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Nick Knitterton Nick Knitterton is a famous detective , he came to visit his old friend Ella in " Sesamstrasse " episode 2295 . When Nick arrived at Ella ' s he quickly notice that something seems to be missing from the table . He bumps into detective Wolle and they agree to solve the case of the missing cake together . Nick Knitterton are a spoof of the German comic detective series of Nick Knatterton . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet Babies Play Balloons In 1986 , Balloon Concepts produced a line of " Muppet Babies " Play Balloons , a craft set that creates balloon figures of the " Muppet Babies " characters - - Baby Kermit , Baby Piggy , Baby Fozzie , Baby Gonzo , Baby Animal and Baby Rowlf . The kits were sold separately , one character per box . Each kit came with two refillable balloons , stickers , punch - outs , accessories and a decorative stand .
It ' s a Secret ! It ' s a Secret ! is a 1988 " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Bert . Bert is looking for new bottle caps to add to his collection . He gets all his friends on Sesame Street to help him look . They ask how many he has , and he says " more than 100 " . They push to find out how many . Embarassed he runs away and confesses to Ernie that he can ' t count any higher than 100 . He asks Ernie not to tell anyone because it is a secret . The gang walks back to Sesame Street , where they find Betty Lou sitting with some stacks of pennies . She wants to buy her mother a scarf for her birthday , and she needs 250 pennies . The problem is she can ' t count higher than 100 , so she doesn ' t know if she has enough . Grover tells her not to worry because Bert can count them . Big Bird agrees but Ernie says " No he can ' t . " Everyone wants to know what Ernie means and eventually he admits that Bert can ' t count higher than 100 . Embarassed , Bert runs away and hides under the sink . Ernie tries to apologize but Bert worries that everyone will now think he is dumb . Ernie tells him that everyone knows he is smart , but that Ernie was stupid to tell his secret . Gordon knocks on the door , with Grover , Big Bird and Betty Lou . He offers to teach Bert and Betty Lou how to count . By the end of the day , Bert can count his 368 bottle caps , and Betty Lou has counted her 325 pennies . A happy Bert counts the stars before he goes to bed .
Carmen Twillie Carmen Twillie , sometimes spelled Carmen Twilly , is a session singer who has worked in film , animation , commercial jingles , and as a solo vocalist . She provided the voice of Baby Bear ' s Aunt Ursula in the " Sesame Street Live " stage show " 1 - 2 - 3 Imagine ! " . She also provided background vocals for " Elmopalooza ! " ( 1998 ) . Twillie ' s best known performance was in the Disney animated feature " The Lion King " , as the soloist for " The Circle of Life . " Other cartoon chorus or solo credits include " A Goofy Movie " , " Cat ' s Don ' t Dance " , " Rio " , " The Tigger Movie " , the TV series " Adventures from the Book of Virtues " ( theme song vocals ) , " Happy Feet Two " , and " The Nightmare Before Christmas " ( in the latter , singing and speaking as the Undersea Gal and the Creature Under the Bed ) . She has been an active backup singer in albums since the 1970s , heard in support of Tom Jones , Elton John , B . B . King , Diana Ross , and Ray Charles . Film score contributions include the 1986 Sylvester Stallone movie " Cobra " , Eddie Murphy movies " Vampire in Brooklyn " and " Norbit " , " Matrix Revolutions " , " Watchmen " , and the 2009 " Star Trek " film .
National Book Festival The National Book Festival is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush . On September 30 , 2006 , the 6th National Book Festival started with a breakfast at the White House , hosted by Mrs . Bush . Elmo welcomed the guests and introduced the First Lady . Kevin Clash spoke about his book " My Life as a Furry Red Monster " at the event .
Hallelujah Chorus The choral piece , " Hallelujah ! " , popularly known as the Hallelujah Chorus , is the most famous classical work composed by George Frideric Handel , and it closes the second part of Handel ' s oratorio " Messiah " , which dramatizes the life of Jesus Christ . In of " The Muppet Show " , Gonzo plans to shoot himself from a catapult to sky - write the " Hallelujah Chorus , " but ends up sending Kermit and Miss Piggy flying into Statler and Waldorf ' s theater box . Mr . Poodlepants conducts a choir of penguins to sing the " Hallelujah Chorus " until the penguins get into a fight in the middle of the song and the sketch act is ended quickly in of " Muppets Tonight " . In " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " , when The Christmas Counter - Downer box is found , the opening line of " Hallelujah ! " is played as Elmo exclaims , " It ' s a Christmas miracle ! " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
My First Games : Lost & Found Released in 1986 by Milton Bradley , My First Games : Lost & Found is intended for children ages 3 - 6 and to help them understand where objects belong . The games color and picture cards give clues to item locations .
Spike Jones Spike Jones ( 1911 - 1965 ) was an American bandleader , drummer and comedian . He was famous for his novelty songs , which usually consisted of a current popular song performed in a non - humorous way , but then the band would play it again , and insert things like gunshots , screams , and other random sound effects into the music . He was also well known for his recording of the World War II song " Der Fuehrer ' s Face " ( originally written for the Donald Duck short of the same title ) , which made fun of Adolf Hitler . In addition to his recording career ( and significant work as a " straight " musician ) , Jones ' " Musical Depreciation Revue " and other stage shows toured for years , he had his own radio show , and several short - lived TV attempts . Jones ' zaniness and style was a major influence on Stan Freberg , " Weird Al " Yankovic , and P . D . Q . Bach , among others .
Let Him Play " Let Him Play " is a " Sesame Street " song about acceptance . Telly tells Gordon that Tough Eddie won ' t let the new kid in town play with them . Gordon sings the song to Eddie , recalling a time when he was in the kid ' s shoes , until someone said " let him play . " After the song , Eddie recalls the same thing happening to him and let ' s the kid play with them . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Signe Vaupel Signe Vaupel ( b . 1976 ) is the co - host on " Sesamgade " along with Elmo . Signe started her acting career at the age of ten , when she appeared in the musical " Annie " at Nørrebro theater . Afterwards she was part of Danmarks Radios girl - choir were she sang for 8 years . Signe was accepted to The American Musical and Dramatic Academy on Broadway in New York in 1997 . After Signe returned to Denmark , in 2000 , she got accepted into Odense theaters acting school , where she graduated from in 2004 . Some of her theater credits include " West Side Story " as Maria , " Ronja Røverdatter " as Ronja , and " The Importance of being Earnest " . Her movie credits include " Nordkraft " as Maja , a role she won the award for Best Supporting Role at the Taormina film festival in 2005 , " Virginity " , " Allegro " " Råzone " and " Panser " .
Sesame Street game accessories In 2011 , DreamGear produced a set of " Sesame Street " game accessories for handheld devices , including the Nintendo DS , the DS Lite , the DSi , the DSi XL and the 3DS . The accessories are decorated with images of Elmo , Cookie Monster , Grover and Oscar the Grouch .
Yo Me Porto Bien Yo Me Porto Bien is a CD based on " Plaza Sésamo " , the Mexican co - production of " Sesame Street " . The album was produced by Cosar Editores in 2007 for Pampers in Chile . The other two albums in the series are " Números , Círculos Y Alegría " and " Bailemos Todos " .
Together " Together " is a song from the unaired " Little Muppet Monsters " episode , " Gonzo ' s Talent Hunt . " The song is performed by Whilamena and a Giant Carrot as they decide to partner up and become a dancing team . Gonzo awards Tug Monster a medal for discovering the world ' s weirdest act . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom ( b . 1982 ) is a singer , musician , and songwriter who supplied the singing voice for Hobo Joe ( during " The Muppet Show Theme " ) in the 2011 film " The Muppets " . Newsom plays harp and keyboards and has released multiple albums for the label Drag City since 2004 . She married actor Andy Samberg in 2013 . She has been a musical guest on several late night talk shows , including " Jimmy Kimmel Live " and " The Late Show with Stephen Colbert " .
SkekNa SkekNa is the Skeksi Slave Master , who oversees the work of enslaved Podlings at the castle . Of all the Skeksis , skekNa is likely the most evil . SkekNa ' s loyalty within the castle is to the brutish skekUng . As with all the Skeksis , skekNa has a noble counterpart living with the Mystics . SkekNa ' s alter ego is the herbalist urNol . Pre - production notes for the Slave - Master / Executioner call for a character that " remains evilly silent most of the time , except for occasional sneers and hisses . His action is dominated by kicking , whipping , and herding little Pod slaves . " SkekNa ' s costume is made up of a leather surcoat covered in metal clasps , chains , manacles and padlocks , and a shiny reptile skin robe . Distinguishing features of the Slave Master include scars . Other pre - production notes state that the character " will have a hook to replace a missing hand , and an eye patch over a mucid socket . "
Jareth the Goblin King and Hoggle Action Figures Following the release of their Jareth the Goblin King Action Figure , NECA released a second Jareth figure , a two - pack set as part of their " Cult Classics " line . The figure is dressed in a different outfit from the first figure . It comes with a Hoggle figure and a collectable diorama base pack - in . The first public images of the Hoggle figure were shown in the February 2007 issue of " Lee ' s Toy Review " just days before NECA displayed the figure for collector ' s at Toy Fair in New York . An image of NECA ' s second Jareth figure was featured in the September 2007 issue of ToyFare magazine . The Jareth and Hoggle two - pack was initially planned for release in fall 2007 . The date was repeatedly postponed , with the toy finally reaching dealers in July 2008 .
The Henson Legacy ( featurette ) The Henson Legacy is a 10 minute and 36 second featurette produced for the 4k Blu - ray release of " Labyrinth " in 2016 . It features interviews with Lisa Henson , Brian Henson , Cheryl Henson , and Jennifer Connelly discussing working on " Labyrinth " with Jim Henson . Also featured are interviews with members of the Center for Puppetry Arts — Vincent Anthony ( founder ) , Kelsey Fritz ( exhibitions director ) , Russ Vick ( conservation technician lead ) — in relation to 2015 ' s opening on the Jim Henson Wing at the museum , with a special focus on the items on display from " Labyrinth " .
Capital One Capital One is an American bank holding company founded in 1994 . Their ad campaign uses the slogan " What ’ s in your wallet ? " and have featured celebrity spokespersons such as Jimmy Fallon , Jennifer Garner and Samuel L . Jackson . Kermit and Miss Piggy appeared in a 2015 commercial , co - starring Jackson , Spike Lee and Charles Barkley .
Dick Maitland Dick Maitland is a sound effects / foley artist who has worked continuously on " Sesame Street " and its various spin - off specials since 1969 . Maitland has won twenty - five Emmy Awards for his work . His sound effects were also heard on the vast majority of " Sesame Street " albums . Then and now , Maitland created many of his sounds through manual foley , in the tradition of old - time radio sound men , including Cookie Monster ' s cookie eating noises , footsteps for Muppets , and crashes . As Maitland recalled , " The first job I had in 1969 was for a song called ' Windy . ' They wanted a big crash at the end [ . . . ] So I went and got all the stagehands , and we made this big pile of junk in the middle of the stage . And at the right point , I threw myself at the pile and smashed it all over the floor . " Maitland is also the squeaky voice of Oscar ' s pet Slimey , operated by Martin P . Robinson . When Maria first gave birth to Gabi on " Sesame Street " , Maitland ' s then - 3 month old son Bryan was featured as the new baby for the introductory episode . Working with others , he also provided the sound design for the Muppet specials " " and " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " . To date , along with the rest of the show ' s sound crew , Maitland has received 25 Daytime Emmy Awards for either best sound mixing or sound editing ( and in 2012 and 2015 for both categories ) and multiple nominations . In the late ' 70s , Dick Maitland worked with Tedd Rapp to develop the Tram TR - 50 microphone for wireless Broadway use and on - set with its famous " vampire clip " , which is still being used worldwide . Grisha Mynove from Sesame Street also developed a sweatproof pouch for the TR - 50 Transmitter Maitland has also supplied sound effects for such series as " Peg + Cat " , " The Electric Company " , " 3 - 2 - 1 Contact " , " Maya and Miguel " , the Nick Jr . show " Wonder Pets " , and " 3rd & Bird " . Maitland is also a live " sweetener " ( enhancing crowd sounds and reactions ) whose credits include Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade , the Grammy Awards , " A Capitol Fourth " , " Christmas in Washington " and " Fashion Rocks " . He provided surround effects for the " " Planetarium grand opening in Beijing , China . For records , Maitland worked on comedian / impressionist David Frye ' s Richard Nixon albums " I Am the President " and " Radio Free Nixon " . Maitland started his career at ABC on such shows as " Dark Shadows " , " All My Children " and " Wide World of Sports " .
Frank Kelly Frank Kelly ( 1938 - 2016 ) was an Irish actor and comedian , best known for playing the irascible , deranged priest Father Jack on the BBC sitcom " Father Ted " . In 2000 , Kelly played the pontificating Uncle Matt in the Jim Henson Pictures film " Rat " . Kelly began his television career on the children ' s series " Wanderly Wagon " in 1968 , and the following year , played a bit part as a prison officer in " The Italian Job " ( with Michael Caine and Timothy Bateson ) . He later appeared in the film " Evelyn " ( with Pierce Brosnan and Julianna Margulies ) . Kelly had a stint as a regular on " Emmerdale " ( 2010 - 2011 ) and made appearances on " Remington Steele " , " The Irish RM " , and the scifi series " Lexx " .
Muppet puzzles ( Trefl ) Trefl , a Polish game company , released a set of Muppet puzzles in 2012 to tie in with the release of " The Muppets " . One puzzle uses a cast photo with the movie ' s logo ; the other has " The Birth of You Know Who " ( after Sandro Botticelli ) from " Miss Piggy ' s Treasury of Art Masterpieces " .
Nicole Dabeau Nicole Dabeau is a television personality who has hosted " E ! News Now " , " ETOnline " , and " Attack of the Show " , among other programs . On September 12 , 2013 , she hosted a webchat with Cookie Monster on the Spreecast platform .
3 Book Play - a - Sound Set 3 Book Play - a - Sound Set is a 2007 " Sesame Street " book set featuring Elmo and his friends . The set includes a five - button sound strip that plays different sounds for each of the three books - - " Wake Up , Elmo ! " , " Sing with Elmo " and " Let ' s Sing ! "
Elmo and Dorothy : Friends Forever ! Elmo and Dorothy : Friends Forever ! is a 2010 " Sesame Street " storybook about the close friendship between Elmo and his goldfish , Dorothy . Elmo and Dorothy keep each other company , cheer each other up , and take care of each other .
Zunzun Zunzun is an upbeat Cuban - style song performed by Celia Cruz and Big Bird on " Sesame Street " . Joe Raposo and Luis Santiero copyrighted their arrangement of the song " Sun Sun Babae " , which was written by Rogelio Martinez in 1952 and has been recorded by numerous salsa artists . Cruz notices that Big Bird is the biggest bird she ' s ever seen ( Big Bird : " Funny , that ' s what a lot of people say . " ) , and tells him that the smallest bird she ' s seen is a , named for the sound it makes . Celia and Big Bird then sing the " Zunzun " song together with two hummingbird puppets fluttering around them . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Greg V . Fera Greg V . Fera was a director on " Muppets Tonight " . He has also served as associate director on several television shows and specials , most recently for the 77th Annual Academy Awards in 2005 and the " Puppet Up ! - Uncensored " television special in 2006 . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Herbert Grönemeyer Herbert Grönemeyer ( b . 1956 ) is a German musician and actor , who recorded a song in the German short - form series " Ernie & Bert Songs " . He performed a special version of his song " Männer " , with Ernie and Bert .
The Cast of Jersey Boys Jersey Boys is a Tony award winning jukebox musical presented as a documentary - style musical , based on the Four Seasons . The musical opened on Broadway in 2005 , and has since had a North American National Tour , along with productions in London ' s West End , Las Vegas , Chicago , Toronto , Melbourne , Sydney and Philadelphia . Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical . Kermit the Frog was pictured with the touring cast of " Jersey Boys " at The National Christmas Tree Lighting in 2011 , where both performed .
Are Ernie and Bert gay ? Rumors have long circulated that Ernie and Bert are a gay couple . Sesame Workshop disavows these rumors and points out that Ernie and Bert are puppets , not humans ; the Workshop ' s official position , therefore , is that Muppet characters Ernie and Bert are simply good friends . Advocates of this position note that Ernie and Bert ' s bedroom contains two single beds rather than one larger bed . Rumor Sources . Note that no skit has ever shown either character sewing , wearing the other ' s clothing , or cooking . Ernie tends to his plants alone . On October 24 , 2010 , the " Los Angeles Times " published an article about how some gay advocates believed that " Sesame Street " was intentionally appealing more to gay viewers . The article commented on a tweet posted by Bert in June of that year : " Ever notice how similar my hair is to Mr . T ’ s ? The only difference is mine is a little more ‘ mo , ’ a little less ‘ hawk . ’ " Although meant as a reference to the recent release of the feature film adaptation of " The A - Team " , some interpreted the tweet ' s timing ( around the time of a number of gay pride celebrations ) and the use of the word " mo " ( which could be read as short for " homo " ) as a sly , under - the - table effective outing of Bert . Sesame Workshop denied that they were intentionally trying to reach a gay audience , stating that " the idea that anyone would interpret this season that way never crossed our minds . " Spoofs . In 2002 , Sesame Workshop lawyers blocked further showings of the short film " Ernest & Bertram " by Peter Spears , in which a character based on Ernie confesses his romantic attraction to another character based on Bert . Another " Sesame Street " takeoff , the 2003 Tony Award - winning Broadway musical " Avenue Q " , includes two puppet characters , Rod and Nicky , who bear a striking resemblance to Bert and Ernie . In the musical , Rod is an uptight Republican banker , who is secretly in love with his sloppy , over - enthusiastic straight roommate , Nicky . Several numbers during the show focus on Rod ' s feelings for Nicky , including " Fantasies Come True " , in which Rod dreams that he and Nicky rise from their single beds to share a romantic dance . Several members of the original cast ( including John Tartaglia , Stephanie D ' Abruzzo and Rick Lyon ) were puppeteers who had worked on " Sesame Street " , but the musical has no connection with the television show . Advertising and merchandise based on the show include a disclaimer : " " Avenue Q " has not been authorized or approved in any manner by the Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop , which have no responsibility for its content . " Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sing , Little Bluebird " Sing , Little Bluebird " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Bob to Indigo . Big Bird ' s little bluebird friend , Indigo , isn ' t feeling happy . Big Bird knows a song will perk him up and starts belting " Seventy Six Trombones " from " The Music Man " . Bob suggests a gentler song and sings the song to Indigo , which encourages him to start chirping along . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures is a movie distributor . In 1995 , it collaborated with Jim Henson Productions to form the short - lived Jim Henson Pictures . The studio became famous for its mascot of a woman wearing a draped flag and carrying a torch . This was spoofed by Miss Piggy in " The Muppets Go to the Movies " . Columbia has a sister distributor called TriStar that has also distributed Muppet - related titles . Both make up the bulk of Sony Pictures Entertainment and are owned by the Sony Corporation of America . From 1993 to 1996 , Lisa Henson was President of Columbia Pictures .
Blanket of Snow " Blanket of Snow " is a song performed by Philo , Gunge and Mokey in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " Philo and Gunge sing the song when Marjory the Trash Heap becomes frozen after the first big snow fall , because Mokey forgot to knit the tarpaulin she promised for Marjory . Philo and Gunge also skate during the song . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Spiders Spiders are classified as arachnids and not insects ( or bugs ) . They have eight legs , two body segments , and a non chewing mouth . Despite their inability to chew , they are able to open their mouths to speak , at least when created by the Muppet Workshop .
Billy Aronson Billy Aronson is a New York - based playwright and TV writer who co - wrote the direct - to - video release " Bert & Ernie ' s Word Play " with Annie Evans . Other Sesame Workshop credits include episodes of the clay animation series " Bert and Ernie ' s Great Adventures " , " Sesame English " and the non - Muppet series " The Upside - Down Show " . Aronson has also written episodes of " Johnny and the Sprites " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Russ Irwin Russ Irwin is a songwriter and musician who co - wrote songs during the first season of " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " , including " Only Mrs . Zabarelli Knows . " He also co - wrote songs for " Sesame English " and " Complicated " from " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . Irwin released his self - titled debut album in 1991 , produced by Phil Ramone . He toured and occasionally recorded with Aerosmith , on keyboard and background vocals , and co - wrote their 2012 song " What Could Have Been Love . " He also toured with Sting and Bryan Adams .
Het Beste uit Sesamstraat 2 This soundtrack album for " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " , was produced by Weton - Wesgram in 1989 . Het Beste uit Sesamstraat 2 ( The Best from Sesamstraat 2 ) features 18 of the best songs performed by the Dutch cast on previous albums .
Breakfast Television Breakfast Television is a morning show on television station CityTV Toronto . On October 25 , 2011 , Jason Segel appeared on the program to talk with host Dina Pugliese about " The Muppets " . The interview continued on Dina ' s blog . Over on competitor " CP24 Breakfast " , Kermit was appearing , the same day . Brian Henson promoted " Puppet Up ! " on the show , September 17 , 2013 .