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Wilson ' s Meats Meeting Films In an early version of what would become the Muppet Meeting Films , two shorts were produced for the sales staff of Wilson ’ s Meats . Film # 1 . In the short , produced circa 1965 ( as evidenced by references to upcoming projects such as the " Cinderella " pilot ) , Scoop and Skip bring viewers behind the scenes at Muppets Inc . ( Skip worries : " You ' re not gonna tell them the truth , are you ? " ) In their prologue , offering some background on Henson ' s work , Rowlf appears , as do two of Jim Henson ' s daughters as " children all over the world . " The " behind the scenes " footage follows Henson , Frank Oz , Jerry Juhl and Don Sahlin as they work on a batch of Wilson ' s commercials . Cameraman Del Ankers , sound man Gene Ankers ( in an undershirt ) , and the Wilson ' s executives are also featured . Henson talks about how much they love the product ; they even eat it while they ' re working . Henson holds a sandwich while he ' s performing . Soon everyone has sandwiches . Even the puppets have sandwiches in their mouths . They start drinking beer . Then the Muppets Inc . secretaries come in - - young women in short skirts , who start dancing and partying . " Every effort is made to turn out fine commercials for a fine product like Wilson ' s . " A puppet is seen discarded on the floor with the rest of the trash . Scoop : " You say that you edited that film ? " Skip : " Yeah . " Scoop : " What do you have against Jim Henson ? " Skip : " Nothing . " Scoop : " What do you have against me ? " Skip : " Nothing . " Scoop : " What do you have against Wilson ' s Meats ? " Skip : " Well , actually , I ' m a vegetarian . " " BANG ! Scoop shoots Skip in the head . " Film # 2 . Following up on the first film , Scoop and Skip begin by apologizing for the last meeting film , which suggested that the Henson staff does nothing but party and drink beer . The film is a pseudo - documentary revealing the “ process ” behind the latest series of Wilson ’ s Meat commercials . Introduced by Scoop and Skip , it features a sober narration by Jim Henson , along with live - action cut - aways featuring Henson , Oz , Jerry Nelson , Jerry Juhl , Don Sahlin , and actual advertising executives from Wilson ' s Meats and their advertising agency . Jane Henson appears in one of the commercial inserts . This film showcased Jim Henson ’ s fascination with animation , live - action , puppetry , and experimental filmmaking .
Alan Kalter Alan Kalter ( b . 1943 ) is an announcer and voice - over actor . He is best known for his stint as announcer on the " Late Show with David Letterman " from 1995 until the show ' s ( where he often appeared on - camera as well ) . Kalter was heard in " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " episode " " as the voice of the story machine , narrating both segments . Kalter was the announcer on the game show " Money Maze " ( 1974 - 1975 ) and announced at various times on the 1970s and 80s editions of " To Tell the Truth " . For TV Land , he narrated several " TV Confidential " documentaries and the TV Land Awards .
Big Steps for Little Monsters Big Steps for Little Monsters is a hardback collection of " Sesame Street " storybooks in which Elmo does things for the first time , including " Elmo ' s First Babysitter " and " It ' s Check - Up Time , Elmo ! "
Kevin Sorbo Kevin Sorbo ( b . 1958 ) is an American actor best known for his title role in " Hercules : The Legendary Journeys " . Sorbo and his family appeared with Red Fraggle at the Jim Henson Company ' s Fraggle Rock Holiday Toy Drive Benefit event at Kitson in West Hollywood on December 9 , 2009 , where Sorbo played with Red , giving her " rabbit ears " for the Paparazzi . Other credits include guest spots on " Dharma & Greg " , " Murder , She Wrote " , " Two and a Half Men " , and the soap opera " Santa Barbara " .
Cookie Mongoloid Cookie Mongoloid is a " Sesame Speed Metal " band based in San Francisco , an offshoot of the Devo tribute band Mongoloid . The band first appeared as " Cookie Mongoloid " in 2002 , playing metal spoof cover versions of " Sesame Street " songs , including " C Is for Cookie " , " Up and Down " , and " Me Lost Me Cookie at the Mosh Pit " . According to the band ' s official " bio " on MySpace : Mongoloid lead singer " Loid Mongoloid " discovered the monster in 2002 , living on the streets : On stage , the lead singer wears a Cookie Monster mask and gloves , and sings and speaks with Cookie Monster ' s voice . The band also features Lisafer on guitar , Crüeller on bass , and " cRumb on dRumbs " . The band is backed by " a harem of gothic gyrators , the Cookies , [ who ] demonstrate such elemental concepts as up and down in a blaze of lights , smoke and pyrotechnic cookie shrapnel . " The band ' s cover of the " Sesame Street Theme " is called " Sechste Straße ( 6th Street ) " , a reference to a notoriously run - down San Francisco neighborhood . Taking an irreverent approach to the " Sesame Street " source material , Cookie Mongoloid sings : The band has played periodic gigs through 2011 , often around the Halloween season , and has been well - reviewed by local publications in San Francisco and Portland . " SF Weekly " named Cookie Mongoloid the " Best Concept Band " in 2004 : " Cookie Mongoloid is the ultimate in " Sesame Street " violation . It ' s all your favorite childhood songs . . . souped up and turned out by homicidal maniacs armed with cookie cannons . " The band also had a two - week tour in Japan in 2006 . Blood and Cookies . The band released a self - published album , " Blood and Cookies " , in 2005 ; the CD looked like a chocolate chip cookie , and was sold in a studded leather - bound case . The tracklist :
Ace Hart Ace Hart is the star of the animated segments on " Dog City " . Referred to as " Ace Hart , Private Eye Dog , " he is ostensibly the creation of animator Eliot Shag , but he exchanges wisecracks , advice , and arguments with Eliot on an equal level . Ace is also subject to the whims of Eliot ' s sense of humor and at the mercy of his paintbrush , leaving Ace with no resort but a plaintive , pleading cry of " Eliot ! " Within the animated Dog City , Ace ' s allies include Eddie and police chief Rosie O ' Gravy , while his chief adversaries are Bugsy Vile and his gang and the fiendish Baron Von Rottweiler . Ace Hart served in some respects as the idealized animated alter - ego of Eliot , and appeared in puppet form in " . " The puppet , and the basic character , were revised versions of Ace Yu from the original " Dog City " special . External Links . Thrilling Detectives - Profile of Ace Hart
Jason Biggs Jason Biggs ( b . 1978 ) is a comic actor who is known for his starring role in the film " American Pie " and its sequels . In 2004 , Biggs recorded one of the My Favorite Sesame Street Moments inserts which aired during " Sesame Street ' s " 35th anniversary season . Biggs other credits include guest spots on " Frasier " , " Will and Grace " ( with Megan Mullally ) , and the Soap Opera " As the World Turns " .
Furry Heads " Furry Heads " is a " The Furchester Hotel " song originally released as a online music video . Elmo , Phoebe , Funella , Furgus and Cookie Monster musically tell the viewer that the easiest way to solve a problem is to put their heads together and think of a solution . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bert en Ernie ' s Fanbox This special 30th anniversary " Fan Box " features three CDs with the best material of Bert and Ernie from previous album releases . It features songs from the show , as well as songs that were specially made for the Dutch Bert & Ernie albums . Track listing . CD 1 : Troeteleendje , Alfabetmars , Wat Een Weer CD 2 : Neuzenlied , Alleen , Opruimen CD 3 : La La La , Toe Maak Geen Troep , Waarom Waarom Waarom
Dabney Coleman Dabney Coleman ( b . 1932 ) is a veteran character actor . He played Martin Price in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " . More recent credits include playing Commodore Louis Kaestner on HBO ' s " Boardwalk Empire " and voicing the mayor on The Hub ' s " Pound Puppies " ( season one ) .
Robin Williams Robin Williams ( 1951 - 2014 ) was an actor and comedian who first became famous as the star of the TV show " Mork & Mindy " . That series also helped make his mark as a hailed master of improvisational comedy , whom writers of various productions learned it was often best to accommodate him considering his off - the - cuff humor was often better than their more carefully prepared material . He later became known for his starring roles in the films " Good Morning , Vietnam " , " Dead Poets Society " , " Mrs . Doubtfire " and " Good Will Hunting " , for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He was also well - known for voicing the Genie in Disney ' s " Aladdin " and its sequel , " Aladdin and the King of Thieves " . In 1979 , he was announced as a guest star on " The Muppet Show " in an issue of The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter , but did not appear on the show . He appeared on the cover of two issues of " " : Issue 1 ( 1983 ) and Issue 14 ( 1986 ) . He appeared in several " Sesame Street " segments :
Peter Jonfield Peter Jonfield is a British character actor who played Fearnot ' s father in " The StoryTeller " episode " . " Jonfield worked in film and television beginning in the seventies , most often as police officers of varying ranks . Films include the John Cleese comedies " Clockwise " and " A Fish Called Wanda " ( both as inspectors ) , the sherlock Holmes pastiche " Murder by Decree " ( with James Mason ) , " Time Bandits " , and Kenneth Branagh ' s " Frankenstein " adaptation . TV credits include " The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes " , " Play for Today " , a " Sharpe " installment , " Spender " ( occasional as the chief inspector ) , " Bramwell " , " The Bill " , " Holby City " , and " Heartbeat " .
Everybody Eats " Everybody Eats " is a variation of the " Sesame Street " song " Everybody Sleeps , " both of which were composed and sung by Joe Raposo . Just as the earlier song was heard over a montage of people and animals sleeping , this version is paired with scenes of ingestion . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Television New Zealand Television New Zealand is a New Zealand company . Its networks TVOne and TV2 formerly aired " Fraggle Rock " and " Sesame Street " until NZ ' s third channel TV3 took over " Sesame Street " in the year 2000 . In 2016 , TVNZ won the rights back for " Sesame Street " . As for " Fraggle Rock " , Kidzone ( launched later ) aired most of it once .
Simson Simson is a bear character from " Sesamstrasse " , the German co - production of " Sesame Street " . Simson is Samson ' s cousin . They look very much alike , except for Simson ' s baseball cap , and their different colored shoes . Simson was made from the previous Samson puppet . He appeared on " Sesamstrasse " during the 1990s , at about the same time that Rumpel and Buh were introduced as new characters on the show . For the first few episodes that his name was mentioned in the 1980s , an " Opa Simson " ( " Grandpa Simson " ) was only imagined by Samson and other characters doubted his existence , in a similar way to how " Sesame Street " residents only thought Snuffy to be a mere figment of Big Bird ' s imagination for a little over " Sesame Street " ’ s first decade . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Dinosaurs : The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons Following the release of the " " DVD box set in 2006 , Buena Vista Home Entertainment released Dinosaurs : The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons in a 4 - disc DVD set in 2007 . The set includes the final 36 episodes of " Dinosaurs " along with bonus features . Only seven of the fourteen episodes from Season 4 aired on ABC during the show ' s original run . ABC ' s run aired the final episode , " " , as a definitive finale to the series , but left seven episodes unaired . Those extra seven episodes aired later in syndication . On this set , the fourth season episodes are arranged in the order that they aired . " Changing Nature " closes the third disc , and the extra seven episodes make up the fourth disc .
Episode 119 : Shake a Shake Mopatop opens the episode by offering a shoe , something blue or a counting Gnu . Mopatop notices some furry looking creatures that are shaking , he asks Puppyduck if she knows what they are , she tells him they are Shakes . They attempt to stop them from shaking , but the Shakes want Mopatop and Puppyduck to shake , so they do . However they shaked so much that they get tired , so they decide to rest a bit and they end up falling asleep . Moosey Mouse gets the shakes to shake once more to wake up Mopatop and Pupyduck .
Rodica Prato Rodica Prato is a Romanian born artist and illustrator who contributed to " Sesame Street Magazine " in the 1980s and ' 90s . Her art relies on elaborate line work . Prato ' s work has been used to illustrate various cookbooks , including Martha Stewart ' s , as well as Stewart ' s gardening and woodworking books . She drew the map for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and supplied maps for issues of " National Geographic " and " Travel & Leisure " . She provided cover art for three of Garrison Keillor ' s novels and Michael Crichton ' s " Micro " , as well as children ' s books ( " The Mermaid ' s Treasure " , " King Midas " ) and " 88 Keys : The Making of a Steinway Piano " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jean - Dodd van Clamme Jean Dodd van Clamme was featured in the movie trailer spoof " Enter the Chowder : Manhattan Style " in of " Muppets Tonight " . He can make a string of pearls even though he ' s not an oyster . He is a parody of action movie star . The puppet later resurfaced in 2017 for a pre - taped sketch for The Muppets Take the Bowl . There , the puppet became Chloe the Clam , one of Pepe the King Prawn ' s co - stars of " Keeping Up with the Crustaceans . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carmen Donadio Carmen Donadio ( d . 2005 ) was a Mexican voice actress who dubbed Ethyl Phillips on " Los Dinosaurios " ( " Dinosaurs " ) . A former stage actress and ballerina , Donadio specialized in dubbing matrons and grandmothers , even in her early years . From the 1950s onward , she was a staple of Disney films , playing both villainesses and motherly types : " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " ( as the witch ) , " Dumbo " ( as the matriarch elephant ) , " Cinderella " ( as Anastasia ) , " Alice in Wonderland " ( as Alice ' s sister and the rose ) , " Peter Pan " ( as Mrs . Darling ) , " 101 Dalmatians " ( as Cruela DeVil ) , " The Jungle Book " ( as Winifred ) , and " The Fox and the Hound " ( as Big Mama ) . In live action films , Donadio usually dubbed outspoken character actresses , such as Hattie McDaniel in " Gone with the Wind " , Reta Shaw in " Mary Poppins " , Carol Kane in " Addams Family Values " , Kathleen Freeman in " The Naked Gun 33 1 / 3 : The Final Insult " , and Mary Wickes in " Little Women " . TV roles included Agnes Moorehead on " Bewitched " , Charlotte Rae on " The Facts of Life " , Estelle Getty on " The Golden Girls " , and Liz Sheridan on " ALF " .
Count ' s Fount Count ' s Fount was a water play area at the Langhorne , PA theme park Sesame Place . The simple water play area was removed in 2009 , when it was replaced with a more elaborate attraction , The Count ' s Splash Castle .
Around the Corner Beginning with Season 25 in 1993 , " Sesame Street ' s " set expanded Around the Corner to feature a whole new block of locations . The new set first appeared in a 1993 episode , when Big Bird and his friends first visited the Park . According to Sonia Manzano , " By expanding the street and going around the corner , we will have other places to hang out beyond the stoop of 123 Sesame Street , and we will be able to explore family issues which we think are so important to kids today . " After Season 29 , the Around the Corner sets and most of the new characters were dropped from the show . The Around the Corner locations made their final appearance in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . According to Caroll Spinney , " research showed that it confused the kids , so they dropped it . " According to Martin P . Robinson ; To this day , the Around the Corner area has been shortened into a dead - end alley way , usually where various wooden crates and metal oil barrels are kept ; from time to time , Oscar ' s Sloppy Jalopy can be seen parked there . In a 2006 episode , Abby Cadabby tells Big Bird that her home is " Around the Corner . " Merchandise . A storybook , " Around the Corner on Sesame Street " , was published in 1994 to showcase the new locations and characters . " Elmo ' s Lift - and - Peek Around the Corner Book " , from 1996 , served a similar purpose .
The Torkelsons " The Torkelsons was an NBC family sitcom which ran from September 9 , 1991 to June 13 , 1992 . Developed by Michael Jacobs and using much of the same technical crew as " Dinosaurs " , the series focused on Millicent Torkelson ( Connie Ray ) , whose husband walked out on her leaving her to work and raise five children ( notably oldest Dorothy Jane ) . To make ends meet , the Torkelsons take in boarder Wesley Hodges ( William Schallert ) . The episode " Educating Millicent " ( December 22 , 1991 ) featured a special guest appearance by Kevin Clash as Elmo , in one of the puppet ' s earliest prime - time commercial guest spots . Youngest child Mary Sue Torkelson has a stuffed Elmo toy , whose head Millicent has to sew back on . The primary plot hinges on the discovery that Millicent dropped out of high school ( pregnant with her oldest child ) . Mary Sue talks to Elmo about the issues of whether or not to go on from kindergarten to high school , and Elmo observes that talking to one ' s self ( as opposed to a stuffed Muppet which springs to life in one ' s mind ) " would be crazy . " Later , exhausted from studying to take the high school equivalency test , Millicent is unnerved when Elmo suddenly begins talking to her and urges her not to quit . She insists he is " a manifestation of my own fatigue , " but the red monster retorts that " Elmo is Elmo . " He joins in Millicent ' s manic laughter and echoes Mary Sue ' s exhortation to get her diploma . Mary Sue returns to retrieve her toy , and Elmo thanks Millicent for putting his head back on straight ( earning a " Same to you " reply ) . In the spring of 1993 , the series was retooled as " Almost Home " , with Millicent moving to Seattle , losing the two middle children and the boarder in the interim , and becoming a nanny for a single dad with two children .
Barkley ( Mother Hubbard ) Barkley is the pet dog of the Hubbard family in the " Mother Goose Stories " episode " Mother Hubbard " . Barkley aids Sherlock Hubbard in his detective work . Like his master , he wears a deerstalker . Although he likes chewing on bones , he enjoys burying them in the garden even more . Although Sherlock took credit for solving the case , Barkley solved " the case of the missing diamond " and found the missing jewel . To reward the sleuthing canine , Old Mother Hubbard goes to the cupboard , to fetch her poor dog a bone . When she discoveres a bare cupboard , Sherlock and Heather each try to discover what happened to Barkley ' s bone . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mr . Essex Mr . Essex is a school teacher who appeared in a " Sesame Street " insert , during which his students sang " Muppets Rhyme in School . " In an instance of Same Puppet , Different Character , he also appeared in Numberella where he was the disc jockey for the Prince ' s party . He was performed here by Jerry Nelson , as his only line said at the arrival of Numberella was " Stop the music ! " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Fob Canine Fob Canine is an older comic book creator employed by Dog City Comics , as seen in " " Canine created the superhero character the Watch Dog and penned such issues as " Watch Dog vs . Catman " . When the comic publisher decides to retire the hero , Canine assumes the disguise of his own character , planning staged thefts by the Labrador Gang which would be foiled in masterful fashion by the Watch Dog . Ace Hart discovers Canine ' s secret , but the aging cartoonist claims he did it to save his character ( and , incidentally , to gain money from increased sales and merchandising ) . Ace threatens to go to the police , but agrees to help Canine with one final stunt , complicated by Bugsy Vile , but with the Watch Dog still saving the day . In gratitude , Canine says he ' s planning to create a new character , a private eye dog . As Fob and the Labradors ( actually comic book artists ) depart , he can ' t resist one final speech before heading to Cleveland . Notes . Canine ' s name is a play on that of Batman creator Bob Kane ( with the first name referring to the fob attached to pocket watches ) . He also shouts " Excelsior ! " at one point , the trademark phrase of Stan Lee .
Fozzie ' s Uncle Fozzie ' s Uncle is , quite simply , the uncle to Fozzie Bear . He ' s mentioned twice in " The Muppet Movie " , where it ' s explained that he left his Studebaker to Fozzie . He hasn ' t died ; he ' s just hibernating .
Driek van Wissen Driek van Wissen ( July 12 , 1943 - May 21 , 2010 ) was a Dutch poet who wrote for " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . From 1968 to 2005 Van Wissen was a Dutch language teacher . In January , 2005 he resigned , because he was chosen to succeed Gerrit Komrij as the " Dichter des Vaderlands ( Poet Laureate of the Netherlands ) " . In the last decade of his life , Van Wissen wrote almost 900 sonnets for poetry website Gedichten . nl . He died as a result of an intracranial hemorrhage .
The Encyclopedia Salesman An Encyclopedia Salesman pays a visit to Grandma ' s cottage in a Sesame Street News Flash segment . He is greeted by Kermit , who was expecting the Woodsman . The salesman asks Kermit if he wants to buy some encyclopedias , but Kermit declines . The salesman subsequently chases the Big Bad Wolf , who ' s chasing Little Red Riding Hood , asking if either are interested . Sensing that the sales prospects are limited , the encyclopedia purveyor departs . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _