How many puppeteers are there?

[Erine81981]

How many puppeteers are there working on Sesame Steet since the show started?

 

[D'Snowth]

Here's a few I can think of: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Jane Henson.

 

[Don_Music_2004]

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[Don_Music_2004]

David Rudman, Joey Manzarrio, Pam Arcerio, Carmen Oshbar, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Marty Robbinson, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jerry Nelson, Carroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Matt Vogel, Jim Henson (in old Ernie sketches) Richard Hunt (once in current season performing Gladys in old Ernie sketch)

 

[Erine81981]

So how many were there when SS started? 1969

And then how many are there now? 2004

 

[Splurge]

Are you counting Muppeteers that came and left over the years, like Brian Muehl?

 

[Erine81981]

Yep

As in I would like to know how many were there from the first then there is now?

 

[Don_Music_2004]

When the show first started in 1969 there was only 3 puppeteers Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Carroll Spinney. Back then Carroll Spinney sometimes helped out with the Anything Muppets.

 

[Erine81981]

So when did the start getting other puppetteers and how many?

 

[muppet_dk]

Alice Dinnean, Brian Meehl, Bruce Connelly, Bryant Young, Camille Bonora, Carmen Osbahr, Caroll Spinney, Daniel Seagren, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, Fran Brill, Frank Oz, Gabriel Velez, Jennifer Barnhardt, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Jim Martin, John Tartaglia, Joey Mazzarino, Judy Sladky, Julianne Buescher, Karen Prell, Kevin Clash, Lisa Buckley, Louise Gold, Marilyn Sokol, Marty Robinson, Matt Vogel, Noel MacNeal, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, Richard Hunt, Rick Lyon, Steve Whitmire & Tyler Bunch.

That's all the names I got.