterix and the Vikings " and " Doug ' s First Movie " .
Jerome Raphel Jerome Raphel ( 1925 - 2012 ) was a New York stage actor who appeared on " Sesame Street " in the " Mad Painter " films . The bald - pated Raphel appeared in seven of the ten inserts , as a favorite victim of the painter , even more often than Stockard Channing . He appeared in capacities ranging from baker to street cleaner . Raphel was a veteran of the theater , and had performed with his " Painter " co - star Paul Benedict on stage in " Waiting for Godot " and other productions . On Broadway , he played Judge Hawthorne in Arthur Miller ' s " The Crucible " . He also played a shiftless musician in " The Connection " , a play about the intersection of jazz and drugs , and reprised the role for the 1962 film version ( with Roscoe Lee Browne ) , earning his screen debut . His movie career was generally limited to obscure experimental and independent films including " Hallelujah the Hills " , " The Double - Barreled Detective Story " ( as Sherlock Holmes , again co - starring with Benedict ) , " The Cool World " , and " Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here " ( with Robert Redford and John Vernon ) . Outside of " Sesame Street " , TV appearances included " Get Smart " , appropriately cast as the head of " The League of Bald - Headed Men , " as well as " Naked City " and " Route 66 " .
Stan and Dan Stan and Dan is a story on " Sesame Street " read by Gordon . It tells the story of two men , Stan ( a Green Anything Muppet voiced by Richard Hunt ) and Dan ( a Fat Blue Anything Muppet voiced by Jim Henson ) , who were very good friends . Their friendship was such that either did the same things as the other . These included wearing fedoras , sunglasses , and mustaches . Then one day , Dan decided to do things differently . He chose to grow a beard , acquire a new hat , and get a new guitar as well . However , the choice to do things differently was not lost on Stan , and so he began to imitate Dan in every way ( what with a new hat , beard , and guitar ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jim Henson ' s title cards Several productions have been named with a " Jim Henson ' s . . . " prefix in the title . Some time ago , we agreed on the wiki that such a prefix wasn ' t needed for our naming structure . This page is an attempt to look at and compare the ways the titles have been handled in each production ' s title card .
Elmo ' s Colorful Adventure Elmo ' s Colorful Adventure is a 2004 " Sesame Street " Story Reader book . The book came with a cartridge for the Story Reader toy ; Elmo was performed by Kevin Clash , with original music composed by Paul Heitsch . Elmo and Dorothy welcome the reader to Elmo ' s World . Elmo shows off a picture that he drew of his favorite doll , Baby David , and then realizes that Baby David is missing . Elmo pretends to go exploring in Dorothy ' s fishbowl , where he finds orange fish , coral and a drum . He surfaces and sees the bright blue sky and the deep blue water . Next he ' s off to search the green swamp and the brown desert , and he flies in the sky with a group of red birds . He finds his black hat in a tree , and then flies up to the sky to find yellow stars . On the moon , Elmo finds a white baseball . Coming back to Elmo ' s World , Elmo finds Baby David in his toybox .
Plezier Voor Vier Plezier voor Vier ( " Fun for Four " ) features " jokes , songs and stories " by Pino , Tommie , Ieniemienie and actor Piet Hendriks , who played the grandfather figure on " Sesamstraat " from 1976 to 1982 . The material on this album was not featured on the TV show . Piet , Tommie , Ienie and Pino welcome everybody to the record album . Pino is the first to sing a silly song , " All The Trees Are Blue " , where everyone can fill in their own colors . Ieniemienie tells a silly story about a palace made of cheese . Pino is upset because he can ' t have a house made of pancakes . Tommie has a special surprise for everyone : a set of paper serpents . They pull a joke on Piet by pretending the serpents are scary snakes . Piet demonstrates how to make a kite . Pino , Tommie and Ienie seem to have a lot to learn about good manners when Piet takes them out to a pancake restaurant . After a few more games and songs , Piet decides they can all stay over for the night . The album ends with Tommie singing a lullaby for his friends . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Mary Brehmer Mary Brehmer joined the Jim Henson Company in 1992 as a puppet and costume designer . She received three Emmy Award nominations for her work on " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " and " Bear in the Big Blue House " . She also served as an additional puppeteer on " Muppets Tonight " . For her non - Henson credits , Brehmer has created costumes for " Saturday Night Live " and the ice show versions of Pixar ' s Monster Inc . and Finding Nemo . She also designed the puppets for " Magic Tree House : the Musical " and the character Banjo for PBS Kids Sprout ' s " The Let ' s Go Show " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Big Bo Peep Big Bo Peep is the brother of Little Bo Peep who appears in episode 3099 of " Sesame Street " . The overly emotional shepherd is assigned to look after his sister ' s sheep , but they ' ve all wandered away like in the nursery rhyme , causing him to sob uncontrollably . Elmo volunteers to help Big Bo , which makes him cry tears of joy . Elmo successfully rounds up the five missing sheep ( who all don red softball caps ) , but has difficulty leading them back to Big Bo . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Andreas Förster Andreas Förster is a male puppeteer who has performed Moni on " Sesamstrasse " , the German " Sesame Street " , since 2005 . Beginning with the 30th anniversary special , he has also puppeteered Ernie for occasional new German scenes . He has also played various episodic roles , including a wolf , a blue monster , and a frog . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I Say Banana " I Say Banana " is a " Sesame Street " song from Season 11 . Big Bird introduces a banana to R2D2 , who responds with his typical droid noises . Big Bird argues over how to say it , when he realizes that it doesn ' t matter how they say it ; they ' ll still be friends . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Granny the Gouger Granny the Gouger is an aging lady wrestler who has a match with Kermit in of " The Muppet Show " when J . P . Grosse demands that Kermit put some good , old - fashioned entertainment back into the show . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Telly ' s Aquarium In a parody of " Aquarius , " the inhabitants of " Telly ' s Aquarium " , including a fish that resembles Telly himself , sing about how nice it is to live in an aquarium . At the end of their song , Telly goes to his fish tank and takes notice of the resemblance between him and one of his fish . The set used in the song , as well as the underscore , were seen in The Sesame Street Podcast episode for " Squid " , where an animated squid swam around the tank . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
David Letterguy David Letterguy is the host of " The Alphabet Roadshow , " a reality series that features ordinary people reciting the alphabet in unusual ways . The crew , which consists of Fran and Frankie , travels from location to location in search of those who exhibit the talent to warrant a feature spot on the program . Letterguy made his way to Sesame Street in Episode 4125 . David Letterguy ' s name is a reference to David Letterman . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Manoel Inocêncio Manoel Inocêncio ( 1905 - 1977 ) , was a Brazilian actor who played the vendor Seu Almeida on " Vila Sésamo " ( the Brazilian co - prduction of " Sesame Street " ) from 1972 to 1977 . Inocêncio was born in Portugal and began working in Brazil in 1942 . Inocêncio worked as a radio broadcaster , and began his work as an actor around the 1960s . He died in 1977 , when the program ended , in .
Louis Louis is a French Canadian otter from " Sesame Park " . His name is pronounced " Louie , " and he is best friends with Basil . Although Basil ' s constant questioning sometimes annoys Louis , he tries to be patient and helps teach Basil French words . Louis was with " Sesame Park " for its entire run and was among the few characters to be consistently played by the same puppeteer . He also appeared in " Basil Hears a Noise " . After the series was cancelled in 2002 , the puppet was included in a 2003 exhibit at the CBC Museum . Once staff was let go , the exhibit remained on display until 2017 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo Says BOO ! ( video ) Elmo Says BOO ! is a " Sesame Street " direct - to - video special celebrating Halloween . Originally aired on PBS in late October of 1997 , it was released on VHS the same year . In the special , Elmo visits Count von Count ' s castle to tell him funny scary jokes . Classic " Sesame Street " segments are separated with new joke segments set in the castle ' s exterior , featuring one Sesame Street character and a child , and interior , featuring the Count , Elmo , and some combination of the castle ' s inhabitants . Cast . With Special Appearances by Child Talent Credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Season 19 ( 1987 - 1988 ) " Sesame Street " Season 19 aired from November 16 , 1987 to May 13 , 1988 . Episodes . " Episodes 2356 - 2485 ( 130 episodes ) " Cast . Muppet Characters Other Characters Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
American Morning American Morning has been CNN ' s morning news program since 2002 . On November 30 , 2005 , co - hosts Soledad O ' Brien and Miles O ' Brien ( no relation ) interviewed Alan Muraoka and Elmo from New Orleans , Louisiana . The " Sesame Street " actor and character were invited by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to participate in relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina , along with cast members from another PBS show , " Between the Lions " .
Sesame Street Magazine ( Nov 2005 ) November 2005 : " Explore the City ! " is the theme for this adventurous issue of the magazine . The introduction features a picture of the Big Bird float at the Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade and wishes readers a happy Thanksgiving . Ron Zalme , Tom Leigh , Joe Mathieu , Dave Klug , Karen Katz , Maggie Swanson , Sarah Reilly , Bob Berry , Colleen Pidel and David Dees all provide illustrations for this issue .