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Characters besides Kermit who have introduced acts on The Muppet Show Although Kermit the Frog is the primary emcee on " The Muppet Show " , on occasion other characters have had the privilege of introducing acts on the show as well . Some guest stars have also introduced acts , including Ruth Buzzi ( " You Can ' t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd " ) and Chris Langham ( " Friendship " ) .
Sweden Sweden is a Europe an country and is the largest of the Nordic countries . Sweden is the first country most people think of when Scandinavia is mentioned . Sweden borders Norway in the west , and Finland in the northeast . In 1976 , Sveriges Television showed a dubbed version of " Sesame Street " called " Sesam " . In 1981 , Sweden got its own , short lived , co - production of " Sesame Street " , called " Svenska Sesam " . One special thing about the show that differed from other Sesame Street co - productions was that all the local - produced segments did not contain any puppets . Dubs . Only productions aimed at young children are dubbed in Sweden . " The Muppet Show " , " Dinosaurs " , and other Henson productions aimed more specifically at adult viewers have never been dubbed , but instead have been shown with Swedish subtitles . Dubs of Muppet / Henson productions include the following :
Allan Carr Allan Carr ( 1937 - 1999 ) was a producer and talent agent whose most notable credit was producing the 1978 film version of " Grease " ( and adapting the script from the stage version ) . He appeared in the 1979 special " The Muppets Go Hollywood " , escorting Valerie Perrine . Carr produced several TV specials for Ann - Margret , co - wrote the Village People vehicle " Can ' t Stop the Music " ( directed by Nancy Walker ) , and produced " Grease 2 " and " Cloak & Dagger " ( with Dabney Coleman ) . He occasionally ventured on Broadway , producing the 1983 musical " La Cage Aux Follies " as well as a repertory revival of " Much Ado About Nothing " and " Cyrano de Bergerac " ( both starring Derek Jacobi ) .
Big Bird ' s Poem Big Bird reads a poem about a person who he knows a lot about . He tells the listener to see if they can guess who it is . He describes the person ' s physical appearance , and where he lives . Finally , at the last line , he admits that it ' s about himself . Releases . Audio
Ian McNeice Ian McNeice is a British character actor who provided the voice of Kwaltz in the Creature Shop - effects film " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " . He also appeared as Col . Kitchener in " Around the World in 80 Days " , for which the Creature Shop supplied additional digital effects . McNeice has been active in film and television since the late 1970s , and gained attention in the US as foil to Jim Carrey in " Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls " ( 1995 ) . Other film credits include " Top Secret ! " , " Funny Bones " , " A Life Less Ordinary " , " No Escape " , " Bridget Jones ; The Edge of Reason " , and " The Black Dahlia " . He played the villainous Baron Harkonen in the mini - series " Dune " ( 2000 ) and its sequel " Children of Dune " ( 2003 ) . A familiar face in Dickens adaptations , McNeice has played Wackford Squeers and others in " The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby " ( 1982 ) , Mr . Dick in " David Copperfield " ( 1999 ) , Fezziwig in " A Christmas Carol " ( 1999 ) , Recently , he recurred on the HBO series " Rome " as the news reader , announcing the decisions of the senate .
Luis Santeiro Luis G . Santeiro is a Cuban - American playwright and television writer who has been a member of the " Sesame Street " writing staff since 1978 . In this role he has shared a number of Emmys won for Best Writing in a Children ' s Series . His other work for Children ' s Television Workshop includes penning " The Sesame Street Special " , writing lyrics for a number of songs including " Dentist of Seville " and " Todos un Pueblo , " and developing the Troubles the Cat segments on " Big Bag " . He also collaborated with Joe Raposo on numerous Sesame Street songs . Likewise , he collaborated songs with Stephen Lawrence Santeiro may be best known for creating the bilingual 1970s television sitcom " Qué Pasa , U . S . A . ? " External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
José Padilla José Padilla is a Spanish voice actor who dubs Fozzie Bear into Castilian Spanish , for every project . He also twice dubbed Pepe the King Prawn , along with Dr . Phil Van Neuter in " Muppets from Space " and solo in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , and Pip from " Bear in the Big Blue House " ( " El Oso de la Casa Azul " ) , amongst others . Since 1995 , Padilla has been the Castilian voice of Mickey Mouse . Other animation roles include Officer Barbrady and Terrence on " South Park " and several roles on " The Simpsons " , including Groundskeeper Willie , Principal Skinner , and the coyote from Homer ' s insanity pepper - fuled spiritual quest . Live action dub credits include Richard Belzer in " Bonfire of the Vanities " , Frank Sinatra in the re - dub of " Suddenly " , Patrick Duffy on " Dallas " , and Niles on " Frasier " .
Vulytsya Sezam Вулиця Сезам ( " Sesame Street " ) is a Ukrainian - language package of " Sesame Street " segments and series . The series airs on Ukrainian broadcaster Sonce TV . It includes the following : The package also includes another Sesame Workshop production , " Pinky Dinky Doo . "
You Are the Sunshine of My Life " You Are the Sunshine of My Life " is a 1973 single released by Stevie Wonder . The song became Wonder ' s third # 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , and was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year . In " The Muppets " episode " " it is revealed that " You Are the Sunshine of My Life " was Kermit and Miss Piggy ' s song when they were dating . The song is referenced again with a performance by Jack White in the season finale , " . " The performance by Jack White with the Electric Mayhem was subsequently released as a single . Bob sang the song on the album " Bob Sings ! " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ol ' Man River " Ol ' Man River " is a song from the 1927 musical " Show Boat " . It enumerates the struggles and trials of African - Americans in the time and place of the musical . These are contrasted with the seemingly unworried and ceaseless flowing of the Mississippi river which is at the center of the characters ' lives . Carrie Louise and friend , aka Mary Louise and a frog , audition for " The Muppet Show " in with a parody of this song , " Ol ' Man Ribbit . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson ( b . 1964 ) is a popular voice - over artist . He performed the voice of Henry in the 2002 Disney / Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop movie " The Country Bears " . Richardson has also provided the voice of the Joker in the animated series " The Batman " , provided voice work for video game adaptations of " Law & Order " , " Indiana Jones " , " Star Trek " , and " Star Wars " , and voice roles on the new " Pound Puppies " series on The Hub , along with providing incidental voices on " The Simpsons " . Currently he is the voice of Cleveland Brown Jr . and others on " Family Guy " ( and its ' former spinoff " The Cleveland Show ) . "
Because We Care Because We Care is a CBS television special that aired on February 5 , 1980 . The variety special featured celebrity appearances and musical numbers to raise awareness and support of the citizens of Cambodia . The Muppets were among those featured in the special , alongside such guests as Julie Andrews , Shields and Yarnell , Billy Crystal and Dudley Moore .
Book Book is a recurring character on " Elmo ' s World " . A floating , talking book belonging to Elmo , this tome frequently narrates short overviews of the episode ' s topic , sometimes with a pop - out page illustration . Book first appeared in the episode , " " and is seen as a " dog - eared " book in " . " Initially a Muppet character with facial features embedded in the cover , Book was seen as a computer - animated character in the " " episode , with more realistic eyes and a humanoid nose . The puppet version of Book also appears in Season 44 Word of the Day segment about the word " author , " performed in this instance by Matt Vogel . Appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mortimer P . Bellamy Mortimer P . Bellamy is Doug ' s boss on " Aliens in the Family " . The CEO of Transglobal International , Mr . Bellamy periodically becomes involved in the Brody ' s antics . In , while on a palaydate with the Bellamy infant , Bobut brainwashes the boss into giving Doug a raise . For the remainder of the episode , Bellamy speaks in a mechanical voice . In " , " Bellamy is impressed by Cookie ' s work as company receptionist and promotes her to vice - president . He subsequently decides to replace all of middle - management ( including Doug ) with Cookie ' s invention , the Executomaton 5000 . He also appears briefly in " , " assigning Doug to the Wattman account . Bellamy ' s wife is named Michelle .
Out of This World Out of This World is a " Sesame Street Live " show which premiered in 2003 . This was the first Sesame Street Live show to use the Martians . Two homesick Martians come to Sesame Street , and they need help getting back to Mars . Big Bird and Elmo turn to their new friend , Terry , to help fix the Martians ' spaceship . Cast . While not credited in the program , the Two - Headed Monster appear breifly via tv screen during the Journey to Ernie portion of the show .
Tooth Fairy Test Tooth Fairy Test is a 2012 " Sesame Street " storybook in the " Pop - Up Places " series . The book , based on the " Abby ' s Flying Fairy School " segments , features Abby Cadabby , Blögg , Gonnigan and Mrs . Sparklenose .
Milton Miller and His Farmyard Philharmonic Trio Milton Miller and His Farmyard Philharmonic Trio consisted of bandleader Milton Miller , a pig , a sheep , and a duck . Not unlike the work of Marvin Suggs , Milton struck his animals to produce musical notes ( unlike Suggs , he hit them so hard that he kept breaking his pitchfork ) . They performed " Is This the Old Sow " as the UK Spot on of " The Muppet Show " .
Xavier Naidoo Xavier Naidoo ( b . 1971 ) is a German singer - songwriter , who recorded a song in the German short - form series " Ernie & Bert Songs " ( the song was subsequently used on " Sesamstrasse " ) . He performed a special version of his hit song " Was wir alleine nicht schaffen " , with Ernie and Bert .
Disney Channel ( Germany ) Disney Channel expanded to German - language countries such as Germany , Austria and Switzerland in 1999 as a pay - TV channel . On November 29 , 2013 , Disney Channel Germany was shut down in order to prepare for its move to public free TV , which took place on January 17 , 2014 . In order to raise public awareness of the move , the Channel produced a series of TV - and online - ads in September 2013 , featuring Kermit the Frog , announcing the switch , as well as the re - airing of " Die Muppet Show " . The ads were released online , starting in December 2013 . To coincide with the free - TV launch , Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin featured a silent interview with Kermit , answering six questions in poses photographed by Heinz Augé . The interview appeared in the publication on January 17 , 2014 . Kermit , Statler , and Waldorf are among the celebrities interviewed for the channel ' s original production " Disney Magic Moments " from 2015 .
Axel Prahl Axel Prahl ( b . 1960 ) is a German actor and musician , best known for playing Kommissar Frank Thiel in the Münster episodes of crime series " Tatort " , from 2002 onward . He guest starred twice on the " Sesamstrasse " spin - off " Eine Möhre für Zwei " , in 2010 as sailor Kapitän Hansen and in 2011 as a lighthouse keeper . Prahl ' s film credits include " Falcons " ( 2002 , with Keith Carradine ) , the UK / Swedish co - production " An Enemy to Die For " ( 2012 ) , " Berlin ' 36 " ( 2009 ) , and " The Red Baron " ( 2008 , with Til Schweiger and Lena Headey ) .
Elmo Loves You : Pop - Up Book Elmo Loves You is a 2011 " Sesame Street " pop - up book featuring Elmo . Everyone loves something , and just as Bert loves pigeons and The Count loves to count , Elmo loves you ! Now this beloved Sesame Street classic springs to life in a high - quality interactive story . All the favorite characters are here : just pull a tab , flip a wheel , or turn a page to see Big Bird tote a teetering stack of books , Abby play peekaboo , the Count tally windows as they fly open , and more . And of course Elmo keeps popping up , too ! A sweet final twist — and a great big kiss — will have little loved ones feeling truly special .
A Teenager in Love Connie Stevens sang " A Teenager in Love " in of " The Muppet Show " . Dressed like a bobbysoxer in a poodle skirt , she was backed up by the three Mutations ( in their first appearance ) , who constantly threatened to upstage her . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Fairy Tales Today Fairy Tales Today was a news show hosted by Prairie Dawn during the mid 1990 ' s . In a similar format to Kermit ' s news flashes , Prairie would interview characters from famous fairy tales . She would either interview them from a video feed in her studio or go on location . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Count von Count ' s Mother The Count ' s Mother appears in Episode 3012 of " Sesame Street " in a flashback to the Count ' s childhood in Transylvania . She and the other family members all bid farewell as the Count prepares to immigrate to America , but by the time he ' s counted all their goodbyes , he ' s become a grown - up . At the end of the episode , she and the rest of the family pay their song a surprise visit on Sesame Street . She also makes a brief , non - speaking appearance in the song " How Deep is Your Bathtub . " Footage was included in a montage as seen in " Stars and Street Forever ! " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Birdwalk " Birdwalk " is an instrumental piece by popular jazz flautist Herbie Mann . Betsy Bird , with voice , choreography & dancing by Betsy Baytos with head puppeteering by Jim Henson , dances to this song for the UK Spot in of " The Muppet Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
You and You and Me " You and You and Me " is a song performed by Grover , Elmo and Zoe . In the song , they all try to fit through a door at once , but when they won ' t fit , Grover suggests they go one at a time , or take turns . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
David Granger David Granger is a writer and editor who , early in his career , was a regular contributor to " Muppet Magazine " , writing the recurring column " Rowlf on Books . " Since 1997 , Granger has served as editor - in - chief for " Esquire " . In 1999 , he spoke about his experience on " Muppet Magazine " :
The Babies The Babies first appeared in " The Muppet Show " , playing Loretta Lynn ' s rambunctious brood in a musical number . In , they performed " Pennsylvania 6 - 5000 " and " Tuxedo Junction " as " Bobby Benson ' s Baby Band " . In the same episode , one of the Babies was revealed to be Statler ' s grandson . The Babies sang " Deep in the Heart of Texas " with Dale Evans in . One of the Babies appeared in a musical number with Crystal Gayle in , tagging along as she ran away down " River Road . " Bobby was arrested in , and he left the Babies in the care of Miss Piggy , who tried to prove to Kermit that she would make a good mother . The Babies tore up Miss Piggy ' s dressing room , and drove her crazy . They also performed onstage in that episode , playing Tchaikovsky ' s Piano Concerto No . 1 with Victor Borge . Bobby returned at the end of the episode to take charge of the Babies again . In a sketch in , Jean - Pierre Rampal played the Pied Piper of Hamelin , hired by rats to rid their town of the mischievous Babies . " Bobby Benson ' s Baby Band " also performed " Baby Driver " in , while speeding in a baby carriage . Two Babies compete in the dance marathon in . Carol Burnett encourages them to dance faster , until they fall over from exhaustion . The Babies have also made cameo appearances in " The Muppet Movie " , " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , " The Muppet Christmas Carol " and " The Muppets " . One of them appears in a fantasy sequence in " " part 4 , under the name " Dimples McSquirt " , a master tapioca thief wanted in three continents . The babies play a featured role in " Muppets Most Wanted " , where Constantine and Dominic use them to help steal the Crown Jewels . Their performers included Bill Barretta , ( the lead ) , David Rudman , Dave Goelz , Eric Jacobson , Peter Linz , Matt Vogel , Warrick Brownlow - Pike , Andrew Spooner , Olly Taylor , and Andy Heath . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
2 2 is a number in the — the most widely used numeral system in the world . Along with the letters E , S , W and the number 3 , the number 2 sponsored the first episode of " Sesame Street " . Furthermore , the number 2 , along with the letter D , sponsored the first Sesame Street test show . In the first episode of " Sesame Street " , Ernie revealed that his favorite number was 2 . In the " Dinosaurs " episode " " , a law is passed which includes changing the number 2 to " Not 1 " .
Spy Muppets : License to Croak Spy Muppets : License to Croak is a video game produced in 2003 for Nintendo ' s handheld gaming system Game Boy Advance and Microsoft ' s Windows operating system . The game spoofs the James Bond film series , with Miss Piggy standing in as Piggy Galore , and Gonzo as the fiendish Dr . Nose . Kermit the Frog appears as Agent Frog , " the wettest secret agent " , working for Agent Patriot ( Sam the Eagle ) , who gives Agent Frog three different missions . The player gets to pick which villain to go after , and each mission is structured into four different levels . Each of the four levels in every mission follows the same structure , differing only in details . First , Agent Patriot assigns Agent Frog a vehicle , which agents B and B ( Dr . Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker ) are supposed to fix . The pair are so busy that Agent Frog has to fix it himself , and they always ask Agent Frog to bring back something that belonged to the enemy ( as the game progresses , Agent Frog starts noticing that they have been acting weirder and weirder ) . The player then must match each repair tool with the silhouettes provided . Agent Frog is given a back - up agent , and in the second level he must chase after one of the villain ' s henchmen in his vehicle . The third level involves Agent Frog finding the enemies location , and must defeat henchmen . The final level of each mission involves Agent Frog battling the boss villain . After losing once in this level , Agent Frog is taken away , and an extra level can be played , often with the back - up agent as the playable character . Missions . After all of the enemies have been captured , Agent Frog is informed that B and B know who the biggest criminal mastermind is . It ' s revealed that B and B were actually tied up all this time , and Statler and Waldorf have been disguised as B and B ( Waldorf as Bunsen , Statler as Beaker ) , and that they plan on taking over the world . They needed something from each villain to build a giant robot , which Agent Frog must battle to defeat them .
Gry Trampedach Gry Trampedach ( b . 1978 ) voiced Mail Carrier Kelly in " Glædelig Jul , Elmer " . She also voiced various characters on " Sesam , luk dig op " and " Elmers Verden " . The Danish singer - songwriter , Gry Trampedach , got her breakthrough after winning " Stjerneskud " on TV3 in 1995 . She has released one album " Tæmmes vildt af dig " , 2002 and a few singles . She has also been in choirs for various Danish bands . Her voice credits include " Braceface " , " W . I . T . C . H . " , " Danny Phantom " and others .
Terry Terrier Terry Terrier is one of the canine anchors for WUFF Radio , as heard in episode 3143 of " Sesame Street " . From the Fix - It Shop , Telly , Maria and Carrie listen in to WUFF all afternoon . Terry hosts various installments of the day ' s programming , including " Puppy Dog Tales " ( reciting the story of Old Mother Hubbard ) , " The Walk Report " ( a traffic update for dogs ) and " Name That Sound , " a call - in game using sounds pleasing to dogs . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Only Mrs . Zabarelli Knows " Only Mrs . Zabarelli Knows " is a " Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " song performed in the episode " " . Annie DeLoo starts off on her " Plinktey - Plink " piano , and everyone in the pageant asks what they should do . As the song continues , they sing , " Mrs . Zabarelli is on her way , " hoping that she ' ll arrive and answer their questions about the pageant . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1982 prison novel written by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1994 movie directed by Frank Darabont . The plot follows Andy Dufresne , an accountant who is accused of killing his wife and her lover and is sent to Shawshank Prison , making friends and becoming an important part of the warden ' s illegal schemes .
Pete Ortiz Pete Ortiz has been a graphic artist on " Sesame Street " since season 22 . He was not included into the credit scroll till season 25 . ( which was customary during those years ) . Along with Mike Pantuso , he designs the logos , decals , movie posters , magazines , scripted storybooks , and product packaging for the series , props ( i . e . Cinderelmo ' s Castle , Trash Gordon Space ship , Grump Tower , as well as the worm circus arena ) , including drawing crayon pictures created by Elmo and others like Big Bird and Snuffy . . He also designed and animated characters for the " Elmo ' s question " portion of " Elmo ' s World " . Both animated and actual fish bowl props . Pete did voice over work for the animated " Madlenka " as the Hispanic shop owner . He also animated " Finger Painting Counting to 17 and 19 , which was used in the international market . Pete also worked with the International Partners providing specific graphics for there region . One showcase for his work came in the Numeric Con street story , designing the logo for the con banners ( based on the actual Comic - Con logo ) , and for all of the superhero characters ( Fiverine , The Fantabulous Four , and Sevengers ) . Ortiz has also worked on various college theatres and off Broadway productions as well as " Blue ' s Room " , " Between the Lions Johnny and the Sprites , Whoopi ' s Littleburg " , and " Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego . Currently in the Pacific developing kid books and kid friendly museum " External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Xiao Foo Xiao Foo is a six year - old schoolgirl who befriends Big Bird and Barkley in " Big Bird in China " . Xiao Foo teaches Big Bird some basic Chinese phrases , takes him to her school , and accompanies him on his journey . She acts as translator for The Monkey King ' s clues . Her name in English translates to " Little Lotus . "
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jesse Tyler Ferguson ( b . 1975 ) is an American actor best known for his role of Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom " Modern Family " . Ferguson appeared on " Sesame Street " to explain the word " fragile " in a Season 42 Word of the Day segment . On Broadway , Ferguson originated the role of Leaf Coneybear in " The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee " and also appeared in the 1998 revival of " On the Town " . Other stage credits include " Hair " , " A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " , and " The Merchant of Venice " . Television credits include " Ugly Betty " , " The Class " and " Do Not Disturb " .
Tommy and Sally Wilson Brother and sister Tommy and Sally Wilson grew up in the house 2102 Shady Lane . They were rather mischievous kids ; they made mud pies in the yard and broke the house ' s windows with their baseball . When they grew up , both moved out to start their individual families . They came back to their first home for a tribute on Here is Your Life and apologized for the mischief they caused as kids . The house tells them not to worry - - it was a joy being their home . Notes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _