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Zeliboba Zeliboba ( Зелибоба ) is a full - bodied character on " Ulitsa Sezam " , the Russian co - production of " Sesame Street " . He slightly resembles a hound in some aspects ( long muzzle , floppy ears and a keen sense of smell ) , and always wears a long fuzzy cloak that looks somewhat like a regal mantle decorated with leaves and fluffy catkins . In two episodes of the first season , it was mentioned that he is five years old . The character was originally created by Ed Christie with a coat of soft brown fur and leaves . When presented to the Russian producers , though , they requested that he be made blue , the color traditionally associated with spirits in Russian culture . Ed Christie considers Zeliboba his favorite character creation ; he remarked that it resembles a large moving mulch pile . Sesame Workshop description . " Zeliboba is a tall furry blue spirit who enjoys nature and lives in the hollow of a gigantic oak tree . He is a very large , somewhat awkward , kind - hearted , warm and trusting character . He has an exceptional nose , which he uses to detect smells , moods , the weather , and even music . Whenever he encounters something new , he sniffs it . Zeliboba is a “ Dvorovoi ” [ " Дворовой " - literally " < he > of the yard " ] — a spirit of the courtyard . He has his own vision of the world and nature , and sometimes has his head in the clouds . This can get him into funny situations . Zeliboba collects neckties of all types , sizes and colors . He even has a tie museum on Ulitsa Sezam . Birthday : April 19 " Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Money " Money " is a comedy song by Stan Freberg and Ruby Raskin that was performed by Jim Henson and the Muppets on " Sam and Friends " , in variety show appearances and on " The Muppet Show " . On " Sam and Friends " , Henson ' s earliest television program , the Muppet characters lip - synched to a Mel Blanc recording of " Money " . Henson began performing the song for variety - show appearances in the mid - 60s , including on " The Mike Douglas Show " and " The Tonight Show " in 1966 . In these sketches , the Muppet character ( either Tommy or Rowlf the Dog ) would grab various props , including a wallet , a piggy bank , and a bank bag . Dr . Teeth performed the song in of " The Muppet Show " , jamming on a piano while extolling the virtues of money . At the end , Dr . Teeth yanks a slot machine - style lever on the side of his piano , which pays off . In a 1992 " Good Morning America " appearance , an IRS auditor performed the song , backed by Fozzie Bear and a couple of accountants . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Snivelly Snivelly , also known as Dripsnout Frackle , was a green monster with black hair , angry eyes , and bird feet . He was one of six of Cosmo Scam ' s henchmen to masquerade as one of Santa ' s elves in " The Great Santa Claus Switch " , where he replaced Zippity . Snivelly was rebuilt with sadder eyes and without feet as Droop for " The Muppets Valentine Show " and subsequent productions . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 105 : The Dog Pound Eliot is accused of having chewed Bruno ' s favorite slipper and he ' s placed under dog house arrest in his very own home . Being stuck with no way out , Eliot uses his situation to come up with his next Ace Hart story . Ace gets framed for a crime he didn ' t commit - stealing " The Sultan ' s Slipper " . But from behind bars , he can ' t absolve himself from his crime . Ace has to depend on Rosie O ' Gravy , chief of Detectives , to help him out of his predicament . However , when Rosie ' s disguise is discovered , they are both trapped in the paws of Bugsy Vile and his gang .
Big Bird ' s Sesame Street Story Big Bird ' s Sesame Street Story is the 1988 production of the touring live show " Sesame Street Live " , produced by VEE Corporation . In this show , Big Bird and his friends explain how the television show " Sesame Street " came to be . This show celebrates the 20th anniversary of " Sesame Street . " A " Los Angeles Times " review explains the show ' s premise : " It ' s exciting , as Las Vegas is , but it ' s awfully grandiose for these unassuming characters . And the story line is even more narcissistic : a look at how " Sesame Street " got to be a TV show . It isn ' t a factual story ; no one mentions Muppets creator Jim Henson . But its explanation of how everyone had to be convinced that kids would want to learn something from TV , as well as be entertained , is ridiculously self - promotional . Have writers Jon Stone and Joseph A . Bailey run out of story ideas that would more directly relate to the real concerns of preschoolers ? " Songs included " Sesame Street Theme " , " C Is For Cookie " , " Rubber Duckie " , " Put Down the Duckie " and " The Wheels on the Car " . Characters . Cast : Merchandise . There were some items exclusively available for the tour . Among them were four posters , a souvenir program , banners and pennants .
Guys and Dolls ( song ) " Guys and Dolls " is a song about toys . Herry Monster sings about how he likes to play with dolls ( like Hercules ) , and Ruby sings about how she likes to play with trucks . It was part of a Monsterpiece Theatre segment inspired by the Frank Loesser musical " Guys and Dolls " . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 103 : Who ' s Afraid of the Big , Bad Dark ? Baby Bunsen hasn ' t been able to sleep for the last few nights , because Baby Beaker is scared of the dark . The babies try to help Beaker conquer his fear of darkness .
Medium A medium who appears in a single panel of " Kermit ' s Story , " the first issue of " The Muppet Show Comic Book " , is the subject of a series of jokes and indignities from Statler and Waldorf . When the two hecklers learn that " The Muppet Show " will be " back to corrupt a whole new medium , " ( specifically , comic books ) they respond , in their trademark fashion , with a punny retort . Upon hearing this , the ambiguously gendered Whatnot appears in their box , complaining that he ( or she ) has been interrupted in his ( or her ) attempt to summon the spirit of Chief Sitting Duck and insisting that he ( or she ) is fully licensed by the Board of Fakirs . Once the medium has left , Statler asks Waldorf if they have any rotten eggs so he can " strike a happy medium . " Another fortune teller , Madame Rhonda , features prominently in the " Miss Piggy ' s Story , " the fourth issue in the mini - series .
David Barrington - Holt David Barrington - Holt has served as the Jim Henson Creature Shop ' s Creative Supervisor on several productions , beginning with " Dinosaurs " in 1991 . Barrington - Holt was a guest at the MuppetFest convention in 2001 , and presented a talk on the Creature Shop ' s techniques . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Malcolm Dixon Malcolm Dixon is an actor who worked with Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop as an additional performer on " The Dark Crystal " , and as one of the goblin corps on " Labyrinth " . Dixon ' s film resume is highlighted by " Time Bandits " , where he starred as Strutter alongside Kenny Baker and Jack Purvis , and " Star Wars " ( as a Jawa ) and " Return of the Jedi " ( as an Ewok warrior ) . Other films include " Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory " ( as an Oompa Loompa ) , " Flash Gordon " , and " Willow " .
Episode 102 : Hostile Makeover " Hostile Makeover " is the second episode of the 2015 television series " The Muppets " . Plot . Miss Piggy is angry that she doesn ' t have a date to the People ' s Choice Awards , so Kermit sets her up with Josh Groban who fills her head with ideas on how to make " Up Late " better . Meanwhile , Fozzie is invited to a party at Jay Leno ' s house , and Bobo competes with the Newsman in trying to sell cookies for his daughter ' s troop . Muppets . Muppet Characters : Background Muppets : Credits . Guest stars : Muppet Performers :
The United States of America The United States of America is a country in North America . It is bordered on the north by Canada and to the south by Mexico . It is comprised of 50 states , one federal district , and several territories . The United States of America is also referred to , with varying formality , as the United States , America , the US , the USA , the US of A , or the States . Since the twentieth century the United States has emerged as the dominant global influence in economic , political , military , cultural technology , entertainment , music , movies , and television . The country celebrates its founding date as July 4 , 1776 . America is the birthplace of both Jim Henson and the Muppets , and has been the home of the Muppets for over 50 years ( excluding the brief period when the Jim Henson Company , and thus the Muppets , were owned by a German media conglomerate , EM . TV ) . Over the years , the Muppets have reenacted many moments in American History ; including " Sesame Street ' s " The American Revolution and " Muppets Tonight ' s " Great Moments in Elvis History . Miss Piggy has often been cast in the role of the Statue of Liberty , a symbol that represents a welcome to immigrants and a refuge from oppression . The character of Sam the Eagle is an outspoken American patriot . Fozzie Bear sings the patriotic song " America " in " The Muppet Movie " as the Muppets travel across the country . ( As he explains , " Patriotism swells in the heart of the American Bear . " ) The finale of " Muppet * Vision 3D " is titled , according to Sam , " A Salute to All the Nations of the World , but Mostly America " . This production number ends when the Swedish Chef blasts a hole in the theater with a cannon . A map of the Unites States of America appears during the opening monologue of " The Muppets " . Similar to of Smalltown , the map appears to be created by a child , possibly Walter , and contains the following misspellings : Conneticut , Nedraska and Kentuky . The map erroneously labels Alabama as Mississippi and labels Mississippi as Arkansas . Interestingly , Arkansas is also correctly labeled , so the map has two Arkansas .
Meredith Beware - a Meredith Beware - a , a spoof on Meredith Vieira , is a Grouch newscaster of GNN . Like Oprah Grouchy , Meredith was only mentioned once . Oscar the Grouch mentions her close to the end of Episode 4160 when he helped Anderson Cooper deal with Walter Cranky and Dan Rather - not ' s non - helpful attitudes . He signs off with , " Well this is Oscar the Grouch of the Grouch News Network . Join us tomorrow when our guests will be Meredith Beware - a and Diane Spoiler " .
Sesame Street General Store Sesame Street General Store was a chain of stores operating in the 1990s which specialized in " Sesame Street " merchandise ( although merchandise of other Henson , Children ' s Television Workshop and PBS properties could also be found in the stores ) . The Sesame Street store had play spaces to emphasize educational elements . Play spaces include a wall where kids can draw , Big Bird ' s Learning and Listening Library , a garage / clubhouse to play , and a stage of the Sesame Street theater to perform . Many of the storefronts were modeled after the Hooper ' s Store set . The first stores were opened in 1990 - - two in Southern California , and two in Northern California . The stores were not successful , and they were all quietly closed by 1998 . Exclusive products . In addition to the mass market " Sesame Street " merchandise , the General Store also carried a selection of , including : Oscar ' s trash can . Replicas of Oscar ' s trash can were also outside some stores , with a lifesize animatronic Oscar the Grouch created by VEE Production Services . When Oscar was inside the can , he would say one of several pre - recorded phrases : After saying his phrase , Oscar would pop out of the can to smile and grimace at guests for a few seconds . Today , many of the animatronic Oscars still survive . Most are owned by private collectors and have shown up on EBay . Another animatronic Oscar resides at the FAO Schwarz store in Las Vegas . There was also a version displayed on a Dutch exhibition .
Animal House Sings and Plays Hits from The Muppet Movie and Sesame Street Animal House Sings and Plays Hits from The Muppet Movie and Sesame Street is a cover album released by Peter Pan Records in 1979 . Although the above title is how the album is listed on the label , the actual title on the cover is " Animal House Sings and Plays The Muppet Show Theme and Other Hit Songs from The Muppet Movie and Sesame Street Show ! " Track listing . Side One Side Two
Connie the Witch Connie the Witch is one of the " Sesame Street " Witches . She ' s pictured several times in the 1980 book " The Sesame Street Dictionary " , along with other witches . For a 1974 Muppet Miniatures " Hansel and Gretel " set from Questor , the green witch is identified as Connie the Witch .
Flash Flash is the saxophone player from the band Solid Foam . He is very popular with the girls . Sometimes it ' s kind of hard to tell what he ' s saying , because he mumbles a lot ( though he does sing coherently ) . Though a saxophone player , Flash played the fiddle in . Appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sophie Monk Sophie Monk ( b . 1979 ) appeared with Ollie in a " Play Along With Ollie " segment on Australia n Nickelodeon in 2004 . Sophie Monk started her professional singing career as a member of the " Popstars " group Bardot . After the break up of the group she continued a solo career and later started acting as well . Her movie credits include " Date Movie " as Andy , " Click " as Stacy and " Sex and Death 101 " as Cynthia Rose .
Milton Seaman Milton Seaman ( 1914 - 1985 ) was an actor who appeared in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " as one of the customers at Sardi ' s ( sharing a table with Wade Barnes ) . When the rats make their presence known , Seaman picks up a fork to fight back . Seaman was a retired colonel in the United States Air Force who subsequently became an attorney . He served as the first liaison officer to the Air Force Academy and served on the National Advisory Council for the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress . In his later years , he appeared occasionally in films shot in New York , usually in minor or background roles , as in " Easy Money " ( as a boardroom lawyer ) , Woody Allen ' s " Purple Rose of Cairo " , and the unreleased 1984 comedy " Nothing Lasts Forever " ( with Imogene Coca and Dan Aykroyd ) .
Mr . Hooper ' s Poem " Mr . Hooper ' s Poem " is a live recording , in which Mr . Hooper recites a poem about a boy who came to his store . Each rhyming couplet has an incorrect word in it , such as , " He turned the knob , and went through the window " , at which the children in the audience yell out , " No ! " Mr . Hooper then asks them what the correct word is , and he continues reciting the poem . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Real World The Real World is a reality television program that has aired on MTV since 1992 . It is the longest - running program in MTV history . The show follows the interactions of a group of strangers who live together in a house for several months while the cameras follow their interactions . " The Real World Muppets " was a recurring sketch on " Muppets Tonight " , spoofing the reality show . The show follows Clifford , Rizzo , Bill the Bubble Guy , Bobo and Darci ( originally named Zondra ) living together in one house . This segment marks one of the rare times in " Muppets Tonight " where Clifford wears his sunglasses from his other appearances . Claustrophobic ( ) House Meeting ( ) Songwriter Darci ( ) External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Pebble Pox The Pebble Pox is a disease which afflicts Fraggles and Doozers . The illness figures in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " Gobo contracts the disease , which Red and Mokey have already had , thus implying that you can only catch the Pebble Pox once . According to Boober , it is the most contagious disease a Fraggle can have , as it afflicts any Fraggle or Doozer within hours of coming into contact with an infected Fraggle or the germs . The symptoms are fever ( which in the youngest Fraggles can cause the Fraggle to be delirious , as was the case with Wembley ) , an itchy , red rash all over the afflicted Fraggle ' s body , frizzy fur , ticklish teeth , and an achy tail . Wembley and Boober later catch the disease , as do some Doozers .
Jack the Dog Jack the Dog is an old homeless hound dog who was introduced in the last episode in the special double - length holiday episode , " " . Bear and his friends find Jack in the snow outside the Big Blue House as they ' re preparing for their Christmas celebration , and they take him in for the holidays . They soon make friends with the kindly old dog , and they worry about where he ' ll live . At the end of the special , Doc Hogg offers to take Jack in as his dog . Jack speaks using something of a southern patois . He generally likes to do things for himself and somewhat resists Bear and the others ' attempts to help him . Jack may have lived with a boy named Billy at one point , as he can be heard muttering in his sleep , " Billy , I ' ll fetch the ball if you ' ll just throw her . " Jack returned in the following season , becoming the fire chief at the Woodland Valley Fire Department . He reappeared in the episode , " Welcome To Woodland Valley " . Book appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 105 : First Show Plot Outline . Jim Henson ' s Intro . Jim Henson talks about the second half hour , Miss Piggy ' s Hollywood . ( In the half - hour version , Jim says that Bobby McFerrin can make anything into music , and that maybe he can make the Lion a musician . ) MuppeTelevision . Kermit struggles to keep the show ' s ratings up , while Digit experiences various malfunctions . Sketches : Features the first " Hurting Something " sketch , as well as the first appearances of Zondra , Ubu and Chip . Intro . Jim Henson and the lion put on sunglasses , because they are going to Hollywood , as they introduce the second half . Miss Piggy ' s Hollywood . Miss Piggy presents a tour of Hollywood , assisted by Gonzo . She tries to interview " the family of stars , " but none of them want to talk to her . Closing . Jim Henson demonstrates a dog Graffiti Muppet and introduces it to The Thought Lion . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Murphy Guyer Murphy Guyer is a New York - based character actor who played teacher Mr . MacQueeney in the " Aliens in the Family " episode " . " Guyer is a busy television actor , with appearances on " Law & Order " , " The Sopranos " , " Oz " ( four episodes as Officer Hunt in the first season ) , " 24 " , " Homicide : Life on the Street " , " Ed " , " Blue Boods " , " House of Cards " , " Person of Interest " , " Elementary " , " White Collar " , and " Billions " . He played Kate Winslet ' s father - in - law in the HBO miniseries " Mildred Pierce " . Guyer has been a frequent voice - over actor in Ken Burns documentaries , as William Clark in " Lewis & Clark : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery " and other historical voices in " Horatio ' s Drive " , " Unforgivable Blackness " , and " The National Parks : America ' s Best Idea " . In video - games , he voiced characters in " Neverwinter NIghts 2 " and " Red Dead Redemption " . Guyer has performed on Broadway in both musicals ( as Captain Orton in the 2015 revival of " The King and I " , a replacement as Captain Brackett in " South Pacific " ) and dramatic plays ( as Doc Golightly in the stage version of " Breakfast at Tiffany ' s " ) , as well as off - Broadway ( " The Misanthrope " in 1995 ) . Guyer is also a playwright , author of " Eden Court " and " World of Mirth " ( both staged off - Broadway ) . Film credits include " City Hall " ( with Martin Landau and Fran Brill ) , " The Peacemaker " ( with Nicole Kidman ) , " Rounders " , " The Devil ' s Advocate " , and the 2011 remake of " Arthur " .
Cluck Around the Clock " Cluck Around the Clock " is a " Sesame Street " song about how eggs are laid , as performed by Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats . The song includes a cameo by Farmer Brown and his wife , in an homage to Grant Wood ' s " American Gothic " . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Stephen Katz Stephen Katz was a CBC producer and director who directed the first season " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " His other credits included directing the sitcom " Royal Suite " , installments of the anthology " Teleplay " , and producing episodes of the CBC radio series " Nightfall " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Venerable Sage Hambo Venerable Sage Hambo , one of three members of the Eminent and Venerable Council of Sages , appears in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " The council for the day is made up of the first three Fraggles to arrive - - Hambo arrived second . He has a habit of echoing the last word spoken by his fellow sage , Venerable Sage Lambo . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ant ( Sesame Street ) An ant played an integral role in the street story of " Sesame Street " Episode 4147 . As Telly and Zoe became detectives in order to solve the Mystery of the Missing Melon , their clues led them to the garden where an ant had been stealing their picnic food for her own teddy bear picnic . Martin P . Robinson performs this ant in Episode 4107 , where he meets a tiny Big Bird . The same puppet was used for Ant on " Elmo ' s Backyard " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown ( 2009 book ) Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown is a 2009 " Sesame Street " Christmas Squeakers storybook adapting the story of the 2007 special " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " . The book has a squeaky Christmas tree toy built into it , and the reader is invited to squeeze the tree when the word " miracle " appears in the text . The Christmas Counter Downer numbers have vanished , and Mr . Elf is worried that Christmas will never come again . Elmo wishes for a miracle , and all of his friends come by with numbers from the Counter Downer - - Bert , Ernie , Big Bird , Baby Bear , Super Grover and Abby Cadabby . They place the numbers into the Counter Downer , and Santa Claus appears - - it ' s a Christmas miracle !
Saturday Saturday was a locally - produced show broadcast on the Washington , D . C . station WTOP in 1954 . Jim Henson and fellow performer Russell Wall had impressed Roy Meachum , who had given them their start on " The Junior Morning Show " and looked for work for them , including his " Saturday " show . As with other early Henson appearances , the puppet characters lip - synched to novelty records , but the show was cancelled by August 1954 . However , " At that point , Jim was just beginning to attend classes at the University of Maryland , and perhaps considered the demise of the " Saturday " show as a blessing in disguise - - with " Saturday " canned , he was free to concentrate on his studies and learn all he could about television design and production . " However , during his time on " Saturday " , Henson ' s work had attracted the attention of James Kovach , a program director at WRC - TV who had come to the station hoping to lure Meachum to the channel . While Meachum declinedand with the show facing cancellation , he asked Kovach to find work for Henson .
Let ' s Count Penguins " Let ' s Count Penguins " is a " Sesame Street " song animated by Jane Aaron with vocals by Paul Jacobs . Apart from counting , it also offers a lesson in subtraction , showing what happens when one penguin is taken away . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Yamina Peerzada Yamina Peerzada a Pakastani actress , singer and puppeteer . She is the performer of Rani on " Sim Sim Hamara " . Peerzada graduated from Central School of Speech and Drama in the UK with a Masters Degree in " Acting for Screen " and has performed as a puppeteer with the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop in multiple countries . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Poupas Poupas is an orange Big Bird - like character who appeared on " Rua Sésamo " , the Portuguese co - production of " Sesame Street " . Poupas is very curious about everything . He ' s friends to all of the inhabitants of the street , enjoying big , developed friendships with everybody . He likes to converse with residents . He is a little accident prone , but always recognizes his faults . Poupas lives in a nest , similar to Big Bird ' s nest . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _