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Muppet Babies ( comic book ) In the wake of the success of the " Muppet Babies " TV show , Marvel Comics ' " kid " imprint Star Comics began releasing the " Muppet Babies " comic book title on a bi - monthly basis . These were new stories , not adaptations of existing stories from the TV show . At first , each story was approximately the full length of the comic ( approx . 22 pages ) . Later in the series ' run , two 11 - page stories were included per issue . While adults were rarely if ever seen on the TV show ( even Nanny was only seen from the striped socks down ) , adult characters were often featured in the comic , usually as villains . In one issue , Gonzo was revealed to be an alien , predating the revelation in " Muppets from Space " . The first issue of the comic was dated May 1985 , and the last issue was dated July 1989 . There were 26 issues in total . The majority of the stories were illustrated by Marie Severin , with the back - up stories in the last two issues being drawn by Nate Butler . Writers for the series included Stan Kay , Laura Hitchcock , Angelo DeCesare and Bill Prady . Harvey Comics later issued a " Muppet Babies " title , consisting of reprints of the Marvel run with new cover art ( Harvey ' s editor in chief Sid Jacobson had presided over the Star line ) . In addition to two specials in 1992 , the Harvey reprints ran from June 1993 until November 1994 , totaling six issues in the regular run . Bastei - Verlag distributed the comics ' German language translation " Die Muppet Babies " in the late 1980s . Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico published an original Muppet Babies comic entitled " Los Pequeños Muppets " in the early 1990s . Collections . In 2017 , Marvel Comics publishes the first collection of " Muppet Babies " comics in one omnibus . At 680 pages , the anthology collects all 26 issues as well as " Marvel Super Special " # 32 . The book comes with two hardcovers : one with all the Babies for mass distribution , and another of Baby Kermit taken from issue # 10 exclusively for comic book stores . Both were available beginning October 4 , 2017 in comic books stores , and everywhere else on October 17 , 2017 .
Güven Hokna Güven Hokna played Zehra Teyze on " Susam Sokağı " , the Turkish co - production of " Sesame Street " . Güven Hokna ( b . 1946 in Ankara ) is famous for her work in the turkish theatre , cinema and her roles on television . On Susam Sokağı she playes Zehra Teyze . A nice lady who runs a fruitstand .
Afghan Hound The Afghan Hound is a blond , female dog with a long pointy snout . The Afghan Hound appeared for the first time in of " The Muppet Show " and was thereafter seen in the background of many Muppet sketches . She was performed by Louise Gold in her more prominent speaking appearances , which included ( " Mad Dogs and Englishmen " ) , and ( " Maybe It ' s Because I ' m a Londoner " ) . The Afghan Hound appeared in the opening theme of " Mopatop ' s Shop " and in the background of E - I - E - I - OR on " Muppets Tonight " . The Afghan Hound ' s most recent speaking appearance was in " The Muppets " as one of the Muppets taking calls for The Muppets Telethon , this time performed by Alice Dinnean . When Kermit comments that they are ready to take the calls for pledges , the Hound is seen ordering a pizza on the phone . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street and Other Children ' s Pop Hits Sesame Street and Other Children ' s Pop Hits features covers of three " Sesame Street " songs . The album is notable as having been the source of " Sesame Street " ’ s " The Square Song " as heard in " Close Encounters of the Third Kind " . The album also includes songs from " The Archie Show , " " Bozo , " " H . R . Pufnstuf " and the big - screen " Pufnstuf " film . Credited to The Pickwick Children ' s Chorus led by Laurie Ringham , others who appear on the album include Karen Sloane , Linda Sugin , Joanne Waserman , Babbie Rothstein and Stephanie Sugin . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Peter Capell Peter Capell ( 1912 - 1986 ) was a German actor who dubbed the voice of Pops in " Die Muppet Show " ( the German version of " The Muppet Show " ) and in the German dubs of " The Great Muppet Caper " and " The Muppets Take Manhattan " . He also dubbed the World ' s Oldest Fraggle in certain episodes of " Die Fraggles " ( " Fraggle Rock " ) . Although born and raised in Germany , Capell moved to the United States of America in 1933 , working on stage and in radio in New York City . He was frequently heard as Nazis in wartime broadcasts such as " Words at War " and " This Is Our Enemy " , and served as producer on " The Voice of America " . Later radio credits included recurring roles on assorted soap operas , including " Wendy Warren and the News " ( FBI Agent Anton Kemp ) , " Front Page Farrell " ( Nick ) , " Portia Faces Life " ( Dr . Byron ) , and " When a Girl Marries " ( Officer Connolly ) . He also made many appearances on the 1950s science - fiction series " Dimension X " and its spin - off " X Minus One " , notably as Dr . Horst in Ray Bradbury ' s " Mars is Heaven , " which he reprised in four different broadcasts of the tale . Capell returned to Europe in 1955 , but still appeared frequently in English - language films , including " Paths of Glory " , Billy Wilder ' s " One , Two , Three " ( with Liselotte Pulver ) , and " Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory " ( with Gene Wilder ) , as the eerie tinker encountered by Charlie at the factory gate . Apart from his Muppet work , his German dub credits include George Burns in " Going in Style " , the TV version of " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " ( as Zarquon the Prophet ) , " Anne of Green Gables " ( dubbing Richard Farnsworth ) , " Star Trek " ( various guest roles ) , and the animated series " Dr . Snuggles " .
Fraggle Rock : Journey to the Everspring Fraggle Rock : Journey to the Everspring is a 4 - part " Fraggle Rock " comic book mini - series published by Archaia in 2014 . The series was ritten by Kate Leth with art by Jake Myler . Te story includes the familiar Fraggles , as well as new characters , as they search for the fabled Everspring , a water supply deep in the caves of Fraggle Rock .
Busch Gardens Europe Busch Gardens is a chain of family theme parks , owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment . SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment owns several theme parks in the United States , including Sesame Place . As of August 2006 , SeaWorld Parks has the rights to use the characters from " Sesame Street " in four other theme parks - - two SeaWorld parks in Orlando and San Diego , and two Busch Gardens parks , Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg , Virginia , and Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa , Florida . The Virginia park opened a new atraction area , " Sesame Street Forest of Fun " , in April 2009 . The Tampa Bay park opened the " Sesame Street Safari of Fun " attraction area in spring 2010 . Characters have appeared at SeaWorld Florida since 2007 , and at SeaWorld California since 2008 . Busch Gardens Europe , in Williamsburg , Virginia , opened a new attraction area called " Sesame Street Forest of Fun " in April 2009 . Attractions . Attractions include :
Earl Sinclair Earl Sinclair is one of the lead characters in the television series " Dinosaurs " . Identified as a megalosaurus , Earl is the 43 - year - old head of his family , consisting of wife Fran , teenage children Robbie and Charlene , mother - in - law Ethyl Phillips , and infant son Baby Sinclair . Married for over 15 years , Earl tends to take his more sensible wife for granted , who often brings him down to earth with a sharp " Earl Sneed Sinclair ! " Earl ' s own family background is seldom delved into , but he was the class runt in high school and has an estranged sister , country singer Pearl Sinclair ( " " ) . He is given three common nicknames : " Pally Boy " by Roy Hess , " Fat Boy " by Ethyl , and " Not the mama " by Baby . Employed as a low level tree pusher for the voluminous WESAYSO Corporation , Earl is old - fashioned and resentful as his family often tries to break with dinosaur tradition , yet usually caves in ( though in the shows final episode , " " , he is very supportive of new technology ) . Earl ' s best friend is Roy Hess , and it ' s sometimes unclear whether work is a refuge from home or home is a refuge from work . In particular , Earl struggles with being a new father again , and Baby Sinclair ' s continual address of " Not the Mama " over " Daddy " is a source of frustration . One such attempt to win his youngest son ' s approval involved adopting the superhero persona Captain Impressive ( " " ) . Earl ' s other desire , outside of being left alone to snack and drink beer , is to achieve recognition from B . P . Richfield and the outside world , whether by becoming " " or through laying claim as the discoverer of Sinclair City ( " " ) . Though usually content to watch television and avoid serious thought , Earl could be occasionally galvanized into action , by either his family or a delayed conscience . His achievements during the series ' short run included running for Chief Elder ( " " ) , becoming the network ' s lead television programmer ( " " ) , and trading places with a tree ( " " ) . Earl also used to play accordian and was surprisingly good at it ( " " ) . Despite his occasional moments of enlightenment , the well - meaning but dense Earl ultimately contributes to the extinction of his entire species ( " Changing Nature " ) . Behind the Scenes . Earl was a full - bodied , realistic animatronic puppet , with the facial radio controls operated by Dave Goelz in season 1 and the first part of season 2 and by Mak Wilson for the rest of the run . The body suit was performed by Bill Barretta ( in one of his earliest Henson projects ) and , on occasion , Tom Fisher .
Mr . Hooper ' s picture Mr . Hooper ' s picture figured prominently in the 1983 episode 1839 of " Sesame Street " , which addressed the death of Mr . Hooper following the real - life death of actor Will Lee . In the episode , Big Bird has drawn portraits of all of his human friends and is handing them out as gifts . Big Bird is eager to give Mr . Hooper his portrait , but the adults explain that Mr . Hooper died , and that when someone dies , he never comes back . Near the end of the episode , Big Bird hangs the picture in his nest area as a remembrance . In subsequent episodes , the picture becomes a prominent background prop and continuing memorial to Mr . Hooper . The actual drawing was done by Caroll Spinney , Big Bird ' s performer and a cartoonist in his own right . In Episode 3611 , bird art collector Leo Birdelli offers Big Bird one hundred bags of birdseed in exchange for the picture . Big Bird refused , explaining that it was hard enough saying goodbye to Mr . Hooper once , and he couldn ' t say goodbye again . Mr . Hooper ' s picture , along with Radar , are the only two belongings that Big Bird takes from his nest when he is forced to relocate after it is destroyed by a hurricane . He props it up next to his makeshift nest in Maria and Luis ' s apartment in episode 3978 . The same caricature of Mr . Hooper replaces the head of George Washington on dollar bills seen in the resource video " For Me , For You , For Later " and a 2011 episode . Variations . Joe Mathieu duplicated the picture three times ( once on the cover and twice in the book proper ) in " I ' ll Miss You , Mr . Hooper " . Another variant appeared briefly near the beginning and ending of the film " Follow That Bird " and shows Mr . Hooper facing in the opposite direction from the original . Spinney himself redrew the picture for his memoir " The Wisdom of Big Bird " .
Vicki Benckert Vicki Benckert ( b . 1960 ) voiced Shadow ( Skuggan ) in " Nalle har ett Stort Blått Hus " , as well as translating the original " Bear in the Big Blue House " episodes into Swedish . She also did the Swedish translations for " Lek med mig i Sesam " ( " Play With Me Sesame " ) and " Räkna med Greven " ( " Count TV " ) . Benckert got her breakthrough as a singer and composer when she had three songs in the Swedish qualification for the " Eurovision Song Contest " in 1984 . She performed one of the songs herself and received fifth place . In 1986 , she won the Swedish round and was placed 5th in the " Eurovision Song Contest " . She writes music for many Swedish artists and appears as a backup singer as well . She took part in Roxette ' s " Joyride " world tour as a backup singer . On stage , she is mainly seen in musicals , including " Beauty and the Beast " and " Chess " . Her voice work include " Over the hedge " as Penny , " Bob the Builder " , " Batman , The Animated Series " , " The Rugrats Movie " and many others .
Murray ( We All Sing Together ) Murray is a blue monster that appears among the monster crew in the " Sesame Street " video , " We All Sing Together " . He is part of a running gag throughout the video , where another monster crew member tries to get his attention , but Murray is busy on the phone ( getting so busy that he holds multiples lines at once , later even being tied up in phone chords ) . At the end of the video , he finally finishes his calls and asks the other monster what he wants . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Soledad O ' Brien Soledad O ' Brien is a journalist , broadcast producer , and chair of Starfish Media Group . She is a Harvard University graduate , and sits on the board of directors for the Foundation for The National Archives in Washington , DC . In 2008 , she attended the Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala where she shared a kiss with Elmo , and interviewed Alan Muraoka and Elmo from New Orleans , Louisiana via satellite for " American Morning " in 2005 . She has appeared as a guest on a variety of talk and news programs including " Talk Stoop " , " The Daily Show " , " The Wendy Williams Show " , HBO ' s " Real Time with Bill Maher " , and played herself on the Netflix series " House of Cards " .
Woodland Valley Mall Bear and the kids visit the Woodland Valley Mall in the A Berry Bear Christmas special . The Woodland Valley Mall holds lapsittings with Santa , although this time , Santa Hogg performed this duty . Little is known about the Woodland Valley Mall . However , a sign seen during the " That ' s All I Want for Christmas " song gives one of the store names as " Bass ' n Robin Ice Cream Parlor . " This is a spoof on the particular Baskin Robbins franchise .
Speleothems Speleothems are cave formations that can be produced in the form of stalactites , which hang from the ceiling , and stalagmites , which rise from the ground . A set of two stalactites and four stalagmites appear in a sketch in of " The Muppet Show " , in which one stalagmite complains of a toothache while the rest of the speleothems echo him . After a series of jokes about the voices that the central stalagmite hears , the sketch ends by zooming out to reveal the first set of speleothems to be the teeth of a second set of speleothems , which , in suggesting an infinite regression , begin to repeat the sketch verbatim . In of " Muppets Tonight " , a set of four differently designed stalactites can be seen on the set of Jason Alexander and Gonzo ' s closing number , " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rescue 911 Rescue 911 was an American hosted by William Shatner that aired on CBS from 1989 to 1996 . The show featured mostly re - enactments of serious events , with occasional use of actual 911 calls . The show was adapted in 45 countries , and even inspired a pinball game based on the series .
Episode 149 : Phoebe ' s Monster Doll While looking for her pencil , Funella comes across Bumpfy , a stuffed monster doll that Phoebe used to play with when she was younger . Just as Phoebe leaves , Mr . Clawford , a tiger , comes down to the lobby in distress ; he ' s unable to sleep because he left his teddy bear at home . His eye draws toward Bumpfy , though Elmo hesitates to give him away since it belongs to Phoebe . But , he remembers her saying she doesn ' t play with him anymore , so he assumes it ' s fine if Mr . Clawford takes it . Phoebe returns and is saddened that Elmo gave Bumpfy away ; even though she doesn ' t play with him , she still loves it . She and Elmo go upstairs to get it back , but find it hard without waking Mr . Clawford . Phoebe creates a look - alike of Bumpfy so they can switch out the dolls , but Mr . Clawford ends up snuggling both in his sleep . Furgus steps in with a pulley system to raise Phoebe over Mr . Clawford to grab the dolls , but the system comes apart . Funella solves the problem by discretely taking Bumpfy away . However , Mr . Clawford is awoken by the Tea Time Monsters and begins freaking out over where Bumpfy is . Elmo apologizes for the confusion and Phoebe ultimately decides to let Mr . Clawford keep Bumpfy , recognizing he loves the doll as much as she did when she needed it . With the doll in place , the monsters leave Mr . Clawford to take his nap . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Mighty Favog The Mighty Favog is a living statue who serves as the deity of the The Land of Gorch . He appeared in most of the Land of Gorch sketches on the first season of " Saturday Night Live " in 1975 and 1976 , offering sage wisdom to King Ploobis and the planet ' s other residents in exchange for sacrifices . Favog supposedly knew the Beatles , claiming he was , in fact , the Walrus from the group ' s song " I Am the Walrus . " As a last ditch effort to keep the Land of Gorch sketches on " Saturday Night Live " , he promised producer Lorne Michaels that the Beatles would appear on the show if he didn ' t cancel the Muppets . The Gorch Muppets were permanently resigned to filing cabinets , however , and the Beatles , coincidentally or not , never appeared as a group on the show . In the original scripts , the word " Favog " was spelled as " Fuvog . " The character ' s name comes from a nickname given by the Muppet performers to the clock in the green room on " The Ed Sullivan Show " . The Muppeteers would playfully pray to the clock that they would not be bumped if the show ran long . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Busch Gardens Africa Busch Gardens Africa , a theme park in Tampa Bay , Florida , opened the " Sesame Street Safari of Fun " attraction area in spring 2010 . The area depicts the " Sesame Street " characters in costumes and settings that " celebrate the spirit of Africa . " A construction worker named Bif ( Peter Linz ) appeared at a press event promoting the section in January 2010 , while Elmo ( Kevin Clash ) appeared with park General Manager Jim Dean at the March 2010 opening . Attractions . Air Grover . Air Grover is a junior roller coaster . Bert & Ernie ' s Water Hole . Bert & Ernie ' s Water Hole is a water attraction . Big Bird ' s Whirly Birdie . Big Bird ' s Whirly Birdie is a kiddie ferris wheel . Cookie Monster ' s Canopy Crawl . Cookie Monster ' s Canopy Crawl is a three - story interactive climbing area . The Count ' s Zambezi Rally . The Count ' s Zambezi Rally is a car ride attraction in which guests ride in the Countmobile . Elmo ' s Safari Go - Round . Elmo ' s Safari Go - Round is a tribal carousel ride . Elmo ' s Treehouse Trek . Elmo ' s Treehouse Trek is a three - story interactive play structure . Oscar ' s Swamp Stomp . Oscar ' s Swamp Stomp is a water play area . Rosita ' s Djembe Fly - Away . Rosita ' s Djembe Fly - Away is a chair swing ride themed around a djembe , a West African drum . Sesame Street Presents " Lights , Camera , Imagination ! " ( 2010 - 13 ) . See " Sesame Street 4 - D Movie Magic " Slimey ' s Sahara Sand . Slimey ' s Sahara Sand is an interactive sand play area . Snuffy ' s Elephant Romp . Snuffy ' s Elephant Romp is a flying elephant ride similar to Disneyland ' s Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction . Sunny Day Theater . Sunny Day Theater is the stage area where " Sesame " characters put on musical shows . The regular show since 2010 has been " A Is for Africa " . In 2015 , the Sesame Place stage show " Elmo Rocks ! " filled in for the summer . Telly ' s Jungle Jam . Telly ' s Jungle Jam is an interactive play area where kids can explore " sounds , shapes and shadows . " Zoe - Patra & the Hippos of the Nile . Zoe - Patra is a flume ride down the Nile river . Merchandise . Busch Gardens Africa has two exclusive " Sesame Street Safari of Fun " toys - - plush dolls of Elmo and Zoe in safari gear . Elmo has binoculars and Zoe has a camera ; they ' re both toting green backpacks with the " Safari of Fun " logo . Visitors can also make a set of pressed pennies in the park .
Laura Hitchcock Laura Hitchcock is a writer who began her career at Marvel Comics , as assistant to editor / writer Jim Shooter . While there , she also worked on several issues of the " Muppet Babies " comic book , penning stories like " Treble in the Nursery . " She also wrote " Miss Piggy ' s Beauty Lesson " for the " Jim Henson ' s Bedtime Stories " collection . Hitchcock ' s other credits include co - authoring the comic " Magnus , Robot Fighter " with Shooter and scripting issues of " Care Bears " and " The Flinstone Kids " .
Chuck Lorre Chuck Lorre ( b . 1952 ) is writer , director , and producer working in show business since the mid - 1980s . His credits include writing and / or producing " Roseanne " , " Dharma & Greg " , " Two and a Half Men " , and co - creating " The Big Bang Theory " with Bill Prady . For the Muppets , Lorre wrote for " Muppet Babies " ( " " ) , the animated " Fraggle Rock " ( " " ) , and served as a writing consultant on the animated segments of " Little Muppet Monsters " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Robert Townsend Robert Townsend ( b . 1957 ) is an actor who starred in the TV series " The Parent ' Hood " as well as the films " The Meteor Man " ( with Bill Cosby ) and " A Soldier ' s Story " ( with Denzel Washington and David Alan Grier ) . In a 1992 episode of " Sesame Street " , Townsend played a character named " Speedy Van Go " who was commissioned to paint the mural on the side of Hooper ' s Store . Everyone had a different opinion on what it should be about , so he combined everyone ' s ideas to create the final piece . The fish in the sky was for Wolfgang , and the numbers embedded about the whole mural were for The Count .
Brian Williams Brian Williams ( b . 1959 ) is an anchorman and former managing editor of " NBC Nightly News " , the flagship evening news program of the NBC television network . In 2007 , Williams was listed among Time Magazine ' s 100 Most Influential People in The World . Williams appeared on " Sesame Street " in Episode 4135 , announcing the word of the day , squid , in a special broadcast . Williams appeared on " Sesame Street " again in a 2008 episode reporting for Sesame Street Nightly News about the Mine - itis outbreak where he becomes a victim of it . He also was the host of the 2009 Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala . When interviewing Elmo on " The Bonnie Hunt Show " in September 2008 , Bonnie Hunt talked about her crush on Williams . This fact , a long - running joke on the show , would come up again when Elmo and Abby Cadabby appeared on the show in October 2008 .
Adolfo Thous Adolfo Thous was a Spanish character actor and a veteran Western player . For the German " Sesame Street " co - production " Sesamstrasse " , he played the leader of the Dollar gang in a series of five filmed inserts , shot in Spain in 1980 . Called " Verkehrswestern , " the segments focused on traffic safety , and Thous ' dialogue was dubbed into German ( by Arnold Marquis , the German voice of John Wayne ) . Thous appeared in several 1970s Westerns , including " Chino " , " Bad Man ' s River " ( with James Mason ) , " A Town Called Hell " ( with Martin Landau ) , " Pancho Villa " ( with Telly Savalas ) , " The Spikes Gang " ( with Lee Marvin and Ron Howard ) , and " A Man Called Noon " . Outside of the West , he played Black Dog in the 1972 " Treasure Island " ( with Orson Welles ) and was seen in the Spanish horror films " Dr . Jekyll Versus the Werewolf " and " Hunchback of the Morgue " ( both with Paul Naschy ) . On television , he appeared in a Spanish version of " Les Miserables " and made single episode appearances on such international fare as the German series " Im Auftrag von Madame " , the French seafaring drama " Jo Gaillard " , and the Italian TV movie " Socrates " .