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The Dating Game The Dating Game was a game show which first aired on ABC in 1965 , produced by Chuck Barris . Begining in 1973 , the show entered syndication , and repeats continue to air today . The show was spoofed as " Muppet Match - up " on of " Muppets Tonight " . Hosted by Kermit the Frog in " 1975 " , Michelle Pfeiffer was a guest on the show , being known as " Michelle Pfieffer Manowitz , choosing between three bachelors - Bunsen Honeydew , Beaker , and Animal . It was also the first clip shown on . In " Dating Game " style , Pfeiffer says she loves a man with a good sense of humor , and proceeds to ask each bachelor in turn for their idea of a fun date . Bunsen suggests a scientific date at his lab . Beaker meeps something unintelligible , which Michelle thinks is sick , not funny . When Animal is asked for his idea of a fun date , he gets to his feet , and runs towards Pfeiffer yelling , " Michelle ! Michelle ! " , causing Pfeiffer to flee , screaming . After showing the clip Michelle explains to Clifford that she ended up dating Animal , but she hasn ' t seen him in years , and wonders if he ' s changed . He hasn ' t . At that moment , he appears on stage , and chases Pfeiffer off , screaming her name . Connections . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 106 : Thank God It ' s Friday . Again . D ' Argo enters a Luxan hyper rage directed at John Crichton , apparently with the reason that John is another male . D ' argo leaves the ship and spends a few days on a nearby planet , afterwards the crew goes looking for him , only to find him in a very happy state among the population of Sykarans . It turns out that the population are addicted on a plant called Tannot Root , that makes them extremely happy and easy to control , by their leader Volmae . However a few of the native are immune to it ' s effect and they recruit John to help them out . It turns out that the Tannnot Root are used to fuel Peacekeeper weapons , and that it ' s the Peacekeepers that are responsible for turning the planets population into mindless slaves . Guest stars . Angie Milliken ( Volmae ) , Ken Blackburn ( Hybin ) , Tina Thomsen ( Tanga ) , Selina Muller ( D ' Argo ' s Girlfriend ) , Mark Slocum ( Sykaran Male ) , Peter Baroch ( Sykaran Male ) References . Crichton makes references to " Mad Max : Beyond Thunderdome " , the Grateful Dead and " Snow White " .
Blackouts Blackouts are short , comic sketches traditional to vaudeville that end with the lights turning off or a quick closing of the curtain . With the advent of television , shows like " Laugh - In " could follow a punchline with a jump cut to the next sketch ( or to a commercial ) instead of actually blacking out the lights . A series of blackouts appeared on the first season of " The Muppet Show " . They took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it . These skits each featured the guest star with a variety of Muppets . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sam the Eagle Action Figure Sam the Eagle was featured in series 8 of the Jim Henson ' s Muppets action figure line made by Palisades Toys . Two Sams were released in series 8 : one regular , and one " shifty - eyed " variant with Sam looking to the left . Both Sams came with different books and different stickers for the seal . Sam ' s tail is a loose piece . The regular Sam includes a lectern with a magnetic removable circular seal , three Sam Eagle stickers to put on the seal , a miniature copy of U . S . Constitution , and a book titled " Standards and Practices - The code of Ethics and The Standards of Professional Conduct , 118th Edition " . Inside the book is the " Nudity " speech from and " The Muppet Show 2 " album . The shifty - eyed Sam comes with a similar set of accessories , including lecturn , magnetic seal , four Stickers for the seal , a small U . S . Constitution , and a book titled " Strategies for the All - American Campaign : Sam the Eagle 2004 . " The book contains a draft campaign speech , presumably for a 2004 run for President of the United States .
Me Cookie ! Me Cookie ! is a 1994 " Sesame Street " Little Golden Book featuring Cookie Monster as a toddler . It recounts the story of his earliest childhood development , when he was just called " Baby Monster " and slept with a stuffed pig , how " cookie " became his favorite word , and his struggle to communicate his name , Cookie Monster . The book features a rare cameo appearance by Grover ' s Mom without her son , as an unnamed neighbor whose carrot garden is raided by the young Cookie . Reissues . The book was reissued in paperback in 1999 ( ISBN 0307989127 ) . The book was reprinted by Random House in 2009 as " Furry Faces : Cookie Monster ! " , with a plush Cookie Monster head on the front of the book .
Mr . MiCookie Mr . MiCookie is the instructor of " Biscotti Karate , " as seen in the preview of " The Biscotti Kid " from " Cookie ' s Crumby Pictures . " He is a parody of Pat Morita ' s character , Mr . Miyagi , from " The Karate Kid " . MiCookie is need of a student and Cookie Monster is in need of an instructor . Mr . MiCookie demonstrates the art of " Biscotti Karate " ( " Snacks on . Snacks off . " ) , while explaining how Cookie must pay attention to the lesson to get it . Cookie constantly fumbles , bringing the tentacled wrath of The Karate Squid . Cookie eventually is able to focus and masters the art , earning his black - and - white cookie belt . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Misinterpretations of Sesame Street product voices In 1998 , a Super Kmart in Lakewood , Colorado , shelved some Cookie Monster T - shirts because store personnel thought the audio device attached to the shirt was inappropriate . While Cookie Monster is supposed to say " Time to truck " ( because he ' s depicted as a dump truck driver ) , the last word reportedly sounded as if it started with the letter " F " . In January 2006 , " Potty Time With Elmo " , a book with sound buttons , was said by a woman in Ellensburg , Washington , to say , " Uh oh , who wants to die ? " The button was to say , " Uh oh , who has to go ? " , but some of the book sound files compressed improperly . According to NBC , the books could be returned to the store of purchase , or replaced for free if consumers called ( 800 ) 595 - 8484 . The book was reissued in 2008 , replacing the controversial audio . In 2007 , the toy Sing with Elmo ' s Greatest Hits was reported to be encouraging kids to " beat up Elmo " . Fisher - Price provided copy to a local news report that identified the lyrics as " be like Elmo " , and explained that the audio became distorted during production . In February 2008 , after replacing the battery of an Elmo Knows Your Name stuffed toy , the mother of 2 - year - old James Bowman claimed that it suddenly started saying , " Kill James . " Melissa Bowman of Lithia , Florida , reported : " It ' s not something that really you would think would ever come out of a toy . But once I heard , I was just kind of distraught . " The manufacturer , Fisher - Price , said that Bowman would get a voucher for a replacement doll , and would investigate the model to see whether other dolls had the same malfunction . In 2009 , two grandparents in central Ohio , Jerry and Judy Hunt , claimed the Elmo ' s World Record & Play Phone Center reportedly asked " Who wants to have sex ? " . A local news station contacted Fisher - Price , who responded that the toy was supposed to be saying " 4 , 5 , 6 " .
Grover and Big Bird ' s Passover Celebration Grover and Big Bird ' s Passover Celebration is a " Sesame Street " storybook . It was one of a series from Kar - Ben Publishing of " Shalom Sesame " cross - overs in which the American " Sesame Street " characters learn about Jewish holidays , traditions , and culture with their Israeli friends from " Rechov Sumsum " ( in much the same fashion as the " Shalom Sesame " video series ) . Grover and Big Bird want to celebrate Passover at a seder hosted by Brosh ( with Avigail and others in attendance ) , but suffer delays . I ' m trying to get there , the two do " mitzvot " ( good deeds ) , and Grover find parallels in the story of the ancient Jewish slaves . In the end , Moishe Oofnik comes along , and is coaxed into helping them arrive on time . Moishe is given the extra seat reserved for Elijah the Prophet , as per tradition . Other characters include a boy with a dog named Farfel ; while not explained in the book , the dog ' s name refers to a Jewish pasta .
Soup Song Big Bird is talking to his friend Louise at summer camp , and she tells him that she comes from Quebec , and she speaks French . Big Bird mentions his friends on Sesame Street who speak Spanish , but French sounds a lot different . Louise helps Big Bird learn some new French phrases by singing the " Soup Song " , and teaches him the French names for tomato soup , chicken soup , vegetable soup , and split pea soup .
Wish Song " Wish Song " is a " Sesame Street " song originating in episode 3653 . The song is sung by Wolfgang the Seal ' s Fairy Godperson , who uses the brief tune to grant Wolfgang ' s wish of unlimited fish . He laters sing the song again to reverse the spell ( and turn Telly from a fish back into a monster ) . The Fairy Godperson would later use the song again in episode 3687 and episode 4080 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Miss Corner Miss Corner loves everything that looks like squares . She was disappointed when she discovered that Puppyduck had ordered circles for her instead of squares . She appeared in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episode " " . She was originally used as Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla on " The Muppet Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Catherine Daly Catherine Daly , also credited as Catherine R . Daly and Catherine Daly - Weir , has written several " Bear in the Big Blue House " books . Daly has written a number of Disney books , including " Disney Fairies " books and " Finding Nemo " and " Bolt " tie - ins . She wrote " Bugs , Bugs , Bugs " ( illustrated by Jerry Smath ) , an assortment of readers , and the " Petal Pushers " book series .
Hungry Elephant " Hungry Elephant " is a song from the Elmo the Musical segment , " Tomato the Musical . " Horatio the Elephant sings the blues song as he looks for a snack big enough for his elephant - sized appetite . Big Tomato fits the bill and he chases her . In - between verses , Elmo imagines " big " , " bigger " and " biggest " peanuts for the elephant to eat instead . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sarah Chalke Sarah Chalke ( b . 1976 ) is a television actress who played Becky Conner on the later seasons of " Roseanne " and starred as Dr . Elliot Reid on " Scrubs " . She appeared , with her " Scrubs " co - stars , in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " .
Healthy Habits Collection Healthy Habits Collection is a digital " Sesame Street " music collection released on Sesamestreet . org in January 2013 via with songs available for purchase on iTunes . The collection features songs from previous albums , all centered around the theme of keeping healthy habits . The album was made available for purchase on Amazon . com and iTunes on March 19 , 2013 , featuring a slightly altered track order .
Kari - Ann Grønsund Kari - Ann Grønsund ( b . 1951 ) is a Norwegian actress who has provided several voices for the dubbed Muppet segments of " Sesam Stasjon " , the Norwegian version of Sesame Street , as well as Ma Bear and others in " En Muppet Julefortelling " , the Norwegian dub of " The Muppet Christmas Carol . " She has been heard in many other Norwegian dubs . Some of her most notable roles include Mrs . Potato Head in the " Toy Story " movies , Granny in various " Looney Tunes " dubs , Montana Max in " Tiny Toon Adventures " , Madam Mim in " The Sword in the Stone " , Kanga in the " Winnie the Pooh " franchise , and Dennis the Menace , as well as dubbing Glynis Johns as Mrs . Banks in " Mary Poppins " . She ' s also played several roles in movies , TV series and stage productions .
The Muppets ( Israel ) החבובות is the Hebrew dub of " The Muppets " , released theatrically in Israel . The songs remain in the original English language . Promotion . The Hebrew magazine " Movie + Plus " had an article and stills from the film in the December 4 , 2011 issue to promote the film .
Joey Ahlbum Joey Ahlbum is an animator and owner of the New York - based Ahlbum Animation Studios who has worked on " Sesame Street " since 1991 . For the " Elmo ' s World " segments , Ahlbum designs and directs the Lecture Lady animated sequences seen on Elmo ' s TV . Ahlbum has also animated standalone inserts , such as " Tall Short Texans , " and supplied animated effects for the 1992 opening and closing titles for the show . He also contributed animation to another CTW series , " Big Bag " . Ahlbum ' s other work includes serving as a director on the MTV series " Daria " and collaborating with Mo Willems and others on the 2000 short film " Life " . Ahlbum has also illustrated for " Sesame Street Magazine " . Ahlbum also directed the " What a Cartoon ! " short " Zoonatiks " for Cartoon Network and channel idents for Nickelodeon . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Inch Worm " The Inch Worm " was first performed on " Sesame Street " in Season 2 by a Muppet inchworm and a Muppet bug , respectively played by Jerry Nelson and Fran Brill , and on the album " Big Bird presents Hans Christian Andersen " . The first time it was sung on " The Muppet Show " was in , when Charles Aznavour sang it outside a schoolhouse . The silhouette of Zelda Rose and some children can be seen through the window of the schoolhouse . It was sung again by Danny Kaye and the cast , with an inchworm backstage in . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Variety Children ' s Charity Variety Children ' s Charity is a fundraising organization formed in 1928 . Since 1991 , they have distributed small , gold - colored heart - shaped pins to those providing a donation . In 2009 , Whoopi Goldberg and Kermit the Frog appeared in a PSA shown in movie theaters to raise awareness of the group . Kermit is also featured on the 2010 gold heart which was made available from October 2009 to March 2010 .
The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street " The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street " is a " Sesame Street " song that is performed by Grover , Herry Monster , Frazzle , and Cookie Monster . It also appeared in the " Sesame Street Live " show " Big Bird ' s Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show , " sung by Stuie Monster , Grover , Herry Monster , Cookie Monster , Pinkie Monster , Mona Monster , Frazzle , and The Two - Headed Monster . Audio releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Steve Nelson Steve Nelson is a composer , mainly for television , who wrote music for " Sesame Street " songs in the 1990s , including several for street stories . With other " Sesame " composers , he shared in a 1997 Daytime Emmy Awards - nomination for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition . Nelson composed themes and songs for several Disney TV projects , including " The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh " , " Darkwing Duck " , " Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too " , and two songs for the 1989 TV movie " Polly " ( with Keisha Knight Pulliam ) . He also wrote the theme and episode music for the sitcoms " Webster " and the short - lived Howie Mandel series " Good Grief " , as well as cues for " The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air " , " Family Ties " , and " Groundling Marsh " .
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy ' s offspring While Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy ' s relationship has been the subject of debate and turmoil throughout the years , the idea of the couple creating a family of their own has arisen . The logistics of an inter - species relationship has presented its own share of challenges and discussion . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Cutie and the Beast Cutie and the Beast is a " Sesame Street " story read by Bob . In the story , Princess Cutie falls in love with a beast , played by Grover . Her father , the King ( performed by Caroll Spinney ) , gives a test to the beast before he consents to his daughter ' s marriage . The beast succeeds , and kisses Princess Cutie – who turns into a female beast . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Imagine It ' s Something Else " Imagine It ' s Something Else " is a " Sesame Street " song from a season 45 episode . Alan , Leela and Abby give the musical advice to Rosita to keep her from opening Elmo ' s present to her . They get her to imagine the box is a porcupine , a crocodile and a large block of ice . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jan Vermeer Jan Vermeer ( 1632 - 1675 ) was a Dutch Baroque painter who left his wife and children in debt at his death , perhaps because he produced relatively few paintings . Miss Piggy appeared in the 1984 " Miss Piggy ' s Art Masterpiece Calendar " as " Young Lady Adorning Herself with Pearls ( and Why Not ? ) " , a spoof of Vermeer ' s " Woman with a Pearl Necklace . " In the 2015 storybook " All Aboard ! " a version of Vermeer ' s " Girl with a Pearl Earring " is seen at the Monster Museum of Art as " Girl with Cookie Earring " .
High Hopes " High Hopes " is an Academy Award - winning song written for the Frank Capra film " A Hole in the Head " . It was performed by Rick Moranis on of " Muppets Tonight " . Big Bird , Prairie Dawn , Bert , and Ernie also performed this song in the Sesame Street Live show " Big Bird Goes Hollywood " . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
This Is Halloween " This Is Halloween " is a song from Tim Burton ' s " The Nightmare Before Christmas " performed by the citizens of Halloween Town . A brief excerpt from the song is featured in The Neighborhood Street Party Halloween Parade during Sesame Place ' s annual Halloween celebration . Murray Monster , Rosita , and Telly Monster each sing a line , followed by the cast . Trivia . Leslie Carrara - Rudolph auditioned for the film " The Nightmare Before Christmas " , and like the others in the process , she was asked to sing this song in a variety of voices . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Untitled Sesame Street movie On June 19 , 2012 , " The Hollywood Reporter " announced that a new " Sesame Street " movie was in the works to be produced by 20th Century Fox . Shawn Levy ( " " ) was set to produce from a script by head " Sesame Street " writer Joey Mazzarino . The article also listed Michael Aguilar ( " Unaccompanied Minors " ) , Mark Gordon ( " Grey ' s Anatomy " , " Saving Private Ryan " ) and Guymon Casady ( " Game of Thrones " ) as producers . In April 2015 , " The Tracking Board " reported that the film had moved to Warner Bros . with Levy now directing as well as producing . The move to another studio prompted a search for new screenwriters who would center the script around an adventure set in New York City . One year later , Levy signed on to direct a remake of " Starman " , leaving the " Sesame Street " movie without a director . Since the time of the initial announcement , Mazzarino had also moved on from Sesame Workshop , leaving the project without a writer . In November 2016 , Levy , promoting the release of " Arrival " ( Amy Adams ) , noted that he was still developing a " Sesame Street " movie at Warner Bros . On November 15th , Deadline reported that screenwriters had been found in David Guion and Michael Handelman ( who had worked together on " The Ex " , " Dinner for Schmucks " , and " Night at the Museum 3 " ) , with Mark Gordon still attached to produce , as well as Jesse Ehrman ( " This Is Where I Leave You " with Tina Fey and Jason Bateman ) .
Suzanne Weyn Suzanne Weyn is an author who wrote the 1999 " Sesame Street " book " Happy Grouchy Day " . Weyn has written dozens of novels for teen and middle school readers , including " The Bar Code " trilogy , " Haunted Museum " series , three entries in the " House of Horrors " series , and the " Wildwood Stables " series among others , as well as " Dr . Frankenstein ' s Daughters " and " Distant Waves : A Novel of the Titanic " . She has written tie - in books to Scooby - Doo , " Full House " , Barbie , " The Little Mermaid " , and the novelization of " Mr . Magorium ' s Wonder Emporium " .
Matthew Modine Matthew Modine ( b . 1959 ) is an American actor best known to mainstream audiences for his portrayal of Private Joker in the Stanley Kubrick film " Full Metal Jacket " . He starred in the Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop production " " , as Jack .
Der , die , das Der , die , das is a 2000 " Sesamstrasse " video . The title is a reference to the first three words in the " Sesamstrasse Theme " : " Der , die , das ( wer , wie , was – wieso , weshalb , warum – wer nicht fragt , bleibt dumm ! ) "
Agui Aguillita Agui Aguillia ( Little Eagle ) is an animated character who makes occasional appearances on " Plaza Sésamo " . Originally used in Mexican public service announcements , the character was later incorporated into " Plaza Sésamo " in the mid 90 ' s because of the educational themes he presents . Alonso Zevallos wrote the music that appears in each segment . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Al Klink Al Klink ( 1915 - 1991 ) was a saxophone player who was heard on the " Sesame Street " albums " Big Bird Leads the Band " ( 1977 ) and " Sesame Street Story Time " ( 1978 ) . Klink played with Glenn Miller from 1939 to 1942 , heard on his weekly radio series for Chesterfield , and was one of the two tenor saxes on " In the Mood " ( 1939 ; the single was number one in the charts for 13 weeks ) . When Miller played fictional bandleaders in the films " Sun Valley Serenade " ( 1941 , with Milton Berle ) and " Orchestra Wives " ( 1942 ) , Klink was among the band members who appeared ( uncredited ) on - camera After Miller joined the military in 1942 , Klink went on to play for Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey . Post - war , he began to establish himself as a session musician . He was also a member of the Sauter - Finegan Orchestra from 1952 - 1953 . He also played with Louis Armstrong , Billie Holliday , Perry Como , Ella Fitzgerald , Frank Sinatra , and even Steve Allen on two albums . His only work as a bandleader himself was the 1955 " Progressive Jazz " , leading his own group ( including drummer Ed Shaughnessy ) for half of the dozen tracks ( while trombonist Bob Alexander handled the rest ) . In 1959 , Jim Timmens ( who would work with Klink again on the " Sesame " records ) chose Klink as part of his group ( variously billed as the " Jazz All - Stars " and " Swinging Brass Sound " ) on four jazz versions of established musicals . In the 1970s , he became a member of the World ' s Greatest Jazzband and continued to record until his retirement in the 1980s .
Dinosaurs Live ! Dinosaurs Live ! was a Walt Disney World mini - parade / show featuring the Sinclair family from " Dinosaurs " . This show took place in front of the Great Movie Ride in Disney - MGM Studios ( now known as Disney ' s Hollywood Studios ) at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando , Florida . The show opened on September 26 , 1991 , and closed on August 29 , 1992 . Earl Sinclair and family were featured as " Guests of Extinction . " The show featured the Was ( Not Was ) song , " Walk the Dinosaur . "
Joanna Priestley Joanna Priestly is an independent animator who created " The Lumps " segments for " Sesame Street " in 1990 . Her segments are officially titled " The Lumps : Rejection Victories " and " The Lumps : Social Skills " . She has done animation for music videos , including " Good Friends " for Joni Mitchell . She is the co - founder of ASIFA - Northwest in Portland . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Captain Elmo " Captain Elmo " is the opening number to the Elmo the Musical segment , " Sea Captain the Musical . " In an operatic style , Elmo introduces his character of " Captain Elmo " and his search for the giant whale , Moby Pink . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ian Watson Ian Watson is an Australia n television director who helmed various episodes of " Farscape " . His other work includes episodes of the Australian series " White Collar Blue " , " Love My Way " , " Carla Cametti PD " and " East of Everything " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _