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Gerald Paradies Gerald Paradies ( 1956 - 2016 ) was a German voice actor who dubbed Floyd Pepper in " Die Muppets " ( " The Muppets " ) and the German dub of " Muppets Most Wanted " . He also dubbed episodic roles on " Farscape - Verschollen im All " ( " Farscape " ) and Leif Tilden ' s cameo as a Foot messenger in " Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " . Paradies was a busy voice actor , often lending deep or raspy tones to tough guy actors like Vinnie Jones ( including " X - Men : The Last Stand " ) , Danny Trejo , Denis Leary , and M . C . Gainey . He also dubbed Thomas Haden Church in " Spider - Man 3 " , Trevor Goddard in " Pirates of the Caribbean " , John C . McGinley in " Fat Man and Little Boy " , Alice Cooper in " Suck " , Tony Sirico in " Goodfellas " , Cheech Marin in " Fatal Beauty " , Peter Marinker in " Love Actually " , and assorted bikers , gangsters , and cops . For TV , he dubbed Wayne Rogers on " M * A * S * H " , Brian Thompson on " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " , and several guest stars on " Star Trek : The Next Generation " . In animation , Paradies had more opportunities to show his range , as Owen on " Gargoyles " , Lex Luthor on " Superman " , Starscream on " Transformers Prime " , Krumm on " Aaahh ! ! ! Real Monsters " , Nute Gunray and Hondo Ohnaka on " Star Wars : The Clone Wars " , Nasty Canasta in " " , Nappa on " Dragonball " , Killer Croc and Scarface on " The Batman " , and Fred in the German animated feature " The Snurks " . In video games , he supplied the sounds of Snoopy in both German and English versions of " Where ' s the Blanket , Charlie Brown ? " , dubbed multiple parts in the " Assassin ' s Creed " franchise , Venom in " Disney Infinity " , and the Witchking and others in " The Lord of the Rings : War in the North " .
Michael Oosterom Michael Oosterom is an improv actor who performed in the Puppet Up ! show at the Grove in Anaheim on March 4 , 2007 and subsequent Henson projects , and served as an additional puppeteer on the 2011 film " The Muppets " and also on " The Muppets Most Wanted " . He also performed on related Muppet appearances ( i . e . " Dancing with the Stars " ) and video shorts . Oosterom performed the puppetry for Pidge , an animatronic pigeon created by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop , on the ABC series " Pushing Daisies " , and the face puppetry / voice of Spanky the gorilla in an episode of " The Middleman " . He also served as the production supervisor for the puppet sequences in " Forgetting Sarah Marshall " , and as a puppeteer for one of the owls in " Where the Wild Things Are " . As an actor , Oosterom has appeared on the Nickelodeon series " The Amanda Show " and in episodes of " The District " and " Help Me Help You " .
Bruce Edward Hall Bruce Edward Hall ( 1954 - 2003 ) was a puppeteer and writer who performed periodically with the Muppets between 1983 and 1990 . His most notable Henson project was " Muppets Take Manhattan " , performing Beth Bear and Masterson Rat . Other credits included puppeteering on the PBS series " Whirligig " and dual roles on " Romper Room " , as Up - Up and Kimble , from 1981 to 1994 . Hall , a seventh generation Chinese - American , later wrote several historical and occasionally fictional works about Chinatown and Chinese immigrants in the US , including " Diamond Street : The Story of the Little Town With the Big Red Light District " , and " Tea That Burns " . His final writing was the posthumously published children ' s book " Henry and the Kite Demons " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
While You Were Sleeping While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 romatic comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a lonley train fare collector whose crush on a commuter becomes complex when she is mistaken to be his fiancée . The film was spoofed as " While You Were Slapping " in of " Muppets Tonight " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Michael Bolton Michael Bolton ( b . 1953 ) is a Grammy Award - winning American singer - songwriter . He appeared with Elmo and Kevin Clash on the red carpet for the 18th Annual Toys R ' Us Children ' s Fund Benefit Dinner in 2003 , and also was photographed with Elmo at a Sesame Workshop event in 1998 . Bolton has written songs for Kenny Rogers , Barbra Streisand , Patti LaBelle , and has performed with Celine Dion , Plácido Domingo , Ray Charles and José Carreras . Other credits include performing on " A Capitol Fourth " , appearing as himself in " Snow Dogs " and has been the musical guest on " Saturday Night Live " .
Keep on Smilin ' " Keep on Smilin ' " is sung by Oscar the Grouch and Glen Campbell on the 1981 album " Sesame Country " . Campbell explains that sometimes he ' s up and sometimes down , but the world is a better place when he ignores that and just smiles . Oscar sings in his turn the same thing , except that the world is a better place for him when he frowns . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Delivering Christmas " Delivering Christmas " is an original song featured in the television special " " . The song is sung at the post office by Kermit the Frog , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo , Miss Piggy , Rizzo the Rat , Pepe the King Prawn and a chorus of singing postal workers ( led by Jesse L . Martin ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show , often shortened to Ellen , is an American daytime talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres . The program debuted on September 8 , 2003 . On November 9 , 2011 , Kermit the Frog appeared on the program , to promote " The Muppets " , mentioning that he had wanted to be on the show for a long time . Ellen appeared on Episode 4140 of " Sesame Street " , from the set of her show , to present the word of the day .
Walking and Talking with Elmo Walking and Talking with Elmo is a 2009 " Sesame Street " storybook in the " Shimmer Books " series of board books . The eight - page board book has an area with shimmery sparkles in each picture . In this book , Elmo takes a walk with his father , Louie .
Episode 108 : Paul Williams Scooter talks Fozzie into doing " the telephone pole bit , " and Fozzie practices dutifully until he finds out what the bit is : Fozzie dresses up as a public telephone , and Scooter asks what his name is . " Mike Oznowiczki , " Fozzie says , and Scooter exclaims , " Oh , so " you ' re " the telephone Pole ! " Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
David Warner David Warner ( b . 1941 ) is a British actor who supplied the voice of the Spirit of the Tree in the third season " Dinosaurs " episode " . " He appeared on - camera as Professor Jordan Perry in " " , which used Creature Shop - supplied characters . Warner began his acting career with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Royal Shakespeare Company before moving into films , often typecast as either scientists or sinister figures . His movie appearances include " Tom Jones " , the 1976 version of " The Omen " ( as doomed journalist Keith Jennings ) , the 1978 remake of Hitchcock ' s " The Thirty - Nine Steps " , " Time Bandits " ( as the Evil Genius ) , two " Star Trek " films , " Titanic " , and Tim Burton ' s remake of " Planet of the Apes " . In more recent years , Warner has lent his cultured tones to many villains in animated cartoons , including Ra ' s Al - Ghul in " Batman : The Animated Series " and The Lobe in " Freakazoid " .
Benjamin Barrett Benjamin Barrett is a former child actor who played Floyd in the feature film " Follow That Bird " . After " Follow That Bird " , Barrett played small child roles in several series shot in Canada , including " Night Heat " and the 1980s revivals of " Alfred Hitchcock Presents " and " The Twilight Zone " . He voiced Babar ' s son Pom for a time in the animated " Babar " . Feature credits include the TV movie " A Town Torn Apart " , " Car 54 , Where Are You " , and his last known credit , playing a tenth grader in " Billy Madison " ( with Adam Sandler ) .
Paul Jacobs Paul Jacobs ( b . 1950 ) has written songs for " Sesame Street " , usually with Sarah Durkee , including " Every Bit of Litter Hurts " , and served as musical arranger for several albums . He has also voiced such Muppet characters as Moe Cocker and one of The Beetles . Jacobs later composed and vocalized on " Between the Lions " .
Humongous Chicken The Humongous Chicken is a giant , slow - witted chicken ( referred to by Huxley as " Tiny " ) who pesters Elmo as he tries to get to Huxley ' s castle to retrieve his blanket in " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . He mistakes Elmo for a worm . However , upon hearing Elmo sing " I ' m a Little Teapot " to prove that he isn ' t a worm , the Humongous Chicken then thinks that Elmo is a teapot and declares that he can ' t have tea . He hasn ' t had his " din - din " yet . The chicken is a normal - sized hand puppet , but is superimposed over the landscape to appear bigger . He is one of Dave Goelz ' s few " Sesame " characters . A similar variation of the puppet has later been used on " Sesame Street " , such as for Super Chicken ( with feminine eyelids ) . It has subsequently been used for multiple other characters on " Sesamstrasse " and " The Furchester Hotel " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ben Stiller Ben Stiller ( b . 1965 ) is an Emmy Award - winning comic actor known for his roles in the films " Meet the Fockers " , " " , " Madagascar " and its sequels ( with Chris Rock ) , and " There ' s Something About Mary " . He appeared on " Sesame Street " in Season 30 , singing " The People in Your Neighborhood " with Telly Monster . He also appeared in a special celebrity version of " Sing " . Stiller provided the voice of the Muppet character Stiller the Elf in the 2007 special " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " . His parents , Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara , have also appeared in the Israeli co - production , " Shalom Sesame " . An early draft of 2011 ' s " The Muppets " ( then titled " The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time ! ! ! " ) included a cameo for Stiller . A writer and featured player for five episodes of " Saturday Night Live " , other television work includes guest appearances on " Arrested Development " , " Friends " , " Curb Your Enthusiasm " , " NewsRadio " , " Frasier " , and " Miami Vice " , as well as lending his voice to " Family Guy " , " King of the Hill " , and " The Simpsons " .
The Very Fashionable Miss Piggy Card Game The Very Fashionable Miss Piggy Card Game was produced by the Milton Bradley Company in 1980 . The game includes a deck of 24 cards featuring Miss Piggy in a variety of outfits , and a scorepad . A companion game was also released , called Kermit the Frog Card Game . From the rules :
Francis Bacon Sir Francis Bacon ( 1561 – 1626 ) was an English philosopher , statesman , scientist , lawyer , jurist , and author . He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England , and among his many accomplishments is credited with developing the scientific method . References . Though it is not the mainstream view , one school of thought suggests that Sir Francis Bacon wrote the poems and plays usually attributed to William Shakespeare . This was referenced at least twice in the first season of " The Muppet Show " .
June Valentine - Ruppe June Valentine - Ruppe is an artist who illustrated several of the activity books , as well as coloring books . Valentine - Ruppe has also illustrated books featuring Barney , a " Between the Lions " activity book , and others . She has worked at Disneyland as a live artist . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Hortense Hortense is a rocking horse who appears regularly on " The Secret Life of Toys " . She ' s a chronic worrier ; the more she worries , the harder she rocks . She is one of the older toys in the playroom and even remembers the time when Balthazar was a young bear . She speaks with a distinguished Welsh accent . She says " Oh , worry , worry , worry , " a lot . Hortense was created to replace the rolling horse Belmont from " The Christmas Toy " . Two Hortense puppets were used on the show : an animatronic puppet for wide shots and a hand puppet for closeups . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ambrosius Ambrosius , Sir Didymus ' semi - faithful steed in the 1986 film " Labyrinth " , is a dog who closely resembles Sarah ' s own dog Merlin . He has much more sense than his enthusiastic master , and knows when to run away from trouble , which usually leads to Didymus chiding him . The Ambrosius puppet was used in close - ups , while a real dog was used in full - body shots . The puppet version appears in " " and " Little Mermaid ' s Island " ( as Max the Sheepdog ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Joy " The Joy " is a song sung by Mokey Fraggle in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " Mokey sings it while sitting under a tree in The Gorgs ' Garden , gently praising the beauty and power of nature around her . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Farley Goes to the Doctor Farley Goes to the Doctor addresses childhood fears of the doctor and shots . The plot follows Farley as he visits Dr . Rothman for his annual checkup . Farley takes along his teddy bear for moral support . Other patients include Ernie ( who has a sore throat ) and Grover ( whose arm is in a sling ) . By the book ' s end , Farley is so pleased with his visit that he anxiously wants to get home to perform medical examinations on all of his stuffed animals . The book was reissued in 1993 as a Reader ' s Digest Kids book , with new cover art by Maggie Swanson . Other editions . The book was reissued in 1993 by Reader ' s Digest .
Jack Harrell Jack Harrell , sometimes credited as Jack L . Harrell , is an actor and voice - over announcer who voiced the droning Mr . Harold Heffer in the " Dinosaurs " episode " . " Harrell was a regular on Cher ' s television show , playing butlers and businessmen . Harrell was also the original announcer for " The People ' s Court " from 1981 to 1993 . Other TV credits include guest spots on " Night Court " , " Step by Step " , and " Walker , Texas Ranger " .
Béla Fleck Béla Fleck ( b . 1958 ) is a Grammy Award - winning banjo player famous for performing in several genres of music , including country , pop , jazz , bluegrass , classical and folk . As a soloist , and with his group The Flecktones , he has performed with the likes of Dave Matthews Band , Evelyn Glennie and Joshua Bell . He appeared on " Sesame Street " in a segment introduced in voice - over by Count von Count to play the " rarely performed " so - called " Concerto for Banjo and Two Chickens : Pluck and Pluck " ( which is actually " The Blue Danube " waltz by Johann Strauss II ) . He also appears with the same two chickens in a celebrity montage of " Sing . "
The Ballad of Casey McPhee " The Ballad of Casey McPhee " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by a Lavender Anything Muppet ( Jerry Nelson ) about a train engineer named Casey McPhee . Casey , who is portrayed by Cookie Monster , is entrusted with the job of delivering cookies , milk , ice cream and a tanker of fudge sauce to children ' s parties on the other side of the mountain . When an avalanche blocks the train tracks , Casey fights the urge to munch on his delectable cargo and instead eats the snow in his path , delivers the desserts and is declared a hero . Cookie Monster has also appeared as Casey McPhee in " The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words " and " The Perils of Penelope " and he also drove a train in a popular " Beat the Time " sketch where Cookie Monster must bring in three things that rhyme with " rain " to win a cookie . According to his relatives , then - producer Robert Cunniff was directly involved in " The Ballad " . They commented : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ballerina Zoe ( 2006 ) Ballerina Zoe is a 2006 " Sesame Street " storybook in which Zoe practices for her dance recital . The book comes with a Ballerina Zoe finger puppet . The last spread is of an empty stage , so that readers can act out Zoe ' s recital .
Jim Hawkins Jim Hawkins is the human protagonist of " Muppet Treasure Island " . An orphan , Hawkins has been working as a kitchen servant / waiter at the Benbow Inn run by Mrs . Bluveridge , alongside his friends Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat . Following the death of Billy Bones , however , Hawkins decides to seek his fortune as a sailor , following in the footsteps of his dead father .
Quincy the Flying Squirrel Quincy the Flying Squirrel is a character on " The Animal Show " . He appeared in the episode " " where he tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear about flying squirrels . During that time , he accidentally got stuck to Stinky who was planning to use glue so that Quincy wouldn ' t glide around . Quincy and Stinky then ended up singing " Two ' s a Crowd " with some of the other background animals . After the story segment , Quincy and Stinky get the idea to use Yves St . La Roache ' s exploding marmalade to get free which works . Quincy was even interviewed by Rhonda Rat about " Which animal doesn ' t live in trees . " He takes a guess and says " ground squirrel " which is correct . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Dukes of Hazzard The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on CBS from 1979 to 1985 . Inspired by the 1975 film " Moonrunners " , the series followed cousins Bo and Luke Duke , their adventures in the fictional Hazzard Country , Georgia , and their run ins with the corrupt Boss Hogg and the inept sheriff Rosco P . Coltrane . The series impacted popular culture at the time , leading girls to wear " Daisy Dukes " ( named after Catherine Bach ' s short shorts ) and boys to model their cars after the " General Lee " ( a modified 1969 Dodge Charger R / T ) . The show also incorporated a recurring gag of being caught in a speed trap in Hazzard County . Among those found in violation were Buck Owens , Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn .
I Want to Be a Fire Fighter I Want to Be a Fire Fighter is a 1991 " Sesame Street " storybook featuring Grover . Grover ' s Uncle Grady is a fire fighter . Today is Uncle Grady ' s birthday , and Grover ' s Mommy has baked a cake to surprise him . Grover decides to surprise his uncle by dressing up like a fire fighter . He tries to put together a fire fighter ' s outfit , using a construction helmet , a catcher ' s mask , his raincoat and his Grandpa ' rubber fishing boots . Uncle Grady arrives at the house , wearing his fire fighter outfit to show off to Grover . As a special treat , he takes Grover to visit the firehouse . Grover sees that the fire company has rushed out to fight a fire , leaving their half - eaten dinner behind . He sees where the fire fighters sleep , and Uncle Grady shows him how they slide down a pole to get to the fire engines . The fire engines return to the garage , and Grover helps the fire company wash the trucks . Grover plans to be a fire fighter himself when he grows up , saying , " I , Grover , would be a terrific hose handler . I always help Mommy water our garden . " Grover and Uncle Grady go back to Grover ' s house , where they enjoy Grady ' s birthday cake . Grover tells his Mommy that he wants to be a fire fighter .
Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm ( 1924 - 2005 ) was a politician , educator , and author who holds the distinction of being the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress , in 1968 . In 1972 , Chisholm entered the primaries for the presidential election , failing to capture the Democratic nomination ; her candidacy , however , served as what she called a " catalyst for change . " The previous year , in 1971 , Chisholm , whose work included emphasis on helping the inner - city and educational reform , put her support behind a non - political figure , despite a name inspired by a former president : Roosevelt Franklin of " Sesame Street " . Chisholm was one of several entertainment , political , and educational figures who provided testimonials for the back cover of " The Year of Roosevelt Franklin " : In 2004 , former " Sesame Street " kid Shola Lynch produced and directed a documentary covering Chisholm ' s presidential candidacy , " Chisholm ' 72 : Unbought and Unbossed " .
Alexander ' s Ragtime Band " Alexander ' s Ragtime Band " was Irving Berlin ' s first major hit in 1911 . It was performed by James Coburn , playing the piccolo , and the Muppets to round off a ' Roaring 20s ' sketch in of " The Muppet Show " . The song was parodied as " Oscar ' s Trashtime Band " in Season 38 of " Sesame Street " where , in a recurring closing insert , Oscar the Grouch and his band , The Not - So Hot Four , play a song that parodies this song as Oscar announces the sponsors . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Mr . Bimbo Mr . Bimbo , a man who lives in the index finger of the Squire Trelawney ' s left hand , was featured in the film " Muppet Treasure Island " . Mr . Bimbo is very smart , and has been to the moon ( twice ) . Mr . Bimbo is the one said to be the responsible for the hiring of the pirate crew of the Hispaniola after taking the advice of the ship ' s cook , Long John Silver . In the film ' s climatic battle , Mr . Bimbo defends Trelawney by facing off against Angel Marie with his amazing swordplay abilities . According to Squire Trelawney , Mr . Bimbo has a great singing voice ( although he is never heard singing by the audience , nor anyone else aside from the Squire ) . Mr . Bimbo only communicates privately to the Squire ; no one else ( including the audience ) ever hears his voice , nor can they see him . This causes many to doubt his existence altogether , believing Mr . Bimbo to be nothing more than a concoction of the half - witted bear ' s imagination . For example , when Rizzo the Rat first hears of Mr . Bimbo , he mutters , " I smell a bozo . " It is never fully clear in the film if Mr . Bimbo is a real being or just an idea in the mind of a crazy bear ; however , in the audio commentary found on the 2003 DVD release of the film , director Brian Henson referred to Mr . Bimbo as " an imaginary friend . " Behind the Scenes . The idea for the character came from Kirk Thatcher in a writing session for the film . He thought it would be funny to have Fozzie play the character of Squire Trelawney as a somewhat crazy dimwit who thinks there is a man living in his finger . Mr . Bimbo and the Squire were both being controlled by the same performer - - either by Fozzie ' s regular performer Frank Oz , or ( as with most of Oz ' s characters in a majority of " Muppet Treasure Island " ' s scenes ) performed by Kevin Clash , with the Squire ' s vocal lines dubbed by Oz later on . The puppeteer ' s right hand manipulated the Squire ' s head , and his left hand controlled the Squire ' s left hand ( including the finger that housed Mr . Bimbo ) . The Squire ' s right hand was performed by a second assisting puppeteer . " Muppet Treasure Island " writer Jerry Juhl commented on Mr . Bimbo in an interview on Muppet Central : Director Brian Henson also talked about the character in the commentary on the 2003 DVD :
Perry Rosemond Perry Rosemond ( b . 1936 ) is a Canadian television director and producer . In the late 1970s , as head of CBC television ' s children ' s and pre - school department Rosemond served as executive producer of Canadian inserts for the Canadian version of " Sesame Street " , which was not yet a full co - production . Rosemond later directed several first season episodes of " Fraggle Rock " . Rosemund ' s other credits range from creating the long - running CBC sitcom " King of Kensington " to directing episodes of the US sitcom " Good Times " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Norway Norway is a Europe an country and is the second largest of the Nordic countries . Norway borders Sweden in the east , and longer up north it also borders Finland and Russia . Norway got its own co - production of " Sesame Street " , " Sesam Stasjon " , in 1991 where it aired on NRK . The show was canceled in 2001 , but stayed on the air until 2004 due to planned re - runs . Dubs . Only productions aimed at young children are dubbed in Norway . " The Muppet Show " , " Dinosaurs " , and other Henson productions aimed more specifically at an older audience have never been dubbed , but instead have been shown with Norwegian subtitles . Dubs of Muppet / Henson productions include the following :