| Character name |
Performer name |
Type |
First appearance |
Last new appearance |
Description |
Notes |
| Mudcat, GrandpaGrandpa Mudcat |
Clash, KevinKevin Clash |
A |
02006-11-06 November 6, 2006 |
02007-10-10 October 10, 2007 |
Trackson Jackson's grandfather. |
|
| , Grandmama BearGrandmama Bear |
D'Abruzzo, StephanieStephanie D'Abruzzo |
M |
02000-03-01 March 1, 2000 |
02001-01-25 January 25, 2001 |
Baby Bear's grandmother. |
|
| Guy, HeroHero Guy |
Rudman, DavidDavid Rudman |
A |
02000-03-31 March 31, 2000 |
02002-04-11 April 11, 2002 |
Baby Bear's imaginary superhero. His appearance is a cartoon version of Baby Bear. |
|
| Tuesday, JaneJane Tuesday |
Taub, KylaKyla Taub |
H |
02004-04-24 April 24, 2004 |
02006-09-06 September 6, 2006 |
Starred in the Jane Tuesday segments during Season 35. |
|
| Jones, JugheadJughead Jones |
Morris, HowardHoward Morris |
A |
01971-03-29 March 29, 1971 |
01971-03-29 March 29, 1971 |
Appeared on Sesame Street in one segment to promote the letter J. |
|
| Frog, Kermit theKermit the Frog |
Henson, JimJim Henson and Whitmire, SteveSteve Whitmire |
M |
01969-11-10 November 10, 1969 |
02009-11-10 November 10, 2009 |
Jim Henson was the character's first puppeteer, creating him in 1955; Henson died in 1990, and Kermit began re-appearing from 1993-2001, but performed by Steve Whitmire. His first appearance on the series was in the series pilot, and his last "new" appearance was in episode 3976, the first episode in the hurricane series. Despite this, he made an appearance in the 40th season premiere. Appeared in various Street scenes, as well as Sesame Street News Flash skits. His birthday is February 29, or Leap Day. He is the only retired Sesame Street Muppet to continuously be seen on television outside the show. His retirement occurred because The EM.TV company (and then later Walt Disney Company) bought the rights to the non-Sesame Street Muppets, including Kermit. |
|
| Eight, The King ofThe King of Eight |
Henson, JimJim Henson |
A |
01971-05-21 May 21, 1971 |
01971-05-21 May 21, 1971 |
The King of Eight is a short film produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson in stop-motion animation with some puppetry. A court jester, the Queen, and several daughters are also featured. The Queen of Six was a similarly produced short. |
|
| Middlewell, MarciaMarcia Middlewell |
Kahan, JudithJudith Kahan |
A |
01978 1978 |
|
Her alter ego was as Thelma Thumb, who was often aiding people or others in trouble. Appeared in segments with Cyrus, her pet magpie. When any sort of accident or other kind of trouble seemed imminent, she would invoke the magical verse, "Zapper, jiffy, squincher, scrumb, make me into Thelma Thumb". When this occurred, Marcia shrank in size while retaining her regular size strength, and could also fly, allowing her to view things from a different perspective |
|
| , MargaritaMargarita |
|
A |
|
02007-10-10 October 10, 2007 |
Friend and initial skeptic of Trackson Jackson. |
|
| Noodle, Mr.Mr. Noodle |
Irwin, BillBill Irwin |
L |
01998-11-16 November 16, 1998 |
02008-11-03 November 3, 2008 |
From the Elmo's World segment. |
|
| Six, The Queen ofThe Queen of Six |
Henson, JimJim Henson |
A |
01971-04-01 April 1, 1971 |
01971-04-01 April 1, 1971 |
The Queen of Six is a short film produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson in stop-motion animation with some puppetry. The queen has six kittens. The King of Eight was a similarly produced short. |
|
| , RobinRobin |
Kasem, CaseyCasey Kasem |
A |
01970-03-13 March 13, 1970 |
01970-03-26 March 26, 1970 |
Appeared with Batman, Penguin and his gang, and the Joker. |
|
| , RubyRuby |
Bonora, CamilleCamille Bonora |
M |
01989-05-09 May 9, 1989 |
01990-12-19 December 19, 1990 |
Scientific-minded Muppet. |
|
| Sunset, Smart SuzieSmart Suzie Sunset |
|
A |
01978-11-27 November 27, 1978 |
01987-11-30 November 30, 1987 |
From the Billy Joe Jive segments. She was Billy's sister and "partner in crime". |
|
| Grundy, SolomanSoloman Grundy |
|
A |
01969-11-10 November 10, 1969 |
|
|
|
| Jackson, TractionTraction Jackson |
Moultrie, KhalidKhalid Moultrie |
A |
02004-04-04 April 4, 2004 |
02007-10-10 October 10, 2007 |
Wheelchair-bound child, who owns Bernie. |
|
| , TVTV |
|
A |
01998-11-16 November 16, 1998 |
02008-11-03 November 3, 2008 |
From the Elmo's World segment. |
|
| Wally, UncleUncle Wally |
McCutcheon, BillBill McCutcheon |
H |
01984 1984 |
01992 1992 |
Bob's uncle. |
|
| Wally and Ralph,Wally and Ralph |
Price, BillBill Price and Ponazecki, JoeJoe Ponazecki |
H |
01971 1971 |
01972 1972 |
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. |
|
| Falbo, WandaWanda Falbo (Word Fairy) |
Martin, AndreaAndrea Martin |
H |
01995 1995 |
02000 2000 |
Wanda the Word Fairy is a recurring 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. |
|
| , WatsonWatson |
Clash, KevinKevin Clash |
M |
01989 1989 |
01999 1999 |
Sherlock Hemlock's dog and assistant, who debuted in Mysterious Theater; a spoof of Sherlock Holmes' real-life 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. |
|
| , WillyWilly |
Love, KermitKermit Love |
H |
01970-11-09 November 9, 1970 |
0000090 90 |
A hot dog vendor on the Street, played by the bearded Muppet designer. |
|
| Seal, Wolfgang theWolfgang the Seal |
Clash, KevinKevin Clash |
M |
01988 1988 |
02008 2008 |
Originally belonged to Uncle Wally. His birthday is December 23. |
|
| , ZoeZoe |
Brill, FranFran Brill |
M |
01992-11-22 November 22, 1992 |
02008-10-13 October 13, 2008 |
Zoe is a ballet-dancing Muppet with a pet rock, named Rocco. Zoe's birthday is on March 10. For many seasons, Zoe was Elmo's counterpart. |
|
| , ZorkZork |
Christy, MikeMike Christy |
A |
01993-11-22 November 22, 1993 |
01997-11-28 November 28, 1997 |
Zork is a green alien, who appears in a number of animated segments. He was animated by Mike Christy (aka ArtistMike). |
|
| , Fruta ManzanaFruta Manzana |
Verbitsky, IrraIrra Verbitsky |
F |
01985-03-01 March 1, 1985 |
01993-03-01 March 1, 1993 |
A singing Fruit Hat Lady with a mirror. |
| , Teeny Little Super GuyTeeny Little Super Guy |
Thurman, JimJim Thurman |
T |
01987-11-25 November 25, 1987 |
02000-03-02 March 2, 2000 |
A problem solver who lives inside a plastic dixie cup. |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Baby Bear |
David Rudman |
| "The character from that Goldilocks story, in Muppet form". Rudman uses a "babyish lisp" when he voices Baby Bear.[6] |
| Bad Bart |
Jim Henson |
| A cowboy whom the townsfolk often fears, though his intentions are usually harmless. |
| Barkley |
Toby Tobson (1978-1979), Brian Muehl (1979-1984), Fred Garbo Garver (1984-?), Bruce Connelly |
| Originally named "Woof-Woof", he is a "large, friendly, shaggy dog" owned by Linda.[6] |
| The Beetles |
Richard Hunt, Christopher Cerf, Paul Jacobs, Jonathan Cerf, Jerry Nelson, Brian Muehl and Michael Earl Davis |
| (1981-1990) Green and Lavender Anything Muppet parodies of The Beatles. |
| Bert |
Frank Oz (1969-present), Eric Jacobson (2001-present)[7] |
| (1969–) Ernie's "best friend", he collects paper clips and is fascinated by pigeons.[8] |
| Betty Lou |
Lisa Buckley |
| Has blonde braided hair, and is friendly and unassuming.[9] |
| Biff |
Jerry Nelson[10] |
| One-half of the Muppet construction worker duo, Biff is an "Archie Bunker-style blue-collar loudmouth". He and his partner Sully made for a "classic comedy team". Whenever they encountered a problem, Biff would ask for Sully's opinion but interrupt him before Sully could answer, and then Sully would be the one to come up with the solution.[11] |
| Big Bird |
Caroll Spinney (1969-present) |
| 8 foot 2 inch tall big yellow bird with a slightly quirky outlook on the world, he represents a 6-year old child who questions everything.[12] |
| Billy Jo Jive |
|
| Boy detective who solves small-time neighborhood crimes in a series of short animated features based upon the children's books by John Shearer.[13] |
| Blögg |
Joey Mazzarino (2009-Present) |
| One of Abby's classmates in the Season 40 segment "Abby's Flying Fairy School". |
| Robert "Bob" Johnson |
Bob McGrath (1969–) |
| A regular on the show since its premiere, Bob is Sesame Street's resident music teacher.[14] |
| Bruno the Trashman |
Caroll Spinney |
| A full-body garbage man who carries Oscar's trash can. Bruno rarely speaks. |
| Buffy |
Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| Canadian First Nations folk singer. Buffy appeared in an "understated" scene about breastfeeding with Big Bird and her infant son Cody.[15] |
| Buster the Horse |
Kevin Clash |
| Forgetful Jones' intelligent horse, who often helps his master get out of difficulties.[9] |
| Character |
Actor/Muppeteer |
| Description |
| Leela |
Nitya Vidyasagar |
| The Indian-American owner of the Sesame Street Laundromat in Season 39. |
| Lefty |
Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney |
| He tries to sell Ernie various letters and numbers. He also appears in other sketches with an accomplice, where they plan to steal things such as the Golden 'AN' and get the alphabet message. Lefty is played by Caroll Spinney in the sketches where he sells the letter U, and when he tries to sell R and P to Ernie, and by Frank Oz in "Would You Like to Buy an O?" and in skits with his accomplice. |
| Leonard Wolf |
Jerry Nelson |
| (2003) The Big Bad Wolf's bongo-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 "Lexi" |
Lexine Bondoc (1969–1999) |
|
| Lillian "Lilly" |
|
| A human character on the show. |
| Linda |
Linda Bove |
| (1971–2003) Neighborhood librarian. She was Bob's perennial girlfriend, as well as the original owner of Barkley. Linda was one of the first deaf actors in a recurring television role. |
| Little Bird |
Jim Henson (1969-1970) Fran Brill (1970-present) |
| (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 the female performer, Fran Brill, in 1969 where he was performed Jim Henson, 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", sitting at Birdland in "The Birdland Jump", and singing a line in "We Are All Earthlings".
She was actually a refurbishment of the Kenner Gooney Bird, the Muppet mascot of Kenner Toys. Her birthday is December 17.
|
| Little Jerry and the Monotones |
Jerry Nelson, Christopher Cerf, Richard Hunt and Jeff Moss |
| (1970-2000) A rock group with Little Jerry as the frontman, backed by Lavender, Pumpkin and Fat Blue Anything Muppets, usually known as Chrissy, Rockin' Richard and Big Jeffy. All members of the band are named after the people who performed their original (and primary) voices: Jerry Nelson was Little Jerry, Christopher Cerf was Chrissy, Richard Hunt was Rockin' Richard, and Jeff Moss was Big Jeffy. On occasions, the names and voices for the members (often being the latter two) were swapped (for example, Rockin' Richard would go by with Big Jeffy's voice and name), or sometimes due to a performer's departure from the show or an early appearance before the performer joined the workshop. There were usually four members of the band, but an extra member (a nameless purple Anything Muppet) appeared in the song "A Body Full of Rhythm". |
| Luis Rodriguez |
Emilio Delgado |
| (1971–) Latin-American neighborhood repairman. He owned the Fix-It Shop with his wife, Maria. Later in the series, he often disguised himself as Senor Cero (a parody of Zorro). |
| 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. |
| Marco |
None |
| (2006-2008) Gina's adopted baby son. He appears an Episode 4130. |
| Maria Rodriguez |
Sonia Manzano |
| (1972–) Co-owns the Fix-It Shop with her husband, Luis. Gabi's mother. Her birthday is June 26. |
| Max Bear |
Tyler Bunch |
| (2009) A hibernation-expert for the "Bears Being Bears" program, as seen in episode 4193 of Sesame Street. When Bear Family cannot fall a sleep for the porridge shortage, they call in Max, who becomes their "hibernation consultant". He convinces them to leave their warm, cozy house and look for somewhere to sleep outside, like a cave or a hollow tree. However, once they discover there are no caves or large-enough trees to sleep in on Sesame Street, he has them get in touch with their "inner bear" and they realize they should dig a den in the ground. Before they head off to sleep in their new hole, he convinces them to have a last meal. Chris serves them some bran flakes, which tastes so good that they decide to not hibernate and live on cereal until Spring. Max then realizes he forgot to plan for his own hibernation and is given their den. The puppet used for Max was originaly used for Bunnie Bear. |
| Max the Magician |
Will Arnett |
| (2008) A magician who magically appears on Sesame Street, New York, New York in episode 4166 of Sesame Street. He teaches Big Bird, Elmo and Rosita math through his "magic tricks." First, he teaches addition with a trick involving 3 scarves. He then teaches them subtraction using 3 cards. |
| Mel |
Kevin Clash |
| One of the four monsters in the "Monster Clubhouse" segment his speech sounds like gibberish to the viewer but the other monsters can understand him perfectly. |
| Merry Monster |
Joey Mazzarino |
| (1990-1998) A Muppet monster with yellow fur and red-orange hair and a green eyelid. She was often seen playing tag. |
| Melvin "Mel" |
Kevin Clash |
| (2001–2004) A member of the Monster Clubhouse. |
| 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 fixing anything. |
| Miguel |
Jaime Sánchez |
| (1970–1971 season) 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. |
| Michael "Mike" |
Ward Saxton |
| (1989–1991 season) Friend of Gina, and one of Gordon's students. |
| Miles Robinson |
Olamide Faison (2003–) |
| Adopted son of Gordon and Susan Robinson. His birthday is December 4. He is the real-life son of Roscoe Orman. 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. In 2003, Olamide Faison took over the role. |
| Molly, the Mail Lady |
Charlotte Rae |
| (1971–1972) After appearing on Sesame Street, she became famous as Mrs. Garrett in the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life. |
| Mr. John MacIntosh |
Chet O'Brien |
| (1971-1992) Street vendor. Mr. Macintosh would occasionally take the opportunity to do a little soft shoe while on his route. |
| Mr. Noodle |
Bill Irwin |
| Mime/clown featured in Elmo's World. |
| Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle |
Michael Jeter |
| (2000-2003) Mr. Noodle's brother replaced Mr. Noodle in Season 31 on Elmo's World and later appeared together with Mr. Noodle himself. |
| Mrs. Sparklenose |
Jessica Stone (2009) |
| Abby's fairy teacher in the Abby's Flying Fairy School segments in Season 40. |
| Mumford the Magician (a.k.a. "The Amazing Mumford") |
Jerry Nelson (1971–) |
| The resident magician on Sesame Street. Mumford's tricks do not always have their intended effects. 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. In an episode from Season 35, Mumford accidentally diminishes Big Bird's size when he meant to diminish the letter "M". |
| Murray Monster |
Joey Mazzarino |
| An orange and red monster first seen in Season 37, but not named until Season 38. He is the "host" of the show in season 40. |
| 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 even 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 |
|
| Sammy the Snake |
|
| (1971) |
| 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 wears a 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 he appeared in software, with an animated version of him in "Search & Learn Adventures", the first and only computer game to heavily 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. |
| 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 Snuffleuphagus", an improper combo of his nickname and last name[citation needed]. His sister is Alice Snuffleupagus. He first went on an adventure with Big Bird in "The Golden Cabbage of Snuffertiti" with Bob and Minneapolis (an Indiana Jones parody). |
| Sonny Friendly |
Richard Hunt |
| (1986–1992, 1996-2000) 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. In a 1969 sketch, Pick Your Pet, it was also clear that Guy Smiley was originally known as Sonny Friendly. |
| Squirmodine |
| A contestant in the Worm Cup. He represented France, and defeated Slimey the Worm, representing Sesame Street, after Slimey was kicked out of the game for hitting Squirmondine. |
| Stinky the Eggplant |
Joey Mazzarino |
| (1993–) A talking, perturbed, smelly plant, that sat on the window of 123 Sesame Street for many years. |
| Stephen "Stevie" |
|
| Grover's elephant |
| Sully |
Richard Hunt |
| One-half of the Muppet construction worker duo and Biff's silent counterpart. One of Richard Hunt's most "understated and complex character".[11] |
| 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. |
| The Tarnish Brothers |
Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt and Christopher Cerf |
| (1974-1977) Pumpkin, Fat Blue, Orange Gold and Lavender Anything Muppets who have appeared in the songs "I Just Adore Four", "This Frog" and "Salida" as back-up singers. All four members of the band had slick, black hair and thin mustaches, and wore the blue velvet tuxedos that they would wear in all their subsequent performances. They were usually performed by Jerry Nelson (Pumpkin), Frank Oz (Fat Blue) and Richard Hunt (Orange Gold and Lavender), although Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Christopher Cerf provided the vocals for the Tarnish Brothers in "This Frog". |
| 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 |
Bob Payne (1979), Brian Muehl (1979–84), Martin P. Robinson (1984-on) |
| 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 fuchsia monster. |
| Thomas "Tom" |
Larry Block |
| (1971–1972) Adult in Street scenes. |
| The Two-Headed Monster |
Peter Friedman, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, 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.
|
| The Twiddlebugs |
|
| 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." |
| Two Blue Monster |
Steve Whitmire and Stephanie D'Abruzzo |
| (1998) In Super Morphin Mega Monster, He tag the two blue monster. Merry Monster playing tag, yellow fur. Male Monster saying "You want a play tag?" Merry saying "Yeah?" Female Monster saying "But all your ask?" Merry saying "Yeah?" |
| The Typewriter Guy |
|
| The Typewriter Guy was an animated typewriter mounted on wheels, with eyes and arms. He would roll up to the scene, and type a letter. Something would happen, and he would complete a word with that letter. Most, but not all, letters were represented. |