Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk

Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk are a trio of rod Muppet monsters from Sesame Street who danced in many segments including "Feel the Beat." They were used to teach various forms of dance, from hip-hop to ballet to square dancing. They debuted on the show in Episode 2943 (February 12, 1992), and last appeared in new segments in 1997.
The two larger monsters were often performed by Kevin Clash and David Rudman, with Joey Mazzarino performing Baby Tooth. Peter Linz was hired for Sesame Street for these segments, assisting Clash by performing the hands of his particular monster.Puppet Tears podcast Episode #3
Their name is a reference to the pop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Peter Linz has mentioned in interviews that the characters were also referred to as "The Fly Monsters."
New versions of the larger monsters, with different colored fur, appear in Sesame Street: The Musical. Referred to by Count von Count as "The Sesame Street Dancers," the monsters perform a brief dance routine following the "Number of the Day."
==Segments==
Image:Feelthebeat1.jpg|"Feel the Beat"Video: Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years (part 1)
Image:MakeWaves1.jpg|"Make Waves"
Image:BoogieWithYourBody2.jpg|"Boogie With Your Buddy"
Image:BusyBody2.jpg|"Get Your Body Busy"
Image:FunkyRhythm1.jpg|"Get the Funky Rhythm"
Image:CaribDance1.jpg|African - SakisVideo: Zoe's Dance Moves (part 3)
3189f.jpg|African - Ola
Image:Glassdance1.jpg|Filipino Glass dance
Image:BTFF.dragon1.jpg|Chinese dragon danceVideo: Zoe's Dance Moves (part 2)
BTFF-Chopsticks02.jpg|Mongolian chopsticks dance
Image:BabyTooth.Blues.jpg|"Denver Blues"
Image:BTFF.River2.jpg|"Hoedown"
File:BTFF.Trombone2.jpg|"Shoutin' Liza Trombone"
Image:BTFF-jugband2.jpg|"Mandolin King Rag"
BB-Ragtime.png|"Hotter Than That"
3736.BTFF.MarkMorris.jpg|Chopin's "Waltz in C-sharp minor" with Mark Morris
Image:BTFF.interpretive2.jpg|Follow the leader dance with Mark Morris
Image:BTFF-irish1.jpg|"Natchez Under-The-Hill"
==Notes==
*The trio are erroneously referred to as "Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk" in Jim Henson: The Works.
*When season 33 began syndication on PBS Sprout, these segments were inserted into the rerun episodes, replacing all "The Spanish Word of the Day" segments.
==See also==
* Sesame Street monsters
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