Hippie

A nameless bearded hippie character appeared during the first season of Sesame Street, often accompanied by other Anything Muppet hippies. 
The character was performed by Jim Henson in most instances, but Frank Oz performed him in "Good Morning Starshine," and Caroll Spinney performed him in a skit where Kermit the Frog gives a lecture on hair. 
The character was usually seen in inserts, but he appeared in a street scene in Episode 0006 as the father to a reddish-magenta boy, performing the song "Brotherhood of Man" with a family of Anything Muppets. He was also seen in some early season closings, holding up the Sesame Street and CTW signs.
The puppet is reworked from the early Grump (used in The Ed Sullivan Show sketches and the Sesame Street Pitch Reel), dressed in a shaggy brown beard and a pair of glasses. In some skits, his glasses were replaced with eyes.
==Sketches==
Picture	Theme / First 	Description
center 	"Good Morning Starshine" Episode 0003 	Bob sings "Good Morning Starshine" to a Reddish-Magenta Anything Muppet girl, then is joined by a group of hippies.
center 	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Episode 0003	A little Anything Muppet girl begins to sing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" until a rowdy group of hippies (led by the bearded hippie) come in on the chorus.
 	‎"Yellow Submarine" Episode 0017 	Bob dresses up three Anything Muppets (Fat Blue, Pumpkin, and Purple), who scoot off to their submarine and sing "Yellow Submarine," where they party with other Muppets (including the hippie, Beautiful Day Monster, and Cookie Monster).
center 	Kermit's hair lecture Episode 0028 	Kermit gives a lecture about hair, and the hippie shows off his beard as an example.
 	"Before and After" Episode 0047 	As a part of "Silly Song Time," the hippie leads a group of wild Anything Muppets in a song about the opposites.
center 	Backward and Forward Lecture Episode 0069 	The hippie is among a group of wild background Muppets (including the original Grover) who assist a Hot Pink AM boy in demonstrating "backward" and "forward." The hippie "awws" when the boy calls for no more.
center 	First and Last Episode 0116 	The hippie leads a group of monsters (all previously seen on The Ed Sullivan Show) in a game where they march in a line and then switch direction.
==Gallery==
Image:Episode1ending-1-.jpg‎|The hippie with other AM hippies holding up the Sesame Street sign.
Image:0126-sign2.JPG‎|The same characters holding up the CTW sign.
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