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Vivian Baybubay McLaughlin Vivian Baybubay McLaughlin is an actress and singer . Her most prominent role was one of the adult leads in the Disney Channel original series " Out of the Box " from 1998 to 2003 . In 2000 , Vivian appeared in several episodes in " Sesame English " , most notably as Mrs . Huong , Tingo ' s school teacher , in the episode " " and an opera singer in a recurring series of segments .
Dr . Ruster Dr . Valentine Ruster is a Muppet doctor from the " Barrio Sésamo " mini - series , " Monstruos Supersanos " . He teaches his " Sesame Street " friends about doing things to keep the heart healthy , such as exercising and eating fruits and vegetables . He also hosts health - themed game shows . His name is a play on Dr . Valentin Fuster , heart surgeon and founder of the International SHE Foundation . Dr . Ruster is made from the orange live - hand Anything Muppet pattern . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional hockey team , first established in 1922 . In 1975 , as recorded in the Children ' s Television Workshop archive , the team played a hockey game against various " Sesame Street " characters , specially the " Ice Follies " costumes of Big Bird , Grover , Bert , Ernie and Cookie Monster . The latter served as the " Sesame " team ' s goalie and at one point , consumed the puck . At present , it remains uncertain as to which side won . Kermit the Frog stood in as the Blackhawks mascot as part of a National Hockey League pin set . The team was also featured as part of the Jim Henson ' s Muppets Take the Ice NHL Trading Cards .
Be - Bop Be - Bop is one of the young bunnies in " The Tale of the Bunny Picnic " , and is known for his constant be - bopping style of speaking . He would later appear in the video " Neat Stuff To Know & To Do " , demonstrating scat singing . He also appeared as a musician in the videos " Sing - Along , Dance - Along , Do - Along " , " Billy Bunny ' s Animal Songs " , and the " Kokomo " music video ( playing steel drums ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Barbara Falters Barbara Falters was a proposed Muppet character to appear in a Muppet News Flash on " The Muppet Show " . The scripted sketch specifically identifies her as made from a blue - colored Whatnot . Barbara would be the Critic - In - Residence for the Muppet News . She begins a diatribe about " The Muppet Show " and chides executive producer Jim Henson for creating such a boring program starring puppets . She points out the one bright spot of the program - the Muppet News - if only because of her role on it . The Newsman , getting increasingly frustrated with her review , eventually drags her offstage by the neck , as she complains about the violence on television . The proposed character ' s name references broadcast journalist and famous interviewer , Barbara Walters .
The Bun - Bun Brothers The Bun - Bun Brothers are a group of rabbits who sang " Zip - a - Dee - Doo - Dah " on of " The Muppet Show " . Kermit originally turned them away due to show business politics : if he had singing rabbits on , he ' d have to cancel the dancing carrots . However , when Alan Arkin was incapacitated by Dr . Bunsen Honeydew ' s Ultra - Powerful Jekyll - Hyde Potion , Kermit sent them onstage . Their fifteen minutes of fame were cut short when Arkin appeared on stage to mercilessly ravage the fluffy bunnies . One of them asked Statler and Waldorf if he could hide in their box , but Statler called out to Alan that he missed a victim as Waldorf threw the bunny down to the potion - possessed guest star . The Bun - Bun Brothers exacted revenge by the show ' s closing when they got a dose of the potion themselves . The Bun - Bun Brothers are performed by Dave Goelz , Jim Henson , Richard Hunt , Jerry Nelson , Frank Oz , and Steve Whitmire . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Muppet Show ( French album ) The French version of the first " Muppet Show " album was released one year after the North American and UK versions . In contrast to most of the other international releases , the album was adapted entirely into French , and featured the same voice cast as " Le Muppet Show " . While " Mahna Mahna " and the Swedish Chef routine retain their original nonsense tracks , " Hugga Wugga " is adapted , possibly due to the interpolation of " You Are My Sunshine , " featuring the vocals of Pierre Tornade ( as the Hugga Wugga creature ) and Micheline Dax ( as the " You Are My Sunshine " creature ) . Track listing . Side One Side Two Voices . " Les Interprètes "
Music Hath Charms Kermit plays the piano as monsters ( a Snerf , a different version of Splurge and another monster ) come up to it . Kermit plays " Tea for Two " and " You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby " to calm them down and send them away . At the end , once Kermit thinks he ' s home free , his piano comes alive and eats him . This sketch was performed by Kermit in a tux on " The Ed Sullivan Show " and " The Hollywood Palace " . Kermit also performed the sketch on another program ( pictured ) in his classic form , without clothes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jack Dodson Jack Dodson ( 1931 - 1994 ) was a character actor , known for his soft voice and typically mild demeanor . A one - time appearance on " The Andy Griffith Show " as an insurance agent led to Dodson ' s best known role : meek , pedantic county clerk Howard Sprague on the same series from 1966 to 1968 . He continued the role on " Mayberry RFD " ( 1968 - 1971 ) . In a " Sesame Street " cartoon insert seen as early as 1973 , Dodson lent his voice to discussing the uses of the letter U . A familiar television presence , especially in sitcoms , Dodson appeared on " Car 54 , Where Are You ? " , " CPO Sharkey " ( with Don Rickles ) , " The Fugitive " , " Room 222 " , " Maude " , " Welcome Back , Kotter " , " Benson " , " Newhart " , " Growing Pains " , and more . He made multiple guest appearances on " Barney Miller " ( notably as a man who murders his barber ) , " Happy Days " ( thrice as Ralph Malph ' s dad ) and was a regular on the one - season " All ' s Fair " ( 1976 - 1977 , as bungling Senator Joplin ) and the even shorter - lived sitcoms " In the Beginning " ( 1978 , as the monsignor ) and " Phyl and Mikhy " ( 1980 , as Truck Morley ; the series focused on a Russian track star and was canceled due to the 1980 Olympics boycott ) . Remaining active through the 80s and early 90s , Dodson reprised Howard Sprague for the TV movie " Return to Mayberry " ( 1986 ) and an episode of " It ' s Gary Shandling ' s Show " ( 1990 ) and reunited with Andy Griffith as a defendant on " Matlock " ( 1989 ) . He made four appearances on " Mr . Belvedere " , recurred on " St . Elsewhere " ( 1984 - 1988 , as hospital board member Judge Farnham ) , and his final role was a running part on the WWII series " Homefront " ( 1992 - 1993 , as radio station manager Mr . Melon ) External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rian Visser Rian Visser wrote several stories for " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . The stories were about " Appie en opa " ( Appie and his granddad ) . The stories included drawings , and they were read by several " Sesamstraat " actors .
Episode 129 : Whispers Mopatop opens the episode by offering a pie in the sky , a lovely long sigh , or a guy in a tie . Mother Mouse is practicing her singing , and it can be heard down in the shop . While Mopatop and Puppyduck try to locate the source of the sound , Mr . Whisper enters the shop . He is looking for a voice , so they take him over to the voice box , were they can mix him a voice . He tries out a few voices , but none of them seems to fit him very well . It turns out that Mr . Whisper thinks that Mother Mouses voice would be perfect for him , so Mopatop mixes a voice similar to Mother Mouse .
They Call Me Boober Fraggle Unlike all the other Fraggles living in Fraggle Rock , Boober is a natural worrier and he begins to worry even more when he thinks he hears his fellow Fraggles say he is a depressing wet blanket . Plot . Red begins creating a new " water bouncer " with the help of Mokey , Gobo , and Wembley . Since Boober is not present , they begin to discuss about him and assume that he is probably doing his laundry . However , Boober happens to arrive when he hears Red say that he worries too much and that he can be difficult and depressing at times . Assuming that the gang no longer need him , Boober sulks away to mope and remarks how unique his friends are compared to himself . This inspires him to make a list of self - improvements and overhaul his personality . Boober then tries taking some of his friends ' hobbies , starting with making a poem ( Mokey ) and agreeing with everyone ( Wembley ) , but winds up with no success . Now desperate , he sets off to retrieve one of Uncle Traveling Matt ' s postcards , but faints by the time he sees Sprocket , leaving him to hide under his bed in humiliation . By now , the other Fraggles have taken notice of Boober ' s problem and decide to take drastic measures to cheer him up . They all convince him how important he is to the group and all the times he helped each of them out just by being himself . This makes Boober so happy he decides to write his own poem about being yourself .
Till Demtrøder Till Demtrøder ( b . 1967 ) , sometimes punctuated as Till Demtröder , is a German actor who dubbed Baby Bear on " Sesamstrasse " for several seasons , and in " Elmo rettet Weihnachten " ( " Elmo Saves Christmas " ) . Demtrøder has been active in German television , notably as a regular on " Der Landarzt " ( " The Country Doctor " ) as Wanja Teschner from 1992 until 2013 , and a similarly long stint on the police series " Großstadtrevier " ( 1992 - 2010 ) as plainclothesman Henning Schulze . He was a regular on the soap opera " Verbotene Liebe " ( 2011 - 2014 ) and appeared in episodes of " Leonie Löwenherz " and " Tatort " . Occasionally active in Hamburg dubbing , he was the German voice of Callan Mulvey on the Australian soap " Heartbreak High " and Nicky Katt in " Way of the Gun " . He narrates audio books and has been heard in the long - running " Three Investigators " series . For the 2002 video game " Battlefield : 1942 " , he voiced the German soldier .
Grzegorz Pawlak Grzegorz Pawlak ( b . 1961 ) is a Polish voice actor who dubbed Statler and Dr . Teeth in " Muppety " ( " The Muppets " ) and subsequent projects . He has also dubbed Rowlf and Zoot . Active in Polish dubbing since the 1970s , Pawlak has dubbed cartoon roles including Tigger , Mr . Potatohead in the " Toy Story " franchise , Skipper in the " Madagascar " movies and spinoffs , Professor Oak on " Pokemon " , Mr . Mackey and others on " South Park " , the newsreel announcer in " Up " , and Flash in " Zootopia " . For live action films , Pawlak dubbed Darth Vader in the original " Star Wars " trilogy , the March Hare in Tim Burton ' s " Alice in Wonderland " , Warwick Davis as Griphook in " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part II " , Ray Winstone in " Noah " , and Christopher Lee in " Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory " .
We Coulda " We Coulda " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Biff about the various jobs that he and Sully could have been besides construction workers , imagining them as doctors , firemen , actors , cooks , writers , farmers , and presidents . He sings as they build a doghouse , which they eventually destroy . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Never Before , Never Again Miss Piggy sings " Never Before , Never Again " in " The Muppet Movie " . After winning the Miss Bogen County Beauty Pageant , she notices Kermit the Frog in the crowd , and begins to fantasize about life with him . Originally , this song was meant to be sung by Johnny Mathis during the fantasy montage , but after he recorded it , Jim Henson decided it would be funnier if Miss Piggy sang it herself . Johnny Mathis did sing the song in the 1979 " Muppet Movie " promotional TV special , " The Muppets Go Hollywood " . Miss Piggy also planned on singing it in of " The Muppet Show " with Rowlf on the piano , but she sabotaged the performance to sing with Christopher Reeve . The extended version of " The Muppet Movie " shown in the UK featured a different instrumental track from the original version . Releases . Publications _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid ( b . 1954 ) is a movie actor . Quaid guest starred in of " Muppets Tonight " , and played Telly Monster ' s Uncle Tommy in the " Sesame Street " direct - to - video special " Telling the Truth " .
Sesame Street car window signs Ohbaby ! Inc produced a set of novelty " Sesame Street " signs in 1997 . One small sign shows Elmo and the words " Don ' t Tickle Driver ! " , a reference to the Tickle Me Elmo toy craze of 1996 . The sign has a suction cup and can be mounted to the inside of a car window . A larger sign shows a silhouette of Big Bird , and the legend " Bird Crossing " .
Pretty Snowflake " Pretty Snowflake " is a song that Sarah Hall - Small and the people of Seussville sing after seeing that all the Blinky Blossoms have died because of the snow that The Grinch made with his Arctic Snow Blaster . The song is featured in the " Wubbulous World " episode " " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
James Cranna James Cranna is a San Francisco - based voice actor who was heard in several John Korty animated shorts on " Sesame Street " , notably as Cyrus the magpie in the recurring " Thelma Thumb " series and as another talking bird in a segment about what ' s inside the street . Cranna ' s early entertainment career began as a member of the improv group The Committee ( whose ranks also included Julie Payne and Peter Bonerz ) . This led to work in advertising as both writer and performer and later teaching his own improv classes , but also to a few George Lucas projects , voicing various announcers in " THX 1138 " and appearing on - camera as a liquor store thief in " American Graffiti " . During the same period , Cranna worked with John Korty , in commercials and short films , and then with both Korty and Lucas on the animated feature " Twice Upon a Time " ( as the voice of Rod Rescueman , Scuzzbopper , and others ) and the TV movie " The Ewok Adventure " ( as the voice of Widdle ) . A couple years later , he voiced Teebo in the second season of the animated " Ewoks " series ( recorded in San Francisco ) . Later credits include small parts in the films " Mrs . Doubtfire " and " Made in America " and continued voice work in commercials and video games . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ernie Kwiat Ernie Kwiat ( pronounced to rhyme with " what " ) is an illustrator who was born in Houston , Texas and raised near New Castle , in western Pennsylvania . He studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and later received his MFA , specializing in printmaking , from Mills College in Oakland , CA . As an art director and graphic artist for a screen printing company in California , he began drawing and designing graphics for many companies such as Lucas Films , Capitol Records , Disney and Sesame Workshop . After twelve years , he left the commercial screen printing company to head the art department of Sesame Street Stores as an illustrator and product designer . Kwiat has designed and completed the art for thousands of " Sesame Street " products and numerous books . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Cookie Monster ' s Grandma Cookie Monster ’ s Grandma is Cookie Monster ' s grandmother , appearing prominently in the 2006 DVD series , " Sesame Beginnings " . She had previously appeared in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch in 1979 as Little Red Riding Hood ' s granny , performed by Cheryl Blaylock . Cookie ' s grandma also made an appearance in a " Monsterpiece Theater " story , " Little Red Riding Cookie " , performed by David Rudman . These could be different grandmothers than the one who appears in " Sesame Beginnings " . Cookie Monster ' s Grandma was mentioned in the Home Video " Cookie Monster ' s Best Bites " as he calls her on the phone . In the book " 100th Day of School " , Cookie Monster prepare to give trail mix to his grandmother . Sesame Workshop press release . " Cookie Monster ' s Grandma takes great pleasure caring for little Cookie Monster . They have a very warm and loving relationship . She helps Cookie Monster ' s parents out by watching him during the day and cares for her grandson with old - fashioned monster values . She has a hard time keeping up with her energetic grandson but enjoys his enthusiasm . She has endless patience . Grandma Cookie Monster loves her show tunes and sounds a lot like Ethel Merman . " See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Japanese Stories In the early 1970s , a series of " Sesame Street " sketches aired , telling stories from ancient Japan . Relying on traditional Japanese music , punctuated by a ringing gong , the tales were told by a stoic , seated storyteller . Recurring characters within these stories included The Emperor of Japan and The Evil Prime Minister . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Miss Piggy ' s karate chops Miss Piggy can instantly fly into a rage whenever she thinks she ' s insulted or thwarted . Kermit the Frog has learned this all too well ; when she isn ' t smothering him in kisses , she ' s sending him flying through the air with a karate - chop . An early " Muppet Show " script called for Miss Piggy to slap Kermit , but ( somewhat due to limitations of the puppet and her hand - rod controlled arms ) puppeteer Frank Oz improvised a karate chop with an enthusiastic " hi - ya ! " instead . Of the moment , Jerry Juhl recalled : " the place fell apart . It was like just instantly you knew you gotta see this again . " Frank Oz commented on the origin of Piggy ' s trademark karate chop , stating : Over the years , Piggy has performed enraged acts ( and threats ) of violence on various characters and celebrities . The " Muppet Morsels " feature on " " DVD set attempted to track Miss Piggy ' s outbursts with a running count of her karate chops . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carsten Morar - Haffke Carsten Morar - Haffke ( b . 1967 ) is a German puppeteer and writer who plays Pferd on " Sesamstrasse " , the German co - production of " Sesame Street " . Along with Martin Paas , Morar - Haffke scripts the Pferd and Wolle sketches , as well as the 30th anniversary " Sesamstrasse " special . In the summer of 2006 , Morar - Haffke and Paas began performing puppetry and voices for Bert and Ernie , respectively , in new segments exclusive to " Sesamstrasse " . He was interviewed for the 2013 documentary " Als die Sesamstrasse nach Deutschland kam " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Newt the Nightwatchman Newt is a nightwatchman . He is brought onto Hoots ' talk show in a 1989 episode of " Sesame Street " . As part of his brief interview , he sings about his job using " The People in Your Neighborhood . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jake ( Sesame English ) Jake is the little baby cousin of Niki who makes recurring appearances on " Sesame English " . In the episode , " " , Tingo babysits Jake while Niki is off at a store , and tries to teach Jake some words . When he finally speaks at the end of the episode , it ' s in a deep , adult male voice . In the episode , " " , Tingo wants to play with Jake ' s rubber duckie , but Jake wouldn ' t share with Tingo . After many attempts , Niki gives Tingo a present for babysitting Jake and inside is a rubber duckie for Tingo .
Link Hogthrob Action Figure Released : Summer 2003 Series : 4 Articulation : Neck , ball joint shoulders , elbows , gloves , waist , hips , knees , ankles Accessories : Swinetrek miniature model on base , " Starhog Magazine " , ray gun From : The Muppet Show Pigs in Space captain Link Hogthrob was featured in the fourth series of Palisades Toys ' line of Jim Henson ' s Muppets action figures . He was the first Link Hogthrob figural toy . Link wears a purple suit and a small silver cape . The Swinetrek model could be separated from its base , which has the Pigs in Space logo on it . The Starhog Magazine cover features a photo of the Link action figure . The ray gun was taken from the Pigs in Space scenes . A Julius Strangepork Action Figure and a Swinetrek Playset featuring a figure of First Mate Piggy were released as well .
Episode 413 : Great Ball of Firefighters Bear is in charge of refreshments for the Woodland Valley Firefighter ' s Ball and Otto and Etta Otter have come to the Big Blue House to help out . As Bear heads to Mouse School to pick up Tutter , they work with Treelo , Pip and Pop to get things ready . At Mouse School , Tutter finds out that the mice kids are planning to do a dance called " The Mumble Mambo " at the ball - - - one with which he ' s not familiar at all . At the movie theater , Ojo watches a classic film with Doc Hogg and gets her own idea of just what a ball should be like . When it comes time for the actual ball , neither have a good time , until Bear helps them to see past their expectations .
Olaf Wijnants Olaf Wijnants is a Dutch voice actor who provided voices for " De Freggels " ( the Dutch dub of " Fraggle Rock " , both puppet and animated series ) and " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Wijnants performed Wembley Fraggle , Philo and Convincing John on " De Freggels " . For " Sesamstraat " , he provided occasional background voices . In DVD releases , live shows and other projects outside the TV series , Olaf lends Big Bird his Dutch voice , as well as Bug in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " .
Thelma Thumb The Adventures of Thelma Thumb was a series of animated segments on " Sesame Street " , dating at least to 1978 , according to CTW archives . Designed to teach pre - science concepts , the series was produced by John Korty using his Lumage system , which utilized fabric cut - outs . The central character was Marcia Middlewell , a seemingly average girl who harbored a secret alter - ego . When accidents appeared inevitable or other trouble spots occurred , Marcia would enter a phone booth . With the utterance of her magic phrase , " Zapper jiffy squincher scrum , make me into Thelma Thumb ! " , she would shrink to the size of a salt shaker and fly to the rescue . Thelma ' s size allowed the segments to examine objects and places from a unique perspective . Also featured was Marcia ' s pet magpie , Cyrus , designed by Brian Narelle . As with other Korty shorts , the dialogue was partially improvised by San Francisco - based actors ; Judith Kahan supplied the voice of Marcia / Thelma , and James Cranna was Cyrus . While the segments have not aired on the US " Sesame Street " in decades , they still occasionally surface in the Netherlands , on " Sesamstraat " . Marcia Middlewell / Thelma Thumb is renamed Marijke / Selma Duim and voiced by Marijke Merckens . Cyrus , now Kobus Kraai , is voiced by " Sesamstraat " voice veteran Paul Haenen . In Spain she was renamed Espita Gorgorita / Pepita Pulgarcita , and in Germany she was called Däumelinchen ( Thumbelina ) . Sketches . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Animal ' s drum battles Animal vs others . Drum - offs and drum battles between Animal and other drummers . Honorable mention : Animal vs self - control . Struggles between Animal and himself to show restraint with his drumming and keep his enthusiasm to rock under control ; most attempts are unsuccessful and result in Animal completely upstaging or derailing the performance .
Building Blocks ( SoftPlay ) Building Blocks is a 2005 set of " Sesame Street " soft books . The four books , " Colors " , " Shapes " , " Opposites " and " Numbers " , highlight the most very important early basics of a child ' s learning activities . Each book has a surprise soundmaker inside that makes a crinkle , a rattle or a squeak .
Rebecca Nagan Rebecca Nagan ( b . March 3 , 1968 ) is an actor and puppeteer best known for playing Rosie from the children ' s show " Rosie and Jim " in 1990 . She performed Timp , one of The Motorettes from " The Hoobs " . She has also starred in various other TV shows including " Becky and Barnaby Bear " as Barnaby and " Bug Alert " as Doodle Bug . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _