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    I need some help with finding a "Sesame Street" episode for a friend...

    Hello. My name is John. I haven't posted on here in several years...I guess I'm not as a hardcore of a Muppet fan as most of the people on here are. Anyway, I came back here for a reason. I'm a writer for a website called RetroJunk, and I need some assistance for one of my fellow writers. She...
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    Which movies and TV shows were on "Muppet Babies"?

    When I say that, I mean featured in clips. They used so many...I just want to try and make a list, and I was wondering if you, my fellow "Muppet Babies" fans could help me. This much I do know... They used clips from: The original "Star Wars" trilogy "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" "E.T"...
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    I need to ask a favor for a friend regarding pictures from "Follow That Bird"...

    Greetings, frequent posters...I'm the resident poster-in-hiding manoftheSTREET, and I need to ask a favor for a friend...Specifically, I need to get him screenshots or publicity photos from "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird". You see, I'm a writer for the website...
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    Wayne Brady will be appearing this season...

    (C'mon, Sesame Workshop, where's the press release about the new season?) Oh, as for me... I'd like to see Dan Aykroyd make an appearance. If his fellow "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin could be involved with "Street"-related projects, why not...
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    Lynne Thigpen of "Carmen Sandiego" fame passes away...

    Lynne Thigpen, who played the chief on the 1990s PBS series "Where In The World In Carmen Sandiego?", died today of a heart attack at the age of 54. A veteran Broadway actress, she also appeared in quite a few movies, from "The Warriors" (she was the DJ who kept the group going on the streets...
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    Another "Sesame Street" and Celebrities Question...

    I'm trying to make a list of which actors did one-episode guest shots in the forms of "People In The Neighborhood". Among those I can remember (from the mid-90s): -Mike Myers played a messenger based on his "Wayne" character (As a matter of memory, I think the Street character's name was...
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    Question regarding the upcoming season of "Sesame Street"...

    When will a press release be issued about the Street's new season? With every one, they outline the educational focus for the year, preview episodes and list some of the celebrities who will be making appearances that season. Anybody got any word on it? Sincerely, John...
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    "Max Headroom" on "Sesame Street"?

    Watching the Street back in the late 80s, I remember seeing a segment with the 80s TV character Max Headroom on the show. I'm not quite sure what the segment was about...I'm not even sure if it was "Sesame Street". Does anybody remember this segment? Sincerely, John "manoftheSTREET" Kilduff
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    manoftheSTREET's latest TMS outline...

    (Once again, using the formatting of TravellingMatt, our best TMS outline writer) SPECIAL GUESTS: Penn & Teller OPENING THEME OPENING NUMBER: The Electric Mayhem performs The Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat" Statler: You know, atomic bombs give off white heat...
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    "Muppets From Space" mentioned in November's Playstation Magazine...

    In a preview for the upcoming Playstation 2 game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (a gritty action game set in the neon 80s), there's a profile of Ray Liotta, who does the voice of main character Tommy Vercetti. In the article, they list his 5 best performances. From 1 to 5: 1.) "Goodfellas"...
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    I asked about it a few months back...I'll try again here...

    If anybody has the 1994 special "Stars And Street Forever" (Sesame Street's cameo-loaded 25th Anniversary special), I would gladly pay for a copy. I haven't seen this special in 8 years, and I would greatly enjoy seeing it again. Also, I would like to see the PBS special "Sesame Street Jam"...
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    Who will be on Sesame Street next season?

    We already know that Laura Bush has taped an appearance, and rumors have been run that they're pursuing Ozzy Osborne for an appearance. With that, I ask the question, "Which celebrities do you want to see on the Street this season"? Here's my list: -Jimmy Fallon and/or Tina Fey (They have...
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    My second TMS outline...

    With apologies to TravellingMatt for using his formatting... Special Guest Star: Eddie Murphy Opening Theme Opening Number: The Electric Mayhem performs "Shakedown" from the "Beverly Hills Cop II" soundtrack Statler: "Shakedown"...sounds good... Waldorf: Yeah...Arrest the...
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    With apologies to TravellingMatt, here's my own TMS episode outline...

    SPECIAL GUEST STARS: JIMMY FALLON and TINA FEY OPENING THEME OPENING NUMBER: The Electric Mayhem performs "View To A Kill" Statler: I can't believe we had to VIEW that! Waldorf: Someone KILL the producer! BACKSTAGE: Miss Piggy tries to convince Jimmy and Tina to go out on a double...
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    Obscure 80s movie reference in an episode of "Sesame Street" this season?

    For this one, you need to have seen this season's "Broken B/Letter Of The Month" episode and the 1986 Judd Nelson/Ally Sheedy action movie "Blue City". In this episode, Telly and Baby Bear, upon recieving the letter of the month "B", sing a song with words that begin with the letter. They use...
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    Favorite celebrity appearances on "Sesame Street"...

    "Sesame Street" has always featured celebrities of all stripes helping the Street crew educate kids with a mix of lessons, humor and pop-culture references. What are some of your favorite celebrity appearances? Mine include: -Snuffy's first appearance to the humans, covered in part by Phil...
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    With all seriousness, I've been doing some thinking...

    Many people have said that after Jim Henson died, things went downhill for the Muppets. I think there might have been some foreshadowing in a special... 1990's "The Muppets At Walt Disney World", which aired on NBC, began with Kermit and crew trekking to a Southern swamp to meet his cousins...
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    Kermit and Piggy on AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions

    This Tuesday on CBS, the American Film Institute counts down the 100 Most Romantic Movies Of All Time in "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions". Among the commentators: Faye Dunaway Ali MacGraw Mary Tyler Moore Hugh Jackman Daryl Hannah Jennifer Love Hewitt Danny Aiello Janet Jackson...
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    Sesame Street's 25th Anniversary special from '94

    I didn't have a VCR to record this special at the time. The basic plot (for those who have forgotten): Land developer Ronald Grump (Joe Pesci) wants to destroy "Sesame Street", so it's up to the Street's inhabitants and a news reporter (Julia-Louis Dreyfus) to save it from development. That...
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    Question regarding the "Sesame Street" A&E Biography...

    Hi, my name is John Kilduff, alias manoftheSTREET. I'm into "Sesame Street", even at the age of 19. Why? I like the celebrity appearances and pop-culture spoofs the show has generated. My question is as follows: On the "Sesame Street" A&E biography, when they show the highlight reel of...
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