| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer/Description |
| Abby Cadabby |
Leslie Carrara |
|
| Slowe |
Sarah Lowe |
| (2008–) Scarey Monster that has a love-hate relationship with an Grivor the Irish Beast. |
| Alan |
Alan Muraoka |
| (1998–) Proprietor of Mr. Hooper's Store since 1999. |
| Alex |
Alexis Cruz |
| (1990–1991) |
| Alice Snuffleupagus |
Judy Sladky |
| A Muppet character, she is the sister of Aloysius Snuffleupagus. She does not appear very often, except for 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–) |
| (1971–) A mammoth-like friend of Big Bird. For many years, Big Bird was the only character to ever see him. Some bill him as "Snuffy Snuffleupagus", an improper combo of his nickname and last name. His sister is Alice Snuffleupagus. His birthday is August 19. |
| Amazing Mumford |
Jerry Nelson (1970–) |
| (1970-) He is a very talented magician, but his spells never do what they are supposed to do. It is not clear whether this failure is due perhaps to a lack of efficacy on the part of his standard incantation: "À la peanut butter sandwiches!" In some skits he simply uses the incantation: "Peanut butter." |
| Angela |
Angel Jemmott |
| (1993–1995) Introduced when Sesame Street expanded "just around the corner", Angela was married to Jamal, and had a baby named Kayla. |
| Antonio |
Panchito Gómez |
| (1971–1972) Adult in Street scenes. |
| Aristotle |
Richard Hunt |
| Aristotle was a blind monster who appeared in Seasons 13 and 14. Designed by Michael Frith, and built by Ed Christie. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer/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 The Bear family. Baby Bear's birthday is May 12. |
| Barkley |
various, including Brian Muehl (1977–1984), Fred Garbo Garver (1984–1987) and Toby Towson (1988) |
| Linda's large pet dog. Barkley's birthday is September 3. |
| Benny Rabbit |
Kevin Clash |
| (1991–1998, 2001, 2002) An easily aggravated rabbit bell-hop. Benny Rabbit's birthday is April 1. |
| Bert |
Frank Oz (1969-1996) (occasionally thereafter), Eric Jacobson (1997–) |
| (1969–) Straight man to Ernie's jokes. Bert's birthday is July 26. |
| Betty Lou |
Lisa Buckley (1993-1996) |
| Pigtailed human girl. Betty Lou's birthday is on October 24. Also Muppeteered by Frank Oz and Fran Brill (1970s). |
| Sully and Biff |
Richard Hunt (1973–1992) and Jerry Nelson (1973–1993) |
| Construction worker duo. Biff's last appearances introduced Roxie Marie |
| The Big Bad Wolf |
Jerry Nelson (1971–) |
| Of fairy-tale fame. He has taken on many different appearances, sizes, and colors. |
| Big Bird |
Caroll Spinney (1969-present) Matt Vogel (Journey to Ernie) |
| A tall, inquisitive yellow bird. |
| Bip Bipadotta |
Jim Henson (1970s - 1980s) |
| This wild, orange-haired Muppet gets easily carried away when singing with others. Best known for the "Fat Cat Sat Hat" sketch. Most likely the evolved form of Mah Nà Mah Nà. |
| Bob Johnson |
Bob McGrath |
| (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 the first episode, 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 from head-to-toe, and got his clothes torn by the mess. He has a deaf niece. His birthday is August 15. In one episode, he had a long-lost brother, named Minneapolis (parody of Indiana Jones), who was portrayed by Jeff Goldblum. |
| Buddy and Jim |
Brandon Maggart (Buddy) James Catusi (Jim) |
| (1969) Comedy team in non-Street sketches. |
| Buffy |
Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| (1976–1981) Folk singer. Also has a husband (Sheldon) and a child (Koty). |
| Buster the Horse |
Kevin Clash (1979) |
| Forgetful Jones' horse. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Carlo |
Carlo Alban |
| (1993–1997) Adolescent who once helped out at Hooper's Store. |
| Celina |
Annette Calud |
| (1993–1996) A ballet teacher. |
| Chris Robinson |
Christopher Knowings |
| (2007-) Gordon & Susan Robinson's nephew. Debuted in the first episode of Season 38 ("Chris Is Introduced") |
| Chrissy and the Alphabets |
|
| (1980-1990?) A rock/pop band that would perform in music videos to different subjects such as reading and biology. |
| Chuckie Sue |
|
| Telly's pet hamster. Portrayed by a real hamster, not a Muppet. |
| 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. |
| Colambo |
Joey Mazzarino |
| (1992–1996) Muppet sheep detective. |
| Cookie Monster |
Frank Oz (1969-occasionally)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–present) |
| A vampire with a high status, he compulsively counts anything he can, anytime he can. His nickname is "The Count". His birthday is October 9. |
| Countess Dahling Von Dahling |
Fran Brill (1974–1999, 2005–) |
| A vampiress girlfriend of "The Count", she has a pet dog named Marsha. |
| Curly Bear |
Fran Brill (2003–) |
| Baby Bear's little sister. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| David |
Northern Calloway |
| (1971–1989) Mr. Hooper's faithful assistant. When Calloway died in 1990, his character was "retired". |
| Deena Monster |
Karen Prell (1980) |
| 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 female equivalents of Ernie and Bert, and 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. |
| 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 |
| Self-critical composer with a writing block. |
| Dorothy |
|
| Elmo's pet goldfish. Actual fish, not a Muppet. Name(s) of animal actor(s) is unknown. |
| Dusty |
|
| Slimey's father. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Eartha |
|
| Slimey's mother. |
| Elmo |
Kevin Clash (1985–) |
| Furry red Muppet who has become the leading character of the series. While enormously popular amongst children, adult viewers tend[weasel words] to either strongly like or dislike him. Originally introduced as "Baby Monster", and performed by Caroll Spinney. After the name change, he was puppeteered by Brian Muehl (1979–1981) and Richard Hunt (1981–1985). Elmo's birthday is February 3. |
| Ernie |
Jim Henson (1969-1990)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 often been mistaken for Natasha, although they are not related, despite being performed by the same Muppeteer. Ernestine is circa 1988. On Plaza Sesamo, the Mexican version of the series, she is known as "Enriquita" (Ernie is called "Enrique"). |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Farley |
Jerry Nelson |
| 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 by servant Grover's inept ways. The character's real name is Mr. Fred Johnson. His "brother" is Simon Sound Man. |
| Fluffy |
|
| Oscar the Grouch's pet elephant, of whom only the trunk is shown. |
| Forgetful Jones |
Richard Hunt (1980–1992) |
| (1979–1992) Cowboy with a memory problem. He "rode in the saddle" with his girlfriend, Clementine. Both characters were "retired" in 1992, when Richard Hunt died, although old segments featuring them continued to be shown for several more years.
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, exasperating the director Kermit the Frog. Incidentally, when he finally does get it right, the cast breaks for lunch.
|
| Frazzle |
Jerry Nelson (1971–1983), Martin P. Robinson (1997–1998) |
| Devilish, scary-looking monster Muppet, who's secretly intelligent. Italian and has a mullet. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Gabriella Rodriguez |
Desiree Casado (1993–) |
| (May 12, 1989–) Daughter of Luis and Maria Rodriguez. |
| Dr. Gina Jefferson |
Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly |
| Long-time proprietor of Hooper's Store. She is now a graduate university student and 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 4179, Elmo falls in love with Gina, and wants to marry her; she kindly sets him straight about their age difference.
Gina eventually went to veterinary school, returning to operate an animal hospital on Sesame Street since January 3, 2001, episode 3918. She is seen briefly in the 35th anniversary special The Street We Live On, but her appearances 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.
|
| Aunt Gisele |
n/a |
| Zoe's aunt from a town called Swan Lake. See Zoe. |
| Gladys the Cow |
Richard Hunt, Jennifer Barnhart |
| Overly dramatic bovine. Originally Muppeteered by Richard Hunt (1971–1992). Her character was replaced in 2005 by Cathleen the Cow. |
| Googel |
Stephanie D'Abruzzo |
| (2001–2003) Monster member of Monster Clubhouse. Contrary to popular belief -- endorsed by the Internet Movie Database, the character is not named "Google", as in the popular search engine. |
| 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 1969–1972, and briefly by Hal Miller from 1972-1973. |
| Granny Bird |
Caroll Spinney (voice) |
| Big Bird's grandmother. |
| Granny Fanny Nesselrode |
Jim Henson |
| An elderly Muppet human. She is presumably an actual grandmother, but to which, if any, character(s) is unknown. |
| Grover |
Frank Oz (1970-2000) (occasionally thereafter), Eric Jacobson (2000–) |
| Sometimes-confident, cute blue monster. Originally Muppeteered by Frank Oz (1969–2000). Grover's birthday is October 14. |
| Grover's Mommy |
various |
| Grover's mother, generally seen only in books. Her appearance in 2004 video A Celebration of Me, Grover was Muppeteered by Eric Jacobson. She was also performed by Frank Oz in the 1970s. |
| Grundgetta |
Pam Arciero |
| Oscar the Grouch's long-time girlfriend. She was 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. Grundgetta made a background appearance in 2003 and 2004 episodes. She re-joined the cast in Season 36 (2005) as a candidate in "The Grouch Apprentice" skit.
|
| Guy Smiley |
Jim Henson |
| (1970–1990) Game show host. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Mr. Handford |
David Langston Smyrl (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (1990–1998) |
| Leonard Jackson played Mr. Handford from 1989–1990. This actor also starred on Shining Time Station as Harry Cupper in its first season. |
| Harvey Kneeslapper |
Frank Oz |
| Harvey Kneeslapper was a blonde-haired and wild-eyed Muppet in a blue sweater who loved playing practical jokes and puns on unsuspecting victims. He slapped letters and numbers on various Anything Muppet's chests. Sometimes, however, his jokes would backfire on him, and it annoyed him. Harvey disappeared from Sesame Street because of mixed public reactions to the character, and his laughing was too hard on Muppeteer Frank Oz's throat. |
| Herbert Birdsfoot |
Jerry Nelson |
| (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 pair. |
| Herry Monster |
Jerry Nelson |
| Herry Monster is a big, unibrowed, furry light-blue monster , with a long purple (originally light blue) nose. Herry doesn't know his own strength. Despite his intimidating looks, he is very sensitive and kind (at one point, he even had a doll named Elizabeth). His voice is a parody of Jimmy Durante. 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 first episode, Season 35 (episode 4057). Herry Monster's birthday is August 31. His best friends are Grover and Cookie Monster. |
| Hiroshi |
Gedde Watanabe |
| (1988) Asian human character. |
| Honkers |
Michael Earl Davis and Brian Meuhl original puppeteers (1979) |
| Friendly, horn-nosed monster-like creatures. They honk, rather than speak. |
| Harold Hooper |
Will Lee |
| Original proprietor of Hooper's Store. (deceased) |
| Hoots the Owl |
Kevin Clash |
| A jazzy old saxophone-playing owl. |
| Humphrey |
David Rudman |
| (1991–) Humphrey and Ingrid are two married Muppet adults on Sesame Street. Together, they run The Furry Arms. They are the parents of Baby Natasha. They appeared primarily in Street scenes until the late-1990s, at which time their Street scene time was reduced. They have the same names as the main actors in the film Casablanca. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Lefty the Salesman |
Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney |
| 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. |
| 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!"
|
| Lexine |
Lexine Bondoc |
| (1992–1999) |
| Lillian |
|
| A human on the show. |
| Linda |
Linda Bove |
| (1971–2003) Neighbourhood librarian, she was Bob's perennial girlfriend as well as the official owner of Barkley. Linda was one of the first deaf actors in a recurring television role. |
| Little Bird |
Fran Brill |
| (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 Wop 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.
|
| Luis Rodriguez |
Emilio Delgado |
| (1971–2006) The neighborhood repairman. He owned the Fix-It Shop. Married to Maria. In of the very later seasons, he disguised himself as Senor Cero (a parody of Zorro) to teach the number zero. |
| Lulu |
Stephanie D'Abruzzo |
| (Season 30 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.
|
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Mama Bear |
Jennifer Barnhart (2003–) |
| (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). |
| Mah Nà Mah Nà |
Jim Henson (1969) |
| The reddish-magenta Anything Muppet only seen in the famous 1969 sketch Mah Nà Mah Nà, a nonsense song sung on Sesame Street with two female Anything Muppets. He keeps getting carried away instead of simply repeating "Mah Nà Mah Nà". He most likely evolved into the character later named Bip Bipadotta. |
| Maria Rodriguez |
Sonia Manzano |
| (1972–) Her birthday is June 26. |
| Merry Monster |
Joey Mazzarino |
| Descript |
| Mel |
Kevin Clash |
| (2001–2004) 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. |
| Miami Mice |
|
| (1980s) Two cool detective mice in a parody of the television series Miami Vice who were asked to solve cases by different Sesame Street characters, but were so laid-back that they never ended up working. |
| Miguel |
Jaime Sánchez |
| (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, predating Luis, Raphael and Maria by a year. |
| Mike |
Ward Saxton |
| (1989–1991 season) |
| Miles Robinson |
Olamide Faison (2003–) |
| 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. In 2003, Olamide Faison took over the role. |
| Molly, the Mail Lady |
Charlotte Rae |
| (1971–1972) After appearing on Sesame Street, actress Rae became famous as Mrs. Garrett in the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life. |
| Mr. Mcintosh |
|
| Street vendor. |
| Mr. Noodle |
Bill Irwin, Michael Jeter (until his death in 2003]] |
| Mime/clown featured in Elmo's World. |
| 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".
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| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| 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. |
| Pearl Monster |
Brian Muehl |
| See "Deena Monster". |
| Phoebe |
Alice Dinnean Vernon |
| (2001–2003) A member of the Monster's Clubhouse'. |
| Plácido Flamingo |
Richard Hunt |
| (1986–1992) Opera-singing bird, parodies Placido Domingo of The Three Tenors. |
| Poco Loco |
Michael Earl Davis |
| (1978–80) Luis's annoying parrot. Originally played by Jerry Nelson. |
| Polly Darton |
Michael Earl Davis (1978-80) |
| A Dolly Parton spoof, Polly sang several country songs with gusto and a heaving chest. |
| 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. |
| Professor Noble Price |
Brian Muehl (1979-1984), Kevin Clash (1984-1988) |
| A professor that invents already invented things. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Rafael |
Raul Julia |
| (1971-1972) The Spanish-speaking proprietor of the hardware store which would later become "Luis' Fix-it Shop". |
| Bob |
Robert Rauffer |
| (1969-1976) Human child actor semi-regular played neighborhood kid. Son of Walt Rauffer (1969-1981) Technical Consultant/Adviser for Sesame Street. |
| Mr. Robinson |
Carl Gordon |
| Gordon's father. |
| Rodeo Rosie |
Jerry Nelson |
| A cowgirl who appeared on the street occasionally in the 1970s. Also performed by Richard Hunt on occasion. |
| 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. |
| Ruby |
Camille Bonora |
| (1989–1991) One of many failed attempts at creating a lasting female lead Muppet on Sesame Street. |
| 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. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| 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. Sam's voice was modulated so it would be completely unrecognizable to Jerry Nelson's own voice. |
| Same Sound Brown |
Northern Calloway |
|
| Savion |
Savion Glover |
|
| 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. |
| Sheldon |
|
| Sheldon was Buffy's husband. |
| Sherlock Hemlock |
Jerry Nelson |
| (1970–2000) The character of Sherlock Hemlock is a detective intended to spoof the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. He is characterized by the same deerstalker hat and cloak, and always inspects things through a magnifying glass. He is often introduced when there is a mystery to be solved, and his entrance is always accompanied by Alfred Hitchcock style music. Upon discovering a clue, he exclaims his catch phrase, "Egad!". His assistant, Watson, is a dog who frequently solves the case long before Hemlock, but is unable to communicate this to his master. 1996 was Sherlock Hemlock's last actual appearance until in a software, where an animated version of him appeared in "Search & Learn Adventures", the first and only computer game to heavely feature Sherlock (and Watson). |
| Simon the Soundman |
Jerry Nelson |
| A man who had the ability to make sound effects, similar to Gerald McBoing Boing. Often mistaken for Fat Blue due to the same performer and puppet being used. |
| 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".
|
| Sloppy |
|
| Slimey's baby sister. |
| Smart Tina |
Sonia Manzano |
| Classmate of Roosevelt Franklin. |
| 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. |
| Stinky the Stinkweed |
Joey Mazzarino |
| (1993–) A talking, perturbed, smelly plant, that sat on the window of 123 Sesame Street for many years. |
| Susan Robinson |
Loretta Long |
| Adoptive mother of Miles Robinson, wife of Gordon Robinson. Susan's birthday is May 4. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Tarah |
Tara Schaeffer |
| (1994–2001) Paraplegic girl, eventually a teenager on the show. |
| Teeny Little Super Guy |
Jim Thurman |
| A character consisting of cel animation affixed to a plastic drinking cup. His cohorts in the sketches are also animated figures drawn on various kitchen items. They appear to live in a cupboard. |
| Telly Monster |
Brian Muehl (1979–84), Martin P. Robinson |
| Originally "Television Monster," a character obsessed with (and literally entranced by) TV. That aspect of his personality was dropped. Now usually just called Telly, he is an eternally worrying purple monster. |
| 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.
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| The Twiddlebugs |
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| The Twiddlebugs (Timmy, 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. They resurfaced in 2007 as computer-generated characters in the episode "Zoe, Telly, & Rosita Play House." |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Uncle Wally |
Bill McCutcheon |
| (1984–1992) |
| Wally and Ralph |
Joe Ponazecki and Bill McCutcheon |
| Comedy team. Like the earlier Buddy and Jim sketches, Wally 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. |
| 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. She is based on a sketch (parodying children's shows) which Martin performed on SCTV in the 1970s. |
| Watson |
Kevin Clash |
| (1989-1999) Sherlock Hemlock's dog and assistant who debuted in "Mysterious Theater"; a spoof of Sherlock Holmes' assistant Dr. Watson. Watson frequently solves the case long before Hemlock, but is unable to communicate this to his master who wouldn't know what Watson discovered until the end. |
| Willy |
Kermit Love |
| A hot dog vendor on the Street, played by bearded Muppet designer Love. |
| Wolfgang the Seal |
Kevin Clash |
| (1988–1999) His birthday is December 23. |
