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Dr . Johnson Dr . Johnson is a dentist who appears in a " Sesame Street " sketch where Frazzle is scared of going to the dentist . However , as soon as Dr . Johnson takes a look at Frazzle ' s teeth , he runs away screaming in terror . Frazzle ' s mom realizes that Dr . Johnson was more afraid of Frazzle than Frazzle was of him . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Nell Scovell Nell Scovell is a television writer , producer , and director . Scovell serves as a co - executive producer on " The Muppets " and has co - written the teleplays and stories of several episodes of the series . In 2018 , she published her memoir " Just the Funny Parts " which includes a story about her experience working on " The Muppets " . Scovell is the creator of the television series " Sabrina , the Teenage Witch " , which aired from 1996 until 2003 on ABC and the WB . As a television writer , Scovell was on staff for " Late Night " with David Letterman , and has written episodes of " The Simpsons " , " Coach " , " Monk " , " Murphy Brown " , " It ' s Garry Shandling ' s Show " , " Charmed " , " Newhart " , " The Critic " , " NCIS " , and others . She also co - wrote the 1997 sequel " Honey , We Shrunk Ourselves " , and directed movies for the Showtime and Lifetime networks . As a producer , Scovell worked on SyFy ' s " Warehouse 13 " , " Charmed " , " Providence " , and others . Outside of television , Scovell is a columnist for several magazines , including " The New York Times " ( since 1999 ) and " Vanity Fair " ( since 2008 ) , and co - wrote Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg ' s 2013 book " Lean In " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 402 : Welcome to Woodland Valley ( 2 ) In the second half of the two part special , the plans are coming together for a potluck dinner Bear is holding . Everyone will get together at the Big Blue House , eat good food and talk about solutions to fix up the library . The kids are hard at work collecting books to restore the library ' s collection . And Doc Hogg is getting down to business as to just what to do about the tree currently occupying a large portion of the library . He wants to remove it , chop it up and use it for firewood to heat all of Woodland Valley , but Ojo makes a discovery that changes the plan - - - a couple of possums living within the tree . In the Shadow segment Shadow tells the story about a villiage where the people were hungry . A wise woman said well make a stone soup
Hilarity for Charity Hilarity for Charity is a variety special that debuted on Netflix on April 6 , 2018 . Hosted by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller , the special features comedy and musical performances from an array of celebrities . The Muppets appear in a segment that begins with Chelsea Peretti and Kumail Nanjiani discussing the only comedic legend who hasn ' t yet had their own Netflix comedy special : Fozzie Bear ( comments from Statler and Waldorf are also included ) . Beginning with " archive " footage of Fozzie performing at The El Sleezo Cafe in 1991 , Fozzie is introduced by Rogen , but quickly begins to bomb on stage . To help out , Fozzie is joined by Kermit the Frog , Gonzo , Camilla the Chicken , Floyd Pepper , Sam the Eagle , Animal , Walter , Rogen , Peretti , and Nanjani singing " The Magic Store " . Later , Kermit joins Rogen and Miller onstage to lead the audience in a sing - along of " Rainbow Connection " . Other guests in the special include Tiffany Haddish , Sarah Silverman , Michelle Wolf , John Mulaney , James Corden , Post Malone , Nick Kroll , Sacha Baron Cohen , Jeff Goldblum , Michael Che , and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious .
Backen mit der Sesamstrasse Backen mit der Sesamstraße ( " Baking with Sesame Street " ) is a " Sesamstrasse " cookbook , published in Germany in 2013 . The baking - focused cookbook is illustrated with pictures of " Sesamstrasse " characters : Cookie Monster ( Krümelmonster in German ) , Ernie , Grover ( Grobi in German ) , Count von Count ( Graf Zahl in German ) , Bert , and Tiffy ( who was retired from the show in 2005 ) .
Aart Staartjes Aart Staartjes ( b . 1938 ) is an Amsterdam - born actor , director , and presenter who plays Meneer Aart on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Aart is a businessman who always walks around in a brown suit with a couple of medals on his chest , and enormous glasses on his nose . He thinks of himself as the most important neighbor on Sesamstraat , which is why he prefers to be called Meneer Aart ( Mr . Aart ) . He is a bit of a know - it - all , and a bit of a grouch . He can even be a little mean at times - but usually , the other Sesamstraat inhabitants manage to outsmart him . Nevertheless , Aart is a well loved person on the street . He interacts well with children , reading them stories at the end of the show . Rik is Aart ' s nephew . Concerning Aart ' s role on " Sesamstraat " , it ' s often said that " Aart is the snake in the paradise named Sesamstraat . " The early episodes of " Sesamstraat " had no grumpy character , which made the street scenes a little dull and preachy at times . One of the writers suggested a man named Buurman Bol ( Neighbor Bol ) who hated everything , but he never made it because he was too negative . Aart made his debut on the show in 1984 , when the script called for a gentleman who was looking for Frank . During his search , Aart met Pino , whom he treated very arrogantly ; and a new character was born . Staartjes is also involved behind the scenes of " Sesamstraat " , fulfilling important duties in the staff and the production team . One of the most important things he achieved was changing the number of writers , from a couple to a whole group . He also serves as advisor and location director . Staartjes has a history of creating and performing in quite a few innovative Dutch children ' s shows , including the live broadcasts of Saint Nicholas ' arrival which he hosted for quite a few years . He was also a regular voice on the puppet series " De Fabeltjeskrant " as Rocus de Vrije Vogel , and worked on Disney dubs , supervising translation of " Bambi " and dubbing Bernard ( voiced in English by Bob Newhart ) in " The Rescuers " . Staartjes ' biography , " Meneer Aart " , was published in 2002 . That same year , the actor stepped down from his other children ' s shows ; " Sesamstraat " is the only series he is still involved with . Nevertheless , a new grumpy neighbor known as Buurman Baasje was added to the street that year . Aart has become a bit more tame on the show , sometimes playing the part of the grandfather character . On April 10 , 2009 , Staartjes announced that he would quit his role after the current season of " Sesamstraat " . Due to repeatedly changing of broadcasting time , the number of viewers dropped from 500 , 000 to a mere 35 , 000 in recent years . This , along with differing opinions of Staartjes and NPO ( the joint Dutch broadcasting organizations ) about the time of broadcasting , made him come to his decission .
Toni Basil Toni Basil ( b . 1943 ) is a singer and choreographer best known for her 1982 single " Mickey , " and particularly for the accompanying music video . In the early 1990s , Basil produced several inserts for " Sesame Street " , involving children dancing to illustrate numbers . She also served as choreographer for " Muppets from Space " . Basil has choreographed for such varied stars as David Bowie , Tina Turner , and Bette Midler . She was the choreographer for the first season of " Saturday Night Live " ( and appeared as a guest ) and her film work includes " American Graffiti " , " That Thing You Do " , and " Legally Blonde II " .
When I Grow Up ( Universal Studios Singapore ) When I Grow Up is a twelve - minute live show that runs at Universal Studios Singapore . It is one of three live shows performed at USS - the other two being " Our Favorite Things " and " Dance with Bert and Ernie " . " When I Grow Up " is performed on the front steps of the Public Library in New York street , and is a trimmed down version of the " Sesame Street Live " show of the same name ( both the original and the updated version ) . The show stars Big Bird , Elmo , Cookie Monster , Bert , Ernie , Grover and Abby Cadabby .
Pizzicato " Pizzicato , " also listed as " Pizzicati , " is the popular term for a specific passage from Léo Delibes ' ballet " Sylvia " . It comes during the third act and the music ( with individual notes carefully spaced out ) is suggestive of foot movements or tip - toeing . As a result , it has been widely sampled , from comedy shows to cartoons . It was used in of " The Muppet Show " , as the Balloon - Head Conductor leads his balloon orchestra into popping in time . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Is My Face Red ! Is My Face Red ! : A Book of Colorful Feelings is a 2012 " Sesame Street " storybook in which various " Sesame Street " characters uses colors to express their feelings . According to the publisher ' s description , " Elmo , Grover , Big Bird , Oscar , Zoe , Bert , Ernie , and Abby Cadabby show toddlers how different interactions give rise to a range of feelings , at the same time teaching about color , concern and consideration for others , and how language can be used in unexpected ways . "
I Love Muppets I Love Muppets is a BBC documentary that first aired on April 1 , 2002 on BBC2 . The special is hosted by Gonzo with Pepe the King Prawn and Bobo the Bear . Interviewees included Julie Andrews , Alice Cooper , Brian Henson , Nigel Lythgoe , Peter Harris , Kermit the Frog , Dom DeLuise , Frank Oz , James Coburn , Vanessa Feltz , Florence Henderson , Bill Barretta , Leo Sayer , Tim Curry , Louise Gold , Dave Goelz , Rollie Krewson , Kevin Clash , Chris Langham , Debbie Harry , Cleo Laine , Floyd Pepper and Jerry Nelson , as well as puppet troupes Zippy & George from " Rainbow " , Zig & Zag , Keith Harris & Orville & Cuddles , and Muppet fans Marcus Brigstoke , Shauna Lowry , Ed Byrne , Adam Bloom , Peter Kay , Rowland Rivron , Steve Punt and Mike Dixon .
In Elmo ' s Easter Parade In Elmo ' s Easter Parade is a 2009 " Sesame Street " book featuring Elmo . Elmo doesn ' t have a hat to wear for the Bunny Hop , Sesame Street ' s Easter celebration . It turns out that all of his friends are making their own bonnets this year - - Zoe , Big Bird , Ernie , Bert , Grover , Little Bird , Abby Cadabby , and even Bert ' s pigeon Bernice . When their homemade bonnets are finished , the " Sesame " pals join the parade .
Muppet Christmas Eve Kermit the Frog , Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy spend Christmas Eve at the country house of Fozzie ' s mother , Emily Bear . They decorate the Christmas tree , and Piggy hangs an extra - large stocking by the fireplace . As the book ends , the Muppet friends are pleased to see Santa Claus coming down the chimney with a bag full of presents .
Dramatics Magazine Dramatics Magazine is a monthly magazine that was published during the academic year by Educational Theatre Association for high school theatre students and teachers . The magazine began publishing in 2009 . Two annual special issues focused on college theatre programs and summer theatre work and study opportunities . The cover story for the May 2012 issue , " Man and Muppet " , features an interview by Matt Vogel . He explains about his involvement with Big Bird and his recasting of Jerry Nelson ' s characters .
The Grover Sticker Book The Grover Sticker Book is a 1976 " Sesame Street " sticker book illustrated by Joe Mathieu and published by . The book features Grover in some of his celebrated roles as Super Grover , Marshall Grover and Grover Knover . The book also features Ernie , Bert , Big Bird , and Fred the Wonder Horse .
Episode 501 : Gene Kelly Gene Kelly is under the impression that he ' s a " guest " - - that is , he ' s going to sit and watch , but not perform onstage . Frantic , Kermit tricks him into performing by asking him to give him a dance lesson on - stage . Kermit plans a surprise closing number , " Singin ' in the Rain , " Gene refuses , saying that he doesn ' t think he ' ll ever sing the song as well as he did in the movie , but he does eventually sing it backstage . Meanwhile , Scooter uses his Tarot cards to predict that the world is coming to an end . Beauregard believes him , and tries to convince the rest of the cast the apocalypse is near . This episode was the last filmed for the series , which inspired the " end of the world " storyline . Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Never Have to Say Goodbye ( To the Summer ) " Never Have to Say Goodbye ( To the Summer ) " is a song from the 2018 " Muppet Babies " episode " " . Imagining themselves at the beach , the babies sing the song in response to Baby Gonzo ' s idea that he can keep Camilla and the chickens from flying south for the winter by keeping it summer in the Nursery ' s backyard .
The Big Idea The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch was a one - hour current events discussion program on CNBC hosted by Donny Deutsch . The January 16 , 2007 episode focused on " Million Dollar Voices , " and featured guests Kevin Clash and Elmo , along with Billy West and other voice actors . The January 23 episode examined the business of children ' s programming with guests from " The Wiggles " , " Dora the Explorer " , the " Bratz " franchise , and from " Sesame Street " , Kevin Clash , Elmo and Sesame Workshop CEO Gary Knell .
Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner ( 1918 – 1986 ) was an American lyricist and librettist of Broadway musicals . His best known collaborations were with composer Frederick Loewe . Together , they wrote " Brigadoon " , " Paint Your Wagon " , " My Fair Lady " , " Camelot " , and the film " Gigi " .
Hoo - Haw Ha Ha Ha Hayseed Band The Hoo - Haw Ha Ha Ha Hayseed Band appeared on Muppet Hoo - Haw in of " Muppets Tonight " . Band members include Prince , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew , Beaker , Spamela Hamderson , cows , and chickens .
Roger Knight Roger Knight was one of the two audio engineers for " The Muppet Show " , alternating with Ted Scott for all five seasons of the series . He also voiced his own caricature Muppet , Roger , the sound engineer in . Knight did sound work on the " Muppet Show " albums and select specials which were recorded in England . He served as audio engineer on other ATV series , including " Beasts " and " Til Death " , and later worked on " The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller " .
Squirmy Squirmy is a cousin to Slimey , Oscar the Grouch ' s pet worm . She appears in the 1983 book " The City Worm and the Country Worm " . She has a sweet temperament and lives in an apple . When the book was adapted to video form in 1985 in " Three Sesame Street Stories " , Fran Brill voiced the character , using a voice identical to the present - day Prairie Dawn with a slight Southern accent .
Catherine van Woerden Catherine van Woerden performs Ieniemienie on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Van Woerden has been performing Ieniemienie since the character ' s debut in 1980 . Her non - Muppet TV puppetry credits include " Bereboot " , " Koekeloere " and " WaWa " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
De Ballade van de Vlinder " De Ballade van de Vlinder " ( " The Ballad of the Butterfly " ) was written and composed by Victor Alstef , Wim van den Hurk and Jorg Bryant . It ' s not clear if all three wrote this song together , but it was mentioned that way on the very first album on which the song appeared . The song was performed by Erik J . Meijer who performed Pino at the time . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Arthur Novell Arthur Novell is the Executive Director of the Jim Henson Legacy , the nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Jim Henson ’ s contributions to the worlds of puppetry , television , motion pictures , special effects and media technology . He was Jim Henson ' s Public Relations manager for much of Henson ' s career . During " Muppets Tonight " , he served as the liaison for the guest stars , a role performed by David Lazer on " The Muppet Show " . He was responsible for explaining to the guests how to walk on the elevated sets , speak to the Muppets ( and not the puppeteers ) , and make sure they were comfortable with the production .
Sound Storybook Treasury Sound Storybook Treasury is a 2015 " Sesame Street " sound storybook , containing eight stories and 39 different sounds . A teacher reads fairy tales to her class of Sesame Street residents , and after each one , they take turns pretending to be characters in the story .
Sesame Street PVC figures ( Applause ) Applause produced many " Sesame Street " PVC figures , pencil toppers , straw toppers and bendable figures during the 1980s and 1990s . The Applause series included many characters that were not commonly sold as PVC figures , such as Mr . Snuffleupagus , Alice Snuffleupagus , Rosita , Barkley and the Twiddlebugs . Classic . Applause released this set of PVCs as part of the " Classic Sesame Street " line in 2000 .
Werner Schumacher Werner Schumacher ( 1921 - 2004 ) was a German actor and voice actor who lent gruff tones to dubbing various monsters on the early seasons of " Sesamstrasse " , including Fenwick ( renamed " Teufelchen , " little devil ) and , at times , Beautiful Day Monster . He also dubbed minor Anything Muppets , such as the king ' s subjects ( heard in the album " Sesamstrasse , Folge 3 " . ) Schumacher performed on stage in the 1940s and then on German radio beginning in 1950 in Lucille Fletcher ' s " The Hitchhiker " . He was heard on an installment of detective series " Gestatten , mein Name ist Cox " ( 1952 ) , in Dylan Thomas ' s " Return Journey " and Samuel Beckett ' s " All That Fall " , and over a dozen times on the crime anthology " Die Jagd nach dem Täter " ( 1957 - 1962 , in parts ranging from one of Ma Barker ' s sons to police officers ) . German film credits included " The Devil ' s General " , " The Captain from Köpenick " , and " Doctor Crippen Lives " . Although he worked frequently out of Hamburg , he starred on the Stuttgart - produced episodes of " Tatort " as lead investigator Kommissar Lutz from 1971 until 1986 . As a voice actor from the 1960s onward , he dubbed Ward Bond as Bert in " It ' s a Wonderful Life " , Mickey Spillane and other actors on " Columbo " , Kevin Hagen as Dr . Baker on " Little House on the Prairie " , and Mr . Freeze on " Batman : The Animated Series " .
Episode 136 : Problem Parrot Ms . Twitcher asks Funella to watch her pet parrot , Monty , while she goes out golfing ( " It ' s simply " not " his game ! " ) . Monty begins repeating everything he hears . This starts a problem when he starts barking and meowing like Ms . Puffwhiskers and a dog guest who both just checked in and were assured the no one from the opposite species was staying ( they both are tired of chasing / being chased ) . The two hear the sounds Monty makes and come face to face and start a chase around the hotel . He then starts repeating Gonger ' s gong , causing more chaos with the Tea Time Monsters . Soon , a whole chase erupts throughout the lobby ; it ' s a catastrophe ! They brainstorm and think if Monty ' s mouth is full of food , he won ' t be able to speak . They call out for Cookie Monster for some crackers , but Monty keeps repeating , " Cookie ! , " making Cookie Monster think they have cookies for him . He ends up not finding any crackers . Phoebe gets a monster idea : they should teach him to repeat something helpful , like " Welcome to the Furchester Hotel . " The incoming guests are impressed by such a polite welcome . Ms . Twitcher returns and it ' s revealed Monty can speak in full , perfect sentences ; he just loves to repeat new and interesting sounds . He shows his owner the sounds he ' s learned today , starting the chaos all over again . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Virgin Video Virgin Video released a series of VHS in the 1980s in the UK . Some were compilations from The Muppet Show , with new framing material featuring Kermit , Fozzie and other Muppets . These were also released in the US by Playhouse Video . Also released were two Fraggle Rock videos , each with two episodes from the American production . And three Muppet Babies videos each with two episodes . Also released was The Tale of the Bunny Picnic and The Muppet Movie . Each video cover has a parade of shadows of the Muppets that appear on that program . The only videos that were released in the Playhouse Video series and not in the UK Virgin Videos releases are " " , " Muppet Treasures " , " Rock Music with the Muppets " and " Rowlf ' s Rhapsodies " . " Kermit and Fozzie ' s Favourites " was released in the US as " The Muppet Revue " . The only difference is the title . See also . Palace
Oscar ' s Book Oscar ' s Book is a 1975 " Sesame Street " featuring Oscar the Grouch . Oscar starts out by informing the reader , " This is " my " book , and I don ' t want " you " to read it . " Bothered by the reader ' s attention , he decides to move out of his trash can , and let somebody else move in . He puts on a blonde curly wig , and pretends to be " Melody " , a new little girl who lives on Sesame Street . But when Big Bird sees " Melody " , he invites everyone to meet their new neighbor , and Oscar gives up the charade . Frustrated , Oscar hides in a pyramid of trash cans , but he can still be seen . He then transforms his can into a " superduper grouch rocket balloon " , which floats him high up into the sky . A bird pops the balloon , and he falls back to the ground . At the end of the book , Oscar realizes that the reader is going to go away , and he won ' t have anybody to yell at and complain to anymore . He tells the reader to come back : " You really make me " mad ! " " Oscar speaks directly to the reader in word balloons , comic book - style . This style was used in a number of " Sesame " books in the 1970s and early 1980s , including " The Monster at the End of This Book " ( 1971 ) , " Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum " ( 1974 ) , " Would You Like to Play Hide & Seek in This Book With Lovable , Furry Old Grover ? " , " Big Bird ' s Red Book " ( 1977 ) , and " Lovable Furry Old Grover ' s Resting Places " ( 1984 ) .
The Muppet Movie script ( June 12 , 1978 draft ) During development the script for " The Muppet Movie " went through many drafts . The following draft , dated June 12 , 1978 , was written by Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns . While it is unknown how many more drafts there were between this script and the final shooting script , the film ' s structure and major scenes are all present in this draft . However there were also many changes made as development of the film continued . Most of the songs hadn ' t been written yet nor had an any of the guest star cameos been cast , so many of the musical numbers and cameo scenes in this draft are essentially placeholders . This early draft included cameos for George Burns and Henry Kissinger . The final script cut a number of extraneous scenes ( including a lot of extra Doc Hopper chase material ) , it made Max a more sympathetic character , and introduced Animal and Scooter earlier in the film . Another small but very significant change after this draft : they re - focused Kermit ' s basic motivation for going to Hollywood from becoming " rich and famous " to " making millions of people happy " . The following scans are of a script sent to ( editor of " MuppetZine " ) by Jerry Juhl . Horn later wrote a series of articles about this script for Tough Pigs in 2002 entitled " The Road to Hollywood " .
Take a Chance on Me A group of birds bouncing and jumping on power lines sings the ABBA hit " Take a Chance on Me " in of " The Muppet Show " . The song was also used in " Gran Musical " at Parque Plaza Sésamo . Video releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _