Pre-existing Muppets on Sesame Street

Several Muppets who appeared on Sesame Street had their origins in earlier productions, usually commercials or variety show sketches.
Kermitwlecture1.jpg| First appeared on Afternoon in 1955.See also: Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street
SSGroverOriginalNearandFar.jpg| First appeared as Gleep on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967.See also: Proto-Grover
CookieSeason1.jpg| First appeared as the Wheel-Stealer in an unaired commercial for General Foods in 1966.See also: Cookie Monster Through the Years
Littlebird1969.jpg| First appeared as Kenner Gooney Bird in commericals for Kenner Toys in 1968.
MrandMrsGame2.jpg| Puppet first appeared as a character for FHA commercials in the mid-1960s, then later as Conrad Love before becoming Guy Smiley and other similarly-designed characters.
Beautday6.jpg| First appeared as the Crown-Grabber in the General Foods commercial in 1966, then later gained fame for an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969.
2477z.jpg| First appeared in commericals for Purina Dog Chow in 1962. Appeared on Sesame Street in "Numerosity" presenting 9 lights.
GrannyFanny-Season1.jpg| Originally built as the Southern Colonel for Southern Bread commercials, and later used on several shows as a generic Whatnot; for Sesame Street it was used for Jack and the first version of Granny Fanny Nesselrode.
Baskerville-SS.jpg| First appeared in commericals for Purina Dog Chow in 1962. Appeared on Sesame Street in "Pick Your Pet" sketch.
Rufus-SS-Season1.jpg| First appeared in Tall Tales in 1963. Appeared on Sesame Street in episodes 44, 84 & 90.
SS-Tammy.jpg| First appeared in Tales of the Tinkerdee in 1962. Appeared on Sesame Street in a season 1 Muppet insert .
Henson Scanimate 10.jpg| First appeared on Sam & Friends circa late-1950s. Appeared on Sesame Street in Scanimate Films.
Hippie.jpg| Puppet first appeared as Grump in commercials and sketches in the mid-1960s.
SSGoneWiththeWind.jpg| Originally designed for Sprint Chocolate Wafers commercial, but later appeared on Sesame Street in "Gone with the Wind" and used for Frieda in Bob's "F" story .
Kermit'sradioBigV.jpg| First appeared in the Glow-Worm sketch in 1964, and later appeared in season 1 sketches on Sesame Street.
FluteSnatcher-SS.jpg| First appeared in an unaired General Foods commercial in 1966.
Rockhuntingernie.jpg| First appeared in the "Monster Family" sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966.
Here and There.jpg| Also first appeared in the "Monster Family" sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966.
Scudge-SS.jpg| First appeared in a Christmas sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 with Arthur Godfrey.
SSsnerf.png| Appeared as early as 1965 as a prototype puppet from Ideal Toys. Also planned to appear in the TV special The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow.
1scary.jpg| First appeared in a Christmas sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 with Arthur Godfrey.
SevenDaysSong.jpg| First appeared in a Christmas sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 with Arthur Godfrey. Appeared on Sesame Street in "Seven Days."
Muppets-OTag.jpg| First appeared in Royal Crown Cola commercials in 1966.
Kermitlecturebigsmallbdmonster.jpg| First appeared in the Cinderella pilot in 1965, then later on The Ed Sullivan Show and Hey Cinderella!.
Numerosity 5 monsters.jpg| First appeared in a Christmas sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 with Arthur Godfrey. Appeared on Sesame Street in the Numerosity film for the number 5.
Monster-R-Tag.jpg| First appeared on Sam and Friends in 1955.
TurkeyHollowMonster-SS.jpg| Originally built for the unfinished project The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow in 1968.
Tckkk-SS.png| First appeared in the "Music Hath Charms" sketch on The Hollywood Palace, later intended to be reused for the unfinished project The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow in 1968.
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