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Mad Monty Mad Monty is a pirate in " Muppet Treasure Island " . Along with Polly Lobster and Clueless Morgan , he ' s one of the main conspirators and henchmen to Long John Silver . His eyes peek out from his grungy stovepipe hat . Mad Monty has a penchant for violence . In the song " Sailing for Adventure " , Monty says that he loves to hang his victims and watch their faces turn blue as they suffocate and " try to walk in the air " . Later , in the song " Professional Pirate " , Monty says he likes " taking things apart " as evidence he could have been a surgeon . His name and attitude imply that Monty might be a violent psychopath . Mad Monty is the only pirate of which a PVC figure was made . He is sculpted with Polly Lobster on his hat . Performer Jerry Nelson expressed his opinions on Mad Monty in an interview : Andrew Spooner played Mad Monty in the scene where Gonzo ' s arms and legs are stretched out . His line " In your dreams ! " remained undubbed . Since 2015 , the Mad Monty puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Todd Parr Todd Parr ( b . 1962 ) is a children ' s book author and illustrator who has written over 30 books . His work often addresses feelings and emotions while his art style features thickly - lined , child - like figures ( often with smiley faces ) . Beginning in 2010 , he has contributed animated segments to " Sesame Street " , the first of which adapted his " The I ' M NOT SCARED Book " . The use of child voice - overs in the segments heightens the feeling of a child ' s perspective . Parr ' s work / style had previously been adapted to animation as the TLC series " ToddWorld " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Tuktuki Tuktuki is a female Anything Muppet from " Sisimpur " , the Bangladeshi co - production of " Sesame Street " . She is puppeteered and voiced by Sayma Karim with Parvin Paru often assisting . Sesame Workshop description . " Tuktuki , an extroverted 5 - year - old girl who enjoys singing and dancing , tries to be helpful but is usually doing ten things at once . She is creative and likes making her own dolls . Tuktuki is a dreamer , fascinated by the cosmic world , and she asks lots of questions . Tuktuki loves it when Halum sings because he sings badly and this gives her a chance to show off her singing skills . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Friendship ( Floyd / Farney / James ) " Friendship " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Erykah Badu . Elmo , Zoe , Rosita and Baby Bear run into Erykah in the park and are unsure if they want to be friends . She sings about making friends and the differences between them don ' t matter . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala The Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala is held at the Cipriani in New York City . Sesame Workshop hosts the evening as a fundraising event , and to honor outstanding individuals around the world who have contributed to education . Elvis Costello performed " Alison " with the Muppets . Stephanie D ' Abruzzo served as announcer for the proceedings . 2011 . Cookie Monster was quoted as : " Cookie is a sometime food and vegetables is an everything food , so me just eat three centerpieces . But me hope cookies for dessert ! " The centerpieces were made of yellow peppers and green apples . The Muppeteers and their characters perform " Sing " and " We Are the World " . 2013 . The PS22 chorus performed " Ho Hey " and " Wonderwall . " The hosts then performed " Sing " with the PS 22 chorus and the " Sesame Street " cast .
Krazy Kat Krazy Kat is a cartoon character of indeterminate gender created by George Herriman . Krazy first appeared in a newspaper comic strip of the same name in 1913 . The strip ran until 1944 , and was a major influence on " Pogo " , " Peanuts " , & " Calvin & Hobbes " . Krazy also appeared in various animated forms in theatrical and television cartoons between 1916 and 1964 .
Muppet Babies : Magic Box Muppet Babies : Magic Box was a live stage show based on " Muppet Babies " , produced by VEE Corporation in 1987 . The script and lyrics were written by Barry Keating , who once said " It ' s as silly and crazy and affectionate an idea I could come up with . " Included in the show are Kermit , Piggy , Gonzo , Fozzie , Animal , Rowlf , Scooter , Skeeter , and Nanny . The Muppets are assigned to clean the nursery , collecting trash in a huge , empty box Nanny provided . The character begin riding the box to their various fantasies , while a big clock in the corner periodically brings them to order so they ' d finish cleaning in time . First act : Second act : When the babies have cleaned their space , they get a surprise from Nanny , as promised .
Roger Ebert Roger Ebert ( 1942 - 2013 ) was a film critic who wrote for the " Chicago Sun - Times " . He is best known as the co - host of several incarnations of movie review television programs , such as " At the Movies " . He appeared on " Sesame Street " with Gene Siskel in a Sneak Peek Previews segment , spoofing their own series . The critics instruct Oscar and Telly on how their thumbs up / thumbs down rating system works . When Telly asks if there could be a thumbs sideways rating , Oscar goads the two men into an argument about whether or not that would be acceptable . The pair were also seen in the celebrity version of " Monster in the Mirror . " Years later , Ebert appeared to give a short review of a skit with Grover and the letter I spoofing the musical " The King and I " . This clip can be seen on the DVD " A Celebration of Me , Grover " . Ebert refers to Grover ' s role as the King of Siam . Ebert ' s reviews . Muppets Jim Henson Company Documentaries
Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert ( b . 1964 ) is a comedian who became famous as a correspondent for " The Daily Show " . He subsequently hosted his own series , " The Colbert Report " from 2005 to 2014 . Starting in 2015 , Colbert took over for David Letterman as host of " The Late Show with Stephen Colbert " on CBS . In 2005 , Colbert starred as the letter Z in the " Sesame Street " video " All - Star Alphabet " . Additionally , several Muppets — including Kermit the Frog , Big Bird , Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster — appeared as guests with Colbert on " The Colbert Report " . He also appeared with Big Bird in a brief clip in the 2014 YouTube year - in - review " Rewind " video . In 2007 , Colbert briefly launched a campaign for President of the United States in South Carolina . Colbert ' s other accomplishments include a controversial performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents ' Dinner , being a cast member of " The Dana Carvey Show " , co - creating and starring in the TV series " Strangers with Candy " , and providing voice - overs on such programs as " Crank Yankers " , " Saturday Night Live " , and " The Simpsons " .
Mike the Ladybug Mike the Ladybug appears in Episode 4108 in Season 36 of " Sesame Street " , in which Big Bird is changed into Little Big Bird by Mumford ' s spell . Little Big Bird is frustrated with his quest to be turned back to his regular size , and Mike reminds him that he has to believe in himself and keep going , despite the obstacles he ' s facing . When Mumford brings Big Bird back to his normal size , he also turns Mike into a huge ladybug . Mike wants to play chess with Alan and Gordon , who seem to be a bit more interested in finding Mumford . Big Bird observes that Mike doesn ' t sound like a " lady " bug , but Mike informs him that not all ladybugs are ladies . A similar puppet is seen in . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Sesame Street Storybook The Sesame Street Storybook is a 72 - page book of stories and comics featuring the " Sesame Street " cast . Published in 1971 , this was the first in a series of large - format anthologies , the Sesame Street Storybooks . Michael K . Frith , who would later become a key member of Jim Henson ' s Muppet team , was the Editor - in - Chief of the Beginner Books series at Random House in the early 1970s . Frith oversaw the annual Sesame Street Storybooks , and it was this experience with the characters that led him to a long career with the Muppets . In this book , Frith illustrated " Shapes of Things to Eat , " " Grover Above and Below , " " Cookie Monster Up and Down , " and " Grover Near and Far . " He also contributed the two - page illustration for the book ' s endpapers , which includes small portraits of Henson and Oz looking out of the 123 Sesame Street windows , and a self - portrait of Frith on a poster . Kelly Oechsli contributed " The Princess and the Cookie , " " Ernie Dusts the Shelf , " " The Diamond D and the Dreadful Dragon , " " Ernie ' s Six Delicious Cookies , " and " The Magic Apple . " Mel Crawford illustrated " Oscar Chooses a Pet , " and drew comics pages based on " Sesame " sketches : " Ernie Presents the Letter A , " " Ernie Presents the Letter Q , " " Bert Presents the Number 5 , " " Ernie Presents the Letter U , " and " Herbert Birdsfoot Explains the Word Full . " Mary Lou Dettmer illustrated the story " The Boy , the Girl and the Jellybeans . " The characters pictured in the book include : Bert , Betty Lou , Big Bird , Bob , Cookie Monster , Ernie , Grover , Herbert Birdsfoot , Herry Monster , Lefty , Little Bird , Oscar the Grouch , Roosevelt Franklin , Roosevelt Franklin ' s Mother , Sherlock Hemlock , and Willy .
I Can Remember " I Can Remember " is an animated segment by Jim Simon for Season 4 of " Sesame Street " . In the cartoon , a little girl is instructed by her mother to purchase a loaf of bread , container of milk and stick of butter from the grocery store . The girl assures her mother she can remember and recites the list as she heads to the store . She briefly forgets the butter when reciting the list to the grocer , but is able to remember it and bring the items back home . A remake of the segment debuted in Season 43 . References . Since the segment ' s debut and popular status , the show has referenced the segment on many occasions : Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
TriStar Pictures TriStar Pictures ( spelled Tri - Star until 1991 ) is a film distributor . Founded in 1982 as a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures , TriStar was purchased along with its parent company by Sony in 1992 . While the studios continued separate labels for theatrical releasing in the United States ( though a single entity , Columbia TriStar Films ( now Sony Pictures Entertainment ) , in Europe and elsewhere ) , their video and television libraries were merged . Prior to the purchase of the Muppets by the Walt Disney Company , Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment was the primary distributor of Muppet products , including the first three features and " The Best of the Muppet Show " DVD releases , and many volumes of " Bear in the Big Blue House " . Sony Pictures Entertainment still has distribution rights to " The Dark Crystal " , " Labyrinth " , " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , " Muppets from Space " , and " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " .
Arath de la Torre Arath de la Torre ( born 1974 ) is a Mexican actor and comedian best known for his roles in the television series " La Parodia " and " El Privilegio de Mandar " . Arath appeared in Episodio 877 of " Plaza Sésamo " in the telenovela spoof " Los Monstruos También Lloran " , where he discovers he has no food in his house , he calls upon his friends to provide a healthy meal . He appeared again in Episodio 901 , where he explains to Abelardo that it ' s good to eat a healthy meal with friends .
Maria Sansone Maria Sansone ( born 1981 ) is the host of " The 9 " , an online web show that is currently part of Yahoo ! TV . Each weekday , Sansone reports on nine of the most interesting things found on the web . Sansone started in television at age eleven doing reporting for " Good Morning America " and " The Tonight Show " . She also co - hosted " Live with Regis and Kelly " with Regis Philbin while Kelly Ripa was on maternity leave . Kermit the Frog appeared on " The 9 " in December 2006 . In between helping promote " Before You Leap " and " A Green and Red Christmas " Sansone flirted with the fame frog and appeared quite star - stuck in presence of the famed amphibian , a point she reiterated on her official website : According to the August 4 , 2006 episode of " The 9 " , Muppet Wiki is Sansone ' s " favorite new website " .
Tom Vandenberg Tom Vandenberg is a Canadian puppeteer who worked with the Muppets in the mid - 1980s . He currently performs live puppet shows at schools , libraries and events in Southern Ontario through his company T . V . Puppetree . He also occasionally performs puppets on various TV shows and films shot in Canada . He is past president of the Ontario Puppetry Association , and some of his puppetry items are in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization .
The Home Front Command The Home Front Command , Israel ' s regional command , runs an annual campaign on emergency preparedness . Earthquake preparedness is the focus of the campaign launched on July 1 , 2012 , with the campaign slogan " The Home Front Takes Command . " Moishe Oofnik appeared in a TV spot with Ido Rosenblum ( host of the Israeli localization of " Cash Cab " ) . Ido , in a uniform , is on reserve duty for the Home Front Command . He ' s looking for Entrance B on a street , only for Moishe Oofnik to pop out of his green plastic trashbin . Ido explains that he ' s checking on earthquake preparedness , so Moishe reluctantly lets him in ( complaining that the open lid is letting out the smell ) . Inside the bin , illuminated by a single hanging lightbulb , Ido asks Moishe what he ' d do in case of an earthquake . He says he ' d stress himself out to relax , " and pinch you to make sure this isn ' t a dream " ( and pinch him he does ) . Ido reprimands the Muppet , telling him that the best thing to do is get out into the open . Suddenly the container shakes , and Moishe shouts " Earthquake ! " They emerge , for Moishe to snicker and reveal that it was only the Tuesday garbage collection , as he knew . Ido tells him not to be " an Oofnik " ( grouch ) . The ad concludes with Ido Rosenblum telling viewers to log onto the Home Front Command website for earthquake preparedness tips . Ad agency McCann Erickson produced the spot , and the entire campaign .
Johnny Carson Johnny Carson ( 1925 - 2005 ) was the host of " The Tonight Show " from 1962 to 1992 . Over the course of his career , Carson won six Emmy Awards , the Peabody Award , the Kennedy Center Honor in 1993 , and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 . Both he and Jim Henson were inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987 . Growing up in Nebraska , the shy Carson learned magic tricks , and after a stint in the , began his career in radio and television . Getting his break from Red Skelton , Carson soon began hosting before taking over as host of " The Tonight Show " . A frequent emcee of the Academy Awards , Carson conversed with Miss Piggy during the 52nd annual awards on April 14 , 1980 , where he ribbed the pig over her failure to garner a Best Actress Nomination for her work in " The Muppet Movie " . In the 1960s , Jim Henson drew up a proposal for a Muppet special that would have been hosted by Carson , but the project never materialized . However , in 1971 Carson appeared on " Pure Goldie " , a Goldie Hawn TV special that also featured Kermit the Frog . As Carson ' s tenure on " The Tonight Show " continued , guest hosts became more frequent . For nearly the entire run , each Monday would feature a guest host , and sometimes entire weeks would feature guest hosts for the vacationing Carson . Kermit and the Muppets were tapped as guest hosts on April 2 , 1979 as a promotion for " The Muppet Movie " . Carson made very few appearances after his retirement , apart from a vocal cameo on " The Simpsons " and an appearance in 1994 on the " Late Show with David Letterman " , his last televised appearance .
All Kinds of Fun " All Kinds of Fun " is a song from the " Sesame Street " video , " Big Elmo Fun " . Elmo , reflecting on the many adventures he had today , sings the song , along with a female dog , about how the many different ways one can find fun . The song features brief clips from other " Sesame Street " segments and songs , including " If I Were the Letter B , " a 2001 episode , " " and " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Numbers ! Numbers ! is a concept album that features songs about the numbers from 1 to 10 , all of which were written by Jeff Moss . This album was later released as part of the 3 - LP boxed set " Letters , Numbers and Signs " , and also as part of the 2 - LP set " The Count Presents Numbers " . The album was released on CD in 1995 . Big Bird ' s introduction to the song " Just One Me " was slightly edited on this release . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Good King Wenceslas " Good King Wenceslas " is a traditional carol . It tells a story about a historical figure , Saint Wenceslaus I , Duke of Bohemia ( 907 - 935 ) . In the song , the good king and his servant bring food and wood to a peasant on St . Stephen ' s Day , which is December 26 . The servant grows cold , but his master is so saintly that he leaves heat in the ground where he passes , leading to the concluding moral that " Ye who now will bless the poor , shall yourself find blessing . " The first verse of " Good King Wenceslas " is sung by Gonzo , backed by the casts of " The Muppet Show " and " Sesame Street " during the carol medley in " A Muppet Family Christmas " . Bean Bunny sings the carol in " The Muppet Christmas Carol " only to have a wreath thrown at him by an irate Ebenezer Scrooge . An instrumental version of the song appears on the film ' s soundtrack and the song is one of the handful of traditional Christmas carols musically incorporated and alluded to throughout the film ' s score . In " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " , Oscar comments that Christmas cheer is a pain " in the King Wenceslas " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lester Possum Lester Possum is a recurring Muppet character on " Statler & Waldorf : From the Balcony " . He first appeared in Episode 16 and has made a subsequent appearance in Episode 18 . On both occasions , he has interviewed actual people who are walking near the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood in a " Man on the Street " fashion , filling a role Pepe the King Prawn once played on the series . Lester ' s questions ( and smart - aleck retorts ) were mostly movie - related . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Happy Birthday Happy Meal toy In 1994 , McDonald ' s made a set of toys to celebrate the Happy Meal ' s 15th birthday . The set included 15 toys based on popular Happy Meal franchises , including : Ronald McDonald , Barbie , Hot Wheels , E . T . , Sonic the Hedgehog , the Berenstain Bears , Tonka , Cabbage Patch Kids , 101 Dalmatians , the Little Mermaid , Muppet Babies , Snoopy , Tiny Toons , Looney Tunes , and the Happy Meal Guys . The 15 toys had wheels , and linked up with each other to form a train . The Muppet Babies toy had Baby Kermit standing on a turntable , holding Baby Piggy above his head . The animated Baby Kermit and Baby Piggy appeared briefly at the end of one of this promotional commercials with Baby Piggy running to be included on the toy franchise train saying " Wait for Moi ! " and then screams as Kermit tries to hold on to her .
Adam T . Glaser Adam T . Glaser is a " Sesame Street " character from an Old West sketch . There aren ' t a lot of people in his town , so he has to do a lot of different jobs , including mailman , baker , doctor , sheriff , dentist , lawyer , fireman and zookeeper . Due to the amount of jobs he has , he often gets confused about which job is which . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
My Way " My Way " was originally written in French as " Comme d ' habitude " . Popular Canadian performer Paul Anka adapted it into English , and it became known as Frank Sinatra ' s signature tune . Gonzo performed the song as his " finale " in " The Muppet Show " , just before he left the show for a film career in Bombay . He also performed the song in " The Muppet Show On Tour " , and a new version was recorded for the album " Favorite Songs From Jim Henson ' s Muppets " . In the finale of " George of the Jungle " , which included animatronic effects by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop , An Ape Named Ape sang " My Way " in a flashy Las Vegas nightclub . References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppets Tonight Theme The " Muppets Tonight Theme " opens with Kermit the Frog announcing the show from the front doors of KMUP studios . When applicable , he announces that night ' s guest star , and proceeds to be trampled by a crowd of Muppets who hurry into the building . This beginning portion is underscored with a variation on " The Muppet Show Theme " . In the first season , a black and white photo of the " Pigs in Space " cast could be seen in the background behind Kermit , but in the second season , this was replaced with a " Muppets Tonight " cast photo . The camera then follows the action seen in the control room and dressing rooms , where Clifford sings and various Muppets get ready for the show . An instrumental version of the song appears over the end credits , which was a still shot of the KMUP exterior for the first five episodes , and replaced with outtakes following that . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Planet Storybook Planet Storybook is a storybook - themed restaurant , as featured in the " Sesame Street " home video " " . The establishment is a send - up of the Planet Hollywood chain , replacing the movie memorabilia with trinkets from famous fairy tales , nursery rhymes and the like ( such as Jack and Jill ' s pail of water , Cinderella ' s glass slipper and Little Boy Blue ' s horn ) . The food is also derived from the stories ( such as " Humpty Dumpty Scrambled Eggs " and Yankee Doodle ' s interpretation of macaroni - a feather in a cap ) . While open to the public , the restaurant ' s main clientele are the characters from those stories , with Grover as their waiter . Mr . Johnson visits the restaurant in the video , amazed to see all the famous items and catch glances of the literary celebrities . Grover spends the duration of the video trying to sway him away from his usual slice of pizza and encourages him to sample one of the establishment ' s healthier options . . . that is , until the kitchen runs out of food by the time he ' s convinced .
Sesame Street figurines ( Enesco ) Enesco released a variety of china , ceramic and porcelain " Sesame Street " merchandise in the 1990s , with a particular emphasis on figures of Big Bird , Cookie Monster , and Elmo . Classic Poses . The " Classic Poses " set was released in 1993 . On My Way . The " On My Way " set , released in 1993 , comprised six numbered bisque figurines depicting a " Sesame " character in a train car . The figures had hooks which allowed them to be linked together to form the train . People In Your Neighborhood . The " People In Your Neighborhood " set was released in 1993 . Springtime on Sesame Street . The " Springtime on Sesame Street " set was produced for Easter 1993 . Easter . This set was produced for Easter 1994 . Wintertime Fun . The " Wintertime Fun " set was released in 1994 .
( Today Has Been ) A Perfect Day " ( Today Has Been ) A Perfect Day " is a song composed and sung by Wembley in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " As Wembley sings , the other Fraggles assist him in " acting out " the lyrics ; for example , the phrase " A dancing ring " is represented by Fraggles holding hands in a circle and dancing . The song is the finished , more tuneful version of " What an Awful Day , " which Wembley sings earlier in the episode . The melody of the song sounds fairly similar to " Muck and Goo " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _