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For Me and My Gal " For Me and My Gal " was first popularized by the vaudeville team of Van and Schenck , and became a standard in vaudeville acts . It gained renewed popularity as the title song of a 1942 movie starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly . Kelly sang the song on " The Muppet Show " as part of the closing medley on . Rowlf at the piano is trying to convince Gene to sing " Singin ' in the Rain " , but Gene keeps turning the familiar intro into different well - known songs , such as this one . A parody of this song , " For Me and My Goyle " , was performed on . Wayne performed the first opening lines true to the original song , while the remainder was performed as a love duet with Mulch and The Gargoyle . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street Christmas ornaments ( Grolier ) Grolier issued two sets of " Sesame Street " Christmas ornaments . Both sets were available only through mail order . The ceramic bisque oranments were dated and available one per year , while the other set was available at the rate of one ornament per month .
Victor the Rattlesnake Victor the Rattlesnake is a character in " The Animal Show " . He appeared in the episode " " where he told Stinky the Skunk about rattlesnakes . His puppet is later recycled as Kiki the Rattlesnake and later appeared as Rex the Rattlesnake in " Mopatop ' s Shop " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rock and Roll with Elmo Rock and Roll with Elmo is a 2010 " Sesame Street " Play - a - Song storybook that invites readers to sing along with Elmo . Readers can press the buttons to play 23 classic children ' s songs , rewritten to feature " Sesame " characters in the lyrics . The detachable microphone has two buttons for sound effects - - a drum roll and a piano flourish .
Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie ( b . 1959 ) is a British actor and comedian known for his starring roles as Bertie Wooster in " Jeeves and Wooster " ( opposite Stephen Fry as Jeeves ) and as Dr . Gregory House in the FOX series " House " . Laurie appeared in the Creature Shop film " 101 Dalmatians " as Jasper Badun , and played Mr . Frederick Little in " Stuart Little " and " Stuart Little 2 " ( the latter featuring animatronic effects by the Creature Shop for certain scenes involving the falcon ) .
Sesamestreetchina . com . cn sesamestreetchina . com . cn is an official " Sesame Street " website in Chinese . The site debuted on May 8 , 2012 . The website features activities and videos for Chinese children and tips for their parents . The site includes three sections : " The Show " , " Grown - Ups " and " Meet Sesame Street " . " The Show " features segments from " " , " Grown - Ups " has professional parenting tips for a Chinese child ' s emotional development , " Meet Sesame Street " includes information about historical educational efforts between " Sesame Street " and its international co - productions . The website is highly interconnected with Weibo and Kaixin , two extremely popular Chinese social media networks .
Best Friends ( Stone ) " Best Friends " is a " Sesame Street " song from a season 25 episode . The jolly sing - songy tune is first sung by Telly Monster and Baby Bear , and reprised by Savion and Gina at the end of the episode . The song was later performed in a season 28 episode by Big Bird and Snuffy . It was also featured in a season 30 episode , sung again by Big Bird with Snuffy and Telly with Baby Bear , in addition to other friend pairings ; Miles and Gabi , Gordon and Susan , and a Dinger and Honker . It was also sung by Rosita and Herry in Episode 3886 . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Super Grover Soft Books Soft Play released a set of two Super Grover soft books in 2005 . " Super Grover ' s Super School " and " Super Grover ' s Class of Superheroes " come with small plush dolls of Super Grover , Cookie Monster , Elmo and Zoe that interact with the pages of the books via velcro as a playset .
Fun with A , B , C Fun with A , B , C is a 2000 " Sesame Street " activity book for preschoolers . Kids can find letters hidden in pictures , color the alphabet their favorite color , make their way through letter - shaped mazes , and solve fun puzzles in this educational activity book . Elmo appears in this preschool activity book .
Here Come the Muppets Here Come the Muppets was a live show that premiered on May 25 , 1990 at the Disney - MGM Studios in Walt Disney World , Florida . The holding area of the show featured a specially recorded video of Rowlf playing the piano and singing , with interruptions from Sam the Eagle . The show , which featured versions of , ran until September 2 , 1991 , and was replaced in that location by " Voyage of the Little Mermaid " . Two weeks after the show closed , a second live Muppet show , " " , opened in another location in the park . Summary . Kermit the Frog is onstage , but the other Muppets are late . Kermit gets a call from Mickey Mouse on the videophone . Mickey is checking on how the show is going , and Kermit assures him that it ' s going fine despite the others not being there yet . Kermit calls the operator ( Lily Tomlin as her Ernestine character from " Laugh - In " ) and asks to get Miss Piggy on the phone . Miss Piggy is wearing a robe and has mud on her face . She claims that she is talking with some Disney executives , but when she finds out that Kermit is using a videophone and that she can be seen , she instantly gets ready for the show . Kermit then calls Fozzie Bear . Fozzie thinks that he ' s lost , but Kermit tells him that he has to go through the door that Fozzie is in front of , and this leads him to the stage . Shortly after entering the stage , Fozzie tells Kermit that Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are going to come by monorail . The monorail crashes through the wall , and the band emerges . Miss Piggy , Gonzo , and Bean Bunny soon arrive as well , and the show gets started .
Make - A - Muppet magnet sheets Make - A - Muppet magnet sheets are sets of magnets released with select Muppet movies on DVD in 2009 . They feature Kermit the Frog , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo and some Whatnots from the Muppet Whatnot Workshop . Accessories include Kermit and Fozzie ' s Pizza Twins outfits , Gonzo ' s cardigan from " Muppet Weird Stuff " and Charles Dickens ' top hat and coat tails .
Barry Manilow Barry Manilow ( b . 1943 ) is a singer and songwriter who gained fame through recordings of his own songs . Some of his biggest hits include " Mandy " and " Copacabana . " In television , Manilow has won two Emmys , one in 1977 for Outstanding Special ( " The Barry Manilow Special " , his first ) and one in 2006 for Outstanding Performance in a Variety / Music Program ( " Manilow : Music and Passion " ) . On the premiere broadcast of Joan Rivers ' BBC talk show " Can We Talk ? " ( October 3 , 1986 ) , Manilow was a featured guest , along with Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog . They briefly shared the stage near the end , and backstage and publicity photos showed Manilow and Henson together . Previously , in 1983 , Floyd Pepper reviewed Manilow ' s most recent album in the second issue of " Muppet Magazine " . In 2009 , he was one of many musical guests on " A Capitol Fourth " , as were various " Sesame Street " Muppets , but they did not share the stage .
Ronald Grump ( human ) Ronald Grump , a parody of billionaire Donald Trump , appeared in the 1994 25th anniversary TV special " " . In the special , he wants to demolish Sesame Street to realize his plans for The Grump Tower . The Sesame Street residents inform Grump of the many wonderful moments in the neighborhood that have happened over the years , but none of it changes his mind . " If there ’ s one thing I despise , " Grump says , " it ' s cheap sentiment . Hugs , kiddie television , cute , furry animals . . . " He ultimately abandons his plans to build Grump Tower when he realizes that Oscar ' s trash can is on city property , and Oscar refuses to move , inadvertently saving Sesame Street .
Ron Mueck Born in Melbourne , Australia in 1958 , Ron Mueck spent over twenty years of his life as a professional puppet builder and performer . The son of toymakers , Mueck worked on a children ' s television show , " Shirl ' s Neighborhood " , performing various animal characters . He was recruited by Dave Goelz while filming international segments of " Fraggle Rock " . Moving to London around 1982 , he worked on several Henson productions , most notably providing the puppetry and voice of Ludo in " Labyrinth " . Mueck also worked at the NY Muppet Workshop with the Muppet design team . Now a successful hyper - realist sculptor based in London , Mueck creates works of art based on human form , chiefly out of silicone or polyester casts . Mueck ' s own attitude towards his sculpting work was revealed in an interview in 2002 : " I don ' t know why I ' m doing it but I don ' t know what else I ' d be doing . I ' m not driven by art , it ' s just all I can do . " External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Rickey Boyd Rickey Boyd ( b . August 19 , 1964 ) is a puppeteer and animator who has worked on several projects with the Muppets . He grew up in Adairsville , Georgia and attended Shorter College for Art and Theatre , graduating in 1987 . His earliest credit with The Jim Henson Company is the home video release " Sing - Along , Dance - Along , Do - Along " where he plays a background pig . He continued to work with the Muppets on " The Jim Henson Hour " , " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " and various Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop projects such as " Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " and " Dinosaurs " . For " Sesame Street " , Boyd played Cookie Monster ' s Grandma in the " Sesame Beginnings " home video series , the Cookie in " Abby in Wonderland " , and other various characters on the series . In 2006 , he wrote the home video special " A Sesame Street Christmas Carol " , served as an animation director , and voiced the CGI character Rhubarb the Grouch . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
John Darling John Darling was a newspaper comic strip about a television talk - show host , syndicated from 1979 to 1990 . The strip was the result of pairing Tom Batiuk , the creator of the popular strip " Funky Winkerbean " , with Tom Armstrong , who at the time drew a strip caricaturing Hollywood celebrities ( and would later create " Marvin " ) . The strip was a spin - off of " Funky Winkerbean " , promoting hapless local TV reporter John Darling to the host of his own talk show , " Darling " . The strip ended in 1990 with the mysterious murder of John Darling ( which was later solved in " Funky Winkerbean " ) . The talk show featured many celebrity " guests " - - including Miss Piggy , who appeared in the strip for a week in June 1979 . In this sequence , the show ' s producer , Reed , teases John by promising him that " a certain well - known blond actress . . . who became a smash as a member of a TV program . . . and who just finished her first movie . . . is going to appear on our show this week ! " John is delighted , thinking that he ' ll be interviewing Farrah Fawcett - - and winds up sitting down with Miss Piggy . John protests at the idea of interviewing a " stupid puppet , " but Reed insists that he ' s finally booked a big star . John interviews Piggy for the week of strips , and the sequence ends with John making a pig joke and getting a karate chop in the neck . The Muppets returned to the strip for two weeks in December 1980 , for a story which brought John to the set of " The Muppet Show " as a guest star . The storyline begins with John writing to Jim Henson and offering to appear on his show ; Henson replies that " we can always use another dummy ! " John flies to London , where he meets Henson and Frank Oz . For the next week and a half , the strip created its own fictional episode of " The Muppet Show " . John talks backstage with Miss Piggy , Kermit the Frog and Scooter , and appears in a magic act with Gonzo . Statler and Waldorf make a joke at John ' s expense , and then John appears in a " Veterinarian ' s Hospital " sketch with Dr . Bob , Nurse Piggy and Nurse Janice . The sequence ends with John and Kermit saying good night in front of the curtains .
Stephen King Stephen King ( b . 1947 ) is a horror novelist known for setting his stories in Maine or New England . In 2006 , Brian Henson directed an episode of " Nightmares & Dreamscapes " based on one of King ' s stories . Mentions . Several of King ' s books have included brief Muppet references , usually through characters watching " Sesame Street " . Pet Sematary . In the 1983 book , daughter Ellie enjoys " Sesame Street " . When they move , her boxed items include " Sesame " posters , and her father Louis later recalls the day she spent " at Grandma and Grandda ' s , watching " Sesame Street " non - stop on Grandda ' s new video recorder . " This trait is retained in the 1989 film version , where Ellie ( Blaze Berdahl ) has a Kermit the Frog doll and a copy of " The Sesame Street Library Volume 3 " in her room . The novel also mentions Louis ' belief that , for families with small children , the space under the couch starts to " develop a strong and mysterious electromagnetic force that eventually sucks in all sorts of litter - - everything from bottles and diaper pins to green Crayolas and old issues of " Sesame Street " magazine with food mouldering between the pages . " The Mist . The 2007 film adaptation tells the story of a group of small town residents trapped together in a food store as the outside world experiences a disaster that begins picking off lives . Mrs . Carmody ( Marcia Gay Harden ) riles a group of religious fanatics who begin chanting " expiation ! " in response to God ' s will in the face of unknown dangers . Observing the loss of control exhibited by her followers , Ollie Weeks ( Toby Jones ) remarks , " Welcome to " Sesame Street " , kids . Today ' s word is ' expiation ' . " The home video release of the film includes a featurette called " Drew Struzan : An Appreciation of an Artist " . In addition to showing off some of Struzan ' s Muppet posters ( " The Great Muppet Caper " and " The Muppet Christmas Carol " ) , footage of his studio reveals that he keeps a Kermit the Frog photo puppet replica overlooking his painting area .
Dani ' s Rap " Dani ' s Rap " is a " Sesame Street " song performed in the educational resource video , " A is for Asthma " . Dani raps about the different things that can trigger his asthma and solutions to keep such things away . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gus Hickey Gus Hickey is a writer for " The Muppets " , co - writing the episode " " and " . " Hickey previously served as a writing assistant on the series " A to Z " and " Suburgatory " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo and Abby ' s Wacky Weather Day Elmo and Abby ' s Wacky Weather Day is a 2011 " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Elmo and Abby Cadabby . It ' s a gorgeous spring day , but Elmo still wants to play with his sled . He asks fairy - in - training Abby Cadabby to use her magic to bring back winter .
Ready for Go " Ready for Go " is a song that opens the " Sesame Street " video , " Big Elmo Fun " . Elmo sings the song while walking down Sesame Street , excited for whatever fun or possibilities the day throws his way . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Swiss Cheese Swiss Cheese was seen in of Muppets Tonight during The Rats ' Patrol sketch . Although John Goodman and the Rats were fighting the enemy cheese , the cheese begged them not to shoot , since being Swiss , he is neutral . He is actually a salesman for army knives and bank accounts . The Swiss Cheese puppet was recycle from the François Fromage and his Dancing Cheeses ' s owner and The Longhorn Cheddar Cheeses . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
We ' re a Family ( Elmo ' s World ) " We ' re a Family " is an " Elmo ' s World " song featured on " The Family Channel " in the episode " . " A cavalcade of animals of all types ( including some humans ) sing about the different types of families there are . Stephanie D ' Abruzzo , Joey Mazzarino and Kevin Clash provide the majority of the vocals for the song . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Die Fraggles Die Fraggles is the German co - production of " Fraggle Rock " . Localization . The segments within the Muppet world of Fraggle Rock were the same as the North American version , but dubbed with German voice actors . The segments from outer space ( i . e . the Doc and Sprocket and Traveling Matt segments ) were changed to fit the German audience and filmed at FSM - Studios in Munich . The German wraparounds copied the North American Doc ' s set and script word - for - word ( except in German ) , whereas the UK and French co - productions were generally different . 85 of the 96 episodes were co - produced . Steve Whitmire talked about his experiences on the set with Hans - Helmut Dickow to Duncan Kenworthy in the segment titled " Docs And Sprockets " . All of the Fraggles ' voice actors reprised their roles for the German dub of the animated version of " Die Fraggles " . Video releases . After a slow start during which the first half of the first season was released on DVD four times between 2008 and 2010 ( slightly repackaged ) , the entire 85 episode run of the show was finally made commercially available for the first time on December 10 , 2010 , and issued in a complete box set in 2011 . A reissue of the complete series was released in 2018 , for the first time donning the Jim Henson Company logo . Unproduced episodes . The following eleven episodes do not exist in the German co - production :
Sesame Street Community Center Elmo and Grover spend a day at the community center . While Elmo does not forget about the little lost black puppy , he is kept very busy . First they see Herry Monster lifting weights . Then they go to swimming lessons , where Elmo learns to do the crawl . After drying their fur , they decided to play basketball . Next up is Karate class . Finally they listen to Bert reading a poem at a poetry reading in the auditorium . Worn out they sit down to wait for Grover ' s mom , but fall asleep before she arrives .
Julie Bowen Julie Bowen ( b . 1970 ) is an actress best known for her role as Claire Dunphy on " Modern Family " ( with Ed O ' Neill and Ty Burrell ) . She was a regular on " Boston Legal " and has had recurring roles on " ER " , " Lost " and " Ed " , as well as appearances on " Party of Five " , " Law and Order : Special Victims Unit " , and " Monk " . For " Sesame Street ' s " 41st season , Bowen presented " binoculars " as the Word of the Day with Elmo . In 2015 , Bowen appeared in an Audi commercial with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy .
Bodo Schulte Bodo Schulte is a German puppeteer who worked on " Sesamstrasse " during the 2003 season , playing Bert in the anniversary show . He trained for the part with Kevin Clash and Frank Oz . He also played episodic roles , such as Turbo Theo . Schulte has also worked on " Käpt´n Blaubar " , operating the title character ' s head and jaw and playing Flöt and others , and on the German version of Playhouse Disney , as Mitzi the oven mitt cooking hostess and Monty the mole . External Links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Things Are Always Changin ' " Things Are Always Changin ' " is a " Sesame Street " song about embracing changes by Hoots the Owl . A boy named Jimmy is upset his family is moving tomorrow , until Hoots appears at his window to sing about how change can bring something good . He is soon joined by some frogs , chickens and monster football players who are mentioned in the lyrics . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Robert Osborne Robert Osborne ( 1932 - 2017 ) was an American actor and film historian best known as the primary host for Turner Classic Movies ( TCM ) . In 2007 , Kermit the Frog joined Osborne on TCM as a celebrity " guest programmer . " Osborne made a guest appearance as himself on the Netflix series " Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt " .
Sir Linit Sir Linit , a Muppet knight that looked like a spray can , appeared in ads for Linit Fabric Finish in 1967 . In close - up shots Sir Linit was a puppet , but in wide shots he was a marionette . A curated entry of Jim Henson ' s Red Book provided some insight into the creation of this character : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Chris Tilton Chris Tilton is a composer and orchestrator who works primarily on music for video games . Tilton wrote the score for the 2003 Playstation 2 / GameCube title " Muppets Party Cruise " . He is also a frequent assistant composer and orchestrator for Michael Giacchino , including additional orchestration for " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " . Tilton ' s other credits include the video games " Alias " and Pixar ' s " The Incredibles " .
Wipe Out " Wipe Out " is a 1962 song first recorded by the Surfaris , who were elevated to international status with the release of the " Surfer Joe " single , with " Wipe Out " as the B - side . The song was performed by Animal , on the 1993 " Muppet Beach Party " album . Animal ' s version was also released as a single . In the UK the single reached number 39 in the UK charts . " The Muppet Show Theme " was the B - Side and the CD also included " Mahna Mahna . " It was released on cassette and a Limited Edition 7 " vinyl picture disc . BMG mailed out a postcard to advertise the release and a poster was also printed for in store advertising . The image was also printed on a T - Shirt in the UK by Black Cat Communications . . A music video was produced and broadcast on VH1 and Nickelodeon , with Animal rocking out over old footage from 1960s beach movies . The song was also used in the Sesame Street Live show , " 1 - 2 - 3 Imagine ! " . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Television Academy The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , also known as the Television Academy , is a " professional honourary organization " created in 1946 to advance the industry . They present the Primetime Emmy Awards . The Daytime Emmy Awards are presented by a sister organization , the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , and the International Emmy Awards by sister organization the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Their Television Academy Hall of Fame is commemorated through the The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza in North Hollywood . The Archive of American Television , founded in 1997 , has interview videos of many people in the industry , including people associated with the Muppets . 2015 video . In 2015 , the Television Academy YouTube channel produced a sketch featuring Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Julie Bowen , Animal , Viola Davis , and Joel McHale , released to promote " The Muppets " , the 2015 television series . The video includes a significant product placement for Emmys sponsor Audi .
Kerst in Sesamstraat ( Sesamstraat Theater ) Kerst in Sesamstraat ( " Christmas on Sesame Street " ) was a " Sesamstraat Theater " show which premiered in 2014 . It was the fifth live show based on " Sesamstraat " . It ran from December 2014 until January 2015 . This project didn ' t go through the original " Sesamstraat " show . Because of that the original voices didn ' t want to get involved and new voices that came close , where used for the production . The script was written by Sjoerd Kuyper , and the music was composed by P . Tjeerd Oosterhuis . In the show , Doedoe , Pino , Tommie , Elmo , Ernie and Bert prepare for Christmas . A warm and wonderful celebration with the famous Christmas songs the audience can sing with them . Cast . The cast also included a human character , Doedoe .
Thomas Allen Thomas Allen is a British opera singer . Allen has performed with the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden for more than thirty - five years , performing over forty roles . He has also sung on a number of musical theatre studio cast album recordings . Allen appeared in " The Ghost of Faffner Hall " in 1989 , performing Don Giovanni with Fughetta Faffner in the episode " " .