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Buddy ( character ) Buddy is a gorilla featured in the Jim Henson Pictures movie " Buddy " . In the film , Buddy is taken in as a baby by an eccentric millionaire animal lover , Gertrude Lintz . Buddy finds life in the city very difficult , as it is very different from his natural habitat , and despite Trudy ' s care he soon becomes hard to control due to his size and strength . The Buddy character was an animatronic puppet built by Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop .
Hulk Hulk is a gray dog , seen in the " Sesame Street " Little Golden Book " Puppy Love " . He belongs to Barbara , and is entrusted to Bert and Ernie when she goes to visit her grandmother for the day . Despite his name , Hulk is small , jovial and friendly .
Surprise ( Geiss / Pottle ) Surprise is a " Sesame Street " ensemble cast number from Season 7 . Led by Big Bird , the song explains in great detail the meaning of the word " surprise " . Visual demonstrations include a rabbit popping out of Maria ' s hat , Grover popping up in various places , Mr . Hooper walking into a talking wall behind a door , Bob getting doused with the elements , and many a pie in the face . The segment concludes with a scene of Big Bird getting a surprise birthday party , showing that some surprises can be pleasant ones . The song features appearances by Big Bird , Mr . Hooper , Maria , a rabbit , Gordon , David , Bob , Stuie Monster , a blue monster , Grover and a talking wall . The song was screened at the season ' s wrap party , where Dulcy Singer delivered a pie to Jon Stone ' s face in response to the segment . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Doctors A list of doctors . A Fat Blue doctor , performed by Jerry Nelson , once visited Ernie ' s and Bert ' s apartment and began automatically examining Ernie , failing to realize that he wasn ' t the one in need of a doctor . Medical Doctors . A Pumpkin doctor ( performed by Frank Oz ) appeared with Bob in an early version of The People in Your Neighborhood ( song ) . Both Ernie and Cookie Monster have dressed up as doctors at one time or another . A Large Lavender Live Hand doctor , performed by Kevin Clash , gave Grover his checkup . A similar doctor , who was also a Large Lavender Live Hand played by Clash , gave Dani his checkup in the resource video " A is for Asthma " . A Fat Blue doctor ( Jim Henson ) waits in a saloon to give Mean Manny his measles shot . In a 2002 Letter of the Day segment , an Anything Muppet doctor appears after Cookie Monster ate the letter X cookie putting an x - ray in front of Cookie Monster ' s stomach .
Beam Land Beam Land is the name that the toys call the attic in " The Secret Life of Toys " . It may look like a regular attic , to be reached through one of the doors in the playroom , but the toys consider it a dangerous and frightening place , full of wooden beams , from which no toy has ever returned . Toys who go into Beam Land risk being " beamed " by these beams . Balthazar is the first toy to return safely from Beam Land when saving Rugby Tiger , who breaks the 44th Nono ( " Don ' t go beyond the Beam Land door ! " ) in search of adventure . Mew finally unwinds the mystery of Beam Land when he learns that Daffodil spent many childhoods in Beam Land before Penny and Simon found her . When she turns on the light , Mew discovers that Beam Land is not as scary as they thought it was .
Cookie Brody Cookie Brody is the mother of the mixed Brody family on the Henson sitcom " Aliens in the Family " . An alien from space , she abducted Doug Brody , only to fall in love with and marry the Earth man . Cookie is the mother of Spit , Snizzy , and Bobut , and stepmother to Heather and Adam . Her real name is an unpronounceable string of alien sounds .
Leslie Carrara - Rudolph Leslie Carrara - Rudolph ( b . December 9 , 1963 ) is a Muppet performer who has played several characters on " Sesame Street " since season 37 , her most notable role being Abby Cadabby . She also performed Prairie Dawn ' s Mom in " Sesame Beginnings " , and has played a range of characters in the resource videos . Leslie began her Muppeteer career on " Muppets Tonight " , where she played the Pamela Anderson take - off character Spamela Hamderson in the sketch Bay of Pigswatch . She subsequently played various characters on " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " ( notably taking over Kathryn Mullen ' s characters in the second season ) and played the principal role of Edi the zebra on " Animal Jam " . Carrara ' s puppetry career outside of the Muppets has been extensive , including the series " Johnny and the Sprites " ( as Ginger , opposite on - camera star John Tartaglia ) and " Blue ' s Room " ( as Blue in the first season ) . Her candy - obsessed character , Lolly , performs with her in several clubs and events in New York and California , as well as working in children ' s outreach programs . As an actress , she played Miss Poppy , the human kiddie - show star , in the satirical play " Pigeon - Holed " , written by " Sesame " writer Annie Evans . She has also performed at an opening for First Lady Hillary Clinton at the Children ' s Day Forum and at Walt Disney World ( as characters in Pleasure Island ' s Adventurer ' s Club , at the Hoop - de - doo Musical Revue , and as Mrs . Claus ) Other acting credits include Audrey in " Little Shop of Horrors " on stage and the 1995 video " The Adventures of Mary - Kate and Ashley : The Case of the Sea - World Adventure " ( as Mrs . Torres ) . As a voice actress , in addition to playing the cartoon version of Abby on " Abby ' s Flying Fairy School " , Carrara - Rudolph has been heard in the Henson digital puppetry series " Frances " ( as Mother Badger ) and in the 2009 revival of " The Electric Company " ( as all the characters in the recurring animated " Haunted House " segment ) . Other voice - overs include anime series such as " Zatch Bell ! " and " Howl ' s Moving Castle " , the animated series " T . U . F . F Puppy " ( recurring as Peg Puppy ) and " Poochini ' s Yard " ( as Wendy ) , and the podcast series " The Radio Adventures of Dr . Floyd " ( as Mrs . Floyd and Martha Washington ) . Video game credits include Commander Sasha in " Ratchet & Clank : Up Your Arsenal " and " Ratchet : Deadlocked " , " Zoo Vet " , and various citizens in the first two " Saints Row " games . Her husband , Paul Rudolph , served as music coordinator on " Muppets Tonight " , which is where they met . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 321 : The Yard Sale Doc Hogg stops by the Big Blue House to collect for charity . He ' s collecting for muskrat relief following recent flooding that left many of them homeless . Bear is completely out of money , so Doc Hogg agrees to come back later . Bear and Ojo then find Tutter struggling to cram an excess of stuff into his mousehole , giving Ojo the idea for a yard sale . The idea takes off and Pip and Pop are assigned to be sales - otters . Treelo finds some things of his own to sell and Ojo helps out by painting pictures . Tutter , however , finds it difficult at first to part with some of his things .
I Make Up Songs " I Make Up Songs " is a " Sesame Street " song by Helen Reddy about how she loves to make up songs , no matter where she is or what they ' re like . Paul Simon also performed the song on the show . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Robert Paynter Robert Paynter ( 1928 - 2010 ) was a British cinematographer who worked particularly closely with directors Michael Winner and John Landis . He served as director of photography on " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , and worked with Frank Oz again on " Little Shop of Horrors " . Paynter began his film career in the 1950s , on documentary shorts about British industry . He first teamed with Winner in 1969 , on " Hannibal Brooks " , and remained with the director on nine more movies , including the 1979 remake of " The Big Sleep " . With John Landis , Paynter worked on such projects as " An American Werewolf in London " , the Michael Jackson music video " Thriller " , and " Trading Places " . In two other Landis films where he served as cinematographer , Paynter was one of several filmmakers and technicians making on - camera cameo appearances : as a security guard in " Into the Night " ( which Jim Henson also cameoed in ) and as Dr . Gill in " Spies Like Us " .
Alison Bartlett Alison Bartlett ( b . July 14 , 1971 ) is a New York - based actress who has portrayed Gina Jefferson on " Sesame Street " since 1987 , and has reprised the role in various related specials , direct - to - video productions , and " The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland " . She is sometimes credited as Alison Bartlett O ' Reilly . Bartlett began her career as a child actress , appearing at the age of 12 in the 1984 stage production of " Landscape of The Body " , co - starring Dann Florek and directed by Gary Sinise . In contrast to her later image as the cheerful Gina , the young actress played Joanne , who chops off her boyfriend ' s head . Other stage credits include the role of Donna in the Broadway show " Hurly Burly " from 1985 , and Off Broadway in " Jersey City " ( 1990 ) . In 1985 , she co - starred as Christopher Collet ' s girlfriend ( and fellow ROTC cadet ) in the fact - based TV movie " Right To Kill ? " . In September of that same year , Bartlett ' s agent presented her with a " day player role " of Gina - one of Gordon ' s science students . Despite " warm feelings towards the show " , she passed on the part - having been convinced she ' d permanently maintain her tough girl typecasting ; a rejection from Sesame Street would " sting too much " , and destroy its place in her mind . Her agent urged her into an audition , and she credits show director Jon Stone for seeing past her self - depreciation . In 1991 , she starred in the ABC After - School Special " It ' s Only Rock and Roll " , where she met her husband to be , writer / director Harry O ' Reilly ; at this point , she began receiving credit on " Sesame Street " under her married name , Alison Bartlett O ' Reilly . She also guest starred on " NYPD Blue " in 1995 . Taking time off to have three children , O ' Reilly ' s work was primarily limited to " Sesame Street " . However , in 2002 , she began actively seeking other roles . In addition to appearing in the 2003 independent film " Crooked Lines " ( directed by her husband ) , the actress began appearing in a variety of roles in different TV crime dramas , including the short - lived FOX series " The Jury " , various episodes in the " Law & Order " franchise series , and a two episode stint on HBO ' s " The Sopranos " as Gwen McIntyre , a maternal woman who has fallen in love with an ex - con ( Steve Buscemi ' s Tony Blundatto ) . The appearance on the controversial series was cleared with Children ' s Television Workshop , and the actress ' contract carefully restricted what words the character would say and how much would be shown . " It ' s a good thing my children go to bed at 8 o ' clock , " she said in a 2005 interview . In 2006 , she appeared in several episodes of the FX show " Rescue Me " as Deb Stackhouse , the wife of a firefighter injured in a fire . In 2008 , she appeared in a national commercial for the asthma medication Advair .
Bert ' s goldfish Bert ' s goldfish appeared in an of uncertain vintage . Though Bert ' s favorite pet is Bernice , a substantial number of goldfish are shown swimming around a tank in the apartment . Named fish include Lyle and Talbot ( a reference to B - movie character actor ) , and the beautiful Melissa , who Bert identifies as Talbot ' s wife . Talbot is on a diet . According to Ernie , the fish go " Mulm - mulm - mulm " when conversing .
Just Three Colors " Just Three Colors " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Big Bird and Oscar . They discover that from the three colors ( red , yellow , and blue ) , it ' s possible to make all of the other beautiful ( and ugly ) colors of the rainbow . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet trading cards ( Sweden ) A set of " Muppet Show " trading swap cards were sold in Sweden from 1978 . Each pack contained 7 different cards . There were 78 cards in the set . Goofs . Card # 56 credits " Scooter + Statler " but depicts Scooter and J . P . Grosse , while card # 34 identifies the related duo correctly .
The Count ' s Counting Scale The Count ' s Counting Scale is a " Sesame Street " educational toy produced by Questor in 1978 . The toy comes with a set of plastic numbers that can be placed on either side of the scale to show the properties of addition and subtraction . For example , when the 8 is placed on one side and the 5 and 3 are placed on the other , the scale balances out , and the flying bat sits directly on the Count ' s open hand . CBS Toys acquired Questor in 1978 , and produced a new version of the toy , Cookie Monster ' s Counting Scale , in 1982 .
Elmo ' s Lift - and - Peek Around the Corner Book Elmo ' s Lift - and Peek Around the Corner Book is a 1996 " Sesame Street " lift - the - flap book , featuring the many Around the Corner locations on " Sesame Street " , including the Furry Arms , Finders Keepers , the Day Care Center , Celina ' s Dance Studio , The Subway , Birdland , and The Park . Although he appears on the cover and in the title , Elmo plays a fairly minor role , appearing in three of five double - page scenes . The book features a Inside Joke by having Baby Natasha read " Big Joe ' s Trailer Truck " .
Baile " Baile " ( " Dance " ) is a " Sesame Street " song from a 2011 episode . While teaching Marco and Gina some Spanish words and Latin culture , Rosita sings the song to teach them the word " baile , " as well as the many different kinds of dances typical in Latin cultures . Ballet Hispanico appears as the background dancers . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Songs from Sesame Street 2 Songs from Sesame Street 2 is a follow up to " Rubber Duckie and Other Songs from Sesame Street " . This album features cover versions of songs originally performed on " The Official Sesame Street 2 Book - and - Record Album " , which is sometimes referred to as simply " Sesame Street 2 " . In Japan , this album was combined with " Rubber Duckie and Other Songs from Sesame Street " onto one LP . Track listing . Side One Side Two
Dieren Natuur Dieren / Natuur ( Animals / Nature ) is a DVD release of " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . The DVD was early released as 2 separate videotapes . The DVD contains a sixty minute compilation of insert clips from the Dutch episodes and American clips dubbed to Dutch . The first half focuses on animals . The second half focuses on nature . This DVD was the 5th Sesamstraat DVD produced by Weton Wesgram ( SESDV005 ) in a series of Sesamstraat compilation DVDs . Segments . Animals Nature
Alfonzo Alfonzo is a character featured in the " Muppet Babies " storybook " What ' s a Gonzo ? " Alfonzo is the lion tamer at the circus , along with The Flying Flonzos , and Clonzo the clown . He tries to help Baby Gonzo on his quest to figure out what he is . However he has no idea what Gonzo may be , but join him on his quest just for fun .
Help Me for a Change " Help Me for a Change " is sung by Wembley ( with some backup singers ) in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " Wembley , feeling pressure after agreeing to help all of his friends at the same time , sings this song about wanting some reciprocity of helpfulness . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Caroline Kiesewetter Caroline Kiesewetter ( b . 1974 ) is a German actress who played Caro on " Sesamstrasse " from 1999 until 2001 ( later replaced by Miriam Krause ) . She later dubbed Velvet on " Elmo - das Musical " . Kiesewetter had regular or recurring roles on the rescue drama " Die Rettungsflieger " ( as Madeleine Descartes , 2003 - 2007 ) and the soap opera " Rote Rosen " ( as Anne Lichtenhagen , 2011 - 2015 ) .
Scorchy Brownfinger Scorchy Brownfinger is the world record holder in Long - Distance Toast Hurling , the Muppet Sports sketch in the first issue of the comic book " The Treasure of Peg - Leg Wilson " . Asked what the secret to his success is by sportscaster Louis Kazagger , Brownfinger reveals that he uses a special rye blend that holds the heat longer and causes him to get rid of the toast faster . He is , however , at a loss when confronted with the existential question , " What ' s the point ? "
Rachel the Worm Rachel the Worm is Slimey ' s cousin . She lives in a hole in the park near Sesame Street , under a big tree . Her hole is equipped with phone service . She appears in " To the Rescue " , a story written by P . Kevin Strader and illustrated by Joe Ewers , which appears in " Sesame Street Magazine " ( October 1995 ) .
This Is How We Take a Bath " This Is How We Take a Bath " is sung by Hoots the Owl over a film about many different ways to bathe . The segment includes a brief clip from " Do De Rubber Duck " . The film was later used in a " Global Grover " segment . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Scott Barnhardt Scott Barnhardt is a stage actor who assumed the role of Wendell Porcupine in the 2009 Goodspeed Opera House production of " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " . Barnhardt is a familiar face at Goodspeed Opera House , having also appeared in their musicals " Singin ' in the Rain " and " Happy Days " . Barnhardt has also appeared on Broadway , in The Roundabout Theatre and Deaf West Theatre ' s 2003 production of " Big River " ( Ben Rogers and others ) and " The Book of Mormon " .
Baby Driver " Baby Driver " was performed by Bobby Benson ' s baby band in of " The Muppet Show " . Bobby Benson and a few babies rode around in a carriage that was operated like a vehicle ( driven by the baby who sang the song ) . At the end of the song , they get chased by a dog . Kermit the Frog said in his introduction that this was one of his favorite Paul Simon songs . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Stella ( Play - Along Video ) Stella appears in " Wow , You ' re a Cartoonist ! " as the proprietor of a cartoon boutique . The store sells a variety of elements that are advertised as " all you need to add spice to your cartoon . " From hats , shoes , jewelry , hair styles , clothing , " you know it ' s fresh ' cuz you draw it yourself . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 406 : When Harry Met Hallie Harry visits the Big Blue House with big news - - - his Mama has laid an egg and it ' s going to be hatching really soon ! Everyone in the Big Blue House is excited about the hatching . They pay Mama Duck a visit , but then return to the Big Blue House to give her some peace . Harry is excited at first to be a big brother , but doubt begins to creep in when the kids at the Big Blue House tell him some of the things they ' ve heard about babies . It starts to seem like there isn ' t going to be any time for him . He recalls their predictions as Doc Hogg unconsciously talks him out of his favorite toy and Treelo draws a picture - - not for him , but for the baby .
Cookie Monster ' s Book of Seasons Cookie Monster ' s Book of Seasons is a 2009 " Sesame Street " storybook in the " Shimmer Books " series of board books . The eight - page board book has an area with shimmery sparkles in each picture . In this book , Cookie Monster and his friends learn about the seasons .
Jason Alexander Jason Alexander ( b . 1959 ) is an actor best known for his role as George Costanza on " Seinfeld " ( 1989 - 98 ) . He won a Tony Award in 1989 for Best Actor in a Musical for " Jerome Robbins ' Broadway " . Alexander provided voices for several characters on " Dinosaurs " in 1991 - - Gus Molehill , the Job Wizard , Sexual Harris , General H . Norman Conquest and UFO ! Host , among others . He guest starred on " Muppets Tonight " in 1996 ( ) . He and his " Seinfeld " costars were also spoofed on the show , in the Seinfeld Babies skit . Alexander appeared on " Sesame Street " in Season 28 , in an episode that first aired December 31 , 1996 . In this segment , he played a man waiting for a bus , but misses it when he ends up playing " A Very Simple Dance " with Big Bird and the kids . He told " Sesame Street Parents " : Alexander hosted PBS special " A Capitol Fourth " , in which Elmo was one of the headliners . Jeff Marx and Bobby Lopez ' s 1999 treatment for the unproduced " Kermit , Prince of Denmark " listed Alexander as a possible Claudius .
Oliver Oliver is Baby Bear ' s baby cousin , whom Baby Bear meets in episode 3709 . Oliver communicates in baby talk , and travels around in a baby carriage . Oliver ' s favorite toy is his " wee little teddy person " , and his favorite game is to bite Telly ' s nose . Oliver eats Grrr - Bear baby food ; Baby Bear feeds him strained porridge . Oliver isn ' t afraid of big dogs , but he ' s afraid of triangles . In episode 3816 , Baby Bear resents having to take care of Oliver for the day . He likes being the baby in the family , and doesn ' t like having a younger cousin around to get all the attention . Telly encourages Baby Bear to recognize that taking care of a little cousin is an important responsibility . When Oliver wants more food , Baby Bear imitates him by saying , " Please , sir , I want some more ! " – a reference to the Charles Dickens novel " Oliver Twist " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Judy Freudberg Judy Freudberg ( 1949 - June 10 , 2012 ) started her career with " Sesame Street " in Season 3 as a script typist , and became a writer by Season 7 . In 1985 , she co - wrote the first " Sesame Street " theatrical feature , " Follow That Bird " , with Tony Geiss . She co - created the Elmo ' s World segment and served as its head writer . Celebrities for whom she wrote sketches on " Sesame Street " include Whoopi Goldberg , Lily Tomlin , Bill Irwin , B . B . King , Jodie Foster , Ellen DeGeneres , Maya Angelou , Michael Jeter , Shari Lewis , Gregory Hines and Susan Sarandon . Freudberg graduated from Syracuse University in 1971 with a bachelor ' s degree in speech and dramatic arts . Her other credits , often co - writing with Geiss , include the animated feature films " The Land Before Time " and " An American Tail " for Steven Spielberg , and " The Upside Down Show " for Nickelodeon . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet die - cast cars ( Corgi ) In 1979 , Corgi International produced a series of four Muppet Show die - cast vehicles , featuring Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear and Animal . Corgi reissued the series using slightly different molds in 2002 . Multiple lots of or including these toys have sold at auction at Christie ' s . In 2000 , Corgi produced a second set of eight Muppet die - cast cars for a promotion called " Muppets on Wheels " at Little Chef restaurants in the UK .
Yoav Tzafir Yoav Tzafir ( b . 1968 ) is an Israeli actor , director and editor . In 1990 , he starred in the second wave of " Shalom Sesame " episodes as Yoav , one of the human leads living on Rechov Sumsum . Tzafir had worked in children ' s television before , playing Cheetohs mascot Chester Cheetah on " Day Diary " . He directed the Israeli versions of " Spitting Image " ( also voicing some of the puppet caricatures ) and " Whose Line Is It Anyway ? " In cartoon dubbing , he supplied the Hebrew voices of Michaelangelo on " Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " , Reggie on " The New Archies " , Mario on " The Super Mario Bros . Super Show " , and Gulliver on the Saban " Gulliver ' s Travels " series .
Candice Bergen Candice Bergen ( b . 1946 ) is an actress who won five Emmy Awards for playing the lead character in the sitcom " Murphy Brown " , from 1988 to 1998 . She ' s the daughter of Edgar Bergen and Frances Bergen . She most recently appeared regularly with William Shatner on " Boston Legal " .