query: who sings the counting to 4 song on sesame street

pos: Feist (singer) of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at No. 2. Writer Josh Tyrangiel called the song a "masterpiece," praising Feist for singing it "with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own". On 6 April 2008, Feist won a Juno Award for the single as "Single of the Year". Feist performed an alternate version of "1234" on "Sesame Street" during its 39th season (2008), teaching children to count to the number four. She said working with the Muppets was a career highlight. In 2009, Feist appeared in a short film directed by Broken Social Scene bandmate

pos: 1234 (Feist song) after "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse. Writer Josh Tyrangiel called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own." The song was rewritten as a counting song for the 39th season (2008) of "Sesame Street", in which Feist counts chickens, monsters (Elmo, Rosita, Telly and Zoe) and penguins to 4. Brooke White of "American Idol" fame performed a cover of "1234" during her set on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008, which ran from 1 July to 13 September. Electropop band Joy Electric released a cover of the song in

neg: Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting airing as a solo special the week before the premiere episode aired. In the special, comedian Bill Cosby details the history of the show while interacting with various Muppet characters. Among the subjects featured are the curriculum, the show's adult humor and even the foreign co-productions from around the world (e.g. "Plaza Sésamo"—now "Sésamo"—and "Rechov Sumsum"). There are also guest appearances; opera singer Plácido Domingo sings with Placido Flamingo, and Ray Charles sings Kermit's "version of the song It's Not Easy Bein' Green". Meanwhile, Bert and Ernie are taping the street with their video camera so they can watch "Sesame

neg: Sing (Joe Raposo song) nest being rebuilt. As an iconic "Sesame Street" song, the song was used to close many of the show's anniversary specials, including "Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting", "Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever", "Sesame Street: Unpaved", and "Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration". It was used for the title of the 1990 documentary that eulogized Raposo, "Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music". The song was also used in animated segments. One segment involved Suzie Kabloozie (voiced by Ruth Buzzi) and her cat, Feff. Another involved Cab Callowmouse (parody of Cab Calloway), singing

neg: Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting is a 1989 American television special to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of "Sesame Street". Hosted by Bill Cosby, the special aired on Friday, April 7, 1989 on NBC. This special was originally produced by Children's Television Workshop, in association with The Jim Henson Company At Henson Enterprises, Inc. (one of the few "Sesame Street" productions they directly produced, though an "Executive Producer for CTW" credit was included in the end credits) and was meant to air as part of "The Jim Henson Hour", but ended up

neg: Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting Performers: Pam Arciero and David Rudman The special ranked 68th out of 80 shows that week and brought in a 7.7/14 rating/share, finishing third in its timeslot behind ABC's "Perfect Strangers" (13.0/25, 44th) and "Full House" (14.6/26, 30th), and CBS's "Beauty and the Beast" (10.7/20, 55th). Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting is a 1989 American television special to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of "Sesame Street". Hosted by Bill Cosby, the special aired on Friday, April 7, 1989 on NBC. This special was originally produced by Children's Television Workshop, in association with

neg: Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting Street" on television, but Cookie Monster appears and eats both the video camera and the video tape. Bert, Ernie & Cookie Monster tell everybody on Sesame Street that they'll be sad because they don't like to watch "Sesame Street" anymore. Then, we cut to Kermit the Frog in his "Sesame Street News" attire asking people (all of which are Grover) how to get to Sesame Street, occasionally running into people who were on the show when they were kids. The show ends with the characters all singing "Sing". The program was dedicated to the memory of Joe Raposo. Additional Muppet

neg: Ernie (Sesame Street) so Mr. Hooper gave them their things back as presents. Ernie and Bert introduced a montage of "Sesame Street" clips in "". Ernie also narrated a Christmas pageant, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", in "A Muppet Family Christmas". In that same special, Ernie and Bert had a conversation with Doc, making them the only "Sesame Street" characters (not counting Kermit the Frog) to have interacted with Doc. In "Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting", he and Bert got a new video camera, and he talked Bert into using the camera to record footage of Sesame Street so that they

neg: Jerry Nelson film "Muppets Most Wanted" was dedicated to him and Jane Henson (who also died aged 78). Jerry Nelson Jerry L. Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, singer, and musician, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", and various Muppet movies and specials. On "Sesame Street", Nelson's longest-running character was Count von Count, the counting vampire who took delight in counting anything he could. Nelson did the voice and puppetry for the

neg: Count von Count full of sharp teeth that stretches from ear to ear. Count von Count Count von Count is a mysterious but friendly vampire-like Muppet on Sesame Street who is meant to parody Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula. He first appeared on the show in the Season 4 premiere in 1972, counting blocks in a sketch with Bert and Ernie. The character is based at the folklore idea that vampires have a compulsion to count. The Count's main role is to teach counting skills to children. The Count loves counting so much that he often will count anything and everything regardless

neg: Rubber Duckie Mr. Noodle's Brother Mr. Noodle, performed a hip-hop infused version on Sesame Street's YouTube channel. Stride pianist Dick Wellstood included a performance of the song on his 1974 live album "Walkin' with Wellstood". Jane Krakowski sings the song on her live album "The Laziest Gal in Town". Rubber Duckie "Rubber Duckie" is a song sung by the Muppet character Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson) on "Sesame Street". The song is named after Ernie's toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie. The song, written by Jeff Moss and arranged by Joe Raposo, was released as a single and became a

neg: Count von Count Count von Count Count von Count is a mysterious but friendly vampire-like Muppet on Sesame Street who is meant to parody Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula. He first appeared on the show in the Season 4 premiere in 1972, counting blocks in a sketch with Bert and Ernie. The character is based at the folklore idea that vampires have a compulsion to count. The Count's main role is to teach counting skills to children. The Count loves counting so much that he often will count anything and everything regardless of size or amount, and the other characters can sometimes

neg: Joey Mazzarino resigned. Mazzarino is married to actress Kerry Butler. They have two adoptive daughters, one named Segi for whom he wrote the Sesame Street song "I Love My Hair." The Muppet who sang the song was also named Segi. Joey Mazzarino Joey Mazzarino (born June 4, 1968) is an American puppeteer, writer, director and actor. He is best known for his roles on "Sesame Street" as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and other Muppets. Mazzarino was also the head writer for the show in 1992. When Mazzarino auditioned for "Sesame Street", he wrote a sketch called "Colambo" and soon found himself

neg: Loretta Long She also voiced the mother of Roosevelt Franklin and a backup singer in the nonsense song "Mahna Mahna". She recorded "Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street" (Scepter Records SPS-584) in 1970, including the "ABC Song" and "If You're Happy and You Know It". The album reached #86 on Billboard's Top LP's chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Recording for Children in 1971, ultimately losing to another "Sesame Street" recording. In 1975, Long released a single under her own name on RCA Records called "Rainy Day Friend" with a B-Side titled "July the 12th, 1939".

neg: Grover "The Adventures of Grover in Outer Space" is a Sesame Street storybook featuring Grover that was published in 1984. "When Grover Moved to Sesame Street" was published in 1985. He was also featured in "I Want a Hat Like That" (1987, reprinted 1999). "Sesame Street" is modified for different national markets, and Grover is often renamed. Grover Grover, also known as Super Grover and Grover Monster, is a muppet character on the popular television show "Sesame Street". Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a blue monster who rarely uses contractions when he speaks or sings. Grover was originally

neg: Jerry Nelson Jerry Nelson Jerry L. Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, singer, and musician, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", and various Muppet movies and specials. On "Sesame Street", Nelson's longest-running character was Count von Count, the counting vampire who took delight in counting anything he could. Nelson did the voice and puppetry for the Count from 1972 until 2004 and continued to provide the Count's voice until his death in

neg: Pop culture influenced by Sesame Street the Log Cabin Republicans (a group of republicans who identify with Lincoln's idea of republicanism, but are also gay). After learning of all the members' orientation, he asks "How can you be Republican and gay?" to which Greg responds "all these pre-conceived notions". He begins singing a song titled "Red and Gay" and sings about how they are gay like Bert, Ernie and Manet. The raunchy TV show "Damn! Show" featured a segment called "Clay Porn", which consisted of parodies of the Sesame Street Muppets (and one of Miss Piggy) as people constantly having sex, and it also included Bert

neg: Bert (Sesame Street) is 6, and he has a song he wrote himself about the number 6 ""My Favorite Number Is 6"", which he sings to Ernie in one episode. His favorite instrument is the tuba. All of these interests are opposed to Ernie's whose favorite number is 8,243,721, and Ernie's favorite instrument is the saxophone, which he is unable to play because he cannot "put down the Duckie". In "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street", Bert decides to get Ernie a soap dish for Rubber Duckie so it will not fall in the tub anymore and sink, but has no money. In a

neg: Sesame Street video games system. No copies of this format exist, as the last ICON computers and software were destroyed in the early-2000s. "Sesame Street 1-2-3" featured two different games: "Astro-Grover," and "Ernie's Magic Shapes." In Ernie's magic shapes, you had to match the right symbol to a base symbol. Astro-grover was a simple math game. It was developed by Rare and published by Hi-Tech Expressions. Sesame Street: Counting Cafe is a Sega Genesis game. Players learn how to count numbers with Grover as he tries to count, climb, and jump while collecting food items for counting. Bert has a tendency to throw an

neg: Mr. Johnson (Sesame Street) shows up playing the guitar and sings (Mr. Johnson also paraphrases a quote from "Casablanca": "Of all the benches in all the parks in the world, I had to pick this one!"). In another, Johnson wants one long hot dog or two short hot dogs with mustard. In one skit, Mr. Johnson attends the Birdland concert/nightclub and is bothered by the Squirrel Nut Zippers singing "Put a Lid on It" (in this skit, Johnson's first name, Fred, is mentioned during the song). Several sketches take place in Mr. Johnson's apartment at 14 Sesame Street, where Grover is involved in delivering

neg: Jalan Sesama features new characters and Muppets created specifically for this version, such as Momon, a five-year-old yellow monster who learns to draw letters and loves drawing and counting; Putri an active young girl who is always asking Momon for help; Tantan a wise female orangutan that settles every dispute on Jalan Sesama; and Jabrik, a baby rhinoceros that is always complaining and laughing. "Jalan Sesama" is not Indonesia's first experience with "Sesame Street" -- "Boneka Sesame", the Indonesian-dubbed version of Sesame Street's international package, "Open Sesame", was originally seen in this country. Jalan Sesama Jalan Sesama is the Indonesian version of

neg: I Love Trash CD-ROM game, "The Three Grouchketeers". Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler recorded a new version for the album release of "Elmopalooza". A brief portion of the song was also sung by a group of socks in "Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic", during Oscar's imagination sequence where Sesame Street is turned into a vast garbage dump. On "Plaza Sésamo", a Multimonstruo, who loves trash, performed a rock version of this song. At the Jim Henson's Musical World concert on April 14, 2012, Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Gordon, Bob, Susan, Leela, Gina, Alan and Maria performed the song. I Love Trash "I Love

neg: Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" is the theme song of the children's television series "Sesame Street". It is the oldest song in "Sesame Street's" history, dating back to the show's very beginning on November 10, 1969. The "Sesame Street" theme song was composed by Joe Raposo, a writer and composer of many of television shows' songs. The opening riff is a variation from the "Good Vibrations" song by The Beach Boys, which was released 3 years prior. In his book on the history of "Sesame

neg: I Get a Kick Out of You is also a version with the "Some like the bop-type refrain" on "Sinatra and Swingin' Brass". All three of the above alternatives are mentioned in the liner notes to Joan Morris and William Bolcom's CD, "Night and Day"; on the recording, Morris sings the original second verse. The popular children's television show "Sesame Street" once did a parody of this song about the letter U performed by Ethel Mermaid, a fishy spoof of Ethel Merman. In the song, Ethel sings about how none of the other letters in the alphabet give her more joy than the letter U, backed up

neg: Sing (Joe Raposo song) Sesame Street" (1974), "Bert & Ernie Sing-Along" (1975), "Sesame Street Silver – 10th Anniversary Album" (1978), "Sesame Street Disco" (1979), "Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo" (1992), "Sesame Street Platinum: All Time Favorites" (1995), "The Bird Is the Word – Big Bird's Favorite Songs", "Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music" (2003), and "The Best of Elmo". A Spanish version was included in "Fiesta Songs!" (1998). Sing (Joe Raposo song) "Sing" is a 1971 song written by Joe Raposo for the children's television show "Sesame Street". In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by the Carpenters, who made it a

neg: Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? Street" theme song in long sessions during the Iraq War. In 2009, Joshua Radin performed a cover version of the song for the episode "My ABC's" of "Scrubs". The theme was also covered by reggae musician Sly Dunbar. "The Tonight Show" band with Jimmy Fallon covered the song on in 2013. It received over 23 million views on YouTube. Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" is the theme song of the children's television series "Sesame Street". It is the oldest song in "Sesame Street's" history, dating

neg: The Robinson family (Sesame Street) During the early years, Susan often sang "One of These Things". She also headlined her own album, "Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street", and had minor roles in both Sesame Street movies. Robinson and Long appeared in the original "Sesame Street Live" touring production, while Orman and Long make occasional appearances in and out of character. In the summer of 2005, Orman appeared as Gordon with Kevin Clash puppeteering Elmo at series sponsor Beaches Family Resorts in Jamaica. Long speaks on various topics, including "Children's Education and the Dynamics of Television on the Education of Young Children", "Cultural Diversity: The

neg: 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) the 500th song to top the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song appears in "The Simpsons" episode "I Married Marge". The song is played in a bar on Season 8 Episode 17 of the comedy "Will & Grace". It also appears in the game "Karaoke Revolution Country". On the children's show, "Sesame Street", Parton and this song were spoofed, respectively as Polly Darton, performed by veteran Muppeteer Fran Brill, and "Counting One to Five", about the time that Polly went to school, when her teacher asked her to count to five. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1982

neg: Carrie Underwood "Carrie Underworm" a worm who sings a song about worm pride before an auto race Sesame Street is holding. Underwood made her film debut in "Soul Surfer" in April 2011. She played Sarah Hill, the church youth leader who helped Bethany Hamilton overcome the obstacles she faced after the shark attack. Underwood played Maria von Trapp in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!". The three-hour telecast aired on December 5, 2013, partnering NBC with the producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "To have a star like Carrie Underwood perform Maria in "The Sound of Music", and in such

neg: Pop culture influenced by Sesame Street doin someone in and feedin on em". The Count also appeared in another episode where Meg claims that she dated him, and then flashes back to a time where they were beginning to have sex (showing her taking off her shirt with the camera on to her back) and the Count started counting her nipples, but is repulsed on discovering that she has three (One nipple! HAHAHA! Two nipples! HAHAHA! Three nip-oh, hell no, I'm outta here). In early episodes, Stewie also owns a Sesame Street Telephone toy. Seth MacFarlane has also had "Sesame Street" in his other series "American

neg: Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic attractions, the postshow with Elmo being interviewed does not play, but a commercial for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment's own Sesame Place park instead plays on the theater screen while guests exit, and brochures for Sesame Place are on display at the theater exit. Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic (titled Sesame Street Presents Lights Camera Imagination! 4-D at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Williamsburg parks, and Sesame Street Film Festival 4-D at Busch Gardens Tampa) is a 4D film theme park attraction located at Universal Studios Japan, SeaWorld San Antonio, formerly at SeaWorld San Diego, Busch Gardens

neg: Out to Lunch (TV program) Out to Lunch (TV program) Out to Lunch is a prime-time television special that was broadcast on December 10, 1974, on ABC, from 9 to 10pm ET. It mixed the "Sesame Street" Muppets and the cast of "The Electric Company" along with guest stars Elliott Gould, Barbara Eden and Carol Burnett. This is the first and one of the few "Sesame Street"-related productions directly produced by Henson Associates (the others being the 1983 television special "Big Bird in China", and the 1985 feature film "", and the 1989 television special "Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting", and the 1998

neg: Music of Sesame Street television special that aired in 1971. "Sesame Street's" songwriters included the show's first music director Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss, who Davis called a "gifted poet, composer, and lyricist", and Christopher Cerf, who Gikow called "the go-to guy on "Sesame Street" for classic rock and roll as well as song spoofs". Scriptwriters like Tony Geiss, who wrote approximately 150 songs for the show, and Norman Stiles often also wrote their own lyrics to accompany their scripts. Raposo was brought to "Sesame Street" by producer Tom Whedon, who was his friend and college roommate, and by Stone, who had worked with Raposo

neg: Drive By (song) platinum certification by the RIAA on July 23, 2012, for more than 2 million sales in the US. Internationally, the song became a top ten hit in 13 countries. Train performed the song on television series "90210" in the episode "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud", which aired on March 13, 2012. Train also performed a parody entitled "Five By" with Elmo and Count von Count for an episode of "Sesame Street". "Drive By" is a pop rock song. The instrumentation consists of "buoyant acoustic riffs and a hook-laden melody". Lead singer Patrick Monahan sings in a characteristic "sing-talk vocal croon".

neg: Sesamstraße die, das", whose melody and lyrics have little resemblance to the English version on "Sesame Street". "Der, die" and "das" are nominative German articles (so the song's title is literally "The, the, the"). In October 2012 this song was performed by the German Eurovision Song Contest winner Lena Meyer-Landrut who is accompanied by Elmo on the trumpet. Sesamstraße Sesamstraße (Sesame Street in English) is the German-language version of "Sesame Street", a children's television series. It airs primarily in Germany and the surrounding German-speaking countries. The show premièred on 8 January 1973, "Sesamstraße" has been running on Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) since

neg: Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic other Sesame Street themed attractions, as part of their Sesame Street Forest of Fun/Sesame Street Safari of Fun park areas. The attraction contains 4-D effects to go along with the film which include spraying water, bursts of air, leg ticklers and fans. On August 5, 2010, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announced that Pirates 4-D would return to the Timbuktu Theater. There will be three showings of the Sesame Street 4-D Film Festival film followed by three showings of the Pirates film. There are multiple differences between the SeaWorld version of the film versus the original Universal version. This is due

neg: Fruit stand show “American Fruit Stand”. Miles sings “I Love Fruit” (to the tune of “I Feel Good”), a song about how fruit tastes and how good it is for the body. Elmo and Zoe get so excited about fruit that they now want an apple and an orange. Gina comes to the fruit stand and asks Miles for some peaches and pears. Sesame Street is transformed once again and Miles sings, “Peaches and Pears” (to the tune of “Twist and Shout”). Fruit stand A fruit stand is a primarily open-air business venue that sells seasonal fruit and many fruit products from

neg: Tony Saletan "Tony and Irene Saletan: Folk Songs and Ballads". Tony and Irene performed together at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival in 1971, as well as with Irene's sister, Ellen, and Ellen's then husband, Robin Christenson. On December 16, 1969, Saletan made a guest appearance during the first season of Sesame Street, the iconic children's television program. In the first of four segments on which he appeared, Saletan led the show's children and adult regulars (including Big Bird and Oscar) in an adaptation of the traditional workers' alphabet song, "So Merry, So Merry Are We," as well as a traditional counting song,

neg: Prairie Dawn series "Play with Me Sesame", which airs on PBS Kids Sprout. A younger version of Prairie appeared in "Sesame Beginnings". According to the website of Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, who voices Prairie Dawn's mother in "Sesame Beginnings", her mother's name is Delta, a reference to the song "Delta Dawn". Since Season 46, Stephanie D'Abruzzo took over the role of Prairie Dawn, after Fran Brill retired in 2014. Prairie Dawn Prairie Dawn is a fictional character, a Muppet girl on the children's television program "Sesame Street". She has appeared on "Sesame Street" since early in the show's history. Prairie was originally puppeteered and

neg: James Earl Jones He portrayed Thad Green on "Mathnet," a parody of "Dragnet" that appeared in the PBS program "Square One Television". In 1969, Jones participated in making test films for the children's education series "Sesame Street"; these shorts, combined with animated segments, were shown to groups of children to gauge the effectiveness of the then-groundbreaking "Sesame Street" format. As cited by production notes included in the DVD release "", the short that had the greatest impact with test audiences was one showing bald-headed Jones counting slowly to ten. This and other segments featuring Jones were eventually aired as part of the "Sesame

neg: Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? Monster. Reno, Nevada-based rock band Fall Silent recorded a novelty cover of the song in a hardcore punk style, which was released on their 2001 compilation album "Six Years in the Desert" under the title "Sunny Days (Sesame Street)". Dancehall singer Elephant Man sampled the theme for his song, "Sesame Street". R&B group Lyric sampled the theme for their song, "Sunny Days". An instrumental version of the song is played at the beginning of Clown Alley's cafeteria gag in the 133rd Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. American officials indicated U.S. interrogators subjected prisoners to the "Sesame

neg: Rubber Duckie "Do De Rubber Duck" and "D-U-C-K-I-E" and was the centerpiece of 1988's "Put Down the Duckie", performed by Hoots the Owl but also featuring Ernie. In 1971, one of The Irish Rovers sings the song in one sketch as part of one of the episodes of "The Irish Rovers Show". Little Richard performed a rock-and-roll version of the song as a guest on a 1995 episode of "Sesame Street". The song made a brief appearance in a scene in "Three Men and a Little Lady", and during an episode of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Daveed Diggs, in costume as

neg: Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic (titled Sesame Street Presents Lights Camera Imagination! 4-D at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Williamsburg parks, and Sesame Street Film Festival 4-D at Busch Gardens Tampa) is a 4D film theme park attraction located at Universal Studios Japan, SeaWorld San Antonio, formerly at SeaWorld San Diego, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The attraction, which was made to run at Universal Studios Japan, was later acquired by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment to run at their Busch Gardens and SeaWorld theme parks. In addition, Busch Gardens parks also include multiple

neg: History of Sesame Street to sustain public interest. Raposo's "I Love Trash", written for Oscar the Grouch, was included on the first album of "Sesame Street" songs, "The Sesame Street Book & Record", recorded in 1970. Moss' "Rubber Duckie", sung by Henson for Ernie, remained on the Top-40 Billboard charts for seven weeks that same year. Another Henson song, written by Raposo for Kermit the Frog in 1970, "Bein' Green", which Davis called "Raposo's best-regarded song for "Sesame Street"", was later recorded by Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. "Sing", which became a hit for The Carpenters in 1973, and "Somebody Come and Play", were

neg: Mike Rowe Dad!" as the voice of a meter maid. Rowe appeared on an episode of "Sesame Street" (Season 39) in a segment called "Dirtiest Jobs With Mike Rowe", which aired on October 13, 2008. Rowe visits Sesame Street to find the dirtiest job, which happens to belong to Oscar. Rowe must do all the things Oscar does. His tasks include finding and counting stinky cheese, sorting trash, and giving his pet pig, Spot, a mud bath. To Oscar's chagrin, Rowe does not want to stop, as he is having too much fun. Mike Rowe spoke to more than 70,000 scouts, leaders,

neg: Kilimani Sesame local producers, with help from Maweni Farm, a film production and consultant company.[2] The song "Usihuzunike" ("Don't Be Sad Song") was released on Sesame Street Playground. Kilimani Sesame Kilimani Sesame is the Tanzanian version of "Sesame Street". The show airs on Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and Television Zanzibar (TVZ). 13 episodes have been produced. The show features adapted material from South Africa's co-production, "Takalani Sesame", dubbed in Kiswahili. [1] Malaria prevention is one of the program's key educational components, and the program is part of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership's Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP). Other organizations that the show

neg: Sing (Joe Raposo song) Sing (Joe Raposo song) "Sing" is a 1971 song written by Joe Raposo for the children's television show "Sesame Street". In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by the Carpenters, who made it a #3 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Raposo was one of the staff songwriters on "Sesame Street", and the song became one of the most popular on the program, sung in English, Spanish, and sign language. In its initial appearance, it was sung by adult human cast members of the show (the most frequent lead singer was Bob McGrath) and Muppets, including Big Bird. Barbra Streisand's

neg: Sesame Street: Old School segments is one of James Earl Jones counting to 10 (which was actually created before production of the series officially began (it was a test film shown to children to gauge effectiveness of the format), and Jesse Jackson leading a group of children in reciting his poem, "I Am - Somebody". Given the format of "Sesame Street", many of the animated and Muppets segments featured in this set, especially those seen in the first episode, would be replayed on the series well into the 1990s. Included on Volume 1 is a half-hour promotional film from early 1969 hosted by Muppet

neg: Bert and Ernie left arm of the puppet. A second puppeteer usually provides the right arm. Ernie's performance of "Rubber Duckie," wherein he sings affectionately about his squeaking toy duck and the joy it brings him during bath time, became a modest mainstream hit, reaching No. 16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in September 1970. Bert and Ernie are among a handful of "Sesame Street" specific Muppets to also appear on "The Muppet Show", making occasional cameo appearances, such as at the end of "The Muppets Valentine Show", the 1974 pilot episode for the series. While several other Muppets featured on "Sesame Street"

neg: Sesame Workshop began to offer clips and full-length episodes on the websites Hulu, YouTube, and iTunes, where "Word on the Street" segments became the most popular webcast. During 2010, the Workshop began offering eBooks through the series' website, including a free rotating selection of five titles. Their selection of eBooks came in a variety of formats, some of which were interactive, and covered nineteen topics, including letters, numbers, counting, colors, and cultural appreciation. Sesame Workshop Sesame Workshop (SW), formerly Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is an American non-profit organization which has been responsible for the production of several educational children's programs—including its first

neg: Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Quest", "Stacking", and "Iron Brigade", during an "Amnesia Fortnight" period during "Brütal Legend", and was later found to be easily adapted to the "Sesame Street" property. The original prototype of the game, titled "Happy Song", was released for Microsoft Windows as part of the "Amnesia Fortnight 2012" bundle on November 19, 2012. "Once Upon a Monster" is presented as a storybook divided into a number of chapters. Each chapter features a monster with some type of problem to be solved by the "Sesame Street" monsters Cookie Monster and Elmo; one chapter involves the new character of Marco who was the

neg: Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration is a "Sesame Street" musical television special that was first broadcast on PBS on July 1, 1994 to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. The video "" was released on October 29, 1993. In it, Caroll Spinney plays Big Bird, around whom the story revolves, as he reads the title card in a voice-over. Various celebrity guests and Muppets sing songs together. They include "Adventure" with En Vogue (EKA: Episode 2951), "C Is For Cookie" with Marilyn Horne (it also features Cookie Monster at the end of this song)

neg: Mr. Snuffleupagus of the room. In one episode, newspapers on "Sesame Street" carried the front-page headline, "Snuffy's Got To Go!". Some adults gradually began to believe Big Bird, the first being folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, who sang Big Bird a song about her belief in Snuffy. After Buffy's departure from the show, Linda (Linda Bove), Maria (Sonia Manzano), and Gordon (Roscoe Orman) became believers in Snuffy's existence. This running gag ended with the Season 17 premiere of "Sesame Street", episode 2096 (first aired November 18, 1985, following the release of the "Sesame Street" film "Follow That Bird"). Big Bird is sick of

neg: Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years Big Bird get the idea to put on a big show. They audition dancers and "la-la"-ers (singers). However, when the Amazing Mumford attempts to audition, he makes everyone sound like different animals. In between, classic Sesame Street songs are shown, such as "Count it Higher", "I Love Trash", "Rubber Duckie", "C is for Cookie", "Adventure", and "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon". All hope begins to be lost for the show as the auditions fail, as Big Bird sings "Sing" all by himself. Then, Ladysmith Black Mambazo comes in by singing the "la la la la" part. Soon

neg: Sesame's Treet London. Sesame's Treet "Sesame's Treet" is a 1992 remix of the "Sesame Street" theme song "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" by the English rave group Smart E's. The song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart. The title is a pun on "Sesame Street". At the time of its creation, dance music was not played on major radio stations. London radio station Kiss FM soon became legal, but developed a slightly more commercial style. According to Luna-C of Smart E's, “It was good, because now our music was getting the recognition it deserved, but it

neg: Sesame's Treet Sesame's Treet "Sesame's Treet" is a 1992 remix of the "Sesame Street" theme song "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" by the English rave group Smart E's. The song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart. The title is a pun on "Sesame Street". At the time of its creation, dance music was not played on major radio stations. London radio station Kiss FM soon became legal, but developed a slightly more commercial style. According to Luna-C of Smart E's, “It was good, because now our music was getting the recognition it deserved, but it was

neg: Bert & Ernie Sing-Along album was released on CD for the first time on the 3-disc set "Old School: Volume 1", with other "Sesame Street" albums "The Sesame Street Book & Record" and "Big Bird Sings!" The album starts out with one of the rare times you hear of Bert taking a bath. As he does so, he is heard singing "Yankee Doodle." Eventually Ernie comes in and pushes their piano into the bathroom and decides to join in, much to Bert's dismay. He starts playing music, which accompanies Bert singing in protest of the whole thing ("I Refuse To Sing Along"), with Ernie,

neg: Theme from Shaft John Singleton directed an updated version of "Shaft", starring Samuel L. Jackson, in 2000, Hayes re-recorded the theme for the new film. The song has been played or parodied in television shows including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "The Simpsons", "The Tick", "Sesame Street", "Scrubs", "The X-Files", "Mystery Science Theater 3000", "Father Ted", "", "Histeria!", "The Wire" and "Ashes to Ashes". On "Sesame Street" a parodied version of the song, "Cookie Disco", was about Cookie Monster, dressed as Isaac Hayes, who ends up eating the set. The song was featured in the film "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", where the

neg: On Top of Old Smoky of Spaghetti" was sung by DJ & Stephanie in an episode of the American TV series "Full House" and the song was performed by Snuffy in an episode of "Sesame Street". In his medley "Schticks Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other" (1963), Allen Sherman sings a modified version: "On top of Old Smokey, all covered with hair/Of course I'm referring to Smokey the Bear." In 1953, Ernő Dohnányi used the tune (and also two other traditional American folktunes) in his final composition "American Rhapsody". On Top of Old Smoky "On Top of Old Smokey" is a traditional

neg: Bobby Creekwater Creekwater appeared with Aasim on the song "Anyway", from P-Money's album "Magic City". Creekwater was noticed by Shady Records when label executives heard him rapping on a demo by Aasim. Shady Records president Eminem was more interested in Creekwater than Aasim and, in mid-2005, signed him to his label. In late 2005, Creekwater released a mixtape, "Anthem to the Streets". "Newsweek" described the recording in positive terms, saying it "delivers drug-peddling tales over the cheeriest possible dance tracks. "Sesame Street" sings crack rap." In March 2006, he was one of the celebrity panelists at the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit on Financial

neg: Elmo's World and participation such as hand-clapping, moving along with the music, and counting along with the characters increased with repeated viewing. The Muppet Elmo, who represented the three- to four-year-old child, was chosen as host of "Elmo's World" because he had always tested well with "Sesame Street's" younger viewers. Elmo was created in 1979 and was performed by various puppeteers, including Richard Hunt, but did not become what his eventual portrayer Kevin Clash called a "phenomenon" until Clash took over the role in 1983. Elmo became, as writer Michael Davis reported, "the embodiment" of "Sesame Street", and "the marketing wonder of

neg: Alan Oppenheimer the voice of Prime Evil in the 1986 TV series, Filmation's "Ghostbusters". Other notable voice roles include "Thundarr the Barbarian", Vanity on "The Smurfs", Rhinokey and Crock from "The Wuzzles" and Falkor, Gmork, Rockbiter, and the Narrator from 1984's "The NeverEnding Story". In 1985, he voiced a blue octopus in an animated insert called "I'm An Octopus", which is shown on "Sesame Street", and is written and animated by Mo Willems with collaboration by the School Zone Publishing Company, and Panatrope, Inc., in which he sings a song called, "I'm An Octopus", as he explains about his description. In the

neg: On Top of Old Smoky 1978 Sesame Street album, "Bert & Ernie Sing-Along", Grover sings a version of the song, but changes the lyrics to something about him losing his clothes, lunch, various other belongings, and his way home, but eventually finding his way home and finding his mother with all the stuff he sang about losing. In 1978, "On Top of Old Smokey" was released by Swedish pop group ABBA as part of a medley that also included "Pick a Bale of Cotton" and "Midnight Special". The medley featured as the B-side to the group's single "Summer Night City". In a 1990 episode of

neg: Teeny Little Super Guy in 1982. The first "Teeny Little Super Guy" cartoon took two months to create. The series of segments were frequently shown on "Sesame Street" for several years. However, in the late 1990s the segments were shown sporadically (eventually not appearing on the show at all from 1997–2000). The segments reappeared briefly on "Sesame Street" in 2001 and a short clip (a part of the theme song only) was shown on "Sesame Street's" 35th anniversary Special, "The Street We Live On". The shorts have not appeared on "Sesame Street" since that time. The production for "Teeny Little Super Guy" started in

neg: Pat Paulsen on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". In 1968, Paulsen appeared as timid, tenderfoot Federal Agent Bosley Cranston in "The Night of the Camera," Season 4/Episode 10 of "The Wild Wild West". Pat's character had a photographic memory and ended up with the "girl(s)," much to the surprise of agents James West (Robert Conrad) and Jeremy Pike (Charles Aidman). During the inaugural season of "Sesame Street" (1969–1970), Paulsen appeared in a series of comical skits: reciting the alphabet, and fumbling on a few of the letters; counting to 10 and to 20, and forgetting a few of the numbers; and

neg: Wubba Wubba Wubba on Sesame Street. It was also the catchphrase of MTV veejay Downtown Julie Brown, alleged to have come from accidentally reading the MTV T-shirt of a camera crewmember who was holding the cue cards while on live TV. Wubba Wubba Wubba Wubba Wubba Wubba is the chorus of the "Sesame Street" song "Monster in the Mirror" written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles in 1989. In 1991, the song was revamped to a longer version featuring various celebrities singing along with Grover, including Ray Charles, Robin Williams, Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Julia Roberts, Bo Derek, Tracey Ullman, Whoopi Goldberg and

neg: Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird Finch finds him there and gives chase through the city. On the outskirts, the Sleaze Brothers have set up their carnival and Big Bird shows up asking if they have a place to hide him from Miss Finch. They then put him in their "hiding cage." Shortly afterwards, they decide to paint him blue and tout him as "The Bluebird of Happiness." However, his performance is one of sadness as he sings a song about wishing to be back home with his friends. Despite this, he brings in a lot of customers as Sam is seen backstage during the performance

neg: Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 American television christmas film, featuring the characters from "Sesame Street". It was first aired two days before Christmas Day of 2007. Starring Ben Stiller. In "Elmo's Christmas Countdown", Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) is telling Stan the snowball how Christmas was almost ruined. He recounts how he visited Sesame Street because he believed Oscar the Grouch would start the official countdown to Christmas. However, Oscar tosses the magical counting blocks into the air and they disappear. Stiller is worried that he destroyed Christmas, and it is up to Elmo and Abby

neg: Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird happily counting their piles of cash. After the show, two kids sneak backstage to see him. Upon noticing them, Big Bird asks them to call Sesame Street to tell his friends where he is. They do so and the next day, his friends sneak into the circus tent to try to free him. However, the Sleaze Brothers quietly wake up. Just as Linda unlocks Big Bird's cage, the Sleaze Brothers drive off in their truck with the cage (and Big Bird still in it) in tow. Gordon and Olivia give chase in the Volkswagen and succeed in rescuing Big Bird,

neg: The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years introduce Bert and Ernie. Bert tries to give a speech, but is interrupted by Ernie pulling "the old nose joke" on him. A montage of clips from "Sesame Street" is shown. After a collection of scenes overlaid by the Sesame Street theme song, more clips are shown (Kermit singing the alphabet with a little girl, Bert playing checkers with Bernice the pigeon, Cookie Monster singing his trademark song "'C' is for Cookie", and Big Bird parodying American Express ads). Oscar the Grouch then grumpily introduces Big Bird, who introduces clips from other children's shows from the Muppets. Clips featuring live

neg: Chris Seefried mix. Adam Duritz of Counting Crows signed the group to his imprint through Geffen Records. Their debut record "Dream This" includes the hit song "Drive", which Duritz sings on. Seefried returned the favor, guesting on "I Wish I Was a Girl"' and hit song "Hangin' Around" from "This Desert Life". Joe 90 performed this song live with Counting Crows on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". Their second album, "A Raccoons Lunch", features the Laura Nyro song "And When I Die", which was the end title for the New Line Cinema film "Final Destination", and "When You Arrive" from the soundtrack

neg: Sesame Street in the United Kingdom "Sesame Street" was broadcast in all parts of the UK. The show was broadcast on Saturday mornings, or during week-day school holidays. ITV continued to broadcast the series until early 1987, when after an 8-month hiatus, it reappeared daily on Channel 4 from Monday 30 November 1987 until March 2001, then continued to air on Saturday mornings until 22 September 2001, when it was replaced by "The Hoobs". Sesame Street has also been shown on satellite and cable channels, including Nick Jr from 2000–2003, along with Playhouse Disney. In 1974, Associated Television aired the peak time "Sesame Street" special "Julie

neg: Zoe (Sesame Street) Street", called the Zoemobile. She has a pet rock, Rocco, much to Elmo's constant dismay. Though it is likely she has many relatives, only the voice of her Aunt Chloe has been heard on the show. Recently, her aunt Gizelle, who lives in Swan Lake, sent her the tutu she wears. This is a reference to the character of Giselle in the ballet "Giselle". Her film debut was "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". Her first video appearance was "The Best of Elmo"; she then appeared in the videos "Do The Alphabet" and "Big Bird Sings!". Starting with Season 46,

neg: Ryan Dillon Ryan Dillon Ryan Dillon (born May 25, 1988) is an American puppeteer who has played Elmo since 2013. Dillon had previously worked as an ensemble muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company since 2005. Dillon also played Cooper Monster for the interactive series Sesame Street TV for Xbox Kinect, and appears on all 4 seasons of the new CBeebies and Sesame Street co-production, The Furchester Hotel, as Elmo. In 2017, Dillon was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming. Dillon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a young puppeteer, Dillon came to the attention of "Sesame

neg: The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street is a 1998 direct-to-video special that featured Kermit and his career on "Sesame Street". Eight great Kermit tunes. Kermit is being awarded the Frog of The Year award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long poem about frogs, which introduces various Kermit The Frog segments from Sesame Street, while being interrupted by the three little pigs, who are there because Kermit introduced them twice on Sesame Street News. Additional Muppets performed by Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Noel MacNeal, Pam Arciero, Bryant Young, John Tartaglia,

neg: Sesame Street video games total is reached, a song is played and Big Bird dances. The game ends when too many eggs are dropped or a set number of counting sessions is performed. Cookie Monster Munch is a video game developed by Atari and Children's Computer Workshop for the Atari 2600 and released in 1983. The game was programmed by Gary Stark. The objective of "Cookie Monster Munch" is to guide Cookie Monster through a simple maze, collecting cookies and placing them in a cookie jar at the bottom of the screen. "Cookie Monster Munch" used an Atari Kid's Controller (sold separately), although the

neg: Rubber Duckie Rubber Duckie "Rubber Duckie" is a song sung by the Muppet character Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson) on "Sesame Street". The song is named after Ernie's toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie. The song, written by Jeff Moss and arranged by Joe Raposo, was released as a single and became a surprise mainstream hit, peaking at #16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on September 26, 1970. It was nominated for the Best Recording for Children Grammy in 1971 but lost out to the album "The Sesame Street Book & Record", which contained the song. The song had follow-ups

neg: History of Sesame Street on its premiere episode, which aired February 4, 2002. This episode, as well as a series of four episodes that aired after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, were used in Sesame Workshop's Community Outreach program. In 2006, the United States Department of State called "Sesame Street" "the most widely viewed children's television show in the world". Over half of the show's international co-productions were made after 2001; according to the 2006 documentary "The World According to Sesame Street", the events of 9/11 inspired the producers of these co-productions. In 2003, "Takalani Sesame", a South African co-production, elicited criticism in the United

neg: Linda (Sesame Street) Linda (Sesame Street) Linda, portrayed by Linda Bove, was a character on the children's program "Sesame Street". Bove, who is deaf, appeared on "Sesame Street" with the National Theater of the Deaf and made her debut on the show as a librarian named Linda in Episode 0326, which aired in January 1972. Initially appearing on a sporadic basis, she became a regular member of the cast in 1975, and continued to appear until 2003. The character communicated only in sign language but interacted positively with other members of the "Sesame Street" community as a normal citizen and resident of Sesame

neg: Sherlock Hemlock when the Twiddlebugs were having a picnic being interrupted by Herry Monster. One of his most famous segments is the song "X Marks the Spot" in which Sherlock sings about the letter "X." The imagery of X-ray machines, a flashing railroad crossing, bottles of poison, and danger signs frightened many young viewers. Sherlock Hemlock starred in all of the episodes of a former recurring "Sesame Street" segment, "Mysterious Theater" (hosted by Vincent Twice Vincent Twice), which is spoof of the TV series "Mystery!" (once hosted by Vincent Price). In these sketches, he is aided by a trusted companion, Watson (a

neg: Plácido Domingo a U.S. children's television show that has been on the air since 1969, introduced a puppet character named after Domingo. In the series, Placido Flamingo was a pink singing bird who appeared regularly on "Live from the Nest" (a play on "Live from the Met") telecasts from the Nestropolitan Opera. In the 1989 special "Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting", Domingo appeared with his namesake puppet, singing "Look through the Window" together. The show never revived the character after the puppeteer, Richard Hunt, who provided the voice for Placido Flamingo, died in early 1992. Similarly, in the 2009 Australian-Canadian

neg: Sesame Street in the United Kingdom the U.K.'s long history of quality educational television programmes for young children. ITV, after much research, including a report entitled "Reactions to Sesame Street in Britain, 1971", chose to air "Sesame Street" on a limited basis. It then switched to Channel 4 in the 1980s and aired there until 2001, when it was pulled from its regular schedule, replaced by "The Hoobs". The 1971 report stated that educators "abhorred" "Sesame Street", while parents and young children viewed it more positively. The report was sceptical of the educational methods used to produce the show, and agreed with the BBC that quality

neg: Natasha (Sesame Street) X Files and featured Natasha interviewing the letter X. She saids like Chicken gurgles and more? So much better Natasha (Sesame Street) Natasha (also known as Baby Natasha) is a character on the children's television show "Sesame Street" played by Kevin Clash who also voices Sesame Street character Elmo. The magazine publication Sesame Street Parents took a poll of adults and kids favorite characters and it was found that Natasha ranked 4th in popularity overall. The character was the first baby introduced into the series to represent younger children who may view the show. Her character's behaviors and growth also

neg: Natasha (Sesame Street) Natasha (Sesame Street) Natasha (also known as Baby Natasha) is a character on the children's television show "Sesame Street" played by Kevin Clash who also voices Sesame Street character Elmo. The magazine publication Sesame Street Parents took a poll of adults and kids favorite characters and it was found that Natasha ranked 4th in popularity overall. The character was the first baby introduced into the series to represent younger children who may view the show. Her character's behaviors and growth also was beneficial in giving children with siblings a better understanding of their behaviors. Natasha is the daughter of Humphrey

neg: Loretta Long to Education for Space Age Kids", examined the educational model used on "Sesame Street". Long's main role on "Sesame Street" is Susan, the wife of Gordon Robinson. In early seasons, her character was a housewife; however, in later seasons, her role expanded to that of being a nurse, as well as the mother of adopted son Miles. Long has also lent her voice to various Muppet segments on "Sesame Street", particularly in the early seasons. On the 8th episode of the first season (1969), she was the voice of the mother Muppet in the song "Five People in My Family".

neg: Sesame Street Live Sesame Street Live Sesame Street Live is a live touring show based on the children's television show "Sesame Street" and produced by Feld Entertainment. Vee Corporation was started in March 1980 from an idea by founder Vincent Egan to produce a live character show just for Sesame Street. He based it off his time working for the Ice Follies which had a segment with those Muppets. Egan approached Jim Henson's company and Children's Television Workshop, who were interested. With outside funding, Vee was able to sign a licensing agreement with the Children's Television Workshop for the characters. The first Sesame

neg: Julia (Sesame Street) Julia (Sesame Street) Julia is a four-year-old girl on the children's television program "Sesame Street" who is autistic. She is a yellow Anything Muppet with a red bob cut hairstyle and green eyes (blue for green screen uses) who wears a dark dress shirt over light pink t-shirt and green pants with white flowers on them and black shoes. She premiered on the show on April 10, 2017, though she was introduced in “digital form” in 2015. Her debut marks a new phase of Sesame Workshop’s autism awareness initiative, “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children”, which provides

neg: Sesame Street News Flash show altogether. In 2004, non Sesame Street Kermit material, and The Muppets produced material and were bought by Disney, as well as their future use. Sesame Street News Flash The Sesame Street News Flash was a recurring segment on the children's television show "Sesame Street". First aired in 1971, the series starred Kermit the Frog as a trench coat-dressed roving reporter who interviews Muppet versions of characters from fairy tales, Mother Goose nursery rhymes and key moments in history. Given the basic format of the segments, the "Sesame Street News Flash" series served several purposes, namely to act out simple

neg: Reactions to Occupy Wall Street spend every waking hour fighting Orcs while Elrond and Galadriel eat lembas bread all day. I am the 99%." Other parodies include Occupy Narnia and Occupy Sesame Street. Occupy Sesame Street went viral and, following violent encounters between NYPD and the protesters, Tumblr posted pictures of Elmo arrested, Grover restrained, and Count von Count pepper-sprayed. Occupy Wall Street and its related protests were satirized in the "South Park" episode "1%", which aired on November 2, 2011. Remy Munasifi wrote and sang a song called "Occupy Wall Street Protest Song", which criticized the protestors for not understanding, in his opinion, how

neg: Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? recorded for the 2000 "Dancemania" compilation "Speed 5". The cowpunk band The Rugburns covered the song on their 1995 EP "Mommy I'm Sorry". In the Season 3 "Malcolm in the Middle" episode, "Malcolm's Girlfriend", the 1998-2001 theme is used when Malcolm jumps into the bouncy house on Ronnie's birthday. In a single released in 2000 and produced by The Alchemist, underground rapper Agallah sampled the "Sesame Street" theme on "Crookie Monster". Agallah also rapped in the voice of Cookie Monster on the track, and the track used other vocal samples from other Sesame Street characters such as Grover and Herry

neg: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street and Cookie tries to jump only to land on and destroy them), play a practical joke on him, and make him very dizzy in a game of crack the whip. After the skating party, the characters head home to Sesame Street performing the song "True Blue Miracle." Then, the story diverges into three principal plotlines. In the main plot, Oscar the Grouch tells Big Bird and his friend Patty (a girl around age seven) that there will be no Christmas presents if Santa Claus is unable to go down narrow chimneys. Distraught, once they return to Sesame Street, Big Bird

neg: Vampire literature in some modern fiction. Some fictional vampires are fascinated with counting, an idea derived from folk stories about vampires being compelled to stop and count any spilled grain they find in their path. The most famous fictional counting vampire is likely the Muppet character Count von Count on television's "Sesame Street". Other examples include a fifth season episode of the "X-Files" titled "Bad Blood", and the Discworld novel, "Carpe Jugulum" by Terry Pratchett. Some modern fictional vampires are portrayed as having magical powers beyond those originally assigned by myth, typically also possessing the powers of a witch or seer. Such

neg: Julie on Sesame Street banter and singing songs such as "It's Not Easy Being Green" and "Picture a World" on the "Sesame Street" "neighborhood" set. Produced by ATV and ITC at ATV Elstree in the United Kingdom (and not at "Sesame Street"'s then-usual New York City studios), the special was televised in that country on ITV on July 10, 1974 at 8PM in most regions. The special was the first Muppets-related program to be produced with ATV and ITC, who would both co-produce the highly successful "The Muppet Show" three years later. Julie on Sesame Street Julie on Sesame Street was a variety special

neg: Étienne Delessert (illustrator) for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2006 and 2010. Delessert has children's book published and translated in over 14 different languages. He has also had illustrations published in "TIME" magazine. He also animated segments for "Sesame Street", like one about a woman's face morphing. Additionally, in 1973 Delessert illustrated a children's book based on the lyrics to "Being Green", a popular song written by Joe Raposo, originally performed by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog on both "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show". Although released as a Sesame Street book, the large hardcover book does not

neg: The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street Rick Lyon, Jane Henson, Pat Hodelin, Richard Termine, Caroly Wilcox, Ed Christie, Camille Kampouris, James Kroupa, Jim Martin, Cheryl Blaylock, Brian Meehl. The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street is a 1998 direct-to-video special that featured Kermit and his career on "Sesame Street". Eight great Kermit tunes. Kermit is being awarded the Frog of The Year award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long poem about frogs, which introduces various Kermit The Frog segments from Sesame Street, while being interrupted by the three little pigs, who are there because Kermit introduced them

neg: Oobi (TV series) Frog and Count von Count, played the recurring role of Angus. Martin P. Robinson – who performs Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, and Slimey the Worm on "Sesame Street" – created and built the puppets' costumes and accessories. Ken Reynolds and John Tierney, editors on "Sesame Street", were hired to edit the show. Both Josh Selig and the show's educational consultant, Natascha Crandall, worked on the Palestinian and Arabic adaptations of "Sesame Street". Lisa Simon, who won 20 Daytime Emmys for her work as a director of "Sesame Street", acted as the supervising producer. The program was filmed at Kaufman Astoria

neg: Influence of Sesame Street recognizing that "Sesame Street" was not perfect, stated that the show "opened children's TV to taste and wit and substance"... and "made the climate right for improvement". By the end of the show's first season, ratings were high, the song "Rubber Duckie" was on the music charts for nine weeks, and Big Bird appeared on "The Flip Wilson Show". Also in 1970, "Sesame Street" won twenty awards, including a Peabody Award, three Emmys, an award from the Public Relations Society of America, a Clio, and the Prix Jeunesse award. President Richard Nixon sent Cooney a congratulatory letter. Dr. Benjamin Spock

neg: Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? Street", Michael Davis called the theme "jaunty" and "deceptively simple". Raposo wrote the lyrics to the song with Jon Stone and Bruce Hart. Stone considered the song "a musical masterpiece and a lyrical embarrassment". Raposo enlisted jazz harmonica player Jean "Toots" Thielemans, as well as a mixed choir of children, to record the opening and closing themes. "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street" has since become a "siren song for preschoolers". In the test shows, the theme song lyrics were sung by Bob McGrath. The theme during the test shows was sung in its entirety. For

neg: Sesame Square Sesame Square Sesame Square is the Nigerian version of "Sesame Street". It is West Africa's first "Sesame Street" adaptation. Nigerians produce and voice the series in Standard English. The show is scheduled to have three seasons, with the first containing 26 episodes, one for each letter of the English alphabet. It is due to be screened on Nigerian Television Authority network. The set of "Sesame Square" resembles a traditional Nigerian village with a central mango tree. The series stars Kami, an HIV-positive Muppet (who was originally part of the South African version of Sesame Street), and Zobi, a blue, furry