naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
Topsy and Mopsy Topsy and Mopsy entered " Mopatop ' s Shop " in the episode " " . They say that they love to do the swapsies , they do it so often that they don ' t really know that they do it . They have a little rime that they do each time " Ixie pixie poxy . Watch us do a swapsie " . They had to do the swapsies a few times in the shop , since it was the only way they could get what they wanted . The Mopsy puppet appears as the Jack Rabbit in " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carly Simon Carly Simon ( b . 1945 ) is a singer / songwriter . In 1983 , she appeared in the " Great Muppet Look - Alike Contest " in " Muppet Magazine " issue 1 , paired with Janice . She also performed her song , " Be With Me , " in a " Sesame Street " segment with Telly Monster .
Wally and Ralph Wally and Ralph debuted on " Sesame Street " in Season 3 . Many of their sketches were similar in style to the Buddy and Jim sketches ; so much so , in fact , that at least one segment , the " Mirror " segment , was a remake of a Buddy and Jim skit . The theme music was composed by Joe Raposo . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Public Theater The Public Theater is a theater based in New York City that hosts a variety of shows , including Shakespeare in the Park productions . The cast of " Sesame Street " appeared in the theater ' s adaptation of Shakespeare ' s " The Winter ' s Tale " , from September 5 - 7 , 2014 in Central Park . Characters included Elmo ( Ryan Dillon ) , Cookie Monster ( David Rudman ) , Abby Cadabby ( Leslie Carrara - Rudolph ) , Grover ( Eric Jacobson ) , Big Bird ( Peter Linz ) , a cookie ( Stephanie D ' Abruzzo ) and a monster ( Tyler Bunch ) .
Sindy McKay Sindy McKay is a television writer , specializing in animation and children ' s series , who worked on " Muppet Babies " . Beginning with the third season episode " " and extending through the final season , McKay penned multiple episodes with co - writer Larry Swerdlove . The pair later married , though she continued to use her maiden name professionally . McKay also scripted a few " Troubles the Cat " segments on " Big Bag " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Schmoodle Schmoodle ( referred to in a few episodes as " Mr . Noodle ' s poodle , Schmoodle " ) is the Noodle family ' s dog who appears in the revived " Elmo ' s World " segments on " Sesame Street " in Season 47 . Schmoodle debuted in " " with one of Mr . Noodle ' s brothers , demonstrating how friends play ; Schmoodle seemed clearer on the concept than Mr . Noodle ' s brother . He next appeared in " , " showing how to share . This time , like his human owners , Schmoodle needed the voice - over urgings of Elmo and the kids to share properly with his canine friend , his sister Floodle . Schmoodle also has a brother named Frank , as seen in " . "
I ' m a Little Stewpot " I ' m a Little Stewpot " is a song from the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " The song starts with Gobo , Mokey , Wembley , and Red trying to remind Boober of who he is and all the things that he loves , such as cooking , laundry , and killing germs . Their version revolves around the theme " I am Boober Fraggle . " The title " I ' m a Little Stewpot " comes from Boober ' s own confused version of the song where he believes that his name is " Laundry , " his friends are germs , loves to squash rocks , and he must cook Fraggles . The music from this song is almost , but not quite , the same as the " Remembering Song . " This is probably because both of the songs pertain to regaining one ' s memory . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Harold Happy Harold Happy is the young brother who panics over nothing in " Hunt for Happiness , " a " Sesame Street " spoof of soap operas . Harold and his sister Helen get themselves into a state in a 1970 episode over the mud on her shoe . Grandmother Happy has no patience for their dramatics . In the third part of the segment , while Jim Henson performs Grandmother Happy , Daniel Seagren puppeteers Harold to Henson ' s voice . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Leo van der Goot Leo van der Goot ( b . 1950 ) is a Dutch disc jockey , newsreader , producer , and director . From 1988 to 1998 he was part of the team of directors that work on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " , and " Het klokhuis " ( literally ' The apple core ' ) , a longrunning educational show for kids . " Sesamstraat " colleagues like Frank Groothof , Aart Staartjes and Monique Hagen worked with him on " Het klokhuis " as well . Van der Goot ' s non - Henson work includes DJing for offshore radio station Radio North Sea International ( alongside Alfred Lagarde ) , producing documentaries , and directing comedy shows like " Niemand de deur uit ! " for commercial television station RTL 4 . He also served as the president of RTL .
Katharine Ross Katharine Ross is a children ' s book author who wrote three " Sesame Street " early reading books , all published in 1991 : " Grover , Grover , Come On Over " , " Twinkle , Twinkle , Little Bug " , and " Bert ' s Little Bedtime Story " . Ross began writing in the 1980s , primarily for Random House . She authored over a dozen books , including " The Baby Animals ' Party " , " When You Were a Baby " , " The Teeny Tiny Farm " , an adaptation of " Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " , and " The Story of the Pilgrims " .
Elmo ' s Quiz Elmo ' s quiz is an interactive game on " 10 voor " introduced in 2015 . Elmo ( performed by Jogchem Jalink ) hosts a mobile game show with Tommie , Pino , Ieniemienie and Purk as contestants . Elmo asks questions about the objects , shapes , numbers , or letters that they hold in their hands . The game encourages children at home to participate . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Spies Like Us Spies Like Us is a 1985 comedy directed by John Landis . One scene in particular has reached a pop culture awareness , to the extent that posters and t - shirt images have been based on that single moment . In the sequence , the two main characters are falsely posing as surgeons who are introduced to a tent - full of doctors . The subsequent introduction consists entirely of each individual addressing one another as " doctor " in a repeated fashion . " Muppets from Space " features a similar scene in which this joke is presented in shortened form . Kermit and Pepe the King Prawn are posing as doctors , having infiltrated C . O . V . N . E . T . with Miss Piggy and Fozzie to save Gonzo and Rizzo . When they are discovered in the hallway by a doctor in residence , their exchange is a brief nod to the scene from " Spies Like Us " .
Little Brown Jug " Little Brown Jug " is a drinking song by Joseph Winner . Known as a folk song during the early 20th century , it gained new popularity during the Prohibition period . The Snerfs perform the song in of " The Muppet Show " . By scrunching their bodies up and down , they imitate an accordion and play an instrumental version of the song . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Meet Jim Henson ( Bullseye Biographies ) Meet Jim Henson is a 77 - page children ' s biography of Jim Henson . 1 ) Kermit — The creation of Kermit the Frog from Jim Henson ' s mother ' s coat while he spends time with his sick grandfather . 2 ) TV — An account of Henson ' s childhood years and the family ' s first television set in 1949 . Henson is creatively encouraged by his maternal grandmother Sarah Brown , called " Dear " by the family . 3 ) Studio Days — Henson ' s time learning how to produce a TV series at WTOP and WRC - TV . 4 ) Sam and Friends — The production of " Sam and Friends " . Henson and his wife Jane come up with the name Muppet . 5 ) Sesame Street — Joan Ganz Cooney calls Henson in 1967 about working on " Sesame Street " . Henson struggles with the public perception of his puppets as " for kids only . " 6 ) The Muppet Show — The " In the Navy " sketch from of " The Muppet Show " is described from a behind - the - scenes viewpoint . Character development and the challenges of getting a puppet to do something as simple as pick up a ball is discussed . 7 ) Movies — Henson recalls that his favorite movie was probably " The Wizard of Oz " . His parents told him that the MGM lion scared him as a child . " The Muppet Movie " , " The Great Muppet Caper " , " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , " The Dark Crystal " and " Labyrinth " are discussed . 8 ) A Special View of the World — The development of " Fraggle Rock " and PSAs for environmentalism . 9 ) Muppet Babies — Henson didn ' t want to do an animated series at first because he wasn ' t fond of Saturday morning cartoons . He changed his mind when he became convinced that it could be about " how wonderful it is to use your imagination . " 10 ) A Great Loss — Henson ' s deal with Disney and his passing . 11 ) The Future — " Muppet * Vision 3D " , the continuation of " Sesame Street " , " Dinosaurs " and " The Muppet Christmas Carol " .
Miss Piggy ' s weight A running gag throughout the duration of Miss Piggy ' s existence regards her weight . It is often employed through others cracking jokes at her expense , her weight having improbable impacts on her situation and attributing her weight to her consuming large doses of unhealthy foods . These instances are typically met with a dose of physical punishment to those around calling attention to it .
LOL Elmo LOL Elmo is a 2012 " Sesame Street " plush toy that offers a variation on the Tickle Me Elmo doll , which was first released by in 1996 . On the packaging , the O in " LOL " is decorated with a smiley - face emoticon : - ) - - both references to common email and text - message slang . The Elmo plush doll will laugh at almost any provocation - - tickling his tummy , touching his feet , making a loud sound near him , or squeaking Dorothy ' s fishbowl squeaker . Elmo giggles and tells jokes - - and as the tickling progresses , the toy rocks back and forth as Elmo becomes helpless with laughter . The toy was produced by , under the label .
Sesamstraat Magic Sculpting Putty Doudah released a series of " make - your - own " figures of characters from " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " , in 2006 . Each set contained different colored Magic Sculpting Putty and detailed instructions on how to sculpt them into " your own Sesamstraat heroes " . After mixing the colors and building the characters by rolling the clay into basic round shapes , it takes less than a day for the clay to dry into a kind of lightweight plasticine . The series consisted of Pino , Ieniemienie , Bert and Ernie .
Dana Calderwood Dana Calderwood is a television director who directed episodes of " Sesame English " . Calderwood has often directed talk shows and game shows , including those aimed at younger viewers , such as " Double Dare " , " Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego ? " , and " Head Games " . He directed " Late Night with Conan O ' Brien " , " Iron Chef America " and other Food Network programs , " Rachael Ray " , and the game show " IdioTest " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix ( b . 1974 ) is a two time Oscar nominated actor who has appeared in " Ladder 49 " ( with John Travolta ) , " Signs " ( with Mel Gibson ) , and " 8MM " ( with James Gandolfini ) . " Gladiator " brought Phoenix his first Academy Award nomination , and " Walk the Line " brought him his second for his portrayal of Johnny Cash . In 1986 , Phoenix was interviewed by Janice in " Muppet Magazine " issue 15 to promote his upcoming film , " SpaceCamp " .
Candy Man " Candy Man " is an animated song from " Sesame Street " , created by Bud Luckey , and performed by Turk Murphy and his jazz band , in 1971 . It which focuses on the number 8 . A penny candy man , costumed as a clown , sells his treats in assortments of 8 . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Haim Moshe Haim Moshe ( b . 1955 ) is an Israel i recording artist . On many albums , he is credited as " Chaim Moshe . " Moshe appeared in an episode of " Rechov Sumsum " , singing " Sheer Ha - shechenut " in a private concert for the residents . He appearance was later included in the " Shalom Sesame " premiere episode , " . "
Randy Crenshaw Randy Crenshaw is a session singer and character voice actor who has been heard in several Muppet / Henson projects and albums . He provided backing vocals on the 1992 " Dinosaurs " album " Big Songs " . In 1993 , he worked on " Muppet Beach Party " , as a backing vocal arranger on three tracks ( including " Kokomo " ) and performing as one of the Boss Dudes ( the chorus of singing beach animals ) . For the 2003 Henson Company series " Animal Jam " , Crenshaw sang on the theme song and featured songs within the episodes . Crenshaw also lent his vocals to the film soundtracks of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " and the Creature Shop - effects film " The Flintstones " ( singing the famous theme song ) . An active session singer since the 1980s , Crenshaw has been heard in hundreds of films , commercials , and TV soundtracks . Specializing in character vocals , and covering a range of musical styles , he has been frequently heard on " The Simpsons " and on its albums ( doing straight singing for Homer and various brief song covers and end credits cues ) and " Family Guy " ( as part of the barbershop quartet and other groups ) . Animated features include Tim Burton ' s " The Nightmare Before Christmas " ( as Mr . Hyde , Behemoth , and a vampire ) , " Ice Age : The Meltdown " ( as the lead singing vulture ) , Don Bluth ' s " Thumbelina " ( singing for Gilbert Gottfried as Mr . Beetle ) , " The Swan Princess " , " Flushed Away " ( singing slugs ) , " The Thief and the Cobbler " ( singing brigands ) , " Mickey , Donald , Goofy : The Three Musketeers " ( singing musketeers , cows , and stage pirates ) . TV cartoons include the main themes for " Animaniacs " , " Pinky and the Brain " , " Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries " , " Freakazoid " ( theme and character vocals ) , and " Ren & Stimpy " ( " The Muddy Mudskipper Theme " ) . On - camera singing performances include " The Adventures of Ford Fairlane " and episodes of " Cop Rock " . He looped vocals for Randy Travis in an episode of " Touched by an Angel " , Adam Sandler in " You Don ' t Mess with the Zohan " , and sang for assorted merry men in " Robin Hood : Men in Tights " . Other film soundtracks include " Avatar " , " Without a Paddle " ( yodeling ) , " Beetlejuice " , " Godzilla " , " King Kong " , the " Matrix " series , and " Watchmen " . In albums , in addition to backing the likes of Bette Midler , Rosemary Clooney , and Rod Stewart , Crenshaw recorded on two albums by " Dinosaurs " songwriter Lorraine Feather , was in the chorus on Stan Freberg ' s " The United States of America , Vol . 2 " , backed Brent Spiner on his Data ( and Sinatra ) inspired album title " Ol ' Yellow Eyes Is Back " , and worked with Weird Al Yankovic on " Don ' t Download This Song " and " Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me . " Crenshaw also performs as part of the Christian group The Haven Quartet and has played character roles on the radio series " Adventures in Odyssey " .
Tina Turner Tina Turner ( b . 1939 ) is a rock star whose appeal has spanned generations . Her hit songs include the Grammy Award - winning " Proud Mary " and " What ' s Love Got to Do with It . " In 1986 , Janice appeared as " Tina Totally " in a centerfold poster for " Muppet Magazine " issue 14 . The same picture was used in the 1993 Muppet Trading Cards set , with the tagline : " What ' s Hair Got to Do with It ? " In 2006 , the ad agency behind the Pizza Hut Superbow ads featuring Jessica Simpson and the Muppets , created a short clip with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy acting out a scene from the 1993 Tuner biopic " What ' s Love Got to Do with It , " lipsynching to Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne . For an interview to promote " The Muppets " , Janice lists her musical influences as Joan Jett and Tina Turner .
Ventriloquism Ventriloquism is a form of puppetry in which the puppeteer ( or Ventriloquist ) manipulates their voice to make it appear as if it is coming from another source . This illusion is often performed without the ventriloquist moving their lips , making it seem as though the puppet itself is the one doing the talking . HBO produced several adult - oriented ventriloquist specials , the first of which , " The Vent Event " , featured a pre - taped cameo appearance by Kermit and Fozzie Bear , as well as Jerry Nelson . A ventriloquist performed at the Furchester Hotel in the episode " . " Below is a list of ventriloquists that have worked with the Muppets , as well as a list of ventriloquist acts within Muppet productions .
David Fleeshman David Fleeshman ( b . 1952 ) is a British actor who appeared in " The StoryTeller " episode " " as the innkeeper . A frequent guest actor on British TV , Fleeshman has appeared on " Only Fools and Horses " , " Dalziel and Pascal " , the soap opera " Coronation Street " , " Highlander : The Raven " , " Emmerdale Farm " , " North & South " , and " Hetty Wainthropp Investigates " . Film credits include " Pink Floyd ' s The Wall " .
De l ' ordre en tout De l ' ordre en tout ( " The Order of Everything " ) is a 1978 storybook based on " 1 , Rue Sésame " , the French co - production of " Sesame Street " . The book features Toccata and Mordicus .
Good Morning Television Good Morning Television ( GMTV ) was a morning show on ITV in the United Kingdom that ran from 1993 until 2010 . Miss Piggy made a guest appearance in the show on October 29th , 2007 to promote BAFTAs ' 60th anniversary and " " DVD set .
Sesame Street Magazine ( Aug 2005 ) August 2005 : This is an issue about positional concepts , i . e . up , down , under over and through . Ron Zalme , David Dees , Maggie Swanson , Linda Solovic , Jerry Smath , Tom Cushwa , Tom Leigh and Colleen Pidel all provided illustrations for this issue . Leslie Kimmelman and Mary Buri provided story and poem content for this issue . This issue also includes content from " Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove . Includes a mini - poster called " Greetings from Grouchland ! " featuring Oscar the Grouch and Slimey .
Pedley Fraggle Pedley Fraggle is a Fraggle painter who is featured in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " He takes frequent painting trips to seek inspiration , and his return sparks insecurity in Mokey . Unknown to her , Pedley actually admires her work and wishes he could paint as well as her . Pedley ' s paintings have a tendency to depict Fraggles as knights or warriors against dragons or other creatures . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tshidi Tshidi is a human character on " Takalani Sesame " , the South African co - production of " Sesame Street " . Tshidi is the daughter of Dimpho . She also lives with her father , Salie , her human brother Dumisani & her adopted Muppet sister Kami . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Old McDougal Old McDougal was a tan monster that appeared in the early 1980s on " Sesame Street " , and was on the show as late as 1986 . He can be identified by his long tan hair , large yellow horns , and a fat red nose ( though sometimes his hair and horns are removed ) . He could sometimes be seen wearing a tam o ' shanter . He was identified by name in the song " Google Bugle " , where he played the trumpet as Cookie Monster sang ; in another sketch , he and his friends trampled Kermit the Frog , who tried to explain the concept of " IN " . He also appears as a caller to Big Bird ' s reading hotline in the 1986 video " Getting Ready to Read " , and in a background cameo in the 1987 special " A Muppet Family Christmas " . He has been performed by Richard Hunt and Martin P . Robinson . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street talking plush ( Knickerbocker ) In 1976 , made a line of " Sesame Street " talking rag dolls of Ernie , Bert and Count Von Count . The dolls had pull - strings on the back that would play four sound clips each . They also made talking plush of Big Bird , Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch , which were sold exclusively at Sears and through the Sears catalog . In 1978 , Knickerbocker released were Cookie Monster , Grover and Oscar the Grouch talking plush ; each had six sayings .
The Singing Dentists The Singing Dentists sing " Say Toothpaste , Somebody ! " on " Sesame Street " . The lead singer , performed by Kevin Clash , was made from a Green Anything Muppet , while his background singers ( puppeteered by Jim Henson , Martin P . Robinson , David Rudman , and Rick Lyon ) were made from Purple , Lavender , Fat Blue , and Pumpkin Anything Muppets . Henson originally meant to perform the lead singer , performing his singing vocals live on - set ( instead of pre - recorded ) . He wound up feeling too tired on the day of the shoot and suggested Clash perform the lead instead . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ken Koonce and David Wiemers Ken Koonce and David Wiemers were a writing team who scripted the fourth season " Muppet Babies " episode " . " Koonce and Wiemers wrote for television animation together beginning in the mid - eighties , on " Galaxy High School " , " Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors " , and " The Wuzzles " . They moved on to " The Smurfs " , " Alvin and the Chipmunks " , and " Popeye and Son " . They wrote scripts and served as story editors for the Disney Afternoon series " DuckTales " , " Chip ' n Dale Rescue Rangers " , and " TaleSpin " . Their last credits as partners included work on " The Legend of Tarzan " and " Clifford the Big Red Dog " . On his own or with other partners , Koonce wrote for " Hercules " and " Krypto the Superdog " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I Want to Go to Morrow " I Want to Go to Morrow , " also called " To Morrow , " is a novelty song written by Lew Sully and recorded by Dan W . Quinn in 1902 . It was later adapted and recorded by Bob Gibson , and further popularized by the Kingston Trio . The song , which plays on confusion between " to Morrow " and " tomorrow , " tells of a traveler who wants to go to Morrow , a town in Ohio , and return tomorrow . The traveler is told that he has missed the train he wants and will have to stay in town for the night . A sample lyric is " You should have gone to Morrow yesterday and back today , for the train that goes to Morrow is a mile upon its way . " The Country Trio , featuring Jim as the traveler and Jerry as the ticket clerk , sing the song as the UK Spot on of " The Muppet Show " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ken Snyder Ken Snyder produced many animated segments for " Sesame Street " , most notably the Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes series , as well as the occasional live - action insert ( notably " B is for Bubble " ) . His contributions included a cartoon about a fishing boy catching letters of the alphabet , and a cartoon about the number 20 , featuring a four - armed man . Fred Calvert and Fred Crippen were the primary directors of these spots , credited in " The Sesame Street Book of Letters " and elsewhere to Ken Snyder Enterprises . Snyder had previously produced and written for the animated TV series " Roger Ramjet " and " The Funny Company " ( the latter heavily using live - action film inserts , predating " Sesame Street " ) . These projects often used the talents of future " Sesame " collaborators ( with and without Snyder ) including Calvert and Crippen , Gary Owens , Bob Arbogast , Joan Gerber , David Ketchum , Gene Moss , Hal Smith , and composer Jack Fascinato . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
How to Be a Grouch How to Be a Grouch is a 1976 " Sesame Street " storybook written and illustrated by Caroll Spinney , the performer of Oscar the Grouch . In the book , Oscar explains all of his Grouchy secrets . An on - screen storybook of the book appears a bonus feature on the 2012 DVD set " " , read by Spinney in Oscar ' s voice . In the book , Oscar mentions several relatives : Book and audio editions . The book and audio edition features Caroll Spinney reading the book in character as Oscar .