List of Sesame Street characters

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The following is a list of Muppet, animated, and human characters on Sesame Street, ordered alphabetically by first name.

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Contents
0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
	Abby Cadabby	Leslie Carrara

	Alan	Alan Muraoka
	(1998–) Proprietor of Hooper's Store. He has been the proprietor of Mr. Hooper's Store since 1999. [1]
No pic	Alex	Alexis Cruz
No pic	(1990–1991)
No pic	Alice Snuffleupagus	Judy Sladky
No pic	A Muppet character, she is the sister of Aloysius Snuffleupagus. She does not appear very often except on yearly Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades. Her birthday is December 21.
	Aloysius Snuffleupagus	Jerry Nelson (1971–1978), Michael Earl Davis (1978–1980), Martin P. Robinson (1980–) Jerry hurt his back in 1978. Kermit Love, who built Snuffy, discovered Mike Davis (who later changed his name to Michael Earl) at a puppetry festival and talked to Jim Henson about having Mike take over the front end, letting Jerry do the voice, which is what ended up happening for one season in 1978. At the end of that season, Jerry didn't want to do the voice from the booth anymore, so after auditioning every voice actor in New York, the producers heard Mike's audition tape (made on a small home recorder) which he had handed off to Kermit Love. They liked it, and since Mike was already inside the puppet, awarded him the voice as well. Mike did the puppeteering and voice for Snuffy for two more seasons ending in 1980.
	(1971–) A mammoth-like friend of Big Bird. Some bill him as "Snuffy Snuffleupagus", an improper combo of his nickname and last name. His sister is Alice Snuffleupagus. Snuffy's birthday is August 19.*
No pic	Angela	Angel Jemmott
No pic	(1993–1995) Introduced when Sesame Street expanded "just around the corner", Angela was married to Jamal, and had a baby named Kayla.
No pic	Andy	Jerry Nelson
No pic	(1982?) Protagonist in the "Captain Vegetable" sketch.
No pic	Annie	Fran Brill
No pic	(1986) Made from the Pointy-headed Green Anything Muppet, she appears in the video Getting Ready to Read
No pic	Anything Muppets	Various
No pic
No pic	Antonio	Panchito Gómez
No pic	(1971–1972) Adult in Street scenes.
No pic	Aristotle	Richard Hunt
No pic	Aristotle was a blind monster who appeared on Seasons 13 and 14 of Sesame Street. Designed by Michael Frith and built by Ed Christie.
No pic	Arlene Frantic	Fran Brill
No pic	(1970–1971) Arlene Frantic appeared on What's My Part?, a recurring sketch on Sesame Street. She was a parody of Arlene Francis from What's My Line. She appeared on Episode 0131, where the body part contestant was a nose. Both monster and person versions of Arlene were made of a Pointy-headed Green Anything Muppet.

[edit] B

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
	Baby Bear	David Rudman (1990–)
	(1990–) Of fairy tale fame, he has become a major character in the Street-scenes. He is the most used character in the Bear Family. Baby Bear's birthday is May 12.
	Barkley	Brian Muehl (1978–84) R. Bruce Connelly (1988–)
	Linda's large pet dog. Also Muppeteer by Brian Muehl (1977–1984), Fred Garbo Garver (1984–1987) and Toby Towson (1988) Barkley's birthday is September 3.
No pic	Benny Rabbit	Kevin Clash
No pic	(1991–1998, 2001, 2002) An easily aggravated rabbit bell-hop. Benny Rabbit's birthday is April 1.
	Bert	Eric Jacobson (2000–)
	(1969–) Straight man to Ernie's jokes. Also Muppeteered by Frank Oz (1969-2000). Bert's birthday is July 26.*
No pic	Betty Lou	Lisa Buckley (1993-1996)
No pic	Pigtailed human girl. Betty Lou's birthday is on October 24. Also Muppeteered by Frank Oz and Fran Brill (1970s).
No pic	Sully and Biff	Richard Hunt (1973–1992) and Jerry Nelson (1973–1993)
No pic	Construction worker duo. Biff last appearances introduced Roxie Marie
	Big Bad Wolf, The	Jerry Nelson (1971–)
	Of fairy tale fame. He has taken on many different appearances, sizes, and colors.
	Big Bird	Caroll Spinney (1969–)
	A tall, inquisitive yellow bird. Also Muppeteered on occasion by either Danny Seagren (1969–197?), Rick Lyon (2001), or Matt Vogel (2002–) Big Bird's Birthday is on March 20
No pic	Billy	Billy Mack
No pic	(1976–1979) Adult in Street scenes.
No pic	Bob Johnson	Bob McGrath
No pic	(1969–) A regular on the show since it began in 1969, Bob is a music teacher on the show. Bob was a shop teacher in the first season. In episode one, Bob instructed Gordon Robinson how to hang a picture on the wall. Bob is one of the few humans to enter Oscar's trashcan; for the effort of climbing in, he got burnt by Oscar's pet fire-breathing dragon, fell into Oscar's rotten egg collection, got covered in muck head to foot, and got his clothes torn by the mess. He has a deaf niece. His birthday is August 15.
No pic	Bobby	Joey Mazzarino
No pic	(19??) Muppet.
No pic	Buffy	Buffy Sainte-Marie
No pic	(1976–1981) Folk singer. Also her husband Sheldon and child Koty.

[edit] C

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Carlo	Carlo Alban
	(1993–1997)
No pic	Cathleen the Cow	Jennifer Barnhart
	(1986–2002, 2005–) Rick Lyon created the role in 1986, Muppeteering Cathleen until he left in 2002 for the musical Avenue Q. Barnhart took over the character in 2005.
No pic	Celina	Annette Calud
	(1993–1996) A ballet teacher.
No pic	Chickens	Multiple, including Joey Mazzarino
	(1970s) Adult in Street scenes.
No pic	Chuckie Sue	?
	Telly's pet hamster. Portrayed by a real hamster, not a Muppet.
No pic	Clarice or Harriet	Clarice Taylor
	(1976–1990) David's grandmother.
No pic	Clementine	Camille Bonora
	(1979–1992) Female counterpart to Forgetful Jones, she tried to keep his shambled mind together. Clementine was "retired" in 1992, when Jones' Muppeteer Richard Hunt passed on.
No pic	Colambo	Joey Mazzarino
	(1992–1996) Muppet sheep detective.
	Cookie Monster	David Rudman (2000–)
	Ravenous monster with a passion for cookies; also known to consume inedible man-made objects. Cookie Monster's birthday is November 2. Originally Muppeteered by Frank Oz (1969–2000).
	Count von Count	Jerry Nelson (1972–)
	A vampire with a status, he compulsively counts anything he can, any time he can. His nickname is "The Count." His birthday is October 9.
No pic	Countess Dahling Von Dahling	Fran Brill (1974–1999, 2005–)
	A vampiress girlfriend of the Count, she has a pet dog named Marsha.
No pic	Curly Bear	Fran Brill (2003–)
	Baby Bear's little sister.

[edit] D

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	David	Northern Calloway
	(1971–1989) Mr. Hooper's faithful assistant. When Calloway died in 1990, the character of "David" was retired.
No pic	Deena Monster	Karen Prell (1983–1984)
	Deena was a young purple female monster with orange hair, and googly eyes like Cookie Monster, she was a female monster counterpart of Ernie. Deena had a strong and wild imagination, and her catchphrase was "PLAY, PLAY, PLAY, PLAY...DEENA WANNA PLAY!" Performed by Karen Prell (voiced Red Fraggle in Fraggle Rock), Deena and her buddy Pearl were a female equivalent of Ernie and Bert, who were on Sesame Street for only the 1980–1981 season. They were the two new "add in" characters that never caught on and disappeared quickly.
No pic	Dingers	Various
	A species of monster with bells on their head, similar to Honkers. They talk by dinging their heads instead of honking their nose. They are usually seen at the Furry Arms Hotel. They first appeared in 1981.
	Don Music	Richard Hunt (1973, 1990?)
	Self-critical composer with a writing block.
No pic	Dorothy	?
	Elmo's pet goldfish. Actual fish, not a Muppet, name(s) of animal actor(s) unknown.
No pic	The Duck	Kevin Clash
	(1990–) While there are many ducks on Sesame Street, Clash's duck is the definitive recurring duck.
No pic	Dusty	?
	Slimey's father.

[edit] E

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Eartha	?
	Slimey's mother.
	Elmo	Kevin Clash (1985–)
	Furry, red Muppet who has become polarly liked or disliked by adult audiences. Originally Muppeteered by Brian Muehl (1979–1981) and Richard Hunt (1981–1985). Elmo's Birthday is February 3.
	Ernie	Steve Whitmire (1993–2002, 2004–)
	Comedic counterpart to Bert. Originally Muppeteered by Jim Henson (1969–1990). Other Muppeteers were John Tartaglia (2003). Jane Henson (1969) and Matt Vogel (2000–) are among assistant Muppeteers. Ernie's Birthday is January 27.
	Ernestine	Kevin Clash
	Ernie's baby niece. Ernestine appeared in The Best of Ernie and Bert, a video of "top" Ernie and Bert segments. Ernestine has been often mistaken for Natasha, who is of no relation in the series. Ernestine is circa 1988. On Plaza Sesamo, the Mexican version of the series, she is known as "Enriquita" (Ernie is called "Enrique").

[edit] F

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
no pic	Fanny	?
	(1970s) "Real-life kid" used on the show.
	Farley	Jerry Nelson (1970–19??, 1998)
	(post–1970 to 19??, 1998) Farley is a young, green-skinned boy with red hair who wears a yellow shirt. He learns to read in a skit with Same Sound Brown, and he sings "I Like to Sing" with Bert.
	Fat Blue	Jerry Nelson (1970–1999, 2004)
	Repeatedly irritated customer in establishments with Grover as a waiter. The character's real name is Mr. Fred Johnson.
No pic	Fluffy	?
	Oscar the Grouch's pet elephant, of whom only the trunk is shown.
	Forgetful Jones	Michael Earl Davis (original puppeteer) (1978–1980) Richard Hunt (1980–1992) Head writer Norman Stiles conceived Forgetful Jones and wrote the first script. Mike Davis and Brian Muehl worked with the writers to help develop Forgetful Jones and his girlfriend Clementine to their performing strengths. When Richard Hunt became the puppeteer he made the character his own.
	(1979–1992) Cowboy with a memory problem, he rode in the saddle with his darling, Clementine. Both characters were "retired" in 1992, when Richard Hunt died. A famous skit involved him and other Muppets singing "Oklahoma" for a movie scene; Forgetful used the wrong vowel to begin the song, a different one each take. Incidentally, when he finally does get it right, the cast breaks for lunch.
No pic	Frazzle	Jerry Nelson (1971–1983), Martin P. Robinson (1997–1998)
	Devilish, scary-looking monster Muppet, who's secretly intelligent.
No pic	Fuzzy-Face	Frank Oz
	Grover's predecessor.

[edit] G

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Gabriella Rodriguez	Desiree Casado (1993–)
	(May 12, 1989–) Daughter of Luis and Maria Rodriguez.
No pic	The Genie	Jerry Nelson
	(1976, 2002) A memorable but short-lived character, the 1976 Genie is a different Muppet than the 2002 Genie, who abandoned Aladdin (David Alan Grier) for a day. Both, however, have the same voice.
No pic	Dr. Gina Jefferson	Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly
	Proprietor of Hooper's Store, university student, veterinarian. Known generally just as Gina, she is a long-time human character on Sesame Street. Debuting as a teen, Gina has essentially grown up on Sesame Street, just as Maria had before her. Her first appearance was in 1987, when she was hired to assist then-operator of Hooper's Store, David. In episode 3179, Elmo falls in love with Gina and wants to marry her; she kindly explains to him about their age difference. Gina eventually went to vet school, returning to operate an animal hospital on Sesame Street since 3 January 2001, episode 3918. She is seen briefly in the 35th anniversary special The Street We Live On, but appearance since are scarce. The classic Sesame Street video title Best of Ernie and Bert features Gina in the main plotline, carried on throughout the highlighted skits. Gina has a niece named Hannah, who with her parents, moved to Sesame Street in January 2001, episode 3923.
No pic	Aunt Gisele	n/a
	Zoe's aunt from a town called Swan Lake. See Zoe.
	Gladys the Cow	Jennifer Barnhart (2003–)
	(197?–1992, 2003) Overly dramatic bovine. Originally Muppeteered by Richard Hunt (1971–1992). Character replaced in 2005 by Cathleen the Cow.
No pic	Googel	Stephanie D'Abruzzo
	(2001–200?) Monster member of Monster's Clubhouse. Contrary to popular belief endorsed by the Internet Movie Database, the character is not named "Google", like the popular search engine.
No pic	Gordon Robinson	Roscoe Orman (1974–)
	One of the longest-lasting characters on Sesame Street, Gordon is a bald African-American teacher, married to Susan Robinson. He and Susan adopted Miles Robinson as a baby. His birthday is February 24. Gordon was portrayed by the late Matt Robinson from 1969–1971.
No pic	Granny Bird	Caroll Spinney (voice)
	Big Bird's grandmother.
No pic	Granny Fanny Nesselrode	Jim Henson (1971–198?)
	An elderly Muppet human. She presumably is an actual grandmother, but of what if any character is unknown.
	Grover	Eric Jacobson (1997, 2000–)
	Confident, entrepreneurial blue monster. Originally Muppeteered by Frank Oz (1969–2000). Grover's Birthday is October 14.
	Grover's Mommy	Alice Dinnean Vernon (2001 season)
	Grover's mother, generally seen only in books. Her appearance in 2004 video A Celebration of Me, Grover was Muppeteered by a separate, unknown actor.
	Grundgetta	Pam Arciero (1984–1999, 2003, 2004, 2005–)
	Oscar the Grouch's continued girlfriend. Originally Muppeteered by Brian Muehl (1982–1984). She was retired from the show in 1999, when puppeteer Arciero left to join the cast of Avenue Q. Grungetta made a background appearance in a 2003 and a 2004 episode. She rejoined the cast in Season 36 (2005), as a candidate in "The Grouch Apprentice" skit.
	Guy Smiley	Jim Henson
	(1970–1990) Game show host.

[edit] H

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
No pic	Mr. Handford	David L. Smyrl (1992–1998)
No pic	Leonard Jackson played Mr. Handford from 1990–1992.
	Harvey Kneeslapper	Frank Oz
	Harvey Kneeslapper was a blonde-haired and wild-eyed Muppet in a blue sweater who always loved jokes and puns. He slapped letters and numbers on any of the Anything Muppet's chests. Harvey disappeared from Sesame Street, because of mixed public response to the character, and his laughing was too hard on Muppeteer Frank Oz's throat.
No pic	Herbert Birdsfoot	Jerry Nelson
No pic	(1970–1973) Herbert appeared on the show, replacing Kermit the Frog as the Cookie Monster's and Grover's unofficial teacher. Since he never gained much popularity in that role, he soon disappeared, giving Kermit back that role. Herbert was also a friend of Ernie and Bert, appearing in a number of sketches with the two.
	Herry Monster	Jerry Nelson
	(1970–19??, 2004) Herry Monster is a big, unibrowed, furry light-blue monster with a long purple nose. Herry doesn't know his own strength. His voice is a parody of Jimmy Durante's. In books he is always illustrated as wearing pants with vertical stripes. Herry appeared on the show from 1970 to 2003; in 2004 he appeared in only the debut episode for Season 35 (episode 4057). Herry Monster's birthday is August 31. His best friend is Grover.
No pic	Hiroshi	Gedde Watanabe
No pic	(1988) Asian human character.
No pic	Honkers	Various
No pic	Friendly, horn-nosed monster-like creatures. They honk rather than speaking.
No pic	Harold Hooper	Will Lee
No pic	Original proprietor of Hooper's Store.
	Hoots the Owl	Kevin Clash
	A jazzy old saxophone-playing owl.
No pic	Humphrey and Ingrid	David Rudman (Humphrey),Joey Mazzarino (Ingrid)
No pic	(1991–) Humphrey and Ingrid are two married Muppet adults on Sesame Street. Together, they run The Furry Arms. They are parents to Baby Natasha. They appeared primarily in Street scenes until the late-1990s, at which time their Street scene time was reduced, and segment time was increased. They have the same names as the main actors in the film Casablanca.

[edit] I

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Ingrid
	See Humphrey and Ingrid.
No pic	Izzy Monster	Joey Mazzarino
	(2002) Muppet monster.

[edit] J

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Jamal	Jou Jou Papailler
	(1993–1995) Introduced when Sesame Street expanded "just around the corner", Jamal was married to Angela, and had a baby named Kayla.
No pic	Joey and Davey Monkey	Joey Mazzarino and David Rudman
	(1993–1997, 2004) Twin monkeys.
No pic	John-John	John Williams
	(1970s) "Real-life kid" used on the show. Grew up to serve in the Air Force.
No pic	Judy	Judy Collins
	(1975–1979)

[edit] K

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
	Kermit the Frog	Jim Henson
	(1969–1990, with occasional repeats of old segments) Appeared in various Street-scenes, as well as Sesame Street News Flash skits. His birthday is February 29, Leap Day.
No pic	Kim	Kim Raver
	(1975–1978) Child in street scenes.
No pic	Koty	?
	Koty was Buffy's son.

[edit] L

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
No pic	Lefty the Salesman	Jim Henson
No pic	Tries to sell Ernie various letters and numbers. He also appears as the assistant of Accomplice, who plan to steal the Golden 'AN' and get the alphabet message. Lefty is played by Caroll Spinney on the sketches where he sells the letter U and when he tries to sell R and P to Ernie, and by Frank Oz on "Would You Like to Buy an O?" and on skits with Accomplice.
No pic	Leon	Richard Hunt
No pic	(1985–1987) Muppet.
	Leonard the Wolf	Jerry Nelson?
	(2003?) The Big Bad Wolf's canasta playing brother. Unlike Big Bad, Leonard is thoughtful and interested in many different things. "I am a wolf, but I don't huff and puff like my brother does! Just because one wolf huffs and puffs, it doesn't mean all wolves do... I don't always do the same thing as my brother! I'm not a huffer and puffer. Why, I don't even chase pigs! I do play canasta with them every Thursday. And that's not all! On Tuesdays, I practice the violin. On Wednesdays, chess – followed by tai chi! Yes, there's lots of things to do if you're not so busy huffing and puffing." He essentially was created to metaphorically tell kids not to stereotype, as "If you've seen one wolf, you've not seen them all!"
No pic	Lexine	Lexine Bondoc
No pic	(1992–1999)
No pic	Lillian
No pic	A human on the show.
No pic	Linda	Linda Bove
No pic	(1971–2003) Neighbourhood librarian, she was Bob's perennial girlfriend. Linda was one of the first deaf actors in a recurring television role.
No pic	Little Bird	Fran Brill
No pic	(1969–1970) A little bird, presumably a canary. He was a counterpart/foil to Big Bird. Although Little Bird was often referred to as a "she" because of his female performer, Fran Brill, the character appears on the Grin and Giggle with Big Bird LP with Big Bird in a song called "Mr. Big Bird, Mr. Little Bird." Although Little Bird appeared on Sesame Street most often during the 1970s, appearances were frequently made in books throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Little Bird also made a few cameo appearances during the 1980s and 1990s. On-screen appearances include a brief fly-by in the song "Do Op Hop," sat at Birdland in "The Birdland Jump," and sang a line and appeared in "We Are All Earthlings". He was actually a refurbishment of the Kenner Gooney Bird, the Muppet mascot of Kenner Toys. Little Bird's birthday is December 17.
No pic	Lulu	Stephanie D'Abruzzo
No pic	(Season 33 and 34) Lulu was a Muppet character. Lulu debuted in various skits on Sesame Street, before appearing in Street-scenes. Her first Street-scene was part of a monster daycare group that stopped at Hooper's Store. She introduced herself to Alan, shaking his hand vigorously, and pointing out her name tag. At least part of the reason that the character was short lived was Stephanie D'Abruzzo's commitments to the Broadway musical Avenue Q.

[edit] M

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
No pic	Mama Bear	Jennifer Barnhart (2003–)
No pic	(1991–) Of fairy tale fame, she is the mother of Baby Bear and Curly Bear, wife of Papa Bear. She is the least used character in the Bear Family. Originally Muppeteered by Alice Dinnean-Vernon (1991-2002).
	Maria Rodriguez	Sonia Manzano
	(1972–) Her birthday is June 26.
No pic	Meryl Sheep	Camille Bonora
No pic	(198?–1992)
No pic	Merry Monster	Joey Mazzarino
No pic	Descript
No pic	Mel	Kevin Clash
No pic	(2001–200?) A member of the Monster's Clubhouse. While the Clubhouse segment is no longer, there is a good chance the sub-series characters will reappear.
No pic	Miguel	Jaime Sánchez
No pic	(1970–1971 season) Miguel was the first addition to the human cast of Sesame Street, and also the first to be written out. Miguel was the first Hispanic member of the cast, "beating" Luis, Raphael and Maria by a year.
No pic	Mike	Ward Saxton
No pic	(1989–1991 season)
No pic	Miles Robinson	Olamide Faison (2003–)
No pic	Adopted son of Gordon and Susan Robinson. His birthday is December 4. Gordon actor Roscoe Orman's real son, Miles Orman originated the role from 1987–1992. Imani Patterson took over the role from 1992–2002, after Miles decided he didn't like acting anymore. His birthday is December 4.
No pic	Molly, the Mail Lady	Charlotte Rae
No pic	(1971–1972) After appearing on Sesame Street, actress Rae became famous as Mrs. Garrett in the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life.
No pic	Mr. Mcintosh
No pic	Street vendor.
	Mumford the Magician (a.k.a. "The Amazing Mumford")	Jerry Nelson (1970–)
	The resident magician on Sesame Street, Mumford's tricks do not always have the intended effect. Among his magical miscues have been turning Grover into a rabbit while trying to pull a rabbit out of his hat, and dramatically increasing the size of Ernie's Rubber Duckie. He is known by his magic phrase, "A-la-peanut-butter-sandwiches!" His birthday is June 7. On an episode from Season 35, Mumford accidentally diminishes Big Bird size and was meant to diminish the letter "M" when it was renamed "The Adventures of little Big Bird".

[edit] N

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
No pic	Narf	Joey Mazzarino
No pic	(2001–200?) A member of the Monster's Clubhouse, Narf is a nonsense speaking, mop-headed monster.
No pic	Nina the Nice	Carol Kane
No pic

[edit] O

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Olivia Robinson	Alaina Reed
	(1976–1989) Photographer. She is Gordon’s younger sister.
	Oscar the Grouch	Caroll Spinney
	(1969–) A grouch who lives in a garbage can near the 123 Sesame Street apartment building.
No pic	Osvaldo the Grouch	Gabriel Velez
	(1984–1985)

[edit] P

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
Picture	Description
	Papa Bear	Joey Mazzarino
	(1991–) Of fairy tale fame, he is Baby Bear's supporting father. Of the supporting members of Baby Bear's family, he is the most used.
	Pat Playjacks	Jim Henson
	(1987) An alternate to Guy Smiley, he never really caught on with viewers. He was the host of "Squeal Of Fortune", and based on Pat Sajak.
No pic	Pearl Monster	Brian Muehlы
No pic	See "Deena Monster".
	Petey	?

	Phoebe	John Tartaglia
	(2001–200?) A member of the Monster's Clubhouse'.
	Placido Flamingo	Richard Hunt
	(1986–1992) Opera-singing bird, parodizes Placido Domingo of The Three Tenors.
No pic	Poco Loco	Michael Earl Davis
No pic	(1978–80) Luis's annoying parrot.
	Prairie Dawn	Fran Brill
	A patient but flustered pageant organizer. Her birthday is August 3.
	Professor Hastings	Frank Oz
	A professor who gives lectures so boring that he falls asleep.
No pic	Professor Noble Price	Brian Muehl (1979-1984),Kevin Clash (1984-1988)
No pic	A professor that invents already invented things.

[edit] R

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Rafael	Raul Julia
	(1971-1972) The Spanish-speaking proprietor of the hardware store which would later become "Luis' Fixit Shop"
No pic	Rhasaan	Rhasaan Orange
	(1978–1983)
No pic	Mr. Robinson	Carl Gordon
	Gordon's father.
No pic	Rodeo Rosie	Jerry Nelson

No pic	Roosevelt Franklin	Matt Robinson
	A street-wise, cool-cat student.
	Rosita	Carmen Osbahr
	Hispanic fruit-bat Muppet, who immigrated to America from Mexico as a child. Her full name is "Rosita, la Monstrua de las Cuevas", which translates as "Rosita, Monster of the Caves". Her birthday is December 7.
No pic	Ruby	Camille Bonora
	(1989–1991) One of many failed attempts at creating a lasting female lead Muppet on Sesame Street.
No pic	Ruthie	Ruth Buzzi
	(1993–1999) A slightly-eccentric second-hand store shopkeeper, located around the corner on Sesame Street. Ruthie's last true appearance was in the movie Elmo in Grouchland. Ruth Buzzi herself appeared in a Season 32 episode as a "plant fairy", who granted Stinky's wish to be big.

[edit] S

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Sam the Machine or Sam the Robot	Jerry Nelson
	Sam the Robot is the only robot on Sesame Street. He always tries to do things right—and in fact insists that he is perfect—but he always does things wrong. Typical mistakes of his would be drawing a circle instead of a square or pouring coffee on the ground. Sam debuted on Sesame Street on the 1972–73 season. In the 1973–74 premiere, episode #536, Sam greeted Luis slowly as he passed by the Fix-It-Shop.
	Same Sound Brown	Northern Calloway

No pic	Savion	Savion Glover

No pic	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Various
	Shown in a Sesame Street News Flash, Snow White's dwarves are Cheerful, Sad, Angry, Proud, Fearful, Love, and Surprise.
No pic	Sheldon	?
	Sheldon was Buffy's husband.
No pic	Sheldon the Turtle	?

No pic	Shelly the Turtle	Martin P. Robinson
	(198?-1992)
	Sherlock Hemlock	Jerry Nelson
	(1970–1998) The character of Sherlock Hemlock spoofs the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. His assistant, Watson, is a dog who frequently solves the case long before Hemlock, but is unable to communicate this to his master.
No pic	Simon the Soundman	Jerry Nelson

Image:Slimey.jpg	Slimey the Worm	Jerry Nelson, original puppeteer Michael Earl Davis (1978–1980)
	Oscar's pet earthworm. His father's name is Dusty, his mother is Eartha, and he has a baby sister, Sloppy, which is short for "Sloppy Jalopy", Oscar's car on which she was born. A multi-episode plot line on the show, during the mid–1990s, had Slimey traveling to the moon in a rocket built by "WASA". Slimey and his family didn't talk at first, but later on they added in squeaky voices. In Season 36, Oscar sang the "Worm Workout Song", while Slimey and his worm friends stretch and wiggle. The song was a parody of the song "YMCA".
No pic	Sloppy	?
	Slimey's baby sister.
No pic	Smart Tina	Sonia Manzano
	Classmate of Roosevelt Franklin.
No pic	Sonny Friendly	Richard Hunt
	(1986–1992, 1996) Game show host. Sonny was created before Jim Henson's death, but after Jim's passing and thus Guy Smiley's retirement, the character of Friendly became all the more used and relevant. However, two years after Jim's death, Richard also died. In 1996, David Rudman took over the character for a few final skits.
No pic	Stinky the Stinkweed	Joey Mazzarino
	(1993–) A talking, perturbed, smelly plant, that sat on the window of 123 Sesame Street for many years.
No pic	Susan Robinson	Loretta Long
	Adoptive mother of Miles Robinson, wife of Gordon Robinson. Susan's birthday is May 4.

[edit] T

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Tarah	Tara Schaeffer
	(1994–2001) Paraplegic girl, eventually a teenager on the show.
	Teeny Little Super Guy
	Teeny Little Super Guy (TLSG) was created by Paul Fierlinger as a series of 13 installments for PBS's Sesame Street in 1982. Each 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 any episode from 1997-2000). The segments reappeared on Sesame Street in 2001 and a short clip (the first part of the theme song only) was shown on Sesame Street's 35th Anniversary Special, Sesame Street - The Street We Live On, on April 4, 2004. Segments have also appeared on the Nickelodeon television series Pinwheel.
	Telly Monster	Brian Muehl, original puppeteer (1979–84) Martin P. Robinson
	Usually as just Telly, he is an eternally worrying purple monster.
No pic	Tom	Larry Block
	(1971–1972) Adult in Street scenes.
	The Two-Headed Monster	Joey Mazzarino and David Rudman
	The Two-Headed Monster is a comical, light purple monster on the show. It has two heads that speak with a heavy accent and sometimes talk as if they're speaking another language, though it may just be gibberish. Their primary role is to demonstrate opposites. In recent seasons they "assist" Big Bird in his search for Ernie during their hide and seek game called "Journey to Ernie". The heads generally discuss amongst themselves, and each of the monsters' arms point in a different direction. Then, the heads often debate and the arms switch directions as they say "that way," and then swap back again. Created when a writer noticed Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt, the character's original performers, were goofing off imitating a monster with two heads, which led to the design of the character. In The How Many Game, hosted by Guy Smiley, it was said that their names were Frank & Stein. Sesame Workshop itself does not generally acknowledge this as part of canon. The two sang "Hi De Ho Man" with guest star Cab Calloway.
No pic	The Twiddlebugs	?
	The Twiddlebugs (Teddy, Tessie, Thomas, and Tina) live outside of Ernie and Bert's window in a flowerbox. They are Anything Muppets which are placed among supersized props to make them look tiny. Twiddlebug segments typically involve solving some sort of problem, for example getting to the zoo in less than three days. They appeared primarily in the 1970s and 1980s, but their segments were known to repeat into the 1990s.

[edit] V

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Vincent Twice	Martin P. Robinson
	Muppet character made to portray Vincent Price; host of recurring sketch, "Mysterious Theater".

[edit] W

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
No pic	Uncle Wally	Bill McCutcheon
	(1984–1992)
No pic	Wally and Ralph	Bill McCutcheon
	Comedy team. Like the earlier Buddy and Jim, Wally (Joe Ponazecki) was seen as the guy opening little doors with question marks on the "Baker" counting films. Every time he opened those doors, he found various animals inside the little boxes. For example: 2 turtles 3 crocodiles 4 fishes 5 frogs 6 cats 7 spooky spiders 8 little puppies 9 mice
No pic	Wanda the Word Fairy	Andrea Martin
	Wanda the Word Fairy is a reoccurring human (albeit fairy) character, played by comedian Andrea Martin. Wanda is a bumbleheaded character, similar in appearance to the movie version of Glinda the Good Witch (The Wizard of Oz). Wanda is essentially the last human character on Sesame Street to only appear in the interstitial segments.
No pic	Watson	?
	(1992) Sherlock Hemlock's dog and assistant. He frequently solves the case long before Hemlock, but is unable to communicate this to his master.
No pic	Willy	Kermit Love
	A hot dog vendor on the Street, played by bearded Muppet designer Love.
No pic	Wolfgang the Seal	Kevin Clash
	(1988–1999) His birthday is December 23.

[edit] Y

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
	Yip-Yips	Jim Henson Jerry Nelson

[edit] Z

Picture	Character	Actor/Muppeteer
	Description
	Zoe	Fran Brill
	Zoe is a ballet-dancing muppet with a pet rock, Rocco. Zoe's Birthday is on March 10.

[edit] Secondary Puppet Characters

The Furry Arms: Proprietors Natasha, Humphrey and Ingrid
Forgetful Jones, Buster the Horse, Rodeo Rosie

[edit] Specialized lists

By order of debut
Last known appearance
Exclusively in books, shows
Monsters
Grouches
List of characters from international versions of Sesame Street
List of Muppets based on celebrities

[edit] Character Birthdays

Unlike most television shows, especially for children, Sesame Street has always had an attention to detail. One such example are the Sesame Street character birthdays. These dates are generally not celebrated on air, and have no relation to when the characters first appeared on air.

[edit] January

5th: Hoots the Owl
13th: Rubber Ducky
28th: Ernie

[edit] February

3rd: Elmo
24th: Gordon Robinson
35th: Kimberley print

[edit] March

10th: Zoe
20th: Big Bird

[edit] April

16th: Baby Natasha
17th: Sherlock Hemlock

[edit] June

1st: Oscar the Grouch
26th: Maria

[edit] July

1st: Guy Smiley
15th: Forgetful Jones
26th: Bert

[edit] August

15th: Bob
19th: Aloysius Snuffleupagus

[edit] September

19th: Slimey the worm
29th: Telly Monster

[edit] October

9th: Count von Count
14th: Grover

[edit] November

14th: Luis

[edit] Human Characters

(alphabetically)

The Rodriguezes: Maria Figueroa Rodriguez (Maria), Luis Rodriguez (Luis), and daughter Gabriella Rodriguez (Gabby)
- In 1988, Maria and Luis fell in love, which led eventually to a marriage, in which Elmo was a ring bearer. This is a twist to the plot, as Maria ends her truly evident crush on David, who worked in Hooper's Store.

Maria [Sonia Manzano] and Luis [Emilio Delgado] are not married to each other in real life, but Sonia who also wrote for the show, reflected the story of her own personal romance, marriage and birth of her baby "Gabriella" into the plot line for Luis and Maria.

See also: List of celebrity guest stars on Sesame Street, Sesame Street, List of Sesame Street characters

Bob singing "People in Your Neighborhood" with Ralph Nader

A picture of Bob, holding the Sesame Street sign in the rain

Gabby

ABC Rapper
Keshia
Larry and Phyllis: Comedy team.
Luis Rodriguez: (played by Emilio Delgado) His birthday is November 14.
Maya
Natalie: (played by Natalie Portman) Ran Hooper's Store for one episode, while Alan was on vacation.
The Noodles: Mr. Noodle, Mr. Noodle's Brother Mr. Noodle, and Ms. Noodle
The Number Painter and his victim: Comedy team.
Rafael: Adult in Street Scenes, 1970s
The Robinsons: Susan, Gordon, and adopted son Miles, Gordon's sister Olivia and father Mr. Robinson.
Olivia Robinson Alaina Reed: Gordon's photographer sister.
Willy

[edit] Families

Some Sesame Street characters have had relatives on the show, or in related works, that are not characters in their own right. This page aims to catalog them, as well as ones who are characters in their own right.