Slimey Through the Years

The evolution of Slimey.
Image 	Year 	Notes 	
 	1971-c.1975 	Slimey's earliest appearances consist of a solid yellow body with orange stripes operated by two rods. The size and shape would remain mostly consistent throughout the years, but he does not yet have a visible mouth or eyes beginning in his debut in Episode 0202 until at least Episode 0716.	
 	1977 	Slimey's first set of eyes are drawn on with a magic marker. He also has a mouth now, which was occasionally moveable. (Seen as early as Episode 1034 and as late as Episode 1426). In Episode 1142 he is heard communicating with sputtering noises. 	
 	1983 	Beginning in season 14, the marker-drawn eyes are replaced with flat, solid black eyes. 	
 	1988 	Starting in season 19, Slimey's eyes are now a three dimensional convex shape. 	
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Image 	Year 	Notes 	
 	1986 	An oversized Slimey puppet was built to accommodate the magic plot in Episode 2192. 	
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Image 	Year 	Notes 	
 	1974 	Slimey is drawn off-model several times in The Sesame Street 1974 Activity Calendar, including his own birthday (September 19th). He's colored pink, closer to the hue of a real worm, and speaks in discernible dialogue. Illustrated by David Gantz. 	
 	1975 	Mike Frith depicts Slimey as pink and blue amongst his more traditionally brown-colored earthworm peers in The Sesame Street Family Album. 	
 	1980 	Again, Slimey is drawn off-model, but closer to his live action version. Here, he has Muppet eyes and fewer stripes. Illustrated by Joe Mathieu for The Sesame Street Dictionary. 	
 	1984 	My Sesame Street Yearbook 1984 depicts an amply-proportioned Slimey who's colored mostly green with a yellow underbelly. His pale face is accented with rosy cheeks and Muppet style eyes atop. 	
 	1991 	A pink and orange Slimey practices his figure eight technique in What's in Oscar's Trash Can? He previously had a similar design in No Cookies 'Til Dinner. 	
 	2024 	For a 2024 Sesame Workshop social media post, Slimey is depicted with Muppet eyes but is otherwise on-model.Facebook post by Sesame Workshop, December 16, 2024 	
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