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Ik Ben Te Groot Ik Ben Te Groot ( " I Am Too Large " ) is a video release of " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . The video contains a thirty minute picture story read by Sien . In this format , children can read along with the storyteller . There are no live Muppets on this video , only cartoon figures . Artwork and design was done by LW Project Consultancy b . v . / Taste Design .
Roy Hess Roy Hess is Earl Sinclair ' s best friend and co - worker on " Dinosaurs " . An affable tyrannosaurus rex , usually addressing Earl as " pally boy , " Roy is known to Earl ' s kids as Uncle Roy . Roy is a bachelor , and has a serious crush on Monica DeVertebrae . He also briefly dated Earl ' s sister , Pearl . David Greenaway puppeteered Roy ' s face . Pons Maar , Roy ' s suit performer , operated the huge head ( held high above his own ) from inside the suit , using a small monitor to see the outside world . Roy ' s tiny animatronic arms were operated with an arm - rig by Julianne Buescher . Roy also occasionally visits to play chess with the Sinclair family .
Anke Engelke Anke Engelke ( b . December 21 , 1965 ) is a German comedian , actress and voice - over actress born in Montréal , Canada , who played Anke on " Sesamstrasse " from 2003 until 2004 . From age 14 on , Engelke was the presenter of several children ' s television shows on German TV . She later starred in several popular comedy shows , and dubbed for characters such as Dory in " Finding Nemo " , Jane in Disney ' s " Tarzan " , took over dubbing duties for Marge Simpson on " The Simpsons " in 2007 , and hosted the 2011 " Eurovision Song Contest " .
Radish Dust Radish dust is a finely ground powder made from ground up radishes . The Doozers use radish dust in the manufacturing of their Doozer sticks , from which Doozer towers are then constructed . The Fraggles then eat the Doozer towers freeing up space for more Doozer towers to be built .
Episode 106 : Monster Maker Teenage Matt Banting wants to work with a famous but eccentric creature / special effects man named Chancey Bellows . He gets more than he bargained for when one of the creatures , the giant dragon - like Ultragorgon , takes Matt under his wing . Matt is forced to confront his inner monsters while working out his issues with his father . Intro and Closing . Jim Henson talks about the Creature Shop , showing one of The Devils as an example of what the Creature Shop can make . He then introduces the " Monster Maker " . In the closing , Jim Henson mentions that although the creatures look real , they are not actually alive . He tells how many performers were needed for the Ultragorgon ( including Brian Henson operating the head ) . He also brings out Kermit the Frog who comments that he liked the special . Gallery . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Limbo Limbo is an abstract Muppet character consisting of two eyes and a mouth made of string , controlled by invisible wires attached to gloves worn by two puppeteers . The puppet is performed live in front of a prerecorded film that is projected , layered or composited . The character has been referred to as " Nobody " ( for his appearance : he has no body , and for one sketch in which he appeared ) , " Line Face " ( in the " Mad Mad World " pilot ) , and " Floating Face " ( twice by Jim Henson when introducing his act on " The Mike Douglas Show " in 1966 ) . Limbo was used most often in variety show appearances . Speaking in a deep , pensive voice , the character would deliver thoughtful , even apprehensive monologues . The film and soundtrack combined to explore the character ' s inner thoughts , fears , sense of self , and general mental state , as various projected film objects would appear behind Limbo ' s face . Later , in appearances on " Sesame Street " ( where he taught counting ) , the character was generated by the Scanimate system ( identified in scripts simply as " Face " ) . For these appearances , William " Rosko " Mercer supplied the voice . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Sign Cartoons A series of " Sesame Street " cartoons that premiered in Season 9 and continued to appear through season 31 . They featured a man who wore a green shirt , a bow tie , and pink trousers , whose head and arms appeared to be smaller than the rest of his body . The sketches consist of the man running across a sign by chance . In some of them , the letters in the signs were mixed up , necessitating re - arrangement into their proper order ( he would often mutter about the perpetrator behind these scramblings ) . He would then slowly pronounce the completed sign text several times . After triumphantly calling out the word ( s ) , the man would find himself in a number of humorous situations . Notes . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Carl the Cop Carl the Cop appears on Hoots ' talk show in a 1989 episode of " Sesame Street " . During a new , night - related version of " The People in Your Neighborhood " , he sings about how his job permits him to work night and day . However , he claims his job will " do in a pinch . " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Forward Backward Dance " Forward Backward Dance " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by Miles and the kids . He places a strip of tape on the ground so he and the kids have a origin point from which they can dance forward and backward from . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The Saturday Evening Post The Saturday Evening Post is a magazine first published in 1891 . The magazine is well known for featuring covers by Norman Rockwell . The Muppets have appeared on the cover several times . The November 1979 issue featured a Muppet parody of Rockwell ' s classic painting " Freedom From Want " , picturing the Muppets around a Thanksgiving table . Inside is an article entitled " Muppets on his Hands . " The December 1980 issue featured a cover with John Denver and the Muppets from " A Christmas Together " . Inside is an article titled " Muppets on the Move . " The July / August 1981 issue featured Miss Piggy dressed as a judge on the cover . Inside is an article titled " Women ' s Careers by Miss Piggy " , with pictures from the 1981 book " Miss Piggy ' s Guide to Life " .
London Music Works Perform Music From The Muppets London Music Works Perform Music From The Muppets is a 2015 album featuring covers of Muppet songs produced by London Music Works and featuring full orchestras , big bands , marching bands , singers , Muppet impersonators , and other musical ensembles . The album was released on February 17 , 2015 . London Music Works previously released covers of " The Muppet Show Theme " and " Mah Na Mah Na " as a single track on their 2013 compilation " 100 Greatest TV Themes Vol . 3 " . A behind the scenes look at the production of " Sax and Violence " ( a song from " The Muppet Show " ) was released by Silva Screen Records America on their YouTube channel in July 2014 along with a mention of the upcoming Muppet - themed album . In addition to songs from " The Muppet Show " , the album also includes songs from many of the Muppets ' theatrical films , such as : " Rainbow Connection " from " The Muppet Movie " , " I ' m Gonna Always Love You " from " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , " One More Sleep ' Til Christmas " from " The Muppet Christmas Carol " , " Life ' s a Happy Song " and " Man or Muppet " from " The Muppets " , and " We ' re Doing a Sequel " from " Muppets Most Wanted " .
Osbert J . Smedley Osbert J . Smedley is The Muppet Theatre ' s insurance agent from the Claim - Ye - Not Insurance Company . He comes to the theater for some routine questioning in " The Muppet Show Comic Book Issue # 3 - Gonzo ' s Story " , needing to know the species of everybody . When he arrives at the theater , Pops thinks he is the guest star , and mistakes him for an actor in the movie " Paint Academy Seven " .
Windbusters " Windbusters " is a " Sesame Street " tune from episode 2931 that spoofs Ray Parker Jr . ' s theme song to the film , " Ghostbusters " . Big Bird and Snuffy approach Gina on a windy day , singing the theme song of their new enterprise - Windbusters , where they stop the wind from bothering people . They help Gina keep her papers in place by placing a large brick on them . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Miami Mice Miami Mice is a " Sesame Street " parody of the 1980s cop drama " Miami Vice " . The recurring sketch features two fashion - conscious mouse detectives , Tito and J . P . , parodying the two main characters in " Miami Vice " . The segments debuted in season 16 . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Alvy Mellish Alvy Mellish appeared in episode 16 of " Statler & Waldorf : From the Balcony " . Alvy , named after characters played by actor / director Woody Allen in " Annie Hall " and " Bananas " , exhibits many of the characteristics usually associated with Allen ' s on - screen persona . Namely , he is a comic , bumbling and neurotic nebbish . In episode 16 of " From the Balcony " , Alvy complained about Woody Allen ' s decision to film his most recent movie , " Match Point " , in London , England instead of New York City , where almost all of his movies have been shot . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Psychomachia Psychomachia is a literary concept named for a Latin poem by Prudentius . The poem dealt with the inner conflict within one ' s soul , between virtue and vice , through allegorical representations . This concept of an inner struggle became key to the developing Christian religion , and was refined dramatically in the medieval morality plays . Works such as " Everyman " , " Piers Plowman " , and " Faust " featured protagonists struggling with temptation , literally personified through the seven deadly sins ( gluttony , lust , et . al ) . A variation of this involved the use of a " Good Angel " and " Evil Angel , " one to encourage the tormented soul and the other to push the protagonist further along the path to ruination . This eventually developed into the popular comedy cliche wherein a character has an angel on or above his shoulder , literally , and a devil . Frequently both angel and devil are identical twins to the protagonist , clad appropriately in either halo and wings or horns and pitchfork . This motif has permeated pop culture through cartoons , comic strips , and other media , including Muppet productions .
Grover exclusive plush ( Macy ' s ) Macy ' s released an exclusive Grover plush doll and watch for the holiday season in 2004 , a year after the debut of the Super Grover balloon in the Macy ' s Thanksgiving Day Parade . The plush of Grover , dressed in a winter hat and scarf , has the year 2004 embroidered under its left foot . A packaged plastic watch of Grover came attached . The doll was available for purchase at Macy ' s stores across the United States and on Macys . com . Some Macy ' s stores had a 5 - foot Grover plush as a store display .
Albert Cohen Albert Cohen ( b . 1932 ) is an Israeli actor and voice artist who dubbed Count von Count , Guy Smiley , the Amazing Mumford , Simon Soundman , and others on " Rechov Sumsum " and its spin - offs . He was heard in both singing and speaking roles as minor Anything Muppets , such as the high - pitched barbershop singer in " High , Middle , Low . " Cohen has appeared in Israeli films since the 1960s . His other dub credits include Michael Gambon in the Harry Potter films , Ed Wynn in " Mary Poppins " , and Merlin in Disney ' s " The Sword in the Stone " .
Ditzies Ditzies are tiny flying creatures on " Fraggle Rock " . In the original sketchbook pitch for the series , the Ditzies were intended as the fourth major species living around Fraggle Rock . Ditzies are even smaller than Doozers . According to the sketchbook , " little is known of Ditzy customs as of this writing . " While the Ditzies were dropped as a regular element before the series went to air , they finally debuted in the second season episode " . " The Ditzies are discovered by Gobo Fraggle , luminous creatures who are in fact the source of all light in Fraggle Rock . The Ditzies are dying however , and their light fading causing a blackout throughout the rock and sending most of the Fraggles , Doozers , and any other life within Fraggle Rock to sleep . Gobo prevails however and discovers that music is what keeps the Ditzies alive and vibrant . Upon performing " Shine On , Shine On Me , " the Ditzies recover thus awakening all life in Fraggle Rock . After the song , the Ditzies thank Gobo and the Fraggles for saving them . Some Ditzies made cameos in " " when The Odd Old Man grants Wembley ' s wish to fly . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
We Built This City " We Built This City " is a song originally recorded by the group Starship in 1984 . The single reached number one on the U . S . Billboard Hot 100 in 1985 , and also number one on the U . S . Top Rock Tracks chart . The song is played in the 2011 film " The Muppets " during a montage of the Muppets cleaning The Muppet Theatre . A music video of the song was released internationally by Walt Disney Studios to promote the release in Australia and the United Kingdom . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Muppet soap dishes ( DuCair ) 1988 Soap Dish . The 1988 soap dish was made in the shape of a plastic toy car driven by Kermit the Frog , with Miss Piggy as a passenger behind him . The " trunk " of the car held decorative soaps . While Kermit is driving , the pink car clearly belongs to Miss Piggy - - it ' s decorated with hearts , and the license plate is a cursive " Kissy " . 1991 Soap Dish . The 1991 soap dish pictures Miss Piggy in workout clothes , lounging on an exercise mat .
Japanese Storyteller The Japanese Storyteller appeared in recurring " Sesame Street " inserts in the early 1970s , telling stories of ancient Japan . The storyteller was always seated in the foreground , often near a gong , while the characters enacted his tale in the background . The story characters often repeated the narrator ' s exposition word for word . Recurring figures in his narratives included the Emperor and the Evil Prime Minister . The latter , dissatisified with the ending of one story , beats the storyteller with a mallet . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Froggy the Gremlin Froggy the Gremlin was an early amphibious star of radio and television . Created by Smilin ' Ed McConnell in 1944 , Froggy was a regular on " Smilin ' Ed ' s Buster Brown Gang " , a popular children ' s series melding adventure serials , letters , Buster Brown shoe commercials , and conversations between McConnell and his imaginary friends . The unquestionable star of the menagerie was Froggy , an invisible creature who , upon plucking his " magic twanger , " would manifest . The mischievous Froggy badgered intellectual guests , and his trademark was repeating himself : " I ' m going to sing now , I will , I will , I will . " The croaky - voiced Froggy would interrupt assorted stuffed shirt " experts , " such as Alkali Ike the miner or exercise coach Jim Nasium , and offer subliminal suggestions , which would be incorporated into the lecturer ' s routine . McConnell voiced the character when speaking , while announcer Archie Presby doubled as Froggy for duets , dressed in frog regalia , leaping out to the delight of the studio audience . In 1950 , the series jumped to television , and Froggy was represented by a rubber - style puppet figure ( usually voiced by Presby ) . When McConnell died in 1955 , the series was renamed " Andy ' s Gang " , with actor Andy Devine taking over as host . Froggy remained his same , rambunctious self , despite his inability to physically do more than wobble around . He was a popular fixture until the series ended in December 1960 , and even surfaced in Buster Brown comic books ( cheerfully planning to burn books or waiting for a tandem bicycle to crash ) . In his 2006 memoir " Before You Leap " , Kermit the Frog pays tribute to Froggy , as one of the " only on - screen amphibian stars . " Kermit speculates that while Froggy was clearly a frog , he adopted " the Gremlin " moniker to " avoid being greenlisted . " He goes on to describe Froggy as " a trickster and practical joker . . . Although that isn ' t exactly my cup of swamp water , his performance convinced me that maybe , just maybe , a frog could be a star too . "
James Godwin James Godwin is a puppeteer , performance artist , visual artist and actor who served as a Muppet performer on " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " and " " . Godwin ' s non - Muppet credits include such series as " It ' s a Big Big World " ( as Bob ) , " The Book of Pooh " ( puppeteering Pooh ) , " Between the Lions " , and " Oobi " . He also participated in the " Chappelle ' s Show " parody of " Sesame Street " , " Knee High Park . " He also puppeteered the Wyatt Cenac puppet at the White House on The Daily Show . Godwin founded the puppet troupe the Elementals , which has performed at the Jim Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater . He also co - wrote and starred in the adult puppet variety stage show " Uncle Jimmy ' s Dirty Basement " . As a voice actor , Godwin played Private Public and Farmer John on Mo Willems ' " Sheep in the Big City " . He was also a cast member of Henson Alternative ' s off broadway show " Stuffed and Unstrung " He has worked with Julie Taymor , David Bowie and even Aerosmith . His film and T . V . credits include " I sell the dead " , " Ice Age 2 " , as well as " It ' s a Big Big World " for PBS , Saturday Night live and the forthcoming " StakeLand " . Most recently , Godwin ' s one man puppet and performance art show , " Lunatic Cunning " , took home best in show at the Puppeteers of America Festival and was the winner of the prestigious Jim Henson Award for Innovation . The show was also the recipient of a 2012 project grant from the Jim Henson Foundation and had it ’ s premier at Dixon Place in N . Y . C . in April of that year .
Sigmund Romberg Sigmund Romberg ( 1887 - 1951 ) was a composer known for his many operettas , including " The Student Prince " and " New Moon " . His collaborators include lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II . References . In of " The Muppet Show " , Statler and Waldorf are appalled when Geri and the Atrics play rock and roll , since they were expecting Sigmund Romberg tunes .
Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire is a 1996 film starring Tom Cruise as a sports agent . Cuba Gooding Jr . won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Gooding ' s line " Show me the money ! " ( along with " You had me at hello " and other quotes ) entered the popular culture .
J . P . " Clous " van Mechelen Musician and songwriter J . P . " Clous " van Mechelen ( b . 1942 ) composes the music for most Dutch " Sesamstraat " Bert & Ernie albums , as performed by his Guimbarde Ensemble . On these albums , van Mechelen also performs the voice of Uncle Rudolf . Clous van Mechelen composed and performed music for many TV shows , commercials and movies . He often collaborates with Wim T . Schippers ; one of his most famous characters is Jan Vos in Schippers ' radio show " Ronflonflon ( met Jaques Plafond ) " .
Dr . Cyril Jenkins Dr . Cyril Jenkins ( 1916 - 2008 ) was a former pastor of the Rutgers Presbyterian Church of Manhattan , where he served for 19 years , and of the Welsh Congregational Church . A clergyman born in Wales , Reverend Dr . Jenkins appeared as the minister performing Kermit and Miss Piggy ' s wedding in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " . According to newspaper reports , Frank Oz cast the reverend for authenticity , justifying Kermit ' s surprise at the presence of " a real minister . " Though known for conducting ceremonies in Welsh , Dr . Jenkins delivered an operatic recital of the marriage ceremony in English when marrying Kermit and Miss Piggy . Jenkins remained active in the New York Welsh community , and often spoke at events celebrating the poet Dylan Thomas .
Ernie the Mongoose Ernie the Moongoose is a character in " The Animal Show " . He appeared in the episode " " where he tells Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear about mongooses . He soon becomes a nuisance when he starts doing different changes to the show like telling Yves St . La Roache to lose his French accent and having Stinky and Jake wear hard - helmeted hats like other nature show hosts do . He even sends them to a corner while he interviewed Kyle the Secretary Bird . Though when it came to them arguing about which was the better snake - eater , Jake broke up the argument by sending Kyle to sing a song while he and Stinky have a talk . Ernie then comes up with an idea to have everyone wear honkers on their head which Armstrong the Chicken Hawk did much to the annoyance of Bunnie Bear . At the end of the episode , it turned out that Ernie ' s wife and kids are visiting one of his relatives and that he had nowhere else to go . Stinky and Jake end up having to let Ernie stay until his family returns . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Everyone in My Family " Everyone in My Family " is a " Sesame Street " song that Big Bird sings about learning to roller skate . The song begins with an Anything Muppet named Frankie making fun of a little girl named Kelly as she unsteadily tries to skate . Big Bird tells Frankie that he shouldn ' t be so mean , and sings about a time when everyone in his family but him could roller skate . He remembers his father , mother , and sister encouraging him , helping him learn to skate . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Last Call with Carson Daly Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night television program hosted by Carson Daly and broadcast on NBC . Formerly a traditional talk show , the half - hour program consists of several produced segments , featuring interviews with musicians , filmmakers , and other artists , along with pre - taped on - location musical performances .
Hippopotami The common hippopotamus , or hippo , is a large , mostly herbivorous mammal in sub - Saharan Africa . The name comes from the ancient Greek for " river horse " . After the elephant and rhinoceros , the common hippopotamus is the third - largest type of land mammal .
Augustine Washington Augustine Washington ( 1694 - 1743 ) was the father of George Washington , the first President of the United States . The Washingtons were visited by Sesame Street News ' roving reporter Kermit the Frog in a season nine segment of " Sesame Street " . There , Augustine Washington ( referred to by Kermit as " George Washington ' s father " and by his son as " Pop " ) witnessed his son cutting down one of the 1 , 776 cherry trees in his orchard with his little hatchet . Despite being frustrated about this ( wishing he ' d given his son that wagon instead ) , the senior Washington was proud of the way his son told the truth . He even predicts that one day his son will be something special , like the Father of His Country ( " I bet he will , " says Kermit ) . Finally , after witnessing the lad chopping down two of his cherry trees and proceeding to do the same to yet another one , Augustine says that there is one thing his son still has to learn : " To stop chopping down my cherry trees ! " _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
If I Lived Alone If I Lived Alone is a " Sesame Street " storybook . A young girl sometimes imagines the benefits of living alone . But in the end , she realizes it ' s more fun to be with her family . Other editions . The book was reissued twice by Reader ' s Digest in 1992 and again in 2002 as part of the " Elmo Presents : The Sesame Street Library " series .
Glen - Warren Productions Limited Glen - Warren Productions , Limited is the Toronto production studio where Jim Henson ' s film " The Cube " and television special " " were both shot . A sister company of CFTO , the CTV television network ' s Toronto affiliate , it was host to Canadian sci - fi series " The Starlost " , iconic Canadian dog - saves - random - person - and - moves - on - series " The Littlest Hobo " , Martin Sheen film " Taxi ! ! ! " , the 1973 Hallmark Hall of Fame production of " The Borrowers " , and local productions of " The Nutcracker " and " The Nutcracker : A Fantasy on Ice " .