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Kermit ' s Game Kermit ' s Game was produced by Milton Bradley in the UK in 1978 . The game is a version of pick - up sticks , which centers around a large plastic figure of Kermit , sitting on a ball . Each player spins a wheel that chooses a color . The player must remove a stick of that color . When Kermit loses his balance and falls over , the last player to remove a stick loses the game .
Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier ( 1888 - 1972 ) was a French singer and actor who gained fame in cabarets , on Broadway , records , and in film . He was known for his projection of the suave Paris boulevardier ( always clad in a straw hat ) , and his signature songs included " Louise " and later " Thank Heaven for Little Girls " ( from " Gigi " , in which he starred ) .
I ' m Sad Because I ' m Happy " I ' m Sad Because I ' m Happy " is a " Sesame Street " song by Oscar the Grouch . The song , originally recorded in 1982 , was made into an insert for Season 26 . In the segment , Oscar sings the song ( with slightly modified lyrics ) on a stormy day in the park , eventually backed by a Grouch choir ( including Grundgetta ) . Various characters ( including Elmo , Telly , Rosita , a Honker , Benny Rabbit , Grover , Cookie Monster , and Zoe ) make cameos , being blown away in the storm . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Kermit & Cleopigtra Kermit & Cleopigtra is a 1981 " Muppet Show " storybook in which Kermit the Frog goes back in time to ancient Egypt , where he meets a very familiar - looking sovereign : Cleopigtra . Synopsis . After Dr . Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker have built a brand new time - machine in the broom closet of The Muppet Theatre , Kermit the Frog and Beauregard accidentally stumble in and our transported back in time to Ancient Egypt . While there , the two discover Cleopigtra , the queen of the Nile who falls madly in love with Kermit and plans a wedding at that very moment . Meanwhile , back at the theater , the rest of the Muppets are trying to figure out how far Kermit and Bo traveled back in time , using Robin ' s history book for clues . When they realize their friends are in Egypt , Scooter attempts to help save the duo while the other Muppets continue with the show , except Miss Piggy , who refuses to go on stage without her frog there . Back in Egypt , Kermit manages to escape from Cleopigtra and runs into a tomb , where Bo is looking for a snack bar . They find the time machine with Scooter inside looking for them , and quickly return to the Muppet Theatre , with Cleopigtra left behind . Upon their return , Miss Piggy has changed into her Egyptian costume and runs to greet Kermit . At first , Kermit still thinks that she ' s Cleopigtra , but comes to his senses and is glad to be home . Characters . Kermit the Frog , Beauregard , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew , Beaker , Scooter , Fozzie Bear , Miss Piggy , Robin the Frog , Gonzo , Floyd Pepper , Thog , Chickens , Gaffer , Cavemen , The Muppaphone s , Sam the Eagle Characters in Ancient Egypt . Gonzomosis , Chickens , Link Hogtrobikus , Cleopigtra , Sweetumtatum , Fozziewozzus , Annie Sue , Dr . Teeth er , Janic , Floyd Pepper , Zoot , Egyptian Rats , Green Frackle , Thog , Egyptian Whatnots , Crocodiles
Matt Semel Matt Semel is a director and animator based in Brooklyn , New York . He provided the animation for two segments on " Sesame Street " for their 39th Season . " Drum Machine " was featured in episode 4170 , with what the animator called " Tron - inspired graphics . " " Forward and Backward " was featured in episode 4185 , with a DJ giving a animated character a dizzy ride on his record machine as he spins the record forward and backward . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Hungry Family The Hungry Family , from Twin Fork , South Dakota , are the contestants of the " Sesame Street " game show " Family Food , " ( a parody of " Family Feud " ) hosted by Richard Dawson . The family includes : _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
C ' est Si Bon " C ' est Si Bon " is a French song ( literally meaning " It ' s So Good " ) first written in 1947 , with the first English version in 1950 . In 1953 , Eartha Kitt recorded a hit version ( in the original French , but with some English side comments ) , which was parodied by Stan Freberg ( vocally imitating Kitt ) the following year . The Freberg track was used in one of the surviving episodes of " Sam and Friends " . In a French village setting , Moldy Hay lip synchs to Stan Freberg ' s rendition of " C ' est Si Bon , " with Hank and Frank constantly missing their cues as his backup choir . Kermit makes a cameo appearance , giving them a signal . The episode ends with a commercial for sponsor Esskay Meats , featuring an early version of Limbo ( a moving mouth and two dots for eyes ) in a little girl Muppet ' s mirror , explaining that Esskay Chicken is " the fairest chick of them all . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rollin ' , Rollin ' On " Rollin ' , Rollin ' On " is sung by the Fraggles as they prepare Gobo for his journey to find Uncle Traveling Matt in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " The song is later resung in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Scooter ( Muppet Kids ) A young version of Scooter , as seen in the " Muppet Kids " books and video games . Scooter lives with his twin sister Skeeter and his dad ( who looks exactly like him ) . He wears a polo shirt ( with a pocket for his pens and pencils ) ; his signature color is yellow , whereas Skeeter often wears a green shirt . Scooter is often insecure because his sister tends to be good in every area where he ' s deficient . Nevertheless , he excels in science class . Because he has difficulty learning how to read , Scooter takes special reading classes .
Season 38 ( 2007 ) " Sesame Street " Season 38 premiered on August 13 , 2007 . Overview . One of the main learning objectives promoted during the season is literacy and vocabulary enhancement . Each episode in the season begins with a " What ' s the Word on the Street ? " segment that introduces and defines the Word of the Day . These words are then used and reinforced later on in the episode ' s " street scenes . " Two previously introduced characters will be featured more heavily this season . Abby Cadabby appeared in every episode ( usually to announce the sponsors at the end of an episode ) and a previously introduced orange monster played by Joey Mazzarino received a name : Murray . In addition to , Murray is the host of the " What ' s the Word on the Street ? " segments at the top of the show . Season 38 also welcomed a new human character to the cast , Chris Robinson , the nephew of Gordon and Susan , who is played by Chris Knowings . Chris moved to Sesame Street in episode 4136 and eventually got a job working for Alan at Hooper ' s Store . New Elmo ' s World segments for the season include tackling the subjects of , , , and . Parodies . Parody sketches and segments include " A ' s Anatomy " ( a parody of " Grey ' s Anatomy " ) , " Meal or No Meal " ( a parody of " Deal or No Deal " ) , " American I " ( a parody of " American Idol " ) , " RSI : Rhyme Scene Investigation " ( a parody of " CSI " ) , " Dancing With Triangles " ( a parody of " Dancing with the Stars " ) , " Nascount " ( a parody of NASCAR ) , " A Streetcar Named Monster " ( a parody of " A Streetcar Named Desire " ) and " The Amazing Alphabet Race " ( a parody of " The Amazing Race " ) . Several new Dinner Theater sketches include " South Potato " ( a parody of " South Pacific " ) , " Annie Get Your Gumbo " ( a parody of " Annie Get Your Gun " ) , and " Pear " ( a parody " Hair " ) . Episodes . " Episodes 4135 - 4160 ( 26 episodes ) " Cast . Muppet Characters Other Characters _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Hokey Wormy " The Hokey Wormy " is a " Sesame Street " song featured in a 1994 episode . Oscar leads the worms , Savion , and the kids at Slimey ' s birthday party through the song while they wait for Wormo the Happy Clown . At the end of the episode , everybody dances to the song again . The song is a parody of " The Hokey Pokey " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Middleman The Middleman was a television series , that ran for one season on ABC Family , based on the comic books by Javier Grillo - Marxuach ( a former writer / producer for " Lost " and " Law & Order " , among others ) . The comic itself was originally intended as a TV pilot . The premiere episode , " The Pilot Episode Sanction " ( aired on June 16 , 2008 ) established the basic premise , as struggling artist Wendy Watson ( Natalie Morales ) is recruited by mysterious crimefighter " The Middleman " ( Matt Keeslar ) to be part of his ultra - secret agency dealing with unusual , comic - book style monsters and mad scientists . Also in that episode , the heroes discover a lab which aims to create super - intelligent apes . The apes , specifically gorillas , are in fact a single silverback gorilla puppet , supplied by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop and originally built for " George of the Jungle " . The principal gorilla is named Spanky . All of the gorillas were puppeteered facially by Michael Oosterom , with Tom Fisher as the suit performer ( demonstrating his tai - chi skills during the end credits ) . Muppet Mentions . The tenth episode , " The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation " ( August 18 , 2008 ) was promoted on the series website blog by Grillo Marxauch , referencing Count von Count : " 10 ! 10 ' middleman ' episodes ! ha ha ha ha ! " The actual episode contained neither references nor Creature Shop puppets , but did feature Michael Oosterom again ( puppeteering Little Vladdy and briefly appearing on - camera as one of the vampire puppet ' s hypnotized victims ) .
Mary Worth Mary Worth is a newspaper comic strip distributed by King Features Syndicate which debuted in 1940 . The strip featured Mary Worth very little in its earliest years , her role being to give matronly advice to the vixens and ingenues featured heavily in the storylines . In recent years the focus has gravitated towards Mary herself , and her closest friends . The strip ' s popularity was evident in the multiple parodies , homages , and allusions in various media , including a " Carol Burnett Show " satire entitled " Mary Worthless " , and nods in other comics such as " FoxTrot " , " Pearls Before Swine " , and " The Far Side " ( where one of its typical characters tells a character stylized in the manner of " Mary Worth " that they must be looking for " " Apartment 3 - G " or one of those other serious cartoons . " ) The strip was parodied in the " Muppet Babies " episode " " , where Baby Piggy is looking at the Sunday funnies , namely " Apartment 3 - B " , which features the character Piggy Worthalot . Described by Piggy as " the nosiest of all " , Worthalot eavesdrops on an argument between her next door neighbors , offering them some " words of wisdom . "
Sexy Seedie Sexy Seedie was a character designed by Michael K . Frith at the same time as The Electric Mayhem . Although she was never built , elements of the face were later used in the design of Dr . Teeth , another character designed by Frith . Other far - out elements evolved into Janice , the Muppets ' lead guitarist . She was to have been a singer with a knack for flipping her hair and playing the tambourine , described by Henson . com as " a cross between Grace Slick and Carole King with a little Carly Simon and Joan Baez thrown in for good measure . " Her name is a reference to the Beatles song " Sexy Sadie . "
Episode 124 : Phoebe ' s Key Funella and Furgus leave Phoebe and Elmo in charge of the hotel while they head off to Monster Bowling Night . Mrs . Jangles , a jewelry - covered monster , requests her favorite bracelet be kept at the desk while she goes for a swim . Phoebe uses her necklace , which also is her special key , to unlock the safe . Elmo never knew what it could do and the two head upstairs to answer a call . The two bring Harvey P . Dull his bath supplies , when he ' s locked out of the bathroom . Phoebe uses her key to re - open it , then sings to Elmo all the different things her key can be used for in the hotel . Mrs . Jangles requests her bracelet back , when the Tea Time Monsters barge through . Their jewelry is knocked over and after the scuffle , Phoebe ' s key is lost ! Funella assures her everything will be alright , until Mr . Dull ( who was locked out once more ) needs the key - with the door locked and bathtub running , the hotel could flood ! Mrs . Jangles also is unable to get her bracelet and Cookie Monster can ' t get his emergency cookie . Thinking through the events , the monsters notice Mrs . Jangles has taken Phoebe ' s key by accident . Phoebe is able to open everything and save the day . Notes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
National Hockey League pins A series of Muppet pins were released for various teams within the National Hockey League . Many were featured as for games , with an allocated number going to the first number of people in attendance that night . The pins featured Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo and Animal in adaptations of the team ' s logo . For other Hockey Merchandise , see also NHL trading cards , NHL plush , and NHL Shirts .
Sesame Street Christmas ornaments ( American Greetings ) In 2004 , for the 35th Anniversary of " Sesame Street " , a 3 piece Miniature Ornament set was released . It featured Bert and Ernie , Big Bird , and Cookie Monster with Oscar . This set came packaged in a 35th Anniversary tin , and was also released on a blister card .
Conchata Ferrell Conchata Ferrell ( b . 1943 ) is an Emmy Award nominated character actress currently playing Berta on the CBS sitcom " Two and a Half Men " . Ferrell supplied the voice for Shelly on the " Dinosaurs " , in the episode " " . Ferrell ' s other small screen credits include playing Susan Bloom on " L . A . Law " , and guest appearances on " The Love Boat " , " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " , " Maude " , Shelly Duvall ' s " Faerie Tale Theatre " , and " ER " . Film credits include Tim Burton ' s " Edward Scissorhands " , " Freeway " ( with Brooke Shields ) , and " Erin Brockovich " ( with Julia Roberts ) . Ferrell voiced a character in Disney and Tim Burton ' s feature film " Frankenweenie " .
Jacques Shoesteau Jacques Shoesteau is interviewed in Dicky Tick ' s show " In , On and Under " , in which Tick visits Shoesteau ' s fabuluous underchair world . A noted French - accented explorer of the world ' s underplaces , Jacques has been beneath every piece of furniture in the house . His next expedition will explore under the rug , from beneath which he cheerfully expects he might never be seen again . The character is a parody of undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau . The same shoe puppet ( also played by Richard Hunt , sans accent ) had previously appeared in a sketch with Guy Smiley , as a guest at a banquet in honor of the " SH " sound . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Chris Cooper Chris Cooper ( b . 1951 ) is an Academy Award - winning actor who played Tex Richman in the 2011 film " The Muppets " . He previously voiced Douglas in the 2009 Creature Shop movie " Where the Wild Things Are " . For " The Muppets " , Cooper was taught to rap by music supervisor Bret McKenzie . McKenzie considered teaching Cooper to rap as a highlight of the film experience . For an interview with the " Los Angeles Times " McKenzie said of the experience , " It was awesome . The first session , where I was secretly working out whether he had rhythm , we did a session on Skype , freestyling . It was like a very primitive Furious Five . I ' d rap a line and he ' d rap back . He ' s such a serious guy , and I ' m a pretty unserious guy , so it was a funny combination . Luckily , he used to be in a lounge band . Completely musical ; got great flow . We ' d go in the studio and he was almost Method , the way he rapped . I think he was reading books on how to rap . I don ' t know where you get those from , but he was serious . " Cooper won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in " Adaptation " ( 2002 ) , and other films include " American Beauty " , " The Horse Whisperer " , " Seabiscuit " . For television , Cooper has guest starred on " Law & Order " and " Miami Vice " .
Pose - a - Pal plush The line began in 1999 with Elmo , Ernie and Big Bird Pose - a - Pals ; Zoe was added to the set in 2000 . In 2007 , Fisher - Price produced a new set of Pose - a - Pal plush , with a different design . This set included Elmo and Cookie Monster .
Happy / Sad " Happy / Sad " ( also listed as " Happy Sad ( Animation ) and " Happy Sad Song " ) is an animated song on " Sesame Street " . Performed by vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad , each sings about their overwhelming emotions . The song ends with the doleful Stanley gazing at the sad sight of Herman , convulsing on the floor with laughter . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
My Boyfriend ' s Back and Front " My Boyfriend ' s Back and Front " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by The Squirrelles , introduced by Big Bird . They sing about Rhonda ' s boyfriend and how she loves both his front and back as he shows them . He eventually gets dizzy by the end of the song and collapses . The song is a spoof of The Angles ' hit , " My Boyfriend ' s Back . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Time Piece Time Piece is an experimental short film produced , directed , and written by Jim Henson , who also played the leading role . It is his most noted live action production not involving puppetry . Henson began the project in the spring of 1964 ( initially titling it " Time to Go " ) and continued to work on it for nearly a year , between commercial projects and various Muppet television appearances . The short film premiered on May 6 , 1965 at the Museum of Modern Art and was distributed through Pathe Contemporary films to arthouse theaters and the film festival circuit . It played in New York City along with the French feature " A Man and a Woman . " The surrealist film , which runs slightly less than 9 minutes , follows a nameless man who lies in a hospital bed awaiting examination by a doctor through a wide range of experiences . Mundane daily activities are intercut with surreal fantasy and pop - culture references . The relentless passage of time is a recurring motif , both visually , through various clocks , and aurally , through a rhythmic percussion soundtrack which " ticks away " throughout . Key setpieces include an examination of workplace drudgery , a prolonged dinner sequence ( intended as a spoof of a scene from the film " Tom Jones " ) , and a nightclub visit satirizing the striptease ( including a dancing roast chicken and a marionette skeleton ) . The man also rides a pogo stick , shoots the Mona Lisa , escapes from prison , and gradually applies a coat of pink paint to a living elephant . He assumes different costumes and identities throughout , from Tarzan to a , and repeatedly utters the only dialogue in the film , a plaintive cry of " Help ! " from increasingly incongruous and perilous positions . Apart from the rapid montage cutting and superimposition of objects , Jim Henson used animation heavily to create an impressionistic feel . He personally animated scenes of moving patterns , anticipating those later utilized in various " Sesame Street " inserts . Don Sahlin supervised the use of pixillation and reverse motion to further " stylize " the movements . Awards . " Time Piece " received several film festival awards , including the Blue Ribbon Award from the American Film festival in 1967 , and was nominated for an Academy Award in the " Best Short Subject , Live Action Subjects " category .
Green The Green Anything Muppet is a green rod puppet with a conical - shaped head used on " Sesame Street " . 375 is used to define the color , officially referred to in the 1979 company style guide as a " yellow green . " The most frequent designation for the collective pattern in the guides , however , is simply Green . It was designed by Jim Henson and built by Don Sahlin and Caroly Wilcox in 1969 . Sometime in the late 1980s , the shade of green on the puppet style changed from an almost yellow - green to a paler shade of green . Since the 1990s , a slightly darker green variant has been used more commonly . However , the yellow - green version of the puppet is sometimes still used today . In 2009 , a slightly larger , live - hand version has occasionally been used . Popular Muppets made from the Green pattern include Sherlock Hemlock , Lefty the Salesman , Little Jerry , Clementine and Farley . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Larry Block Larry Block ( 1942 - 2012 ) was an actor who appeared on many TV shows , including " The Secret Storm " , " General Hospital " , " Charlie ' s Angels " , " M * A * S * H " , " Miami Vice " , " Murphy Brown " and " Law & Order " . In 1971 , Block appeared on " Sesame Street " as Tom , who worked at Hooper ' s Store . Like Raúl Juliá and Charlotte Rae , Tom only appeared on the show during Season 3 . He died on October 7 , 2012 .
Birdy Pox The Birdy Pox is a disease Big Bird contracts in Episode 3434 of " Sesame Street " . First , the infectee gets green polka - dots on their feet , then the legs , then the back , the chest , the tummy , the face , the wings and finally the tail . The cure for it is rest for a day , which is odd as fatigue is not a symptom . It only affects birds of Big Bird ' s species and only if they are six years old .
Charles Gibson Charles Gibson ( b . 1943 ) is a television personality best known as an anchor on ABC ' s " Good Morning America " from 1987 to 2006 . In this role , he interacted with the Muppets during several of their appearances . Gibson voiced Charles Blitzen , a Muppet reindeer news anchor , in " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " . And in a 2007 " Sesame Street " episode , he presented " predicament " as the Word of the Day . Gibson was the anchor for " World News with Charles Gibson " , the flagship evening newscast by the ABC News division , until his retirement in late 2009 , when Diane Sawyer replaced him . A video montage sending him off into retirement on December 18 , featured goodbyes from David Muir with Murray Monster and Abby Cadabby , as well as Reporter Kermit . In the book " Before You Leap " , Kermit talks of his friendship with Gibson and how Kermit ' s role as a reporter on " Sesame Street " helped the news anchor with his daughters . Unable to comprehend what their father did for a living , Gibson told his daughters , " I do what Kermit does on " Sesame Street . " "
Songwriters Hall of Fame The Songwriters Hall of Fame is part of the National Academy of Popular Music and was founded in 1969 by Johnny Mercer , Abe Olman , and Howie Richmond . Kermit the Frog performed at the June 14 , 2001 ceremony , which honored honorees Dolly Parton , Willie Nelson , and Gloria Estefan ( among others ) .
Gotta Get on Movin ' " Gotta Get on Movin ' " is a song originally performed by Menudo on their 1984 album , " Reaching Out " . The group performed a special , bi - lingual version of the song on " Sesame Street " in 1985 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Debbie Debbie is a character who first appeared in " The Muppets " episode " " . After connecting with Gonzo online , the two meet up for a date at Rowlf ' s Tavern , however Liam Hemsworth stands in for Gonzo . The Debbie puppet was later used at the Vulture Festival in May 2016 for a brief audience participation puppetry workshop in which several characters lipsynched to Chumbawamba ' s Tubthumping . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Best Friends ( Big Blue House ) Best Friends is a " Bear in the Big Blue House " storybook . It is a direct adaptation of the episode " . " Ojo has been looking forward to a visit from her best friend Christine . When Christine arrives at the Big Blue House , they start playing pillow - fort . Tutter asks them both to play a game of checkers and is shocked when Ojo says that she ' s playing with her " best friend " Christine . Bear helps him to see that it ' s possible to have more than one best friend . Meanwhile , Bear also helps Pip and Pop when they get upset that Treelo doesn ' t want to play their game . This book combines photos of the characters with soft pastel illustrations . " Best Friends " is the first of seven stories included in the compilation book " Bear ' s Storytime Favorites " .