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John Stocker John Stocker ( b . 1947 ) is a Canadian voice actor who played Bugsy Vile , Spunky the Flunky , and other roles on " Dog City " . Stocker ' s other voice roles ( often for Nelvana ) , includes Mr . Beastly on " Care Bears , " Basil on " Babar " , Detective Thompson on " The Adventures of Tintin , " Newton Gimmick on " The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin " , Father Cat in " The Busy World of Richard Scarry " , Toad on " Super Mario Bros . " , Mr . Monitor on " Beetlejuice " , and Graydon Creed on " X - Men , " and Widdle on the first season of " Ewoks " . He also served as voice director for " Sailor Moon " , " Medabots " and " Beyblade " . He also voiced the off - screen announcer for the second season of " SCTV " . In addition to animation , Stocker has frequently lent his voice to CBC radio dramas beginning in the 1970s ( when he was heard on the scifi comedy " Johnny Chase , Secret Agent of Space " ) . On the the horror anthology " Nightfall " ( 1980 - 1983 ) , he acted in 22 episodes ( in both leads and bits ) , in roles ranging from announcers to conjoined twins to otherworldly beings . Stocker was also heard in several of the CBC ' s " Mystery Project " series , starring in the five - episode series " Albert ' s Father " ( 1998 ) as Albert and playing Bernie Sniderman on " Peggy Delaney " ( 1998 - 2002 ) . On - camera work includes the films " The Dream Team " ( with Michael Keaton ) and " Look Who ' s Talking Now " ( with Kirstie Alley ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Andreas Hviid Andreas Hviid is a Danish voice actor who voiced Simon in " Legetøjets Hemmelige Liv " , the Danish dub of " The Secret Life of Toys " . In 1992 he played the role of Gavroche in " Les Misérablés " on Østre Gasværk Theater . He stated out as a child actor , but now works as a sound engineer at Sun Studios in Copenhagen . He has worked on both dubbing projects as well as albums made by various Danish bands . He still does some voice work . His voice work includes the Disney movies " Hercules " , " The Lion King " as young Simba , " Toy Story " and others .
Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke ( b . 1925 ) is a celebrated actor who has been at home on the stage , screen , and television sets . He is well remembered from his films " Mary Poppins " and " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang " , his television series " Diagnosis Murder " and " The Dick Van Dyke Show " , and his lauded performance in Broadway ' s " Bye Bye Birdie " . He replaced Harvey Korman for one season of " The Carol Burnett Show " , and was an admirer and friend of Stan Laurel . He hosted " The Muppets Go Hollywood " in 1979 . In 2008 , Van Dyke and his a cappella group , the Vantastix , recorded a version of " Bein ' Green " for their " Put On A Happy Face " album . On August 19 , 2011 , Van Dyke appeared with the Vantastix at the D23 Expo where they performed a medley of " Sesame Street " songs . Van Dyke appeared in " Disneyland 60 " alongside other celebrities , including Kermit the Frog .
Peter Lurye Peter Lurye is a composer and lyricist who worked on the soundtrack and a variety of songs for " Bear in the Big Blue House " , and also wrote many songs for the show . He also wrote the theme song for " Animal Jam " and in addition wrote the theme song for another Playhouse Disney series , " Stanley " . Peter Lurye also wrote songs for " Winnie the Pooh " , which had numerous other Muppet crew connections . Lurye wrote the score for " The Magic School Bus " as well as the theme song performed by Little Richard , as well as the theme song for " Gullah Gullah Island " and several other songs with veteran " Big Blue House " song composer , Billy Cobin . Lurye was also called to write a Christmas - themed version of the theme song for the popular Nickelodeon series " Dora the Explorer " , which was featured in the special " Dora ' s Christmas Carol Adventure " .
Selfridges Selfridges is a chain of British department stores founded in 1909 . Like Macy ' s in the United States , they have become world famous for their unique and ever - changing window displays . In 2013 , the establishment inspired the ITV series " Mr Selfridge " , also aired on PBS .
Chickens Chickens have been a part of the Muppet world since 1972 , when the first group of Muppet chickens was created for the " Tales From Muppetland " special " The Muppet Musicians of Bremen " . They were precursors to the chickens from " The Muppet Show " , except they had slightly different eyes . T . R . , one of the main characters , would later appear on " The Muppet Show " as well . The Bremen chickens were used during the first and second seasons of " The Muppet Show " . In one episode , guest starring , a bunch of real chickens were featured , auditioning for Gonzo ' s dancing chicken act . It was in this episode that Gonzo developed his obsession with chickens . During the third season , some new chickens were built with more defined eyes . One of the chickens got the name Camilla and became Gonzo ' s girlfriend . ( Although even Gonzo doesn ' t know which chicken is Camilla sometimes ; they all look alike . ) A black rooster was added to the " Muppet Show " cast during the second season , and a little chick during the third season . In one of the first episodes , , a chicken suit was made for the guest star ; it would later be used occasionally whenever a huge full - body chicken character was needed . The white Muppet chickens made a few rare appearances on " Sesame Street " ; sometime during the 1980 ' s , a group of brown chickens were added to the Sesame cast , as well as a brown / black rooster . The main difference , aside from their color , from their Muppet Show counterparts is their rounded eyes and sharper beaks . Other notable Muppet chickens are the Giant Man - Eating Chicken from " " , and the Humongous Chicken from " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . The latter was a white chicken with a much smaller head and big , round eyes , but no eyelids . A slightly altered version ( donning feminine eyelids ) made several subsequent appearances on " Sesame Street " ; one incarnation being Super Chicken . The puppet was later recycled as many more characters on " Sesamstrasse " . The Muppet chickens usually communicate with squawks , although they are known to speak at times . The Muppet chicken , owned by Telly , got a small part in a 4D movie . After this the chicken moved to The Netherlands and got his own part in Sesamstraat . The chicken listens to the name Stuntkip and is a daredevil . Another international chicken is actually a rooster named Kareem from the Israeli / Palestinian co - production . The chickens are built without an eye mechanism . Instead , the Muppet builders found an alternative by giving some chickens one wide open eye and one ' relaxed ' eye with eyelid ; this way , the chicken could change emotions by quickly turning its head . According to Kermit , " You have to treat the chickens pretty well because they ' ve got a very tough union . " The original chickens were designed by Michael K . Frith and built by Caroly Wilcox and John Lovelady . Chick . A baby chick that first appeared in of " The Muppet Show " as Robin with " cluck - itis . " He made other appearances in the show , including in , and in the finale of " The Muppet Movie . " Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet Show Comic Printer In 1980 , produced the " Muppet Show " Comic Printer . The characters pictured on the set of rub - down transfer sheets included Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Rowlf , Gonzo , Scooter , The Swedish Chef , Statler , Waldorf , Bunsen , Beaker , Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem .
Petals of a Rose " Petals of a Rose " is a song from the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " Gobo Fraggle sings it after learning that his new friend , Doc , is moving away , and they must say " goodbye . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Abbot Abbot is the head rabbit of an acrobatic rabbit act which is set to perform at The Muppet Theatre in the short story " The Floppy Hopper Dropper Stopper " . He informs Kermit that the act is missing their Floppy Hopper Dropper Stopper , and cannot go on without it . After an exhaustive search , Kermit and Scooter come up empty handed , but Abbot tells Kermit they have found the stopper , but are now in need of a Simple Single Thimble Cymbal , which results in a Frantic , Frenzied Froggy .
Woman ' s Day Woman ' s Day is an American magazine aimed at a female readership , covering such subjects as food , nutrition , fitness , beauty and fashion . December , 1969 . In the December 1969 issue , Jerry Juhl wrote what the magazine called an " original Christmas time puppet play . " The play , " The Purple - Necked Black - Bearded Blatch " , totaled five pages , with puppet design credited to Jim Henson . Patterns for the puppets were also included in the five page spread . The characters included in the story were twin sister and brother Zing and Zang Zong , Mr . Figg , and the Purple - Necked Black - Bearded Blatch . 1971 . Issues in January and March included " Sesame Street " guides . The former featured activities such as " The Polka - Dotted Monster Hunt " with Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes . Unknown , 1979 . In 1979 , in conjunction with Myer , the Australian edition of " Woman ' s Day " published a " Muppet Mania " liftout section . It included a full - color guide to the " Muppets Go to Hollywood " movie , an interview with Jim Henson , a who ' s who guide to the characters , merchandise ads , and an activity page . January 8 , 1985 . The January 8 , 1985 issue comes with an extra Muppets cookbook for kids .
Dorothy Bovine Dorothy Bovine is the heroine of in " Muppets Tonight " . She is a beautiful , single ranch owner who also owns a plutonium ore mine , which Moo - Ing wants control of . Moo - Ing also wants Dorothy to be his bride , but not if Lash Holstein has anything to say about it ! Her name is a reference to 1960s film actress , best known for playing Emmeline Marcus Finch in " It ' s a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World " , and who also appeared in Disney ' s " That Darn Cat ! " and " The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock " with Lou Costello . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Harvey the Hummingbird Harvey the Hummingbird is a character in " The Animal Show " . He appeared in the episode " " where he tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear all about hummingbirds . In this appearance , Harvey traveled in a bunch of flowers that were carried to Stinky and Jake by Bunnie Bear . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lutrelle Horne Lutrelle Horne is a producer who worked for Children ' s Television Workshop since the early days of " Sesame Street " . Horne was credited as Associate Producer in Season 1 , and Studio Producer in Season 2 . He also executive produced the French co - production , " 1 , Rue Sésame " , which began in 1978 . Lutrelle F . Horne , Ed . D . was the former Executive Vice - President of Children ' s Television Workshop and Executive Producer and Director of its International Division . Dr . Horne was a native of Newport News , Virginia . He earned a BA degree in English from Hampton Institute ( University ) in 1958 . He continued his education and earned a MA degree in Communications from New York University in 1963 and an Ed . D . in Education and Television from the University of Massachusetts . In 1963 , Lu entered the field of television with CBS in New York and eventually became an Associate Director of the Captain Kangaroo program . He returned to Hampton Institute as an instructor in the Mass Media Department in 1967 . Two years later , he returned to New York when CTW launched its experimental children ' s series . Horne was responsible for the day - to - day studio production of the Workshop ' s widely acclaimed television program for preschoolers - Sesame Street . Sesame Street was so successful that Lu was awarded two Emmy ' s for children ' s programming . Eventually , CTW expanded Sesame Street internationally and Lu was promoted to Executive Vice - President of the International Productions Department of CTW . In that capacity , he worked closely with many foreign broadcasters in the creation of new series for children based on " Sesame Street " : " Sesamstraat " for Holland , " Plaza Sésamo " for Spanish - speaking Latin America , " Vila Sésamo " in Brazil , " Sesamstrasse " in West Germany , " Bonjour Sesame " and " 1 , Rue Sesame " in France and Belgium , " Abrete Sesamo " in Spain , " Sesam in Sweden , " Abre - te Sesamo in Portugal , and " Sesamo Apriti " in Italy . For several years , he operated his own company - Frantrelle Productions , Inc . Lu has written feature film scripts ; lectured and consulted for several universities and institutions . He was a member of the Director ' s Guild of America and Writer ' s Guild of America . He retired from CTW in 1990 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Perils of Penelope The Perils of Penelope is a comical " Sesame Street " adventure story published in 1973 , starring Bert as the embattled title character and Ernie as various brave heroes . The book is inspired by the legendary silent movie serial " The Perils of Pauline " . Like Pauline , Bert ' s Penelope character gets into a series of perilous predicaments and must be rescued , much to Bert ' s dismay and Ernie ' s delight . The story was subsequently serialized in the 1978 " Sesame Street Library " series .
Barbara Barnes Barbara Barnes is an actress who played one of the Graeae in " " episode " . " Barnes guest starred on episodes of " Poirot " and " Miss Marple " , as well as " Rebus " and had a small role in the film " Formula 51 " ( with Samuel L . Jackson ) . Most of her career has been spent as a voice actress , narrating documentaries , dubbing anime , voicing video games , and providing American - sounding voices for US airings of British cartoons ( such as Lori on " Chuggington " ) . She has been a regular reader and actress on BBC radio since 1989 , playing Dorothy in " The Wizard of Oz " , Anne in " Anne of Green Gables " , Mabel Spence in " The Luck of the Bodkins " , and parts in radio versions of " One Flew Over the Cuckoo ' s Nest " and Ray Bradbury and Stephen King stories .
Neat Stuff To Know & To Do Neat Stuff To Know & To Do is a title in the 1988 Play - Along Video series . The video features Kai - Lee and PJ in a hodgepodge of segments demonstrating and explaining a variety of things . One segment , for example , demonstrates the technique used to have a puppeteer convincingly control a puppet from behind a stool without being seen , using mirrors . Other segments teach viewers how to skip stones ( with Jim Henson himself providing the instruction ) , and how to scat . Towards the end of the video , PJ tells Kai - Lee that they ' ve almost run out of tape . Kai - Lee announces a " really big finish " - - a reel of disjointed clips showing various bizarre sights , such as buildings being demolished , in addition to a montage of previous segments from the video , and Fred Newman demonstrating his noisemaking talents .
Old Crabby Old Crabby is a hermit crab who appears in the 1986 book " Kermit the Hermit " . He arrives at Baby Kermit ' s cave for the hermit convention , and promptly seats himself on a boulder . From there , he tells Kermit about the wide variety of hermits in the world , and they arrive as he mentions them . The old crab uses a lorgnette ( spectacles on a stick ) to see out of . When Baby Kermit awakens , it ' s revealed that an alphabet block with a C for crab inspired the character .
Monica Forsberg Monica Forsberg ( b . 1950 ) translated " Fraggle Rock " to Swedish as " Fragglarna " , and also dubbed the role of Mokey . She voiced various characters in " Mupparnas Julsaga " ( " The Muppet Christmas Carol " ) , where she also was the dubbing director and translated the songs . She voiced Ursula Stanhope in " George of the Jungle " , she was also the dubbing director and producer . On " 101 Dalmatians " , she worked as the creative management , producer , dubbing and song director , song translator and had a few minor voice roles . Forsberg is an experienced voice artist , actress , singer and songwriter . Some of her many dubbing credits include " Astérix et la surprise de César " , Disney ' s " Ducktales " , " Tarzan " , " Mulan " , " Hercules " and " The Hunchback of Notre Dame " .
Muppets Poster Art The " Muppet Movie " set , released in 1979 , includes a set of crayons and two posters . The " Great Muppet Caper " set , released in 1981 , includes a set of crayons and two posters - - Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog dancing at the Dubonnet Club , and Piggy riding a motorcycle through the newspaper . These posters were designed by illustrator Daryl Cagle .
Artie ( Play - Along Video ) Artie appears in the 1988 Play - Along Video " Wow , You ' re a Cartoonist ! " to haggle his wares at Artie ' s Art Supply . His sales pitch to future cartoonists claims that in order to be a cartoonist , you need to stock up on supplies . As such , his store offers various styles of paper and drawing utensils . He appears later in the video to offer an art challenge to the kids in Picklepuss and Pop ' s art class . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
De Lovely The quirky showtune De Lovely , frequently called " It ' s De - Lovely " , was sung by Ethel Merman , Scooter , and Gonzo as part of a musical medley in of " The Muppet Show " . The song was originally introduced on Broadway by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope , in the musical " Red Hot & Blue " ( in 1936 ) . It was subsequently interpolated into revivals of " Anything Goes " . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Eddie Lawrence Eddie Lawrence ( 1919 - 2014 ) was an actor best known his comedic character , the Old Philospher . He would play the character on several albums and even reprised the role on " Square One TV " and " Garfield and Friends " ( as the Feline Philosopher ) .
Wichita Lineman " Wichita Lineman " is a song popularized by Glen Campbell about a telephone lineman ' s longing for a former lover who he imagines he can hear " singing in the wire " that he is working on . In of " The Muppet Show " , Hilda notices Fozzie rehearsing backstage for his role as the telephone pole in the " Telephone Pole Bit " he plans on performing with Scooter later in the show . Just as she declares that no one would believe he was a telephone pole , a blue Whatnot in a construction hat walks by and , singing the first line of " Wichita Lineman , " strings a telephone wire across Fozzie ' s nose . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ellie Goulding Ellie Goulding ( b . 1986 ) is an English recording artist , known best for albums " Lights " , " Halcyon " and " Delirium " . Goulding appeared in season 48 of " Sesame Street " , performing the song " C is for Clouds " in Episode 4822 .
Papí ' s Song " Papí ' s Song " is a " Sesame Street " song performed in episode 4724 . As Rosita prepares a Father ' s Day card for her papí Ricardo , Prairie Dawn proposes she prepare a video message instead . She demonstrates by singing the song , which expresses how much she loves her father . Elmo and Abby reprise the song soon after in a much jazzier fashion . Later , Slimey performs a brief rap version of the song for the video . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver ( b . 1949 ) is an American actress known for her role in the " Alien " , " Ghostbusters " and " Avatar " films . Weaver has been nominated for three Academy Awards . Her 1986 Academy Award nomination for " Aliens " is considered as a landmark in the recognition of science fiction , action , and horror genres , as well as a major step in challenging the gender role in cinema . Weaver progressively received fame for her numerous contributions to the science fiction film history ( including minor roles in successful works such as " Futurama " , " WALL • E " , " Paul " and " The Cabin in the Woods " ) and gained the nickname of " The Sci - Fi Queen " . She also won a BAFTA Award for " Best Actress in a Supporting Role " for The Ice Storm , and Saturn Awards for " Aliens " and " Avatar " . She also earned Emmy Award , Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations . She has been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards and won both Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for " Gorillas in the Mist " and " Working Girl " , becoming the first person ever to have won two acting Golden Globe Awards in the same year . Weaver met Bear , of " Bear in the Big Blue House " fame , backstage during a 1998 appearance on " Live ! with Regis and Kathie - Lee " .
Go Down Emmanuel Road " Go Down Emmanuel Road " is a folk song performed by Dan Zanes and Friends over an animated insert in which a toucan leads numbers , children , frogs and fruit down a road . It has been used a few times on " Sesame Street " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet Shrinky Dinks Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog . The Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog Shrinky Dinks Activity Set included pieces designed to be bike tags , door signs and charms for jewelry . Muppets Play Set . The Muppets Play Set included a complete The Muppet Theatre diorama , with 35 pre - colored shrinkable characters and props . The large cast included : Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo , Scooter , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew , Beaker , Rowlf the Dog ( with upright piano ) , Doctor Teeth , Floyd Pepper , Janice , Animal , Zoot , the Swedish Chef , Robin the Frog , Camilla the Chicken , Sweetums , Annie Sue , Crazy Harry , Statler and Waldorf , Foo - Foo , Thog , Lew Zealand , Link Hogthrob , Dr . Julius Strangepork , Sam the Eagle , The Newsman , Doglion , Beauregard , an Alligator and a bunch of Rats .
Sesame Street Film Festival Sesame Street Film Festival is a special , 38 - minute compilation of " Sesame Street " inserts , primarily animated , that showcase the variety of artists who produced content for the show , produced around 1996 . The program is available for viewing at the Paley Center for Media . The program begins with a spoof of the intro to " Alfred Hitchcock Presents " , with Big Bird in place of Hitchcock , but Big Bird ' s outline won ' t stay put for him to fill . Big Bird , claiming to be a " big time director , " then introduces the short films , stating an old Hollywood adage : " There ' s no such thing a a short film , just short attention spans . " The segments include : Following the inserts , Big Bird appears again to close the program , trying to figure out what he learned from the films . He then invites his outline for a meal .
If It Happened to You " If It Happened to You " is sung by Red and the World ' s Oldest Fraggle as they try to explain to the Fraggles what danger Mokey is in as a prisoner of the Cave Fraggles . This song appears in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tommy and Fred Tommy and Fred appeared in ads for Kern ' s Bakery from 1966 to 1969 . In these commercials , Tommy tried to convince Fred to eat the bread , but Fred always declined the offers and was immediately punished for it . The only time Fred was possibly caught eating a bread that wasn ' t Kern ' s was in the mid - 1960s " Steamroller " ad . Both puppets had previously been used in " Tales of the Tinkerdee " in 1962 . The puppet used for Tommy was the same puppet used for Taminella Grinderfall . The puppet used for Fred was also used for the Prime Minister and was used for the mad scientist in the " Shrinkenstein " industrial film produced for Pak - Nit . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _