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The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street features special guest stars performing on " Sesame Street " , either singing by themselves , or with several of the Muppet characters . All tracks are taken from live performances on the show . This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children , but lost to " The Muppet Movie " soundtrack album . On the digital releases of the album , " Wonder Child " is replaced with another performance of " Yesterday , Today and Tomorrow , " using the complete audio from the TV version . The notes still credit it as " Wonder Child " and Reddy as the artist . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Alan King Alan King ( 1927 - 2004 ) was a comedian and actor who performed Catskills stand - up and was a regular guest host on " The Tonight Show " . He appeared in films , first bit roles in MGM movies like " Hit the Deck " and " The Helen Morgan Story " , then later key supporting roles in " Author ! Author ! " , " Casino " , and " The Sunshine State " . King was a fellow guest , along with the Muppets , in the 1978 special " " . In 1990 , he was heard in the " Shalom Sesame " episode " , " as the voice of Simon Maccabee in a " Here Is Your Life " sketch . He appeared again in the 1991 show " " as a representative of Rega Industries . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Troels II Munk Troels II Munk ( b . 1944 ) was the voice of Boober in " Fragglerne " , the Danish version of " Fraggle Rock " . He graduated from The Danish National School of Theatre as a director in 1974 . He has been hired by various Danish theaters as either an actor or a director ; as an actor , he is most often cast as the villain in productions . In 1978 , he got his first movie role in the movie " Slægten " . His credits in Danish television series , include " Bryggeren " , " Forsvar " , " Forbrydelsen " and many others . His voice - over credits include John Silver in " Treasure Planet " , " Ice Age : The Meltdown " and others . He has been nominated for several Danish theater and movie awards . Munk has also translated over 30 plays for Danish theaters over the years .
John Bedford Lloyd John Bedford Lloyd ( b . 1956 ) is a character actor who starred as Doug Brody on the Creature Shop sitcom " Aliens in the Family " in 1996 . In 1997 , he appeared in the " Sesame Street " video " Big Bird Gets Lost " as a hungry shoe salesman who uses his submarine sandwich as a a comparative scale to determine Snuffy ' s skate size . Often typecast as lawyers , brokers , or other middle - class professionals , Lloyd made his film debut in John Landis ' 1983 comedy " Trading Places " ( starring Eddie Murphy , with cameos by Muppet performers Frank Oz and Richard Hunt ) . Subsequent films included " The Abyss " , " Philadelphia " , " Nixon " , " The Manchurian Candidate " ( 2004 ) , " The Bourne Supremacy " , and " The Hoax " . In television , he played the principal role of station manager Victor Comstock on the old - time radio themed ensemble comedy - drama " Remember WENN " and appeared on " All My Children " as Warren Dunn in 2001 . Guest credits include the " Law & Order " franchise ( several appearances , often as attorneys ) , " The West Wing " , " Spin City " , and " Remington Steele " . Lloyd is also an active audiobook narrator , frequently heard on titles by Michael Crichton and Dean Koontz .
Micky Maus Magazin Micky Maus Magazin is a weekly German - language comic - magazine , published by Ehapa - Verlag since 1951 . The mag features Disney comics centering around Donald Duck , Mickey Mouse and other residents of Duckburg . Originally just called " Micky Maus , " the publication bears the subtitle " Magazin " since 1993 . Each week , an " extra " ( poster , small toy , bag of Sea - Monkeys , or something similar ) is included . The Muppets have occasionally been featured in the magazine ' s TV guide and movie review section during the 1990s . With promotion for " Die Muppets " in full gear in January 2012 , issue # 3 / 2012 offered a fold - out Muppet poster , and devoted several pages to the now Disney - owned Henson characters ( advertising " Die Muppets - Das Magazin zum Film " also published by Ehapa - Verlag ) . A popularity - survey was conducted online on the Muppet - tie - in , with Muppet - merchandise waiting as prizes for the winning participants . The high popularity of the characters lead to Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy being featured on the cover ( as Donald and Daisy Duck ' s carnival costumes , respectively ) just two issues later ( # 5 / 2012 ) . Kermit was the special guest all throughout the inside of the magazine , and the " extra " included was a Kermit toast - stamp .
Opening Shot Opening Shot is a children ' s arts program produced by London Weekend Television that aired on ITV from 1993 to 1995 . One 26 - minute episode aired in 1994 focusing on " Sesame Street " during the show ' s 25th anniversary . The documentary was planned to be released on DVD as " Sesame Street : A Behind - the - Scenes Look at the Popular Children ' s Television Series " by Kultur International Films on November 19 , 2013 , but was cancelled .
Thorsten Topf Thorsten Topf appeared in the " Sesamstrasse " episode 2302 . He is a professional chef who Pferd has invited to show how to make spaghetti with tomato sauce . Rumpel is confident that he is a much better chef , so he challenges Thorsten Topf to a cooking competition , with the hungry Pferd as the judge . For the challenge , Rumpel makes shoelaces with a sauce cooked on a shoe . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Maniac " Maniac " is a 1980s synthpop song co - written by Michael Sembello . Inspired by a horror film of the same name , the song ' s lyrics were altered for its inclusion in the 1983 film " Flashdance " , where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , dethroned by Billy Joel ' s " Tell Her About It . " The song was performed in " " . In " The Muppets " episode " " , after karaoke night at Rowlf ' s Tavern , Scooter says he lost his glasses while he was performing " Maniac " from " Flashdance " and he stepped on them " like , 400 times . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Die Abenteuer von Elmo im Grummelland Die Abenteuer von Elmo im Grummelland is the German dub of " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . It was originally released to theaters in Germany on July 20 , 2000 . It was then released on VHS on February 1 , 2001 , and on DVD on January 28 , 2002 .
National Cookie Day National Cookie Day is a minor holiday , celebrating cookies in all their sugary glory . It occurs on December 4th of every year , but is not widely observed . Cookie Monster proclaimed his own National Cookie Day in the 1980 book " The Sesame Street Dictionary " .
Bjarne kan svømme Bjarne kan svømme is a " Sesam Stasjon " book by Eyvind Skeie , the original scriptwriter for the show . Bjarne can ' t swim . He finds it a little difficult to admit to his friends . But with perseverance and with the help from Tidemann , Bjarne learns to swim . He even surprises himself and everyone else when he swims longer than Alfa .
Paul Newman Paul Newman ( b . 1925 - 2008 ) was an Academy Award - winning actor ( for " The Color of Money " ) , famous for his roles in " Cool Hand Luke " , " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " , " The Sting " , and most recently , voicing Doc Hudson in Pixar ' s " Cars " . Newman contributed a " Tasty Thai Shrimp and Sesame Noodles " recipe for Miss Piggy ' s 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " . In 2007 , Newman provided funding for " Sesame Street " ’ s " Here For You " outreach video .
Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah is a 1996 TV movie , one of a series of Italian / US co - productions based on The Biblical stories , broadcast on TNT in two parts . For the sequence in which Samson fights a lion , Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop supplied a lion for certain stunt scenes ( intercut with an actual lion named Sudan ) .
Zingen Van Leuke Dingen " Zingen Van Leuke Dingen " ( " Singing About Fun Things " ) is a song from the 1982 " Sesamstraat " album " Hoor Wie Klopt Daar Kinderen " , performed by Ernie and Bert . Some of the nice things they sing about include pigeons , the sun and the moon , skating , dancing , cookies , and each other . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I Love You ( More or Less ) " I Love You ( More or Less ) " is a song performed by an Anything Muppet couple ( performed by Jerry Nelson and Louise Gold ) . The boyfriend loves his girlfriend so much , he keeps giving her " more " flowers and " more " candy . However , his gifts make her home a mess , and she demands " less " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
How Fun a Book Can Be " How Fun a Book Can Be " is an animated " Sesame Street " song performed by Alison Cowles and Alex Corté , with animation produced by David Cowles and Jeremy Galante . A little girl , stuck inside on a rainy day , sings about the different worlds she can explore just by reading a book . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ricki Lake Ricki Lake is an actress and talk show host whose syndicated series ran from 1993 to 2004 . She has appeared in the films " Hairspray " , " Cry - Baby " , " Last Exit to Brooklyn " , and " Mrs . Winterbourne " . In 1994 , Lake made a cameo appearance in Kermit and Miss Piggy ' s music video for " She Drives Me Crazy " .
Oh , Clark " Oh , Clark " is a " Sesame Street " song from episode 4009 . Telly sings to his favorite baby toy , Clark the Horse , and reminisces about all the great times he ' s had , just as he ' s about to give him away . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Paul Benedict Paul Benedict ( 1938 – 2008 ) was a character actor who appeared on " Sesame Street " as the Mad Painter in a series of film sketches . A few years after his " Sesame Street " stint , Benedict was cast as eccentric British neighbor Harry Bentley on " The Jeffersons " , his best known role . His unique appearance , including a lantern jaw and bulbous nose , is the result of the condition known as . Other television roles include guest appearances on " Seinfeld " and " A Different World " . Film appearances include Billy Wilder ' s 1974 remake of " The Front Page " , " The Addams Family " , " The Freshman " ( acclaimed for his portrayal of film - crazed Professor Fleeber ) , and three collaborations with Christopher Guest : " This Is Spinal Tap " , " Waiting for Guffman " , and " A Mighty Wind " . Benedict also guest starred on the non - Muppet series " Between the Lions " .
Ray Colcord Ray Colcord composed the episodic music for " Dinosaurs " , sharing duties the first season with theme song composer Bruce Broughton and then solo for the remainder of the run , including the various Dinosaur TV theme songs and commercial jingles . He also wrote songs for the show , including " I ' m the Baby ( Gotta Love Me ) " and many of the songs on the 1992 album " Big Songs " , which he also produced , arranged , and performed keyboards for . Colcord composed the theme songs for the sitcoms " 227 " ( with Alaina Reed ) , " The Torkelsons " , and " Boy Meets World " . He also scored the second season " Simpsons " episode " Dead Putting Society , " various " Before They Were Stars " installments , and other TV specials . In records , he played keyboards with Don McLean on " American Pie " and Aerosmith ' s " Get Your Wings " , as well as writing the music to Julie Brown ' s " The Homecoming Queen ' s Got a Gun " and " Earth Girls Are Easy . "
Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman ( b . 1945 ) is an Israeli virtuoso violinist and teacher . He is one of the most famous violinists of the late 20th century . Perlman has made several appearances on " Sesame Street " , and the " Shalom Sesame " home video series . Sesame Street . In 1981 , Perlman appeared in a poignant segment demonstrating that people with disabilities in one area can have exceptional abilities in others . A little girl runs up steps to a platform and sits down with her violin . Perlman , who was born with polio , climbs up using his crutches . " Some things that are really easy for you , " he says while getting in the chair next to her , " are really hard for me . " Perlman then plays his violin very quickly and masterfully , to which she responds , " Yes , but some things that are easy for you are hard for me , " as she plays at a more beginner level . This segment was included in VH1 ' s special , " " . In another segment , Perlman plays a Beethoven duet with Telly Monster , who accompanies him on the tuba . Perlman also appeared in the celebrity version of " Put Down the Duckie " , and made a Season 12 appearance with Oscar the Grouch . Shalom Sesame . In 1986 , Perlman was one of the human leads of in the first season of " Shalom Sesame " , a co - production between " Sesame Street " and the Israeli " Sesame " show , " Rechov Sumsum " . Perlman appears in each episode of the first season , typically at the beginning to set up the particular show ' s theme and often later gives a violin performance . Perlman later made guest spots in the episodes " " and " . "
Disney Drive - On with The Muppets Disney Drive - On with The Muppets is a 6 - part web series produced by Disney starring the Muppets released exclusively through their " Disney Movies Anywhere " online services . The series debuted on August 1 , 2014 , timed for the home entertainment release of " Muppets Most Wanted " , although episodes were filmed nearly two years prior . The series stars Walter as he joins the Muppets ' new production headquarters at the Walt Disney Studios . There , he learns about the movie business with the help of Kermit the Frog , Pepe the King Prawn , Bobo the Bear , Big Mean Carl , an array of animal characters , and various celebrity cameos . A disclaimer at the end of each episode reassures viewers that " No bunnies were harmed in the making of this production . "
Casper Phillipson Casper Phillipson ( b . 1971 ) , a Danish actor who voiced Baby Bear and Big Bird in " Leg med os fra Sesamgade " and " Elmo ' s Verden " . Phillipson is mainly a theater actor and has appeared in plays such as " West Side Story " as Tony , " A Christmas Carol " as Fred , " Arsenic and Old Lace " as Mortimer , " Narnia – The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe " as Mr . Tumnus , " A Clockwork Orange " , " Fiddler on the Roof " and " Les Misèrables " . Some of his other voice work include Prince Charming in " Shrek 2 " and " Shrek the Third " , Casey Jones in " TMNT – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " , Willy Wonka in the Tim Burton movie " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " and Son - Goku in " Dragon Ball Z " . In 2008 , he made his movie debut in " Den Milde Smerte " and " Flammen og Citronen " . In 2016 he got his Hollywood debut as John F . Kennedy in the movie " Jackie " .
Me Love Cookies Me Love Cookies is a 2004 " Sesame Street " Story Reader book . The book came with a cartridge for the Story Reader toy ; Cookie Monster was performed by David Rudman , with original music composed by Paul Heitsch . Cookie Monster is hungry , but he ' s run out of cookies , so he prowls around Sesame Street looking for someone who can hook him up . He eats up Big Bird ' s sunflower seeds , and then eats all the fruit at the fruit stand . He goes to Fusilli ' s to get a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs , but Waiter Grover sees the steam rising off the spaghetti and hits the fire alarm . Fire fighters rush in and douse Cookie Monster ' s meal . Disheartened , Cookie Monster goes to the deli for a sandwich . He also wants a cookie , but the man at the deli counter explains that a big blue monster ate all their cookies yesterday . Cookie Monster buys some more sunflower seeds , fruit and spaghetti , and splashes out on some yogurt and carrots too . He ' s eaten some good food today , but he was hoping to find cookies . He puts his food away in the refrigerator - - not realizing that there ' s a plate of chocolate chip cookies hiden behind the milk . . .
William Joyce William Joyce ( b . 1957 ) is a children ' s book author , illustrator , and screenwriter who co - wrote the screen story for the Creature Shop film " Buddy " and served as co - producer on the film . He also made two cameo appearances in the film , as a screaming man and as a man subjecting himself to brain augmentation at the 1932 World ' s Fair . His illustration work has appeared in " Sesame Street Magazine " , creating a pull - out poster depicting Joyce ' s home state of Louisiana for the September , 1994 issue . Much of Joyce ' s work has been adapted for animation in recent years , with Joyce executive producing and scripting " Rolie Polie Olie " , " George Shrinks " , and the feature " Meet the Robinsons " ( based on " A Day with Wilbur Robinson " ) . Joyce ' s other film work includes visual development for Pixar ' s " Toy Story " and " A Bug ' s Life " , producing and designing the animated feature " Robots " , and designing the opening titles for " Mr . Magorium ' s Wonder Emporium " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Count von Count ' s Father The Count ' s Father appears in a flashback scene in Episode 3012 of " Sesame Street " . He sees his son off to America , leaving their home in the old country . However , the Count is stuck counting all the goodbyes from his relatives , making him an adult by the time he actually leaves . His father and others make a surprise visit at the end of the episode . In a Number of the Day sketch , the Count claims he inherited his royal title from his father . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Maria Kihl Maria Kihl ( b . 1979 ) , most commonly credited as Mia Kihl , voiced the Ghost of Christmas Past in " Mupparnas Julsaga " , the Swedish dub of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . Other voice credits include " Talespin " ( Molly Cunnigham ) , " Goof Troop " ( Max Goof ) , " A Goofy Movie " ( Stacey ) and " Quack Pack " ( Louie ) .
Monster Clubhouse ( CD - ROM ) Monster Clubhouse is a " Sesame Street " CD - ROM game for home computers developed by Encore Software and Sesame Workshop . Users are invited into Monster Clubhouse to practice basic skills such as rhyming and matching , identifying shapes and colors , labeling emotions , and identifying patterns .
Le Trio Sésame Chantent This single for " 1 , Rue Sésame " , the French co - production of " Sesame Street " , was produced by Adès in 1979 . It belonged to the series Le Petit Menestrel . Le trio sésame chantent ( The Sesame Trio Sings ) was the fifth " Rue Sésame " single . The songs were performed by Georges Mosca ( Mordicus ) , Roger Elcourt ( Roger ) , and Réné Lafleur ( Dominé ) . Track listing . Side A : Side B :
Pat Hingle Pat Hingle ( 1924 - 2009 ) is an actor who has appeared on stage , screen , and television . Portraying Commissioner Gordon in four " Batman " movies , Hingle ' s other film and TV credits include " Gunsmoke " , " Bonanza " , " " , and " Alfred Hitchcock Presents " . On Broadway , Hingle was a Tony nominated actor , who appeared in multiple productions , including " 1776 " ( as Benjamin Franklin ) , and " The Odd Couple " ( as Oscar Madison ) . In 1999 , he played General Luft in " Muppets from Space " .
Ms . Scuttles Ms . Scuttles is a caterpillar who comes to visit her friend Mr . Squigglebottom in " The Furchester Hotel " episode " . " As she arrives Funella Furchester attempts to call Squigglebottom , and when he doesn ' t answer she fears he may be the first guest they ' ve lost . . . since the last one . After Squigglebottom reveals that he ' s simply metamorphosed into a butterfly , he suggests she also stay in the twig room , as it ' ll change her life . She agrees and immediately orders a plate of leaves , causing Cookie Monster to faint . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Natasha the Tarantula Natasha the Tarantula appeared in of The Animal Show , where she talked about how tarantulas lives . Stinky the Skunk was prepared to invite her into his burrow , but after hearing that she was poisonous he retracted the invitation by saying that he had not cleaned up in the burrow . However Natasha calmed Stinky by telling him that they would not attack skunks unless a skunk attacks them . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jogchem Jalink Jogchem Jalink is a Dutch puppeteer who performs Elmo and Angsthaas on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Along with his fellow perfomer Eric - Jan Lens , Jogchem auditioned for the role of Angsthaas in October 2007 and was trained by Bert Plagman and Kevin Clash . In 2015 , he began performing Elmo for the " Elmo ' s Quiz " segments seen in the " Sesamstraat " mini - series , " 10 voor " . He is also the puppeteer of Dikkie Dik ( a non - Henson character created by Jet Boeke for " Sesamstraat " ) in the musical puppet show " Dikkie Dik en zijn Vriendjes " ( Dikkie Dik and friends ) by Dirk Scheele , featuring the illustrated characters as puppets . Jalink ' s non - Henson puppetry credits include " BiBaBoerderij " ( alongside " Sesamstraat " colleagues Renée Menschaar and Daphne Zandberg ) and " Tita Tovenaar " , as well as various work for television and stage performances starring his own puppets . Prior to his career in puppetry , Jogchem was seen as one of the Muppet fans interviewed for the nostalgia documentary " I Love the Muppets " in 2003 . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
O Christmas Tree " O Christmas Tree " is the English version of the German Christmas carol , " O Tannenbaum . " There are multiple variations on the lyrics in both languages ; in German the oldest lyrics date to 1550 , but the best - known lyrics were written by Ernst Anschütz in 1824 . None of the English versions are literal translations of the German . Prairie Dawn sings " O Christmas Tree " on the album " " . Rumpel performed his own version on " Die Grosse Sesamstrassen - Musikshow " in the special " Weihnachten mit Ernie & Bert " . While filming a segment for Ernie & Bert Songs , David Garrett played an impromptu rendition of the song with Ernie and Bert in an online clip released on Sesamstrasse . de in December 2013 . The song played in the background of the scene between Sam the Eagle and Chip in " The Muppets " episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt ( b . 1963 ) is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Rey Curtis on " Law & Order " . He ' s also appeared in such films as " Miss Congeniality " ( with Sandra Bullock ) and been heard in " Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs " . Bratt appears in a season 44 episode of " Sesame Street " , talking about the word " translate " with Elmo .
Lomus Lomus was the second in command on board the Seyang ship that had the salvage rights to the lost Peacekeeper ship , the Zelbinion , in the " Farscape " episode " " . Lomus was more aggressive than his commander Teurac towards Moya and the Luxan captain . He ends up knocking Teurac out and takes command and orders the Sheyangs to attack Moya . After the failed attack Teurac comes around and order Lomus on a suicide mission to retake the control of the Zelbinion . He meets his demise when he is shoot by Aeryn Sun .
Rosita ' s family Several members of Rosita ' s family have been seen on " Sesame Street " ; members include her father ( Ricardo ) , her mother ( Rosa ) , her grandmother ( also known as her " abuela " ) , and several unnamed relatives of her extended family . Rosita ' s extended family was shown in a Spanish Word of the Day segment , where Rosita introduced the word " Familia . " Her extended family also appeared in a Healthy Moment segment . Rosita shows how eating with family is a great way to enjoy food . According to Episode 3832 Rosita has an uncle named Eduardo , who she borrows a camera from , and according to Episode 3833 , Rosita has an uncle named Carlos who plays the xylophone . Rosita ' s mother and father were introduced in " " . Performers . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet bath toys ( Igel ) In 2000 , Germany toy company Igel produced a line of three Muppet bath toys - - Kermit the Frog on a raft , Kermit floating on a lily pad , and Miss Piggy in an inner tube . Smaller versions of the toys were sold as " soapies " , and as keychains .