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Madame Squirrel Madame Squirrel is an original character created for the 2008 musical " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " . She ' s the leader of a group of squirrels who perform an acrobatic act in the Frogtown Hollow talent contest . During the 2008 rehearsal process , the characters evolved to the point where Paul Williams wrote a song for them . Various changes were made for the 2009 show ( now known as " Jim Henson ' s Emmet Otter " ) based on rehearsals , one of which was the naming of the other squirrels : Skippy , Junior , Jiffy and Nutella . Each of the characters was developed mostly by their respective puppeteers ; the character names even appear in the program . For the 2009 / 2010 season , the role of Madame Squirrel was taken over by Jennifer Barnhart . While she does not appear in the original special , a lady squirrel seen cheering loudly for the acrobatic squirrels has a close - up in the original special . It can be assumed that this is who Madame Squirrel is based on .
Phineas T . Barnswallow Phineas T . Barnswallow is the comic villain of the first Sesame Street Live tour , " " . Modeled after W . C . Fields , Barnswallow is a flowery - talking showman and con artist , proprietor of Barnswallow ' s Barnstorming Aviary . Barnswallow hopes to take his troupe , The Seedy Birds , to Broadway , but requires a star performer . Big Bird comes across his path , and is roped into the act . Veteran Broadway performer Grenoldo Frazier recorded Barnswallow ' s voice , and also performed him in - suit . The characters name is a nod to Phineas T . Barnum , better known as P . T . Barnum , one of the men responsible for the Ringling Bros . and Barnum & Bailey Circus .
The WB The WB was a television network created by Warner Bros . , which first broadcast in January 1995 and ceased in September 2006 , when it merged with UPN to create the CW . In of " Muppets Tonight " , Kermit the Frog ( in his guise of Virgil the Monkey ) inquires about a job at " The dubba - dubba - WB " at an unemployment agency ( the term was the catchphrase of the WB for a short time ) . He is informed that they already have a talking frog . The 1998 Henson series " B . R . A . T . S . of the Lost Nebula " ran briefly on Saturday mornings as part of the network ' s Kids WB block .
George Gaynes George Gaynes ( 1917 - 2016 ) was a Finnish - American character actor best known for playing the near - senile Commandant Lassard in the " Police Academy " movies , and Henry on the sitcom " Punky Brewster " . Gaynes was the first actor to guest voice on " Dinosaurs " as the Chief Elder , in the two - parter " " . Other credits include key roles in " Tootsie " ( with Dustin Hoffman ) and the 1983 version of " To Be or Not to Be " starring Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft . Among Gaynes many guest spots were appearances in " The New Lassie " , " WKRP in Cincinnati " , " The Six Million Dollar Man " , " " , the soap opera " General Hospital " , " Columbo " , " The Patty Duke Show " , " Cheers " and " Bonanza " .
Episode 110 : They ' ve Got a Secret The crew search Moya for hidden Peacekeeper devices , D ' Argo locates a control panel , that he disconnects causing Moya to shake and he falls down a shaft , were he finds a Peacekeeper protective plate that he opens causing to be blown out of the ship . After D ' Argo have been rescued and revived he seems to have memory issues , he thinks the crew are his family and acts accordingly . The plate that D ' Argo removed was placed by the Peqacekeepers to prevent Moya becoming pregnant , causing Moya to protect her coming offspring by redirecting resources to it and thereby killing the crew . John Crichton manage to convince Moya that they won ' t harm her or her baby and Moya activates the various life support units again . Guest stars . Alison Fox ( Lo ' Laan ) and Grant Magee ( Jothee )
Boom Shakalaka " Boom Shakalaka " is featured in " Muppet Treasure Island " as sung by the pig natives of Treasure Island . It serves as an introduction rally for Benjamina Gunn . According to the CD liner notes , the song also uses an excerpt from " I Want to Take You Higher " written by Sylvester Stewart ( Sly and the Family Stone ) , which uses the phrase often in the background , usually between verses . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Postcard Song " Post Card Song " is a " Sesame Street " song from the second episode in the Camp Echo Rock saga . Everyone in the cabin is writing a postcard home during their downtime , but Big Bird doesn ' t know what to write . Mickey offers a simple , " I ' m fine , how are you ? " Similarly , Maria has some extra time between lunch and work and decides to write him one . In song , Maria writes some meaningful messages , while Big Bird contemplates the many experiences he can write about , settling on just " I am fine . How are you ? " instead . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Frazzle ( song ) " Frazzle " is a song performed by Frazzle and the Frazzletones on " Sesame Street " in 1975 . The Frazzletones sing about Frazzle ' s emotions , which Frazzle himself always expresses in an indecipherable snarl that sounds the same regardless of whether he ' s happy , sad , or angry . When released on home video in " Elmo Says BOO ! " , the song featured new graphics , with " rip lines " appearing around the circles to make it appear as the monsters are bursting through the background . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet Show Stick Puppets Fisher - Price produced a series of seven " Muppet Show " stick puppets in 1978 . The stick puppets can be considered the first Muppet action figures . Each figure comes with a stick that fits in a hole in the figure ' s back . The following characters were made : The figures were sold separately . Kermit , Piggy , Fozzie and Rowlf were also available in a boxed set .
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert ( b . 1932 ) is a Canadian guitarist . He played banjo for T . R . Rooster in the special " The Muppet Musicians of Bremen " . Bickert specializes in jazz , frequently playing with fellow Canadians Moe Koffman and Rob McConnell ( both also heard in " Muppet Musicians of Bremen " ) . He recorded with Duke Ellington , Rosemary Clooney , and Oscar Peterson . He recorded several albums of his own and was heard in the soundtracks of Canadian films such as " A Cool Sound from Hell " ( 1959 ) .
Grant Bowler Grant Bowler ( b . 1968 ) played Liko in the " Farscape " episode " " . After graduating from Australia ' s National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1991 , he toured around Australia with Bell Shakespeare Company , the plays he was in include " Romeo and Juliet " , " Richard III " , " Hamlet " and " The Merchant of Venice " . In 1994 he got his TV debut in the show " Blue Heelers " as Constable Wayne Patterson . Since then he has appeared in many TV series including Captain Gault in " Lost " , Doctor Arch in " Medivac " , Sean Peck in " Stingers " , Nigel ' Mac ' MacPherson in " All Saints " and Wolfgang Wes in " Outrageous Fortune " .
Devon Devon was one of the kids on " Sesame Street " , appearing from Season 30 until Season 33 . In some appearances , he would show Ernie various collectibles and objects of his own , either as a part of Ernie ' s Show and Tell or in a separate insert .
My Little Game On the 1973 LP Sesame Street LIVE ! , Susan plays " My Little Game " , by singing a simple song to cheer herself up and teach loud and soft . In Season 33 , Bob sang a version with Big Bird and the kids in Episode 3987 . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
True Kelley True Kelley is an illustrator who drew the 1978 " Sesame Street " coloring book " The Farm and Garden Coloring Book " , which was reprinted multiple times . Kelley has written and illustrated many children ' s books from the 1970s onward . For the " Who Was " biography series , she illustrated the lives of Leonardo da Vinci and King Tut , wrote and illustrated Pablo Picasso , and wrote biographies of Abigail Adams , Roald Dahl , and Dolly Parton . She wrote and illustrated " The Dog Who Saved Santa " and illustrated many entries in the " Let ' s Read and Find Out " science series . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
No Letter Better Than B " No Letter Better Than B " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by The Dixie Chicks about their love for the letter B . They are backed up by Big Bird , Bert , Baby Bear , The Count ( and his bats ) and a group of chickens . The song is a spoof of The Dixie Chicks ' song , " I Can Love You Better . " Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Anthony Anthony is an orange - brown cockroach - like monster who wore a suit and glasses . He and his wife Fern appeared in the sketch Hurting Something of " The Jim Henson Hour " . Like Cookie Monster , the puppet is built with a hole in the back of its mouth to give the appearance of eating on camera . Anthony also made a cameo on " The Cosby Show " , where he was referred to as Mr . Rudd . The puppet used for this character was later recycled as Professor Hugh Mungous in the Mopatop ' s Shop episode , " The Bigulator . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Loro Farell Loro Farell ( born Lily Hryhirchuk ; 1938 - 1997 ) , sometimes spelled Loro Farrell , was a Canadian actress who appeared in " The Cube " as Margaret , wife of the Man ' s doppelganger Ted . Farell began as a singer and often performed opera . She was a semi - regular on the early Canadian version of " Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood " from 1964 - 1967 , often in the same sort of role later filled by Lady Aberlin . She played Scrooge ' s fiancee in the 1964 CBC special " Mr . Scrooge " and was in several Wayne and Shuster broadcasts . She retired from show business in the 1970s
Georgie ( Anything Muppet man ) Georgie appears in a 1998 episode of " Sesame Street " , one of several people passing through while the famous lamppost sign is missing . As Telly tries to write out a temporary sign , Georgie gleefully strolls down the street planning to meet his " sweetie pie " under the sign . Upon realizing it ' s gone , he grows worried and decides to look elsewhere . Moments later , Georgie ' s girlfriend wanders by and , when she sees the sign isn ' t there , frantically runs off to find him . Once the Sesame Street sign has been reinstated , the two finally reunite under the lamppost . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Matty Bovan Matty Bovan ( b . 1991 ) is a British fashion designer , illustrator , make - up artist , and contributor to Love Magazine . He launched his own fashion line in early 2017 , and has previously worked with Louis Vuitton , Mark Jacobs and Miu Miu , and designed a limited edition collection for Barbie . In 2017 , he assisted on the Muppets photoshoot with Love magazine , and posted a selfie with him and Miss Piggy . He later on December 4 , 2017 was interviewed by Miss Piggy on the red carpet for the Swarovski 2017 Fashion Awards livestream .
Ernie ' s Little Lie Ernie ' s Little Lie is a 1982 " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Ernie . Plot . Ernie decides to paint a picture for an art contest Mr . Hooper is judging . After he finishes his rubber duckie picture , Ernie ' s cousin Fred mails him a realistic tiger painting . Ernie briefly considers entering that picture instead of his own , but then decides not to , but then Bert decides to enter Ernie ' s painting and mistakenly enters the picture that was mailed to Ernie . The picture is highly praised and wins first prize at the contest . Ernie wants to clear up the confusion , but everybody likes the painting that he didn ' t do . Eventually , Ernie explains what had happened , and Mr . Hooper agrees that the prize ( a deluxe set of paints ) should be mailed to Ernie ' s cousin .
Clive Thompson Clive Thompson ( b . 1935 ) is a dancer and choreographer . He appeared on " Sesame Street " in an insert , around 1975 , moving and demonstrating body parts while the voices of kids identify them . Born in Jamaica but later relocating to New York City , Thompson danced with the Martha Graham Company for multiple seasons in the 60s , including on Broadway in presentations of " Phaedra " , " Cortege of Eagles " ( as Paris ) , and " Acrobats of God " . He also performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater . As a choreographer , he led his own group , the Clive Thompson Dance Company , before later returning to Jamaica .
Fur " Fur " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by The Aristocrats . Lead singer Stuie Monster sings about his love of being covered in fur and its many uses . Stuie also performed the song in the " Sesame Street Live " show " Big Bird ' s Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show " . In 1998 , a remake of the song was performed by Zoe , Herry , Grover and Elmo . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network , or YES Network , is a 24 - hour - a - day , 7 - day - a - week station featuring the New York Yankees . Launched March 19 , 2002 , it is available to viewers in New York , Connecticut , and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania .
Nobody ( Sesame Street ) Mr . Snuffleupagus sings " Nobody " , expressing his sorrow that nobody can see or hear him , and no matter how often he wishes on stars , nobody wants him . He knows that people are shy around strange things , but open up their hearts to the familiar . So he plans to go home and pretend he ' s the moon , or spring , or best of all , love . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gloria Esteworm Gloria Esteworm , a parody of Gloria Estefan and her band the Miami Slime Machine , appeared in a 1996 episode of " Sesame Street " at the Worm World Music Festival . She performed the song " Mambo I , I , I " with her band , the Miami Slime Machine . " Mambo I , I , I " was included on the 1997 CD " Hot ! Hot ! Hot ! Dance Songs " , with Gloria listed in the credits . The album identifies Christine Faith and Alfonso Thornton as voicing the Miami Slime Machine worms . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Wolfgang Hess Wolfgang Hess ( 1937 - 2016 ) was a German voice actor whose deep gruff voice was often used for heavies or physically large characters . He dubbed human characters in various Muppet projects , such as Avery Schreiber and Lou Rawls on " Die Muppet Show " ( " The Muppet Show " ) , the El Sleezo tough guy in the German dub of " The Muppet Movie " , and Pete in " Die Muppets Erobern Manhattan " ( " The Muppets Take Manhattan " ) . He was also heard at times on " Sesamstrasse " in cartoon inserts ( such as a beer drinking man whose dog becomes a barrel in Folge 1333 ) . Hess was best known as the German voice of the burly Italian actor Bud Spencer in many Westerns , action films , and comedies . He dubbed John Rhys - Davies as both Gimli and Treebeard in " The Lord of the Rings " films and took over from Klaus Höhne as the voice of Dumbledore in the " Harry Potter " movies . He also dubbed Raul Julia in " The Addams Family " , Lon Chaney , Jr . as " The Wolfman " , Michael McShane as Friar Tuck in " Robin Hood : Prine of Thieves " , Jon Polito in " The Man Who Wasn ' t There " , and James Earl Jones in " What the Deaf Man Heard " . In animation , Hess dubbed Obelix in the " Asterix " movies , Kong in the German feature " Felidae " , Mr . Arrow in Disney ' s " Treasure Planet " , Bluto in " Popeye " cartoons , Spike in the " Tom and Jerry " shorts , various insects on " Maya the Bee " , and the title character in " The Gruffalo " ( reprised in " The Gruffalo ' s Child " ) . On radio since the late 1950s , he was a regular on the " Dickie Dick Dickens " series , played Mr . Prosser in the German version of " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " , and was Shere Khan in a 2007 adaptation of " The Jungle Book " .
Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh ( b . 1960 ) is an Irish - born actor and director , particularly known for his many cinematic adaptations of William Shakespeare , including " Henry V " , " Othello " , " Much Ado About Nothing " , and " Hamlet " . In 2004 , Branagh starred as the eccentric Uncle Albert in the Jim Henson Pictures film " Five Children and It " . Branagh ' s other film credits include directing and acting in " Peter ' s Friends " ( with Stephen Fry , Hugh Laurie , and Imelda Staunton ) and " Mary Shelley ' s Frankenstein " ( with Robert De Niro and John Cleese ) and performing in Woody Allen ' s " Celebrity " , " Chariots of Fire " and " Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets " . As a stage actor in the late 1980s and early 1990s , he and Emma Thompson toured all over the world with their own theatre troupe , The Renaissance Theatre Company .
Sarah Wright Sarah Wright is a British puppeteer who served as an additional Muppet performer on 1996 ' s " Muppet Treasure Island " and puppeteered Vogons and other aliens in the 2005 Creature Shop - effects film " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " . Wright is a veteran London theatre puppeteer and founder of the Curious School of Puppetry . Her stage credits include work with the Royal Shakespeare Company on " The Tempest " and directing " Sleeping Beauty " , " The Adventures of Curious Ganz " , and " Hansel and Gretel " . She puppeteered on the TV series " Sooty " ( as occasional character Scampi ) and the film " Seed of Chucky " ( operating all three lead doll characters ) . Her brother is film director Joe Wright ( " Pride and Prejudice " and others ) .
Rosa Bonheur Rosa Bonheur ( 1822 - 1899 ) was a French artist and sculptor known for her artistic realism and paintings of animals . Trained by her father from the age of twelve , Bonheur was admired by Queen Victoria and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour by the Empress Eugénie .
I ' m Number One I ' m Number One is a song from the 2014 movie " Muppets Most Wanted " . The song is performed by Constantine along with Dominic Badguy ( Ricky Gervais ) . According to songwriter , Bret McKenzie : External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Muppet Traffic Safety Show The Plymouth Muppet Traffic Safety Show was a touring attraction brought to shopping malls around the US in the late 1980s , sponsored by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Motors . Children would ride in a minivan through a Muppet - filled movie set , teaching them various lessons about traffic safety . The children were filmed during the ride , and the ride ended with a showing of their own mini - movie . The attraction featured the first fully animatronic versions of the Muppets , before Muppet * Vision 3D . The Muppet characters included Kermit , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo , Animal , Beaker , Robin the Frog , the Frog Scouts , a chicken ( crossing the road ) and some penguins . The show included a song , " Play It Safe . " The audio track for the attraction was recorded by Jim Henson , Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson . The attraction begins with Kermit dressed as a crossing guard , welcoming the passengers and waving them through a tollbooth . Gonzo is the filmmaker , operating a camera in each of the six scenes . In the first scene , Miss Piggy is on the curb in front of an ice cream shop , and teaches the kids that you should look " left - right - left " before crossing the street . Fozzie Bear told the old " why did the chicken cross the road ? " joke , with a chicken preparing to cross . In another scene , Animal demonstrated why darting out into traffic was dangerous , riding out of an alley on a Big Wheels - style toy bike . In another , Gonzo talked about bus safety as a group of penguins exited a school bus . Robin and the Frog Scouts appeared in a Plymouth Voyager minivan , demonstrating the importance of buckling your seatbelt . Beaker also also had his own scene . The attraction occupied 2 , 000 square feet , and stood nine feet tall . It included 40 animated characters , which were finished using official Muppet costume materials . Each car could carry six children , and total ride capacity was 175 passengers an hour . This show was created by Advanced Animations and appeared in malls and trade shows throughout the United States . Advanced Animations was the company responsible for the giant animated " toy clock " that was featured at FAO Schwarz in New York City . The tour launched at the Eastland Mall in Harper Woods , Michigan on May 20 , 1988 , and was scheduled to tour the country for three years . Tour locations included :
School Song " School Song " is a " Sesame Street " song . Sung by a male vocalist over film footage , children get off the bus on what the lyrics imply is their first day , wondering what school will be like . Once there , they participate in clay modeling , painting , play in mud and dirt , go on hikes , play with other kids , and other activities and socializing . The queries are repeated at the end . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Count on Sports Count on Sports is a 2008 " Sesame Street " direct - to - video compilation which uses sports to emphasize math , relational concepts , and shapes . Ernie anchors the ESPN - style ESSN ( Ernie ' s Sports Show News ) , assisted by Bert and Bernice . Grover , Prairie Dawn , Elmo , and Murray Monster also appeared as reporters on certain sport event . Vince Carter makes a special appearance in this video .
En la granja de Koko En la granja de Koko ( " Grover ' s Farm " ) is a 1984 " Barrio Sésamo " storybook featuring Grover . " Koko " is an unusual spelling of Grover ' s Spanish name ; he ' s usually known as Coco .
Tania Farzana Tania Farzana was the Afghan - American executive producer of " Baghch - e - Simsim " ( 2011 ) , the Afghan adaptation of " Sesame Street " . In January 2002 , Farzana was profiled on PBS series " NewsHour with Jim Lehrer " . Then a full - time student , it profiled how she was feeling a " strong pull " to return to Afghanistan , despite being raised in the United States as a child . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Miss Bogen County Beauty Pageant The Miss Bogen County Beauty Pageant is an annual fixture of the Bogen County Fair in " The Muppet Movie " . The event , in a midwestern region where according to the host " we sure grow ' em purty , " celebrates the zenith of feminine beauty and charm . At the contest viewed by Kermit the Frog and friends , the first runner - up is Debbie Sue Anderson and the celebrity judges are Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy . The winner , naturally , is Miss Piggy . Charlie feigns astonishment at the winner , despite his own involvement in the selection , and presumably a puckish wooden figure is not the best assessor of porcine magnetism to begin with . While events of " The Muppet Movie " , comprising as they do a movie within a movie , are not necessarily canon regarding the character ' s backgrounds , Miss Piggy ' s status as Miss Bogen County has cropped up on multiple occasions . In " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , a framed photograph of Piggy as Bogen County beauty queen adorns her apartment . The press bios for " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " authoritatively claimed that Miss Bogen County was Piggy ' s first big break into show business .
Business Business Business Business was a variety sketch performed on " The Ed Sullivan Show " in 1968 . In the sketch , two creatures discuss business and financial terms . Two other creatures join in the scat and battle the business creatures with words of happiness and kindness . The intense and methodical tone of the dialogue is balanced with the humor of the characters ' movements and the jazz riff that underscores the sketch . The blue and the orange creatures were performed by Jim Henson , and the green and the purple creatures by Jerry Juhl . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The In and Out and All About Coloring Book The In and Out and All About Coloring Book is a 1976 " Sesame Street " coloring book . The coloring book mostly features pictures of the Muppets of " Sesame Street " demonstrating opposites . In 1979 , the coloring book was reprinted as The All - Together Coloring Book by Western Publishing , along with " The Ernie and Bert Coloring Book " .
I Want to Do That . . . I Want to Do That . . . is a rhyming " Muppet Babies " book , featuring the Muppet Babies interacting with animals , and a single - sentence rhyme on each page describing its illustration . For example : The book was reprinted by Bendon Publishing in 2003 ( ISBN 1593941692 ) .