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The hit Broadway musical Avenue Q is a parody of Sesame Street. Four members of the original cast (John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, and Jennifer Barnhart) are all former puppeteers for the Jim Henson Company. The following disclaimer appears in all promotional material, advertising and merchandise for the show: "Avenue Q has not been authorized or approved in any manner by the Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content."
Wonder Showzen is a sketch comedy television series that began airing in 2005 on MTV2. The show's format is clearly a parody of children's shows such as Sesame Street (e.g. use of stock footage, puppetry, and clips of children being interviewed).
MADtv had a recurring segment that is a parody of the show itself, complete with a Sesame Street-styled opening. There have been seven segments.
One of the more famous Internet websites using the effects of Adobe Photoshop and other image-editing software revolves around the Sesame Street character "Bert". The site (and many variations), entitled "Bert is Evil", featured the character as part of many horrific acts throughout history, often co-conspiring with terrorists and other world leaders with negative connotations.
In the Homestar Runner cartoons, debuting in the Strong Bad E-Mail "for kids", Homsar (A very unintelligent version of Homestar) hosts a kids show, "Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?" In this show, there seems to be a "letter of the day". In the episode snippet viewers saw, the letter of the day was "G", which may have come from Sesame Street episodes that were brought to you by a letter of the alphabet. However, Homsar's comment on the letter G was, "I'm not gonna lie to you, that's a healthy piece of real estate!"
The Houghton Mifflin company's Power Proofreading online game parodied Sesame Street as "Cinnamon Street" as one of the programs on HME-TV. The description for the show is "Big Baby doesn't like sharing his toys. Miss Wiggy teaches him a lesson."
The FOX show Family Guy has made reference to Sesame Street on some occasions. In the episode "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz", it showed a short clip of Stewie, who is in a plastic bubble, taking on the role of the pinball from the Pinball Number Count sketch. Other counting sketch parodies have been included, notably Peter's attempt to set up Cleveland with a total of seven prostitutes in the episode "Petarded".
In "Model Misbehavior", when Brian gets a job at Stewie's Cash Scam, Stewie calls Grover on his Sesame Street phone, then when he hangs up, he tells Brian "If the Cookie Monster calls, tell him I'm not talking to him until he gets out of rehab." A cutaway is then shown where Cookie Monster sneaks cookies in his bed while in rehab and denies it to a group of doctors. Later in the episode, Lois sees him as a desperate, jittery addict, seated in a bathroom stall of the rehab center trying to make a cookie by holding raw dough in the bowl of a spoon over a lighter flame as if it were heroin. In the cold opening of "I Never Met the Dead Man", Stewie talks to Ernie on his Sesame Street phone.
In "Mind Over Murder", Peter spends so much time inside his house that "all the TV programs are starting to mesh together". The example shown is Homicide: Life on Sesame Street, which mixes Homicide: Life on the Street with Sesame Street. In the episode shown, Bert is a gruff cop living with Ernie, who are shown as a bickering pair. In this scene, Ernie says "Bert, I wish you wouldn't drink so much." Which Bert responds with "Well Ernie, I wish you wouldn't eat cookies in the damn bed!" In response, Ernie says, "Bert, you're shouting again, Bert." Bert then sighs in frustration while a comedic musical cue, not unlike those heard on the actual show, plays.
The episode "A Picture is Worth 1,000 Bucks" shows Meg does some bird calls, which leads to Big Bird walking over and asking her what she wants. When she tells him that she wasn't calling him specifically, he gets mad and tells her how hard it is for him to live a normal life, ending with him spitting on her shoes, and walking away, muttering "Bitch."
In "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1", Peter and Brian were watching Sesame Street. After the Count had counted out seven bats, Peter asks Brian if "they ever show him doin someone in and feedin on em", meaning if the Count has ever sucked on someone else's blood. Brian then points out that that has never happened. The Count also appeared in another episode where Meg claims that she dated him, and then flashes back to a time where they were beginning to have sex (showing her taking off her shirt with the camera on to her back) and the Count started counting her nipples, but is repulsed on discovering that she has three (One nipple! HAHAHA! Two nipples! HAHAHA! Three nip-oh, hell no, I'm outta here).
Seth MacFarlane has also had Sesame Street in his other series American Dad! . In "Francine's Flashback", Stan Smith is seen watching television, pointing at the screen and yelling for one of the characters to "Shoot him!". It is then shown that he is actually watching Sesame Street, with Elmo telling Big Bird to share a cookie with Cookie Monster. The 'camera' cuts back to Stan, who is even more furious, shouting "Don't trust him! It may look like the Cookie Monster's eating, but he never actually swallows anything!". This is, of course, a sly joke at how whenever Cookie Monster eats, he inevitably sprays crumbs everywhere.
In "Lincoln Lover", Stan is invited to a party at a Langley branch of the Log Cabin Republicans (a group of republicans who identify with Lincoln's idea of republicanism, but are also gay). After learning of all the members' orientation, he asks "How can you be Republican and gay?" to which Greg responds "all these pre-conceived notions". He begins singing a song titled "Red and Gay" and sings about how they are gay like Bert, Ernie and Manet.
The raunchy TV show Damn! Show featured a segment called "Clay Porn", which consisted of parodies of the Sesame Street Muppets (and one of Miss Piggy) as people constantly having sex, and it also included Bert and Ernie as a gay couple.
On May 23, 2006, several T-shirts were banned from a Brockton, Massachusetts high school because they showed Sesame Street characters as gang figures, which violated that schools dress code policy. Because of this, the incident briefly made local and national headlines and the school, which enforced the ban, was awarded $650,000 as part of its anti-gang effort. As of May 2006, it is unknown about the fate of the person or persons who created the offending shirts and if the images on the t-shirt violated any copyright laws. [1]
The popular Adult Swim show Robot Chicken made a parody of the MADtv skit in which Big Bird is shown having the bird flu. Snuffy is also seen, although in this skit he really is an imaginary friend. Elmo, Grover and the Count make brief speaking cameos, and Ernie, Bert and Cookie Monster can be seen in the background at one point, receiving vaccines from the Count. A brief parody of "One of These Things" is seen, with three dancing kids and one dead kid.
In The Simpsons episode "Missionary: Impossible", a pledge drive interrupts Homer's TV watching which causes him to pledge $10,000 after actress Betty White proclaims that $10,000 is what will end the drive. However Homer doesn't have the money and a chase ensues which includes Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, and Elmo, each who want a piece of Homer which is in contrast to their character's true identity.
In "Bart Mangled Banner", after the Simpson family is sent to Alcatraz (apparently reopened), Elmo is former president Bill Clinton's cellmate. Later, when the family tries to escape, Homer says in a terrified state that "he doesn't want to end up like Elmo", where the screen is panned to see Elmo's shadow in the jail cell, having hanged himself.
In "To Surveil with Love", security cameras installed in a gay bar capture the antics of several customers all of whom resemble Sesame Street characters.
Rhymes with Orange 's strip for August 28, 2008 had a reference to Sesame Street. The comic has a girl going to Sesame Street, and she needs directions to go there, so a guy gives her directions to go there.
The October 18, 2008 strip had a parody of Sesame Street called "Witch Way". The logo parodies the Sesame Street logo. The intro has a character named Abbot who asks "Which way to Witch Way?" Another character named Costello shows her the way. Then, he says "Where are you going?" Then Abbot responds "Witch Way!"
Mutts has a character that resembles Oscar the Grouch, but it is a cat who lives in a trash can, who appears in some strips of the comic.
In the Angel season 5 episode "Smile Time", the title character Angel is turned into a puppet. The episode is a direct parody of Sesame Street, in which the Muppets were featured to teach kids on their long running and popular show "Smile Time", only to be revealed as demons as the episode progresses.
Some PBS member stations have also given their studios a "Sesame Street" address, either by renaming the street, or building a new street alongside their new studios. These stations include WCFE-TV Plattsburgh, New York and WCVE-TV Richmond, Virginia. Some communities in the United States also have neighborhoods and subdivisions with a "Sesame Street", though these streets are not necessarily connected with the show or a PBS station. [3]
Elmo is a red Muppet character on the long-running PBS/HBO children's television show Sesame Street. A furry red monster with a falsetto voice, he has illeism, and also hosts the last full five-minute segment on Sesame Street, "Elmo's World", which is aimed at toddlers. He was most often puppeteered by Kevin Clash, but since his resignation in late 2012, he has been puppeteered by Ryan Dillon.
Ernie is an orange Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson for the long-running children's television show Sesame Street. He and his roommate Bert form the comic duo Bert and Ernie, one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve troublemaker, and Bert the world weary foil.
Guy Smiley is a fictional character on Sesame Street who was dubbed "America's favorite game show host". His skits are among those on the show that parody commercial media. Smiley has also hosted This Is Your Lunch and Here Is Your Life, a parody of This Is Your Life. Guests who were profiled included a loaf of bread, a tooth and a tree. He has also hosted pageants for numbers and letters.
Sesamstraße is a German children's television show in Germany, and a spin-off of the U.S. children's program Sesame Street. It airs primarily in Germany and the surrounding German-speaking countries. The show has been running on Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) since 1973, premièring on 8 January in that year. Sesamstraße is also shown on the children's channel, KiKa.
Rosita is a Muppet character on the children's television series Sesame Street. Fluent in both American English and Mexican Spanish, she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from Mexico and likes to play the guitar.
Sésamo is a Brazilian co-production of the American popular children's television program Sesame Street. As of 2009 it airs on TV Rá-Tim-Bum. As of 2016, similar to Plaza Sésamo, new seasons air under the title Sésamo. The series debuted on October 12, 1972, moving from TV Cultura to SKY Play on June 25, 2020.
Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting is a 1989 television special to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Sesame Street. Hosted by Bill Cosby, the special aired on Friday, April 7, 1989 on NBC.
Sesame Beginnings is a line of products and a video series, spun off the children's television series Sesame Street. The line is targeted towards infants and their parents, and products are designed to increase family interactivity.
Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 television christmas film, featuring the characters from Sesame Street. It was first aired on December 23, 2007, on ABC, and had starred Ben Stiller.
A wide variety of characters have appeared on the American children's television series Sesame Street. Many of the characters are Muppets, which are puppets made in Jim Henson's distinctive puppet-creation style. Most of the non-Muppet characters are human characters, but there are many characters that are animated.
There have been a variety of Sesame Street video games released for video game platforms. Most of the Sesame Street video games were published and developed by NewKidCo.
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic is a 4D film theme park attraction located at Universal Studios Japan, SeaWorld San Antonio, formerly at SeaWorld San Diego, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The attraction, which was made to run at Universal Studios Japan, was later acquired by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment to run at their Busch Gardens and SeaWorld theme parks. In addition, Busch Gardens parks also include multiple other Sesame Street themed attractions, as part of their Sesame Street Forest of Fun/Sesame Street Safari of Fun park areas. The attraction contains 4-D effects to go along with the film which include spraying water, bursts of air, leg ticklers and fans.
Sesame Square is the Nigerian version of Sesame Street. It is West Africa's first Sesame Street adaptation. Nigerians produce and voice the series in Standard English. The show is scheduled to have three seasons, with the first containing 26 episodes, one for each letter of the English alphabet. It is due to be screened on Nigerian Television Authority network. The set of Sesame Square resembles a traditional Nigerian village with a central mango tree. The series stars Kami, an HIV-positive Muppet, and Zobi, a blue, furry Muppet who is a 'Yam Monster'. He often shouts out, "me eat yam!" It will also feature segments from the American original including famous characters such as Big Bird and Bert and Ernie. The characters will be revoiced, however, to give them Nigerian accents. The opening theme tune is "Welcome to Sesame Square" and includes the use of talking drums. These are the segments were dubbed in Global Grover, Play with Me Sesame, Elmo's World, Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, and Sesame Street English. In addition to teaching letters and numbers, the show aims to educate children about malaria prevention, promote Nigerian unity through the representation of the diverse groups that make-up the country and to help remove the stigma of being HIV-positive. It is the second foreign co-production of Sesame Street to be shown entirely in English, the first being Northern Ireland's Sesame Tree.
Joseph Mazzarino is an American actor, puppeteer, writer and director. He is best known for his roles on Sesame Street as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and other Muppets, and being Head Writer and Director on Sesame Street, winning 22 Emmy Awards for his work.
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years is the home video version of Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration, a special aired on PBS during their pledge drive on March 6, 1994, that commemorates Sesame Street’s 25th anniversary in 1994. This program was originally released on October 29, 1993, under the title Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration!. 25 Wonderful Years focused on celebrity segments, many coming from segments filmed for the show's upcoming 25th season, of artists such as En Vogue and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Sesame Street, Special is a pledge-drive special that is based on the children's series, Sesame Street. It aired on PBS stations in March 1988 as part of PBS' March fundraiser.
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration is a 2019 musical television special to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street. Hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the special aired on November 9, 2019 on HBO, followed by a November 17 airing on PBS. Starring the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street from the past and present. Many of the retired cast members and characters reunited on the street for the first time in years since their last appearances. This is the final Sesame Street special to feature long-time Muppet performer Caroll Spinney, who performed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for 50 years as well as the cast member Emilio Delgado, who played Luis for 45 years.
When used by Discordians, the count command has a chance of using the Count Von Count style of counting (for example, rather than saying "I count three peanut-butter sandwiches", you would say "Three! Three peanut-butter sandwiches! Ha ha ha ha ha!").