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The Muppet who runs the FUrry Arms is Sherry Netherland. Xavier actually was a Muppet. He was a small, pink Anything Muppet with brown hair and was voiced by Frank Oz. He only appeared (by that name) in the "Alphabet on the Street" segment.
The Answers
1. Who were the human equivalents of Bert and Ernie that appeared in early Sesame Street episodes?
B. Jim and Buddy
These two characters appeared in skits circa 1969. Jim was often the straight man and Buddy his buffoonish sidekick. Often times Jim would instruct Buddy to do...
1. Who were the human equivalents of Bert and Ernie that appeared in early Sesame Street episodes?
A. Jim and Frank
B. Jim and Buddy
C. Philo and Gunge
D. Richard and Jeff
2. In the Monsterpiece Theatre skit "Upstairs, Downstairs", which "Muppet Show" character's picture is can be seen...
I mentioned this a while ago, but if you want the original version of "Six-String Orchestra", it was performed by Harry Chapin on a CD entitled "Verities & Balderdash", and is still in print. I can see why Jim Henson wanted to use this song for "The Muppet Show". Also, the original version of...
Lessee, so many to choose from!
THE MUPPET SHOW:
"Upidee"
"In The Navy"
"You And I And George"
"The Guest Star Song"
"She Loves You" (sung by those buggy critters)
"For What It's Worth" (sung by the woodland creatures)
"Mr. Bassman"
"Flight Of The Bumblebee" (well, it's actually...
Sorry I didn't address this sooner!
Aaron Tippin is a country singer whose career as a major-label recording artist began in and remained moderately popular throughout the 1990's. While he hasn't achieved the status of a Garth Brooks or a Dolly Parton, he sure isn't starving either. He...
Some of my favorites included Placido Flamingo (from South Domingo), Meryl Sheep (there was a bit she did with David that was just hilarious), and Bruce Stringbean (gotta love "Born To Add").
There were also some others that I'm sure the kids probably wouldn't have gotten: Flo Bear, Virginia...
Of course, a million renderings of the alphabet on the Street cannot compare to my beloved Letter People (who borrowed Henson's puppeteering aspects on their TV show...which looked low-budget but I don't think it really was). Basically all the Letter People puppets were hand-and-rod puppets...
And Fat Blue would have to have another waiter. Picture the following as his waiter:
SESAME STREET:
Elmo
Telly Monster
Cookie Monster
Ernie
Oscar the Grouch
Big Bird
The Count
Two-Headed Monster
Forgetful Jones
THE MUPPET SHOW:
Gonzo the Great
Fozzie Bear
Floyd
Janice
Animal...
One of my favorites was at the beginning of the show (in the early 70's). There was a spot where the camera panned around the street and various humans and Muppets held up cards with the letter their first name began with, then said the letter and their name.
A is for Alterrian (kid)
B is...
1. Jerry Nelson stopped playing Mr. Snuffleupagus for which reason?
A. Too much travelling between NY and London to do "The Muppet Show"
B. He lost interest in playing the character
C. Performing Snuffy was hard on his back
D. He wanted to play Barkley instead
2. True or false: Dave...
SPECIAL GUESTS: R.E.M.
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: The Electric Mayhem play and sing "Up On The Roof" with Clifford on lead vocals, from a rooftop set.
BACKSTAGE: Mokey Fraggle wanders into the Muppet Theatre through a hole in the wall.
GUEST STAR: R.E.M. play "Man On The Moon"...
Greetings! ANd now it is time for us to count all the vonderful memories of the Count Von Count on Sesame Street, ah ha ha ha ha!
The Count on "Beat The Time", where he has 20 seconds to bring forth two things that come from the sky. When he counts his 20 seconds down, the traditional thunder...
SOOOOOOOO many to choose from!
Ernie putting the pot on Bert's head...and his explanation as to why Bert has to do so.
Ernie & Bert go fishing, and Ernie catches all the fish. "HEEEEEEERE FISHY FISHY FISHY!!!!"
Ernie & Bert play the Rhyming Game.
Ernie and the Boogie Woogie Sheep...
What about the following:
Elmo and Whoopi Goldberg singing a new version of "Somebody Come And Play", with Elmo on violin and Whoopi on drum.
Ernie and Rubber Duckie hanging out on the stoop with Liam Neeson. Rubber Duckie is directing Liam and Ernie reciting the alphabet, and has a...
And here's a list of the humans:
Bob/Bob McGrath
Susan/Loretta Long
Gordon/Matt Robinson, Hal Miller, Roscoe Orman
Mr. Hooper/Will Lee
David/Northern Calloway
Maria/Sonia Manzano
Luis/Emilio Delgado
Rafael/Raul Julia
Tom/???
Olivia/Alaina Reed Hall
Gina/Alison Bartlett O'Reilly...
Here are some others:
Same-Sound Brown: Northern Calloway (probably manipulated by Jim or Frank)
Hardhead Henry Harris: Roscoe Orman (see above)
Smart Tina: Sonia Manzano (" ")
Baby Bree Bop A Doo: ???
Frazzle: Jerry Nelson
Maurice Monster: Richard Hunt
Biff: Jerry Nelson
Sully...
Kermit tries to get Cookie Monster to write a poem about something other than cookies, so Cookie decides to write one about galoshes. However, he goes off the wagon and mentions cookies anyway, and then eats some cookies that he stashed in the galoshes.
Cookie dressed like Isaac Hayes circa...
If I may, the "Twinkle Twinkle" revision went like this:
Whistle, whistle, little bird
Eating crumbs is quite absurd
Try a ham and cheese on rye
And a piece of cherry pie
If the crumbs are all you want
Don't come in my restaurant!
And "Mary Had A Bicycle":
Mary had a bicycle...
Hmmmm...I don't remember Kermit playing the piano, but I do recall the performance of "The Cat Came Back" on "The Muppet Show" where Rowlf played the banjo!
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