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Wolfgang the Seal Wolfgang the Seal is an excitable seal on " Sesame Street " , who communicates through a series of barks . Wolfgang has a great affinity for fish . If he so much as hears the word " fish , " he is apt to go into a frenzy , so other characters avoid saying the word in his presence . He has appeared on " Sesame Street " since Season 21 . In his early years he was owned by Uncle Wally , who taught the seal how to play a series of horns with his nose . He also appeared in the special " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " , where he balanced a beach ball ( representing Times Square ' s annual New Year ' s Eve custom of lowering a large crystalline ball on top of a building ) on his nose . So as the countdown reaches zero , he threw the ball up in the air in slow motion with his nose . His birthday is December 23rd . Wolfgang made an illustrated cameo in the first part of Muppet Sherlock Holmes , where Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker , working for Moriarty Masonry ( " " That ' s mason jars , not bricks , mind you , " " ) have created the perfect seal for their jars . That perfect seal is Wolfgang , who seals the jars of preserves perfectly . The Wolfgang puppet was later used as another seal character named Rollie in episode 4722 . Merchandise . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Laura Gates Galvin Laura Gates Galvin is a staff writer at Soundprints , a company that conceptualizes and writes " approximately ten children ' s books annually for licensors such as Disney , Sesame Workshop , The Smithsonian Institution , American Veterinary Medical Association , American Wildlife Foundation and WGBH . "
Gabrielle Anwar Gabrielle Anwar ( b . 1970 ) is an English actress best known for her roles in the 1990s films " The Three Musketeers " and " Body Snatchers " . She currently plays Fiona Glenanne on the TV series " Burn Notice " . Anwar played Lidia in the " StoryTeller " episode " " .
Kander and Ebb Composer John Kander ( b . 1927 ) and lyricist Fred Ebb ( 1933 - 2004 ) formed the successful musical - writing team known familiarly as Kander and Ebb . Their musicals have included " Flora the Red Menace " , " Cabaret " , and " Chicago " . Songs performed in Muppet productions include :
Nico the Marine Iguana Nico the Marine Iguana is a lizard who appears as a guest on " The Animal Show " . He appears in the episode " " where he tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear all about marine iguanas and how they can swim . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet Hits Muppet Hits is a compilation of tracks previously released on the record albums " The Muppet Show " ( 1977 ) , " The Muppet Show 2 " ( 1978 ) , and " The Muppet Music Album " ( 1979 ) . The opening included is from the first album . However , Fozzie ' s opening joke and Kermit introducing the record are both cut from this release . The cassette version of the album came with a lyrics book with photos . In 1994 , Jim Henson Records released a follow - up CD , " Muppet Hits Take 2 " .
Somethin ' Stupid " Somethin ' Stupid " is a song written by C . Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote , as " Carson and Gaile . " A year later it was famously covered by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra , and again in 2001 by Nicole Kidman and Robbie Williams . Miss Piggy performed the duet with German comedian Hape Kerkeling for the awards show " Verleihung der Goldenen Kamera " on February 4 , 2012 . Robbie Williams performed the song again in his 2013 television special " " with a star even bigger than Kidman — Miss Piggy . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
That ' s Amore " That ' s Amore " was sung by Polly Lobster and Clueless Morgan in the Mr . Callahan sketch in of " Muppets Tonight " . In episode 4031 of " Sesame Street " , Gladys the Cow tries to sing a bovine version of this song at karaoke night at Hooper ' s Store , but she gets shooed off the stage . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gene Gilroy Gene Gilroy is the father of Debra Spinney , wife of Caroll Spinney . Gilroy has composed songs for Big Bird to sing at assorted live events . He composed a song performed by Big Bird at a tree - lighting ceremony at Lincoln Center . He also wrote a song that Big Bird performed on the 1996 special , " Kathie Lee Gifford ' s Lullabies for Little Ones " , which he later performed ( with Gilroy on piano ) at the " Sesame Street " season 30 wrap party .
Eine kleine Nachtmusik " Eine kleine Nachtmusik " is one of the most famous compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . The title , translated in English as " a little night music , " was written as a serenade for strings in G major , and thus has also been called " a little serenade . " Gonzo performs the piece on bagpipes while sitting on a flagpole which is chewed down by a beaver in of " The Muppet Show " . It is also performed on the Grammy Award - winning album " Elmo and the Orchestra " . In the " Sesamstrasse " episode 2324 , Wolle imagined how Mozart came up with the name " Eine kleine Nachtmusik " . Murray Monster and students from the Juilliard School , conducted by Alan Gilbert , played a section of the song in a 2013 episode of " Sesame Street " . Gilbert claimed to have chosen the song as he first heard it used on " Sesame Street " when he was younger . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A Sesame Street Passover : Kippi and the Missing Matzah A Sesame Street Passover : Kippi and the Missing Matzah is a 1994 " Sesame Street " storybook . Kippi Ben Kippod , the porcupine from the Israel i co - production , " Rechov Sumsum " , comes to visit his friends on Sesame Street to celebrate Passover . Kippi Ben Kippod is staying with his friend Elmo at the 123 Sesame Street brownstone , and he ' s making a Passover seder for Elmo ' s friends . The guests arrive - - Ernie , Bert , Big Bird , Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn . Herry Monster brings a friend , Zelda , who didn ' t have a seder to go to . Kippi welcomes Zelda , saying that everyone is welcome at a seder . Kippi gives everyone a Hagaddah , the book that tells the story of Passover . He explains the story , and shows the foods on the seder plate . Then they realize that the matzah is gone , and they can ' t have the seder without it . Elmo realizes that he must have dropped it on his way back from the store . Outside on the street , the friends look for the missing matzah , as other Sesame Street families get together for their seders . After a long search , Elmo and Kippi hear crunching coming from Oscar ' s trash can . Oscar doesn ' t want to give the matzah back , but Kippi invites him to the seder , and says that there ' s other food that he ' ll enjoy there . The seder is a big success , and Oscar especially enjoys the sandwich made of matzah and bitter herbs .
Meg Guzulescu Meg Guzulescu is a stage actress who took over the role of Jane from Kate Wetherhead in the 2009 Goodspeed Opera House production of " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " . Guzulescu ' s Broadway credits include the Elton John musical " Billy Elliot " and Stephen Sondheim ' s " Gypsy " , as well as the national tour of " Les Miserables " . Guzulescu has also appeared on the soap operas " All My Children " and " As the World Turns " .
Big Bird Sings ! ( album ) Big Bird Sings ! is one in a series of character - centered " Sesame Street " albums released in 1974 . Although some of the material comes from the earlier Columbia and Warner Brothers albums , some tracks appear here for the first time , including Big Bird reading some of his poems . Later editions of this album remove two tracks , The " J " Poem and Everyone Likes Ice Cream , and replace them with I Just Adore Four and A Really Good Feeling . This album was changed yet again when it was reissued as part of the 2 - LP set " Just Friends " . See that album ' s page for details . The second edition of this album was released on CD for the first time on the 3 - disc set " " , on March 23 , 2010 , along with " The Sesame Street Record " and " Bert & Ernie Sing - Along " . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Erumo to mōfu no dai bōken Erumo to mōfu no dai bōken ( エルモと毛布の大冒険 , " Adventures of Elmo and Blanket " ) is the Japanese dub of " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . The film was released in theatres in Japan on July 29 , 2000 .
Chansons de 1 , Rue Sésame : La Ballade de l ' Escargot This single for " 1 , Rue Sésame " , the French co - production of " Sesame Street " , was produced by Adès in 1979 . It belonged to the series Le Petit Menestrel . La ballade de l ' escargot ( The ballad of the snail ) was the third " Rue Sésame " single . Tracklist . Side A : Side B :
Suffragette City " Suffragette City " is a song written and performed by David Bowie for his 1972 album , " The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars " . Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem performed the song at The Muppets Take the Bowl in 2017 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ernest et Bart Reçoivent Leurs Amis Ernest et Bart Reçoivent Leurs Amis ( " Ernie and Bert Meet Their Friends " ) is the second single and booklet produced for " 1 , Rue Sésame " , the French co - production of " Sesame Street " . It was released as part of the series " Le Petit Menestrel . " The material of this single was also featured on Side One of the second " Rue Sésame " LP , " Vive . . . La Rue Sésame " . The sketches and storyline were written by Michel Berthier . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Muppets Der Zauberer von Oz Muppets Der Zauberer von Oz is the German dub of " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , that premiered on German " Disney Channel " ( pay - TV ) in 2005 , before it was released on DVD on December 7 , 2006 . As is common practice with DVD releases , only the English title card is included on the disc , while TV airings continue to show the German title . This dubbed version is not the extended cut found on the US release , but the shorter version that initially aired on TV . In contrast to previous Disney - supervised dubs , only spoken dialogue is dubbed into German , all songs remain in English . This movie also marks the first time since " Die Muppets Weihnachtsgeschichte " ( " The Muppet Christmas Carol " ) that major voice artist replacements have taken place for most of the main characters . These new voices have since been used on the German dubs of " " and " " ( " A Muppets Christmas : Letters to Santa " ) .
Scramalot Scramalot is a " Sesame Street " parody of the Monty Python musical " Spamalot " . In the sketch , a cast of Grouches put on their rendition of the musical " Scramalot . " However , the musical numbers are frequently interrupted by the Grouches ' inability to rhyme . The Grouches are performed by David Rudman , Leslie Carrara - Rudolph , Matt Vogel , and Fran Brill .
Dr . Snuffenstein Dr . Snuffenstein is the star of the movie " Honey , I Shrunk the Snuffleupagus " in a 1993 episode of " Sesame Street " . Savion and Gina take Big Bird and Snuffy to the film , where the doctor ' s dramatic speech about becoming smaller frightens Snuffy . His name is an obvious reference to the archetypal mad scientist , Dr . Frankenstein .
Crown - Grabber The Crown - Grabber was one of the three monsters created by Jim Henson for a " Wheels , Crowns and Flutes " commercial . In " Jim Henson ' s Designs and Doodles " , he ' s described as a hulk of a monster with a Boris Karloff accent and teeth that resembled giant knitting needles . Although the commercial went unaired , the puppet later became Beautiful Day Monster . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Margaret Loesch Margaret Loesch has worked as an entertainment executive , focusing on animation , family and children ' s programming , with Marvel Productions Ltd . , Hanna Barbera Cartoons , NBC and ABC . While at Marvel , she served as executive producer for " Muppet Babies " and the animated version of " Fraggle Rock " . Loesch went on to become worldwide president of FOX ' s Fox Kids Networks , before leaving in 1998 to become president of Jim Henson Television . During her time with the company , she helped develop Henson ' s partnership with The Odyssey Channel and served as an executive producer on such programming as " Family Rules " and " Bear in the Big Blue House " . After Henson , Loesch served as President / CEO of Crown Media ' s Hallmark Channel which she launched in 2001 after rebuilding its predecessor , The Odyssey Channel . Loesch resigned and joined Benji creator / director Joe Camp in 2002 to raise the funds to produce the fifth movie of the Benji franchise , " Benji Off the Leash " . In 2004 , after the completion of the movie , Loesch and Camp successfully raised additional capital and independently distributed the film into eight hundred theaters across the U . S . While distributing " Benji Off the Leash " , Loesch co - founded , along with partners Bruce Stein and Dan Angel , a family and kids entertainment company , The Hatchery LLC . Loesch currently serves as President and CEO of the Hub Network . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I Hope That Somethin ' Better Comes Along " I Hope That Somethin ' Better Comes Along " is a duet performed by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog in " The Muppet Movie " . After Miss Piggy apparently abandons Kermit at the Terrace Restaurant , he wanders to the bar and orders a grasshopper to drink away his sorrows . The pianist , Rowlf , commiserates with Kermit as they sing about the difficulty of living both with and without women . At the end of the song , Rowlf notes that " It ' s not often you see a guy that green have the blues that bad . " This is a rare pairing of the two characters , because Jim Henson performs both voices . In order to achieve the duet , the two tracks were recorded separately by Jim and then combined . The version of the song that appears on the soundtrack contains some lyrics that were cut from the final version of the film . In addition , some of the opening dialogue is different . Although the song ' s legal title ( as registered with ASCAP ) reads " Something " , records and sheet music all show it as " Somethin ' " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Clyde Clyde is a full - bodied dragon puppet who appears in " Puppetman " . Clyde is a nine - foot tall dragon mailman , whose booming footsteps alert the residents of Dragon Time Castle to his presence . He wears a mailman ' s cap and shoulder bag , and brings the viewer fan mail , which is then read by Rita . Clyde has a deep but friendly voice . Unlike the other " Dragon Time " characters , Clyde is only seen briefly in the opening theme , dancing with Rita , and is unmentioned in the show - within - a - show ' s cast list . Clyde only briefly functions as a character at all , in fact . He is most often seen with Gary ' s head prominently sticking out of it , and is essentially used as a sight gag when circumstances force Gary to take his son to the hospital while still in costume ( causing the nurse to dub him " Puff " ) . Clyde is a full - bodied Muppet , operated in much the same way as Big Bird or Bear , with one of the character ' s arms filled by the puppeteer while the other mostly swings freely . Although it ' s revealed that the Clyde suit consists of two halves , a torso and head attachment on top and the legs and tail below , his head is shown , torn from the upper body , on a pike in the closing credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Grover Stays Up Very Very Late Grover Stays Up Very Very Late is a 2004 " Sesame Street " Story Reader book . The book came with a cartridge for the Story Reader toy ; Grover was performed by Eric Jacobson , with original music composed by Curtis Marolt . Grover is in bed , wearing his jammies . . . but he ' s not going to sleep . Instead , he ' s going to stay up very , very late . He wants to know what his Mommy does after he goes to sleep , but he doesn ' t know how to stay awake past his bedtime . He tries to imagine what his Mommy does at night - - maybe she has a big party with chocolate cake , or she goes to watch a movie and eat popcorn . Grover struggles to stay awake - - he doesn ' t want to count sheep , so he tries counting monkeys . But then the monkeys fall asleep . . . Grover shakes himself awake , and tries to imagine what his Mommy might be up to - - maybe she ' s playing baseball , or she ' s swinging from a trapeze at the circus ! Finally , he tiptoes out of his room to see what his Mommy is doing downstairs . It turns out that she was sitting in an armchair reading a book , but now she ' s fallen asleep in her chair . Grover decides that sleeping is a very , very good idea , and gets back into bed for a little nap .
Sam ( little boy ) Sam is a little boy who appeared in the " Sesame Street " direct - to - video release , " Getting Ready to Read " . He comes to Big Bird , who is conducting a Reading Hotline , for help with how to read his cat Rocky ' s box of food . Later in the special , he returns with a whole pile of food products that he has learned how to read himself , thanks to Big Bird ' s help . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Marie - Charlotte Leclaire Marie - Charlotte Leclaire is a French voice actress who dubbed Ojo in " Tibère et la maison bleue " ( " Bear in the Big Blue House " ) and Pilgrim in " Kermit , les années têtard " ( " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " ) . Leclaire has appeared in a few French - language films , often as a secretary or clerk , including " Little Indian , Big City " ( 1994 ) and " Whatever " ( 1999 ) . In dubbing , she is the French voice of Minnie Mouse , Jennifer Tilly in " Liar , Liar " , two of the Nerdlucks in " Space Jam " , JoJo on " JoJo ' s Circus " , and Mei in " My Nighbor Tortoro " .
Ron van der Meer Ron van der Meer is a paper engineer known for designing pop - up books . He was credited for devising / paper engineering ( with Andy Mansfield ) the 1998 " Sesame Street " pop - up books " Learn About Numbers " and " Learn About Shapes " Van der Meer ' s background is in graphic design and he first entered children ' s books as an illustrator in the 1970s . In 1978 , he was influenced by a pop - up book paper engineered by Ib Penick . In 1981 , he wrote and designed " Monster Island " ( with paper engineering by others , including John Strejan ) . Van der Meer paper engineered most of his subsequent children ' s books and then moved into designing pop - ups aimed at adults , starting with " Sailing Ships " ( 1984 ) . Pop - up guides to the personal computer and the photographic camera followed , but his next major adult pop - up was 1992 ' s " The Art Pack " , an array of pop - ups , pull - outs , and flaps introducing art history and appreciation , with text and an audio cassette by historian Christopher Frayling . Several similar packs followed , including " The Music Pack " , " The Brain Pack " , and " The Architecture Pack " . His most recent books include " How Many " ( 2007 ) , forming paper sculptures out of basic shapes , and " Inspiration : A Pop - up Book " ( 2013 ) , using Chinese proverbs as the basis . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Muppets 2007 Calendar The Muppets 2007 Calendar was published by American Greetings . Each page of the calendar includes a photo of one of the Muppets cast , standing near a sideshow poster touting their virtues . The calendar images were also published as a mini wall calendar .
The Art of the Muppets ( book ) The Art of the Muppets is a book that was released in conjunction with The Art of the Muppets exhibit . It details the process behind building Muppets at The Muppet Workshop from Jim Henson ' s days on " Sam and Friends " up to " The Muppet Movie " . With over 40 pages written by the Henson staff , the book contains a number of color and black & white photos not published previously or since . These include behind - the - scenes candids , concept sketches , studio portraits , and several collage creations - - one of which is featured as a center fold - out .
Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton ( 1921 - 2013 ) was a jazz drummer and composer who also led his own groups , most notably a quintet consisting of himself , cellist Fred Katz , reed player Paul Horn , John Pisano on guitar , and Carson Smith on bass . Hamilton and three of the quintet members played back - up on Ken Nordine ' s 1957 album " Word Jazz " , including " Hunger Is From " ( used on " Sam and Friends " ) . Hamilton worked directly with Jim Henson on multiple animated shorts or experiments in the early 1960s , including " Drums West " , " Shearing Animation " , and " Cat and Mouse " ( the latter two using the same soundtrack , featuring the full Chico Hamilton Quintet ) . Around 1963 , Henson recorded audio with Hamilton for a proposed jazz - related film , " Look Jazz , See Jazz , " which was never completed .
Muppet plush ( Steiff ) Famed German toy company Steiff released a Kermit the Frog plush doll , made of mohair . The high - end collectible was released in June 2009 , for a suggested retail price of $ 265 . 00 . In December 2010 , the company released a plush of Fozzie Bear for a suggested retail price of $ 310 . 00 ( offered on sale for $ 279 . 00 ) . He is released as a " 2011 North American Limited Edition . "
The Rock and Roll Monster The Rock and Roll Monster appeared on " The Ed Sullivan Show " in 1966 . Ed Sullivan introduced the monster as a present from the Muppets : a small piece of fur in a box . It slowly grew into a three - headed monster ( with built - in guitars and drums ) that lip - synched to the song " Rock It to Me " as performed by New York garage group The Bruthers . After its performance , the monster slowly shrunk back to its small size , and was eaten by Sour Bird . In this appearance , it was performed by Jim Henson , Frank Oz , and Jerry Nelson . The monster made a cameo appearance on " The Muppets on Puppets " from 1968 . In this appearance , the middle head was replaced by the early version of Grover . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Robbie Williams Robbie Williams is a singer from the UK who first came to fame as a part of boy - group Take That . In 2013 , the Muppets appeared in several sketches with Williams for his television special " " . He also recorded a Valentine ' s message for Miss Piggy ( orchestrated by Kermit the Frog ) that was released on several of Disney ' s European YouTube channels on February 14 , 2014 .
Adolfo Moreno Adolfo Moreno is a Spanish voice actor who dubbed Ernestine in the first seasons of " Juega Conmigo , Sésamo " ( " Play With Me Sesame " ) and later dubbed Elmo as well . He also dubbed Goggles in " Las Primeras Aventuras de Gustavo " ( " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " ) . Moreno is based out of Madrid and specializes in juvenile voices , such as Ash Ketchum in the " Pokémon " series , Jason Earles on " Hannah Montana " and " Studio DC " , Chris Colfer on " Glee " , Sean Biggerstaff as Oliver Wood in the " Harry Potter " movies , Jay Baruchel in " The Sorcerer ' s Apprentice " , Sterling Knight on " So Random " , and Terry McGinnis on " Batman Beyond " . Other dub credits include Jesse Eisenberg in " Batman v . Superman " , Mandark on " Dexter ' s Laboratory " , the title character in Disney ' s " Chicken Little " .
Pincher Pincher is a rottweiler and one of the farm dogs in " Animal Farm " . Pincher is taken aside by Napoleon , shortly after the revolution . Napoleon persuades him to take an oath of loyalty , on the memory of Old Major , and names him chief of the " Animal Guard . " Pincher takes Jessie ' s newborn puppies and delivers them to Napoleon for training as his personal army .
Pregúntale a Sésamo Pregúntale a Sésamo is a 25 - volume set of children ' s books was published in conjunction with " Barrio Sésamo " , the Spanish co - production of " Sesame Street " . Each book has about 15 pages and is illustrated in color . The books answer questions about why things are and how they work . There is also a recurring feature called " Bert and Ernie ' s Attic " which features either very short ( three - sentence ) stories or riddles and guessing games . Some books also include suggestions for games to play related to the theme of the book .
Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is the hero of the original trilogy of " Star Wars " films ( " Star Wars : A New Hope " , " The Empire Strikes Back " and " Return of the Jedi " ) . He was played by Mark Hamill . Luke Skywalker and his " cousin " Mark appeared along with Chewbacca , C - 3PO , and R2 - D2 on of " The Muppet Show " .