Matt Robinson

[mikebennidict]

Today marks the 5th aniversary of the passing of SS's first Gordon Matt Robinson who died of complications to parkinson's Disease.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Wow! It definitely is miss by the Muppet community here. Rest in peace Matt Robinson.

 

[SSLFan]

Doesn't he have a daughter named Holly Robinson?

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Yup! Does the name Sally ring a bell?

 

[mikebennidict]

Yes she is his daughter.

However I'm not so sure that was her playing sally.

If you go to the bottom of the list there's a thread called Hooperfan page which has not only old photos from SS past but it also has an online transcript of a 1971 publication called All About Sesame Street which has a good deal of background on the show and it does credit Matt's children of doing a seen or 2 on the set but no mention of her playing Sally. I tend to go by this source since it was published not long after SS debuted and Matt was still playing Gordon. She also has and official site and she was on the Tavis Smilely Show once and neither her or her site mentions her playing Sally.

 

[Drtooth]

This may sound like a stupid question, but I recall at the end of the old Cosby show the executive producer (or something) was Matt Robinson. Considering they used to share the same set as SS, and Bill would pop up from time to time on CTW projects... is this the same guy?

 

[Winslow Leach]

This may sound like a stupid question, but I recall at the end of the old Cosby show the executive producer (or something) was Matt Robinson. Considering they used to share the same set as SS, and Bill would pop up from time to time on CTW projects... is this the same guy?

Yep. The Matt Robinson who played Gordon was a writer and a producer for The Cosby Show. He also wrote for Sanford & Son, among other shows.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

She also has and official site and she was on the Tavis Smilely Show once and neither her or her site mentions her playing Sally.

Oops, my bad. But are you sure you aren't talking about Shola or how ever you spell her name. Because it is is sally you mean, I want to see her interview, too!

I think Matt might have been a writer for the Bill Cosby show and the New Bill Cosby show, too.

Incidentally, I think Both Matt and Rosco Orman both made appearances in Sandford & So.

 

[mikebennidict]

Don't worry sometimes different sources give different info.

And no I meant Holly Robinson.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Oh, thought you meant sally, LOL!