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Del Close Del Close ( 1934 - 1999 ) was an improvisational comedian , writer , and character actor who taught his improvisation methods to many notable groups and students , from the Second City to " Saturday Night Live " performers . In 1961 , Jim Henson asked Close to write material for the US Food Fair event at Hamburg , Germany ; one idea led to a skit with a blinking Muppet machine . Early in his career , Close performed stand - up , wrote and performed two offbeat comedy albums ( 1959 ' s " The " Do It Yourself " Psychoanalysis Kit " and 1961 ' s " How to Speak Hip " ) , and played a yogi in the 1959 Broadway musical " The Nervous Set " . A member of the Chicago Second City troupe from 1961 to 1964 , he is best remembered for developing a long - form improv known as " The Harold " during a stint with the San Francisco improv group the Committee . He returned to the Second City in 1972 as a director and teacher . Close made appearances on the sixties TV series " Get Smart " ( as a CONTROL scientist ) , " The Double Life of Henry Phyfe " ( with Red Buttons ) and " My Mother the Car " ( three episodes ) and played supporting roles in several films including " Ferris Bueller ' s Day Off " ( as the English teacher ) , " American Graffiti " , " The Untouchables " ( also guest starring on the 1993 " Untouchables " TV series ) , the 1988 version of " The Blob " , " The Public Eye " ( with Joe Pesci , as book publisher Rhineman ) , and " Fat Man and Little Boy " . As a writer , he scripted issues of the DC Comics series " Wasteland " ( 1987 - 1989 ) and later modeled for Alex Ross ' Marvel Comics 1994 limited series " Marvels " ( as a publisher based on his " Public Eye " character ) . In his later years , Close also returned to stage acting , including Shakespeare in Chicago . In 1998 , he recorded narration for the opening of the " Upright Citizens Brigade " TV series , which continued to be used ( with screen credit ) after his death . Sources . < References > _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s Magical Mix - Up Elmo ' s Magical Mix - Up is a 2011 " Sesame Street " storybook based on the " Wizards " episode of " Bert and Ernie ' s Great Adventures " . Bert , Ernie and Elmo learn spells at wizard school - - but Elmo ' s attempts at magic accidentally turns their teacher into a frog .
Jeffrey Hornaday Jeffrey Hornaday is a choreographer , director , and former dancer , who served as assistant choreographer to Anita Mann on the 1982 special " The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show " ( billed , as part of the highly flattering credits copy , as " gorgeous asst . choreographer . " ) He also appeared as a back - up dancer in several scenes ( most visible during " Snackcercise " ) . Hornaday danced in the film version of " The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas " ( as one of the football players ) but soon became more active as a choreographer , including " Flashdance " , the movie version of " A Chorus Line " , the Disney theme park film " Captain EO " ( choreographing for Michael Jackson ) , and several projects for Madonna ( including her dance numbers in " Dick Tracy " ) . His first movie as a director was the John Travolta vehicle " Shout " , and more recently he helmed the Disney Channel movies " Teen Beach Movie " ( with Ross Lynch ) and " Geek Charming " .
Oswald Morris Oswald Morris ( 1915 - 2014 ) was a pioneering , Academy Award - winning British film cinematographer , who worked on many high - profile movies during his long career . He worked particularly closely with director John Huston in an eight - film collaboration . In the early 1980s , Morris was persuaded by Jim Henson to leave retirement to shoot two final films : " The Great Muppet Caper " and " The Dark Crystal " . Background . Morris began his career as a teenager , working as a gofer and clapper boy at Wembley Studios beginning in 1932 . He was later promoted to assistant cameraman , and worked on a series of " quickie " films to comply with Britain ' s Cinematograph Act . Following service as an RAF bomber pilot during World War II , Morris returned to film , serving as camera operator on David Lean ' s 1948 version of " Oliver Twist " . He soon rose in his profession , becoming the cinematographer for John Huston on " Beat the Devil " ( with Humphrey Bogart and Robert Morley ) and the 1956 version of " Moby Dick " , for which he also developed a unique color process . His subsequent films ranged from " A Farewell to Arms " and " The Guns of Navarone " to Stanley Kubrick ' s " Lolita " ( with Peter Sellers ) , " The Spy Who Came in From the Cold " , and the musical " Oliver ! " , for which he received his first Academy Award nomination , in 1969 . In 1972 , he won an Oscar for " Fiddler on the Roof " , and would receive one more nomination , in 1979 , for " The Wiz " . Henson Work . Although Morris officially retired in 1979 , following the financial failure of " The Wiz " , he was persuaded to return to Elstree Studios to shoot " The Great Muppet Caper " and " The Dark Crystal " back to back . Morris described the decision in his 2006 memoir " Huston , We Have a Problem " : During the opening of " The Great Muppet Caper " , when Morris ' credit appears , noting his membership in the British Society of Cinematographers , Fozzie asks , " Kermit , what does B . S . C . mean ? " The film was Morris ' first with puppets , and he found that " mixing 3 - foot - high puppets and humans proved a fascinating and taxing challenge . " In his own roster of glamorous film stars , included at the end of the book , the cinematographer makes particular mention of " the greatest of them all . . . Miss Piggy ! " For " The Dark Crystal " , Morris played a more discernible role in shaping the look of the film : In 1998 , Morris was awarded the Order of the British Empire for " services to cinematography and the film industry . " He died in 2014 at the age of 98 .
Friends ( song ) Candice Bergen sings " Friends " with Gonzo , Blue Frackle , Hilda , Fozzie , Mildred Huxtetter , Rowlf , Kermit , and Scooter as the closing number of " The Muppet Show " . The song is perhaps best - known as Bette Midler ' s theme song . It was spoofed on " Sesame Street " by the Bette Midler - inspired Miss M as " The Sublime Ms . M . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Frances Bergen Frances Bergen ( 1922 - 2006 ) was an actress and a former model in the 1930s , the wife of Edgar Bergen , and mother of Candice Bergen . She made a cameo appearance in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " as Leonard Winesop ' s secretary . She had previously appeared briefly in the special " The Muppets Go Hollywood " , arriving with Candice and son Kris Bergen . Bergen ' s film credits range from the 1953 version of " Titanic " ( as Madeline Astor ) to " Made in America " ( 1993 , with Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson ) . On television , she was a regular on the Western " Yancy Derringer " as gambling house proprietor Madame Francine and appeared on " The Jack Benny Program " ( both solo and with husband Edgar ) and on " Murphy Brown " with daughter Candice .
Liev Schreiber Isaac Liev Schreiber ( b . 1967 ) is an American actor best known for the first three films in the " Scream " franchise . Schreiber appeared on " Sesame Street " with his long time girlfriend Naomi Watts to explain the word " exchange " in a Season 42 Word of the Day segment . Other film credits include " X - Men Origins : Wolverine " , " Salt " and a modern retelling of " Hamlet " . Television credits include guest appearances on " " , playing Orson Welles in the HBO movie " RKO 281 " , and the 1996 remake of Neil Simon ' s " The Sunshine Boys " ( with Sarah Jessica Parker and Peter Falk ) .
Ol ' Brown Ears is Back Ol ' Brown Ears is Back is an album featuring Rowlf the Dog in new recordings of songs that had all previously been covered on " The Muppet Show " . Rowlf , at the piano , gives ebullient introductions and banter as he sings and plays some of his ( and the Muppets ' ) hit songs . The album was released on CD and cassette in 1993 by BMG Kidz / Jim Henson Records . The cassette release included a poster depicting Rowlf behind the scenes , recording and prepping for the album . Although the album was first released in 1993 ( three years after Henson ' s death ) , the songs were actually recorded by Jim Henson ( as Rowlf ) and Derek Scott ( on piano ) almost a decade earlier , in January 1984 . The original recordings by Henson and Scott were re - worked by producer Robert Kraft and associate producer Chris Boardman for the release , adding a backing orchestra to the seasoned vocal and piano tracks . The original intentions for the raw tracks and the reason for the 9 - year recording - to - release gap are unknown . The album ' s title , " Ol ' Brown Ears is Back " , is a reference to Frank Sinatra ' s 1973 album " " . Rowlf lipsynched to Memory Lane and You and I and George from this album on the " The Merv Griffin Show " in 1984 , while promoting " The Muppets Take Manhattan " .
Kodak Kodak is a US corporation which produces film products . Founded in New York in 1892 , it was the first company to produce cameras for non - professional use , and it is the largest supplier of photographic film in the world . However , due to changing technology , the company is currently re - focusing on the markets of digital photography and digital printing . The Kodarama in New York City ' s Times Square is a 30 by 50 foot display on the front of the Marriott Marquis Hotel which features a billboard - sized photograph in an advertisement for the company . A photograph by John E . Barrett featuring Elmo and Big Bird was featured on the Kodarama for the holiday season in the early 1990s . The advertisement can be seen in the feature film " Noises Off " . Kodak sponsored a Tournament of Roses Parade float in 1996 which was based on " Muppet Treasure Island " , and is a longtime sponsor of " Muppet * Vision 3D " at Disneyland and Walt Disney World . In 1935 , Kodak invented a color reversal film , marketed as Kodachrome and immortalized in the Paul Simon song of the same name ( later covered by Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem ) . Company founder George Eastman appears in .
Kevin Covert Kevin Covert ( b . 1970 ) is a stage actor who originated the role of Mayor Fox in Goodspeed ' s production of " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " in 2008 , as well as being the prodution ' s dance captain . Covert ' s Broadway credits include Sir Not Appearing in " Spamalot " and " Memphis " ( with Cass Morgan ) .
Dee , Dee , Dee " Dee , Dee , Dee " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Ernie and Cookie Monster , debuting in Season 3 . Ernie sings about D words as Cookie Monster frantically holds up ( and occasionally eats ) items representing the words , eventually fainting from the strain . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s World : All Day With Elmo Elmo ' s World : All Day With Elmo is an " Elmo ' s World " DVD released in 2013 . This 2 - hour DVD compilation contains eight episodes , including : The video concludes with " Planets , Moon and Stars , " which plays during the credits .
The Muppet Show Annual 1978 The Muppet Show Annual ( 1978 ) is the second of eight Annuals produced in the UK . This 60 - page book was published by Brown Watson . The second Annual contains photographs , comics , and games based on the second and third seasons of " The Muppet Show " .
Episode 209 : The Best of Muppets Tonight Gonzo and Rizzo host a collage of video clips of the best moments from past episodes . This was because the pre - recorded episode tape had been eaten by Carl , along with the tape - playing machine during a cheese - eating contest . As Gonzo and Rizzo walk off the stage , they notice that Statler and Waldorf have just finished broadcasting their own show titled " The Worst of Muppets Tonight " . Of course , they showed the exact same clips that Gonzo and Rizzo showed . Cast . Muppets : _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Guy Sanvido Guy Sanvido is a Canadian actor who appeared in Jim Henson ' s 1969 experimental TV drama " The Cube " , in the dual roles of German - accented policeman Fritz and a comic . Sanvido ' s film credits include small parts in the farcical " My Pleasure Is My Business " , " Stanley & Iris " , and " Simon Birch " . Television work includes episodic appearances in the 1985 version of " The Twilight Zone " , " Road to Avonlea " , " Doc " , and " Queer as Folk " .
Leroy Leroy was a donkey who appeared in " The Muppet Musicians of Bremen " . After he runs away from his mean owner Mordecai Sledge , with a tuba around his neck and a wagon full of stolen musical instruments , Kermit convinces Leroy that he should become a traveling musician . The biggest motivation for Leroy to follow his dream is the love and affection that traveling musicians tend to receive ( as he hopes people will " love us all to crazy . " ) Even when Leroy and his newfound friends find their mean owners ' secret hide - away , Leroy manages to convince the gang that there ' s a nice family inside . Two Leroy puppets were used in the special : a hand puppet ( with an eyebrow mechanism and an upper lip that moves over his front teeth ) , and a full body marionette for wide shots . Leroy was the only character on the special to interact with Kermit . Unlike the other animals ( T . R . , Catgut and Rover Joe , who all appeared on " The Muppet Show " ) , Leroy did not appear outside the TV special . He did , however , make a cameo appearance alongside his " Muppet Musicians " bandmates in the first issue of " Muppet King Arthur " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation This 1979 Anne Murray album was a Children ' s Television Workshop repackaging of her 1977 Canadian children ' s album " There ' s a Hippo in My Tub " . Although the " Sesame Street " name / logo is part of the title , this album does not include songs from " Sesame Street " , and Anne Murray is not joined by any members of the cast . This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children , but lost to " The Muppet Movie " soundtrack album . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Don ' t Worry ! Don ' t Worry ! is a version of the European board game , which is similar to the American or Milton Bradley ' s . The " Sesame Street " edition was produced by German toy company United Labels in 2004 . The game uses the " Sesamstrasse " characters - - Ernie , Bert , Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch . Several differently designed packagings exist , while the content appears identical . Pictured here is the 2006 version of the game
Lara Bergen Lara Bergen is a children ' s book author who wrote " " and " " . Bergen is the author of the Sophie book series for younger readers . She has written storybooks featuring Disney Princesses , " Toy Story " characters , " Phineas and Ferb " , and Dora the Explorer , as well as novelizations of the " Hannah Montana " movie , " High School Musical 2 " , and " X - Men " . She has also written " Little Green " environmental books .
Aunt Coleta Aunt Coleta is Bert ' s aunt and the wife of Uncle Rudolf in various " Sesamstraat " record albums . Aunt Coleta ' s real name is Cornelia . Aunt Coleta is first mentioned in the 1981 album " Bert en Ernie Vervelen Zich Nooit . . . " In the 1984 album " In Een Uur de Wereld Rond " , Uncle Rudolf explains that his wife has left him , at which point he took up with a girlfiend . The couple later reconciled , and Aunt Coleta made her first speaking appearance years later in " He He He , We Maken Muziek " ( 1996 ) . She lovingly refers to Rudolf as " Rudi - pudi . " She plays the violin and sings , accompanied by Rudolf on the grand piano . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s Green Thumb Elmo ' s Green Thumb is a " Sesame Street Live " show touring during the 2008 - 2009 season . The tour premiered on August 21 , 2008 in La Crosse , Wisconsin . The Mandarin version of the show uses native speakers recorded at SDI Media Group , in Los Angeles . Plot . Abby Cadabby tries to cast a spell to help Elmo ' s sunflower , Sunny , grow . The spell misfires , causing Elmo , Zoe , Telly Monster and friends to shrink . The Sesame Street gang explores Big Bird ' s garden from ground level as Abby tries to reverse her spell . Official Description . " Elmo has raised his sunflower , Sunny , from a seed , but his floral friend has outgrown the flower pot . Elmo and friends find Big Bird ’ s garden the ideal place for Sunny to flourish and grow but they are too excited to wait . Rather than let Sunny follow nature ’ s course , Abby Cadabby , Sesame Street ’ s fairy - in - training , casts a spell to make Sunny grow . The spell does just the opposite and , instead of growing , Elmo and all of his friends shrink ! While Abby searches for just the right words to reverse the spell , Elmo , Zoe , Telly and friends explore Big Bird ’ s garden from a smaller perspective and learn some big lessons about patience , overcoming their fears and appreciating the role that each creature plays in our – from dancing ladybugs and beautiful butterflies to grouchy beetles that scavenge the garden floor . Will being small help Sunny grow tall ? It ’ s a fresh , original Sesame Street Live from a whole new point of view ! " Performer cast . The cast includes 16 performers . As a marketing effort , Elmo threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a May 3 , 2009 game versus the Los Angeles Dodgers , in advance of the show visiting the Nokia Theatre at L . A . Live on May 31 . Songs . " see also : Elmo ' s Green Thumb ( soundtrack ) " Crew . The production includes 8 full - time crew members and three managers .
Joekie Broedelet Wilhelmina ( Joekie ) Broedelet ( October 4 , 1903 - July 3 , 1996 ) played Frank ' s grandma on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " , from 1988 to 1990 . Frank ' s naughty grandma lived on Sesamstraat for two years . She was so old that she didn ' t have to care about parental authority : she usually stuck together with Tommie , Ieniemienie , and Pino . Joekie Broedelet was 84 years old when she played the part of Frank ' s grandma . After two seasons , working on " Sesamstraat " turned out to be too tiring for her , and she had to quit . Broedelet ' s son is the famous Dutch writer and columnist Remco Campert . He appeared on " Sesamstraat " in 2001 as one of the celebrities reading a bedtime story .
Ready Eddie Ready Eddie appeared in the resource video " Happy , Healthy , Ready for School " . Along with Ready Betty and Ready Stan , Eddie helps Elmo learn how simple it is to get ready for his first day of school . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s Food Rap Battle Elmo ' s Food Rap Battle is a " Sesame Street " video series that premiered on YouTube in February 2018 . In each video , Elmo can ' t decide what he should eat . This prompts a rap battle , hosted by DJ Lobster , as two foods ( voiced by celebrity singers ) musically duke it out and see which one Elmo will want to eat . The videos were filmed at Sesame Workshop ' s in - house production facilities on January 9 , 2018 . Muppet performers include Ryan Dillon , Tyler Bunch ( DJ Lobster ) , Stephanie D ' Abruzzo ( Cereal puppeteer ) , Carmen Osbahr ( a jar of jam ) , Frankie Cordero and Andrew Moriarty .
One for My Baby ( and One More for the Road ) " One for My Baby ( and One More for the Road ) " is a popular standard covered by Frank Sinatra , Perry Como and others . In " The Muppets Go to the Movies " , Gonzo , Link and Scooter sing an impromptu passage from the song during their " Three Musketeers " scene . In the Monsterpiece Theater segment " Little Red Riding Cookie " , Cookie Monster keeps eating the cookies in the basket , saying to himself that he ' ll have " one more for me baby . . . and one more for the road . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Max Raabe Max Raabe ( b . 1962 ) is a German singer who recorded a song in the German short - form series " Ernie & Bert Songs " ( which also appeared on " Sesamstrasse " ) . He performed a special version of his hit song " Schlaflied " , with Ernie and Bert .
I Want to Go Home ! ( Sesame Street ) I Want to Go Home ! is a 1985 " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Big Bird . Big Bird goes on a trip to the beach , where Granny Bird lives , and gets homesick . He meets a boy named Wally there . Wally has his own special cave , which inspires Big Bird to tell him about his friend Mr . Snuffleupagus . Wally and Big Bird become friends - - playing catch in the water , digging in the sand , and sharing a popsicle every day . Also appearing are Ernie , Bert , Grover , Cookie Monster , and Oscar the Grouch . Notes . This book was also recorded for the Big Bird StoryMagic toy in 1987 , and adapted into a " Start - to - Read " video .
The Runaway Soup and Other Stories The Runaway Soup and Other Stories is a " Sesame Street " storybook . In three stories , Grover makes a pot of runaway soup , Ernie ' s hat becomes a bird ' s nest , and Little Bird explains the benefits of being small . Characters . Grover , Two - Headed Monster , Herry Monster , Elmo , Telly Monster , Cookie Monster , Ernie , Little Bird , Big Bird , Twiddlebugs , and Betty Lou
Just for Laughs Just for Laughs is a Canadian comedy festival which is held every summer in Montreal . On July 26th , 2012 , performed two live shows at the Just for Laughs festival . An hour - long television special of the show , entitled " The Muppets All - Star Comedy Gala " , was televised on December 24 , 2012 on the Comedy Network in Canada . The program also aired in Australia , bearing the title " The Muppets in Montreal " and featuring new framing material with comedian Paul McDermott . The special later streamed on Hulu from March 20 , 2014 . A centerpiece of the special featured the song " Canada Is " performed by the Muppets ( used again in the 2017 special ) . The Muppets hosted performances by comedians John Heffron , Adam Hills , Tommy Johnagin , and Caroline Rhea ( show 1 ) and Danny Bhoy , Mike Birbiglia , Jim Breuer , Ryan Hamilton and Steve Patterson ( show 2 ) . Kermit was quoted in a press release : Cast . Muppets : Comedians : Credits . Muppet Performers : External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jackie Guerrido Jackie Guerrido ( b . 1972 ) is a Puerto Rican television weather forecaster and journalist . Guerrido appeared in an episode of " Sesame Amigos " . In the segment , Guerrido and Elmo are planning to go to the beach , but first they have to find Guerrido ' s sunglasses ! Luckily , Elmo knows a song to help Guerrido remember where they are .
It It is an irascible sandfairy , or Psammead , and the title character in the Creature Shop film " Five Children and It " . His scientific name is Psammead Crustacea Anostrraca Decapodlium Anthropodolous Wishasarus , and he is approximately 8 , 311 years old . The ill - tempered and cynical fairy lives inside a shell on the beach , and is discovered by the five children . He grants each of their wishes , but with the proviso that they will always go wrong , or vanish at sunset . It also frequently surfaces briefly , in a cloud , painting , or mug , to observe the results of the wish Director John Stephenson described the character as follows , in the film ' s production notes : It was created through a blend of animatronic puppetry and , in some scenes , digital animation . The animatronic head was designed by Adrian Parish and the body supervised by Richard Darwin .
Il Alphabetto Dressed in 17th century attire , the Poultry Choir sang " Il Alphabetto , " the alphabet in the style of Mozart opera , on " Sesame Street " . The lead soprano ( Madame Alma Cluck ) accidentally whacks into the other chicken while singing the climax part of the aria . They are conducted by a Turkey Conductor while a group of ducks and turkey look on . The segment is presented as a part of the recurring " Live from the Nestropolitan " segments , with Phil Harmonic providing the ( off - screen ) introduction and closing remarks . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Big Bird and Snuffy bumpers The Big Bird and Snuffy bumpers were a series of transitional segments used from Season 31 to Season 32 in which Big Bird and Snuffy perform a vaudeville act which transitions to the next segment . They were distinguished by the preceding performer , and are as follows : See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _