naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
Mickey Moose Mickey Moose appears in of " The Muppet Show " . He hangs around backstage and annoys Kermit , especially when his friend Ronald Duck shows up . Mickey speaks in a John Wayne - style drawl , and even makes a reference to a John Wayne film , " True Grit " . His name is a take on the famous Disney character , Mickey Mouse . He appears later in with Melissa as her Magnetic Moose . The puppet was originally built for a Muppet News Flash segment that was cut from ( which was taped earlier than his debut episode ) . The puppet would later be used on " Little Muppet Monsters " ( performed by Martin P . Robinson ) . In his various appearances , he would appear randomly asking , " Somebody called ? " On " Sesame Street " , he appeared in " Something Always Comes Between Us " . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tim Barker Tim Barker is a British character actor who appeared in " The StoryTeller " episode " " as the king ' s minister , urging him to wed his daughter for the good of the kingdom . Barker ' s TV credits include guest appearances on " Doctor Who " ( as Harold V in " The Happiness Patrol " ) , " Jeeves & Wooster " , " Inspector Morse " , " Allo ' Allo ! " , " All Creatures Great and Small " ( as car salesman Mr . Hammond ) , and " The Courtroom " . He had a recurring role as Dr . Osley in the children ' s sci - fi serial " Dark Season " . Film credits include " Reunion " and " Calendar Girls " ( with Helen Mirren and Julie Walters ) .
Harris Yulin Harris Yulin ( b . 1937 ) is a character actor who appeared in Creature Shop - effects films " Cutthroat Island " ( as Black Harry ) and " Loch Ness " ( as Dr . Robert Mercer ) . Yulin began his career on stage in the 1960s , appearing in many Shakespearean plays . Moving to film and television in the 1970s , he initially appeared in such minor cinematic fare as the 1979 construction - themed drama " Steel " ( with Art Carney ) . In 1983 , he was cast in " Scarface " as a crooked cop killed by Al Pacino , and went on to appear with Pacino in the semi - documentary " Looking For Richard " . Other notable films include " Ghostbusters II " ( as choleric Judge Wexler ) , " Clear and Present Danger " ( as National Security Advisor James Cutter ) , " Murder at 1600 " , " Cradle Will Rock " ( as Martin Dies , chairman of the HUAC ' s fore - runner ) , " Training Day " , " Rush Hour 2 " , and " Fur : An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus " . In television , he played both William Shakespeare and Leonardo da Vinci on Steve Allen ' s " Meeting of the Minds " , Joseph McCarthy in the TV movie " Robert F . Kennedy : His Life and Times " , and recurred on " 24 " ( as another National Security Advisor , Roger Stanton ) and " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " ( as Watcher ' s Council head Quentin Travers ) . Guest appearances encompass " Wonder Woman " , " Frasier " ( earning an Emmy Award nomination for playing a bellicose crime boss ) , " Star Trek : Deep Space Nine " ( as Marritza in the first season episode , " Duet " ) , " Little House on the Prairie " , " The X - Files " , " Third Watch " , and " Law & Order " .
Patrick Malahide Patrick Malahide ( b . 1945 ) is a British actor who played Uncle Adrian in the special " " . He also played Governor Ainslee in the Creature Shop - effects film " Cutthroat Island " . Malahide often alternates between strict authority figures and sleazy villains . He had a running role on the comedic crime drama " Minder " as the suspicious foil Detective Sergeant Chisholm ( 1979 - 1988 ) . He appeared in several miniseries , both period and modern , notably " The Singing Detective " ( opposite Michael Gambon , as adversary Binney ) , " The Pickwick Papers " ( Mr . Jingle ) , and " Middlemarch " ( Rev . Casaubon ) . He starred as Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn in " Alleyn Mysteries " ( from the Ngaio Marsh novels ) , while later roles include Lord Glendenning on the first season of " The Paradise " and arch criminal Jack Turner on " Hunted " . Most recently , he appeared in four episodes of " Game of Thrones " as Balon Greyjoy and was a regular on " Indian Summers " as Lord Willingdon . In film , Malahide played the skeptical ballet school principal in " Billy Elliot " and appeared in " Quills " , " The World Is Not Enough " , " Sahara " , " U . S . Marshals " , " The Long Kiss Goodnight " ( with Geena Davis and Samuel L . Jackson ) , " The Killing Fields " ( with Sam Waterston ) , " EuroTrip " , " Captain Corelli ' s Mandolin " , and " Brideshead Revisited " . Guest appearances include " Blackadder " ( as Guy of Glastonbury in the first series ' finale ) , " Extras " , " Poirot " , " Lovejoy " , " Inspector Morse " , " The New Avengers " , and " Danger UXB " .
Professor Madcliffe Professor Madcliffe was a character on " Sam and Friends " . He had a tall head , big eyes and a large moustache . He was usually very loud and energetic and often involved himself in the Esskay Meats commercials . His voice bears a resemblance to Guy Smiley from " Sesame Street " . Introduced in 1957 ( and originally interacting primarily with " Footlight Theatre " host Paul Arnold ) , Professor Madcliffe was the first Muppet character to use Jim Henson ' s own voice , rather than lip - synching to records or pre - recorded dialogue from others . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street dinnerware ( Gorham ) Gorham Fine China produced a set of Sesame Street dinnerware in 1976 . The alphabet soup inside the bowl gives a clue as to who was responsible for the set ' s artwork , spelling the artist ' s initials : M , K and F for Michael K . Frith .
Count with Me ( song ) Count With Me is a song sung by Ernie in the 1997 " Sesame Street " video " 123 Count With Me " . Ernie sings to Humphrey and Ingrid , to show them there ' s always things to count . They count various things on the street , like the Dinger ' s four dings , four Birdketeers , Cookie Monster ' s two googly eyes , their flying hero , two Snuffleupaguses and three " wild and crazy guys " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
V - me V - me is an all - Spanish digital subchannel owned by V - me Media Inc . , in partnership with New York City PBS station WNET . It is available in any area that has PBS . The station ' s children ' s programming includes " Plaza Sésamo " , and formerly " The Hoobs " and " Connie the Cow " . The Spanish dub of " When Parents Are Deployed " debuted on the channel during Memorial Day weekend in 2007 and the Spanish version of " Growing Hope Against Hunger " appeared in 2011 . Rosita has made an appearance on the channel ' s original interview show , " Viva Voz con Jorge Gestoso " .
Freddy Flapman Freddy Flapman is a real estate agent for birds , working for the Flychert Real Estate company ( a play on the Wiechert company ) . He appears in the 40th season premiere episode of " Sesame Street " , where he tries to persuade Big Bird to join a new habitat . He explains that other birds live at the beach , in the swamp , and in the rain forest , and invites Big Bird to join them . Big Bird becomes tempted to move to the rain forest , but ultimately decides to stay on Sesame Street with his friends . Throughout the episode , Big Bird mispronounces Flapman ' s name , calling him " Mr . Floopman " and " Mr . Fleapman " ; akin to how he often called Mr . Hooper " Mr . Looper . " At the end of the episode , when Flapman ' s offer is declined , he declares that the Bird can call him " Mr . Flopman . " Flapman ' s role in the episode is similar to that of Miss Finch in " Follow That Bird " , who also tried to convince Big Bird to live with other birds .
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle ( b . 1951 ) is a country - pop singer , who has released over twenty studio albums beginning in the 1970s . She is probably best known for the song " Don ' t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue " . Gayle was the guest star on of " The Muppet Show " . In 1982 , she appeared in the 14th season of " Sesame Street " , and sang " Songs " with Big Bird on the " Sesame Country " album . Her older sister Loretta Lynn was also a " Muppet Show " and " Sesame Street " guest .
Episode 208 : The Cat in the Hat ' s First - First Day In the Cat ' s Playhouse , Terrence tries to fly for the first time , and does . But he ' s scared to try again . In the Wubbulous World , Morton sleeps over at Junior Kangaroo ' s house for the first time , and it ' s very different from his house . And Sarah Hall - Small , after buttoning her sweater for the first time , imagines all the other " firsts " she ' ll have .
I Love the Muppets I Love the Muppets is the Dutch version of the BBC nostalgia special " I Love Muppets " . It aired in 2003 . The Dutch " I Love The Muppets " features interviews with Dutch celebrities ; Aart Staartjes , Hans van Willigenburg , Hans Dulfer , Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte , Chris Tates , Jorinde Moll , Sylvana Simons , Tanja Jess , Belinda Meuldijk , Samira Abbos , Ger Apeldoorn , Howard Komproe , Ajé Boschhuizen , Aad Peters , Sabine Koning , Wim de Wolf , Rob Geus , Paul Fagel , Mylene de la Haye and Muppet fans ; Jogchem Jalink and Thijs van Domburg , as well as BBC footage of interviews with the Muppeteers , Henson employees and " Muppet Show " guest stars ; some of which were also used in the BBC version with different backdrops . The show was hosted by Kermit , with the help of Dutch introduction scenes from " The Muppet Show " , dubbed to Dutch by Wim T . Schippers .
Mrs . Crocodile Mrs . Crocodile entered " Mopatop ' s Shop " in the episode " " , looking for a swamp . She was quite impressed by what the shop ' s swamp department had to offer everything from swamp smell , swamp sounds and water . However she thought something was missing , it turns out that the thing missing was mud . Luckily Marvin Mudmaker was also in the shop and he pointed out to her that the thing missing was mud . She decided to hire Marvin to make her some mud for her new swamp . The puppet was originally used as Sly the Crocodile on " The Animal Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Adam Rudman Adam Rudman is the brother of David Rudman and has written for " Sesame Street " , " Big Bag " , and the non - Muppet series " Jack ' s Big Music Show " . He wrote for the " Hero Guy " segments and the lyrics to the song " Little Miss Count Along " on " Sesame Street " . He was also wrote for the " Sesame Street Direct - to - Video " , " Count on Sports " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A Little Bit Bigger In the song , " A Little Bit Bigger " , Big Bird , Ernie and Bob sing to the listener about what it means when you have a birthday . You ' re another year older , and every year you get bigger , taller and smarter . Someday , you might even have your own children , but you ' ll still get your own birthday every year . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A Sweet - Smelling Garden A Sweet - Smelling Garden is a 2009 " Sesame Street " Scratch and Sniff storybook . Oscar the Grouch doesn ' t like the garden that Elmo and Zoe have made near his trash can . Elmo and Zoe try to tempt him with the sweet - smelling flowers , blueberries and strawberries they ' ve grown . Oscar is only interested in the messy dirt they ' re digging up .
What is a Family ? " What is a Family ? " is an animated " Sesame Street " song performed by a little girl . Observing the different family photos on the wall , the girl sings about all the many different kinds of families there are in the world . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Don ' t Waste the Water " Don ' t Waste the Water " is a hit song by Fur Jam on " Sesame Street " . The music video stresses that we shouldn ' t waste water by letting it run when we ' re not using it , and make sure to always turn it off . The song is a spoof of Pearl Jam ' s song , " Daughter " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hammer Song " Hammer Song " is a song from the Elmo the Musical segment , " Repair Monster the Musical . " Elmo tries to think of a story to imagine and starts off with a hammer ( voiced by Tyler Bunch ) , who sings a brief tune about himself . The song parodies " The Ballad of Sweeney Todd " from the Stephen Sondheim musical , " Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Citizen Kane Citizen Kane is a 1941 is a film directed by Orson Welles , who also starred and co - wrote the script . Nominated for nine Academy Awards , the film is a fictionalized account of William Randolph Hearst , and is often considered the greatest film ever made . The film follows Charles Foster Kane ( played by Welles ) , an enormously wealthy publisher , from his rise to his ultimate fall . The film opens on an elderly Kane , on his deathbed , holding a snow globe . He utters his last words , " Rosebud " , and dies . The film then switches to reporter Jerry Thompson , in his quest to find out about Kane ' s life , and the meaning behind his last word .
Homing Pigeon A Homing Pigeon appears in " Neat Stuff To Know & To Do " helping Kai - Lee and P . J . explain what homing pigeons do . At first , he can ' t remember how he finds his way home , but the kids read to him from a book and remind him that homing pigeons use the sun and stars to navigate , just as sailors used to . They also explain that homing pigeons have a great sense of smell and possess a sensitivity to air pressure so that they know what breeze to follow . After the homing pigeon remembers , he rambles on about random homing pigeon facts . For example , they ' ve been used for over 3 , 000 years to fly messages from place to place with capsules attached to their legs and were instrumental to communication during wars . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Thomas Twiddlebug Thomas Twiddlebug is the father of the Twiddlebug Family , which includes his wife , Tessie Twiddlebug , and his children , Timmy and Tina . He first appeared on Sesame Street in Season 5 ( 1973 ) . In later appearances following Henson ' s death , Martin P . Robinson took over the role of Thomas . Ricky Boyd voices him for the recent computer - animated segments . He also can be seen in the " Rainbow Connection " finale of " The Muppet Movie " ( located next to Grover ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Charlene Sinclair Charlene Sinclair is Earl and Fran Sinclair ' s fashion obsessed daughter on " Dinosaurs " . Beginning the series at twelve years old , her budding physical maturity is represented by the growth of her tail in " . " Charlene is generally more interested in school popularity and the comforts of shopping than with real issues , and her typical phrase is a vapid chant of " la , la . " She frequently gripes about her family or vents about her lack of social status with best friend Mindy . Charlene ' s material - mindedness contrasts with the social concerns of her older brother , Robbie . However , over the course of the series , she gradually develops a greater appreciation of her family , of serious causes , and of the role of female dinosaurs , and she awakens to the possibility that there ' s more to life than allowance , popularity , and cute guys . She demonstrated maturity by watching the Baby ( " " ) , and later comes to appreciate her family , despite Earl ' s denseness and lack of knowledge of his own offspring , after spending time with Henri and Simone Poupon in " . " Other achievements include performing as part of the Sinclair Sisters for the USO ( " " ) , gaining temporary fame from training the Cavelings ( " " ) , and getting hired by WESAYSO as Earl ' s supervisor ( " " ) . She also discovered that the world is round , and not flat , when her muse mistook her for Copernicus in " . " Her idea that the world is actually round was proven correct by walking on it in a straight line . The final episode demonstrated how Charlene " Gimme " Sinclair had progressed from the days when , upon learning of Robbie ' s likely death , she planned to turn his room into a " memorial walk - in closet " ( ) . In " " , Charlene champions the cause of Stan , the last Bunch Beetle , after corporate development leads to the extinction of his kind .
It ' s Hip to Be a Square " It ' s Hip to Be a Square " is an animated song sketch first seen on " Sesame Street " in 1989 , spoofing " Hip to Be Square " by Huey Lewis and the News . The short features a band of colored squares with stick - figure limbs against black - and - white , photographed backgrounds . Cut - outs and direct cel - drawings were utilized . The lead singer ( voiced by Paul Jacobs ) sings about his differences from other shapes , but they still get along . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet lip gloss Lotta Luv produced a line of Muppet lip gloss in 2004 . The blueberry lip gloss featured the Electric Mayhem on the canister ; the lemonade lip gloss had Animal . Other canisters featured Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy and Janice . Lotta Luv also produced a line of Muppet lip balm .
Oscar ' s Ode to O Oscar ' s Ode to O is a " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Oscar the Grouch . The book is the " O " volume of the Sesame Street ABCs , a set of alphabet books published by Reader ' s Digest in 1996 .
Salesperson A Salesperson appears in the " Sesame Street " educational resource video , " For Me , For You , For Later " . The woman peddles a cart full of toy balls , including the Stupendous Ball that Elmo saves up his money to buy . Her appearance is based on that of her performer , Leslie Carrara . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gwynne Gwynne is a dental hygienist who attends the same aerial silk class as Janice in " The Muppets " episode " " She ' s quickly befriended by Miss Piggy who ' s taking the class for the first time and initially mistakes her for an instructor . Piggy bonds with her over the fact that they ' ve both recently been dumped , and tells Gwynne it ' s fine for them to be besties even though she ' s a talk show host . Piggy later invites her to vacation with her in Ibiza , Spain . She offers to fly her first class as Gwynne is assumed to have never been able to afford such a trip before on her salary . Piggy attempts to pair off with Gwynne for the portion of the class that requires a partner , but Gwynne teams with Janice instead .
Vive . . . La Rue Sésame This book and record album for " 1 , Rue Sésame " , the French co - production of " Sesame Street " , was produced by Adès in 1978 . It belonged to the series Le Petit Menestrel . And it was the only book and record album recorded on LP . Vive . . . La Rue Sésame ( " Long Live Sesame Street " ) is the second Rue Sésame record album . Side A features the contents of the single Ernest et Bart Reçoivent Leurs Amis ( Bert and Ernie Meet Their Friends ) . Side B features the material from the single Le Reveil de Mordicus ( The Discovery of Mordicus ) . Track list . Side One Side Two
Episode 213 : The Count ' s Vacation The Furchesters prepare for a visit from Count von Count by bringing out loads of towels and sheep for him to count upon his arrival . The Count enters and reunites with Elmo and Cookie Monster , who introduce him to the family . He begins counting as usual , when his wife , the Countess , enters and stops him . She tells them he ' s been counting too much back home and they ' ve taken this vacation to get away from counting . Funella treats the Countess to the hotel spa , while Elmo and Phoebe escort the Count to his room . Elmo and Phoebe have removed every item from the Count ' s room so he can ' t count anything ( except for the bed ) . They leave him to rest , but find he ' s immediately started counting his pet bats . They bring him to the dining room to eat instead and Cookie Monster gobbles the cookies the Count can ' t count . Despite this , he starts counting sandwiches . The Furchesters think of a way to keep the Count ' s mind off counting . Since he also enjoys fixing things , Furgus invites him to help repair the lift . But , the Count is soon sidetracked , counting the Tea Time Monsters as they run through the lobby . The Countess is displeased to see this and decides they must check out . Funella shows off the " welcome " tune she ' s been practicing on her accordion . The music makes the Count feel like dancing instead of counting , making a fine solution . Everyone dances along with the Count and Countess . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mutual Admiration Society " Mutual Admiration Society " is the final song in the medley of Ethel Merman songs performed in of " The Muppet Show " . Ethel is accompanied by a group of Muppets that includes Kermit , Miss Piggy , Fozzie , Scooter , Gonzo , the Two - Headed Singer , and Uncle Deadly . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ich träum ' von Gummistiefeln Ich träum ' von Gummistiefeln ( " I Dream of Rubber Boots " ) is a soundtrack album for " Sesamstrasse " , the German co - production of " Sesame Street " . It consists entirely of original " Sesamstrasse " songs , as indicated by the subtitle " Lieder von Samson , Rumpel und Buh " ( Songs by Samson , Rumpel and Buh ) .
The Yellow Rose of Texas " The Yellow Rose of Texas , " a traditional Texas ballad dating to 1858 , was lip - synched to on " Sam and Friends " , using Stan Freberg ' s take - off of a recent Mitch Miller recording . The skit featured Kermit wearing a neckerchief and cowboy hat as the lead singer , dealing with an out of control glove puppet " Yankee " snare drummer . A glove puppet banjo player also comes in strumming and then leaves . Kermit also performed the routine on " The Steve Allen Show " on April 21 , 1957 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Angus Barnett Angus Barnett is an actor who appeared in " The Storyteller " episode " , " as a servant , and had a small role in " Alice in Wonderland " as one of the card soldiers . Barnett ' s film career is highlighted by his role as comic relief guard Mullroy in " Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl " and " Pirates of the Caribbean : At World ' s End " . Other film credits include " Lorenzo ' s Oil " , " Black Beauty " , " FairyTale : A True Story " , " Calendar Girls " , " Finding Neverland " , and " Copying Beethoven " .
Nina Elias - Bamberger Nina Elias - Bamberger ( 1954 - Nov . 20 , 2002 ) worked as a producer or executive producer on many " Sesame Street " specials and videos , including " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " , " " , the " Sesame Street Visits " and Sesame Songs video series , and " Shalom Sesame " . Elias - Bamberger created and produced " Big Bag " as a joint venture between Children ' s Television Workshop and Cartoon Network , overseeing both the Muppet segments and helping to develop the various animated sub - series . She subsequently served as executive producer of the Workshop ' s first fully animated series , " Dragon Tales " . She also created the animated children ' s show " Tiny Planets " . Elias - Bamberger died of cancer in 2002 ; Sesame Workshop has since instituted the Nina Elias - Bamberger Memorial Internship in her honor . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Andrew Shiff Andrew Shiff is an illustrator who provided art for the 1997 " Big Bag " book " Chelli and the Great Sandbox Adventure . Shiff also illustrated a Mathmatazz Golden Book , textbooks for Oxford University Press and Berlitz , and " Super Sidewalk Games " . His work has appeared in " Parents Magazine " , " US Banker " , on greeting cards , and in print brochures and maps . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _