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Jack Swagger Jack Swagger ( born Donald Hager Jr . , 1982 ) is an American professional wrestler formerly signed to the WWE . During his time in the WWE he became WWE World Heavyweight Champion , ECW Champion and United States Champion . Swagger appeared on the 2011 Halloween episode of " WWE Raw " where the Muppets appeared as part of a promotional tour for the film " The Muppets " . He began the show with Vickie Guerrero , interrupting Kermit and Miss Piggy . He told Kermit , " It Ain ' t Easy Bein ' Green ? How about , it ain ' t easy being a plate of frog legs . Now why don ' t you and your girlfriend get off this stage before I start craving a ham sandwich , Wocka Wocka . " Santino Marella then came out to defend the Muppets and challenged Swagger to a match later in the night . Swagger , Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler later ran into Gonzo and Fozzie Bear backstage , and stretched Gonzo ' s limbs and wrapped them around his head , as a message to " his friends " to not get involved in Swagger ' s match later in the night . During Swagger ' s match , Animal served as a special guest timekeeper , and Swagger would go on to lose his match to Marella after getting Dr . Bunsen Honeydew ' s " Muppet Labs Energy Drink " spat in his face .
The Story of Jim Henson The Story of Jim Henson , Creator of the Muppets is a 106 - page biography of Jim Henson . It was written by Stephanie St . Pierre , a childhood friend of Henson ' s oldest daughter , Lisa Henson . Although the book was in production before Jim Henson died , it wasn ' t finished and released until 1991 , a year after his death .
Dinkybeard Dinkybeard is a wooden pirate toy who appeared on " The Secret Life of Toys " . The puppet would appear in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episodes " " and " " , both times performed by Brian Herring . Since 2015 , the Dinkybeard puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet cups ( Dairy Queen ) In 1996 , Dairy Queen featured a kid ' s meal promotion that included the Muppets as the premiums . Each meal came with one of four Muppet cups that included a detachable finger puppet which set into the lid . Fozzie Bear , Kermit the Frog , Gonzo , and Miss Piggy were featured in football related attire .
This Old Man " This Old Man " is a children ' s counting song . The Count has sung it on a few occasions . The first was " Sesame Street Sing - Along ! " , in which he leads the rest of the " Sesame Street " cast in singing along during his brief time on their bus trip . In the video " Kids ' Favorite Songs " , the Count sings a variation of the tune called " This Old Bat , " accompanied by Elmo and four of the Count ' s bats . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Change " Change " is a song featured in " " . The song is performed by Ricardo , and Rosa . To help Rosita feel comfortable to the changes of her father , they sing how changes can be good and can sometimes make them think . However , change will never affect the family from loving each other . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Fun to Learn Friends Fun to Learn Friends is a children ' s magazine published by Redan Publishing . The magazines included read - together stories , crafts and interactive workbooks with various children ' s entertainment characters . Two of the sections in the June 2012 issue are a " Sesame Street " - devoted section and a " Dinosaur Train " - devoted section . The July 2012 issue features a " Sesame Street " eductional interactive summer workbook . Another " Fun to Learn Friends " issue and two " Fun to Learn Favourites " issues includes " Bear in the Big Blue House " , " Elmo ' s World " and " Dinosaur Train " - devoted sections . The August 2012 issue features " Sesame Street " - devoted puzzles and games .
Phred on Your Head Show Phred on Your Head Show was a children ' s television series airing on Noggin from 1999 to 2002 . It starred a pickle character named Phred . Most episodes of the series featured skits from various " Sesame Street " episodes ( at the time of its airing , Noggin was partly owned by Sesame Workshop ) . The series ' title character , Phred , would introduce the skits .
Max Monster Max is Cookie Monster ' s nephew , seen in the 2001 " Sesame Street " storybook " No Cookies ? " In the book , Cookie Monster is babysitting his nephew Max and is perplexed by the discovery that he seemingly does not like cookies . As it turns out , Max doesn ' t dislike cookies , it ' s just that his parents have taught him to always eat something healthy before enjoying a treat .
Sheer Ha - shechenut " Sheer Ha - shechenut " ( " Neighborhood Song " ) is a " Rechov Sumsum " song performed by Haim Moshe to the cast . He sings about the street and singles out human and Muppet characters to sing special verses about . The song was included in the premiere " Shalom Sesame " episode , " , " with English subtitles .
Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton ( b . 1935 ) is a singer and songwriter whose popularity was at its height throughout the 1960s , including " Mr . Lonely " and his cover of " Blue Velvet . " In the seventies , he starred in and hosted " The Bobby Vinton Show " . Vinton appeared on " The Jimmy Dean Show " in the October 8 , 1964 episode . Instead of the standard announcer ' s intro , Rowlf the Dog gathers the guest stars in the opening , addressing them by name , and offers Bobby tips on how to get along with Jimmy Dean .
Episode 106 : Finders Keepers Official description . Hilda and Potto can ’ t find anything in the Sesame Tree because it ’ s such a mess . The question arrives : " Why do we have to tidy up ? " Hilda races off to find the answer with a group of children who are cleaning a beach together . In the end Hilda and Potto discover that tidying up helps you find things and keeps areas nice for everyone to share .
Baby , Baby , Baby " Baby , Baby , Baby " is a " Sesame Street " song from a season 28 episode . The song is sung by all the adults , as they coo and play with the babies they ' re all taking care of for the day . Big Bird and Grundgetta join in , though disgusted with all the attention the babies are getting . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jeffrey Lampert Jeffrey Lampert is an actor who appeared in the third season " Dinosaurs " episode " " as Ted , a successful paleontology home - study course graduate . While working in various minor capacities behind the scenes , Lampert played bit parts in several 1980s movies , including " The Twilight Zone : The Movie " ( as a mechanic in the remake of the classic " Nightmare at 20 , 000 Feet " ) , " St . Elmo ' s Fire " , " Mannequin " , and " A Fine Mess " ( with Ted Danson and Howie Mandel ) . TV appearances ( again in small parts as customers , workers , or " Man # 1 " types ) include " Alice " ( with Linda Lavin ) , " Moonlighting " ( with Bruce Willis ) , " Matlock " , " Ellen " , and the 1995 TV remakes of the Disney movies " The Barefoot Executive " , " The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes " , and " Escape to Witch Mountain " . By 1996 , Lampert had shifted to becoming a TV producer on several more Disney TV movies ( airing on ABC ) , including " Encino Woman " , " Safety Patrol " ( with Leslie Nielsen ) , and " H - E Double Hockey Sticks " , as well as the short - lived UPN series " Homeboys from Outer Space " .
Best of the Muppet Show Best of the Muppet Show was a line of videos and DVDs available through Time - Life Video . Time - Life originally released 6 videos , and then 9 more videos were released . The first ten were soon released on DVD , and the remaining 5 videos were released on DVD in 2002 . Each video and DVD in the series ( each sold separately ) contained 3 select episodes from " The Muppet Show " . The episodes included the UK Skits ; however , the season 1 opening sequence was replaced on the season 1 episodes with the syndication reworked " season 2 " opening . Each episode included a brief introduction by Brian Henson , and each disc included bonus interstitials and an original concept drawing . On the main menu , there was a picture of Animal which could be highlighted , leading to a hidden feature : a fact about the show that usually related to one of the episodes included . Also , for each video , the first two episodes would close with a wide shot of the orchestra from the first season ' s closing sequence , followed by a shot of Zoot from the 1980s after the end credits . However , the third episode would just end with The Jim Henson Company Home Entertainment logo . In honor of the 25th anniversary of " The Muppet Show " in 2002 , Columbia began re - releasing the series in stores . At that time Time - Life had only 10 volumes available on DVD ; they released the remaining 5 a short time later . Columbia initially announced that they would reissue the entire Time - Life series and add an additional 5 volumes , for a total of 20 , but they had only released volumes 1 - 5 and 7 - 8 before the sale of the Muppets to the Walt Disney Company in 2004 terminated their distribution contract . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Snowbirds Two small snowbirds appeared on " The Muppet Show " in , in which they flew around in the background during Anne Murray ' s first number " Snowbird . " They also appeared in the number " ( They Long to Be ) Close to You , " in . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gosford Park Gosford Park is a 2001 film combining the period drama , mystery pastiche , and social commentary on the class divisions in 1930s England . Incorporating multiple storylines , the film gathers a motley group of guests at the weekend home of Sir William McCordle ( Michael Gambon ) , and tensions both below and above stairs culminate in the lord of the manor ' s murder . Digital effects for the film were provided by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop .
Hilda Hilda is the seamstress / wardrobe mistress on " The Muppet Show " . For the most part , she only appears in the first season of the show ; she makes rare appearances as a background character later . Hilda speaks with an Eastern European accent . Hilda usually appeared backstage . Her onstage appearances include introducing in a scary sketch set in Transylvania , which she claims is her homeland . She participated in the Panel Discussion : " What is Man ' s Role in the Universe ? " in . She was one of the library patrons who played " The Blue Danube " in . She also occasionally sang backup for numbers such as " Friends " , " I Got a Name " , " There ' s No Business Like Show Business " , and " ( Hey Won ' t You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song " . In , she tries to appear younger by wearing a wig , putting on makeup , and even fitting her figure into a corset ( until it blows a gasket ) . She goes to these lengths because no one believes her when she claims she is only 35 years old . In , Gonzo begs her to mend his teddy bear . In , she refuses to believe in the Phantom of the Muppet Show , Uncle Deadly , while the others are terrified . She finally must admit his existence when she sees the ghoulish dragon wandering backstage . Hilda was one of the central backstage characters in the first season . After performer Eren Ozker left at the end of season one , Hilda appeared in the background in a couple of episodes , but didn ' t have any more speaking roles . Book appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bear in the Big Blue House : Live on Stage Bear in the Big Blue House : Live on Stage was an interactive stage show at Disney - MGM Studios ( now known as Disney ' s Hollywood Studios ) in Walt Disney World that featured Bear , Ojo , Tutter , Treelo , Pip and Pop , Shadow and Luna singing songs from their television show . The attraction opened on June 7 , 1999 and ran until August 4 , 2001 . It was soon thereafter replaced with , which features characters from several Playhouse Disney shows and is bookended by " Bear in the Big Blue House " segments .
Afternoon with Inga Afternoon with Inga ( aka " Afternoon " ) was a local show that aired on WRC - TV , the NBC affiliate in Washington , D . C . , from March 7 , 1955 to 1956 . The show aired live in the afternoons , with a mix of news and variety - show segments . The cast included Jim and Jane Henson , with the Muppets . The show premiered as " Afternoon " on March 7 , 1955 and predated the Hensons ' " Sam and Friends " by two months . Willard Scott and Mac McGarry were the original hosts of " Afternoon " . Scott and McGarry left the show in late spring . Scott went on to play Bozo the Clown on WRC and made the first TV appearances as Ronald McDonald . Later , Scott became a weatherman on NBC ' s " The Today Show " . The cast and format for the show were revamped a number of times . On November 7 , the name of the show was changed to " Afternoon with Inga " , spotlighting fashion model and TV host Inga Rundvold . The show left the airwaves in May 1956 .
Zach Braff Zach Braff ( b . 1975 ) is an actor best known for playing the lead role Dr . John " J . D . " Dorian on the sitcom " Scrubs " . In 2002 , Braff made a cameo appearance with the cast of " Scrubs " in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . In 2009 , several characters from " Sesame Street " appeared in fantasy sequences on an episode of " Scrubs " called " My ABC ' s " . Braff appeared on " Sesame Street " during season 45 , explaining the word " anxious " with Telly Monster in a Word of the Day segment . Braff appeared in episode # 4 of " Disney Drive - On with the Muppets " .
Vendawish Vendawish was a large wish granting machine seen in of " The Muppet Show " . Vendawish resembled Vendaface from the first season , but with a few parts switched or removed . He lost his blinking mechanism and the lightup screens with the facial parts . His mechanical arms remained intact . A Whatnot ( Steve Whitmire ) approached the machine and wished to be taller , the machine obliging by grabbing his neck and stretching it higher . Later the man regretted his wish , and Dr . Bunsen Honeydew cured the man by swinging a baseball bat at his head , forcing the man to do duck suddenly and restoring him to his original height . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lawrence Mirkin Lawrence S . Mirkin is a producer who had a long freelance relationship with Jim Henson . He was a producer for " Fraggle Rock " and " The Jim Henson Hour " . Mirkin also consulted on many Henson projects including the feature films " Labyrinth " and " The Witches " , the series " Muppet Babies " , the " animated Fraggle Rock " , and " Little Muppet Monsters " , among others . With Don Gillis he produced an album , " " in 1993 . Merkin ' s production company , Mirkin Creative Inc . , has contributed to the bonus features for the " Fraggle Rock " DVD box sets . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Orion Flight Test Exploration Flight Test 1 was the first test flight of NASA ' s Orion Multi - Purpose Crew Vehicle . It launched on December 5 , 2014 from Cape Canaveral , Florida and spent approximately 4 hours in space . The flight contained no human crew , but carried cargo in the form of several items from Sesame Street : a cookie from Cookie Monster , Ernie ' s Rubber Duckie , Super Grover ' s cape , and Oscar the Grouch ' s pet worm Slimey . Following Slimey ' s 1998 story arc in which he and a crew of worms from WASA went into space , the Orion test flight marked the first time a Muppet actually went into space ( although Muppet voices had previously been heard in space for two Pigs in Space sketches for Space Shuttle " Columbia " ’ s STS - 2 mission in 1981 ) . The items flew " some 3 , 600 miles above Earth and [ would ] come back to take prized spots on the Sesame Street set where millions of children will watch . " NASA blog editor Steven Siceloff continued : The event was covered in social media by various accounts held by Sesame Workshop and NASA , and the items ultimately returned to their owners by astronaut Ricky Arnold on July 9 , 2015 . Other items carried by Orion during the flight include a Captain Kirk action figure provided by William Shatner , an Iron Man coin , signed " Back to the Future " photos and DeLorean model , and a on loan from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science . Social media . During the build - up to Orion ' s launch , NASA announced a media campaign advertise the event : " Over the next ten days , NASA and Sesame Street will share comic strips , videos and graphics of some of their most popular Muppet characters interacting with Orion concepts to help build awareness of human spaceflight , Orion ’ s flight test and NASA ’ s Journey to Mars . "
Princess Gwendolinda Princess Gwendolinda is the princess of the kingdom of Tinkerdee in the " Tales of the Tinkerdee " pilot . A " pure and sweet young thing , " if a bit simple - minded , Gwendolinda is the beloved daughter of King Goshposh . Her birthday party is the focus of the " Tinkerdee " pilot ' s plot . Another simple puppet named " Princess Gwendolinda " was later featured in a skit in " The Muppets on Puppets " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kermit ' s car While making his abode in a mansion in Beverly Hills , Kermit the Frog stays mobile by way of a brown Rolls - Royce Silver Spur . As featured in the 2011 movie " The Muppets " , the car is exclusively driven by ' 80s Robot , and is used to pick up Kermit ' s friends on their mission to reassemble . In this venture , Floyd Pepper suggests that they should have rented a bigger car . Not standard in assembly line Rolls - Royce models , the vehicle has a button to allow traveling by map , and has the ability to drive great distances underwater ( from the United States to Paris , for example ) . In an attempt to sabotage the Muppets regaining control of their theatre during a live telethon , Tex Richman drives Kermit ' s car into a telephone pole to knock out their means of communication . The car appears again in " Muppets Most Wanted " at Union Station in Los Angeles just before the Muppets board the Randy Stevenot No . 3 .
Cleavon Little Cleavon Little ( 1939 - 1992 ) was a Tony - award winning African - American actor who appeared in Episode 0270 of " Sesame Street " , as Pete . He is best known for his role in the Mel Brooks ' film " Blazing Saddles " ( replacing Richard Pryor , a co - writer of the film ) and the 1970s sitcom " Temperatures Rising " . Little ' s television guest appearances included " The Love Boat " , " ALF " , " The Mod Squad " and " All in the Family " . On Broadway , Little appeared in " Purlie " and " I ' m Not Rappaport " ( with Judd Hirsch ) . Little got Dolores Robinson , Matt ' s wife , a job answering phone for his agent . This led to her creating Dolores Robinson Entertainment .
Muppet Babies Tub Tots In 1986 , LJN Toys made a set of " Muppet Babies " bath toys , called Muppet Babies Tub Tots . The plastic toys depicted " glamorous Baby Miss Piggy and her Swan " , " seafaring Baby Kermit and his Seahorse " , and " fun loving Baby Fozzie and his Turtle ! "
Saludo ( aguinaldo ) " Saludo ( aguinaldo ) " is a Christmas song performed by Luis and Maria on the LP " Merry Christmas from Sesame Street " . " Aguinaldo " is a traditional style of Puerto Rican Christmas music , typically sung by a group of family and friends , often during a " paranda " in which people travel from house to house singing Christmas songs .
Barbara Bush Barbara Bush ( 1925 - 2018 ) was a First Lady of the United States of America . She appeared on " Sesame Street " in Season 21 with Big Bird , the Count and the Kids , reading " Peter ' s Chair " . She also appeared in a celebrity montage singing " Sing " in the documentary " Sing ! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music " . Barbara Bush was the first First Lady to appear on " Sesame Street " ; Hillary Clinton , Laura Bush , and Michelle Obama have since followed her lead . Bush contributed a " Bologna for a Cocktail Buffet " recipe for the 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " . She appeared with her husband , former President George H . W . Bush , in a video introduction to the 1990 animated anti - drug television special " Cartoon All - Stars to the Rescue " . " Sesame Street Live " characters have visited the Barbara Bush Children ' s Hospital / Maine Medical Center .
A Sesame Street Christmas ( book ) A Sesame Street Christmas features the " Sesame Street " Muppets getting together on a rainy Christmas and telling stories , reciting poems , and singing songs . The original edition also included recipes and crafts . A shortened version was released in paperback in 1987 , and as a book and tape set ( with Caroll Spinney as both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch ) , dropping most of the activities and adding two song tracks from the 1975 album " Merry Christmas from Sesame Street " .
Dave Tofani Dave Tofani is a saxophone player who worked on multiple " Sesame Street " albums . An in - demand session player for film scores , he was also heard on the soundtrack to " The Muppets Take Manhattan " . Tofani , who also doubles on clarinet and flute , graduated from Juilliard and began his session career on TV ' s " The Bell Telephone Hour " in the 1960s . On records , he did sessions with Buddy Rich , James Brown , George Benson , Bette Midler ( various reeds on " Thighs and Whispers " ) , Grace Slick ( " Dreams " ) , James Galway ( " The Wind Beneath My Wings " ) , Barbra Streisand , and John Lennon ( on his final album , " Double Fantasy " ) . More recent albums , in addition to four solo albums , include work with Aaron Neville , Far Cry , Steely Dan , and Bernadette Peters . Tofani has played on the film scores to " Pumping Iron " ( with Arnold Schwarzenegger ) , " The Warriors " ( with Lynne Thigpen ) , " Foul Play " , " Fame " , " A Chorus Line " , " The Mambo Kings " , " Life with Mikey " ( composed by Alan Menken ) , " Beauty and the Beast " , " Crooklyn " , and the Frank Oz films " HouseSitter " and " In & Out " .
Ich hatte . . . Kekse Ich hatte . . . Kekse ( " I Had . . . Cookies " ) is a soundtrack album for " Sesamstrasse " , the German co - production of " Sesame Street " . The other text on the cover reads , " Lustige Lieder Mit Krümelmonster , Ernie , Bert , Graf Zahl u . v . a . " , which means , " Funny Songs with Cookie Monster , Ernie , Bert , Count von Count and others " .
The Announcer The Announcer on " The Muppet Show " was an authoritative male voice who , in the old - time radio tradition , provided the intros and closing tags for several recurring sketches : Veterinarian ' s Hospital , Pigs in Space and Bear on Patrol . The characters on stage often looked around , trying to find the source of this mystery voice . Unseen for the first four seasons , the Announcer made his first and last appearance in . When Beauregard claimed that the end of the world was coming , he predicted in Veterinarian ' s Hospital that something would happen that had never happened before . Indeed , while the Announcer was signing off , he plummeted onto the operating table , squashing Beau . Later , after the Announcer had taunted the crew of the Swinetrek for missing out on The Meaning and Purpose of Life , First Mate Piggy activated a lever that dropped him onto the set a second time . John Lovelady was the Announcer ' s primary performer during the show ' s first season . Jerry Nelson performed the character ' s voice - overs in first season episodes , , and before becoming the Announcer ' s full - time performer in the second season . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _