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Isabelle Dufour Isabelle Dufour is a puppet builder who was part of the Muppet Workshop beginning with " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . She later moved on to Puppet Heap and continues to build for the Muppets . She was part of the Muppet Workshop team who built the puppets in the craft book " The Muppets Make Puppets " . Dufour built puppets for " Allegra ' s Window " and was a puppet wrangler on " Between the Lions " . Muppet credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Troubles the Cat Troubles the Cat was the star and title character of a regular animated segment on " Big Bag " . Created from a proposal by a six - year old girl , Marina Mendez , " Troubles the Cat " focused on a group of Latino kids , especially Marina and her cat Troubles . Troubles herself is a wise feline who often helps the kids find solutions , and encourages viewers at home to use their " troublescopes " ( paper towel tube ) to find out if someone is happy , sad , or mad . Troubles was noted in newspaper reviews , including The Christian Science Monitor , as one of the best short segments on the series , and along with Koki , it was the only one to be carried over for the second season of " Big Bag " . Twenty four segments were produced in all . Troubles and friends also starred in a , " " .
Rock A talking Muppet rock appeared in and of " The Muppet Show " . In episode 301 , Kris Kristofferson discusses with Rita Coolidge how everything on the show walks and talks - animals , vegetables . . . " Don ' t forget about the minerals ! " the rock adds . In the next episode , after Kermit the Frog introduces Leo Sayer as the guest and comments that it ' s not often they have any really good rock on the show , the rock takes offense . The rock was performed by Jerry Nelson in episode 301 , and Dave Goelz in episode 302 . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppets ' Super Pop - Up Calendar Growth Chart Muppets ' Super Pop - Up Calendar and Growth Chart is a Muppet calendar published by Landmark Calendars in 1996 . The wall calendar folds out to form a five - foot growth chart that parents can use to help their children track their growth . The calendar is decorated with illustrations of Kermit the Frog and Gonzo measuring Robin the Frog . The calendar was designed by Graham Brown , with paper engineering by Ruth Wickings and illustrations by Glen Hay .
Don ' t Dilly Dally on the Way " Don ' t Dilly Dally on the Way , " also known as " My Old Man , " is an English music hall song performed by Miss Piggy in of " The Muppet Show " . Audio releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jump " Jump " is a " Sesame Street " song about exercise . The song is heard over a film of people jumping . Sesame Workshop producers worked with kids to create their own version of " Jump " at the 2013 TIFF Kids film festival . A re - filmed version of the song , featuring new lyrics and repurposed to teach the letter J , debuted in Season 44 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ed Wynn Ed Wynn ( 1886 - 1966 ) was a comic actor ( more clown than comedian ) who gained fame in Ziegfeld Follies , in vaudeville , on Broadway with his fluttery characterization of " The Perfect Fool " , and for his radio work as " The Fire Chief " ( 1932 - 1935 , plus other radio shows as late as 1945 ) . His trademark fluttery voice ( often punctuated with a giggling " whoo whoo " whoop ) , as well as his distinctive glasses and splayed hair , have often been caricatured or borrowed for cartoon voices . In his later years , Wynn shifted to work as a character actor in television ( including Rod Serling ' s " Requiem for a Heavyweight " and " The Twilight Zone " ) and movies ( winning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1959 ' s " The Diary of Anne Frank " as the petulant Mr . Dussell , and playing the blind man in " The Greatest Story Ever Told " in 1965 ) . In a more whimsical vein , Wynn voiced the Mad Hatter in Walt Disney ' s " Alice in Wonderland " ( 1951 ) and subsequently appeared in several Disney projects , most notably as the ever - laughing Uncle Albert in " Mary Poppins " ( 1964 ) .
Yousef Sweid Yousef " Joe " Sweid is an Israeli Arab actor who performs the Arab Muppet character Mahboub on the new version of " Rechov Sumsum " . Born in Haifa , Israel , Sweid is a film actor , who was trained under Gilles Ben - David for his puppetry debut . Discussing his addition to the series , Sweid spoke proudly of the integration of Arab characters and actors into the new series : Sweid is a familiar face in Israeli film and television . He appeared on the Hebrew soap opera " The Champion " as sensitive soccer star Jalal . After appearing in several short films , the actor gained acclaim for his leading role in the 2006 film " The Bubble " , playing the Arab lover of a gay Jew . The performance earned him an Ophir Award nomination from the Israeli Film Academy for Best Supporting Actor . More recently active in US television , he he appeared on " Homeland " ( the pilot ) , " Game of Thrones " , and recurred on the 2015 NBC series " American Odyssey " ( as Shakir Khan ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Do You Know the Way to San Jose " Do You Know the Way to San Jose " is a 1968 song originally recorded by singer Dionne Warwick , telling the story of an unsuccessfully actress returning to her hometown from Hollywood . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jill Thraves Jill Thraves , sometimes credited as Jill K . Thraves , is a costume designer who began her association with Jim Henson on " Mother Goose Stories " . She went on to several Creature Shop projects , notably overseeing suit fabrication for " " and working on " Dinosaurs " . Prior to her Henson work , Thraves made costumes for " Monty Python ' s The Meaning of Life " and was a fabricator for the plant on " Little Shop of Horrors " . She has worked as a costumer on many superhero movies , often specializing in capes ( such as for " Superman Returns " ) . She was a specialty costumer on Marvel ' s " Daredevil " ( 2003 , working on the mask / headpiece ) , " Thor " , " Captain America : The Winter Soldier " , " Ant - Man " , and others . Other costume credits include " Mystery Men " , " Star Trek Into Darkness " ( supplying hats ) , and various installments of " The Hunger Games " . For video games , she contributed costumes for motion capture or reference footage , including " Uncharted 3 : Drake ' s Deception " and " inFAMOUS 2 " . Henson / Creature Shop credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street Wind - Up Motor Train Set In 1976 , made a Sesame Street Wind - Up Motor Train Set . The set includes a wind - up " S . S . R . R . Express " with two train cars , a Big Bird and Cookie Monster toy , and three flats : Mr . Hooper ' s Store , Cookie Factory and Grover ' s Farm .
Jerome ( chauffeur ) In " A Muppet Family Christmas " , Miss Piggy apparently has a chauffeur named Jerome . She mentions him twice in phone conversations with Kermit . First she tells him that Jerome is waiting to whisk her away into his ( Kermit ' s ) arms , all the while getting her picture taken by an unseen photographer . Later , Piggy calls Kermit back to inform him that Jerome got the limousine stuck in a snowbank and therefore she will have to take a taxicab .
Charlie Kaiser Karin " Charlie " Kaiser is a trained German puppet builder , writer , as well as a puppeteer who has performed on " Sesamstrasse " since 1993 . Two years prior , she met Kermit Love and Marita Stolze , who connected her to the Studio Hamburg puppet productions " Hallo Spencer " and shortly after , " Sesamstrasse " . On " Sesamstrasse " , she has played both of Tiffy ' s hands alongside Marita Stolze ( 1993 - 2000 ) and Sabine Falkenberg ( 2001 - 2005 ) , and was the first of Feli Filu ' s three performers ( 2000 - 2003 ) . She also played side characters , such as Frida , and others on the show . Since the introduction of new characters and old favorites on " Sesamstrasse " , Kaiser assists Carsten Morar - Haffke by playing Pferd ' s hoofs , and playing Ernie ' s right hand alongside Martin Paas . She further plays Elmo ' s hands alongside Martin Reinl , when needed . On the " Sesamstrasse " spin - off " Eine Möhre für Zwei " , Kaiser has taken on further side characters such as a pig , and an upset chicken , eager to try on a bra at a department store ; a memorable scene that was incorporated into the show ' s opening theme . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Put It in the Trash Can " Put it in the Trash Can " is performed by Bruno and the Trashmen . The Anything Muppet singers do - wop about the proper place to put your litter , such as candy wrappers , foil , peels of bananas and things that have spoiled . The song has a melody closely resembling " Earth Angel " by The Penguins . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 218 : The Day the Music Died Gobo is selected to write the Glory Song , and he asks all the Fraggles not to sing for a little while so that he can concentrate . Just as he starts to get a handle on the song , the lights go out all over Fraggle Rock , and all the Fraggles and Doozers fall asleep . Eventually , only Gobo is left to figure out how to bring the light back to the Rock . Meanwhile , Doc tries to find a way to communicate with other species starting with Sprocket .
Jean - Francois Kopf Jean Francois Kopf is a French voice actor who has been heard in the French - lnaguage dubs of several Muppet productions , often as Gonzo , and was also heard in the original French series " Muppets TV " . Kopf has dubbed such actors as Michael Richards on " Seinfeld " and " The Michael Richards Show " and Joe Flaherty on " Freaks and Geeks " . His animation dub credits include Mickey Mouse in " The Prince and the Pauper " , Professor Keenbean and others on " Richie Rich " , the Arch Mage on " Gargoyles " , and Venom , Rhino , and Mysterio on " Spider - Man " .
The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz refers to a series of books written by American author L . Frank Baum , the first of which , " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz " , was published in 1900 . Baum wrote thirteen sequels to the original novel , and a total of forty books written by a variety of authors belong in the series ' canon . None of the sequels , however , have reached the heights of popularity achieved by the first book , which has been adapted for the stage and screen on multiple occasions . It has been stated that the popular 1939 MGM musical " The Wizard of Oz " was Jim Henson ' s favorite film , and the Muppets have made numerous references to it over the years . While most of these references have been based on the film , the Muppets ' 2005 adaptation , " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , was based more on the original novel , as indicated by such inclusions as the Kalidahs , and the silver slippers as opposed to the ruby ones that Judy Garland so famously wore in the film . Synopsis . " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz " tells the story of a Kansas farmgirl named Dorothy Gale who is being raised by her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry when a tornado sweeps through their home and airlifts it , with Dorothy and her dog Toto inside , to the Land of Oz . When the house lands in Munchkinland , it crushes the Wicked Witch of the East and liberates the Munchkins she had enslaved . With guidance from the Tattypoo , the Good Witch of the North , Dorothy travels down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where she hopes the Wizard will be able to send her back home . Along the way , she befriends the Scarecrow , the Tin Thing , and the Cowardly Lion , destroys the Wicked Witch of the East ' s surviving sister , the Wicked Witch of the West , exposes the Wizard as a fraud , and meets Glinda , the Good Witch of the South , who shows her how to return home .
Gloria Estefan ( penguin ) Gloria Estefan is a penguin character who first appeared on " The Muppets " in the episode " . " She is a baby penguin that Miss Piggy smuggles from her vacation in Argentina . Gloria Estefan ' s gender is unclear as Piggy uses male pronouns , while Uncle Deadly uses female pronouns in " Swine Song . " In a promo for " , " Uncle Deadly discusses Gloria Estefan and uses male pronouns . The penguin is named Gloria Estefan because it ' s the first Spanish name Piggy could think of . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Fraggle Rock DVD Petition In April 2002 , Warrick Brownlow - Pike , a " Fraggle Rock " fan , launched an online petition , lobbying to have the " Fraggle Rock " series released on DVD . After garnering more than 37 , 800 e - signatures , HIT Entertainment and the Jim Henson Company decided to release the show on the digital format . HIT representative Lauren McCabe said , " This is the direct result of fan support . "
Elmo Good Night Stories Elmo Good Night Stories is a 2002 " Sesame Street " board book . The storybook contains four stories : " Elmo ' s Lullaby " , " Ernie on the Moon " , " Under the Bed " and " While You Are Sleeping " . The book was reissued several times , but each version had a musical function included , playing Brahms ' Lullaby and others .
Muppet Treasure Island Cast Crew Pewter Tankard In 1995 , at the conclusion of production on " Muppet Treasure Island " , cast and crew members received a production gift of a Muppet Treasure Island pewter tankard , designed by Michael K . Frith . The tankard stands approximately 5 " high and features many of the " Muppet Treasure Island " characters , including Kermit the Frog as Captain Abraham Smollett on the face of the tankard , Statler and Waldorf on the handle , and Rizzo the Rat ' squashed ' underneath . Inscribed on the tankard is a message from Brian Henson and Martin Baker :
Gottfried Kramer Gottfried Kramer ( 1925 - 1994 ) was a German voice actor who dubbed Oscar the Grouch on " Sesamstrasse " and Bruno on the German dub of " Dog City " . A frequent player in German film and television , Kramer also had a bit part in George Seaton ' s " The Counterfeit Traitor " ( 1962 ) , with William Holden . As a dubbing actor working in Hamburg , Kramer was heard as Marlon Brando in " The Godfather " and " Apocalypse Now " , F . Murray Abraham in " Amadeus " and " The Name of the Rose " , Burt Lancaster in " The Osterman Weekend " , and Charlton Heston in " Almost an Angel " . TV dubbing roles included K . I . T . T . on " Knight Rider " , Dabney Coleman on " Columbo " , and Ming the Merciless in the animated series " Defenders of the Earth " .
If Elmo Could Go to the Ball " If Elmo Could Go to the Ball " is a song from the " Sesame Street " special , " CinderElmo " . CinderElmo sings the song wistfully to the window , hoping that he could go to the Princess ' ball and dance with her instead of his broom . Zoe also sings with him . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Archbanger Fraggle ( animated ) The Archbanger Fraggle appeared in the animated version of " Fraggle Rock " , in the episode " " For the 100th pipe - banging , the Archbanger wants a special ceremony , and is persuaded to allow Mokey to recite a poem for the occasion . The recitation , or so the Fraggles assume , is the cause of a flood , which spreads throughout the cavern . The Archbanger re - appeared in " . "
The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers are an American R & B group which formed in 1977 in New Orleans , Louisiana . Consisting of brothers Aaron , Charles , Art and Cyril , the Brothers appeared in a 1993 episode of " Sesame Street " , where they sang " Believe in Yourself " . They also appeared in the celebrity version of " A New Way to Walk " .
The Muppet Show : Season Four The Muppet Show : Season Four is an unreleased DVD set collecting all the episodes of the fourth season of " The Muppet Show " . The set was announced at the 2009 D23 Expo to be released sometime in 2010 , but the product has not since been produced . was released in May of 2008 . In a publicity interview for " The Muppets " , mega - fan Walter pleads on - camera with Disney to release seasons four and five of " The Muppet Show " ( video attached ) . At a panel with Steve Whitmire , Kermit the Frog and Debbie McClellan at Dragon Con in 2015 , a fan asked why the last two seasons of " The Muppet Show " haven ' t been released yet . Kermit replied , " I know . Send your complaints to Disney . " McClellan explained that not only do the music rights have to be cleared , but the musicians who are still alive have to be paid too . She also said that they ' re still working on clearing all the music rights and that they want people to keep asking about the last two seasons of " The Muppet Show " , because they want to release them .
Episode 28 : Hickety Pickety Mother Goose ' s goslings pretend to lay eggs like hens . When one of them boasts about having the most eggs , Mother Goose tells them the story of Hickety Pickety . Story . Hickety Pickety is a hen living on a farm with two other hens and a human girl named Rachel , she lays nine and sometimes ten eggs a day . Gentlemen visit every day to see how many eggs Hickety has laid . One morning , she lays a total of ten eggs . The truth is revealed when Harold the Rat confesses to taking the eggs of the other hens and placing them under her nest , only wanting to help her . Hickety is angry at this and goes on to lay her twelve eggs . During her attempts , the other hens each begin to lay . When Rachel returns , she discovers that the hens laid three eggs each , and one of the hens bet they can lay more the next day . Feeling guilty , Hickety runs out thinking she did it all herself , but Harold helped her and she apologizes to Harold . Harold appears out of the hay , apologizing as well . Rachel compliments her and says that three eggs are okay too . Hickety then remarks that she can lay three eggs and sometimes four , but sticks to three . She then tells Harold that he ' s not bad after all and asks if he would like to be friends with her , in which Harold agrees . Characters . Hickety Pickety , Harold the Rat , Rachel , The Gentlemen
Joe Greene Joe Greene ( b . 1946 ) is an American football player , who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers through the 1970s . A member of the Football Hall of Fame , Greene is nicknamed " Mean Joe Greene , " and may be best remembered for a Coca - Cola commercial , which " TV Guide " has listed as one of the ten greatest commericals of all time . Greene was interviewed by Robin in the premiere issue of " Muppet Magazine " .
Episode 403 : Shields & Yarnell Mimes Shields and Yarnell interest or puzzle the Muppets team . Scooter is frightened , because he thinks the two guest stars are robots . Gonzo asks them advice to improve his acts ; when Shields answers miming a stylish pianist , the whatever , enthusiastic but misunderstanding as usual , announces his new act : the Great Gonzo massaging a snake . Inspired by Shields and Yarnell , Fozzie Bear works on a mime act , including " Bear walking against the wind " . Kermit suggests that Fozzie find a more original act , so Fozzie tries out " Bear feeding spaghetti to an elephant " and " Bear going to a drive - in movie with a porcupine " . Gallery . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Gorg ' s Lament ( O World O Time O Woe ) " The Gorg ' s Lament ( O World O Time O Woe ) " is sung by the Gorgs as they prepare to move out of their castle , which has been sold to Wander McMooch by Junior . The song is performed in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
John Bentley John Bentley is an actor who appeared in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , as the train conductor when Miss Piggy takes leave of Kermit at the start of " Saying Goodbye . " A stage veteran , Bentley appeared in national tours and on Broadway , including " The Selling of the President " ( with Pat Hingle ) , 1972 revivals of " A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum " and " Lysistrata " , and the 1980 revival of " West Side Story " ( as Officer Krupke , and understudying Doc and Lt . Schrank ) . In film and TV , Bentley mostly had small parts ( bartender , elevator starter , doorman ) in " The Front " ( with Zero Mostel ) , " Arthur " ( with Dudley Moore ) , " The Pope of Greenwich Village " ( with Daryl Hannah ) , " The Bonfire of the Vanities " ( with Tom Hanks ) , and " The Paper " . His largest role was in the 1988 horror entry " The Chair " ( with James Coco and Paul Benedict ) , under makeup as a ghostly prison warden . TV credits include " Crime Story " and " Law & Order " .
The Street I Live On " The Street I Live On " is the big finale of the " Sesame Street " 35th anniversary special , " The Street We Live On " . After Elmo tells everyone he loves the street , he leads everyone in a song expressing their love for their neighborhood . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Stana Katic Stana Katic is an actress best known for her portrayal of Detective Kate Beckett on ABC ' s " Castle " . Katic appears briefly in the Never - Ending Mahna Mahna Phenomahna . Her other work has included roles on " Heroes " , " Alias " and " 24 " , and prominent parts in " The Librarian : Curse of the Judas Chalice " ( with Noah Wyle ) , " The Spirit " ( with Samuel L . Jackson ) and the James Bond movie " Quantum of Solace " . She also provided the voice of Talia al Ghul in the 2011 video game " Batman : Arkham City " .
Sally ( dinosaur ) Sally is a dinosaur talk show host in the third season " Dinosaurs " episode " . " Seen in Fran ' s nightmare , she invites a grown - up Baby Sinclair to explain his fall from fame . The character is a parody of Sally Jessy Raphael .
Louise Raeder Louise Raeder ( b . 1962 ) is a Swedish actress who voiced Prairie Dawn on " Lek med mig i Sesam " ( " Play with Me Sesame " ) . She previously voiced Rosie O ' Gravy in the Swedish dub of " Dog City " and various characters in the 1996 version of " Sesam " . Louise got her acting debut in 1974 in the play " Jösses flickor - Befrielsen är nära ! " . In 1976 . she helped to start Lasse Kühler ' s Dansskola ( dance school ) where , she also worked as a teacher . Some of her other stage credits include the title roles in the musicals " Pinocchio " and " Pippi Longstocking " and parts in " Oklahoma ! " and " Die spanische Fliege " . Her dubbing credits include " The Polar Express " , " Cats and Dogs " , " The Borrowers " and " Inspector Gadget " ( dubbing Joely Fisher ) .
Jean - Claude Jean - Claude is the French accented leader of the Parents Resistance in the " Dinosaurs " episode " . " With his wife Brigitte , they serve as freedom fighters to save the sanity of parents from the insipid menace of Georgie and his television show . He uses a hard baguette to break into Earl ' s jail cell and recruit him for the resistance . To Brigitte ' s dismay , he feels romantic passion ( even kisses ) should be saved until after their goals are met .
Amy Ryan Amy Ryan ( b . 1969 ) is an actress known for her roles in " The Wire " , " The Office " and the film " Gone Baby Gone " , for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe . She appears in " Sesame Street " ' s 43rd season , explaining the word " paleontologist " with Elmo in a Word of the Day segment .
Museum of the Moving Image events A list of Muppet - related screenings , panels and special events held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens , New York . Screenings were initially supporting the Jim Henson ' s Fantastic World exhibit held at the museum from July 2011 to March 2012 . Since then , the Jim Henson Legacy has held monthly screenings as a part of a series entitled " Jim Henson ' s World " in anticipation for a permanent Jim Henson exhibit .
TGIF TGIF was a two - hour block of sitcoms shown Friday nights on ABC . The Henson shows " Dinosaurs " , " Muppets Tonight " , and " Aliens in the Family " were all shown on " TGIF " at some point ( " Dinosaurs " during the shows first and third seasons , " Muppets Tonight " during the first ten episodes , and " Aliens in the Family " for the first two episodes ) . Some nights of " TGIF " were hosted by cast members from certain shows in the line - up or another ABC project . The week before the premiere of " Aliens in the Family " , the cast of " Aliens in the Family " hosted " TGIF " . The Muppets served similar duty when " Muppets Tonight " premiered , and a series of short station bumpers were also made for the TGIF block . TGIF shows . Henson Shows Other Notable Shows :