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3	'''[[center: [- [[Characters/SesameStreet Main Character Index]] -]]]'''
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6	----
7	Human characters living on Sesame Street.
8
9	Due to the show's long run and ever-changing cast, characters have been sorted by the owner of Hooper's Store at the time of their first appearance.
10	----
11	[[foldercontrol]]
12	!The Mr. Hooper era (Seasons 1-14)
13	[[folder:The Baker]]
14	-->Alex Stevens (1969, "The Baker")
15	-->Jim Henson (1969, singing voice)
16	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baker_0.jpg]]
17
18	Character who appears in the final segment of a series of counting shorts, unofficially named by fans as the "Baker Films." The Baker is a hapless individual who, after proclaiming (to trumpet fanfare) that he has a number of baked goods in his arms, attempts to walk down a short flight of steps, but ultimately he trips and spills everything, making a huge mess.
19	----
20	* ButtMonkey: Pretty hard to view him as anything but this.
21	* NoNameGiven: He is never named. He just known to fans as the Baker.
22	[[/folder]]
23
24	[[folder:Bob Johnson]]
25	-->'''Played by:''' Bob [=McGrath=] (1969-2016)
26	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/o_bob_mcgrath_facebook.jpg]]
27
28	An unassuming, low-key music teacher who lives in the apartment above Hooper's Store.
29	----
30	* AerithAndBob: The literal "Bob" to his brother Minneapolis's Aerith.
31	* AsideGlance: Trying to teach the Two-Headed Monster to play the clarinet evokes a flustered look at the camera.
32	* BigDamnHeroes: Bob makes his sole appearance in the 38th season so that [[ItMakesSenseInContext he can coax Horatio the Elephant out of Maria's bathtub.]]
33	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Arguably more visible than the others.
34	* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Heavily implied on the Muppet characters' social media pages.
35	* CoolOldGuy: Became this with time, along with Gordon and Luis.
36	* CoolTeacher: Was originally a shop teacher, but later became a music teacher. Quite fitting, as Bob [=McGrath=] was a music teacher himself, for a time.
37	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He was originally a shop teacher.
38	* FriendToAllChildren: Arguably more than any of the other adult cast members, Bob is at his warmest and most affectionate with the kids, both on- and off-camera. As Bob [=McGrath=] became a father himself not long before his tenure on ''Sesame Street'' began, this is no surprise.
39	** Off the set, during the 90s, [=McGrath=] found some success recording albums of kids' songs, and performing concerts for families (sometimes even joined by his own sons and daughters).
40	* {{Foil}}: To neurotic worrywart Telly, and sourpuss Oscar.
41	* HappyBirthdayToYou: He teaches everyone to sing the song in ASL, to surprise Linda, in one episode.
42	* ManlyTears: In the episode dealing with Mr. Hooper's death, making the famous scene all the more heartbreaking - especially since the tears were unscripted.
43	* {{Mentors}}: Gordon and Susan are like a mom and dad; Bob is gentler.
44	* NiceGuy: The gentlest and sweetest of the show's male adults during the Classic era.
45	* ThePianoPlayer: Given that he's a music teacher by trade, he demonstrates this trope quite a few times (usually when giving a lesson).
46	* RunningGag: The production staff loved to put Bob in costumes.
47	* ShipTease: With Linda, for several years.
48	* TenorBoy: Bob [=McGrath=] had a smooth tenor singing voice, and played the clean-cut, chipper guy-next-door/surrogate older brother role in the ensemble. He always projected a youthful air even though he was 37 when the show started.
49	* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Of all the adults, he's the best known for his singing.
50	* TranslatorBuddy: For Linda, a lot of the time.
51	* WillTheyOrWontThey: Bob and Linda dated on and off, but their relationship never got more serious than that.
52	* YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord: Bob speaks and signs at the same time, so he doesn't have to repeat himself.
53	[[/folder]]
54
55	[[folder:David Hobson]]
56	-->Northern Calloway (1971-1989)
57	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dcmghoboz6sr0eroepvuilntievgcj4lnuldjcg83cq.jpg]]
58
59	A young man who debuted in Season 2. Originally a law student who worked part time at Hooper's Store, he took over the store after Mr. Hooper's death in 1983.
60	----
61	* CoolTeacher: In a sketch where he plays a professor doing a lecture on trees.
62	* CoolUncle: To his niece Akim, who appeared a few times in Seasons 13-15 as a teen, often assisting him at the store. David once mentioned a brother named Gregory, who is probably Akim's father.
63	* PutOnABus: Moved away from Sesame Street to look after his elderly grandmother after Season 20 and sold the store to Mr. Handford.
64	* RaisedByGrandparents: It's implied that he was this growing up, since his grandmother is the closest thing to a parent of his to appear on the show.
65	* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: In one episode, after making fun of Big Bird for having a supposedly imaginary friend (Snuffy), he gets a call from a friend that Big Bird has never seen before, and is accused by Big Bird of having an imaginary friend of his own. David spends the entire episode trying to convince Big Bird that he's telling the truth, then realises that this must be how Big Bird feels when people accuse ''him'' of lying about Snuffy.
66	* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Outside of Bob, he tended to have the most musical spotlight moments among the human cast.
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Gordon Robinson]]
70	-->Garret Saunders (test pilots)\
71	Matt Robinson (1969-1972)\
72	Hal Miller (1972-1974)\
73	Roscoe Orman (1974-2016, 2023-present)
74	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gordon3_7.jpg]]
75
76	A father figure to the {{Muppet}}s and kids on the street, and the ''de facto'' leader when things go wrong.
77	----
78
79	* BaldOfAuthority: From the beginning he was the street's TeamDad, but once Roscoe Orman took over the role he specifically became this type.
80	* TheBusCameBack: Gordon returned in a Season 54 episode taking a much prominent role there.
81	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Just like the other humans.
82	* CoolTeacher: He's a middle school science teacher.
83	* DeadpanSnarker: He's a pretty wisecracking if not sarcastic fellow.
84	* DemotedToExtra: Gordon, his wife Susan, Maria, Luis, and Bob, remained major characters for almost 30 years until after 1998 when they were gradually phased out. By Season 40, they only made sporadic new appearances before being reduced to background extras. They were eventually dropped altogether from the cast in Season 46. However, Gordon did return in the Season 54 premiere episode.
85	* GameShowHost: He hosted ''What Happens Next?''
86	* HappilyMarried: To Susan. They only argued once or twice.
87	* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: Elmo admires him enough to have followed him around in a bald cap.
88	* LetsGetDangerous: In ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'':
89	-->"Big Bird, jump!"
90	%%* TeamDad
91	[[/folder]]
92
93	[[folder:Grace Hobson]]
94	-->Clarice Taylor (1976-1989)
95	David's grandmother. She lives on a farm but often visits him.
96	----
97	* CountryMouse: She lives on a farm and once argued with David over whether country life was better than city life.
98	* ParentalSubstitute: Is hinted to have raised David, since his parents are never seen.
99	* SassyBlackWoman: She can be rather outspoken at times.
100	[[/folder]]
101
102	[[folder:Mr. Hooper]]
103	-->Will Lee (1969-1982)
104	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e632ac621c667d14331602cc5c13d756.jpg]]
105
106	A grandfather figure to those around him, and the original owner of Hooper's Store.
107	----
108	* AccidentalMisnaming: That's ''Hooper'', Big Bird, ''Hooper''!
109	* AlliterativeName: His full name is '''H'''arold '''H'''ooper.
110	* AmbiguouslyJewish: At least until Bob wished him a Happy Hanukkah in ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet.''
111	* BlindWithoutEm: In one episode during the era when everyone thought Snuffy was imaginary, he came face-to-face with Snuffy, but couldn't see him because he had lost his glasses.
112	* BusCrash: When his death was finally revealed on the show, he had already been absent for a year following the death of Will Lee.
113	* CoolOldGuy: He was a snarky, funny guy.
114	* DeathIsASadThing: Played so, ''so'' straight with his death. In doing the episode's defining scene in one take, an unintentional lesson -- that even adults cry and feel deeply saddened when someone they are close to dies, and that oftentimes entire families cry together in times of grief (indeed, several of the adult characters are visibly emotional and on the verge of tears as they explain to Big Bird that Mr. Hooper died and is not coming back...ever) -- made its indelible mark on this episode and earning it critical acclaim.
115	* FriendlyShopkeeper: Mr. Hooper was unfailingly kind and friendly to all patrons of his store. In a riff on the GiftOfTheMagiPlot, Ernie and Bert both sell their prize possessions to him in order to buy Christmas gifts for the other. After Ernie and Bert realize what had happened, Mr. Hooper returns the prize possessions to them as his Christmas gift to them.
116	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mr Hooper is somewhat cantankerous and a huge DeadpanSnarker, but he is a very good guy.
117	* LastNameBasis: As the oldest on the street in his day, he considered this a mark of respect.
118	* NeverSayDie: A subversion, which is still met with acclaim today; after his actor died, the writers decided to use the opportunity to directly address death for the show's young audience.
119	* NoodleIncident: How he died is never revealed to avoid causing kids to fear that they or a loved one will die in some specific way.
120	* ShirtlessScene: On the beach, in Hawaii. Obviously not played for {{Fanservice}}.
121	* SuddenlyEthnicity: Bob wishes him a Happy Hanukkah in ''[[ChristmasSpecial Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]''.
122	* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Harold Hooper was seldom referred to by his first name. Two known instances among a handful: The episode when Hooper got his [=GED=] (sometime in the mid-1970s); and in 1980, when Maria took a job as a census taker and interviewed Hooper.
123	* UnexpectedSuccessor: David had to pretty much scrap his plans for law school when Mr. Hooper died.
124	* WhosWatchingTheStore: Subverted. Mr. Hooper would either close the store or ask someone else to run it.
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	[[folder:Linda]]
128	-->Creator/LindaBove (1971-2002)
129	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lindasigns.jpg]]
130
131	A librarian and Bob's (apparent) girlfriend. Also deaf. Initially, she was [[BigFriendlyDog Barkley]]'s owner, before he became the community's pet upon her departure.
132	----
133	* TheBusCameBack: In Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.
134	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Shows her age in the 50th anniversary special.
135	* DisabledSnarker: She once subbed for ''Oscar''. That's got to count for something.
136	* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Averted at actress Linda Bove's request. Both the actress and the character are deaf, but Bove specifically requested that her deafness not be treated as the defining aspect of the character, and that the writers not shy away from jokes about ASL.
137	* NeverLearnedToTalk: She can't talk because she's been deaf all her life. As such, she communicates with sign language.
138	* ShipTease: With Bob for several years.
139	* WillTheyOrWontThey: Bob and Linda dated, but they never got married.
140	[[/folder]]
141
142	[[folder:Luis Rodriguez]]
143	-->Emilio Delgado (1971-2016)
144	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/79f59babb8ff1d0461c20fb900a958fb.jpg]]
145
146	A Chicano who runs the Fix-It Shop with Maria.
147	----
148	* GratuitousSpanish: Not so much these days, now that Rosita's around.
149	%%* GreekChorus: In "The Cowmonster Pair".
150	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: In later years, Luis along with the rest of the adults starts to show his old age.
151	* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Heavily implied by Elmo on social media.
152	* HappilyMarried: Married to Maria.
153	* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Whenever he needed to slip away and change into Señor Zero, he would make up a nonsensical excuse like "I forgot to feed my running shoes" or "I think I left my wallet in a dishwasher."
154	* MrFixit: He specializes in toaster repair.
155	* PetTheDog: Luis and his PromotionToLoveInterest for Maria kicked off when Maria was impressed by Luis caring for a stray kitten.
156	* SecretIdentity: In a few episodes, he has one called "Señor Zero", basically an AffectionateParody of Franchise/{{Zorro}}, which he would assume any time someone said the word "none".
157	* TeamDad: Came to share this role with Gordon over the years.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Mr. Macintosh]]
161	-->Chet O'Brien (1971-1992)
162	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/w31tasgk6s50kgst_0.jpg]]
163
164	A fruit vendor at the arch next to Hooper's Store.
165	----
166	* MeaningfulName: A fruit peddler who shares the name Macintosh with a type of apple, which is part of Apple's logo.
167	[[/folder]]
168
169	[[folder:Maria Rodriguez (née Figueroa)]]
170	-->Sonia Manzano (1971-2015)
171	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/djmqinhr.jpg]]
172
173	Maria came to Sesame Street from Puerto Rico. She worked as Luis' employee (and eventual co-partner) before settling down, marrying him, and having a daughter, Gabriela.
174	----
175	* AbortedArc:
176	** She was hooked up with David until the mid-1980s.
177	** [[WordOfGod According to Louise Gikow, who wrote for various international co-productions]], the reason why the David–Maria romance angle was dropped was due to health problems involving David's actor, Northern Calloway. Calloway had been battling mental illness since the 17th season began in 1985, and by the time the 20th season ended in 1989, he became so ill and ill-looking that he had to leave the show, dying of excited delirium complications only a year later in 1990.
178	* AllWomenLoveShoes: At one point, she goes shoe-shopping and ends up trying on eighty pairs before finally finding the right ones for her.
179	* AppleOfDiscord: Once before their marriage, she successfully petitioned Luis for a raise.
180	* AsideGlance: One of the most noted characters of the human cast to do this, particularly when dealing with Muppet characters.
181	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Maria’s age starts to clearly show in later years. Along with the rest of the human cast.
182	* DudeMagnet:
183	** A lot of Muppets have had a [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Couples#Crushes crush]] on Maria throughout the show: Big Bird, The Count, Grover, Placido Flamingo, Snuffy, and Stinky. Maria herself hooked up with David and then ultimately married Luis. It's also implied that Oscar has a crush on her.
184	** As noted in the 2008 book ''Street Gang'', during the period when Marty Robinson was playing the front end of Snuffy, the writers created a puppy love storyline for him. It was art imitating life as the puppeteer had as big a crush on Sonia Manzano as Snuffy did on Maria. He said that they (the puppeteers) all had crushes on her. So Sonia Manzano was not only a DudeMagnet on the show (Big Bird, Snuffy, the Count, Stinky, Placido Flamingo, Grover, David, and Luis), she was also one in real life!
185	* HappilyMarried: To Luis.
186	* InvisibleMainCharacter: After Oscar spritzed her with "Disappear-O". Oscar's elephant made her visible again.
187	* MsFixIt: Along with Luis, she runs the fix-it shop.
188	* PieInTheFace: The famous "Three Whipped Cream Pies on the Wall" number, in which she pies David, Bob and Luis and then, in a bit of LaserGuidedKarma, gets nailed with several pies thrown at her from offscreen. In a later episode, Fluffy, who is learning the art of pie throwing from Oscar, throws a pie at Oscar, which hits Maria by mistake (much to Oscar's chagrin, Maria finds this ''funny'').
189	* PromotionToLoveInterest: After knowing Luis for 15 or so years, they got married.
190	* SheCleansUpNicely: Gorgeous in a dress, and consistently so.
191	* SpicyLatina: Not normally an example, but she can lose patience a bit more dramatically than most of the other adults: see, for example, her {{The Reason You Suck Speech}} to Oscar in ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet'' after he caused Big Bird to go missing.
192	* StockForeignName: A young Puerto Rican woman named Maria...[[Theatre/WestSideStory sounds familiar]]. It was even {{Lampshaded}} on the show a few times.
193	* TeamMom: When she first joined the show she was more of a CoolBigSis figure while Susan was the TeamMom of the show, but as Maria matured she took on a more motherly role too. In the direct-to-video special where Big Bird gets sick and goes to the hospital, the receptionist asks her "Are you his mother?" and she responds "Not exactly... Sort of... Yeah."
194	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Oscar. He's normally just as rude to her as to anyone else, and she has no qualms about standing up to him (for example, in the above-mentioned ''Christmas Eve'' scene), but they've shared more friendship moments than he has with any other human. When she gave birth to Gabi, he was the one who drove her to the hospital in his Sloppy Jalopy.
195	* WackyCravings: She shared and enjoyed a lunch with ''Oscar'' while pregnant.
196	* WriterOnBoard: For a stretch of 20 years, Sonia Manzano contributed scripts to the show. (The character's writing creative writing abilities, on the other hand, are not currently unknown...)
197	* WrittenInInfirmity: Her pregnancy was written into the show, with her actual daughter playing the role of Gabi until age four.
198	[[/folder]]
199
200	[[folder:The Number Painter]]
201	-->Paul Benedict (1972)
202	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/painter2_4.jpg]]
203
204	A smocked painter who paints a given number from 2 to 11 wherever he wants to. His character appeared in a series of 10 segments teaching number shape recognition and how the number is drawn. These would air throughout the 1970s and 1980s; Benedict's co-stars in these shorts were Stockard Channing and Jerome Raphael.
205	----
206	* HilarityEnsues: Most of the Painters' antics would get him arrested for such things as trespassing, vandalism, and criminal mischief.
207	* InnerMonologue: All of his lines.
208	* MadLibsCatchphrase: "(I'm) going to paint a ''[numeral]''".
209	* NoNameGiven: Like the Baker, he never gets a name.
210	* RushedInvertedReading: Twice, with a magazine, when his attempts to paint in a doctor's waiting room are interrupted.
211	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Paints a number 11 on the window of a doctor's waiting room door, only for [[SitcomArchNemesis Mac]] to clean it straight off.
212	* TooDumbToLive: Has painted inside a gorilla enclosure, and on a busy road.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	[[folder:Olivia Robinson]]
216	-->Alaina Reed Hall (1976-1988)
217	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/olivia_1220.jpg]]
218
219	Gordon's sister and a professional photographer.
220	----
221	* CameraFiend
222	* DeadpanSnarker: She was not above taking good-natured jabs at her neighbors.
223	-->''[sees Big Bird's picture of David]'' A little young, don't you think?
224	* SassyBlackWoman: A bit more outspoken than Susan.
225	[[/folder]]
226
227	[[folder:Susan Robinson]]
228	-->Loretta Long (1969-2016)
229	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1844012.jpg]]
230
231	Gordon's wife and, as such, a maternal figure to those around her.
232	----
233	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor. In the 2000s you can start to see Susan’s age, along with the rest of the humans.
234	* HappilyMarried: To Gordon.
235	* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: Including one incident where Miles didn't want her to see the chaos happening in his room.
236	* TeamMom: To everyone on the street.
237	[[/folder]]
238
239	!The David era (Seasons 15-20)
240	[[folder:Gabi Rodriguez]]
241	-->Gabriela Rose Reagan (1989-1993)\
242	Desiree Casado (1993-2013)
243	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefault_568.jpg]]
244
245	Maria and Luis' daughter and a close friend to Gordon and Susan's son Miles.
246	----
247	* BirthdayEpisode: She has her eighth birthday in one episode.
248	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Her second actress literally grew up on ''Sesame Street'', and the character later took on a CoolBigSis role to the Muppets.
249	* RealLifeRelative: The first Gabi, Gabriela Rose Reagan, is Sonia Manzano's real-life daughter. In fact the character was created to work [[WrittenInInfirmity Manzano's pregnancy]] into the show. But the part was eventually [[TheOtherDarrin recast]] when Manzano realized that little Gabriela didn't enjoy acting.
250	* SickEpisode: In one episode, she has a mild flu on her birthday.
251	[[/folder]]
252
253	[[folder:Gina Jefferson]]
254	-->Alison Bartlett O'Reilly (1987-2015)
255	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/150702135600_03_sesame_alison_bartlett_oreilly.jpg]]
256
257	She started out as an assistant at Hooper's Store during TheEighties. A lot has changed since then, and now she's a veterinarian.
258	----
259	* CharacterDevelopment: In the span of 24 years, she has assisted at Hooper's Store and a daycare, gone to veterinary school, opened a veterinary practice, and adopted her own son, Marco.
260	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: Grows up, becomes a vet, and adopts a son.
261	* CoolBigSis: Originally started out as this during her teenage years.
262	* GenkiGirl: Occasionally showed shades of this during her teenage years.
263	* InstantSedation: In one episode, books on the Letter of the Day and the Number of the Day have this effect on Marco.
264	* StoryArc: The three-part episode "Gina Adopts a Baby". The original airdate was changed to coincide with National Adoption Month (November 2006).
265	* TeamMom: Like Maria, she transitions from CoolBigSis (see above) to this trope, especially to Telly.
266	[[/folder]]
267
268	[[folder:Hiroshi]]
269	--> Gedde Watanabe (1988-1992)
270	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiroshi_2541.jpg]]
271
272	A Japanese-American artist and vet on Sesame Street.
273	----
274	* GratuitousJapanese: He taught some of the residents a few Japanese words and phrases, such as "Domo arigato" ("Thank you very much.")
275	[[/folder]]
276
277	[[folder:Miles Robinson]]
278	-->Miles Orman (1985-1995)\
279	Imani Patterson (1995-2002)\
280	Olamide Faison (2003-2008)
281	[[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefault_647.jpg]]
282
283	In the mid-80s, Susan and Gordon adopted a son. Miles went from being a younger sibling type character to being an older brother figure to the Muppet characters. Miles had a close friendship with Maria and Luis' daughter, Gabi.
284	----
285	[[/folder]]
286
287	[[folder:Uncle Wally]]
288	-->Bill [=McCutcheon=] (1984-1992)
289	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unclewally_1.jpg]]
290
291	Bob's humorous and warm-hearted uncle who loves to tell tall tales.
292	----
293	* CoolOldGuy: Uncle Wally seemed to take over this role after Mr. Hooper's death.
294	* ManChild: His constant telling of tall tales and precocious personality made him one.
295	[[/folder]]
296
297	!The Mr. Handford era (Seasons 21-29)
298	[[folder:Angela]]
299	--> '''Performed by''': Angel Jemmot (1993-1995)
300	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angelajamalkayla.jpg]]
301	The owner of the Sesame Street day care center at ''Around the Corner'' and Gordon's cousin.
302	----
303	* HappilyMarried: She is married to Jamal, and has a baby daughter named Kayla.
304	[[/folder]]
305
306	[[folder:Carlo]]
307	-->Carlo Alban (1993-1998)
308	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sesame_street_maya_angelou27s_name_song_screenshot.png]]
309
310	A teenager who was a student in Gordon's science class. In 1995, he started working at Hooper's Store.
311	----
312	[[/folder]]
313
314	[[folder:Celina]]
315	--> Annette Calud (1993-1998)
316	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bnthkzdc0mmytytlimc00zdaxltg0ntetzdcwmmrlnde3oti3xkeyxkfqcgdeqxvyoduzmjqxmta_v1.jpg]]
317
318	A very empathetic dance instructor who taught many different forms of dance.
319	[[/folder]]
320
321	[[folder:Mr. Handford]]
322	--> Leonard Jackson (1989-1990)\
323	David L. Smyrl (1990-1998)
324
325	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leonardjackson.jpg]]
326	[[caption-width-right:350:Leonard Jackson]]
327	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/26smyrlobit_superjumbo.jpg]]
328	[[caption-width-right:350:David Smyrl]]
329
330
331	A retired firefighter and the owner of Hooper's Store between David and Alan.
332	----
333	* AccidentalMisnaming: Snuffy would sometimes call him "Mr. Handfoot".
334	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Unlike his predecessors, we never find out what happened to him (or his assistant Carlo, for that matter, who vanished at the same time that he did). Sesame Workshop's official website states that he sold the store to Alan, but that still doesn't explain why neither he nor Carlo are seen on Sesame Street anymore, or where they went after he sold the store.
335	%%* CoolOldGuy
336	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When Leonard Jackson played him.
337	* NiceGuy: When Dave Smyrl took over.
338	* RetiredBadass: Remember, he used to fight fires for a living.
339	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The first Mr. Handford (a bespectacled, elderly JerkWithAHeartOfGold) was like this, but for Mr. Hooper, not for David.
340	[[/folder]]
341
342	[[folder:Jamal]]
343	--> Jou Jou Papailler (1993-1995)
344	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jamal.jpg]]
345
346	A park ranger of the Sesame Street park.
347	----
348	* HappilyMarried: He is married to Angela and has a baby daughter named Kayla.
349	[[/folder]]
350
351	[[folder:Ruthie]]
352	--> Creator/RuthBuzzi (1993-2001)
353	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ruthie.jpg]]
354
355	Owner of the Finders Keepers thrift store.
356	----
357	* CommutingOnABus: Ruthie was prominent from 1993 to 1998 when she was owner of Finders Keepers, but when the Around The Corner set was removed after the 29th season, she continued to appear but only in segments than on the street.
358	[[/folder]]
359
360	[[folder:Savion]]
361	-->Savion Glover (1990-1995)
362	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefault_993.jpg]]
363
364	A young male friend of Gina's and a famous dancer.
365	----
366	[[/folder]]
367
368	!The Alan era (Season 30 to present)
369	[[folder:Alan]]
370	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alan_63.jpg]]
371	--> '''Played by''': Alan Muraoka (1998-present)
372	The current owner of Hooper's store.
373	----
374	* CallBack: He debuted in the first episode to feature ''Elmo's World'', when he hosted a huge Birdketeer meeting, and was in over his head. In the first episode to feature ''Elmo the Musical'', he knows what he's dealing with, and tries to nip chaos in the bud during another big event.
375	* FatAndSkinny: He is skinny and friends with fellow and only co-worker Chris Robinson, who is chubbier.
376	* HilarityEnsues: He tends to get dragged into Muppet hijinks.
377	* IconicItem: A dish towel, frequently on his shoulder.
378	* NiceGuy: After Bob, he's probably the biggest sweetheart in the human cast (although some might say that he's a little more high-strung).
379	* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Accidentally ignites a grease fire in Hooper's, causing Maria to evacuate herself and Elmo and call the FDNY.]]
380	%%* SupremeChef
381	* WelcomeEpisode: A proverbial baptism by fire: He successfully caters a Birdketeer meeting.
382	* WrittenInAbsence: He goes on vacation for a few episodes.
383	[[/folder]]
384
385	[[folder:Armando]]
386	--> '''Played by''': Creator/IsmaelCruzCordova (2013-2015)
387	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/224102688.jpg]]
388
389	An energetic young Puerto Rican writer. Always interested in trying new things and encouraging his Muppet friends to be true to themselves. Mando also loves technology.
390	----
391	* InSeriesNickname: Sometimes goes by Mando.
392	* RememberTheNewGuy: Like most of the show's characters, Mando didn't get a WelcomeEpisode. He was just a character that everyone on the street already knew.
393	[[/folder]]
394
395	[[folder:Charlie]]
396	--> Violet Tinnirello (2020-present)
397	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/violet_abby_1.jpg]]
398	[[caption-width-right:350:Charlie on set with Prairie Dawn]]
399
400	A young girl with military parents who moves to Sesame Street.
401	----
402	* AllLovingHero: She likes making friends with everyone on Sesame Street, even trying to befriend Oscar.
403	* CheerfulChild: She's very cheerful and happy.
404	* MilitaryBrat: Her parents were in the military before moving to Sesame Street.
405	[[/folder]]
406
407	[[folder:Chris Robinson]]
408	-->Christopher Lawrence Knowings (2007-present)
409	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/49664819_2269624583256961_582938417684283392_o.jpg]]
410
411	Gordon's nephew who came to Sesame Street looking for a job, and took one at Hooper's Store, to pay for college.
412	----
413	* BigFun: He’s overweight, very cheerful, and also sometimes takes Elmo and his friends to somewhere fun such as taking Elmo camping in one episode.
414	* ButtMonkey: Sometimes, this is because Alan is facing similar circumstances, and he needs Chris's help.
415	* FatAndSkinny: He is chubby and friends with Alan who is a lot thinner.
416	* ManChild: Often very enthusiastic about things like circuses or bubbles and such.
417	* RearrangeTheSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QohiXVGwrMQ A rock remix]] for "People in your Neighborhood".
418	* StraightMan: Although he too can be prone to goofiness and general [[TheKlutz clumsiness]].
419	* WelcomeEpisode: In his first episode, he's trying to find a job so that he can pay for his school supplies. His first few tries, however, prove less than encouraging:
420	-->(1) Count von Count wants to hire someone to exercise so he can count the exercises without paying the person.
421	-->(2) Cookie Monster wants a salesman to sell cookies, but can't bear to allow anyone to buy them.
422	-->(3) Horatio the Elephant wants a dance partner to work for peanuts instead of money.
423	[[/folder]]
424
425	[[folder:Leela]]
426	-->Nitya Vidyasagar (2008-2015)
427	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leela_in_the_laundromat.jpg]]
428	----
429	A young Indian-American who owned and operated the laundromat.
430	[[/folder]]
431
432	[[folder:Nina]]
433	-->Suki Lopez (2016-present)
434	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d7xztjawsampk1j.jpg]]
435
436	A bilingual Hispanic college student who now owns the bicycle shop (formerly owned by Luis) and also works at the laundromat (formerly operated by Leela).
437	----
438	* CoolBigSis: She acts very compassionate towards the younger Muppet characters, with a hint of her TeamMom personality.
439	[[/folder]]
440
441	[[folder:Mr. Noodle and family]]
442	-->Creator/BillIrwin (1998-2009, 2017-present)
443	-->Creator/MichaelJeter (2000-2003) as Mr. Noodle's Brother
444	-->Creator/KristinChenoweth (2001,direct to video specials: TV appearances,2006) as Mr. Noodle's Sister
445	-->Sarah Jones (2009) as Mr. Noodle's other sister, Ms. Noodle
446	-->Daniel Koren (2017-present) as Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle
447	-->Creator/DaveedDiggs (2017-present) as Mr. Noodle's other brother, Mr. Noodle
448	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrnoodle2016.png]]
449
450	An oddly dressed [[{{Vaudeville}} vaudevillian]] mime who lives outside the window of Elmo's World. The role is occasionally performed by Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle, his sister Miss Noodle, or his other sister Miss Noodle.
451	----
452	* BigFriendlyDog: Mr. Noodle, the brother, owns one named [[FamilyThemeNaming Schmoodle]]. That he takes a couple of tries to play fetch with successfully.
453	* TheDitz: The Noodles' role is to provide a character to whom 3-year-old viewers can feel superior.
454	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Of course, all the Noodles are pretty much interchangeable.
455	* TheSpeechless: When a Noodle vocalizes, he or she usually produces a French horn or animal sound.
456	[[/folder]]
457
458	[[folder:Sofia]]
459	-->Jasmine Romero
460	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sofiass.jpg]]
461	[[caption-width-right:350:Sofia with Alex]]
462
463	A Latina character who appears in resource videos, her first being ''Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration''.
464	----
465	* PrisonEpisode: Sofia told Alex that when she was Alex's age, her father was also incarcerated, She taught everybody that incarcerated means that when somebody violates the law (an adult rule), they have to go to jail or prison.
466	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / SesameStreetPeople