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Victoria Mallory Victoria Mallory ( 1949 - 2014 ) was an American actress and singer . Mallory starred on Broadway in three Stephen Sondheim musicals , including a revival of " West Side Story " . On television she may be best remembered for her roles on the soap operas " The Young and the Restless " and " Santa Barbara " . Mallory appeared with the Muppets on a 1977 episode of " The Mike Douglas Show " , where she sang with Fozzie and Rowlf .
Jiggety Jig Jiggety Jig is a " Mopatop ' s Shop " character who sings and dances in " . " He ' s suspected of Jiggety Jigging the shelves off the walls in the shop , but it was actually Moosey Mouse who removed a bolt . The puppet was originally part of the Four Fazoobs on " The Muppet Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Merry - Muppet - Go - Round Carousel Figurine Collection In 2006 , released a series of figurines in the Merry - Muppet - Go - Round Carousel Figurine Collection . Each addition in the collection stars a different Muppet characters on a carousel horse . Each one is " meticulously handcrafted and hand - painted by expert craftsmen and chock - full of hilarious details " . Each figurine is limited to 95 casting days and comes hand - numbered with matching certificate of authenticity . Four figures were released in 2006 .
Pat Johnson Pat Johnson ( most often credited as Pat E . Johnson ) is a martial artist , stuntman , and stunt coordinator , who served in the latter capacity on " Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " and " " . He trained and oversaw the stunts performed by the doubles for the Creature Shop turtles , and as martial arts choreographer , he also oversaw relevant movements by the principal Henson suit performers . Johnson was featured in the documentary " " . Johnson ' s film resume is highlighted by appearances in the first three " Karate Kid " movies ( as the karate competition referee ) and Bruce Lee ' s " Enter the Dragon " ( as a hood ) . Other credits include martial arts training and stunts for the 1992 " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " film and stunt coordinating such action and superhero movies as " Batman and Robin " and " Punisher : WarZone " .
Rechov Sumsum Program 3 Rechov Sumsum Program 3 ( selected songs and stories from the series ) is an album that was released in Israel in 1986 . It features Israeli songs and stories from the local " Sesame Street " show , all in Hebrew . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus ( b . 1961 ) is a country music singer , whose hits include " Achy Breaky Heart " . He appeared with his daughter , Miley Cyrus , and the Muppets in the television special " " Cyrus ' " Achy Breaky Heart " was spoofed on " Sesame Street " by Fowl Play with their hit , " Clucky Clucky Chicken . "
Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine is an English indie rock band formed in 2007 , fronted by singer - songwriter Florence Welch . The band appeared on the November 9 , 2011 broadcast of " Saturday Night Live " , which featured several appearances by the Muppets . Following the band ' s announcement during the opening monologue , Statler and Waldorf hope that Florence ' s machine is a time machine they can use to go back before they heard the opening song .
Sesame Street Cover Singles With the success of " Sesame Street " , many other children ' s labels released records of songs from the show . None of the following records are original soundtrack recordings . Boxed Sets . The Peter Pan Chorus Sings Sesame Street Songs and Other T . V . Hits is a boxed set of 5 45 ' s that includes 25 songs . While only 3 of the songs were written for " Sesame Street " , some of the other songs had also been performed on the show . Sesame Street : a Treasury of T . V . Songs and Stories is a boxed set of 10 45 ' s that includes 50 songs . Despite the title , only 2 of the songs , " Rubber Duckie " and " Sing " , were from " Sesame Street " .
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz In July 1989 , Jim Henson and Frank Oz made an appearance at the Puppeteers of America national festival at MIT in Boston . The event was documented and added to the Puppeteers of America audio - visual archive with a special introduction by Frank Oz made in 1993 . Throughout the one - hour discussion , Henson and Oz perform Kermit the Frog , Rowlf the Dog , Cookie Monster , Animal , Fozzie Bear and Grover . some of the topics include the history of Henson Associates , research on " Sesame Street " , and behind the scenes info about the Muppets , " The Dark Crystal " , " The Jim Henson Hour " , and " Little Shop of Horrors " . Frank Oz also demonstrates how they perform the Muppets on film and television .
Independence Day Independence Day , more commonly referred to as the Fourth of July , is a national holiday celebrating America ' s adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day , and the subsequent break from England . The holiday is traditionally celebrated with fireworks , barbecues , patriotic pageantry , and screenings of such films as " 1776 " . Patriotic icons such as George Washington , Uncle Sam , and the Statue of Liberty enjoy a resurgence during the holiday .
1 , 2 , 3 , Count with Elmo ! 1 , 2 , 3 , Count with Elmo ! is a 2013 " Sesame Street " board book that teaches counting from one to ten . Each page has a die - cut flap to lift , which encourages interaction and discovery .
Vic Polizos Vic Polizos ( b . 1947 ) is a character actor , most often cast as blue - collar types , cops , or mobsters . He appeared in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " as one of the three construction workers , aiming the traditional wolf whistles and sexually - charged catcalls at Miss Piggy ( until she proves able to bend steel , at which point they all quietly resume their actual construction duties ) . Polizos has been a familiar television face since the 1980s , with guest spots on " Hill Street Blues " , " The A - Team " , " St . Elsewhere " , " Married . . . with Children " , " Roseanne " , " Murder , She Wrote " , " Seinfeld " , " Desperate Housewives " , " The X - Files " , " CSI " , and " Modern Family " , plus recurring stints on " Jericho " ( Shep Cale ) , " Boston Legal " ( as a detective ) and " Who ' s the Boss ? " ( as Tony Danza ' s father - in - law ) and an appearance in the ABC TV version of " Annie " ( as a friendly beat cop ) . Movies include " Prizzi ' s Honor " and " Harlem Nights " , " The Falcon and the Snowman " , " A Fine Mess " , " Eraser " , " Night of the Creeps " , " One Eight Seven " , and " Superhero Movie " ( in the latter three , as a coroner or mortician ) .
Ivy Latimer Ivy Latimer is an actress who plays Angela Carlson on the series " Me and My Monsters " . Her recurring TV roles have included Lel on " White Collar Blue " , Olivia Richards on " Home and Away " , and Ashley McCluskey on " Love My Way " .
Medusa In , Medusa , the gorgon , was a monstrous female character , whose gaze could turn onlookers to stone . Medusa was featured in the story of " " . Medusa was an ugly creature with sharp fangs and lolling tongues , bronze wings , and hair of living , venomous snakes . She lived with two other gorgons who were her sisters , and they had three other sisters , the Graeae . She was originally an attractive young woman with lustrous hair , until , the ocean god , fell in love with her and the two had sex in the temple of , goddess of wisdom . Although Athena was furious , she refused to punish Poseidon for his crime , and turned her anger on Medusa , turning her and her sisters into Gorgons and spiriting them off to an island . Medusa was decapitated by Perseus .
Kenneth Ascher Kenneth Ascher ( b . 1941 ) is an American songwriter , musician , and arranger . He wrote lyrics for the 1976 remake of " A Star Is Born " and arranged music for John Lennon , Yoko Ono , and Meat Loaf , among others . Ascher composed the songs and score of " The Muppet Movie " with Paul Williams . He performed " Rainbow Connection " with Williams in the 1979 TV special " The Muppets Go Hollywood " . Previously , two Williams - Ascher songs had been performed on " The Muppet Show " : " Sad Song " ( , performed by Williams and the Muppets ) and " You and Me Against the World " ( , by Helen Reddy and Kermit ) . As a keyboardist , Ascher can be heard on the soundtrack to " The Muppet Movie " , as well as five tracks on the 1977 Bob McGrath solo " Sesame Street " album " Bob Sings ! "
Episode 506 : Beyond the Pond Red ' s swimming competition is interrupted by the Knobblies growing in the Fraggle Pond . Red uses Boober ' s Kohlrabi juice to poison the knobblies , but then gets a psychic " message " to " follow the roots . " The roots lead her to Merggle Lake , home of the Merggles ( a race of aquatic Fraggles ) . She learns that their tree is the center of all life and a probe into the unknown . Meanwhile , Doc and Sprocket start a campaign to prevent a nearby tree from being torn down during the mayoral elections by Herman Grubtoe .
The Other Half The Other Half ( 2001 - 2003 ) was a day - time talk show that attempted to counter the popularity of the female ensemble talk show " The View " . The Other Half featured 4 male co - hosts - Danny Bonaduce , Mario Lopez , Dorian Gregory and Dick Clark .
Follow That Bird ( soundtrack ) Follow That Bird is the soundtrack album for the 1985 film " Follow That Bird " . This soundtrack not only includes songs from the movie , but also tells the movie ' s story between the songs . The gatefold cover included a board game . This album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children . The album was reissued on CD in 2000 . Track listing . Side One Side Two Board game . The original 1985 LP record cover opened to reveal a " Follow that Bird " board game . The gameplay and board were similar to that of . The board consists of a winding , and intertwining track made of 91 colored spaces and 8 character squares . Players take turns removing the top card from a randomized stack , which indicate one of the four colors , and then moving their marker ahead to the next space of that color . Also , the deck contains one card for each character space , and drawing such a card moves a player directly to that space , either forward or backward . There are several colored squares marked with an arrow . A player that lands on such a square slides forward one additional square ( and in some cases can cause the player to cross onto another part of the intertwining path ) . The board , illustrated by Tom Leigh , is decorated with characters and stars from the film . The goal is to move the tokens ahead to be the first to reach " The End " . The game was not included in any of the subsequent re - releases of the album .
Liselotte Pulver Liselotte " Lilo " Pulver ( b . October 11 , 1929 ) is a Swiss actress who played Lilo on " Sesamstrasse " from 1978 until 1983 , making Lilo one of the first two human characters on the show . Pulver began her career , after leaving trade school , as a model , and then studied acting . She made her film debut in 1949 , in the American comedy " Swiss Tour " ( starring Cornel Wilde ) . The buxom Pulver want on to become a frequent presence in German and French films , including " The Confessions of Felix Krull " and " The Adventures of Arsene Lupin " . She also co - starred in two 1960s American comedies , Billy Wilder ' s frenetic satire " One , Two , Three " ( as gum - chewing secretary Fräulein Ingeborg ) and the Bob Hope comedy " Global Affair " ( as Sonya , netting a Golden Globe nomination ) . She remained prolific in European films , before and after " Sesamstrasse " , prior to her retirement in 1996 . She has published several volumes of autobiography about her sometimes tragic private life .
Beasty and the Beaut Lesley Ann Warren and Doglion performed the ballet " Beasty and the Beaut " as the opening number of of " The Muppet Show " . The ballet is a parody of the classic fairytale " Beauty and the Beast " . At the climax , Lesley and Doglion kiss , and Lesley is transformed into a creature with a Doglion - esque head . The happy couple finish with a joyful dance . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Merggles Merggles are a race of aquatic Fraggles who live among the roots and limbs of the Great Tree in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " " . Merggles are the Fraggle version of mermen and mermaids - - the lower half of a Merggle ' s body is a fish ' s tail . In " Beyond the Pond " , Red Fraggle follows the Great Tree ' s roots to meet five Merggles : Red soon discovers that the Knoblies ( which are the roots of the Great Tree ) are weakened by Kohlrabi Juice . When the Great Tree started to weaken , Red admits to having considered the Knoblies a major mess in the Fraggle Pond causing the Merggles to lock Red up and prepare to leave for a far - off lake . Red was able to convince Mervin to help her get to the Tree in exchange for buying some hats so that she can use it to have Gobo Fraggle , Wembley Fraggle , and Boober Fraggle stop the dumping of the Kohlrabi Juice . The message was received by Mokey Fraggle ( when she touched the Knoblies ) causing Gobo to dive in to investigate . When he reaches the Merggles , Gobo tells Red that they have ceased the dumping of the Kohlrabi Juice causing Red to be freed . When the other Fraggles learn about the connections between the Great Tree and the Knoblies , the Merggles show up as Mervin asks the Fraggles if anyone wants a hat . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Roger Miller Roger Miller ( 1936 - 1992 ) was a country - pop singer and songwriter . He was the guest star on " The Muppet Show " , where he performed his novelty hits " You Had a Do Wacka Do , " " Dang Me , " " My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died " and " You Can ' t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd " . Miller won 11 Grammys , a platinum single , six gold singles and five gold albums . His signature hit was " King of the Road . " He contributed songs and voice to Disney ' s 1973 animated version of " Robin Hood " as Alan - a - Dale ( opposite Peter Ustinov as Prince John ) . He won Broadway ' s 1985 Tony Award for Best Score , Music and Lyrics , for " Big River " . Miller died of cancer on October 25 , 1992 . He was posthumously elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995 .
Jessica Fox Jessica Fox ( b . 1983 ) is an actress who , as a child , voiced The Ghost of Christmas Past in " The Muppet Christmas Carol " . She subsequently appeared on British television in " The Detectives " and " The Phoenix and the Flying Carpet " . From 1998 until 2000 , she starred in " The Worst Witch " as Enid Nightshade . Fox ' s other credits include " The Forsyte Saga " , " Crossroads " ( regular as Belle ) , and the soap opera " Hollyoaks " ( starring as Nancy ) .
The Flintstones The Flintstones , released in 1994 , is a film adaptation of the popular Hanna - Barbera cartoon series of the same name . Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop supplied a menagerie of animatronic prehistoric beasts , notably featured characters Dino and the Dictabird ( voiced by Harvey Korman , who had played Gazoo on the original cartoon ) . Other creations included Fred ' s brontocrane , the pigasaurus garbage disposal , and other ( often cranky ) animal appliances . The Creature Shop also provided effects for the follow - up film in 2000 , " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " .
Errol Henderson Errol Henderson played a Peacekeeper doctor that checked up on Crais ' health after Maldis returned his spirit to his body in the " Farscape " episode " " . Some of his stage credits include " Life After George " , " Romeo and Juliet " and " The Rules Of April " . TV / movie credits include " Home and Away " and " The Rage in Placid Lake " .
Gladys ( pigeon ) Gladys is a pigeon who appears in " Muppets from Space " . Gladys is the faithful friend of the Birdman , affectionately landing on him in front of his fellow lab rats . Their relationship spoofs the film " The Birdman of Alcatraz " , in which the title character ' s feathered friends were not so disproportionate in size .
Big Boy Big Boy is the mascot of Big Boy ' s restaurants and star of the comic book " Adventures of Big Boy " . Founded in 1938 as Bob ' s Big Boy , the company has more than 455 franchises in the United States of America , Canada , and Japan . Big Boy himself , who shares his name with the restaurant ' s double - decker hamburger , is an oversized child with a semi - permanent grin , destined to cheerfully purvey cholesterol - heavy beef sandwiches . He was inspired by a six - year old child named Richard Woodruff , and the original character design was crated by animator Ben Washam , an early partner who would later contribute to Chuck Jones ' classic Bugs Bunny cartoons . Many of the original restaurants featured a statue of Big Boy , as stolid and unchanging as pre - sliced restaurant pickles . Within the realms of his comic book , however , presented as give - aways , Big Boy had a complex inner life . He fought mad bombers , cavorted with his girlfriend Dolly and dog Nugget , visited the space shuttle and in one issue , according to Mark Evanier , when " confronted with some formidable problem , went out on a balcony , looked up at the heavens and prayed to God for guidance . " He also visited an astonishingly diverse array of celebrities , from the stars of TV ' s " B . J . and the Bear " to Jim Henson himself . In issue # 265 , Big Boy and his friends , Dolly and Nugget , visit Sesame Street to pick up Big Bird for their London trip . In London , they take a tour of the " Muppet Show " production , and meet Kermit . Jim Henson explains how the Muppets are performed , and shows them how he puppeteered the banjo scene in " The Muppet Movie " . At the end of the trip , the three friends practice Muppeteering with some Whatnot puppets . Big Boy is not very skilled at keeping his head out of the shot . Notes . Artist Manny Stallman illustrated the issue , as he did every issue of " The Adventures of Big Boy " , for 17 years . Prior to his ad agency work on this , Stallman had worked on comics for DC Comics , Timely Comics ( which later became Marvel ) , and Harvey , among others , including such series as " T . H . U . N . D . E . R . Agents " .
Eugenio Bartilotti Eugenio Bartilotti is a Mexican actor and puppeteer who performed Abelardo on " Plaza Sésamo " for several seasons . Since February 2007 , he has been a regular on the telenovela " Yo amo a Juan Querendón " as Enrique Bueno , and has played episodic roles on the telenovelas " Rosalinda " and " Agujetas de color de rosa " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Snowman The Snowman befriends Fozzie Bear in the 1987 special " A Muppet Family Christmas " . Fozzie builds the Snowman , who comes to life and becomes Fozzie ' s comedy partner . The pair sing " Sleigh Ride " together with some woodland animals . Hoping to cheer Kermit the Frog up , Fozzie and the Snowman attempt their comedy act , only to be heckled by Statler and Waldorf . Defeated and melting , the Snowman spends the rest of the night on the back porch . He also appears in the annual carol sing during " Caroling , Caroling " . Other appearances . The puppet , sans hat , later made cameo appearances in 1992 in " The Muppet Christmas Carol " during " It Feels Like Christmas " , and on " Sesame Street " in 2011 in the " Elmo ' s Got the Moves " music video . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tristan Maduro Tristan Maduro is a mechanical designer who worked with Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop on several films . He later shifted into the digital realm and works as an animator and art director on commercials , TV main titles , and video game projects . Maduro ' s earlier animatronic work included contributions to " The Phantom " ( through Chris Walas ' studio , not the Creature Shop ) and the Budweiser frogs . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Der Froschprinz Der Froschprinz is the German dub of " The Frog Prince " . Although it was produced in 1972 , it would not air in Germany until the early 2000s . The special aired only once , on December 27 , 2001 , on . It was never released on video .
Get Fuzzy Get Fuzzy is an American comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley . The strip , which stars a man and his talking cat and dog , has contained several Muppet references . Most recently , the month of December 2010 , in which Bucky Katt discusses how tough children ' s TV characters are , refers to Sesame as " the street , " and interprets it as a rough neighborhood ( particularly if you " kick the trash can outside 123 Sesame . " )
Bob Flanagan Bob Flanagan , also credited as Robert Flanagan , is a puppet builder who worked in the New York Muppet Workshop in the 1980s . He worked on " The Muppets Take Manhattan " and was part of the " Sesame Street " team for seasons Season 17 and Season 18 ( sharing in a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design ) . He also worked on " Little Muppet Monsters " , " Fraggle Rock " , and " Song of the Cloud Forest " . Flanagan currently operates his own company , Den ' s Design Studio , which has supplied puppets , costumes , and specialty props for " Saturday Night Live " and " Last Week Tonight with John Oliver " ( including " Sesame " - style puppets on the latter ) . He has also worked extensively on stage productions , including puppets and props ( including the Time Dragon and the lion cub ) for the Broadway production of " Wicked " and puppet and mask designs for off - Broadway shows " Beowulf " , " The Hairy Beast " and " The Emperor Jones " ( earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for the latter ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Safari " Safari " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by David . He imagines that he ' s on a safari in Africa , looking for wild animals . He hears something in the tall grass , but it turns out to be a cat . He then talks about shooting some more animals , but it turns out that he ' s talking about shooting pictures with a camera .
Movin ' with Nancy : Nice ' n ' Easy ( DVD ) In 2005 , Nancy Sinatra announced plans to release her three television specials in a single DVD package , then planned for release in 2006 . However in January 2006 Nancy stated on her family website forum , it was her dream to release this package but as of now no distributor is currently interested in releasing the project . Sinatra said she is working to get the product picked up and hopes that she will be able to find someone in time for the 40th anniversary of the shows ( December 2007 ) . No further information on the release status has been made avaliable .
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza is an outdoor exhibit , and adjunct to the ATAS offices , located at 5220 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood , California . The plaza is the only physical representation of the Television Academy Hall of Fame ; while the Hall of Fame itself began in 1984 , the plaza was first created in May 1991 . The Plaza features bronze sculptures , base - reliefs , and wall sculptures depicting television pioneers who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame , including Johnny Carson , Jack Benny , George Burns and Gracie Allen , Sid Caesar , Milton Berle , Bob Hope , William Hanna and Joseph Barbera , and Bill Cosby . The centerpiece of the Plaza is a water fountain adorned with a 27 - foot Emmy Award statue . In 1992 , a deal was signed with the Walt Disney Company , arranging for a portion of the Disney - MGM Studios at Walt Disney World to become the East Coast counterpart of the plaza , and the attraction opened in 1994 . On September 28 , 2005 , the Academy dedicated a bronze wall sculpture as a tribute to Jim Henson . The dedication ceremony coincided with the first day of issue of the United States Postage Service ' s Jim Henson and Muppets Stamps . The wall display , sculpted by Dick Stiles , stands more than 7 feet tall and weighs 1 , 200 pounds . The sculpture depicts Henson surrounded by Big Bird , Kermit the Frog , Oscar the Grouch , Rowlf the Dog , Miss Piggy and Gonzo .
Over the Top Over the Top is a band which played " ZZ Blues " on " Sesame Street " in 1986 . Jerry Nelson performed the lead singer while David Rudman puppeteered the drummer . Although there are three members , the band is made up of two Anything Muppet patterns , Green and Lavender . The band ' s look , name , and song are a parody of the band ZZ Top .