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When did Joe Raposo appear on Sesame Street?
Raposo performed several uncredited stock characters on Sesame Street during the early 1970s.
How many times did Joe Raposo appear on Sesame Street?
Why did Joe Raposo leave Sesame Street?
Joe Raposo left Sesame Street to work on the show The Electric Company.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the article about Joe Raposo?
Raposo was a close friend of Frank Sinatra, Tom Lehrer, WNYC radio personality Jonathan Schwartz, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bert Salzman.
What did Joe Raposo have to do with cookie monster?
He wrote the song C is for cookie and his love of cookies may have been part of the inspiration for the character.
How long did Joe Raposo portray the cookie monster?
Joe Raposo did not voice cookie monster. Cookie monster is voiced by Frank Oz and David Rudman.

Question: Was he paid to do it?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Joe Raposo paid to portray cookie monster?