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George Lucas George Lucas ( b . 1944 ) is an acclaimed producer , director , and screenwriter , and founder of Lucasfilm , Ltd . He also served as executive producer for Jim Henson ' s " Labyrinth " . He is perhaps best known for creating the " Star Wars " saga , which was filmed in the same studios as " The Muppet Show " . A few of the characters he created for " Star Wars " would appear as the guest stars of a fourth season of " The Muppet Show " . Lucas was also the creator , writer and producer of the " Indiana Jones " film series . His production company , Lucasfilm , spawned the computer animation company Pixar ( formerly Lucasfilm ' s Graphics Group ) , and Lucasfilm Games produced " " in conjunction with Henson Associates . A George Lucas Muppet appears in episode 31 of " From the Balcony " , being interviewed by Ted Thomas Sr . On September 24 , 2011 , The Jim Henson Company ' s Facebook account posted this quote from George Lucas : On October 30 , 2012 , Lucas sold Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company , placing it under the same ownership as characters . Lucas is married to Mellody Hobson . Trivia . A commonly referenced number by George Lucas is 1138 , first used in a he made in college which became " " . The number is closely associated with " Star Wars " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Puppet Conference " Puppet Conference " is a 2003 exhibit video produced by German video artist Christian Jankowski for the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh in January 2003 . The 30 - minute video features Lamb Chop ( and Mallory Lewis ) , Grover ( " Sesame Street " ) , Fozzie Bear ( " The Muppet Show " ) , Mr . Leonard Spencer Shelby ( " The Magic Woods " ) , and Art Cat ( the museum ' s mascot and host of the event ) holding a mock puppet conference . Additionally , the video features cameo appearances by the Sock Puppet and Elmo , who shows off the crew on the " Sesame Street " set . The video also features a filmed report by Telly Monster from the 2002 " Sesame Street " float in the Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade . The video was conceived by Jankowski and was screened in the Carnegie Museum of Art ' s forum gallery from January 24 through April 27 , 2003 . The puppets gathered to discuss their identity , the relationship with their puppeteers and their producers , their role as mascots and TV personalities , and their educational mission . The light - hearted script touched on such serious topics as nature , commercialism , education , the mass media as art , and prejudice . Special thanks is given in the end credits to the Jim Henson Company , Sesame Workshop , Kevin Clash , Martin P . Robinson , Eric Jacobson , Jim Martin , Lara MacLean , Jim Lewis and Joey Mazzarino .
Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus ( b . 1992 ) is the star of the Disney Channel series " Hannah Montana " , and voiced Penny in Disney ' s " Bolt " . She appeared in a February 2008 Disney Xtreme Digital video titled " Breaking News : And the Winner Is . . . " with Kermit the Frog and Pepe the King Prawn during the Muppets ' coverage of the Grammy Awards ceremony . She invites the two over to her home , saying that her mom is a good cook . Cyrus also appeared with the Electric Mayhem performing her song " G . N . O . ( Girls ' Night Out ) " in " Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse " .
Greased Lighting " Greased Lighting " is a song from the Broadway musical " Grease " . The stage show " Gran Musical " ( 2011 ) at Parque Plaza Sésamo includes a performance of the song by the " Plaza Sésamo " cast . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Stosh Stosh is an actor for the series " NYPD Green " as seen in of " Muppets Tonight " . He plays a slimy scuzz ball on the run from Detective Amphibowicz and his partner for stealing a filthy dirt bag . Stosh makes his residence under the couch where the cat coughed him up . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Betsy Loredo Betsy Loredo has been involved in Muppet / " Sesame Street " publishing for over two decades . She served as an assistant editor on " Muppet Magazine " , where she also wrote several " as told to " articles and columns in the voices of the Muppet characters , from Fozzie Bear to Gonzo . Currently , Loredo is the executive editor for Sesame Workshop ' s book division and a content producer for digital endeavors . She has worked on interactive books like " Elmo ' s Noisy Day " , and the animated digital versions of " The Monster at the End of This Book " , " Another Monster at the End of This Book " and " The Great Cookie Thief " . In her editorial capacity , she served as contributing editor to " " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 302 : Leo Sayer Miss Piggy is furious when Kermit hires a new girl pig singer , Annie Sue , especially when he introduces her as " the Muppets ' delightful little lady of song . " To make Piggy feel better , Kermit lets her do the dramatic recitation she ' s always wanted to do , William Wordsworth ' s " Daffodils , " but the flowers on the set are filled with sneezing powder . Later , Piggy sees Kermit peck Annie Sue on the cheek , and she launches a vicious karate chop at him . Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Everybody Say Ah " Everybody Say Ah " is sung by Doc Hogg and the residents of the Big Blue House in the " Bear in the Big Blue House " episode " . " The song is sung to reassure Doc Hogg ' s patients that doctor ' s checkups are not very scary ; all they really have to do is let Doc Hogg look inside their mouths by saying " ah . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carlos Loret de Mola Carlos Loret de Mola ( b . October 17 , 1976 ) is one of the most well - known and popular Mexican news anchors and is currently the head anchor of the Televisa ' s morning news program , " Primero Noticias " . He made an appearance in a 2006 episode of " Plaza Sésamo " , interviewing Pancho Contreras .
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a romantic comedy , directed by Nick Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow , focusing on struggling musician Peter Bretter ( Jason Segel ) . After celebrity girlfriend Sarah Marshall ( Kristen Bell ) dumps him , Peter goes to Hawaii to forget , but can ' t get away from her , finally finding a new love in hotel employee Rachel ( Mila Kunis ) . In a climatic set piece , Peter writes and stages a puppet musical version of " Dracula " called " A Taste for Love " , assisted by his step - brother Brian . Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop provided the " Dracula " puppets performed by the characters . The Creature Shop created four soft foam full body puppets with eye mechanisms - Dracula , Van Helsing , the angel and the succubus . Additionally , the Creature Shop created five dancing mummies for the final number . The dancing mummies were four life size body puppets with mouth mechanisms in a line , controlled by puppeteer in the middle dressed as a mummy . Peter Brooke served as creative supervisor and Michael Oosterom acted as production supervisor . The puppet entourage , made with fleece , included Count Dracula , Professor Van Helsing , a succubus ( resembling the Sarah Marshall character ) , and an angel ( modeled after Rachel ) , among others . The Henson puppeteers trained Segel , who sang and performed live as Dracula while Bill Hader ( as Brian ) sang and operated Van Helsing . Brooke noted that " We were concerned that the main hero puppet of Dracula was going to be performed by an actor , and not a professional puppeteer . But Jason is amazing and has taken to puppeteering like a duck to water . " Henson puppeteers , some of whom appeared on - screen , operated the other characters and assisted Segel and Hader . The Dracula puppet was later performed by Segel and Nathan Danforth on the 1 , 000th episode of " The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson " on December 15 , 2009 . It was working on this movie with Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop that inspired Jason Segel and Nick Stoller to write and produce " The Muppets " for Disney .
Sesame Seeds ( project ) Sesame Seeds is a Sesame Workshop project to be created for Middle Eastern areas with populations of Syrian refugees . The project will consist of three main components in bringing education to the children of the refuge camps - home visitation and caregiving , the creation of learning centers and through mass media , where a new co - production of " Sesame Street " is intended to be shown . Development . The project was created in partnership with the International Rescue Committee ( IRC ) , where it competed in the MacArthur Foundation ' s first - ever " 100 & Change " competition for a one hundred million dollar grant . The organizations entered the competition in 2016 and out of over 800 applicants , they were named among the eight semi - finalists in February 2017 . By September , they were among the top five finalists . Sherrie Westin , Executive Vice President , Global Impact & Philanthropy at Sesame Workshop , presented the organization ' s plan for the project at the MacArthur Foundation ' s presentation on December 11 , 2017 , where she was briefly joined onstage by Tonton , of Jordan ' s " Hikayat Simsim " . On December 20 , 2017 , it was announced that Sesame Workshop and the IRC were the winners of the competition , allowing the project to move forward .
Joyce Clements Joyce Clements played Joyce on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " , during the 1980 season . Joyce was a preschool teacher who taught her own " Sesam Class " , where children could interact with Tommie and Pino . Every now and then , Rudy Kühn would assist her , or take over from her . Joyce ' s Sesam Class was a new way of trying to get children involved in the show . Getting children to act naturally in a TV studio proved to be difficult . The producers tried it once before with Annet van Heusden interacting with children during the first season ; the preschool was created in order to hide the atmosphere of a TV studio . The idea did not work , and Joyce ' s Sesam Class was dropped the next year . Rudy Kühn stayed on Sesamstraat for a few more years . The producers tried a different approach to interaction with kids with actor Gerard Kuster in 1982 .
Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy film , loosely based on Greek Mythology and featuring special effects by Ray Harryhausen , in which Perseus battles monsters ( including Medusa ) and braves dangers , with help from Zeus , the flying horse Pegasus , and others . A remake was released in 2010 ( and spawned a sequel , " Wrath of the Titans " , released in 2012 ) .
Hans - Peter Lehnhoff Hans - Peter Lehnhoff ( b . 1963 ) is a former German professional soccer player . He appeared in " Sesamstrasse " episode 2267 , where he trained with some young soccer players . During his career as a soccer player he reached the UEFA cup final in 1986 with 1 . FC Köln , and the final in the UEFA cup Winners cup in 1993 with Royal Antwerp FC . He retired in 2000 and got a postion as a physiotherapist with Bayer 04 Leverkusen .
Haman ' s Ear Haman ' s Ear , or Oznei Haman in Hebrew and known as hamantash elsewhere , is a three - cornered pastry , eaten during Purim . The name is derived from the Biblical character Haman , the villain from the book of Esther whose defeat Purim celebrates . On " Rechov Sumsum " , in a Purim episode , Moishe Oofnik , as Haman , explains how he invented the pastry , having rejected Haman ' s Foot and Haman ' s Nose . In a follow - up segment , Kippi Ben Kippod reports that a giant Haman ' s Ear has escaped from a bakery in Ramat Gan . This monstrous , ravenous foodstuff , with a lolling tongue and sharp teeth but no limbs , proceeds to chase Moishe around the studio . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Annie Hall Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy starring , directed and co - written by Woody Allen . Set in New York City and Los Angeles , the film follows the relationship of Alvy ( Allen ) , and his girlfriend Annie ( Diane Keaton ) . The film won four Academy Awards , and the American Film Institute has ranked the film on multiple top 100 lists .
The Elmo Slide " The Elmo Slide " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Elmo . In a U Tube video , Elmo shows how to do his dance . The dance is intercut with footage of New York citizens and celebrities ( Ryan Reynolds , Alton Brown , Terrence Howard , and Usher ) dancing along . The song is a parody of the " Cha Cha Slide . " The song was briefly reprised in the street story of Episode 4818 , retaining Kevin Clash ' s original vocals despite Ryan Dillon performing Elmo throughout the rest of the story . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Bert ' s Hall of Great Inventions Bert ' s Hall of Great Inventions is a 1972 " Sesame Street " Little Golden Book featuring Ernie and Bert . The plot revolves around Bert trying to show Ernie all sorts of amazing inventions from throughout history , and Ernie pointing out ( to Bert ' s consternation ) that there are animals who already have things similar to those inventions : birds already have wings , like Bert ' s airplane ; fireflies already light up , like Bert ' s light bulb ; elephants can already shoot water out of their noses , like Bert ' s hose ; etc . The teaching point of the book is to show how many natural wonders that exist in the animals around us .
Safarir Safarir is a Canadian French - language humour magazine . It was published monthly in Quebec City from October 1987 until 2001 , and thereafter in Montreal by Éditions Les Artistocrates . Gonzo appeared on the front cover of the January 2010 issue with Smurfette , cuddling up with Jake Sully ( Sam Worthington ) during the promotion for " Avatar " .
Lucy the Elephant Lucy the Elephant is a trained pachyderm performer who appeared in " Muppet Treasure Island " , bearing Benjamina Gunn in an ornate carriage for Miss Piggy ' s grand entrance . Shooting had to be carefully choreographed so the elephant wouldn ' t lean over or go backwards . The trainer personally led Lucy , while surrounded by a parade of puppeteers on both ends . However , the scene was framed to suggest that Lucy was marching entirely on her own .
The Muppet Show Shadow Theatre Palitoy produced a cardboard Muppet Show Shadow Theatre in the UK in 1977 . The set comes with four Muppet shadow puppets - - Kermit , Miss Piggy , Fozzie and Animal - - which are operated from behind a white screen . There are strings that move the characters ' arms . The shadow puppet theater looks like the proscenium of The Muppet Theatre , complete with an orchestra pit ( featuring Gonzo on cello , Zoot on sax , Floyd on bass , Rowlf holding sheet music and Dr . Teeth conducting ) and two theater boxes . Statler and Waldorf sit on the right ; Wayne , Wanda , Mahna Mahna and Janice on the left . After assembling the set , the figures can be moved behind the white screen to perform a Muppet shadow puppet show . The artwork is based on season one of " The Muppet Show " .
Cabin Boy Gonzo and Rizzo Action Figures Released : Spring 2004 Articulation : Neck , ball joint shoulders , biceps , elbows , wrists , waist , hips , knees ( Gonzo ) ; neck , ball joint shoulders , wrists , waist , hips ( Rizzo ) Accessories : Two hats , two swords Gonzo and Rizzo as cabin boys were the last action figures by Palisades Toys in the line of " Muppet Treasure Island " figures . They were exclusively sold at the Wizard World Los Angeles convention and through the Palisades Collectors Club . The figures are updated versions of the Gonzo Action Figure and the Rizzo Action Figure , wearing the pirate outfits from the movie . They can hold the swords in their hands . Gonzo ' s tuft of hair can be removed in order to put his hat on . Previously released Treasure Island figures were the Sam Arrow Action Figure , the Captain Smollett Action Figure with Polly packin , and the Ghost of Sam Arrow Action Figure . External links . OAFE - Muppets : Cabin Boy Gonzo & Rizzo review
The Admiral Benbow Inn The Admiral Benbow Inn is a pub / rooming house in " Muppet Treasure Island " . Though owned by the parents of Jim Hawkins in the original " Treasure Island " , the Admiral Benbow is operated in the film by Mrs . Bluveridge . Her staff consists of Jim Hawkins , Rizzo the Rat , and Gonzo . The only notable resident boarder is Billy Bones , who recites his seafaring tales to other patrons over dinner . The Admiral Benbow ' s fare includes suckling potatos ( no offense ) . Following the death of Billy Bones , the inn is besieged by pirates in search of the map . Jim , Gonzo , and Rizzo soon depart , leaving the defense of the inn in Mrs . Bluveridge ' s capable hands . The original Admiral Benbow Inn , which Robert Louis Stevenson based the story on , can be found on Chapel Street , in Penzance , Cornwall , England .
Wubbuloscope Wubbuloscope is a telescope that helps The Cat in the Hat look into the Wubbulous World when ever there ' s a story to be told . He cranks a little crack that extends the scope out a little longer for him to see whatever is going on . He uses it whenever he has to look into The Kingdom of Didd , The Jungle of Nool and Seussville . There ' s also a map that he uses whenever he uses the Wubbuloscope .
Episode 204 : Red ' s Sea Monster Red Fraggle has become jealous of Gobo until she finds a sea monster in a nearby pond , yet no one believes her , claiming that she ' s just trying to get attention . The only Fraggle who believes her is Marlon , who plans to capture the monster and put it in a museum . Meanwhile , Doc experiments with different recipes on how to cook seaweed .
Anna Dibble Anna Dibble is an artist , animator , and writer who has worked on multiple " Sesame Street " animated inserts . In particular , with Jeff Hale , she co - wrote scripts and song lyrics for several segments animated by Buzzco Associates , Inc . . Dibble paints extensively and many of her pieces have been featured in exhibitions . She also spent stints working for The Walt Disney Company , Marvel Productions , and Hanna - Barbera . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmer Elmer is the country cousin of Elmo , introduced in " Kids ' Favorite Country Songs " . Elmer comes to visit his cousin for a playdate , bringing along a boot , a chicken , and a guitar , so they can play country music . Elmer is identical to Elmo , but speaks with a Texas drawl , and wears a cowboy outfit . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
At the Movies At the Movies is one of several incarnations of a movie review television program hosted by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel . Mentions . In the Summer of 1984 , the show opened with the scene from " The Muppets Take Manhattan " with Miss Piggy and Joan Rivers . Later in the program , the two critics watch two more clips from the film and offer their review . Ebert notes that this outing is superior to " The Great Muppet Caper " , primarily because the Muppets are the starring characters this time rather than playing second fiddle to the celebrity guests . Other Muppet / Henson movies reviewed by the duo included " Buddy " , " The Witches " , " The Muppet Christmas Carol " and " Muppet Treasure Island " .
Gus Kenworthy Augustus Richard " Gus " Kenworthy ( b . 1991 ) is a British - born American freestyle skier and Olympic medalist from Telluride , Colorado . On April 25 , 2017 , Kenworthy and Elmo met up for a project in anticipation of the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea , and posted about the encounter on their respective social media platforms .
Joan Pera Joan Pera ( b . 1948 ) is a Spanish actor and television comedian . Born in the Catalonia region , Pera has been an active dubbing actor in both Castilian Spanish and Catalan . In Spanish , he dubbed Jen in " El Cristal Oscuro " ( " The Dark Crystal " ) and a squirrel in " Dr . Dolittle " . In Catalan , he dubbed Goggles for the TV Catalunya debut of " Kermit ' s Swamp Years " . Pera ' s other Spanish dub credits include serving as the official dubbed voice of Rowan Atkinson and Woody Allen . He ' s also re - voiced Austin Pendleton in " The Mirror Has Two Faces " , Rick Moranis in " Ghostbusters 2 " , and Dick Van Dyke in " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang " . In Catalan , Pera voiced C - 3PO in the first three " Star Wars " films , John Gielgud in " Around the World in 80 Days " , Michael J . Fox in " Stuart Little " and " Stuart Little 2 " , Warwick Davis in " The Wild Pony " , and various parts on " The Simpsons " .
Fraggle Rock ( Marvel ) In 1985 , Star Comics , a division of Marvel Comics , began a comic book series based on the " Fraggle Rock " TV show . The series lasted only 8 issues , ending in 1986 . The first two issues featured original stories , while adaptations of plots from the TV series were used from issue three onwards . The titles of the adapted stories were often changed , along with some minor plot and story details . Stan Kay wrote all eight issues , and all of the artwork was drawn by Marie Severin ( with the exception of the cover art of issue 1 ) . Severin would go on to draw the two page Fraggle Rock comics found in later issues of . After the animated series debuted , Marvel reprinted the series in 1988 , without including the Star comics logo . The reprint series ended with issue 5 . In 2012 , Archaia Entertainment began re - publishing the stories from this series as " Fraggle Rock Classics " . Condor Verlag distributed the comics ' German language translation " Die Fraggles " in the mid - 1980s . Issue 1 : The Magic Time Machine . In this original story Gobo ends up stealing a metronome from Doc ' s workshop . The device gets stuck in the ' on ' position and begins going faster and faster , causing the Fraggles and Doozers to also move ( and work ) at increasing speeds . Issue 2 : Number One . After performing the " greatest dive of all time " , Red claims to be " number one " at everything possible , and her ego begins to get the best of her . Gobo brings back a collapsible top hat from Doc ' s workshop and Red uses it to hide from herself from " all her fans " . Issue 3 : The Monster That Could Be Anything . A comic adaptation of " " . Issue 4 : The Doozer Who Wanted To Be A Fraggle . A comic adaptation of " " . Issue 5 : The Mean Genie . A comic adaptation of " " . Issue 6 : Exploring the Unknown . A comic adaptation of " " . Issue 7 : The Great Radish Caper . A comic adaptation of " " . Issue 8 : The Greatest Race There Ever Was . A comic adaptation of " " .
Justine Bateman Justine Bateman ( b . 1966 ) is a TV actress who became famous in 1982 for her role in " Family Ties " . Bateman was interviewed in 1985 for " Muppet Magazine " issue 9 . In 1989 , she appeared as herself in " Miss Piggy ' s Hollywood " , a half - hour special that aired as the second half of of " The Jim Henson Hour " . In the special , Justine waited poolside for an interview with Barbara Walters , only to find out that she had been duped by Gonzo who had lied to her in order to land the interview with Miss Piggy . Bateman is the sister of actor Jason Bateman . Additional television credits include appearances on " Desperate Housewives " as Ellie Leonard , " Arrested Development " , voice over work on " Rugrats " , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " , and as a host on " Saturday Night Live " .
The Patent - Pending Pottophone The Patent - Pending Pottophone is a device used by Potto to receive phone calls from Hilda and other individuals . It is a major plot element of " Sesame Tree " . It is used in all episodes . Potto speaks greetings from other countries often while utilizing the invention .
The Royal Apple Tree In the story of The King ' s Apples , King Gerry the Generous is pondering how to share the three apples he has when his royal apple tree appears at the castle door and , eager to help , shakes his branches , causing three more apples to fall off of him . Now the king has six apples for himself , Bob , his daughter , her boyfriend , his doctor , and the doctor ' s colleague . Earlier on , the tree ( minus his apples ) had previously appeared in the helping hand game show Where Do I Belong ? , performed this time by Richard Hunt . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _