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John Strejan John Strejan ( 1933 - 2003 ) was the illustrator for the " Sesame Street " pop - up books " The Alphabet Book " ( 1971 ) and " What Happens Next ? " ( 1972 ) . Neiher feature actual " Sesame Street " characters ( Muppet or otherwise ) but tie in to the concepts and approach used on the show . Strejan is best known for his work on pop - up books , usually as a paper engineer . He began as a graphic artist in advertising and as art director for " Teen " magazine before moving to children ' s books in the late 1960s . He did pop - ups of books by Eric Carle , of " Goodnight Moon " ( as " The Goodnight Moon Room " ) and Brian Froud ' s " Faeries " , and of paintings by Maxwell Parrish and M . C . Escher . He also did pop - up design or engineering for Spider - Man , The Incredible Hulk , Snoopy , Bible stories , fairy tales , " Peter and the Wolf " , " The Wizard of Oz " , and " Alice in Wonderland " ( including one version utilizing the original John Tenniell illustrations ) . Strejan worked on many of the more elaborate pop - up projects of Ron van der Meer ( including " Monster Island " and " Early Ships " ) , a series of animal pop - ups for National Geographic , and a 1993 " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " press - out playset for Disney . Outside of pop - ups , he illustrated a series of fairy tale book and record sets for Tele - Story in the 1970s . One of his later projects was paper engineering vehicle punchout books for ' Star Wars , Episode I : The Phantom Menace " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Giblets Barchickenov Giblets Barchickenov is a giant , rock star , ballerina chicken friend of Elmo ' s who appears in Episode 4052 of " Sesame Street " . Elmo tries to introduce to the viewer to Wayne Brady , who doesn ' t think they ' ll like him as himself . He instead pretends he ' s a rock star , then a ballerina , then a giant chicken . Elmo assures Wayne that the viewers at home will like him just as he is . Elmo then introduces Wayne to another friend of his - Giblets . Wayne assumes they are also self conscious and re - assures them that they don ' t need to pretend to be someone else to be liked . Elmo informs Wyane that Giblets is really a giant chicken , rock star and ballerina . Giblets then heads off to dance in " Chicken Lake " . Their name is a reference to famous Russian dancer . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon ( b . 1946 ) is an actor working in Hollywood since 1970 . She made her film debut in " Joe " with Peter Boyle the same year she started a two season stint on the ABC soap opera " A World Apart " . Her other roles include " The Rocky Horror Picture Show " , a 1982 adaptation of William Shakespeare ' s " The Tempest " , the erotic horror film " The Hunger " ( with David Bowie ) , " The Witches of Eastwick " ( with Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer ) , " Thelma & Louise " ( with Geena Davis ) , " Stepmom " ( with Julia Roberts ) , and Disney ' s " Enchanted " ( with Amy Adams ) . She was in a domestic partnership with Tim Robbins from 1988 to 2009 . In 1994 , she played Bitsy , one half of a rich couple ( opposite Charles Grodin ' s Chaz ) who considered buying property on Sesame Street in the 25th anniversary special " " She has also appeared on " Sesame Street " in several segments . In a sketch with the Count , she parodies one of her more famous movie roles in a " Rocky Horror Picture Show " spoof where she and the Count are stranded in front of a castle after their car had broken down on a rainy night . Her other appearances include a scene with Meryl Sheep , a sketch with Cookie Monster , and singing " The Alphabet Song " with her son Miles in a celebrity montage of the song . Sarandon performed the voice for Ivy in the 2001 Creature Shop film " Cats & Dogs " .
Very , Very Special Letter " Very , Very Special Letter " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Big Bird , who finds it difficult to think of words that begin with the letter V . So instead he repeats the word " very " a lot . Big Bird performed the song in a 1971 appearance on " The Dick Cavett Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Crankymas Crankymas is the Grouch alternative to Christmas , as introduced in the 2016 special " Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas " . It is not explicitly stated whether or not the holiday occurs on December 24 or 25th , as Grouches are shown celebrating on Christmas Eve . According to Oscar the Grouch , the holiday is celebrated by inviting one ' s Grouch family over to argue and give each other gifts of junk . Sludge is a popular beverage associated with the holiday .
Willie Wimple Willie Wimple is a careless youth who appeared in " Sesame Street " animated inserts beginning in 1972 . Through a jaunty song titled " Flora Song " , Willie would routinely throw garbage , chop down trees , and leak oil into the waters . The chorus always pointed out how " if every kid did it , can ' t you see what an icky , messy , no - fun world it would be ( yuck ) , " typically ending with a shot of a ruined earth . Willie ' s purpose was to demonstrate how one person ' s actions can harm the planet , since in fact individuals are seldom alone in their waste . Veteran animator Abe Levitow directed the segments , as one of his last projects , and co - wrote the song with Dave Hanson . The cartoon was referenced in a season 40 episode , where Chris and Elmo hum the song as they arrive at their campsite . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
David Franklin David Franklin ( b . 1962 ) is an Australian actor who played Captain Meelko Braca on " Farscape " and " " . Franklin ' s other television credits include a recurring part on " Xena " as Brutus and a stint on " The Young and the Restless " , while films include " My Brilliant Career " ( with Sam Neill ) " The Matrix Reloaded " .
Victoria Joyce Victoria Joyce is the heroine of a fairytale told by Prairie Dawn in " Grover ' s Bedtime Story , " as included in " The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook " and elsewhere . Victoria Joyce is the smart and beautiful daughter of King Roundtree , who fought fire breathing dragons , rode the flying horse Basingstoke , and performed other deeds . She was rewarded by the wondrous wizard of the West ( played by The Amazing Mumford ) . Her endless exploits put Grover to sleep .
Umeko and Kuwa " Umeko and Kuwa " is a Japan ese story read by Hiroshi to Bob and the kids on " Sesame Street " , with Oscar and Slimey listening in . It ' s the tale of Umeko , a little girl who has a silkworm named Kuwa for a pet . Her friends sometimes make fun of her for having a pet worm rather than a dog or a cat . By this time , the day of the great Japanese festival is approaching . Unfortunately , Umeko has nothing to wear but her ragged , old kimono . She dreams of having a beautiful new one . When she wakes up , her dream becomes a reality , because Kuwa has gone into his cocoon and come out again transformed into a moth . And in return for the kindness Umeko has shown him , he lets her use the silk left over from his cocoon to make herself a new kimono . Umeko does just that , and her friends at the festival are astonished . She tells them the moral of the story : friends are always beautiful . Sesamestreet . org lists the skit as " The Story of Umeko and Kuma . " Cast . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
King Louie Louie King Louie Louie is king that appeared in the " The Three Ducketeers " episode of " Bert and Ernie ' s Great Adventures " . When King Louie Louie ' s queen won ' t let him back into the castle , Ernie , Bert and Rubber Duckie scheme to get him back inside with an apology cake . His name is a reference to the American rock ' n ' roll song " Louie Louie " by Richard Berry .
Bobbi Baba Bobbi Baba was a new Muppet character initially pitched to be a part of the main cast of the 2018 version of " Muppet Babies " . Her character description read : When full production of the series began , her character was dropped in favor of Summer , a penguin .
Gawain Gawain was a green frog with a round head and wide - set eyes who debuted in " The Frog Prince " . Of the many frogs to debut in that special as Kermit ' s friends , Gawain had the most speaking lines and was only one of four to be given a name . The Gawain puppet would later be reused as background player on " The Muppet Show " , although he was never again referred to by this name and his performer was not consistent . The Frog Scout Leader Kermit action figure released by Palisades Toys included a frog scout figure that was modeled on Gawain . Filmography . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Yorick ( Muppet Show ) Yorick is a Muppet skull who appears in a Shakespearean scene in " The Muppet Show " . In the sketch , Christopher Reeve attempts to give the traditional " Alas , poor Yorick " soliloquy from " Hamlet " and Yorick speaks up to argue with the actor . Eventually , Reeve tosses Yorick into a nearby basketball net and Fozzie notes , " Shakespeare 1 , Audience nothing ! " A small replication of Yorick was produced and packaged with the Uncle Deadly Action Figure by Palisades Toys . The pack - in accessory was labeled as " Muppet Skull , " allegedly to avoid confusion with the " Sam and Friends " character of the same name . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sesame Street toothbrushes and toothpaste ( Crest ) Crest has produced a line of " Sesame Street " toothbrushes and toothpaste since 2002 . The toothbrushes are printed with images of Elmo , Cookie Monster , Big Bird , Grover and Zoe . There are also two versions of " Sesame Street " Bubble Fun Flavor toothpaste , with pictures of Elmo and Big Bird .
Insect Rock " Insect Rock " is a song sung in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " " . In the song , the Fraggles , except Boober who did not want to be a part of the act , all dress up as insects . Wembley , Red , Marlon , and Large Marvin sing lead on the song . During the song , the frog in the basket Boober keeps in croaks after Marlon , Large Marvin , and Red say " Buzz ! Squeak ! Sting ! " The song was later used in the " " episode of " The Animal Show " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Woodland Valley Woodland Valley is the area / village in which events on the show " Bear in the Big Blue House " are situated . The Big Blue House is the main landmark , but there is also a general store , post office , mall , library , movie theater , mouse school , and many other locations . Many of these are not seen ( or not seen in much detail ) until the fourth season of the program . In " , " Jeremiah Tortoise reveals that his grandfather Hepahestus Tortoise was the town ' s first settler . He initially decided to call it " Who ' d Have Thought I Would Land in This Valley Valley " , but decided it was too long and changed it to " Would Land Valley " . Jeremiah says he ' s been trying to get the official spelling changed for years . Sequoia City is a neighboring town of Woodland Valley .
Adam Hunt Adam Hunt is Richard Hunt ' s brother . He served as an additional puppeteer on " The Muppet Movie " and later performed the voice of Richard ' s head of the Two - Headed Monster in " Let ' s Make a Word ! " and Scooter in " Muppets from Space " ( but not the puppetry ) .
Moppy Moppy is a " Sesame Street " walk - around character created exclusively for Universal Studios Japan . Moppy was introduced in March 2011 as part of USJ ' s 10th anniversary celebration . Moppy debuted in the park ' s 10th anniversary stage show , " Happy Surprise ! " In October 2011 , USJ remodeled the Hollywood area ' s Brown Derby hat store , reopening it as Moppy ' s Lucky Spot ! The store sells only Moppy merchandise , and guests can learn their lucky score for the day in Moppy ' s Lucky Mirror . Starting in summer 2012 , Moppy and Elmo have been performing a live show , " Elmo & Moppy ' s Dance Dance Evolution " , in the park ' s San Francisco area . Moppy also appears in the show " Magical Music Box " . The costume is actually designed small enough that Universal Studios hires actors 4 foot tall . As such , performers have included Australian actor and dwarf and little people entertainment agent Jeremy Hallam .
Butterflies Butterflies have been featured in several sketches on " The Muppet Show " , including : A moth features prominently at the beginning of OK Go ' s music video of " The Muppet Show Theme , " in which it is swatted at by Sweetums . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Michael Berry Jr . Michael Berry Jr . is an actor who voiced the Bull in the 2009 Creature Shop film " Where the Wild Things Are " . Other credits include " Pirates of the Caribbean " , the 2009 " Star Trek " , " " , and " Alias " .
Episode 148 : The Flying Chicken Mopatop opens the episode by offering two Jabbering Jars , three falling stars or a rocket to Mars . Meanwhile above the shop Moosey Mouse is playing with his paper airplane , and Mother Mouse wishes that he would do it somewhere else . Lamont the Sloth arrives with a delivery of balloons attached to a basket . Puppyduck and Mopatop are happy to get the delivery since there seem to be many customers that like balloons these days . Charlene enters the shop because she would love to fly like to fly like other birds . Moosey overhears the conversation in the shop so he hurries down to see what ' s going on . Mopatop is sure they can figure out how to make Charlene fly , so Puppyduck finds " the big how to do things book " and they start to sing instructions on how to fly to Charlene . But nothing works and Charlene decides to leave the shop . On her way out she trips and falls in the basket that Lamont delivered earlier with ballons attached to it and starts to fly up in the air . Charlene is happy but a new problem arises , she doesn ' t like to go up and up and up . Mopatop pulls her down and then one of the balloons gets free and flies up to the Mouse family . Moosey is so impressed by the big balloon that he drops his paper airplane down to the shop and decides that he doesn ' t need it anymore . Charlene still wants to fly but doesn ' t like to go up and up and up . The paper airplane lands next to Charlene and she realizes that she can fly a paper airplane without actually flying in the air .
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong is a video game franchise owned by Nintendo , starring a giant gorilla with a penchant for throwing barrels and taking damsels ( in the manner of King Kong ) . The game was created in 1981 for arcades but later ported to the NES system . It introduced the character Mario ( then known as " Jumpman " ) as Donkey Kong ' s opponent , and led to sequels ( notably " Donkey Kong Jr . " and the later " Donkey Kong Country " series , among others ) and an animated series . Donkey Kong has also featured regularly in the various Mario Bros . sports / competitor - themed games ( including " Super Smash Bros . " )
Niko Macoulis Niko Macoulis is a German voice actor who dubbed Kermit the Frog ( Kermit der Frosch ) in a few interim productions between 2005 and 2009 . He previously voiced Dr . Phil Van Neuter in the German dub of " Muppets Tonight " and Agent Barker and others in " Muppets aus dem All " ( " Muppets from Space " ) . Macoulis had been a child actor early in his career before switching to dubbing , primarily in animation . He dubbed Otto , Dolph and others on " The Simpsons " , many characters ( including Scooter ) on " Robot Chicken " , Lock in " The Nightmare Before Christmas " , Harry Osborn on " Spider - Man " , Kuzco on " The Emperor ' s New School " , and Gary Oak on " Pokémon " . Macoulis also dubbed actors B . D . Wong on " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " , Seth Green in " Enemy of the State " , Christian Slater in " Austin Powers " , and Dave Thomas in " Stripes " .
Slinky Pets Kermit In 1999 , Nanco released a Kermit hanging toy as part of their " Slinky Pets " line . He has a plush head , shoulders , arms , and legs . His torso is a " slinky " covered in fabric . Attached to the back of his head is a hanging loop with a suction cup . When hanging , the slinky part bounces up and down . Kermit was available in at least two sizes ; roughly 10 inches and 15 inches tall with his slinky compressed .
Bird Song " Bird Song " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Edgar Turtle about three different pairs of birds . The cartoon is animated by Jeff Hale . The song is based on the English nursery rhyme " Two Little Dickie Birds . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson ( b . 1940 ) is a Motown singer and songwriter . Robinson guest starred in of " The Jim Henson Hour " , where he sang " Just to See Her " and " Jump ( For My Love ) " with the Muppet cast . He appeared on " Sesame Street " with a letter U , singing " U Really Got a Hold on Me , " a spoof of his 1962 song " You ' ve Really Got a Hold on Me . " He also appeared in a segment with Telly to sing " It Takes Time . "
Put Down the Pacifier The Put Down the Pacifier initiative was launched in 2011 , with Put Down the Pacifier Day on November 4 . For the campaign , Sesame Workshop released a series of simple videos with Elmo , on their YouTube channel . The videos include Elmo singing a two - line song about becoming a big kid , to the tune of " Twinkle Twinkle Little Star " .
Grosse Show für kleine Leute Grosse Show für kleine Leute ( " Große Show für kleine Leute " in German , which translates to " Big Show for Small People " ) was a German variety show TV - special for children that was recorded on October 15 , 1984 , and aired on December 1 , 1984 on . The show , which was produced at Studio Hamburg , was hosted by singer / songwriter / producer Rolf Zuckowski and TV hosts Carlo von Tiedemann and Sabine Sauer , who were assisted by clumsy Muppet - style full - body character Leopold the penguin . The special also featured appearances by comedian Otto Waalkes and singer Mary Roos . During an interview section of the show with Carlo von Tiedemann , a very thirsty Uncle Traveling Matt appeared to promote the theatrical release of " Die Muppets erobern Manhattan " , presenting the clip " I ' m Gonna Always Love You , " still undubbed . The Fraggle appeared still a bit stunned from his visit to the city of Hamburg ' s red - light district St . Pauli - Reeperbahn , where he claimed to have seen the movie . During the show , a group of children sang the song " Nachts sind wir bei unser ' n Freunden " ( " At Night We ' re with Our Friends " ) , in which they sang about Miss Piggy , The Smurfs , E . T . and other popular characters from the 1980s . ( No Muppets appeared , but an illustration of Miss Piggy in her karate suit could be seen in the background . ) The show ' s final song " Lieder die wie Brücken sind " ( " Songs That Are Like Bridges " ) featured a large children ' s choir made up of children from Hamburg , Jamaica , New York City , Tokyo , and Warshaw . Meanwhile , Uncle Traveling Matt could be seen again in the crowd , joining in song . The show ' s songs were later released on MC and LP under Rolf Zuckowski ' s label " Rolf und seine Freunde " ( " Rolf and His Friends " ) .
MuppetZine MuppetZine was a that ran from 1992 to 1997 . The small - press zine was created by ( who later created the Tough Pigs website ) and featured illustrations by Chris Smigliano . Sent out quarterly , the zine included reviews of current Muppet merchandise , news of productions in development , cartoons , several editorials , and interviews with Jerry Juhl , Bill Barretta and Jim Lewis . After the MuppetFest event in 2001 , a special edition of MuppetZine was created called " MuppetFest Memories . " With no publicly released video , this and online accounts of the weekend are the only documentation available to fans of the only official Muppet fan convention to date . In 2001 , Danny Horn founded the Tough Pigs fansite , and ran it until 2007 , when Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe took over the site . As part of Tough Pigs ' 15th anniversary celebration in 2016 , the site began hosting a complete Muppetzine archive , with an accompanying commentary written by Danny .
Frosty the Snowman " Frosty the Snowman " is a perennial Christmas song about a snowman who , with the addition of a hat , springs to life to frolic with children , go thumpety - thump - thump , and defy traffic laws . It was adapted as a popular Rankin / Bass animated special , and in countless variations since . The song was featured on the album " Sesame Street Christmas Sing - Along " performed by Gordon with the cast . Connections . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Gordon and Elmo - Live ! Roscoe Orman and Kevin Clash had a touring production titled Gordon and Elmo - Live ! , where they performed as Gordon Robinson and Elmo . Beaches Resorts ' three locations with " Sesame Street " themed programming ( Turks & Caicos , Boscobel , Negril ) were the primary location for the appearances . Their appearances were in the summer originally , but were moved to the fall , to attract off - season customers .
Squiggle Squiggle is one of Slimey ' s worm friends . In a 2000 episode of " Sesame Street " , Slimey and Squiggle provide the Sesame Street Reading Club ( Baby Bear , Elmo , and Zoe ) with something to read . The two worms form a letter X with their bodies . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Nick Normal and the Nickmatics Nick Normal and the Nickmatics are a hard rock band who performed " The Letter N " on " Sesame Street " in the 1980s . Their music video was introduced by Nora Nicks , the host of NTV . The group consisted of lead singer Nick Normal , a Pumpkin guitarist , a Fat Blue keyboardist and a Lavender drummer . While the Nickmatics were generic Anything Muppet band members , Nick Normal bore resemblence to Sid Vicious . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
She Was One of the Early Birds " She Was One of the Early Birds " is a British Music Hall song popularized by George Beauchamp . This comic song about an unsuccessful romance begins with the memorable phrase " She was a dear little dickie bird , " and was sung by Gonzo for the UK Spot in of " The Muppet Show " . The role of the dickie bird was played by the Canary . Eric the Parrot , Harold , Youknow Bird , Whaddayasay Bird , Ohboy Bird , Righton Bird , Ohreally Bird and Forcryingoutloud Bird joined in midway through the song , whistling and chirping in time to the music . A dickie bird is mentioned but not seen in " Tit Willow . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Jochen Sehrndt Jochen Sehrndt was a German voice actor who was heard on the " Sesame Street " co - production " Sesamstrasse " in various gruff - voiced roles , most notably as Herry Monster ( Lulatsch ) . He also dubbed Beautiful Day Monster and various minor Anything Muppets , and reprised the roles in the albums . A Hamburg - based actor who worked primarily in audio books , Sehrndt was the German voice of Cringer / Battle - Cat in the " He - Man " animated series and audio books . He also dubbed various guest actors on " Columbo " ( including H . B . Haggerty ) , Harry Dean Stanton in the film " Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins " , and guest stars on the original " Battlestar Galactica " . In audiobooks , he was heard in several Alfred Hitchcock ' s " The Three Investigators " installments , " Asterix " , and " Black Beauty " .
Creating Dinosaurs : The Sketches That Started It All Creating Dinosaurs : The Sketches That Started It All is a 4 - minute featurette created for the first " Dinosaurs " DVD set , " " . Character designer Kirk Thatcher takes viewers through his original designs for the cast of " Dinosaurs " .
Women Deliver Women Deliver is an annual global conference and " the largest gathering on girls ’ and women ’ s health and rights . " . In May 2016 , Chamki and Sherrie Westin , Sesame Workshop ' s Executive Vice President of Global Impact and Philanthropy , appeared at the conference in Copenhagen , Denmark to speak about girls ' empowerment and education . Other guests in attendance at the fourth annual conference included Dianna Agron , Julia Gillard , and Ashley Judd . # WDLive ' s The Next Big Idea . Chamki and Sherrie Westin also appeared on WDLive ' s webcast of " The Next Big Idea " video series to talk with Andrea Sanke about girl empowerment in children ' s entertainment .
Daisy Daisy is Elmo ' s older sister . She is six years old , and looks like Elmo with long red pigtails . When she grows up , she wants to be an astronaut . Her birthday is established as one week before Elmo ' s in " When Is My Birthday ? " , setting the date somewhere around January 27th .