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Muppet 3 - D Chess Set The Muppet 3 - D Chess Set was produced by A La Carte in 1999 , and later rereleased by Juniortoys . The pieces are detailed PVC Muppets on red and yellow stands . The following characters are featured : There were two different sets . One set had a ' regular ' board with a black edge and the Kermit Collection logo ; the other set had a ' deluxe ' board with gold decorations , featuring Kermit and Fozzie , around the edges . The Kermit and Piggy pieces were also sold as keychains , however the Piggy wore a purple dress instead of a red one .
Grandpa Louie Grandpa Louie is the late husband of Ethyl Phillips and father of Fran Sinclair on " Dinosaurs " . First mentioned in " , " Louie appears to Ethyl in the afterlife , warning her of the danger of profiting from her brush with death , in " . " He also warned Ethyl to be more appreciative of her life , because if something is unfulfilled , " we have all the afterlife to regret it " . Louie walked funny after the time Fran fell through the roof and landed on top of him while he was cleaning his pipe . They never found the pipe .
Sally Soho Sally Soho is an artist who appeared in a " Here is Your Life " segment . Way back when , she found a blank canvas , and , with the help of Pablo Paint Palette and Patti Paintbrush , she painted the world famous Painting of a Bowl of Fruit and signed her name to it . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
John Nez John Nez is an illustrator who contributed to " Sesame Street Magazine " from 1988 to 1993 . He also illustrated several " Sesame Street " and " Muppet Babies " books and one " Bear in the Big Blue House " book . Nez illustrated the " 3 - 2 - 1 Contact " book " That ' s a Fact , Too ! " , several Carmen Sandiego titles , " SPot Saves the Day " by Louise Gikow , and various easy reader books . He also provided uncredited art for select Mercer Mayer Golden Books . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Grover ' s Book of Cute Things to Touch Grover ' s Book of Cute Things to Touch is a 1990 " Sesame Street " book featuring Grover . Written in rhyme , Grover explains things which are pleasant to touch , including kittens , peaches , tree bark , sand at the beach , snow , wooly lambs , and warm beds . The book also includes appearances by Marshal Grover ( and a differently colored Fred the Wonder Horse ) , Elmo , Betty Lou , and Grover ' s Mommy .
Dinner : Impossible Dinner : Impossible is a show on The Food Network . On the October 21 , 2009 episode " Sesame Street Scramble " , the show celebrates " Sesame Street " ’ s 40th Anniversary in Sesame Place . Sonia Manzano ( playing Maria ) , Elmo and Cookie Monster help host Robert Irvine prepare a dish . The team is challenged with preparing foods that start with the letter B ( who also appears , voiced by Carmen Osbahr , at the beginning of the episode ) for 250 of the park ' s guests . Elmo and Cookie Monster try to help in the kitchen , but after Cookie tries to chop lettuce with a karate chop , the monsters are " banished " from the kitchen . Later they try to get Irvine to make some food in certain shapes . Irvine is trying to beat a deadline and asks why they ' re trying to make his job so difficult . When he threatens Cookie and Elmo with a cucumber , Cookie protects Elmo and says , " Me take a bullet for you , Elmo ! "
News Flash : The First Day of School ( transcript ) News Flash : The First Day of School < br > Season 12 ( 1980 - 1981 ) < br > < br > Cast : < hr > Each year , Sesame Workshop updates its list of specific educational goals and objectives , often pertaining to problems facing the country today . The main theme of season 12 was going to school for the first time . Artifacts from this era include the LP " Getting Ready for School " , the season ' s premiere episode ( 1446 ) , and this classroom coverage from Kermit . < hr >
Multimonstruo The Multimonstruo is the " Plaza Sésamo " equivalent of the . Unlike the latter , however , there is actually only one monster puppet , a red orange creation who is recycled endlessly in different guises , most of which do not have names ( and those who do have inconsistent designs ) . Multimonstruo can be turned into anything from a pirate to a baby , as needed . Multimonstruo ' s identities include : See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dipped caramel apples Dipped caramel apples are sold at several confectionery locations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World . They are green apples that are dipped in caramel , ( marshmallows are sometimes applied , depending on the theme , ) covered with a candy coating , and decorated to look like Disney characters , or simply themed to holidays and other theme park events . In Summer 2012 , a Kermit the Frog - inspired apple was introduced , along with apples themed to Goofy , The Cheshire Cat from " Alice in Wonderland " , and Pixar characters Lightning McQueen from " Cars " , and Mike and Sulley from " Monsters Inc . "
Hollywood Hogan Hollywood Hogan ( born Terrence Bollea ) is a wrestler and actor , also known as Hulk Hogan , his most well known ring name . Hogan was interviewed by guest host Kermit the Frog on " Larry King Live " on April Fools Day , 1994 , promoting his TV show " Thunder in Paradise " . In 1999 , he made a cameo appearance as himself , employed by K . Edgar Singer as a " Man in Black " in " Muppets from Space " . This was also during the time when he was a heel member of the nWo in World Championship Wrestling .
Fox Broadcasting Company The FOX Broadcasting Company is a TV network which began in 1986 . The Jim Henson Company produced a number of shows for FOX , including " Dog City " and " The Animal Show " , and daily reruns of " Muppet Babies . " " CinderElmo " was also originally broadcast on this network . FOX Television Studios co - produced " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " " " with Touchstone Television and The Jim Henson Company . Additionally , " Farscape " was originally planned to be shown on FOX ( where it was going to be titled " Space Chase " ) , and in 2002 , FOX made a deal with Henson to air an all - new Muppet show , which never reached fruition . The Muppets have also appeared on ( and been referenced on ) FOX News , the co - owned cable news channel .
Muppet clocks ( Wesco ) Wesco , a clock manufacturer in the United Kingdom , made a talking Kermit the Frog alarm clock in the 2000s . When the alarm rings , Kermit says , " Lights , camera . . . action ! " When the snooze alarm goes off , he says , " Yoo - hoo ! You ' re going to be late ! " Wesco also released a " Kermit Collection " watch in 2001 . < / gallery >
Manhattan Research , Inc . Manhattan Research , Inc . was released in May of 2000 by Basta Records . It is a compilation of works by composer Raymond Scott featuring a number of scores and alternate takes created for Jim Henson ' s early films . The 143 page booklet also contains a section about Scott ' s collaboration with Henson , written by Karen Falk and Irwin Chusid .
Maria Maria first appeared on " Sesame Street " in 1971 and continued to appear on the show until 2015 . Maria Figueroa arrived on Sesame Street as a Puerto Rican teenager , taking a job at the Sesame Street Library . The library was later converted into the Fix - It Shop , where Maria was hired as Luis ' helper . Luis promoted her to full partner in a 1981 episode . Maria often mediates disputes amongst the Muppet characters but is sometimes more easily flustered by them than , say , Susan . She frequently serves as the target of the Amazing Mumford ' s magic , Sonny Friendly ' s ridiculous travelling game shows and the cynical wisecracks of Oscar the Grouch , who has been known to address her with the nickname " Skinny . " For a number of seasons , Maria also appeared regularly in pantomime skits as Charlie Chaplin ' s The Tramp . Although she held a romantic relationship with David for a time in the 1970s , she married Luis in 1988 , becoming Maria Rodriguez . Her mother came over from Puerto Rico for the ceremony . Later , Maria ' s pregnancy became a storyline on the show , and Maria and Luis had a daughter , Gabi , in 1989 . For several years , Maria and Luis ran the Fix - It Shop together , where they repaired an assortment of items , including a vast number of toasters . In 2002 , they converted the store to the Mail It Shop , only to revert it back to the Fix - It Shop in 2006 . When the shop became the Laundromat in 2008 , Maria and Luis would still be seen fixing various things around the street until 2011 , when Gordon hired Maria to be the superintendent of 123 Sesame Street . Maria and her Sesame Street friends visited her family in Puerto Rico in 1979 , for the first few episodes of Season 11 . Manzano commented in 1987 on how her character had changed since debut : " I wouldn ' t even tweeze my eyebrows then . "
Armin Armin is a professional " scare hare , " for hire to scare people . He came to " Sesamstrasse " in episode 2421 , where he scared Nils as he was trying to put up a new shelf . Rumpel ended up challenging Armin to a scare duel to find out who is better in scaring others . The competition ended up as a draw . The rabbit puppet has been used in various roles on " Sesamstrasse " including Reiner Sauberhasi , Hasi Himmelglück , Knut Köffelström and Henry . He was originally used as Preston Rabbit on " Sesame Street " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carlo Alban Carlo Alban ( b . in Ecuador , October 3 , 1979 ) portrayed Carlo on " Sesame Street " from 1993 until 1998 . He also appeared in the 1996 special " Elmo Saves Christmas " . Like other New York - based " Sesame Street " alumni , Alban has guest starred on " Oz " and " Law & Order " . He also appeared in the 2001 film " Snipes " and the film version of " Strangers With Candy " ( with Amy Sedaris ) . His experiences as an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador were turned into the play " Intríngulis " , a solo musical about " his family as it fights both personal demons and protracted economic , legal , and social battles . " The family moved when he was seven , and lived a double - life for years , including on " Sesame Street " . He appeared on radio show " The Takeaway " to talk about the his experiences on " Sesame " , on November 9 , 2011 .
Uncle Wally Uncle Wally was Bob ' s colorful uncle , who appeared on " Sesame Street " from 1984 to 1992 . A traveling salesman , Uncle Wally was initially an itinerant visitor to Sesame Street before settling down . An occasional teller of tall tales , Uncle Wally was one of the few adults to initially believe Big Bird about Mr . Snuffleupagus , and had claimed to encounter other Snuffleupaguses over the course of his travels . Later , Uncle Wally also brought along his pet seal , Wolfgang , who remained on the street after his departure .
Goldfinger " Goldfinger " is the theme song to the 1963 James Bond film of the same name . Shirley Bassey , who first recorded the song , reprised her performance for the closing number on of " The Muppet Show " . She sings the song in a gold vault . During the number , a group of pigs ( led by Link Hogthrob , costumed as Auric Goldfinger ) steal the gold . At the closing , Shirley is accused of the theft . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 208 : All Work and All Play It ' s time for young Cotterpin Doozer to wear her helmet and build like all the other Doozers , but the maverick Cotterpin would rather draw and play than work . Adopting Red Fraggle as her new hero , Cotterpin leaves the Doozers behind and decides to become one of the Fraggles instead . Meanwhile , Sprocket tries to see what it ' s like to be a horse .
Heather Au Heather Au has written " Sesame Street " books for Bendon Publishing Au has also written books featuring " My Little Pony " characters , the " Care Bears " , " SpongeBob SquarePants " , " Superman " , " Batman " , and " the Justice League " .
Pigeons Muppet pigeons have made several minor appearances on " Sesame Street " . Two pigeons appear singing back - up in a series of ' coo ' s in " Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons . " A pigeon also made an appearance in the 1992 - 2003 " Sesame Street " closing credits , and the same pigeon is also seen in the 2007 - 2009 opening sequence . Another pigeon , redesigned , but retaining the basic style , appeared in Episode 4033 , bobbing along to Cookie Monster ' s opening song . He was voiced by Joey Mazzarino in this appearance . A trio of pigeons appear in " " . Their performers were Bill Barretta ( the husband ) , Tyler Bunch ( the wife ) , and Matt Vogel ( the son ) . A pigeon lands on Beauregard ' s face while he ' s driving the train in " Muppets Most Wanted " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Helping Hands Helping Hands occupy a vertical corridor through which Sarah inadvertantly falls in " Labyrinth " . Made up of hundreds of painted latex gloves , modeled after Jane Gootnick ' s hand . The Helping Hands communicate by coming together to form faces ( generally using 5 to 7 hands ) . They also hold Sarah in place while she decides whether she ' d like to go back up the corridor , or continue downward . When she chooses down , the hands drop her , and it is revealed that the bottom of their shaft leads to an oubliette .
Beary Barrington Beary Barrington is a 10 year old bear cub who was adopoted by a human family after his real family left him all alone . In the film he seems too be a bright young boy and seem too be a die hard fan of " The Country Bears " and is willing enough to get the band back together to save Country Bear hall . Also in the film that the reason he doesn ' t feel belong it that his brother Dexter seem too be jealous of the attention from their parents are paying attention too Beary more than him , So he bullies Beary because of that . Because of Beary ' s postive attitude made " The Country Bears " get back together and become a Country Bear himself .
The City Worm and the Country Worm The City Worm and the Country Worm is a 1983 " Sesame Street " storybook which tells an underground version of the story of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse . Slimey the Worm ' s cousin Squirmy visits Sesame Street . When Oscar the Grouch makes Slimey angry , he decides to visit Squirmy in the country . He then gets to experience what it ' s like to live in Squirmy ' s home . But when a robin almost grabbed them for breakfast , Slimey realizes that living in city is much safer for him and he and Squirmy both decided that their own environment is best for themselves . When Slimey returns home , he reconciles with Oscar . Other editions . The book was reissued in 1993 by Reader ' s Digest .
Muppets do Espaço Muppets do Espaço is the Brazilian Portuguese - language dub of " Muppets from Space " ; edited by Estúdios Delart , Rio de Janeiro and released in Brazil . It marks the return of Brazilian voice actor Márcio Simões as the voice of Gonzo , while Isaac Schneider , who had voiced the character in " Um Conto de Natal dos Muppets " ( " A Muppet Christmas Carol " ) and " Os Muppets na Ilha do Tesouro " ( " Muppet Treasure Island " ) is given the role of Pepe . Trivia . In previous Muppet movies dubbed in Brazil , Miguel Rosenberg had provided the voice of Waldorf and Mário Monjardim that of Statler . In this movie , they reversed it .
Freeform Freeform is a U . S . television network currently owned by ABC , a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company . It offers contemporary and family programming , including off - network syndicated reruns and original series , feature films and made - for - TV original movies , and some religious programming . The network was founded in 1977 as an extension of televangelist Pat Robertson ' s Christian television ministry , and eventually evolved into The Family Channel by 1990 . In 1998 , it was sold to News Corporation ( parent company of FOX ) and media mogul Haim Saban and renamed Fox Family . In October 2001 , Fox Family was sold to The Walt Disney Company and renamed ABC Family . It was rebranded again with its current name in January 2016 . During the ABC Family era , the channel aired " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , " The Muppet Christmas Carol " , " The Witches " , " Mr . Magorium ' s Wonder Emporium " ( in which Kermit the Frog made a cameo ) , and repeats of ' appearances on " America ' s Funniest Home Videos " . On November 5 , 2011 , ABC Family aired an " exclusive access " sneak peek of " The Muppets " hosted by Miss Piggy during their " Double Date Night " broadcast of " Beauty and the Beast " and " Aladdin " . On January 4 , 2014 , the channel aired a Muppet movie marathon , which included " The Muppet Movie " , " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , " Muppet Treasure Island " , and the network television premiere of " The Muppets " . On December 12th and 13th of 2015 , the channel aired " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " and the " Fraggle Rock " episode " " , as part of the annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event . " The Bells of Fraggle Rock " is scheduled to re - air during the 2017 marathon on December 11 . In 2016 , Miss Piggy was announced as Freeform ' s " Ambassador of Holiday Cheer " for their 25 Days of Christmas event , appearing in several promos posted to The Muppets ' social media outlets .
Try the Impossible " Try the Impossible " is a song from the 1986 special " The Christmas Toy " . Apple and Balthazar sing to Belmont and the other toys , encouraging them to back up their plan to rescue Rugby Tiger from the living room . Belmont eventually relents and joins the song , along with the other toys . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Wiggledy Worm " Wiggledy Worm " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Nina and friends in Episode 4701 . As a part of the " Be Kind to Your Worm Day " festivities , Nina leads the short pop tune , which encourages everyone to move like a worm . Oscar the Grouch is initially reluctant to dance , but because Slimey asks him to , he goes along with it . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 106 : Queen Raisin / Balthazar in Beam Land Queen Raisin . The children always let Daffodil play the queen . Raisin is jealous and tries to steal her crown . Balthazar in Beam Land . Balthazar accidentally lets Rugby enter Beam Land , where toys risk getting " beamed " .
Spit Spit is the teenage , alien son from the mixed Brody family on the Henson sitcom " Aliens in the Family " . He is the biological son of Cookie and stepson of Doug . Spit delights in antagonizing his human stepsister Heather , occasionally disgusting her by opening the top of his head to expose his brain .
Eugene ( tuba player ) Eugene is a blue Whatnot who plays the tuba for the Muppet Orchestra in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . When Miss Piggy falls off the stage and into the orchestra pit towards the end of the movie , she lands on Eugene . Although he survives the impact , his tuba isn ' t so lucky . Eugene hopes that Kermit ' s love can fix his tuba , and Kermit assures him it will . At the last moment , while shooting , Bill Barretta asked Steve Whitmire ( performing Kermit ) to address this musician character as Eugene . It was an inside joke for his brother , Gene Barretta . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Pigs in Space ( online series ) Pigs in Space is an online video series launched in 2016 , based on the original recurring sketch from " The Muppet Show " . It stars Miss Piggy as First Mate Piggy , Link Hogthrob as Captain Link Hogthrob , and Dr . Julius Strangepork on board the spaceship Swinetrek . The updated series features a CGI render of the ship , with the crew in their original uniforms . The videos were filmed at YouTube Space LA in March of 2015 , and were co - written and directed by Kirk Thatcher . According to comments made by Steve Whitmire at the D23 Expo in August 2015 , the team " shot four or five ' Pigs in Space ' videos . " Credits . Main Cast : Guests Appearances : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A Little Grouch Music " A Little Grouch Music " ( Grouchy Music in the Night ) is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Oscar the Grouch in Episode 2619 , all about the loud sounds one hears at night , which is music to Grouches . The song is a spoof of the song from the " The Phantom of the Opera " , " The Music of the Night , " while the title is a play on Stephen Sondheim ' s musical " A Little Night Music " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Oliver Grimm Oliver Grimm ( b . 1948 ) is a German actor who voiced Philo on " Die Fraggles " , the German co - production of " Fraggle Rock " . Grimm started out at age four as a child actor in films in the 1950s and 1960s . He played a blind boy in the 1962 Disney bio of Beethoven , " The Magnificent Rebel " , and that same year , played the lead in the English - language film " Reach for Glory " ( with Richard Vernon ) . He later transitioned to theater and voice - over work , where he most prominently took on the title role of " " .
Sylvester Morand Sylvester Morand is an actor who played Archimedes in the Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop TV film " Gulliver ' s Travels " . Morand has served multiple stints with the Royal Shakespeare Company off and on since joining in the 1965 season ( usually in small roles ) and was in the 2000 National Theatre " Hamlet " , doubling as the ghost of Hamlet ' s father and the player king . He began appearing on TV in 1966 , usually in anthologies or play of the day programming , often as a servant or laborer . Morand ' s highest profile assignment was in the 1972 miniseries " War and Peace " as Nikolai Rostov , one of the principal roles . Later TV included guest parts on " The Professionals " ( with Gordon Jackson ) , " Bergerac " , and " Squadron " . By the 1990s , he had shifted into roles as elderly men , dignified or otherwise , as in an installment of the " Sharpe " series ( with Sean Bean ) , playing magistrates on " Kavanagh QC " and " The Brief " , and in films like 2005 ' s " Sense and Sensibility " ( Sir William Lucas ) , " The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen " , and " The Seeker : The Dark Is Rising " ( as a vicar ) . For BBC Radio , he has been heard in several audio plays , sometimes in French dialect roles .
Rubber Band Men The Rubber Band Men backed up Lynda Carter in of " The Muppet Show " on " Rubber Band Man . " The band consists of two types of Muppets as pictured . The first are made almost entirely of a rubber band with hands to strum itself and eyes and legs . The second are a slinky - like stretchy character with eyes and large lips . They appeared years later on backup vocals for Garth Brooks in of " Muppets Tonight " for a cover of Tom Jones ' " It ' s Not Unusual . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Macarena " Macarena " is a 1993 song by Los del Río , made famous for its accompanying dance . The 1995 Bayside Boys Remix ( with English lyrics ) hit # 1 on the " Billboard " " Hot 100 " . A cover of the song was featured on the 1997 " Sesame Street " album " Hot ! Hot ! Hot ! Dance Songs " , sung by Rosita , Benny Rabbit , Big Bird , The Count , Elmo , Hoots the Owl , Oscar the Grouch , Zoe , Wolfgang the Seal and Prairie Dawn . The song was performed by Miss Piggy and Manolo and Carlo Flamingo in " Muppets Most Wanted " . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Captain ' s Inn The Captain ' s Inn is a bed - and - breakfast located in Outer Space on " Fraggle Rock " . Doc has a part - time job as manager of at the inn , where he works with Ms . Ardath . The Captain ' s Inn is first mentioned in the episode " , " when it opens for business in Doc ' s neighborhood . Doc is hired by Ms . Ardath in the episode " . " Though Doc refers to it a number of times , the Captain ' s Inn is only seen onscreen once . In " , " Doc and Sprocket have repainted Ms . Ardath ' s lawn gnomes , and the Captain ' s Inn garden and steps are revealed , with a brief glimpse of the building behind them . Episodes where the Captain ' s Inn is mentioned include the following : Name . In Uncle Matt ' s postcard in " Doozer Is As Doozer Does , " a bus displays an ad for " The Captain ' s House , " promoting the establishment as coming soon . By the next mention , however , in " The Bells of Fraggle Rock , " the bed and breakfast was and would remain consistently " The Captain ' s Inn . "