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Hands " Hands " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by the Count about the many things that hands can do . The song was originally performed by the Count in his castle . In the early - 90 ' s , the segment was re - filmed and set outside of his castle . This version includes film clips ( such as hands clapping together , a hand picking a red flower , and a girl tying her shoe ) from several other songs and sketches . Gordon , Bert , The Two - Headed Monster and Big Bird appear in some of the clips . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bart ( Muppets Tonight ) Bart is a cow who worked as a henchman for Moo - ing the Merciless in the sketch from " Muppets Tonight " . While his boss keeps Dorothy Bovine captive , Bart makes several attempts at blowing up her safe . The end result of his buffoonery results in the safe dropping on Moo - ing ' s head . The sketch ends , serial style , when Bart engages in a fist fight with Lash Holstein . In the next " episode " , the two continue to brawl , destroying Dorothy ' s house . Bart is eventually defeated off - screen as Lash ultimately finds himself breaking into Moo - ing ' s spacecraft to save Dorothy . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Nina Simone Nina Simone ( 1933 - 2003 ) was a jazz singer , songwriter and civil rights activist . Her recording career spanned from 1958 to 1993 , including the albums " Little Girl Blue " , " The Amazing Nina Simone " , " Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall " , and " Nina Simone Sings the Blues " . Simone appeared on " Sesame Street " during the early years of the show , singing " To Be Young , Gifted and Black " .
Al Jarreau Al Jarreau ( 1940 - 2017 ) was a jazz and R & B singer who contributed the song " One Good Turn " to the 1980 album " " . Jarreau also hosted the 1985 edition of " Happy New Year , America " with guest anchor Kermit the Frog .
Fleet Scribbler Fleet Scribbler is a gossip journalist for " The Daily Scandal " who sometimes reports on the goings - on at " The Muppet Show " . In " Of Muppets and Men " , Jerry Juhl said : " At the beginning of the second season we had a big reception for the English press . There was a tremendous turnout and lots of champagne and we chose this occasion to introduce a new character - - Fleet Scribbler , a very aggressive reporter - - whom we had written into the show . Naturally , the newspaper writers loved him and they splashed him all over the front pages of the tabloids . As soon as we began working with Fleet , we realized that he was simply abrasive and awful . We just wanted to get rid of him right away , but there ' d been all this publicity , so we tried to stay with him for several weeks until we could drop him without anyone noticing . " In fact , he appeared only twice that season - - in and . Kermit speaks to him on the phone in , and then he makes his final appearance in . He can also be seen in the finale of " The Muppet Movie " . He later made a cameo in issue # 4 of " Muppet Robin Hood " and had his own page in " The Muppets Character Encyclopedia " . He also made a cameo in " " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 112 : Practice Makes Perfect Official description . Hilda asks Potto to play swing ball , but he won ’ t even try because he ’ s not very good at the game . The question that comes in , " Why is it good to do hard things ? " leads Hilda to a girl who is practising Irish Dancing . By the end of the episode , Potto realizes that it ’ s important to try , even if something is hard at first .
Lennon & Maisy Lennon & Maisy , separately known as sisters Lennon Stella ( b . 1999 ) and Maisy Stella ( b . 2003 ) , are a Canadian music duo known for their featured roles as Maddie and Daphnie Conrad on the ABC series " Nashville " . The duo participated in " Sesame Street " ' s " Love to Learn " campaign for " Music and Dancing " month in October 2016 . They appeared with Ernie in a live chat on Billboard ' s Facebook page on July 7th , and recorded a cover of " I Don ' t Want to Live on the Moon " which was released on October 5th .
Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse was one of two " Sesame Street Visits " titles , as part of an intended series . Produced in 1990 and released by Random House in 1991 , the programs featured the cast of " Sesame Street " learning about important locations related to health and safety issues . The companion title was " Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital " . In this video , a barrage of smoke in Oscar ' s trash can worries Big Bird , but Gordon assures him that if it is a fire , they can call the fire department . Called by another neighbor , the brigade arrives , led by Chief Kirby . The chief takes care of the situation , which was merely smoke without fire generated by Grouch cuisine Oscar is cooking up for a Grouch barbeque that he ' s having , and invites Big Bird , Gordon , Elmo , and Lissette to go back to the station with him . There , they learn about how firemen work and live , what they do between alarms , how fire equipment works , as well as important safety procedures and the value of smoke detectors . For added drama , the friends accompany the firemen on a real distress call , and observe the rescue of Mr . Monster , trapped in the attic of a third floor house .
Episode 112 : Cats ' N Dogs While Eliot Shag copes with an infestation of fleas , Bruno breaks in to announce a rumor that cats will be moving into an empty apartment in the building . The incompetent building super is outraged by the possibility and gets into conflict with feline landlady Ms . Fluffé , who summarily fires him . The situation inspires Eliot , so in the parallel cartoon story , a gang war springs up between the East Side cats and Bugsy Vile ' s gang . Ace Hart is assigned to the case and discovers that fat cat Clawed Badly is the gang leader , as well as the new gentleman companion of Kitty . Clawed plots to unseat Bugsy as the city ' s leading crime boss , while news of Kitty ' s apparent defection shatters Vile ' s heart . Ace dons a feline disguise to infiltrate the gang , and Badly ' s master plan is revealed : a plot to drop a flea bomb on Dog City , releasing specially bred fleas which only bite dogs . Ace , working with Bugsy , sets out to save the day , as usual , and Kitty ' s betrayal is revealed as a ruse . Back in the apartment , Bruno grovels to get his job back , and the new tenant turns out to be a mild - mannered dog named Bob Katz .
Diedrich Bader Diedrich Bader ( b . 1966 ) is an actor , usually in comedic roles , and voice actor who appeared in the 2002 Creature Shop - effects film " The Country Bears " as Officer Cheets . He also voiced Ted Bedderhead . Bader was a regular on " The Drew Carey Show " ( as Oswald ) . Other TV work includes a recurring role on " Veep " and appearances on " Frasier " , " The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air " , " Murphy Brown " , " The Goldbergs " , different " CSI " series , " Bones " , and " Star Trek : The Next Generation " . Films include " The Beverly Hillbillies " ( as Jethro ) , " Office Space " , " EuroTrip " , " Napoleon Dynamite " , and " Balls of Fury " . In voice - over , Bader played Bruce Wayne / Batman ( and Solomon Grundy and others ) on " Batman : The Brave and the BOld " , the robot Zeta on " The Zeta Project " , Adonis on " Hercules " , Guy Gardner on " Green Lantern : The Animated Series " , and Kraven the Hunter on " Ultimate Spider - Man " .
Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker ( b . 1962 ) is an American voice actor who voices Baby Animal in the 2018 " Muppet Babies " series . Baker is known for his vocalizations of animals and creatures , in similar fashion to previous " Muppet Babies " star Frank Welker . His major voice roles in television and animation include the Olmec on Nickelodeon ' s " Legends of the Hidden Temple " , Numbuh 4 on " Codename : Kids Next Door " , Klaus Heissler on " American Dad ! " , Perry the Platypus on " Phineas and Ferb " , and Waddles ( the pig ) on " Gravity Falls " . He is also well known for voicing various secondary characters on " SpongeBob SquarePants " , " The Fairly OddParents " and " Adventure Time " among others . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Pechoolo Casino The Pechoolo Casino is a fictional casino located in Reno , Nevada . The casino is featured in " The Muppets " as the location of Fozzie Bear and the Moopets ' stage show act . Fozzie and the Moopets sing a variation of " Rainbow Connection " with new lyrics spotlighting the casino ' s various features - including great deals on hotel rooms , free parking for cars ( not RVs ) , and a 24 - hour wedding chapel ( no marriage certificate is needed ) . On the film ' s soundtrack , there are other lyrics about the casino that are not heard in the film , such as free continental breakfast , HBO in every room , and free gas if you check in after noon . Kermit the Frog , Gary , Mary , and Walter visit the casino to persuade Fozzie to help put on a show to save The Muppet Theatre . Fozzie has a dressing room located in an alley behind the casino . While a majority of the interiors for the Pechoolo Casino were filmed on a sound stage in Los Angeles , the exteriors and several pickup shot inside the casino were filmed at the Bonanza Casino in Reno , Nevada . The " Bonanza " name was digitally removed from the exterior of the building and replaced with the " Pechoolo " name in post - production .
Lea DeLaria Lea DeLaria ( b . 1958 ) is an American comedian , actress , and jazz musician most well known for her role on the Netflix series " Orange is the New Black " . DeLaria appeared at the Elizabeth A . Sackler Center for Feminist Art when Miss Piggy was honored for her contribution to feminism in popular culture . She has also visited the set of " Sesame Street " as " Orange is the New Black " also films at Kaufman Astoria Studios .
Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon ( 1897 - 1984 ) was an actor who was a Hollywood leading man and MGM contract player from the thirties through the fifties , including classic films such as " Mrs . Miniver " and " How Green Was My Valley " . Later films included " Forbidden Planet " and " Funny Girl " ( as Florenz Ziegfeld opposite Barbra Streisand ) and he remained active ( including TV guest roles ) through the seventies . Because of his last name , Pidgeon has been the subject of bird related jokes by the Muppets and others .
Surfin ' Bird " Surfin ' Bird " is a song recorded in 1963 by the Trashmen . Actually a medley of two established songs ( " Papa - Oom - Mow - Mow " and " The Bird ' s the Word " ) , the single placed 4th on the Bilboard Hot 100 and was prominently featured in the film " Full Metal Jacket " . The " Sesame Street " album " The Bird is the Word " features Big Bird performing a shortened version . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Gagtoothed Groan The Gagtoothed Groan is featured in the " Fraggle Rock " book " Best Friends " . He lives deep inside the Den of the Gagtoothed Groan , where Mokey and Red have traveled to get a new Brushplant for Mokey ' s painting of Red . Red traveled with Mokey to protect her from the Groan , but it is Red who gets captured by the Groan , and saved by Mokey .
Brian Jones Brian Jones is an actor credited as an " LA Muppet Performer " in " Muppets Most Wanted " . His other credits include roles on " Castle " , " Community " , and " Desperate Housewives " . He has been a cast member at Impro Theatre since 2005 .
Princess Lulabelle Princess Lulabelle was a lusty princess who showed up in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episode " " looking for a handsome prince . Puppyduck tells Lulabelle that she should try kissing a frog . Impatient , Lulabelle kisses a dog and a hog , until a frog walks in and gets an excited kiss . The frog turns into a frog with a crown on , and the happy pair return to her castle . Lulabelle was recycled from the Shakey Sanchez puppet . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
40 Years of Sunny Days Sesame Street : 40 Years of Sunny Days is a " Sesame Street " DVD set released on November 10 , 2009 , to celebrate the show ' s . Guest stars featured in clips on the set include : Madeline Kahn , James Taylor , Patti Labelle , Batman , Lena Horne , " Happy Days ' " Fonzie , the " Star Wars " droids , Mister Rogers , Diana Ross , Pee - wee Herman , Feist , Smokey Robinson , Destiny ' s Child , and Robert De Niro , in addition to the various celebrities who appear in " Put Down the Duckie " and " Sing " . Each disc begins with a TV Montage introduced by Count von Count and featuring one clip from each of the 40 seasons ( all of which are presented within the main program ) . Each five - year period begins with a look through a scrapbook representing the time periods , and many clips begin with behind - the - scenes photos related to the clip ( with the first few seconds of audio heard over the picture ) . The set also comes with a commemorative booklet , a shortened 24 - page version of " " . Early copies were hardcover , but when distribution switched from Genius Products to Warner Home Video the booklet was changed to paperback . Disc 1 : Seasons 1 - 20 . A * denotes that part of that clip was also featured in the " TV Montages " in this set . Vote . Genius Entertainment partnered with Amazon . com to allow fans to vote for one moment from a list of 10 clips to appear on the release . Voting was open from April 1st to April 28 , 2009 . The winning clip , with 27 % of the vote , was " . " The nominees and results were as follows :
Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W . S . Gilbert ( 1836 – 1911 ) and composer Arthur Sullivan ( 1842 – 1900 ) . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896 , of which " H . M . S . Pinafore " , " The Pirates of Penzance " and " The Mikado " are among the best known . Gilbert , who wrote the words , created fanciful " topsy - turvy " worlds for these operas , where each absurdity is taken to its logical conclusion — fairies rub elbows with British lords , flirting is a capital offence , gondoliers ascend to the monarchy , and pirates turn out to be noblemen who have gone wrong . Sullivan , six years Gilbert ' s junior , composed the music , contributing memorable melodies that could convey both humour and pathos . The Muppet Show . Songs from " The Pirates of Penzance " have been performed several times by the Muppets , including a memorable " Pirates " medley performed on " The Muppet Show " by Gilda Radner and a Seven - foot - tall Talking Carrot . Scooter also performed a version of " I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General " in , singing a fast - patter list of all of the guest stars who had appeared on the show . Rowlf the Dog and Sam the Eagle sang " Tit Willow " from " The Mikado " in . Sesame Street . On " Sesame Street " , a 1974 segment presented the " Numerical Correspondence Song " , with five Anything Muppets singing a Gilbert and Sullivan - style operetta song about adding numbers . One of the five " Numerical Correspondence " Muppets , a Fat Blue character in a " Pirates " - inspired costume , returned to the show years later , paired with another Fat Blue Muppet in a top hat as " Gilbert and Sullivan . " They were recurring characters in the 1980s , occasionally visiting Oscar the Grouch to sing him a song about the topic of the day , aided by the human cast . Which character was which was subject to discrepancy over the years . When they first appeared in Season 12 , the admiral puppet , who was performed here by Brian Muehl , introduced himself as " Gilbert , " while his top - hatted partner , performed by Michael Earl , was " Sullivan . " However , later , in at least two other songs , the singers switched names . Also , in these cases , Gilbert was performed by Richard Hunt , Sullivan by Martin P . Robinson . Their songs include : In a mock break - out quote on the back of the 1977 " Sesame Street " album " Big Bird Leads the Band " , W . S . Gilbird and A . S . Gullivan ( lyricist and composer of " HMS Pinfeather " ) provide a rhyming tribute : " Bird , thou never wert / we do assert / so musical / as on this al - / bum . " Other . In " " , the Muppets perform a " H . M . S . Pinafore " finale for the show . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street Magazine ( Mar 2003 ) March 2003 : An issue full of celebrations , particularly of Big Bird ' s birthday . The opening notes provide a brief history of the work of Caroll Spinney . David Dees , Tom Leigh , Stef de Reuver , Maggie Swanson , Tom Brannon , Karen Katz , Ajin , Emi Ito , Ernie Kwiat , Joe Ewers and the Thompson Brothers provided illustrations for this issue . This issue also includes content from " Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove " , " Too Big for Diapers " , " Zoe ' s Beautiful Ballet " and several " Elmo ' s World " books .
The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a character who originated on the radio in the 1930s and went on to become one of the most iconic fictional cowboys . The Lone Ranger , a masked man who was the sole survivor of an ambush on his Texas Ranger troop , rides the range with a cloud of dust , his faithful Indian companion Tonto , silver bullets , and a hearty " Hi - yo , Silver ! " to his trusty steed . The program debuted on Detroit station WXYZ in January 1933 and remained on the air until 1956 . Its theme song , the strains of the " William Tell Overture , " would become forever identified with the Lone Ranger , following him into movies , TV , and commercials . The Ranger ' s adventures were black and white morality plays , thrilling but with unusually fastidious habits and a minimum of bloodshed and mayhem . The radio series , though broadcast regionally , gained national interest and , as other individual stations picked up the program , led to the formation of the Mutual Broadcasting System . The Lone Ranger was soon adapted for comic books , film serials , and a television series , as well as inspiring countless parodies and becoming an iconic symbol of the idealized Old West , a sterling knight amongst the sagebrush . As such , the Ranger has been the target of spoofs and joking asides , including several in the Muppet universe .
Episode 409 : Wembley ' s Flight Wembley is unhappy that he never gets to show off in front of his friends , until a magical Spiderfly gives him the power to fly . His friends don ' t believe that he has the gift of flight , while other Fraggles want to exploit his power . Wembley finally learns to fly for the right reasons . Meanwhile , Doc objects to Sprocket when he plans to try to fly with homemade wings .
Pocahontas Pocahontas ( 1595 - 1617 ) was a Native American woman who has become a legendary figure due to her supposedly saving English explorer John Smith from death through her intervention . The story comes from Smith ' s own often embellished book , and later versions ( particularly a 1995 animated feature from Disney ) often depicted the story as a cross - cultural romance . It is historical fact that Pocahontas existed and did assist the Jamestown settlers , however . She actually wed another Englishman , John Rolfe .
Now ' s the Time for Parting " Now ' s the Time for Parting " is a goodbye song for Gobo as he prepares to venture out into Outer Space to find his Uncle Traveling Matt . It is sung by the other Fraggles in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Quiero Ser Tu Amigo " Quiero Ser Tu Amigo " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Romeo Santos . Elmo ( performed by Ryan Dillon ) wishes to play with an Anything Muppet boy ( Matt Vogel ) , but is too shy to ask . Romeo offers him a musical lesson in Spanish - he must talk to him and say " Quiero ser tu amigo " ( " I want to be your friend . " ) . Elmo tries it and the boys begin playing catch . Soon , they use the same line to be friends with two other kids ( Leslie Carrara - Rudolph and Eric Jacobson ) . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Clodhoppers The Clodhoppers were a group of dancing blue monsters , who danced with Valerie Harper in of " The Muppet Show " . One performer was required for each of the full - figured puppets . The Clodhopper ' s feet were attached to the performers ' feet , while their heads and hands were the performer ' s hands . The puppeteers were dressed in black to hide themselves against the black background . The Clodhoppers also appeared as a Dixieland band in . Three members of the group danced with Paula Abdul as she sung " Opposites Attract " in of " Muppets Tonight " . The Clodhoppers were designed by Jim Henson in 1972 for a Broadway show which was never developed . They first appeared on the TV special " " in 1975 , where they were identified as the Klunks . Many years later , in 1993 , they finally appeared live on stage in London in front of the Royal family for the Royal Variety Performance . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Trashgiving Trashgiving is a Grouch holiday introduced in a 2013 episode of " Sesame Street " . The holiday ' s origins aren ' t made clear in the episode , showing that much like the real , it celebrates the arrival of the Dispilgrims on their boat , the Maysour . It also seems to celebrate the settlement between the native slugs and worms . The traditions on the holiday include decorating bare sticks with garbage , eating hot bowls of glob and the gathering of Grouch families , who then complain about each other . They also sing the traditional Trashgiving carol . There is also the annual Trashgiving Day Parade , featuring music , clowns , floats and balloons .
Gus Molehill Gus Molehill appeared in the second season " Dinosaurs " episode " . " He was the father of Aubrey Molehill and husband of Glenda Molehill . His personality , however , was close to that of Baby Sinclair , and he preferred Baby over his real son . Although he was happy when science proved that Baby was his real son , he was willing to take back Aubrey when Solomon the Great divided Baby in two so that the Sinclairs and the Molehills could each have half . It was then revealed that the doctor messed up and that Aubery Molehill is their biological son .
Episode 113 : Penguin Bobsleigh Team It ' s the weekend of the Bird Ice Games and Furgus has installed a bobsledding track in the hotel specifically for the Ice Flippers , two penguins who form the best bobsleigh team in the world . However , that name proves to be self - titled , as the two aren ' t even sure what a bobsleigh is . Elmo and Phoebe offer to help teach them . From the start of the track , the two monsters show the penguins to work together to move the bobsleigh . Soon , the penguins are zooming all over the hotel . They go to watch from Mrs . Flappingham ' s room , which has a built - in ice rink for her to skate on . However , Monster Tea Time is initiated and the Tea Time Monsters come barging through the hotel and onto the ice , just as the Ice Flippers are coming . They all crash , resulting in a broken bobsleigh runner . They all ponder how to fix their catastrophe , when they realize Mrs . Flappingham ' s skates might be the trick . They place them on the bobsleigh where the runner once was and they work like a charm , bringing them to the lobby with great speed . They thank Mrs . Flappingham by inviting her to join their team , declaring they ' ll be bobsledding all day long ! Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Joy to the World ( Watts ) " Joy to the World " is a Christmas carol about the coming of Jesus Christ and his reign over Earth . A sidewalk band is heard briefly playing the song during " I Hate Christmas " in " Christmas Eve on Sesame Street " . Sheet music for the song was published in " Christmas with the Muppets " ( 1986 ) . A chorus of chickens cluck the song during Disney Intermission on the 2012 release of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " on Blu - ray . The clip was also published on The Muppets official YouTube channel in November 2012 . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
It ' s Monster Day " It ' s Monster Day " is a " Sesame Street " song from episode 3707 . On Monster Day ( a day for monsters to celebrate being monsters ) , the monsters of Sesame Street sing about how they ' ll be celebrating the festivities . Maria and Luis , however , sing that they ' ll be sequestering themselves inside for the duration of the holiday . Despite the chaotic monster antics , Big Bird believes he ' ll enjoy participating in the Monster Day fun . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _