Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

[D'Snowth]

The one thing that Caroll himself has said is that he intends to keep doing it until he physically can no longer hold Big Bird's head up.

However, it seems from the little bit of behind-the-scenes footage we've gotten of Season 46 thus far is that Caroll is apparently just sitting off to the sidelines, dubbing his characters voices like Jerry did in his last few years.

 

[MuppetSpot]

The one thing that Caroll himself has said is that he intends to keep doing it until he physically can no longer hold Big Bird's head up.

However, it seems from the little bit of behind-the-scenes footage we've gotten of Season 46 thus far is that Caroll is apparently just sitting off to the sidelines, dubbing his characters voices like Jerry did in his last few years.

I thinks he's training the new performers for when time comes for him to retire or pass away.

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

Yeah. See what I mean? It can kind of go either way.

But I understand Muppetspot comment about him training new performers which is mainly why Matt's been Big Bird's understudy ever since about season 30 and the fact that we heard Eric as in "Sunny Side Up" recently. Seems like if Carroll does decide to retire, his characters are in good hands.

 

[muppetlover123]

At Dragon-Con, Caroll said Eric is Oscars understudy

 

[Drtooth]

Footage of that actually popped up a while back. Eric sounds very close for the most part. I wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't outright stated.

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

At Dragon-Con, Caroll said Eric is Oscars understudy

Well, the good news about that is whenever Carroll does decide to retire, BB and Oscar having different puppeteers might allow them more interaction. Though there have been quite a few memorable moments where Carroll would do double duty as both of them in a scene, most famously on "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street."

Footage of that actually popped up a while back. Eric sounds very close for the most part. I wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't outright stated.

Yeah. I remember that one. The change really wasn't all that noticeable. Nice to see Eric doing a non-Frank Oz character. Of course, he's done Guy Smiley as well. But still it's a rarity.

 

[GonzoMan]

Well, the good news about that is whenever Carroll does decide to retire, BB and Oscar having different puppeteers might allow them more interaction. Though there have been quite a few memorable moments where Carroll would do double duty as both of them in a scene, most famously on "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street."



Yeah. I remember that one. The change really wasn't all that noticeable. Nice to see Eric doing a non-Frank Oz character. Of course, he's done Guy Smiley as well. But still it's a rarity.

That's true. Sometimes someone else would do the puppetry for Oscar. Just in general.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Does anybody know if Sonia Manzano filmed any episodes for this season before her departure?

 

[GonzoMan]

Does anybody know if Sonia Manzano filmed any episodes for this season before her departure?

I wouldn't think so, as it says she won't be returning.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

I wouldn't think so, as it says she won't be returning.

Well I wasn't sure because Sonia, herself never actually said season 45 was her last season.