Season 36 (2005)

Sesame Street Season 36 premiered on April 4, 2005.
==Overview==
This season's key focus, in response to studies in child obesity in America, is based on healthy habits. Each episode begins with a cold opening featuring a cast member (Muppet or human) mentioning a different healthy habit each time, whether it's exercise, food, or sleep. Additionally, several episodes feature a "Health Module," a group of four inserts pertaining to themes of healthy habits.Season 36 press release, posted on Muppet Central This key focus of healthy habits is also highlighted in several Street scenes (such as Episode 4083, Episode 4085, Episode 4089, and Episode 4092).
The season was met with wide reports that Cookie Monster would suddenly be executing a complete about-face: espousing healthy eating and moderation, trading in his trademark "C is for Cookie" in favor of a new song, "A Cookie is a Sometime Food," and (depending on the source) even going on a diet. For more on this issue see Is Cookie Monster now the Veggie Monster?.
New Elmo's World segments include the subjects of Cats, Cameras, Jumping, Skin, and School. New installments of "Global Grover" include visits to Bangladesh, England, France, Netherlands, and Tibet.
==Parodies==
Parody sketches and segments include "A Cookie is a Sometimes Food" (a parody of A Woman is a Sometime Thing), "Stretch, Wiggle, Yay!" (a parody of YMCA), "Dancin'" (a parody of Fallin by Alicia Keys), "Desperate Houseplants" (a parody of Desperate Housewives), "Grouch Eye for the Nice Guy" (a parody of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"), "24" (a parody of 24), and a Grouch take on The Apprentice. A Dragnet spoof titled "Cookie Monster: Food Investigator" was announced for the season, but did not air.
==Episodes==
Episodes 4083 - 4108 (26 episodes)
* Episode 4083 -- Telly learns to catch a ball
* Episode 4084 -- Banana in the Stone
* Episode 4085 -- Health Food Game Show
* Episode 4086 -- Birdseed cookies
* Episode 4087 -- As the Porridge Cooled
* Episode 4088 -- How many balloons to raise Snuffy?
* Episode 4089 -- American Fruit Stand
* Episode 4090 -- Cookie Moon
* Episode 4091 -- Snuffy feels he's too big
* Episode 4092 -- Big Bird, Snuffy and friends hike
* Episode 4093 -- Baby Bear's first day of school
* Episode 4094 -- Telly learns the Grouchketeer Cheer
* Episode 4095 -- Who'll Replace the Big Bad Wolf?
* Episode 4096 -- Mexico on Sesame Street
* Episode 4097 -- Rock sitter for Rocco
* Episode 4098 -- Goldilocks takes over nursery rhymes
* Episode 4099 -- Elmo and Zoe's scientific exploration
* Episode 4100 -- "What Happens Next?"
* Episode 4101 -- Elmo and Zoe claim a ball
* Episode 4102 -- Gina's vet assistant
* Episode 4103 -- Telly's and Baby Bear's Story
* Episode 4104 -- Grouch Apprentice
* Episode 4105 -- Super Chicken on Sesame Street
* Episode 4106 -- Bob's deaf niece
* Episode 4107 -- The Adventures of Little Big Bird, Part 1
* Episode 4108 -- The Adventures of Little Big Bird, Part 2
==Notes==
*Journey to Ernie appeared less frequently in this season and was dropped the following season.
==Cast==
;Cast
:Sonia Manzano, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman, Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Desiree Casado, Olamide Faison, Bill Irwin (uncredited)
;Jim Henson's Muppets
:Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Jennifer Barnhart, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, R. Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Dinnean Vernon, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Bryant Young (uncredited: Tyler Bunch, John Kennedy, Jim Kroupa, Marc Petrosino)
;Guest Stars
:Buzz Aldrin, India.Arie, Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Ken Jennings, Shirley Jones, Alicia Keys, Richard Kind, Allison Krauss, Lang Lang, Little Theater of the Deaf (Ian Sanborn, Colleen Foy, Greg Anderson, Shanny Mow), Joe Torre
===Characters===
;Humans
:Maria, Alan, Gordon, Gina, Luis, Bob, Susan, Gabi, Miles, Mr. Noodle
;Muppets
:Anything Muppets, The Amazing Mumford, Baby Bear, Barkley, Bert, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Carina the Ballerina, Cinderella, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, The Countess, Curly, Donald Grump, The Elephant, Elmo, Ernie, Gladys the Cow, Goldilocks, Granny Bird, Grover, Grundgetta, Hansel and Gretel, Hoots the Owl, Mama Bear, Mike the Ladybug, Little Miss Muffet, Little Red Riding Hood, Mommy Snuffleupagus, Mr. Healthy Food, Murray Monster, Old MacDonald, Omagrossa, Oscar the Grouch, Papa Bear, Prairie Dawn, Peter Piper, Rosita, Rosita's Abuela, Slimey, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Super Chicken, Super Grover, Swampy, Telly Monster, The Three Little Pigs, Two-Headed Monster, Zoe
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Dr. Lewis Bernstein
*Senior Producer: Carol-Lynn Parente
*Coordinating Producer: Karen Ialacci
*Producer: Melissa Dino
*Co-Producer: Tim Carter
*Directors: Emily Squires, Ted May, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego, Lisa Simon, Jim Martin, Kevin Clash
*Head Writer: Lou Berger
*Writers: Molly Boylan, Annie Evans, Christine Ferraro, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Joey Mazzarino, Emily Perl Kingsley, Luis Santeiro, Belinda Ward, John Weidman
*Head Writer (Elmo's World): Judy Freudberg
*Co-Executive Producer (Elmo's World): Kevin Clash
*Talent Producer: Danette DeSena
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Muppets, Costumes, Props: Jason Weber, with Rollie Krewson, Connie Peterson, Polly Smith, Victoria Ellis, Sarah Luraschi, Jane Pien, Michelle Hickey, Andrea Detwiler
*Music Director: Mike Renzi
*Associate Music Director: Dave Conner
*Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
*Original Songs: Mike Renzi, Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss, Tony Geiss
*Lighting Designer: Dan Kelley
*Children's Casting: Theresa Anderson, Skyler Sullivan
*Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
*Assistant Art Director: Lyndon Mosse
*Senior Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
*Graphic Designer: Pete Ortiz
*Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
*Editing Supervisor: Robert J. Emerick
*Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Leslie Williams, Tim Carter
*Production Stage Manager: Meryl Jaffe
*Stage Manager: Shawn Havens
*Production Manager: Mitch Mayer
*Production Coordinator: Heather Dixon
*Post Production Coordinator: Conrad Ford
*Associate Producer: Rebecca Rosa
*Production Associate: Todd E. James
*Production Secretaries: Mindy Fila, Benjamin Lehmann
*Music Production Assistant: Vicki Levy
*Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
*Technical Directors: Dan Stewart, Richard Wirth, Tom Guadarrama
*Audio: Blake Norton
*Second Audio: Carla Bandini-Lory
*Cameras: Frank Biondo, Jimmy O'Donnell, Jerry Cancel, Kevin Burke
*Video Engineer: James Meek
*Tape: Ernie Albritton
*Utility: Chuck Tutino, Gordon Price
*Boom: Dan Guachione, Mel Becker
*Stagehands: Steve Ruggiero, Tony Santoro, John Sullivan
*Editors: John Tierney, Selbern Narby, Chris Reinhart
*Sound Editing: Bob Schott
*Recording Engineers: Jim Czak, Bill Moss
*Make Up: Joe Cuervo
*Hairstylist: Karen Specht
*Wardrobe: Rose Cuervo
*Scenic Artist: Margaret Ryan
*Script Supervisor: Syndi Shumer
*Script Coordinator: Lynda Holder-Settles
*Post Traffic Coordinator: Pam Liu
*Production Secretaries: Dan Gilbert, Kate Guttman
*Transportation Supervisor: Keith Olsen
*Director of Production Accounting: Stephanie Longardo
*Production Accountant: Kalombo Tshimanga
*Post Production Clerk: Margie Incorvaia
*Production Clerk: Curtis Wagner
*Vice President of Education and Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
*Sesame Street Research Team: Anna E. Housley, M.A., Jennifer Kolter, Ph.D., Jane Park, David I. Cohen, Evangelean Pope
*GVP of Production for TV, Film & Home Video: Jodi Nussbaum
*Post Production by Sony Music Studios, Creative Bubble
*Taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York
==Sources==
==External links==
*Toughpigs.com Soapbox (archived)
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