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Frida Frida appeared in the " Sesamstrasse " episode 2272 . Finchen could not get any of her friends to play with her , they were all busy with something else . Then Frida came by and she was also looking for someone to play with . They ended up being good friends and discovered that they shared many interests , one of them was that they both were good recorder players . Together with Samson , they went on to sing the song " Wir haben den gleichen Geschmack . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Don Welsh Don Welsh ( 1943 - 2010 ) was an American publisher , and the publisher of " Muppet Magazine " for the entire run of the publication . Welsh began his magazine career at " Fortune " magazine before leaving for a tenure at " Rolling Stone " . Welsh went on to head the Telepictures Publications , which he later bought and renamed Welsh Publications . Under his helm , the publishing house launched children ' s magazines featuring Mickey Mouse , Barbie , ALF and " Mighty Morphin Power Rangers " . Welsh sold the publishing house to Marvel Entertainment in 1994 . Among his other magazine launches were the magazines " Budget Travel " and " Budget Living " .
Seymour ( turtle ) Seymour was a turtle found by Big Bird in " Sesame Street " Episode 4026 . Big Bird decided to keep him as his pet , but when Big Bird left him alone , he left before Big Bird came back to his home . The puppet had previously appeared with a different shell , as Shelley the Turtle . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Luigi Lupo Luigi Lupo , a famous rock ' n ' roll wolf , appeared on " Sesamstrasse " in episode 2488 . Along with some city officials he was part of a committee that was looking for the most beautiful street of the city , and he would hold a live concert on the winning street . Until he had arrived on " Sesamstrasse " all he had seen were the same trivial things , such as various flower arrangements ; nothing that really stood out as being unusual and creative . However on " Sesamstrasse " he found it : Rumpel ' s junk heap was a feat of creative chaos , and even though the city officials just saw a pile of junk , they declared " Sesamstrasse " the winning street . The green wolf puppet has been used for various characters on " Sesamstrasse " , including the Wolf vom Wörtersee . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Alice Tweedie Alice Tweedie is an artist , puppeteer , and actress who performed with the Muppets on " Saturday Night Live " for over a year , playing the role of Queen Peuta . She was a puppeteer , actress , and singer on " Captain Kangaroo " in " The Adventures of Slim Goodbody in Nutri - City " for three years . Although her name was never displayed on - screen on " Saturday Night Live " , her name was announced live on the air by Don Pardo at the close of every show . " The Art of the Muppets " and other external sources have frequently spelled her name " Tweedy . " Other credits include a voice role in the 1987 Rankin / Bass special " The Wind in the Willows " and serving as a puppeteer for the Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop videos . She performed on " Perry Como ' s Christmas in New York " and as a puppeteer and singer in " Wizzle Falls " ( a Johnny Carson pilot ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Prince Firstly Prince Firstly appeared in the " Sesame Street " direct - to - video release " A New Baby in My House " . Firstly is the title character in the story " Prince Firstly ' s Little Surprise , " as told by Mommy Snuffleupagus to Snuffy and Alice . The prince must adjust to being a big brother to Princess Azalea , and to all the attention shown to the new baby . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Matt Kemp Matt Kemp ( b . 1984 ) is a professional baseball player who has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , the San Diego Padres , and the Atlanta Braves . He appeared on " Sesame Street " ( wearing his Dodgers jersey ) in Season 43 , demonstrating the word " attach " with Abby Cadabby in a Word of the Day segment .
De Dansende Schoenen This soundtrack album for " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " , was produced by Weton - Wesgram WSP in 1996 . De Dansende Schoenen ( The Dancing Shoes ) features the best rock songs from the show , as performed by the American cast dubbed to Dutch .
Lola Aventuras ( video ) Lola Aventuras is a " Plaza Sésamo " DVD released in 2006 . The program compiles several installments of the Lola Aventuras segment , closing with a performance of " Adventure " . The DVD also includes two bonus adventures , with six other segments with it .
Karl - Ulrich Meves Karl - Ulrich Meves ( b . 1928 ) is a German voice actor who dubbed Grover ( Grobi ) on " Sesamstrasse " from 1973 until 1997 . He also played the role on various albums and dubbed Herbert Birdsfoot ( renamed Herbert Leichtfuß ) . Meves was a familiar voice on " hörspiel " cassette dramas , such as " Commander Perkins " ( as Colonel Jason ) and " Alfred Hitchock ' s The Three Investigators " , and played the theater director in Pinocchio children ' s records . As a film dubbing actor , he was heard as Red Buttons in " Eighteen Again " , Jack Gilford in " Cocoon " and " Cocoon : The Return " , Lee Wallace ( as the mayor ) in " Batman " , Cyril Shaps in " The Madness of King George " , William Schallert in " Hangar 18 " , and Henry Gibson in " The ' Burbs " . On television , he dubbed Victor Sen Yung on " Bonanza " , John Hillerman on " The Love Boat " , and various judges on " Matlock " . Cartoon roles include Mr . Slate on " The Flintstones " , Gyro Gearloose on " DuckTales " , Angus MacBadger in " The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr . Toad " , and Francois in " The Rescuers Down Under " . On - camera , Meves appeared in " Otto - Der Film " ( with Otto Waalkes ) , " Schweinegeld " ( with Armin Mueller - Stahl ) , and episodes of " Stahlnetz " and " Tatort " . On radio , he recurred on " Wernicke . Eine Familienserie " as coworker Paul ( 1974 - 1976 ) .
La Película de los Teleñecos La Película de los Teleñecos is the Spanish Castilian dub of " The Muppet Movie " in Spain . The movie was first released on June 15 , 1981 in Cartago and Vergara Madrid Cinemas . It was distributed by Filmayer , a now - defunct company who also distributed many Walt Disney movies . This movie was originally released in Spain with the original 1979 Latin Spanish dub , which was common for a majority of dubbed movies at the time , especially with the Walt Disney films distributed by Filmayer . Releases . In 1993 , the Castilian dub was released for the first time on VHS in Spain with a new title , " Los Teleñecos van a Hollywood : La Película ( The Muppets Go Hollywood : The Movie ) " . It was released by Jim Henson Video and manufactured by Disney . In 1999 , Columbia TriStar Home Video released the movie in VHS and used the original release title , " La Película de los Teleñecos . " In 2005 , Disney launched the movie in a Kermit ' s 50th Anniversary Edition , recalling it by the Disney name included in the 1993 VHS . In 2012 , Walt Disney Home Entertainment Spain rereleased the movie on DVD as part of the Los Muppets : La Coleccion series of classic Muppet movies to promote the Spanish release of " Los Muppets " .
Mr . Seed Mr . Seed was looking for a plant in the " Mopatop ' s Shop " episode " . " He is so lucky to get the very last plant in the shop , and in return he gives Mopatop a seed . The puppet was originally used as the minstrel Murray on " Fraggle Rock " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Vila Sésamo playhouse Multibrink produced a children ' s playhouse in 2008 based on " Vila Sésamo " , the Brazilian co - production of " Sesame Street " . The playhouse features illustrations of the " Vila Sésamo " characters - - Bel , Garibaldo ( Big Bird ) and Elmo .
Tina Twiddlebug Tina Twiddlebug is the daughter of Thomas and Tessie Twiddlebug . Her brother is Timmy Twiddlebug . In one sketch , her father called her Tessa . The Twiddlebug Family first appeared on " Sesame Street " in Season 5 ( 1973 ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Beto Castillo Beto Castillo ( also credited as Alberto Castillo ) is a Mexican singer , voice artist , and stage actor who dubbed the singing voice of Tex Richman in " Los Muppets " and for the extended version of " Let ' s Talk About Me " in the soundtrack . For " Sesame Street " , Castillo is the Spanish voice of Louie in the various resource videos and " Sesame Beginnings " . In the latter , he also dubs Cookie Monster ' s Grandma . He has worked on a variety of animation , puppet , and commercial jingle dubs and also frequently served as musical director or song translator for Disney projects . He ' s worked on various stage shows and promotional campaigns for Disney in Mexico and oversaw the musical adaptation of " Mickey , Donald and Goofy : The Three Musketeers " and " Mickey ' s Twice Upon a Christmas " , in addition to lyric and chorus work on " Home on the Range " and others . Castillo was the singing voices of Wheezy in " Toy Story 2 " and John Smith in " Pocahontas II : Journey to a New World " , sang theme vocals for " George of the Jungle " and as one of the singing busts in Eddie Murphy ' s " Haunted Mansion " , and re - dubbed Jeffrey Tambor as the Big - Nosed Thug in " Tangled " . In puppetry , he dubbed Snook in " It ' s a Big Big World " .
Moving right along ( phrase ) " Moving right along " is a phrase used to suggest that a conversation or situation is at a standstill , and that the speaker intends to advance to the next topic . The Muppets most notably used the phrase for the song " Movin ' Right Along " when Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear commence their drive to Hollywood in " The Muppet Movie " . What follows is a list of instances in which the Muppets have used the line , or something similar with the same meaning .
Jeff Dunham Jeff Dunham ( b . 1962 ) is an American ventriloquist and stand - up comedian who has appeared on numerous television shows , including " Late Show with David Letterman " , " Comedy Central Presents " , " The Tonight Show " and " Sonny With a Chance " . His style has been described as " a dressed - down , more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder " . Describing his characters , " Time " observes , " All of them are politically incorrect , gratuitously insulting and ill tempered . " Dunham has been credited with reviving ventriloquism , and doing more to promote the art form than anyone since Edgar Bergen . Muppet Mentions . In the tour " Jeff Dunham : Spark of Insanity " , his character Peanut ( the purple monster in the picture ) comments on another of his characters Jose Jalapeno ( the green jalapeno beside him ) calling Jeff " Senor Heff " and then " Senor Cheff " . Jeff Dunham says it ' s the same thing and Peanut replies " No it ' s not ! Didn ' t you watch " Sesame Street " ? " Then he sings a brief section of " One of These Things " , singing " One of these things just doesn ' t belong here " . Then he parodies the end of Sesame Street by saying that " this show was sponsored by the sound " CH " . " In one of his interviews , he was advertising one of his Peanut Dolls and one of his other puppets , Walter ( the old guy beside Jose ) commented on it saying " Oh , what a cute little Muppet ! " In his Controlled Chaos tour , his puppets Peanut and Jose are fighting and one of the insults Jose throws him is " Muppet Reject " . In his " Minding the Monsters " show , Bubba J are dressed as a beer vampire . Jeff tells Bubba J that he kinda looks like the count from " Sesame Street " . Bubba J then asks Jeff if its the vampire that can count and after its confirmed he says that the area that the count and he are different as he can only count to six and that he has to trust that there are twelve beers in a twelve pack . On his Netflix show , " Jeff Dunham : Relative Disaster " , Walter comments on how much younger Jeff ' s wife is . " She is more familiar with " Sesame Street " . What , you sweep her off her feet by doing Cookie Monster impressions ? " . Walter then continues with a Cookie Monster impression " Oh , I love Audrey . Do you want a kiss or a cookie ? " . Walter then jumps to a Count impression " You ' re one , two , three times older than your wife " , followed by " Rubber Duckie , you ' re the one . " .
The String Quartet The String Quartet is a routine first performed by the Muppets on " The Today Show " on March 30 , 1962 . In this performance , Kermit tries to conduct a string quartet , consisting of himself on cello , Harry the Hipster on piano and Theodore on drums . Unfortunately , the violinist is missing . When Kermit calls for violins , it rains violets courtesy of a woman offstage named Mildred , which she thought was needed as opposed to violins . Kermit eventually loses control of the group , as both Harry and Theodore perform different songs at the same time , ending in an array of inharmonious anarchy . The sketch was further refined when it was performed on " The Ed Sullivan Show " on January 17 , 1971 . This time , the string quartet members include Twill , Harrison , and the unseen Beegleman on violins , and Grump on cello . Although Beegleman hasn ' t shown up , they presume to play Beethoven ' s " Minuet in G Major . " Suddenly , Mahna Mahna ( named " Harry " in the script , in possible tribute to the original hipster ) appears as Beegleman ’ s substitute . However , he plays the drums instead of the violin , while also answering to Twill ’ s disapproval by way of wisecracks and musical puns . In the end , Twill and the rest of the quartet give in to Mahna Mahna ' s wild , groovy beats . Performers in the " Ed Sullivan " version included Jim Henson as Mahna Mahna , Frank Oz as Grump , Jerry Nelson as Twill , and Richard Hunt as Harrison . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ann Curry Ann Curry ( b . 1956 ) is an Emmy award - winning journalist and television personality who has hosted two programs for NBC , known primarily for her over 10 years on " The Today Show " . On the May 10 , 2007 episode commemorating her 10th anniversary , Cookie Monster appeared on the show to give her a few presents . She appeared on " Sesame Street " in Episode 4151 to present " apology " as the Word of the Day .
Episode 105 : PK Tech Girl The crew finds an abandoned Peacekeeper ship adrift in space , it turns out that Rygel knows the ship all to well it ' s the Zelbinion , the ship were he was tortured . They discover a Peacekeeper tech on board the Zelbinion , that Aeryn Sun interogates , and they learn that some Sheyangs had been there to salvage and that they killed everyone in Gilina ' s unit , and that they will soon return to take more . Guest stars . Alyssa - Jane Cook ( Gilina Renaez ) , Derek Amer ( Teurac ) , Peter Astridge ( Voice of Lomus ) , Peter Knowles ( Evran ) , David Wheeler ( Captain Selto Durka ) , Phillip Hinton ( Voice of Teurac ) , Christopher Truswell ( Voice of Evran )
Sien Diels Sien Diels plays Sien on " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Sien is a mother character to Tommie , Ieniemienie , Pino and Purk . She runs the grocery store . Sien was the last remaining cast member who ' s been on " Sesamstraat " since the first episode . She was born in Belgium ; during the first seasons , " Sesamstraat " was a Dutch / Belgian co - production . Since the early " Sesamstraat " episodes focused on female emancipation , Sien was often seen wearing overalls and using tools , while the men on the show would clean the house and do the dishes . Sien performed her character until May 2012 .
Noël chez les Muppets Noël chez les Muppets is the French dub of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " , released theatrically in December , 1993 . The film was released on Region 2 DVD in 2003 , and used as the French language track for the 2005 North American DVD release .
Ricky Eyres Ricky Eyres is a British production designer and art director . Early in his career , he worked with the Creature Shop on " Labyrinth " , as part of the fabrication team for the Wiseman , the Fireys , and the Four Guards . He later served as production designer on such projects as " Loch Ness " , " " , and most notably , two seasons of " Farscape " as well as " " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
C . Ernst Harth C . Ernst Harth ( b . 1970 ) appeared as Earl the diner patron in " The Muppets Wizard of Oz " . His film credits include " Crash " , " Saving Grace " , " Thir13teen Ghosts " , " Dudley Do - Right " , and " Scooby Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed " .
Paul Lynde Paul Lynde ( 1926 - 1982 ) was an American comedian and actor of stage and television . Lynde is perhaps best remembered as the " center square " on the filled " Hollywood Squares " , on which the Muppets made many appearances . Aside from " Hollywood Squares " , Lynde may be best remembered for his role as Uncle Arthur on the television series " Bewitched " , and for his role as Harry McAfee in the Broadway musical " Bye Bye Birdie " ( in which he co - starred with Dick Van Dyke on both the stage and in the feature film adaptation ) . Lynde also lent his voice to various animation projects , many with Hanna - Barbera ( including " The Perils of Penelope Pitstop " as Sylvester Sneekly ) and the all - star film " Journey Back to Oz " . Among Lynde ' s few big screen credits are roles in " Beach Blanket Bingo " and Disney ' s " Son of Flubber " .
Learning with Animals " Learning with Animals " is a six - book collection of Elmo ' s World Books . It is packaged with a CD containing seven tracks with a female narrator guiding a read - along and performing original songs . Reissue . In 2009 , the collection was printed as a single , 24 - page book , " Elmo and His Animal Friends " by Sandy Creek . ( ISBN : 9781435117211 )
Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( 1792 - 1822 ) was an English poet during the cultural Romantic era . His second wife was Mary Shelley , the author of " Frankenstein " . In " The Muppet Show " , Gonzo ' s act requires the audience to maintain complete silence as he defuses a bomb while reciting Shelley ' s " To a Skylark " . He makes it through the first verse : . . . when M . A . M . M . A . sneaks up behind him and plays a musical sting , causing the bomb to explode , ending Gonzo ' s act . M . A . M . M . A . is sufficiently destroyed , but Gonzo calls the act a triumph .
Wendy Richfield Wendy Richfield is B . P . Richfield ' s daughter . She dates Robbie Sinclair in the third season " Dinosaurs " episode " " . However , Robbie learns from Spike that Wendy is rumored to be an " eater , " a girl who dates boys and then eats them . Not surprisingly , B . P . turns out to be the real culprit . Wendy is made from the female Unisaur used for most of the other girl characters on the series like Caroline Foxworth and Mindy .
The Festival of the Bells ( song ) " The Festival of the Bells " is an instrumental piece played during the " Fraggle Rock " episode " . " The song plays as the Fraggles begin ringing their bells for the Festival of the Bells , which causes Fraggle Rock to thaw from its frozen state . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Number Three Ball Film The Number Three Ball Film is a " Sesame Street " film from 1970 with an electronic , carnival - like soundtrack that follows a small , red ball as it rolls throughout a toy roller coaster . The ball makes its way throughout a number of mechanical devices that help to propel it through the track , occasionally going past three items as an off - screen child voiceover ( Brian Henson ) counts to 3 . When it reaches the end , it drops into a metal box . Originally , the film ended with the ball being ground up into a fine powder . However , kids found this ending too tragic , and a new ending was later shot on August 2 , 1974 , in which it seems to turn into three cherries that are plopped down onto three sundaes that roll by on a conveyor belt . A little girl ( played by Heather Henson ) eats one of them . The latter version is the only one that has been released on video . It appears that Brian Henson ' s narration has either been rerecorded or replaced by Heather Henson , as it is played in a noticeably higher pitch than in the original video . Frank Oz recalls the production of the film in an interview with Kenneth Plume for IGN FilmForce : In addition to directing and building the wire sculpture , Frank Oz sequenced the film by drawing on note cards . Jim Henson produced the film and also drew on some of the cards . Title . The film ' s title varies from several sources . ASCAP catalogues the music as " No . 3 Ball Powder , " and sesamestreet . org gives it the similar title " Ball Powder No . 3 " ( despite the fact that it ' s the version with the cherry ending ) , while the " Learning About Numbers " DVD chapter stop identifies it as " Rollercoaster 1 , 2 , 3 . " " " refers to it as " Henson Ball High Wire # 3 . " " " shows pictures of film from this segment , which has the title " Sesame Street Number Film # 3 " on the films label . When portions of the original set piece were on display at The Muppets Take Maryland exhibit ( as seen in an episode of " National Arts " , the placard described it as the " Number Three Ball Film . " Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Ling Ling and Chang Chang Ling Ling and Chang Chang are a pair of zoo humans in the " Dinosaurs " episode " . " Attempts to mate the pair have failed continually . It is feared that Ling Ling is barren , and Chang Chang is sent to Mel Luster ' s Mating Dance Academy as a last resort . Referencing real - world problems with panda mating , the joke lies in the fact that Ling Ling and Chang Chang are both bearded males . They are named after Ling - Ling and Hsing - Hsing , two pandas who were given to the United States of America as gifts from China in 1972 .
Radar Radar is Big Bird ' s teddy bear on " Sesame Street " . He is a brown stuffed bear with a red ribbon around his neck , who was given to Big Bird as a special gift from Mr . Hooper . Much like Ernie ' s Rubber Duckie , Radar is Big Bird ' s most treasured possession , and Big Bird often confides in the bear . Many storylines over the years have involved him being ripped , stolen , or missing . In one 1990 episode , after a search at the Bureau of Missing Bears , Colambo , in his first appearance , was hired to find him . Radar has often been depicted in " Sesame Street " coloring books and illustrated books over the years , and in the early 1980s , a stuffed toy Radar was marketed . Radar was also featured in " Follow That Bird " , where Big Bird sent Radar ahead by " special delivery , bear mail " to keep them from being spotted . The stuffed bear was named by Big Bird ' s performer Caroll Spinney as a tribute to actor Gary Burghoff , who played Walter " Radar " O ' Reilly on " M * A * S * H " . The two met at a taping of " Hollywood Squares " , and the bear ' s name is a dual tribute , reflecting Burghoff ' s Radar character , who brought a teddy bear to Korea , and the fact that in his private life , Burghoff is known as a painter of birds and an activist for bird preservation . In a Season 39 episode , Big Bird holds a " nest sale " and bumps Radar into the nest where he is selling toys without knowing . Snuffy accidentally sells him to Count von Count who buys all the toys to count them . Kaitlyn then comes back and returns him after the Count gave it to a monster and the monster gave it to her .
The Adventures of Prairie Dawn The Adventures of Prairie Dawn is a series of " Sesame Street " sketches that debuted in Season 23 and ran until Season 31 . In the sketches , Prairie Dawn does a simple task , like turning off the television , while a breathless voiceover announcer ( Martin P . Robinson ) blows it out of proportion . Prairie is exasperated by the announcer ' s overblown opinion of her " adventures " . The theme music was composed by Dave Conner . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _