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Big Bird in Japan Big Bird in Japan is a follow - up special to " Big Bird in China " . Produced in association with NHK , Japan ' s public broadcaster , and filmed on location in Tokyo and Kyoto , the special debuted in Japan on NHK in the late fall of 1988 , and on PBS on January 16 , 1989 . Big Bird and Barkley , having previously seen China independently , have signed up for a bus tour of Japan . The officious , hyper - organized guide has the trip organized to the detail , with little intended contact with the Japanese people . Wandering off , the pair are soon abandoned , but find aid from a friendly young woman , whose identity is eventually revealed through Japanese theater . The production included four original songs : " Homesick " and " Going to Kyoto " by Tony Geiss , and " Ichi , Ni , San " and " Moon , Moon " by Carol Hall . The special was released on VHS in 1991 , and on DVD in 2004 .
The Cat ' s Playhouse The Cat ' s Playhouse is the home of the Cat in the Hat on " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " . A spacious abode full of nooks , crannies , and Dr . Seuss illustrations on the walls , the playhouse is also home to the Little Cats ( who live in cubbyholes until needed ) and in the second season , includes Terrence McBird ' s tree . The first season used fully computer - generated sets for the playhouse and all other locations in the series . From the second season onward , while CG sets were still used for exterior shots of the Wubbulous World , jungle settings , and other locales , the playhouse became a physical location . New physical props included the Wubbuloscope , by which the Cat could observe all of the other parts of the Wubbulous World .
Jesús Alcaide Jesús Alcaide is a Spanish actor who puppeteered the snail Perezgil in " Barrio Sésamo " , the Spanish version of " Sesame Street " , from 1979 to 1980 . Jesús Alcaide began his career as an actor in the 1977 film " Cara al sol que más calienta " ( 1977 , Jesús Yagüe ) . Only two years after that , he was chosen to perform the voice and movements of a Muppet on the series " Barrio Sésamo " during its first period . His character , wise snail Perezgil , would always be on a wall , interacting with human characters and with Caponata . In 1980 , Televisión Española cancelled " Barrio Sésamo , " which had not become a success . It would later become much more popular in its second period , 1983 - 1987 , but neither Alcaide nor Perezgil were used in that time . Meanwhile , Alcaide continued his career as an actor during the 1980s . He began with small roles in " Waiting for Daddy " ( 1980 , Vicente Escrivá and " Too Much for Galvez " ( 1981 , Antonio Gonzalo ) , where he played a " small bandit . " After two years without a role , in 1984 he only managed to appear as a guest in an episode of the sitcom " La Comedia " , and then , in 1985 , he did a little cameo in the mainstream movie " Crimen en familia " ( 1985 , Santiago San Miguel , with José Enrique Camacho , who appeared in the second period of " Barrio Sésamo " ) . In 1987 , Alcaide appeared in mini - series " Lorca , muerte de un poeta " , under director Juan Antonio Bardem . The actor disappeared for almost a decade until 1996 , when he appeared in two Spanish films . He first played a small role as a doctor in " Freedomfighters " ( Vicente Aranda , alongside " Barrio Sésamo " actor Jesús Ruyman ) . He also had an essential role as the referee in " Matías , Juez de Línea " ( Santiago Aguilar and Luis Gurudi ) , an acclaimed movie where a Spanish linesman , following a strict honor code , points out a foul that ends Spain ' s hopes of winning the championship . Referee Ayestaranovich , played by Alcaide , has to obey . In 1997 , Alcaide appeared as a guest on the successful series " Querido maestro " ( with Ruth Gabriel as a regular ) . The following year , Alcaide worked with directors Aguilar and Guridi yet again in " Atilano for President " , in a key supporting role as a priest . He has since appeared again in a guest role in another successful series , " Cuéntame cómo pasó " in 2004 . He has also appeared in a minor role in Alberto Boadella ' s comedy " ¡ Buen viaje , excelencia ! " ( 2003 ) , as one of Francisco Franco ' s ministers . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Screaming Thing A Screaming Thing , as described by Statler , is featured in of " The Muppet Show " . The creature is green with pink feathers and limbs , and possesses three legs which rotate like a pinwheel . The Thing , who is mentally frazzled despite his calm outward demeanor , exhausts himself singing " The Windmills of Your Mind " early in the show . He then runs off the balcony where Statler and Waldorf sit , injuring himself . He is later carried offstage by some pigs and treated in the Veterinarian ' s Hospital sketch . During the sketch , the Screaming Thing remarks that it has two feet in Cincinnati . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton ( b . 1945 ) is an English guitarist , vocalist , and songwriter , and the only three - time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In " Kermit the Frog ' s 1996 Advertising Parodies ! " calendar , Kermit the Frog parodied Clapton and his famous " Eric Clapton Unplugged " album cover as " Kermit the Frog Unpigged " . It is not to be confused with the cover for the Muppets ' 1994 album " Kermit Unpigged " , which features a similar design .
Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk are a trio of rod Muppet monsters from " Sesame Street " who danced in many segments including " Feel the Beat . " They were used to teach various forms of dance , from hip - hop to ballet to square dancing . Kevin Clash performed Baby Tooth . They debuted on the show on February 12 , 1992 and last appeared in new segments in 1997 . Their name is a reference to the pop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch . Peter Linz mentioned an alternate name for them , " The Fly Monsters , " in a MuppetCast interview . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Chris Chris Robinson is the nephew of Gordon and Susan on " Sesame Street " , who first appeared in Season 38 . Chris moves to Sesame Street in a 2007 episode and seeks a job to buy textbooks for school , but has little luck with his first three attempts . Just as Chris is about to give up for the day , he sees Alan put a " Help Wanted " sign outside the window of Hooper ' s Store , and is hired as Alan ' s newest assistant . It is revealed in a 2010 episode that Chris has a fraternal twin sister named Christy . Chris shares the same birthday as his actor , February 25 , according to the " Ask Elmo " interview on Sesame Street ' s YouTube channel .
Raúl Aldana Raúl Aldana ( b . 1966 ) is a Mexican voice actor who has dubbed Spanish language versions of several Muppet / Creature Shop productions , and since 1992 , has served as the regular Mexican voice of Kermit the Frog , Rizzo the Rat , Johnny Fiama , and others in the Muppet movies . Aldana has frequently dubbed youthful actors such as Mark - Paul Goselaar on " Saved by the Bell " , Orlando Bloom in the " Pirates of the Caribbean " movies and " Black Hawk Down " , Joey Lawrence on " Blossom " , Kadeem Hardison on " A Different World " , and in a change of pace , Martin Short in " Father of the Bride , Part II " and Buddy Hackett in " The Love Bug " . Aldana has dubbed dozens of Disney animated features since the 80s , and since 1997 and serves as Senior Creative Manager for Disney Character Voices International . His Disney roles include Mickey Mouse in many projects , Launchpad McQuack , the fox in " Mary Poppins " , Taran in " The Black Cauldron " , Jaq in the 1997 redub of " Cinderella " , Stitch in " Lilo and Stitch " , and Timon in " The Lion King " . He has also overseen the Mexican and Argentinian dubs of several Pixar films . Other animation roles include Scruple on " The Smurfs " , Zak in " Ferngully : The Last Rainforest " , and Slowpoke Rodriguez in " Bugs Bunny ' s 1001 Rabbit Tales " .
Peter Piper ' s Family In one Sesame Street News Flash segment , Kermit visits the pickled pepper patch of Peter Piper to interview him . However , Kermit only gets to meet members of Peter Piper ' s family ; who are all pepper pickers , but , as his brother Porter Piper puts it , " Pete gets the publicity . " Each family member Kermit talks to adds to the pickled pepper pile , which happens to be right where he ' s standing . By the end , Kermit is piled chest - high with peppers and demands to know where Peter Piper is . Cousin Parker Piper answers " He ' s in Portland , pressing pants . " The family pets include a dog , Pepper Piper ( who Poppa Piper accidentally calls " Pepper Popper , " ) and a pig , Porker Piper . Poppa also mentions the family parrot , Polly Piper , who pecks the pickled peppers . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Marvin ( music store owner ) Marvin is the owner of Marvin ' s Music City . He participated in a sketch with Simon Soundman . In this sketch , Simon wants a trumpet , but he makes a trumpet sound , making Marvin confused . He brings a violin , a small piano and a drum . When he finally understands , he brings the trumpet . After Simon pays and leaves , Marvin says that he should have asked him if he wanted to join his band , but he makes all the instruments ' sounds instead of saying the word " band " , revealing that he too can make sounds with his mouth . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Joel Tobeck Joel Tobeck ( b . 1971 ) is a New Zealand actor who played the villainous Snead in the 2005 Creature Shop - effects film " " . A frequent player of villains and henchmen in fantasy / sci - fi projects shot in New Zealand , Tobeck appeared as Strife and others on the TV series " Hercules : The Legendary Journeys " and its spin - offs , " Xena : Warrior Princess " and " Young Hercules " . Other TV credits include " Cleopatra 2525 " ( recurring as Creegan ) , " Without a Trace " , and various villain voices in the " Power Rangers " franchise . Film credits include " The Lord of the Rings : Return of the King " ( as an orc lieutenant ) , " Ghost Rider " , " My Grandfather Is a Vampire " , and " Little Fish " ( with Sam Neill and Hugo Weaving ) .
Peter Alexander Peter Alexander ( born Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer , 1926 - 2011 ) was an Austrian singer and actor who became popular in the 1950s and 60s with numerous roles in German musical films . Alexander was considered one of the great entertainers in Germany . For many years , he hosted various television variety shows , including " Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten " , a show that featured special guest appearances by several characters of " Sesame Street " in 1975 , and " The Muppet Show " in 1977 , taped at the original locations of both shows .
Too Big Snuffy sings " Too Big " in " Sesame Street " Episode 4091 , when Karina the Ballerina tells him that he ' s too big to dance ballet . Feeling left out , Snuffy laments that he ' s too big to do most of the fun things he wants to do . During the song , Gabi and Luis try to squeeze by Snuffy ' s massive build to enter 123 Sesame Street , while a mom ( played by Jennifer Barnhart ) with a baby carriage tries to pass Snuffy on the sidewalk . The song is reprised later by Gabi , Luis , Maria and Big Bird as they try to convince Snuffy that ' s he ' s not too big at all . In fact , they love how big he is , and that it ' s part of what makes him who he is . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 131 : Flowers Mopatop opens the episode by offering a giant shoe , a pig that ' s blue or King Gnu . Mr . Warthog enters the shop to return some flowers that he bought . They were supposed to say " Thank you , mom , " but instead they say , " Happy birthday , Gordon " . Puppyduck finds a new flower for him . Mrs . Chicken also wants to return a flower . It was supposed to say happy birthday to her husband , Gordon , but instead it says , " Thank you , mom . " So it ' s a good thing that the correct flower had just been returned by Mr . Warthog . Although the customers get a flower they like , another flower , Thistle , feels overlooked and talks to Moosey Mouse about it . The last customer for the day is Gloop . He wants to say something to someone very special but he can ' t find the words for it . He would like a flower to do it for him , and Thistle seems to be a good choice for him .
Merry Monster Merry Monster is a " Sesame Street " monster who first appeared in season 23 . She continued to be a regular character through season 26 , making only minor appearances since . Despite her small size and meek voice , Merry is known for being loud and sometimes obnoxious . Her roar is louder than that of Chicago the Lion . She sang " That ' s the Letter O " with Queen Latifah and Prairie Dawn in season 24 . Book appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Archive of American Television Founded in 1997 , the The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation ' s Archive of American Television has conducted hundreds of long - form videotaped interviews with the pioneers of television . The Archive ’ s vision is to chronicle electronic media history as it evolves and make the interviews available worldwide . New interviews are produced every year . The archive has digitized over 2 , 500 hours of original content , making hundreds of interviews accessible online , for free . The collection covers a variety of professions , genres , and topics in television history . Many individuals with careers related to the Muppets have been interviewed as part of the archive - including Muppeteers Caroll Spinney and Kevin Clash .
Dario Toda Dario Toda ( 戸田ダリオ ) ( b . 1967 ) is a Japanese actor and singer . He is known for his regular involvement with NHK English - based programs . In the Japanese co - production of " Sesame Street " , he played a storekeeper who shared the actor ' s namesake and repertoire ( similar to Bob McGrath ’ s role on " Sesame Street " in America ) . His other credits include stage and theater work , and providing voice work for Playstation games and commercials such as McDonald ' s .
The Grand High Triangle Lover ' s wife The Grand High Triangle Lover ' s wife appears in episode 3756 of " Sesame Street " . She cooks her husband and guest Telly a pot roast dinner and cookies for dessert . Her voice and appearance are based on that of as Alice Kramden in " The Honeymooners " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Folge 2405 Pferd and Wolle finds a piece of cheese that is full of holes , on Mehmet ' s breakfast table . They wonder what might have happened to the cheese since it ' s full of holes , and it seems to be a new case for Detective Wolle . There ' s a few possible solutions ; did a worm eat the cheese ? , did Mehmet use his drill on it ? or was the cheese bitten by a vampire ? _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Wheels , Flutes and Crowns Wheels , Flutes and Crowns are food snacks made by General Foods Canada . Jim Henson made a test pilot commercial for the product . " Jim Henson ' s Designs and Doodles " gives detail on the commercial : As it turns out , the commercial was never aired - - but all three monsters had a future in the Muppet cast . The " Crown - Grabber " was used in an " Ed Sullivan Show " sketch , in which he ruins a girl ' s beautiful day . Known from then on as the Beautiful Day Monster , he made a number of appearances on " Sesame Street " and " The Muppet Show " . The " Flute - Snatcher " turned into Snake Frackle , a background monster from " The Great Santa Claus Switch " and " The Muppet Show " . And then there ' s the " Wheel - Stealer " , who was destined for greater things . In 1967 , Henson used the " Wheel - Stealer " puppet for an IBM training film called " The Coffee Break Machine " . In the sketch , the monster devoured a complex coffee maker that explained its construction . His greed gets the better of him , however , as the machine ' s recording continues ( within his stomach ) , announcing that the monster has activated its anti - vandalism program , which contains the most powerful explosives in the world . The monster promptly explodes . This sketch was also performed in October , 1967 on " The Ed Sullivan Show " , although it turns out that the machine itself is a bomb . Two years later , a similar - looking monster named Arnold was used for three commercials selling Munchos , a Frito - Lay " potato crisp " . After the three ads were produced , Henson had the opportunity to renew the contract . He chose not to , because at that point he was working on " Sesame Street " - - and that monster puppet was moving on to the next stage in his career .
Uli Krohm Uli Krohm ( b . 1948 ) , sometimes credited as Ulrich Krohm , is a German voice actor who dubbed the speaking voice of Dr . Teeth ( Dr . Goldzahn ) in " Die Muppets " ( " The Muppets " ) and the German dub of " Muppets Most Wanted " . He had previously dubbed Animal in " Das Grösste Muppet - Weihnachtsspektakel aller Zeiten " ( " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " ) . Krohm has been active in German film and television since the 1970s , with appearances on " Tatort " , " Derrick " , and " Der Alte " . He appeared in the British co - production miniseries " Traffik " and in the film " Help , I ' m a Boy ! " He dubbed James Gammon in " Silver City " and " Altered " , Peter Hambleton as Gloin in " The Hobbit " movies , Jeffrey Tambor in " Superhero Movie " , Richard Griffiths in " The History Boys " , Brian Doyle - Murray in " The Three Stooges " , Mac MacDonald in " Flyboys " , Roger Ashton - Griffiths as Hitchcock in " Grace of Monaco " , and Ian McNeice in " Day of the Dead " . For television , he dubbed David Suchet as " Poirot " for a few episodes and Geoffrey Palmer on " Doctor Who " . Animation roles include Farmer Bean in " The Fantastic Mr . Fox " and Roland Daggett on " Batman : The Animated Series " .
Tomasz Bednarek Tomasz Bednarek ( b . 1969 ) is a Polish voice actor who dubs Elmo on " Świat Elmo " and also voiced Dr . Bunsen Honeydew in " Muppety z Kosmosu " ( " Muppets from Space " ) . Bednarek has appeared in Polish films and television , with a leading role in the 2003 film " Lowcy skór " ( as a journalist ) . As a voice actor , he has dubbed Hayden Christensen in the " Star Wars " prequels , the fish in " The Cat in the Hat " , Brad Hawkins on " V . R . Troopers " , and various roles on the TV series " Eerie Indiana " . His animation dubbing resume includes the Gingerbread Man in the " Shrek " films , Poet Smurf and others on " The Smurfs " , Flik in " A Bug ' s Life " , Mort in " Madagascar " , Richard Fisk on " Spider - Man " , Rolf on " Ed , Edd and Eddy " , Jetfire in " Transformers : Cybertron " , and Lazlo on " Camp Lazlo " .
Michael Kilgarriff Michael Kilgarriff ( b . 1937 ) is a British actor and voice artist heard as the Skeksis General in " The Dark Crystal " and the lion in " The StoryTeller " episode " . " A deep - voiced performer , Kilgarriff began his career on stage in pantomime ( in imposing roles such as giants and ogres , Aladdin ' s genie , and Little John ) , and music hall ( often as Mr . Chairman , the master of ceremonies role ) . His television work dates to 1959 , including the regular role of King Edward IV on " The Golden Spur " and appearances on the comedies " Taxi ! " and " Whack - O " . He went on to appear several times in heavily costumed roles on " Doctor Who " , notably as the Cyber Controller in " Tomb of the Cybermen " and " Attack of the Cybermen " and the title character in " Robot . " Other on - camera credits include the 1967 film of " Camelot " and an episode of " UFO " . Kilgarriff has been busiest off - screen , heard in hundreds of BBC radio broadcasts , including Shakespeare , " The Archers " , " Cyrano de Bergerac " , arious Sherlock Holmes installments , " War and Peace " , and adaptations of Isaac Asimov and P . G . Wodehouse . He adapted " The Hobbit " for a 1968 radio serial and has written several books ( mainly about music hall or comedy ) . Other voice work includes Obelix in the English dub of " The Twelve Tasks of Asterix " , a Death Eater in " Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire " , the cartoon series " Oscar ' s Orchestra " , and the video game " Dark Souls II " .
Episode 410 : At the Old Bear Game Pip and Pop absolutely love baseball . They collect baseball cards and are especially obsessed with Ferret Jeeter , whom they believe to be capable of any sort of amazing feat . They declare Ferret Jeeter to be their hero and take little notice of Bear ' s attempts to tell them that he knows Ferret Jeeter . After all , everyone knows Ferret Jeeter . But it turns out that Bear really does know him personally ; he and Ferret were classmates ( and teammates ) at Hazelnut High . Bear invites Ferret over to the Big Blue House , where he teaches the gang some things they never knew about Bear .
Sabai Sabai Sesame Sabai Sabai Sesame ( " Happy Happy Sesame " ) is the Cambodian version of " Sesame Street " . The series featured animation , film clips and Muppet segments from " Sesame Street " , dubbed into Khmer . The show began airing twice a week on Apsara TV - 11 in Phnom Penh on December 13 , 2005 . The program aired through the end of 2006 . The show is produced by Sesame Workshop in collaboration with Educational Television Cambodia , with funding provided by the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh . Peter Wilson , the President and CEO of Educational Television Cambodia , said , " In addition to the educational value of broadcasting Sabai Sabai Sesame , it has been tremendously gratifying to work with the many talented Cambodian actors , musicians and television technicians who made the production possible . . . Our partners at Babel Studios and Seven Colours have done superb work dubbing Sesame Workshop ' s program into Khmer . When Cambodian children see Muppets speaking their language , their mouths drop open in utter amazement . "
Shawne Merriman Shawne Merriman ( b . 1984 ) is an American football player who appeared with Kermit the Frog and soccer player Cobi Jones in a short segment during ESPN ' s 2008 ESPY awards to promote environmental awareness . Merriman is an outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL .
Statler Action Figure Along with the Waldorf Action Figure , Statler was featured in the sixth series of Palisades Toys ' line of Jim Henson ' s Muppets action figures . Both hecklers came with the Victorian chair from their theater box , some Muppet vegetables , and a playbill . They also had a special waist articulation , based around the hip mechanism . The playbill featured a list of Muppet Show acts , such as " Mahna Mahna " and " Lady of Spain " by Marvin Suggs . The Avocado was from . Also included were two different Muppet tomatoes : one with a sad mouth , which was also included with the Waldorf Action Figure , and a happy one . A green version of the happy tomato was an accessory for the Swedish Chef Action Figure from series 9 . Exclusive Vaudeville Statler and Waldorf Action Figures were released earlier as the first Statler and Waldorf figures .
Mrs . Johnson Mrs . Johnson is the wife of Mr . Johnson . Although she has never been seen on " Sesame Street " , Mr . Johnson at one time attempted to have her painting framed . The portrait depicts a woman of advanced years , with completely gray hair and smiling through a pair of dentures ( complete with gold tooth ) . Thus , Grover initially takes her for Mr . Johnson ' s great - great - grandmother , until he ' s corrected : " That ' s my wife ! " Mrs . Johnson ' s absence in the series could suggest that she is perhaps bed - ridden , or the couple is estranged . In the very least , they don ' t share a fondness for popcorn . Given the fact that Mr . Johnson ' s home life in general is seldom displayed , however , it could simply be that his spouse does not share his predilection for dining at Charlie ' s Restaurant , or otherwise placing one ' s fate in the hands of a cute , furry , sales attendant of questionable qualifications .
I ' m Getting Married at Eleven " I ' m Getting Married at Eleven " is a song from the Elmo the Musical segment , " Airplane the Musical . " The song is reprised several times throughout the segment by the penguin bride - to - be , describing her situation pre - wedding . The song parodies " Get Me to the Church on Time " from the musical , " My Fair Lady " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _