Ruthie Sketches

In Season 30, the "Around the Corner" area of the set was dropped, along with many of the characters who inhabited the space. The only remaining cast member to continue appearing was Ruth Buzzi as Ruthie. Since Finders Keepers was no longer a featured set piece, Ruthie instead became a recurring character in insert pieces, often portraying an array of wild and wacky characters.
Picture	Title / First Appearance 	Description
 	Cooking by the NumbersEpisode 3809 	Ruthie appears as a Julia Child-esque chef in this recurring series of sketches, preparing home-cooked numbers.
 	Alphabet Classics - BEpisode 3842 	Ruthie presents the letter B by dressing as a B and buzzing about (scored by "Flight of the Bumblebee").
 	"The Sneeze Song"Episode 3845 	On stage, Ruthie (posing as a little girl) sings the ode to sneezing with a trio of Anything Muppets.
 	Alphabet Classics - EEpisode 3850 	In a two-part segment, Ruthie (as an opera singer) presents the letter E. In part two, she's accompanied by an elephant.
 	"The Itsy Bitsy Spider"Episode 3910	Ruthie (the Song Lady) plays the titular spider as she sings and tries to climb the water spout.
 	"Old MacRuthie"Episode 3911 	Ruthie sings "Old MacRuthie," rapidly changing into costumes of the farm animals in the song.
 	Construction IntrosEpisode 3912 	In a two-part segment, Ruthie poses as a construction worker to segue to a segment about the letter of the day.
 	A Poem from Little RedEpisode 3954 	Ruthie plays Little Red Riding Hood as she recites a poem about the many things she's planning to bring her granny. The Big Bad Wolf appears to help carry the heavy basket.
==Notes==
*A sketch involving Ruthie with the letter W was recorded for Season 31, but was left unaired.Tony Geiss papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
==See also==
* Sesame Street Human Cast Sketches
==Sources==
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