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Letter of the Day ( song ) " Letter of the Day " is a " Sesame Street " song / segment performed in all episodes in season 45 , all but one of season 46 and less regularly in Season 47 . Elmo takes the lead of this hip - hop song ( along with Big Bird , Abby Cadabby , Grover , Bert , Ernie , Cookie Monster , Rosita and Murray Monster ) introducing the letter of the day and encouraging viewers to clap to the letter of the day . The song was re - created by the cast of " Galli Galli Sim Sim " for their ninth season . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Evelyne Scheigam Evelyne Scheigam is a French puppeteer who played Griotte on " 5 , Rue Sésame " . She also puppeteered on " Muppets TV " , the French - produced Muppet variety show . Her spouse , Boris Scheigam , was puppet art director for the latter . Evelyne Scheigam had puppeteered with Boris Scheigam on children ' s puppet TV series , including " La Minute des Petites Sorcières " ( 1982 ) _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mo ( Word Play ) Mo is a stagehand working backstage in the 2002 " Sesame Street " direct - to - video special " Bert & Ernie ' s Word Play " . He and Flo used to be part of a harmonizing trio of singers until the third member with the high voice moved off to Florida . When Prairie Dawn needs a closing act for the show , they incorporate Elmo into their finale , and sing " Need to Read . " The character is made from an orange live - hand Anything Muppet . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Telephone Rock " Telephone Rock " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Little Jerry and the Monotones in Season 6 . Little Jerry gets into a telephone booth , where he ( joined by the Monotones ) starts singing to the operator . They end up harassing her until she shows up with a cop , who arrests them ( by shutting the telephone booth door and carrying it away as they continue the song ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kyla Pratt Kyla Pratt ( b . 1986 ) is a former child actress who played Maya Dolittle in the 1998 film " Dr . Dolittle " , which used animal effects supplied by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . Pratt reprised her role in several sequels , all of which had no Creature Shop involvement Pratt ' s television credits include the sitcom " All of Us " and the voice of Penny Proud on " The Proud Family " . Film credits include " Barney ' s Great Adventure " and " Fat Albert " ( with Bill Cosby ) .
It ' s Christmas Again " It ' s Christmas Again " is sung by Bob and 14 Karat Soul , sometimes joined by others , throughout the 1996 " Sesame Street " special " Elmo Saves Christmas " . The " Sesame Street " Muppets performed a version of the song ( with all the verses combined into a whole song , excluding the Fourth of July verse ) on the " " album . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Sacred Book of Dinosaur The Sacred Book of Dinosaur is an ancient book of dinosaur lore and customs , as featured in two early " Dinosaurs " episodes , " " and " " . Earl Sinclair described it in " The Howling " as having been written by " some sacred guy , " while an Elder in " The Golden Child " calls it " the wisdom of the ages handed down from the beginning of time . " The book contains many customs which dinosaurs are commanded to obey ( but none so important as the Howling ) and various prophecies , which prove in reality to be either metaphorical or of dubious accuracy . In " The Howling " it causes a different kind of end to civilization as male dinosaurs become increasingly angry and vicious with each other . In " The Golden Child " is foretold that the king of the dinosaurs would be a child with a golden horn , much like the one that had grown out of Baby Sinclair ' s head , and the child would be born of a noble mother and wise and courageous father . When the Elders realize that Earl is neither couragous nor wise , white - out is used to alter the book ' s words , correcting the description to read " father shall be a blithering idiot . "
Oliver ( clown ) Oliver is one of Baby Piggy ' s dolls . The floppy stuffed clown is featured in the 1987 " Muppet Babies " storybook " Baby Piggy ' s Night at the Ball " . Baby Piggy imagines getting ready for a costume ball with her dolls Esmerelda , Giselle and Oliver . Piggy decides to go as a Fairy Godmother , Esmerelda as a cowgirl and Giselle as a ballerina , but Oliver decides to go as a clown , since that is what he always is . The other dolls object , but Piggy disagrees and lets the clown escort the three to the ball . Once there the stuffed clown begins to cause problems . He swings from a crystal chandelier and knocks down a crowd of tin soldiers . He tries to balance a bowl of chocolate ice cream on his nose , and spills it all over Esmerelda and Giselle ' s costumes . The final straw for everyone was when he practiced his somersaults , and back flipped into the orchestra . When Piggy orders him to go home , the clown begins crying and Baby Piggy realizes that he is her friend , and that is the only thing that should matter , and she lets him stay at the ball .
Male Koozebanian Creature The Male Koozebanian Creature is an orange , loud - mouthed alien from the planet Koozebane who debuted in " The Muppets Valentine Show " . He has been observed taking part in the Galley - oh - hoop - hoop with the Female Koozebanian Creature . When he appeared in " The Muppet Show Theme " at the beginning of , the Male Koozebanian Creature was erroneously included in the kickline of female characters instead of with the male ones . Book appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Martin van Waardenberg Martin van Waardenberg ( b . 1956 ) is a Dutch actor and comedian who plays Buurman Baasje on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Buurman Baasje ( Next Door Neighbor Bossy ) is the grumpy neighbor who lives around the corner , behind a big fence . He hates it when Tommie , Ieniemienie , Purk and / or Pino disturb him , but with the help of the other actors , he is usually a victim of his own grumpiness . Buurman Baasje ' s real name is Mr . Drommel ; when the new neighbor called Tommie " baasje " in his debut episode , Tommie invented his nickname . Buurman Baasje was added to the cast when Aart Staartjes , who originally played the grumpy character on the show , announced that he would be retiring from all children ' s TV except " Sesamstraat " . Since the new neighbor ' s arrival , Aart has become a little tamer and more friendly . The last has to do with the death of Sesamstraat ' s grandfather figure Lex Goudsmit . Especially for Pino he uses several derogatory nicknames like " blue heron " . Buurman Baasje really does not live in Sesamstraat , but in the adjacent " Maanzaad Straat " ( Poppyseed Street ) . Van Waardenberg is a comedy actor and performs as part of the duo " Waardenberg & De Jong " . He was the first member of the human " Sesamstraat " cast in years whose character does not use his own first name . Mieke Verstraete didn ' t , and although Gerda Havertong used to be called Gerda on the show , she usually plays Aunt Peetje nowadays . She hardly ever plays Gerda anymore .
Alpha Beam with Ernie Alpha Beam with Ernie is a " Sesame Street " computer game created by the Children ' s Computer Workshop for and in 1983 for the Atari 2600 VCS . In the game , the player helps Ernie gather letters using a rocket ship . CCW worked with Atari to create a Kid ' s Controller for young children , with a large keypad . Each CCW game was packaged with a plastic overlay that could be placed on top of the keypad to help the child learn how to control the characters in the game .
Minor Characters in Time Piece In its short running time , Jim Henson ' s 1965 short film " Time Piece " showcased a wide range of characters . While many are glimpsed for as briefly as two seconds , some represent a specific target for social commentary , or contribute a particular noise to the rhythmic soundtrack which underscored the film . A few of the more significant characters are detailed below . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The StoryTeller Jim Henson ' s The StoryTeller is a fantasy anthology series for television that first aired on NBC on January 31 , 1987 . It stars John Hurt as the Storyteller who bookends each story as told to his dog ( performed by Brian Henson ) . Each story is a retelling of a classic tale from folklore adapted by Anthony Minghella with music by Rachel Portman , and features a human cast with from Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . Four episodes aired independently , and five were incorporated into " The Jim Henson Hour " , for a total of nine half - hour episodes , two of which were directed by Jim Henson . The series later continued as the spin - off , " " , and went on to tell further tales in several . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Open Sesame Open Sesame is the umbrella term coined by Children ' s Television Workshop to describe a specific format of " Sesame Street " adaptation . In contrast to the full co - production models , " Open Sesame " shows are dubs , initially packaged as either 13 or 27 segment blocks . In the earliest years , a locally produced opening film , often featuring animated versions of " Sesame Street " characters , introduced the series , and was the only local footage used . In more recent decades , the openings have generally been produced in the United States of America , by Bill Davis ' studio . With few exceptions , nearly every show in this model was called " Open Sesame " , as translated into the native language of the intended country . The earliest seasons of " Sesamstrasse " , while not officially part of the format , used a variation , but incorporated a greater amount of local film and cartoon inserts . The first " Open Sesame " packages debuted in 1975 and 1976 , in Spain , Sweden , France , and Montreal , Canada . By 1979 , Portugal and Italy had followed suit . Some of these countries , based on the success of the dubbed series , later expanded into co - productions , with varying levels of success .
John Buscema John Buscema ( 1927 - 2002 ) was a comic book artist , best known for his work for Marvel Comics . He did pencil art for the 1986 " Labyrinth " comic book . Buscema began his comics career in the 1940s with Timely Comics ( the predecessor to Marvel ) , working on Western , romance , and adventure comics . He later spent over two years on Roy Rogers comic books for Dell , and other varied titles , before taking an eight year break as a commercial artist . Returning to comics ( and to Marvel ) around 1966 , he worked on Hulk stories in " Tales to Astonish " and then began a long stint on " The Avengers " , from 1967 until 1989 . He drew the first seventeen issues of " The Silver Surfer " and was the regular penciler on " Conan the Barbarian " ( 1976 - 1985 ) and " Thor " ( 1970 - 1985 , and a 1995 return ) , plus work on " The Amazing Spider - Man " , " Fantastic Four " , " Tarzan " , " Howard the Duck " , and many more . Buscema ' s later work ranged from movie adaptations and the oddball " Archie Meets the Punisher " to finally working for DC Comics on " Batman Black and White " ( " The Game of Bat and Rat " story ) and the one - shot " Superman : Blood of My Ancestors " , released posthumously in 2003 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Crayola Coloring Posters The posters and packages were decorated with illustrations of the Muppet characters , drawn by Daryl Cagle . The sets included " Miss Piggy ' s Pin - Ups " , " Fozzie ' s Knock - Knock Jokes " and " Animal ' s Activities " .
The Humans of Sesame Street The Humans of Sesame Street is the branding for a pre - packaged panel discussion of two , three , or six " human " cast members of " Sesame Street " . Actors include Bob McGrath ( Bob ) , Sonia Manzano ( Maria ) , Roscoe Orman ( Gordon ) , Emilio Delgado ( Luis ) , Alison Bartlett ( Gina ) , and Alan Muraoka ( Alan ) . Panels include casting and background of the actors , favorite moments and episodes , historic moments from the show , a sing - along , and an audience Q & A . Organizers can optionally include , for additional fee , photo - ops , autographs , and " some personal interaction with the cast " . The format was created by Muraoka , and appearances are managed by Kimi Sokol . The series launched at the Museum of the Moving Image in December 2015 .
The Entertainer " The Entertainer " is a ragtime song ( or a " rag " ) composed by Scott Joplin in 1902 . Improbably , the instrumental composition became a top 10 hit in the 1970s as the theme music to the acclaimed film , " The Sting " . Phyllis Diller , backed by the orchestra , performs " The Entertainer " on the saxophone in " The Muppet Show " . The number is played for comedy , as she misses many of the notes and the saxophone frequently squeaks . In this performance , the orchestra members include Rowlf the Dog , Floyd Pepper , Zoot , Animal , Nigel , Trumpet Girl , and a Pig . On of " The Muppet Show " , Milton Berle explains to Rowlf that few people realize there are lyrics for the song before singing the first verse as a simple recitation with only Rowlf ' s piano accompaniment . He is then joined by a chorus of Muppets that includes Fozzie Bear , Scooter , Lydia , a Bouncing Borcellino Brother , a clown girl , and a pair of Whatnots who sing the second verse with a full arrangement before returning to Berle ' s solo . Fozzie ' s appearance in the number is out of character with his behavior in the rest of the episode , in which he is hiding from Milton Berle . Miss Piggy reprises the number for the UK Spot in the same episode . Kermit the Frog and Pepe the King Prawn sang a song to the tune of " The Entertainer " in a commercial for V - Chip . In a " Super Grover 2 . 0 " segment , a group of penguins try dancing to the song , but find a large block of ice is in their way . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve ( b . 1943 ) is a Paris - born French actress , model , and fashion designer . On April 7 , 1980 she appeared together with Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog on the French cover of " ELLE " magazine . Deneuve was further preceded by Mireille Mathieu as the national .
Leslie Feist Leslie Feist ( b . 1976 ) is a Juno Award - winning and Grammy - nominated Canadian singer - songwriter . She performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and as a member of the indie rock supergroup Broken Social Scene . She is best known for the song " 1234 , " and gained mainstream popularity after appearing in an iPod advertisement . She appeared in a segment for " Sesame Street " season 39 , parodying the song " 1234 " . Her 2008 music video for the song " Honey Honey " included puppets from Calgary ' s Old Trout Puppet Theatre , where she apprenticed as a teen . She appeared with Kermit and Pepe on the red carpet of the 2008 Grammy Awards on Muppets . com . A reverse perspective of this encounter appears in the documentary " Look at What the Light Did Now " . In 2011 , Feist made a cameo in " The Muppets " during the opening " Life ' s a Happy Song " number .
Mr . Lester Mr . Lester is Grover ' s very first teacher in the " Sesame Street " book " Grover Goes to School " . Grover is very nervous being in his class , and has many good gestures go wrong . When Mister Lester dismisses the children for milk and cookies , he instructs them they must clean up their messes first , but eager Grover sends them all on their way while he tries impress them by cleaning up himself , resulting in the cookies being all gone before he gets there .
Lots & Lots of Look and Find Lots & Lots of Look and Find is a 2015 " Sesame Street " collection of Look and Find puzzles , filled with characters and objects for young readers to find . The book has 190 pages worth of puzzles , delivering on the promise of " Lots & Lots " .
Anthony Adams Anthony Adams , also credited as Anthony L . Adams and Anthony Leigh Adams , is a television writer who co - wrote episodes of the animated " Fraggle Rock " series : " " and " . " Adams wrote episodes of " DuckTales " , " Foofur " , " Popeye and Son " , and " Camp Candy " . Outside of cartoons , he wrote for " She - Wolf of London " and a couple of TV movies . More recently , Adams has moved to writing and directing documentaries and also served on the production crew ( handling clearances ) of " The Amazing Race " and other reality shows . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Doglion Doglion is a full - bodied Muppet monster who was featured on " The Muppet Show " and more sporadically thereafter . Notable sketches include an interpretation of " Beauty and the Beast " with Lesley Ann Warren , singing with Sweetums and Cloris Leachman , and filling the role of destructive monster in the Happy Girl Meets a Monster sketch with Madeline Kahn . He holds the distinction of being the first Muppet to ever grace the silver screen as evidenced in the opening shot of " The Muppet Movie " , walking through the backlot as the camera pans down from the World Wide Studios statue . He also appeared in the 1990 " The Cosby Show " episode " Cliff ' s Nightmare , " alongside a number of other Muppets ( mostly from " The Jim Henson Hour " ) . He appeared in three episodes of " Muppets Tonight " . The most notable was in . As the punchline to a riff on the famous Mahna Mahna sketch , with Kermit and Sandra Bullock , Doglion manifests when Sandra says " Shave and a haircut " ( to add " Two bits " ) . Doglion made his first appearance in nearly two decades at " The Muppets Take the Bowl " in 2017 , participating in " The Muppet Show Theme . " Doglion has never had a consistent performer . Known puppeteers have included Jerry Nelson ( ) , Frank Oz ( ) , Jim Henson ( ) , Dave Goelz ( " The Muppet Movie " ) , Kevin Clash ( of " The Jim Henson Hour " ) , Jim Martin ( " The Cosby Show " ) , and Bill Barretta ( " Royal Variety Performance " and " Muppets Tonight " ) . The name " Dog - lion " was previously used in a storyboard for a Wilkins Coffee commercial , drawn by Jim Henson in the late 1950 ' s . This storyboard features Wontkins being eaten by a Wilkins - drinking creature , who is described in Henson ' s notes as a " monstrous dog - lion - beast . " See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Filling the Air with Love " Filling the Air with Love " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Olivia . The song is sung from the point of view of a professional singer , who has thousands of people waiting to hear her sing . When she does , it ' s as if she ' s " filling the air with love " . She sings about how she feels , and she also shares her dreams with anyone who will listen . By the end of the song , she feels that her dreams have come true , she ' s made the world notice her through her music , and she feels that she ' s done her best . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
High School Musical High School Musical is a Disney Channel franchise launched as a TV - movie in 2006 , which spawned a TV - movie sequel in 2007 , a theatrical film sequel in 2008 , a reality show , a stage version , and a successful line of merchandise , among other spin - offs . A minor mention is made in " High School Musical 3 " , the theatrically released film . After Jimmy " The Rocket " Zara introduces himself to Sharpay , she responds , " Jimmy the Rocket ? What are you , some kind of Muppet gangster ? "
Lucy Deakins Lucy Deakins ( b . 1971 ) is an actress who has appeared in such films as " The Boy Who Could Fly " ( with Mindy Cohn ) and " The Great Outdoors " ( with Annette Bening , John Candy , and Chris Young ) . Deakins was interviewed by Janice in " Muppet Magazine " issue 15 to promote her upcoming film , " The Boy Who Could Fly " .
Untitled Muppets Broadway Musical Concept In 2013 , Disney explored the idea of a Broadway musical starring the Muppets . A 15 - minute presentation was held May 31 , 2013 at Disney ' s New Amsterdam Theater in New York City to test the concept . The showcase featured 85 puppets and " a handful of sets " , and used mainly existing Muppets material , including a performance of " Rainbow Connection " by Kermit . The focus of the presentation was to test the technical requirements of such a show . The show was directed by Alex Timbers , who had pitched the concept to Disney ' s theatrical group . No new developments have been publically reported since the presentation in 2013 , however Thomas Schumacher ( president of Disney Theatrical Group ) had reported that he was " very intrigued " after the demonstration .
Raquel Welch Raquel Welch ( b . 1940 ) is an actress who appeared in " The Muppet Show " . For the episode of " The Muppet Show " , Welch opened the show by performing " Baby It ' s Me " ( originally performed / covered by Diana Ross ) with a human - sized spider puppet . She also performed " Confide in Me " with a very nervous , insecure Fozzie Bear , in which she boosted the bear ' s confidence by calling him " sexsational " - - her final performance with Miss Piggy was " W - O - M - A - N " . Originally a solo number , Miss Piggy weasels her way in at the last moment ( as always ) . Welch also appeared on the cover of " Us " magazine with Kermit on November 28 , 1978 , and made a brief appearance in the 1979 special " The Muppets Go Hollywood " . When she hosted " Saturday Night Live " during the first season , she interacted with Scred and King Ploobis , who made clumsy romantic overtures toward her .
Michael Jeter Michael Jeter ( August 26 , 1952 - March 30 , 2003 ) was a multi - talented Emmy and Tony Award winning character actor of stage and screen . He played Mr . Noodle ' s brother Mr . Noodle in the " Elmo ' s World " segments of " Sesame Street " , beginning in 2000 . Jeter received critical acclaim for his role as the homeless cabaret singer in " The Fisher King " , co - starring Robin Williams . He also appeared in " The Green Mile " as condemned prisoner Eduard Delacroix , co - starring James Cromwell . In television , he was a regular on the Burt Reynolds sitcom " Evening Shade " , as assistant football coach Herman Stiles , for which he won an Emmy . He received a Tony Award for his role as Otto Kringelein in the Broadway adaptation of " Grand Hotel " .
Belleregard Belleregard is Beauregard ' s mop , featured in the live stage show " The Muppet Show On Tour " . She was featured dancing with Beau in the " Cheek to Cheek " number . No cast listing for her voice is listed , and it is believed she did not speak . The program for the tour also lists her appearance as being on video and not live on stage .
Don ' t Forget to Watch the Movie Don ' t Forget to Watch the Movie was a policy trailer specifically for Sony / Loews movie theaters ( which later merged with AMC Theatres ) . It was shown before features beginning around 1996 . In song , the cast of " Sesame Street " explain the rules of the movie theater . A version of the song with new lyrics was used on a special episode of " The Rosie O ' Donnell Show " in 1998 , taped on the set of " Sesame Street " . Tony Geiss composed the song .
John Debney John Debney ( b . 1956 ) composed the film score for " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " , as well as the Creature Shop - effects films " Cutthroat Island " , " Cats & Dogs " , " Snow Dogs " and " Old Dogs " . His other film scores include " The Passion of the Christ " , " Elf " , " The Princess Diaries " , " The Emperor ' s New Groove " , " Chicken Little " and " Spy Kids " .
Twinkle , Twinkle , Little Bug Twinkle , Twinkle , Little Bug is a 1991 " Sesame Street " book featuring Big Bird . Big Bird catches a lightning bug , and keeps it in a jar - - and then finds that the bug ' s light is getting dimmer . He learns that animals need to be free in order to be happy . Reissues . This book was reissued in 1996 by Random House as a Step 1 book with new illustrations by Tom Brannon . It received a second reissue in 2003 as a Step Into Reading Step 2 book with Tom Brannon ' s illustrations borrowed from the book ' s 1996 reissue .