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Ernst Stavros Grouper International financier and media mogul Ernst Stavros Grouper is a green fish , usually seen with an eyepatch . He is the Chairman and CEO of The Grouper Group , which bought out Carni - Vore Industries , the company that owns KMUP , in " Muppets Tonight " . The Grouper Group also produces action films starring Jean Dodd van Clamme . Grouper ' s eyepatch regularly shifts from one eye to another in between shots , echoing a gag from Mel Brooks ' " Young Frankenstein " . His name is a parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld , a villain who appears in several of the James Bond films . Though the character ' s proper introduction occurs in episode 205 , the puppet appears in the background in previous episodes , including " EIEIO - R " skits and most notably . In the latter , Grouper appeared in " The Spy in the Casino Sketch , " where Pierce Brosnan referred to him as " Blowfish " ( again spoofing Blofeld ) . The puppet was originally seen as a member of The Dave Carp Five on " The Jim Henson Hour " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Joan Sanderson Joan Sanderson ( 1912 - 1992 ) was a British character actress who played Dorcas in " The Great Muppet Caper " , opposite John Cleese as Neville . Sanderson had previously appeared with Cleese in " Fawlty Towers " , guest starring as a selectively deaf guest , and appeared in " Upstairs Downstairs " , " Rising Damp " , and " Wodehouse Playhouse " .
Cinders Cinders , sometimes called Cindy for short , was one of the dragon puppets from the " Puppetman " pilot . A cute girl dragon , she is featured most prominently in the opening " Dragon Time " sketch . Cinders refuses to come out from the castle and play with Butane and Earl , until she hears the sound of a cuckoo . In a line from the original script , Cinders further justifies her refusal to join the others : " My mommy said you ' re a bad influence with no socially redeeming value . " This implies that Gertha is her mother . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Roots The Roots are a Grammy Award - winning , American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia , PA . They are famed for beginning with a jazzy , eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals . Their debut album was released in 1993 and they have collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres . In March 2009 , The Roots became the house band on NBC ' s " Late Night with Jimmy Fallon " . Members include Questlove . Mentions . On Elmo . Drummer Questlove remarked about meeting Elmo on his Twitter stream in April 2009 , stating : " Dog i know this shit sounds weak , but this mofo Elmo got me star struck like a mo & ^ & * & % $ $ r " . When Elmo returned to the show in November , Questlove tweeted that " Elmo is buggin when camera ' s are off " . On Grover . During the day of taping Super Grover 2 . 0 ' s appearance on " Late Night " , Questlove tweeted about his excitement to be meeting the super hero , and asked " is it abnormal that im amped to be chilling wit grover ? " On " Sesame Street " music . He has also remarked on several occasions that his favorite " Sesame Street " segments were the " Jazz Number " films ; and asked " if this psychedelic jazz piece can teach my 3 yr old ass , then why do we dumb down music for kids today ? ( adults too ! ) "
Jackman Wolf Jackman Wolf hosted " The Sesame Street Rock & Roll Request Show " in the " Sesame Street " home video " Rock & Roll ! " . He is a spoof of , the legendary 1960s disc jockey . The character is in fact the purple Big Bad Wolf puppet , with the same performer but a new name and with black wig and facial hair added . He also wore rings around his fingers . He also appears in the video " Kids Favorite Songs " . Notes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
From the Heart . . . The First International Very Special Arts Festival The First International Very Special Arts Festival was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington , D . C . in June of 1989 . A television special of the event , bearing the preface title " From the Heart . . . " , aired on NBC on September 10 . Jim Henson appeared with Kermit the Frog to sing " Bein ' Green " with " Kerm - 2 , " a frog puppet built and performed by Terry Angus . Henson collaborators Larry Grossman and Buz Kohan won a Primetime Emmy Award for music and lyrics on the special . The inaugural event was hosted by George H . W . Bush , and also featured performances by Kenny Rogers , Melissa Manchester , Crystal Gayle , and Lauren Bacall .
Six String Orchestra " Six String Orchestra " is Scooter ' s big musical number from . This number takes place in a bedroom , with Scooter playing guitar . Floyd Pepper , Janice , Animal and Zoot appear in a ghost - like form in Scooter ' s room , and eventually the scene changes to them performing on a big stage , backed by many horn players ( including Nigel ) . In the 1985 Muppet video , " Children ' s Songs and Stories with the Muppets " , Scooter calls " Six String Orchestra " his " personal favorite , " because he sings it . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street 2018 Activity Calendar The " Sesame Street " 2018 Activity Calendar was published by in the US . The calendar allows kids to trace constellations with Super Grover , color flowers with Elmo and Mae , and draw a self portrait with Big Bird , among other activities .
Horton ' s Lullaby Horton ' s Lullaby is a 1997 " Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " storybook featuring Horton the Elephant and his son Morton the Elephant Bird . It is based on the episode " . " In the book , Horton sings a lullaby to Morton to lull him to sleep .
Blümchen Blümchen ( born Jasmin Wagner in 1980 ) is a German singer , actress and model . She recorded " Sesam Jam ( Der , Die , Das ) " , which incorporated the " Sesamstrasse " theme . She appeared in a music video for the song , and also appeared in the special " " .
EM . TV EM . TV & Merchandising AG ( now known as Constantin Medien AG ) was a Munich , Germany - based media company that purchased The Jim Henson Company and all of its assets from the Henson family in February 2000 for $ 680 million . In May 2003 , EM . TV sold the company back to the Henson family at a sum valued at $ 84 million . Founded in 1989 by its Chairman and CEO Thomas Haffa , EM . TV was one of the fastest - growing media companies in Europe during the 1990s , and a market leader in the production and distribution of children ' s and family entertainment . They had been in business with Henson for many years , particularly in the licensing of Muppet products in Germany . Haffa , along with Henson co - presidents Brian Henson and Charles Rivkin , announced a deal for EM . TV to acquire 100 % of the Henson Company on February 21 , 2000 . Henson , through its ownership of brands including The Muppets and its stakes in several cable networks , gave EM . TV instant access to the U . S . and Asian media markets . In a letter to Henson employees , Henson and Rivkin said that they and EM . TV saw the potential of the Henson Company as " the growth platform for EM . TV in North America and the UK . " One month later , EM . TV entered a deal to buy half of the famed Formula One auto - racing circuit for $ 1 . 6 billion . In July 2000 , EM . TV swapped Henson ' s stakes in Odyssey Network and The Kermit Channel ( which stood at 22 . 5 % and 50 % , respectively ) in exchange for an 8 . 2 % stake in Crown Media Holdings , a Hallmark - controlled cable network company . Towards the end of the year , partly due to the pricey acquisitions of Henson and Formula One , EM . TV ' s stock began to plummet . In December , EM . TV sold the complete rights to the " Sesame Street " characters , held by The Jim Henson Company since 1969 , to Sesame Workshop , the producer of " Sesame Street . " The deal also included Henson ' s passive 12 . 5 % stake in the Noggin cable channel , then a joint venture between Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon . By the spring of 2001 , EM . TV officially put Henson up for sale . Rumored suitors included The Walt Disney Company , Viacom , Time Warner , HIT Entertainment , Classic Media , Entertainment Rights , media mogul Haim Saban , as well as Jim Henson Company management . In December 2002 , EM . TV announced that they would sell a 49 . 9 % stake in Henson to an investment group led by former television executive , Dean Valentine . However , due to financing issues , the deal fell through in March 2003 . On May 7 , 2003 , more than three years after buying the company , EM . TV sold The Jim Henson Company back to the Henson family , led by Brian Henson , for $ 89 million . By the time the deal was completed in August 2003 , the purchase price was lowered to $ 84 million . EM . TV eventually reorganized and adopted its current name , Constantin Medien AG , in 2009 . The company now specializes mainly in film production and in sports programming and marketing .
The Muppets Mad Libs The Muppets Mad Libs is a Mad Libs book featuring the Muppets . The book features 48 pages of the word fill - in phrases typically found in Mad Libs books , as written by the Muppets . Other than the cover , and the same black and white photo of Kermit the Frog on each page , the book features no illustrations .
Virginia Madsen Virginia Madsen ( b . 1961 ) is an Academy Award - nominated American actress , best known for her role in the feature film " Sideways " . In 2005 , she designed a Muppet Celebrity T - shirt feature Kermit and Piggy in a scene from her Oscar - winning film " Sideways " . Madsen has done voice for many many animated series , including " Wonder Woman " and " Spider - Man : The New Animated Series " , and has made appearances in the television series " Frasier " , " " , " Star Trek : Voyager " , and " Dawson ' s Creek " .
Ladyfinger Ladyfinger ( a spoof on Goldfinger from the " James Bond " film of the same name ) is the villain in the " Cookie ' s Crumby Pictures " movie , " The Spy Who Loved Cookies " . In the film , Ladyfinger steals the Queen ' s cookie crown and plans on destroying it by dipping it in a large glass of milk . Once Agent Double - Stuffed 7 ( Cookie Monster ) is able to break through her various gates and into her lair , he thwarts her evil plan with a giant leap , swiping the crown and crashing down onto her . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Uncle Ned Uncle Ned is the uncle of Forgetful Jones . He appears at the end of the " This is Your Story " segment on " Sesame Street " , where Forgetful tries to identify each member of his family by just listening to their voice . After assuming that every member he tries to recall is his uncle , Forgetful finally meets his Uncle Ned , only to forget that he knows him . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jim Lewis Jim Lewis is a former Jim Henson Company staff writer with a wide variety of writing and production credits . Lewis first worked with the Muppets as the editor of Muppet Magazine . His first actual production was the 1988 direct - to - video " Hey , You ' re as Funny as Fozzie Bear " . His other credits include : As is the case with fellow Muppet writer Craig Shemin , the credited work of Jim Lewis represents the tip of the iceberg of his true contributions . From the late 1980s through 2004 , Lewis was the Muppets ' primary in - house writer , contributing to countless interviews , promotional material and Muppet appearances . He was responsible for a large amount of web content and a great many of the press quotes attributed to the Muppets , and he also wrote much of the Gonzo / Rizzo / Kermit material on the " Muppets from Space " DVD commentary . In this capacity , Jim Lewis contributed a great deal to maintaining the tone and consistency of the Muppet characters in the years since Jim Henson ' s death . One classic example of his work was Kermit the Frog ' s 2002 acceptance speech on receiving a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame : " The most important people I want to thank today are all you people over here , the fans . . . Because of you , I ' m able to stand here today , uh , on a huge stack of phone books , accepting one of the greatest honors in show business . . . When I was looking around yesterday , I saw all the stars of the great performers nearby . I ' m proud to be their new neighbor . Like my friend Edgar Bergen , whose magic with Charlie McCarthy kind of inspired my career , and my closest friend Jim Henson . Now Jim not only inspired my career , he actually inhabited it . And Jim was a great man whose work moved us all , especially me . " The 2006 book release of " Before You Leap " , which was " written " by Kermit the Frog , was actually penned by Lewis . Lewis also penned Pepe the King Prawn ' s 2008 book " It ' s Hard Out Here for a Shrimp " . Although credited as co - producer of " Muppets Tonight " , according to Lewis , In addition to writing , Lewis served as a one - time puppeteer of a clarinetist penguin in the orchestra shown in " Muppet Classic Theater " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street puppets ( Harbert ) In the early 1980s , Italy got its own version of the vintage hand puppets made by Child Guidance in the USA , to tie in with the Italian dub " Sesamo Apriti " . Characters included Ernesto ( Ernie ) , Berto ( Bert ) , Rocco Scirocco ( Grover ) , Pasticcino ( Cookie Monster ) , and Conte ( Count von Count ) .
Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " is a dance - pop and R & B song from Beyoncé ' s 2008 album " I Am . . . Sasha Fierce " . It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and has been certified quadruple - platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and is one of the best - selling digital singles of all time . A black - and - white music video accompanied the single ' s release and won several awards , including the Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards . The song and particularly its music video have been widely parodied and imitated . Miss Piggy broke her leg during a rehearsal of the song , reproducing the dance moves in Beyoncé ' s original video , in " The Muppets " episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Marc Weiner Marc Weiner ( b . 1955 ) is a puppeteer best known for his Nickelodeon series " Weinerville " . Weiner appeared with his puppet Rocko in the Gorilla Television segment of of " The Jim Henson Hour " . Unlike Ubu , Chip , and Zondra , Marc is shown to appreciate Jim Henson ' s show . Ubu and Chip end up angering Marc ' s puppet Rocko when Marc ' s hypnosis on him was interrupted .
Gabrielle Gabrielle is a young girl and a friend of Prairie Dawn that appeared in Episode 4812 of " Sesame Street " . She and Prairie make up a dance together . When Prairie suggests they move their hair around as part of it , they discover Gabrielle ' s hair can ' t whip around the way Prairie ' s can . They think they ' ll have to call off their dance , but learn they can incorporate both moves into the dance . They soon get Elmo and Big Bird to join , moving their fur and feathers too . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Trash ( song ) " Trash " is a disco song sung by Robin Gibb , about how much he enjoys finding trash , and how much it means to him . This song is not to be confused with " I Love Trash " , a Jeff Moss composition famously performed by Oscar the Grouch . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 413 : Dizzy Gillespie Statler is sick ( of the show ) , so Waldorf brings his wife , Astoria , to the show . Meanwhile , Inspector LaBrea of the County Environmental Department arrives backstage to monitor the noise level of the show . LaBrea tells Kermit that to keep the noise down , he has to cut the trumpets for the show . Kermit tries to keep LaBrea busy while Dizzy performs . At last , things turn out all right , because LaBrea reveals that he ' s a big fan of the trumpetist , and he accompanies Dizzy and the Electric Mayhem on saxophone in the closing number . Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : Gallery . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tennis Balls A pair of talking Tennis Balls were featured on of " The Muppet Show " , in an " At the Dance " sketch that exclusively served tennis jokes . When asked what he did one informed the other that he spent the day in court . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rock It to Me " Rock It to Me " was performed on " The Ed Sullivan Show " by the Rock and Roll Monster . On " The Ed Sullivan Show " , Ed Sullivan introduced the sketch by showing the audience a present that the Muppets had given him , an instant rock and roll group . The group grew from a small fuzzball into the three - headed Rock and Roll Monster , replete with built - in instruments . After the monster played the song , it shrank back to its original form and was eaten by Sour Bird . The rock band heard on the song is The Bruthers , a garage band from Pearl River , New York . The band released two singles on RCA in 1966 . Neither charted ( and neither featured " Rock It to Me " ) but the first of the two , " Bad Way to Go , " is a cult - classic among collectors of 1960s garage rock . In 2003 , a CD of recordings by The Bruthers was released by Sundazed Music , containing both singles and several unreleased rarities by the group as they were under contract to Capital Records . " Rock It to Me " was not included on this collection . The recording is presumed lost . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Navin Chowdhry Navin Chowdhry ( b . 1971 ) is an English - born actor of Indian descent who appeared in " Gulliver ' s Travels " as Prince Munodi . Chowdhry made his film debut in 1988 , playing a principal role in " Madame Sousatzka " ( with Shirley MacLaine and Twiggy ) . He starred on the television comedy / drama " Teachers " from 2001 until 2003 , and guest starred on the 2005 version of " Doctor Who " ( as Indra Ganesh in " Aliens of London " ) .
The Muppets Most Wanted : Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack The Muppets Most Wanted : Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is a book of sheet music from the film " Muppets Most Wanted " . The book features 11 songs plus a section of full - color photos from the film .
Bye Bye Blackbird During the Talk Spot on of " The Muppet Show " , Kermit the Frog asks Lou Rawls about the secrets of singing jazz . To provide a demonstration , Lou and the Electric Mayhem perform " Bye Bye Blackbird " . The bandmembers each get a chance to scat during the number . During the song , Lou Rawls sings a list of birds , ending with Big Bird . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus , Jr . ( b . 1971 ) , also known as Snoop Dogg , Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion , is an American hip - hop emcee , record producer , and actor . Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene . Snoop Dogg filmed a celebrity cameo scene for " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . Snoop Dogg ' s brief scene , in which he interacted with Kermit and the Electric Mayhem backstage in The Muppet Theatre , was removed from the final cut of the 2002 telefilm by The Jim Henson Company and NBC , and was also absent from the DVD release , which included other deleted scenes . According to a press release published on Henson . com : However , according to many media reports , the motives for cutting Snoop ' s scene were not simply time constraints . Reporters stated that producers had extra incentive to cut the Snoop footage when protest arose over mixing a hardened hip - hop artist with classic children ' s characters . Conservative radio show host Larry Elder , FOX News Channel ' s Bill O ' Reilly , and Project Islamic Hope ' s Najee Ali led a protest threatening an NBC boycott over the inclusion of Snoop Dogg in the family film . Najee Ali argued that the emcee was unfit for family television fare stating : Kermit himself was quite frank about the matter in a guest appearance on " The Late Late Show " on November 22 , 2002 . Host Craig Kilborn quizzed him about the situation . Kermit ' s response was as follows : Snoop ' s involvement in producing pornographic films included a contribution to the " Girls Gone Wild " franchise . Writer Jim Lewis described the cut scene in a 2007 Q & A :
Debra Messing Debra Messing ( b . 1968 ) is an American actress best known for her role as Grace Adler on " Will and Grace " . She appeared in the 40th season of " Sesame Street " , explaining the word " nature " in Episode 4190 . She also made appearances in the " Shalom Sesame " episodes " Grover Learns Hebrew " and " Grover Plants a Tree " ( a reused scene from her season 40 appearance ) . Messing also provided the voice of Arlene in the 2004 " Garfield " feature film . Other television credits include " Seinfeld " , " King of the Hill " , and " NYPD Blue "
Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock ( 1912 – 1956 ) was an American painter in the abstract expressionist movement . During his lifetime , he enjoyed fame and notoriety , yet was a reclusive artist . After his death at age 44 , the Museum of Modern Art has featured retrospectives of his career over various periods of time .
Nobody Does It Like Me " Nobody Does It Like Me , " from Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields ' last Broadway musical " Seesaw " , is an upbeat song about a woman who can ' t seem to do anything right , especially fall in love . " Muppet Show " guest star Shirley Bassey recorded the song on her 1974 album of the same name . Valerie Harper performed " Nobody Does It Like Me " with a chorus line of Clodhoppers on of " The Muppet Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Moon ! Moon ! is an " Elmo ' s World " board book in which Elmo visits the Moon . The book is part of a set of four " Elmo ' s World " books about space ; each book features photos of Elmo set against photos of outer space provided by NASA . The other books in the set are " Spaceship ! " , " Stars ! " and " Sun ! " A squeak toy of the moon is built into the book , appearing through a hole on each page , with the reader instructed to squeak it when the word " moon " appears . A bath toy version of the book ( and the other titles in the series ) was released by Modern Publishing in 2012 .
Woodland Valley Post Office The Woodland Valley Post Office is Woodland Valley ' s own facility for posting , receipt , sorting , handling , transmission or delivery of mail . The post office also sells stamps for stamp collections and does clammygrams if asked . Jeremiah Tortoise works there in addition to running his general store . Most of the mail ends up arriving late due to Jeremiah Tortoise , who is slow at delivering the mail . In " , " Bear received a two - week old postcard from a penguin named Puck from the South Pole and finds out Puck is paying a visit to the Big Blue House today . The store accepts clams , Woodland Valley ' s official currency , as payment and it has to be exact change only . Woodland Valley Post Office was first introduced in " " and was seen more in later episodes .
Raise Your Hand Up High " Raise Your Hand Up High " is a " Sesame Street " gospel song performed in Season 45 . Segi sings about the importance of raising one ' s hand in school , joined by Elmo , Abby , Grover , Cookie Monster , The Count , Big Bird , Telly , Murray Monster and some Anything Muppet kids . The song also features cameo appearances by Zach Braff , Ian McKellen , Seth Meyers , Dwight Howard , Taran Killam , Ginnifer Goodwin , Usher , Ed Sheeran , Kunal Nayyar , Claire Danes , Andy Cohen and Aziz Ansari . The song was nominated for a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for " Outstanding Original Song . " See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Vegetable Soup ( book ) Cookie Monster is expecting a delivery of cookies from the grocery store . However , instead he gets vegetables . He does not know what they are supposed to be used for at first ; he uses them as tops , telephones , etc . Ernie and Bert then come over , claiming that they accidentally got a delivery of cookies . Together , the three make vegetable soup , which Cookie Monster immediately eats ! Reissues . This story was reissued in 1986 with other stories in the Story Land collection .
Spaceship Surprise Mate The mate on the Spaceship Surprise is the Captain ' s second - in - command . He ' s generally less enthusiastic than his superior . He frequently asks the captain to remind him why they are always traveling from planet to planet ( " and all that stuff " , as he words it ) and appears devastated upon finding out , although he does gradually get into the spirit . He often refers to the captain as " brave , " despite the facts . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _