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King Kenny the Kind King Kenny the Kind starred in a " Sesame Street " story sketch called " Katie and the King . " He loves the letter K and owns a lot of things that starts with that letter . He knows karate and can also play the kazoo . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Entertainer of the Year Entertainer of the Year was a CBS special hosted by Jackie Gleason on Jan . 16 , 1977 . It was one of a series which televised the awards from AGVA ( American Guild of Variety Artists ) . Jim Henson appeared on the program to accept " Special Attraction of the Year " for the Muppets .
Be the Count " Be the Count " is a song performed by the Count and Ernie in a 2000 episode of " Sesame Street " when Ernie wants to take the place of the Count while he ' s away . The song is a parody of " Be a Clown " from the film , " The Pirate " , which was also parodied on " The Muppet Show " as " Be a Frog " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Linit Fabric Finish Muppets , Inc . produced four TV ads - - two 20 - second ads , and two 60 - second ads - - for Linit Fabric Finish in 1967 . The ads featured Sir Linit , a spray - can knight . The titles included " Dancing Clothes " and " Damsel " . Jenny O ' Hara played the housewife in " Dancing Clothes " ; Barbara Alley appeared in " Damsel " .
Melissa Murray Melissa Murray is an actress who plays a supporting role in the " Sesame Street " direct - to - video special , " " . She portrays the featured violinist of the Boston Pops , " playing " the role of Peter in the concert of " Peter and the Wolf " . As Baby Bear imagines the story , Murray appears alongside Peter ( played by Elmo ) , providing the musical score alongside the action . Murray ' s other on - screen credits include a recurring role as CeCe in the first season of " Sabrina , the Teenage Witch " , " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " and films " Tornado Run " , " The Juror " and " Class President " .
Episode 116 : Capture the Moon Gobo has been chosen as this month ' s Moon Greeter , and to celebrate the full moon , he plans to capture it in a bucket and keep it for the Fraggles . However , his plans change when Junior Gorg falls into the Gorg well , blocking out the Fraggle moon and inspiring Gobo to " rescue " it . Meanwhile , Doc tries to help Sprocket get to sleep when the full moon keeps him up .
The High Wire Song " The High Wire Song " is a song from the Elmo the Musical segment , " Circus the Musical . " Elmo sings as he walks the tight rope , filling in for High - Walking Heidi . He eventually sneezes himself down to the low wire , while a chicken continues the song as she makes her way across the high wire . The song is a spoof of " The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Caroly Wilcox Caroly Wilcox began working in the New York Muppet Workshop in 1969 , as work on " Sesame Street " began . Wilcox originally worked as an occasional puppeteer ( assisting on Ernie and performing in such skits as " First and Last " ) as well as building and designing . According to " Quilting with the Muppets " , she also made occasional cameos as the school bus driver . Wilcox became the workshop supervisor for the " Sesame " Muppets , and remained in that post until her retirement in 1990 . Her 1979 design sketch for a red monster would eventually become a star character as Elmo . As with the other designers , not all of her ideas reached fruition : she conceived and drew " Snuffy ' s Baby Brother , " to be operated by one smaller person and " having only two legs when young ( tadpole like ) . Mature is 4 . " She was also a key designer / builder for " The Muppet Show " and movies , notably directing the creation of a special Miss Piggy puppet for use in the underwater scenes in " The Great Muppet Caper " . In many cases , her task involved the practical side , adding annotations to help translate character sketches by Jim Henson into physical puppets , noting how a performer should operate a character , and even coordinating the options for shooting the parachute drop in " Great Muppet Caper " . Wilcox was viewed as the expert Muppet maker ; she trained many of the Muppet builders . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
David Heeley David Heeley is a British director , specializing in documentaries , who directed episodes of " Sesame Street " during the early 1980s , including season 16 . Heeley has been a television director since the 1960s , most often in the realm of documentaries , several of which won Emmy Awards . He began his career with the BBC , on the variety or chat shows " How It Is " and " Music Now " , continuing in the same vein after moving to New York City in 1969 , with public television series " Free Time " , " How Do Your Children Grow " , and " We Interrupt This Week " . Documentary direction included episodes of " Nature " and a number of entertainment - focused specials , including two 1980 " Fred Astaire " documentaries , " Bacall on Bogart " , " James Stewart : A Wonderful Life " and " Katharine Hepburn : All About Me " . Heeley also directed Samuel Beckett ' s play " Happy Days " for " Great Performances " in 1980 . In 2015 , he co - authored the book " In the Company of Legends " with Joan Kramer , discussing encounters with the people they documented . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Martin Lavut Martin Lavut is a Canadian actor and television director who oversaw the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " As an actor , he provided voices for several Canadian animated specials and features in the 1970s / early 80s , including " The Devil and Daniel Mouse " , " A Cosmic Christmas " , " Heavy Metal " ( with John Candy ) , and " Rock and Rule " ( with fellow Canadian voice actor Nick Nichols ) . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Short People James Coco sings " Short People " for the closing number in of " The Muppet Show " , with a chorus of tiny Muppets . At the end of the song , the giant Thog enters , and calls James " Shorty " . A 1980 ' s Sesame Place commercial features a song that spoofs " Short People . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Susana Susana was a character from " Barrio Sésamo , " the Spanish version of " Sesame Street " . She was a human , child character who appeared in the second period of the series in 1983 to 1987 . She interacted with human - size muppets Espinete and Don Pimpón . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne ( b . 1961 ) is an actor best known for his roles in " Boyz n the Hood " ( with Cuba Gooding Jr . ) and the " Matrix " trilogy . He appeared on " Sesame Street " with Rosita and Telly Monster to demonstrate how one brushes their teeth . Since Telly and Rosita do not have teeth , they plugged their mouths with ears of corn , and brushed those instead . Fishburne interacted with Elmo and Rosita in a November 9 , 2009 appearance on " Late Night with Jimmy Fallon " . In 2015 , Fishburne appeared in " The Muppets " episode " " . Fishburne appeared as a regular on " " , while his other television credits have included guest spots on " M * A * S * H " , " Miami Vice " , the soap opera " One Life to Live " , and playing Cowboy Curtis on " Pee - Wee ' s Playhouse " . Film credits include " " , " Othello " , the Tina Turner biopic " What ' s Love Got to Do with It " , and Steven Spielberg ' s " The Color Purple " .
Paula Zahn Paula Zahn ( b . 1956 ) is an American journalist who has been a featured news anchor at ABC , CBS , FOX News , and CNN . Zahn is a former co - anchor of " CBS This Morning " ( with Harry Smith ) and " Good Morning America " and has occasionally appeared as herself on programs ranging from " Murphy Brown " to " Great Performances " . Zahn was an attendee at the 2009 Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala .
Music Makes Us Real ( Ping ! ) " Music Makes Us Real ( Ping ! ) " is sung by Cantus and the Minstrels to describe the life of a Minstrel to Mokey , who thinks she would like to be one as well . The song is featured in the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ella Mitchell Ella Mitchell ( b . 1937 ) is a singer and actress who appeared in a 1973 episode of " Sesame Street " , where she sang " That ' s What My Song Is For " and " The Gospel Alphabet . " On Broadway , Mitchell took over from Mabel King as Evillene in " The Wiz " . Mitchell ' s other credits include the 2000 film " Big Momma ' s House " ( appearing briefly in the title role , otherwise impersonated by Martin Lawrence ) .
John C . McGinley John C . McGinley ( b . 1959 ) is a film and television character actor who plays the acerbic Dr . Perry Cox on the sitcom " Scrubs " . He appeared as himself , along with his " Scrubs " co - stars , in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . McGinley ' s film credits include supporting turns in such diverse fare as " Platoon " , " Wall Street " , " Nixon " , " The Rock " , " Wagons East " ( with John Candy and Robert Picardo ) , " Office Space " , and " The Animal " ( with Rob Schneider ) . His other television work includes guest spots on " Frasier " and " American Gladiators " ( as a celebrity contestant ) and the voice of the Atom on " Justice League " .
Episode 104 : Hop for the Shop Mopatop opens the episode by offering a rag , a flag or a Grunting Bag . Puppyduck wonders why theres no customers today , at the same time a thumbing noise comes from the attic . It turns out that Moosey Mouse and his parents are celebrating the hop holiday , a day were you have to hop . In the Shop Puppyduck refuses to believe that it ' s the mice as she says that mice go squeak and scratch scratch and not thump thump . Then Mrs . Fox enters the shop wondering what that thumping noise is , as they try to figure it out together she remembers that it ' s the hop holiday and she starts to hop and discovers that you can get a good hop in the shop . A Frog enters the shop , he had spoken to Mrs . Fox and she told him that he could get a good hop in the shop , so he starts hopping . A Rabbit also comes in after speaking to Mrs . Fox to get a good hop . And they start to sing a hopping song . Before they leave they ask Mopatop if they can come back and hop again next year and of course Mopatop says yes to that . Just before the shop closes for the day Puppyduck have started to hop , and the mice have stopped and are tired and wonders what the thump thump noise are that are coming from the shop .
Holly Bird Holly Bird is a member of the Birds - of - a - Feather club in the 1987 Big Bird StoryMagic book " The Colors of Spring " . Along with his fellow club members Little Bird , Buddy Bird , Maxwell Bird , Becca Bird and Billy Bird , Holly is attempting to earn her " Know - Your - Colors " badge . She begins by painting a daffodil and lemons for yellow and a Tree for green . Unfortunatly when invited to lunch with the Orange and Purple familes , the picnic table gets knocked over , spilling a a pitcher of orange juice all over her . But while heading home after the picnic lunch , a brief rain storm blows over , washing the bird clean and allowing her to paint a picture of a rainbow .
Busy Big Bird Busy Big Bird is a " Sesame Street " baby toy made by Hasbro / Playskool in 1992 . The soft plush Big Bird is packed with activities and sounds - - his beak squeaks and his bib crinkles , he ' s holding a heart - shaped teething ring , and his left foot has a stainless steel mirror to peek in .
The Muppet Mindset The Muppet Mindset is a Muppet fan website . Created in August of 2009 by Ryan Dosier as an answer to Muppet fans looking for an outlet to express themselves . The site hosts product and film & television reviews , as well as opinion articles , interviews , and news stories . In 2015 Ryan left the site to work as the Social Media Strategist for The Muppets . Longtime assistant Jarrod Fairclough took over his duties . Articles on the site include exclusive interviews with Muppet Peter Pan comic writer Grace Randolph , comic artists Amy Mebberson , James Silvani Dave Álvarez and Louis Henry Mitchell , as well as Muppet performers Frank Oz , Dave Goelz , Bill Barretta , Matt Vogel , Peter Linz , Kevin Clash , Jerry Nelson and Pam Arciero , as well as writer Jim Lewis . Muppets like Kermit , Cookie Monster and Walter have also been interviewed . In 2016 the site celebrated 40 years of The Muppet Show , where 40 individuals shared their favorite moment from the series . They included Dave Goelz , Peter Linz , Cheryl Henson , Kirk Thatcher , Mike Quinn , Louise Gold and Tyler Bunch , as well as Jim Henson and Richard Hunt ' s favorite moments as explained by Quinn . The site had a weekly article series called Weekly Muppet Wednesdays , where every Wednesday , a different Muppet was spotlighted . The first Muppet to be honored in this weekly article was Floyd Pepper . In 2012 , the site had reached the 100th Weekly Muppet , Kermit the Frog . The final Weekly Muppet Wednesday was in 2016 , dedicated to Gloria Estefan . BOOM ! Studios often used the blog ' s reviews to place on the back of the trade paperbacks of Muppet Comic books . The Muppet Mindset occasionally partners with ToughPigs to celebrate big events .
Kyouryuu Kazoku Kyouryuu Kazoku ( 恐竜家族 ) was the Japanese language dub of " Dinosaurs " . The literal English translation of 恐竜家族 is " dinosaur family " . The title card appeared at the beginning of the program , and was followed by the original opening credits , complete with the original title " Dinosaurs " . Audio format . The Japanese version of the program was broadcast in both the original English language and a Japanese language dub . The viewer could change between either language by setting their TV to use either only the left or the right stereo audio channel . If the TV was set to the normal stereo setting ( with both the left and right channels enabled ) both the English and Japanese language versions would be heard simultaneously .
Muppet writing ensemble ( Hallmark ) In 1981 , made a Miss Piggy writing ensemble : a pen with a decorative pen holder . The base of the pen holder had a photo of Miss Piggy , with the motto : " Whatever you do , do it with a flourish ! "
Subway ( restaurant ) Subway is a world - wide fast - food chain for sub sandwiches . Appearances . Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy and the Swedish Chef were featured , alongside " Subway Guy " Jared Fogle , in a television commercial for the restaurant chain in February 2014 . A different commercial titled " Mistaken Subdentity " was aired in the UK in March , featuring Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy and Constantine . Four edits of the commercial were made ( The full 50 second spot , with two 10 second versions and a 30 second version ) , each including exclusive scenes not present in the other edits . The commercial was directed by Kirk Thatcher . Muppet Mentions . A version of the " Sesame Street " song " One of These Things " was used in a 2004 commercial .
REM REM is a group of celebrities recognized by Jon Stewart as one of the many stars who have shown up at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for " Elmopalooza " in celebration of " Sesame Street " ’ s 30th anniversary celebration . It consists of a letter R , a letter E , and a letter M . REM is a spoof of rock band R . E . M . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Earl Rose Earl Rose is a jazz pianist and composer who composed music cues for " Sesame Street " from Season 37 until Season 39 . Rose scored the 1996 film " Mad Dog Time " and composed music for the " Carson on TCM " series and an assortment of documentaries . He composed for soap operas including " All My Children " and " As the World Turns " and wrote original songs for each . Some of his songs have been recorded by Johnny Mathis .
The Music Just Keeps On Rolling Along " The Music Just Keeps on Rollin ' Along ' " is a song performed by the Solid Foam Band on " The Jim Henson Hour " in . Dr . Teeth can be seen in the background . A behind the scenes look at the making of this song was shown in " " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 222 : Furchester Family Dinner Funella is looking forward to a special family dinner tonight . Harvey P . Dull points out that if the family is at dinner , no one will service the front desk . She recruits him to watch it and even moves his favorite chair right by it . As the family gathers at the table , everyone but Funella are taken away to tend to the needs of the guests , each promising to return shortly . Funella herself then leaves to show Mr . Dull how to properly welcome incoming guests , giving him a feather boa to give them a " fluffy " welcome . Just as the guests ' needs are tended to , the monsters sit down for dinner . Elmo notices Cookie Monster is absent and they soon find he ' s crashed his room service cart into Mr . Dull ' s chair . The monsters all split up again to solve the current problems , leaving Funella alone . It ' s a catastrophe ! They try to think of a way they can have dinner and still tend to the guests . Cookie suggests skipping dinner , so they can go straight to dessert . Mr . Dull quips all the guests should just check out for the night , a thought Funella scolds him for . Phoebe thinks that instead of asking everyone to leave , they should invite them to dinner . Funella calls out all the guests and invites them to a hotel - wide family dinner . Supporting Cast . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow ( b . 1962 ) is a singer and songwriter who became famous in 1993 for her songs " Leaving Las Vegas " and " All I Wanna Do " . In 2003 , she appeared on Episode 4036 of " Sesame Street " , singing " I Soaks Up the Sun " - - a parody of her song " Soak Up the Sun " . Crow later appeared in the " Sesame Street " holiday special " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " , and performed with Elmo at the Sesame Workshop 40th Anniversary Gala .
The Sesame Street Library The Sesame Street Library is a 15 - volume set of books that was published by Funk & Wagnalls between 1978 and 1979 . Consisting of 40 pages filled with illustrated stories by various artists , each entry in the set followed the same basic format . Approximately a dozen writers contributed material either adapted from episodic " Sesame Street " , pulled out of another stand - alone book , or created exclusively for this set . The first 12 volumes featured letters of the alphabet and were likely done together as a set . They each contained chapters from " The Sesame Street Storybook " , " The Sesame Street 1 , 2 , 3 Storybook " , " The Sesame Street ABC Storybook " , " Big Bird ' s Busy Book " , " Muppets In My Neighborhood " , and The Sesame Street 1977 Calendar . The last three volumes were done in 1979 , possibly as a supplement to the first 12 published the previous year . Their format is slightly different , and they don ' t feature nearly as many contributing writers . Pages are more straightforward with " lesson plans " and " exercises , " resembling the content found in " Sesame Street Magazine " . All of the covers are illustrated by Joe Mathieu , and the books feature his artwork as well as that of Michael Frith .
Aunt Sue Aunt Sue is Elmo ' s aunt . She helps Elmo and his mommy bake Christmas cookies in the book " Elmo ' s Delicious Christmas " . Sue is dismayed when Elmo wants to bake sardine cookies for Oscar the Grouch , but she helps him make the special cookies . Aunt Sue has a strong family resemblance to Elmo - - much more so , in fact , than his mother or father do .
Charlie ' s Restaurant Charlie ' s Restaurant is an establishment owned by the eponymous Charlie and the setting of a series of " Sesame Street " sketches involving Grover as a waiter . Mr . Johnson is one of Charlie ' s frequent patrons , but always regrets his visit once Grover has messed up his order . These sketches began in 1971 and still run today . Other employees include manager Andre and competing waiter Piño .
James Kirkland James Kirkland is an actor who plays the audio engineer in the TomTom GPS viral online ad campaign , in the form of faux behind - the - scenes videos of famous characters recording their voices for the devices . One video features Kirkland supervising a recording session with Ernie and Bert . Kirkland has appeared in online comedy content , including a regular role on the Crackle series " My Long Distance Relationship " and assorted shorts or episodic roles . On television , he ' s had guest parts on " Community " , " Breaking In " , and " Happy Endings " .
Betty Lou ' s Mommy Betty Lou ' s Mommy is the mother of Betty Lou . She appears in " Sesame Street " Episode 3215 where it is revealed that she works at a pajama factory . She also appeared in the 1980 book " Show and Tell " , the 1984 book " Grover Sleeps Over " , and toilet - trains her daughter in the 1995 book " No More Diapers ! " . In the 1998 book " Oh , I Am So Embarrassed ! " , she picks her daughter up from play group , while in the 2001 book " Sesame Street School " , she picks Betty Lou up from school . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Linda Linda is a librarian who appeared on " Sesame Street " from 1972 to 2002 . She was introduced on the show in Episode 0326 , which aired in January 1972 . Linda is Deaf , as is her performer . As a Deaf character , Linda allowed the producers of " Sesame Street " to teach viewers about sign language and address issues faced by Deaf people . Linda and Bob were very close , and a romantic relationship between the two was implied at various times . Linda was the original owner of Barkley the dog . Linda no longer appears on the show , except in rare use of archive segments , but she is still mentioned in " Sesame Street Magazine " and in the Season 36 episode " Bob ' s Deaf Niece . " Occasionally , her thoughts were read aloud by other performers , including Ivy Austin ( episode 2485 ) and Fran Brill ( episode 3059 ) .
John E . Barrett John Barrett ( b . April 30 , 1951 ) is a New York photographer who has worked for the Muppets and other Jim Henson Company properties as well as Sesame Workshop . Born in Tyler , Texas , Barrett worked as an apprentice photojournalist for Conti - Press , in Hamburg , Germany . He then attended the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles . He assisted various photographers before opening his own studio in 1974 in New York City with photographer David Arky ( who left to be on his own in 1976 ) . Some of their early work included the " National Lampoon " poster , " Are You a Nerd ? " Barrett ' s first encounter with Jim Henson occurred when he was commissioned by designer David Kaestle to photograph the puppeteer with an early version of Cookie Monster . In 1979 , David Kaestle recommended Barrett to provide display photography for the " Art of the Muppets " traveling exhibit , and the subsequent " Art of the Muppets " book . In 1980 , to meet the growing demand for top quality photography in a specialized field , the Henson Company established the Henson Photo Studio , which was overseen by Calista Hendrickson . In 1985 , the studio moved from the Muppet Workshop to a three story carriage house . Barrett worked closely with Michael K . Frith on such projects as " Miss Piggy ' s Guide to Life " and the Miss Piggy calendars , and with Bob Payne , Jim Mahon , Rick Wetzel , Lyndon Mosse , and Lauren Attinello . Barrett ' s photo team included scenic artist Bruce Morozko , prop master Karl Soderstrom , costumers Deborah Lombardi and Barbara Davis , stylist Danielle Obinger , and photograph assistants Marianne Bernstein and Christie Sherman . Barrett was responsible for the photography used in most of Henson publications including " Muppet Magazine " , calendars , posters , licensing , books , press releases , advertising , corporate jobs and more . He also supplies the puppet photography for " Sesame Street " , " Fraggle Rock " and " Bear in the Big Blue House " , and other children ' s TV shows including " Between the Lions " . In December 2005 , the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City presented an exhibit of Barrett ' s photography called " The Muppets Say Cheese " , which ran through April 2006 . Barrett continues to work occasionally with the Muppets , including creating an image for the widow of Jerry Nelson , featuring Robin , Floyd and Jerry . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _