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Alex " Jurgen " Ferguson Alex " Jurgen " Ferguson , also credited as plain Alex Ferguson , is a puppet builder who has worked on many recent Muppet projects . He also worked on " Sesame Street " for a time and on the Creature Shop - effects film " Where the Wild Things Are " . Ferguson built character costumes for the Nickelodeon series " Yo Gabba Gabba ! " ( and shared in a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Costume Design / Styling ) and puppets for " Imagination Movers " . In 2014 , he built puppets for the Los Angeles stage play " Holding the Man " . Muppet / Creature Shop credits . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Doreen the Camel Doreen the Camel is a camel on " The Animal Show " who appears in . She tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear about camels and how they live in the hot climate . The camel puppet later appeared in , where she was interviewed by Rhonda Rat whom Rhonda was asking the camel , " Which of these animals is not nocturnal . " Its guess was its husband , Murray , because he is not nocturnal and he never wants to go out . Not pleased , Rhonda has her go down a trap door , and gets a whiff of the camel ' s breath . " No wonder Murray doesn ' t want to go out with her , " Rhonda says , sniffing . The puppet later appeared along with other animals in the nativity set for " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 317 : Playing Till It Hurts When her favorite sports idol Rock Hockey Hannah comes to visit , Red Fraggle ends up injuring herself during Rock Hockey practice and ends up being replaced . Red ends up escaping from her sickbed to play Rock Hockey in front of Rock Hockey Hannah even if it involves posing as one of her fellow team members . Meanwhile , Sprocket hurts his nose upon slipping on ice when trying to say hi to a Bassett House . Doc also slips on the ice when saying hi to Ms . Ardath and hurts his right ankle .
Earthquake Earthquake is a 1974 disaster film directed by Mark Robson . In " The Muppet Show " , Gonzo tells Loretta Swit that he hadn ' t laughed so much since he ' d seen " Earthquake " , after her performance of " I Feel the Earth Move " ( in which a gigantic Thog devastates a small city inhabited by Swit ' s seismologist character ) .
Takalani Sesame social network videos Takalani Sesame has begun to create web exclusive videos for their Facebook page . Most notably , on December 9 , 2013 , Neno ( Elmo ) and Zuzu talk about the then recently departed Nelson Mandela , expressing their thanks on behalf of all children of South Africa .
The Dusting Song " The Dusting Song " is a song from the " Sesame Street " special , " CinderElmo " . Elmo ' s Stepmother sings the song to Elmo , instructing him on the many things in their cottage that need dusting , including the shelves , crackers and cheese , the busts and even the dust . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ed ( Mopatop ' s Shop ) Ed appeared in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episode " " . Ed is a genius when it comes to coming up with lyrics . He asks the Happy Flapper what he wants the song to be about , and shortly after , Ed has put it all together . The puppet was originally one of " The Muppet Show " Aliens . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame English Theme " Sesame English Theme " is the opening theme song to the " Sesame Street " ESL program , " Sesame English " . The song is sung over scenes of Tingo ' s trip to America to meet his pen - pal , Niki . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elton John Pop and rock megastar Sir Elton John ( b . 1947 ) was the guest on " The Muppet Show " . On the show , he performed four of his hits : " Crocodile Rock , " " Bennie and the Jets , " " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road " and " Don ' t Go Breaking My Heart . " He also appeared in " Lady Gaga & the Muppets ' Holiday Spectacular " . John ' s flashy onstage persona partly inspired Dr . Teeth ' s groovy look . Michael Frith ' s original sketch for Dr . Teeth has the heading " Leon ' Doctor ' Eltonjohn Dontshoot ( the Piano Player ) . " John is ranked as one of the best - selling solo artists of all time , with over 60 million albums sold worldwide . He performed and co - wrote songs for Disney ' s " The Lion King " in 1994 , and won the Best Song Academy Award for " Can You Feel the Love Tonight . " His 1997 re - recording of " Candle in the Wind " for Princess Diana is the world ' s best - selling single of all time . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 , and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 . In February 2016 , when he appeared on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden , the pair donned flamboyant accessories to sing " Crocodile Rock " and John remarked that it reminded him of the Muppets .
Waldo F . Sterling Waldo F . Sterling appeared in " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " episode " . " Waldo is a courier pigeon , first class , for Her Majesty ' s Postal Service , Court of Ka - Larry . Sue Snue asks him to deliver an emergency postcard to an archer , to stop an out of control zeppelin . Waldo complies , but only after Sue sacrifices a one of a kind stamp to serve as postage . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Read Along with the Muppet Babies Read Along with the Muppet Babies is a " Muppet Babies " book and tape set published by Jim Henson Records in 1993 . The set includes two 1986 storybooks - - " Meet the Muppet Babies " and " What ' s a Gonzo ? " - - as read by Kermit the Frog ( performed by Steve Whitmire ) .
Le Reveil de Mordicus Le Reveil de Mordicus ( " The Discovery of Mordicus " ) is the first " Rue Sésame " single - and - booklet . The material from this album was also featured on side B of the second " Rue Sésame " LP , " Vive . . . La Rue Sésame " . This book and single for " 1 , Rue Sésame " , the French co - production of " Sesame Street " , was produced by Adès in 1978 . It belonged to the series Le Petit Menestrel . The cover illustration is by Nadine Forster , who also illustrated two . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Episode 421 : Big Blue Home of the Brave When Miss Maxwell notices Tutter ' s enthusiasm for singing the " Woodland Valley Mouse School Song " , she asks him to sing the Emmentaler Solo in the upcoming recital . Tutter is nervous at first , but the other mice express their approval of the idea , so he agrees . Later , his doubts resurface when practicing at the Big Blue House , but his friends offer him reassurance . Bear discusses the idea of bravery and notes that being brave often means simply trying something new . For example , as Ojo ' s skill on her bike continues to improve , she once again decides to try taking off her training wheels . In the Shadow segment , viewers learn about a flounder who decided to become a cowboy .
We ' ll Meet Again " We ' ll Meet Again " is a song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn during World War II , as an optimistic reflection on happier times to come ( and later used , ironically , for the closing montage in the Peter Sellers / Stanley Kubrick movie " Dr . Strangelove , or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb " ) . The song closed the 1981 special " The Muppets Go to the Movies " . After the World War II spoof " A Frog Too Far , " Lily Tomlin and the Muppets sing the song , then cutting to settings and characters ( including Dudley Moore in various guises ) from the special ' s other movie tributes singing along . The last portion returns to Tomlin and her WWII co - stars . At the end of the song , the camera zooms back , first showing other Muppets singing while the movie plays on the screen , and then revealing a shot of The Muppet Theatre exterior . The song was also spoofed as " Veal Meat Again " in of " The Jim Henson Hour " , sung by Sam and Ella . During the song " Friendship " on " The Muppet Show " , a group of whaler pigs sing " " Whale " meet again . Don ' t know where , don ' t know when . " When the song was performed on the final episode of " The Colbert Report " , Big Bird and Cookie Monster were among the dozens of guests that returned to sing and help bring the show to a close . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hey Diddle Diddle Hey Diddle Diddle is a classic nursery rhyme about a cat , a fiddle , a cow , a moon , a little dog , a dish , and a spoon . The poem was first published in 1765 , but its origins may be earlier .
Left Left is the matching shoe for Sneaker , in a " Sesame Street " " Here is Your Life " sketch . They were separated years ago , but Left was found by an artist . He has since been converted into an abstract sculpture , on display at the Museum of Modern Art , and hailed by some as a masterpiece . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sheena , Queen of the Jungle Sheena , Queen of the Jungle is a comic book heroine , first published in 1937 . Beating out " Wonder Woman " by three years , " Sheena , Queen of the Jungle " was the first female comic book character with her own title . The comic was the inspiration for two television series , the later featuring " Baywatch " alum Gena Lee Nolin as Sheena , and a feature film .
Hanne Dahle Hanne Dahle ( b . 1960 ) performed Alfa on " Sesam Stasjon " , the Norwegian co - production of " Sesame Street " . She was not interested in puppetry before she , by coincidence , meet the experienced Norwegian puppeteer Mona Wiig , who let her fool around with some puppets on her attic . Aside from Alfa on " Sesam Stasjon " , she has performed other puppets for non - Muppet - related childrens ' shows on NRK , such as Marvin the rainbow - colored mole for " Huset med det rare i " , Molo the Platypus in " Kalle og Molo , " and most recently Kaptein Lu in " Kometkameratene " . In addition to this , she has been seen as the character Becky in the Norwegian comedy series " Borettslaget , " and has also done various puppet theater shows . She now has her own puppet theater in Son , Norway . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Meat the Butcher Meat the Butcher first appeared on " Dog City " as the titular antagonist in . The hulking Meat is an enormous bulldog clad in a butcher ' s apron and wielding cleavers and other sharp knives . Created by Eliot Shag in response to his boss ' s request for more violence , the Butcher is a purely psychopathic hitman . Meat returned for a gag cameo in " , " whimpering like a puppy , and accompanied fellow guest villains Screwy Louie and Puppy - Face Felson in a brief scene from " . "
Sid and Nancy Sid and Nancy ( also known as " Sid and Nancy : Love Kills " ) is a 1986 British biopic directed by Alex Cox . The film chronicles the life of Sid Vicious ( Gary Oldman ) , bassist of punk rock band the Sex Pistols , and his relationship with Nancy Spungen ( Chloe Webb ) . For the 2005 Holiday issue of Zink Magazine , photographer Mike Ruiz and fashion designer Keanan Duffty collaborated to create an image inspired by the film , with Kermit the Frog as Sid Vicious and Miss Piggy as Nancy Spungen . Miss Piggy made it into the issue with a number of other movie spoofs , yet this film ' s photo did not make the cut . However , the image ( with Duffty between the couple ) saw the light of day when the fashion designer posted it on his blog in 2011 .
Tummies ! Tummies ! is a Sesame Beginnings storybook . The book is a poem in honor of tummies - - how you can crawl on them , fill them with food , and tickle them . The last page has a " touch - and - feel tummy " for young readers to tickle .
If I Knew You Were Coming I ' d ' ve Baked a Cake " If I Knew You Were Coming I ' d ' ve Baked a Cake " was a hit song in 1950 , originally recorded by Eileen Barton . It lasted 15 weeks on the Billboard charts , peaking at # 1 . Two versions of the song were recorded for " Sesame Street " . Ernie performed the song during the first season while baking a cake for a very hungry Cookie Monster . The Count and Cookie Monster later recorded another version of the song , which has appeared on various singles and albums . The song also plays in the background of . Also , at the beginning of the baker is heard singing " If I Knew You Were Coming . . . " to himself . In Germany the Song was given a new Melody by Ingfried Hoffmann and gained a bit of Popularity . It was Released on the and many later Cassette and CD Releases . In the " Plaza Sésamo " version of an , Ernie is heard singing a Spanish translation of the song . Bodoque mockingly singes the title lyric in " Suma y Resta con Montoya " when he discovers a birthday cake is being made for him . Releases . Audio ( The Count ' s version ) Audio ( Germany , Ernie ' s Version ) Video _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Boogie With Your Buddy " Boogie With Your Buddy " is a 4 - part " Sesame Street " song danced by Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk and an unnamed dancer . The monsters dance along with the man and learn what fun they can have dancing with friends . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Universal Studios Dubailand In 2007 , Universal Studios announced that it would be developing three " Sesame Street " - themed attractions for its upcoming Dubailand theme park . The attractions would include " Sesame Street 4 - D Movie Magic " , a carousel , and a live stage show . Additionally , " Sesame Street " merchandise would be sold at Elmo ' s Emporium . Construction on the Dubailand theme park was put on hold after its first announcement in 2007 , although on July 11 , 2013 , Dubai Holding said they were in talks with Universal on getting the project going again .
Wembley Fraggle Gets the Story When the Fraggles read about newspapers in one of Uncle Traveling Matt ' s postcards , they decide to make their own Fraggle Newspaper . Wembley Fraggle gets the task of gathering the news stories from his friends , but this turns out to be more difficult than he thought . . .
Keep on Trying " Keep on Trying " is a song sung by Mary Frances Franklin , after her little brother Baby Ray Franklin says that he can ' t learn things like numbers , the days of the week , and the months of the year . Mary Frances sings about how she learned to ride a scooter , and how she learned the alphabet and numbers . She sings that even though something is hard , if you keep on trying , you ' ll eventually get it . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lefty the Salesman Lefty is a shady - looking salesman in a trench coat who appears on " Sesame Street " . He speaks in a whispery voice , and usually tries to sell Ernie such esoteric items as a letter O , a snowman , or an invisible ice cream cone . His sales pitches are rarely successful . Lefty had his own " sneaky " musical theme at the beginning of most of his sketches . The Salesman signals to Ernie with a furtive whisper : " Hey , bud ! C ' mere . " Ernie shouts , " Who , me ? " and the Salesman shushes him excitedly . Ernie whispers , " Who , me ? " The Salesman answers with an elongated " Riiiiiight , " and then begins his sales pitch : " How would ya like to buy . . . " Lefty ' s most well - known appearance was a song , " Would You Like to Buy an O ? " , which was recorded for the 1971 record " The Muppet Alphabet Album " , and later used on the show . Some of Lefty ' s sketches involved his attempts to carry out assignments from his boss . ( For these sketches , see Sesame Street Gangsters . ) Lefty ' s boss is the only character who refers to him as " Lefty " . Until the late 2000s , production materials , storybooks , and record albums have referred to the character simply as " The Salesman . " A 2008 book , " Storybook ABCs " , is the first use of Lefty ' s name in print . Grover is dressed as Jack ( of " Beanstalk " fame ) , and the Salesman approaches from behind a tree with an offer : " Care for some candy beans for that cow ? " Jack replies , " Thanks , Lefty ! And do you also have a candlestick ? " Lefty apparently has one in stock - - a few pages later , Jack ( of " Jack Be Nimble " fame ) jumps over the candlestick . At the end of the book , Lefty returns to feed four and twenty blackbirds with birdseed that fills his carry - all bag . Influences . Several of Lefty ' s vocal mannerisms ( outside of his elongated " Riiiight " ) derive from two different 1940s old - time radio characters , both of whom were a bit shady and had labels rather than names . One was " The Tout " from " The Jack Benny Program " , introduced in 1945 and played by Sheldon Leonard . Greeting Jack Benny in a breathy , gangster - style undertone , the tout would say " Hey , bud . . . c ' mere a minute , " to which Jack would usually respond " Who , me ? " He would then attempt to " tout " Jack into changing trains , elevators , tables , whatever , but always in horse racing parlance . The other influence was an even earlier character known only as " The Salesman , " played by Eddie Marr on Jack Carson ' s " The Camel Comedy Caravan " in 1943 . ( Marr , who specialized in huckster and barker roles , used elements of the character on other series , including Benny ' s . ) The Salesman would show up and try to sell anything to Jack Carson ( even a gun to commit suicide ) and his catchphrase was " Tell ya what I ' m gonna do , " which he turned into a novelty song that same year . The Lefty / Ernie story " Ernie Buys a 12 " in the 1975 " Big Bird ' s Busy Book " includes examples of these radio elements . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesamstrasse - Classics : Die 80er Jahre Sesamstrasse - Classics : Die 80er Jahre is a 2 - disc DVD set featuring episodes and skits from the second decade of seasons of " Sesamstrasse " ( 1980 to 1989 ) . The set was released on April 11 , 2014 .
Reader ' s Digest Reader ' s Digest publishes a long - running general interest magazine and a series of condensed books . Reader ' s Digest has published a number of " Sesame Street " books , many of which were reissues . They have also published several " Bear in the Big Blue House " books , often including special interactive features .
Alicia Bell Alicia Bell lent her voice to a number of " Sesame Street " animated segments produced by Karen Aqua . Her vocal credits include the little girl in " Family Dance " and voice - over for " , " " " ( English version ) and " . "
Becoming Real : A Muppeteer ' s Journey with Dave Goelz Becoming Real : A Muppeteer ' s Journey with Dave Goelz is an event held at The Walt Disney Family Museum on August 13 , 2016 featuring Dave Goelz and Gonzo . Goelz addressed an audience in relation to the museum ' s running exhibit " Wish Upon a Star : The Art of Pinocchio " and showed clips of his career with the Muppets . Topics included how he met Jim Henson , the practical joke nature of The Muppet Workshop , situations Jerry Juhl would write for him to perform in " Postcards from Traveling Matt " segments on " Fraggle Rock " , and his own personal growth as a person working with the Muppets . Gonzo later appeared during a Q & A with the audience to assist in a story about how his eye mechanism evolved , whether or not he ' s an alien , his relationship with Camilla , and did an impression of Dr . Bunsen Honeydew .
DJ 2 DJ 2 is a koala who acts as one of the three DJs for " Animal Jam " . Along with DJ 1 and DJ 3 , he runs the sound equipment for the show . At the end of Bozark ' s dance numbers , he would make an animal noise that would startled DJ 1 and DJ 3 . The puppet used for this character was later recycled for " Puppet Up ! " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tony Randall Tony Randall ( b . Arthur Leonard Rosenberg , 1920 - 2004 ) was an acclaimed actor of stage and screen , best known to television audiences as Felix Unger on " The Odd Couple " ( for which he was awarded an Emmy ) . He guest starred on " The Muppet Show " , and contributed a " Favorite Pear Dessert " recipe for Miss Piggy ' s 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " . A favorite on the talk show circuit , Randall holds the distinction of having the most appearances on " The Tonight Show " with Johnny Carson ( 105 times ) , was a favorite guest of David Letterman , and made multiple appearances on shows such as " The Merv Griffin Show " and " The Dick Cavett Show " . Randall ' s early roles included radio ( as Englishman Reggie on " I Love a Mystery " , 1949 - 1952 ) and a regular part on the sitcom " Mister Peepers ( 1952 - 1955 ) . On Broadway , Randall appeared in multiple productions , including " Inherit the Wind " ( originating the role of smug columnist E . K . Hornbeck ) and " The Sunshine Boys " and toured off - Broadway in " The Odd Couple . Randall ' s television guest spots include appearances on " Cher " , " Happy Days " , " The Brady Bunch Hour " , " Saturday Night Live " , " Night of 100 Stars III " , " The Carol Burnett Show " , and " The Alfred Hitchcock Hour " . In film , he co - starred in three romantic comedies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson and played the title roles in " Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ? " and " The Seven Faces of Dr . Lao " .
The Bathtub of Seville Placido Flamingo sings " The Bathtub of Seville , " an opera about cleaning his bathtub so he can take a bath . On the album , Phil Harmonic gives an introduction , as he does in his " Live from the Nest " segments . On the show , Placido sits in Luis ' s bathtub to practice and Luis scrubs the bathtub in time with the music . Placido is so impressed by this that he asks Luis to scrub his back when he bathes . The song is a spoof of the opera " The Barber of Seville " . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Merry Christmas Baby " Merry Christmas Baby " was sung by Pepe the King Prawn on the 2006 Christmas album " A Green and Red Christmas " . The song was originally written by Brian Wilson and Michael Love for the Beach Boys ; it has also been recorded by Bruce Springsteen . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
A A is the 1st letter of the English alphabet . The letter A has appeared as a concept , a prop , a symbol , and a Muppet character at various times on " Sesame Street " . Examples include a Muppet version of the letter in Guy Smiley ' s Letter of the Day Pageant , Nicole Sullivan as a costumed version of the letter in the direct - to - video release " All - Star Alphabet " , and an animated version of the letter voiced by Fran Brill in the " What ' s the Name of That Song ? " DVD . A prop version of the letter A made an appearance in of " The Muppet Show " , dropping from the ceiling into Dudley Moore ' s arms as Scooter played the sixth note of the C Major scale . Episode 0006 was the first episode to be sponsored by A .
Chef John Chef John is a gray monster cook who appeared in the Monsterpiece Theater segment " Conservations with My Father . " He and a group of monsters scold Cookie Monster and his father for eating the plate of cookies they were saving . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet Show rub - down transfers ( Letraset ) Letraset made a set of " Muppet Show " rub - down transfers in 1979 , for sale in the United Kingdom . The " Fun Doodles " transfers could be rubbed off the plastic paper , onto any dry surface . The illustrations pictured a wide variety of " Muppet Show " characters , from Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy to minor characters like J . P . Grosse , Fletcher Bird , Crazy Harry and Thog . One sheet also includes a wolf character never seen on the show . The four transfer sheets were labeled with a stage of the show ' s performance : The Arrival , Rehearsal , Opening Night and Backstage . In 1981 , the German company Goldi reprinted the set as " Rubbel Bilder " ( Scratch Cards ) .
Marie Osmond Marie Osmond ( b . 1959 ) is a singer from Utah who rose to fame as half of a duo with her brother Donny Osmond . Donny and Marie Dodo in " Follow That Bird " were named after the singing siblings . From 1998 to 2000 , the pair hosted their own talk show , " Donny & Marie " . During one of at least two appearances made by Bear , Marie Osmond kisses her guest , but admits to being careful so as not to stain his fur with her red lipstick . After some encouragement from her brother and the audience , she plants one on Bear ' s nose , leaving a lip mark behind . Bear later teaches her how to do " The Bear Cha - Cha - Cha . " Aside from the television work , Marie has appeared on Broadway with her brother in a Christmas special , and as Anna in " The King and I " .
Zip ! Pop ! Hop ! Zip ! Pop ! Hop ! And Other Fun Words to Say is a 1996 " Sesame Street " First Little Golden Book . Elmo likes the sound of words like Zipper , Popcorn , and Growl . He plays with Zoe in the park , and then goes to bed .