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  1. M

    When's the Last Time we had a Celebrity Version?

    You know, in the recent 40th anniversary book, there are scans from a pitch from Christopher Cerf regarding celebrities he wanted to Put Down the Duckie, and among the ones listed were Kermit and Miss Piggy.
  2. M

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street 40 Years Hardcover Book

    Oops! I just watched it again, and Nelson didn't perform Buster, though the puppet was used in thw background in the Humpty Dumpty sketch.
  3. M

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street 40 Years Hardcover Book

    Anybody notice how in Martin Robinson's page, it says that Buster was originally performed by Frank Oz? I know that Oz performed the puppet in the Kermit News: Hickory Dickory Dock sketch, but I doubt he was called Buster then. Jerry Nelson also performed the puppet in Kermit News: Humpty...
  4. M

    Bert and Ernie in Elmo Saves Christmas

    I wonder if maybe Steve Whitmire was only available to perform Kermit's scene, which was presented on a TV and used a different set (though I don't know whether the regular street set is set up at all times). Frank Oz probablly had limited availability; the scenes with Grover and Cookie Monster...
  5. M

    When's the Last Time we had a Celebrity Version?

    The real question is, when's the last time an outside ficticious character appeared in such a montage? I'll say it's when Lamb Chop appeared in The Alphabet Song. Hmmm, these montages feature every guest star of the season... Maybe Sesame Workshop needs to have a crossover appearance in...
  6. M

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street 40 Years DVD Box Set

    Me, neither. I wonder if that should count the segments as being "edited" or not.
  7. M

    Out To Lunch

    I must point out that the detailed information posted at the Muppet Wiki page came from somebody who had a copy of the script for the special, not somebody with a copy of the actual special.
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