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| 3 | '''[[center: [- [[Characters/SesameStreet Main Character Index]] -]]]''' |
| 4 | '''[[center: [- [[Characters/SesameStreetMonsters Monsters]] | [[Characters/SesameStreetAnythingMuppets Anything Muppets]] | Other Muppets -]]]''' |
| 5 | '''[[center: [- [[Characters/SesameStreetPeople People]] | [[Characters/SesameStreetUnseenAndAnimatedCharacters Unseen and Animated Characters]] -]]]''' |
| 6 | ---- |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | !Humanoid Muppets |
| 10 | [[folder:Alex]] |
| 11 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alex_muppet.jpg]] |
| 12 | ->'''Performed by:''' Matt Vogel (2012–present) |
| 13 | |
| 14 | An Orange Muppet kid who has a father in prison. He was introduced in 2012 as part of Sesame Street's ''Little Children: Big Challenge'' on the subject of Incarcerated parents as they help children nationwide with parents or other relatives who are in jail or prison. |
| 15 | ---- |
| 16 | * PrisonEpisode: His father violated the law (an adult rule), and had to go to prison. Other characters taught Alex about incarceration. |
| 17 | [[/folder]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[folder:Bert]] |
| 20 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bert_smile.png]] |
| 21 | -> '''Performed by''': Frank Oz (1969–2006), Eric Jacobson (1999–present) |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Long-suffering roommate and [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Ernie's Red Oni]]. Bert would generally prefer to be left alone with a book than put up with his friend's shenanigans. He also really likes pigeons and oatmeal. |
| 24 | ---- |
| 25 | * AsideGlance: Similar to [[Creator/LaurelAndHardy Oliver Hardy]], he'll often do one of these in exasperation. |
| 26 | * BerserkButton: Do ''not'' lose his bottle caps or paper clips. |
| 27 | * {{Bookworm}}: Likes to read, and likes to have quiet when he reads. |
| 28 | * TheBore: According to Oz, he originally considered Bert a very boring character... then made his dullness his definitive character trait. His hobbies and [[PlainPalate taste in food]] are all what most people would consider typically "boring" things. |
| 29 | * ButtMonkey: Put on the receiving end of Ernie's mischief a lot. |
| 30 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "I don't get it" (in conjunction with the AsideGlance) was a frequently uttered one in response to Ernie's groaners of jokes. |
| 31 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: He openly insulted Ernie in a few early episodes, such as calling him a "ding-a-ling" or a "meatball". |
| 32 | * CharacterTics: When frustrated, he either facepalms, keels over or bangs his head against a desk. |
| 33 | * CollectorOfTheStrange: His paperclip collection. His bottlecap collection also qualifies. |
| 34 | * TheComicallySerious: Is rather serious and sometimes has a hard time understanding jokes, which leads to some comedic moments. |
| 35 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has a tendency to get pretty snarky with Ernie at times. |
| 36 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Once shouted out that he hates ice-cream sodas. |
| 37 | * IncrediblyLameFun: Bert loves all sorts of "boring" pastimes such as watching pigeons and collecting paperclips and bottlecaps. He even likes to read books like ''Boring Stories''. |
| 38 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Considered mundane and easily irritable, but still a decent guy if you get on his good side. |
| 39 | * LampshadeHanging: Count on Bert to point out just how crazy Ernie is being. |
| 40 | --> [[OhCrap "Oh. Music cue."]] |
| 41 | * LargeHam: He may think he's the OnlySaneMan but can be quite dramatic sometimes. It helps that Creator/FrankOz and Eric Jacobson generally perform hammy characters. |
| 42 | * MundaneMadeAwesome: "LA LA LA, LINOLEUM!" and other mundane lyrics were sung by him during a song about the letter L. He's also the leader of the National Association of W Lovers (of which other members include Ernie and Mr. Johnson), and has an official song for that too. |
| 43 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the storybook ''Ernie's Big Mess'', Bert blows his top when Ernie makes one mess too many and yells that [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor he wishes he lived alone]]. Hurt, Ernie decides to move out. Bert finally finds him sleeping on the sidewalk outside Oscar's trash can, apologizes, and asks Ernie to come home. |
| 44 | * NakedPeopleAreFunny: At the beginning of ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'', he is seen wearing nothing but a shower cap and a towel, preparing to take a shower. Ernie asks if he thinks he should put clothes on, and he runs off screaming. |
| 45 | * NeatFreak: He likes the apartment tidy and often complains about Ernie making messes. |
| 46 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Sometimes joins in Ernie's songs/games, and some of his insults are a bit wacky (such as "meatball"). |
| 47 | * OhNoNotAgain: Often has this reaction when Ernie starts doing something silly. |
| 48 | * OutOfFocus: Once the most prominent characters, Bert and Ernie have had their screen time greatly diminished since the early 1990s (after the death of Ernie's performer, Jim Henson). |
| 49 | * PastimesProvePersonality: He enjoys oatmeal, pigeons, and bottlecap and paperclip collecting, which all add to his overall characterization as TheBore. |
| 50 | * SayMyName: "ERNIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" |
| 51 | * TheScapegoat: In the pageant on teeth, Prairie Dawn points out that Bert is the writer and director of the play, "so if you like it, you can thank Bert, but if you don't like it, you have no one but Bert to blame." |
| 52 | * SickEpisode: One skit has him with a cold, but Ernie does not know who has the cold. |
| 53 | * SignatureLaugh: A staccato, nasal, goat-like bleat. |
| 54 | * SignatureSong: ''Doing (Coo-Coo) the Pigeon....'' |
| 55 | * StraightMan: Their sketches together cast him as this to the goofy, devil-may-care Ernie. |
| 56 | * TemptingFate: On several occasions, Bert ends up on the receiving end of Ernie's craziness simply by pointing it out. |
| 57 | * ThrowTheDogABone: On odd occasions, Bert will actually get through a skit without being the butt of a joke or will even manage to outdo Ernie in one of his annoying hobbies. |
| 58 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Very much likes oatmeal. |
| 59 | * UptightLovesWild: He clearly loves Ernie because of his free-spirited nature, not despite it and because Bert's life would be boring without him. |
| 60 | * VagueAge: Acts like an adult, but takes naps and sometimes plays childlike games. In some media (i.e. books), he's also shown to be in the same class at school as Big Bird... but so are, for example, Biff and Sully. |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:Bruno]] |
| 64 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bruno_17.jpg]] |
| 65 | -> '''Performed by''': Carroll Spinney (1979–1993) |
| 66 | |
| 67 | A Garbage man who carries Oscar the Grouch's trashcan. |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He was retired when the foam interior of the puppet ended up disintegrating after years of storage, and it would have been too expensive to rebuild. |
| 70 | * SuddenlyVoiced: All though Bruno is usually a silent character, He did speak a few times (like in the end of ''Follow that Bird'', He replied to Oscar "Sure, Boss!"). He even sang with The Trashmen with the song, "Put it in the trashcan". |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Elijah]] |
| 74 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elijah_wes.jpg]] |
| 75 | [[caption-width-right:350:Elijah (left) with Wes (right)]] |
| 76 | ->'''Performer:''' Christopher Hayes |
| 77 | |
| 78 | The father of Wes, moves to the Street in 2021 as part of the "Coming Together" Initiative. He works as a meteorologist and loves running outdoors. |
| 79 | ---- |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Ernie]] |
| 83 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/erniefullfigure_new.jpg]] |
| 84 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Kshshshshshshshsh!"]] |
| 85 | -> '''Performed by''': Jim Henson (1969–1990), Steve Whitmire (1993–2014), Billy Barkhurst (2014–2017), Peter Linz (2017–present) |
| 86 | |
| 87 | An enthusiastic, extroverted prankster who's Bert's roommate and [[RedOniBlueOni Red to Bert's Blue.]] He enjoys taking baths with his rubber duckie. |
| 88 | ---- |
| 89 | * BathsAreFun: He loves taking baths, which was established in the very first ''Sesame Street'' episode (when he did the "I call my bathtub Rosie" joke), and reiterated with numerous bathtub sketches and songs (including the BreakawayPopHit "Rubber Duckie"). |
| 90 | * CloudCuckooLander: Frequently does weird things like talking to a rubber duck or waking up the whole neighborhood with loud off-key opera just so he can know what time it is at night. These are usually harmless yet annoying, but on rare occasions, Ernie's antics reach borderline dangerous levels. Case in point, in a sketch where Bert is teaching Ernie a pattern game, Ernie plays using farm animals instead of paperclips and bottlecaps. Bert telling Ernie to not use farm animals again when playing another round results in Ernie unleashing an elephant into the apartment, and the pachyderm almost immediately starts wrecking the place as Bert, Ernie and the farm animals run for their lives. |
| 91 | * ConsultingMisterPuppet: Ernie often talks to his trademark rubber duckie about his problems. |
| 92 | * CouldntFindAPen: Bert asks him to make a shopping list, and the only thing Ernie can find to write with is chocolate pudding. Ernie then makes a list of all the writing implements that he couldn't find. Ernie tacks chocolate pudding onto the end of the list, since he needed to use all the pudding in the apartment to write it out. |
| 93 | -->'''Bert:''' "He's improving. Last time he used spaghetti sauce." |
| 94 | * CrazyPrepared: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MpP3PnRdk this skit]]. |
| 95 | * TheDitz: He's much less intelligent than Bert. |
| 96 | * TheGadfly: He loves to prank, trick and tease Bert. Much of his random weird behavior is just done to mess with his friend, because it's funny when Bert gets frustrated. |
| 97 | * HiddenDepths: He lays down an ''amazing'' saxophone solo during "Put Down the Duckie." |
| 98 | ** He's also a really good painter... even if he ''does'' re-imagine Bert as a beatnik. |
| 99 | * ICantHearYou: "I can't hear you, Bert. I have a banana in my ear." |
| 100 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Well, yeah -- you wouldn't think so, but Ernie is a far bigger jerk than Bert. Watching the ''Bert & Ernie'' skits as you get older, it's sometimes surprising to see just how poorly Ernie treats his best friend, often for no good reason at all. He plays tricks on him, makes a fool out of him, steals his snacks or tempts Bert with snacks before eating them himself, and in general causing him no end of frustration, humiliation and heartache. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLYO5HcBP4 He also once woke up the whole neighborhood by singing off-key opera just so he could know what time it was at night]] (and according to one of the shouting neighbors, this isn't the first time he did something like that). When Ernie still comes across as the most likable and friendly of the two, it's because, well, he is a genuinely sunny and affable person who just wants to have fun and share a laugh with people. The "jerk" part mainly comes from his relationship with Bert, while "the heart of gold" comes from his relationship with most other residents of Sesame Street. He's never malicious, [[InnocentlyInsensitive just a little insensitive]]. |
| 101 | * OutOfFocus: Once the most prominent characters, Bert and Ernie had their screen time greatly diminished since the early 1990s (after the death of Jim Henson). Under Steve Whitmire, Ernie began to appear on a much more frequent basis in the early 2000s, but once again became less and less of a daily feature within the following years. |
| 102 | * ThePrankster: Usually pranks Bert. |
| 103 | * PungeonMaster: This was an especially pronounced trait of his in the first season. |
| 104 | ** A good example would be his very first appearance, when he tells Bert he [[ICallItVera calls the bathtub "Rosie"]], and when Bert asks why he replies, "Because every time I take a bath, I leave a ring around Rosie." |
| 105 | * SecurityBlanket: His rubber ducky. |
| 106 | * ShoutOut: A possible example in one of his first episodes performed by Steve Whitmire, in which Ernie continually interrupts Bert's reading by imitating various loud noises, including a barking dog and a fire engine. In ''Series/FraggleRock'', Whitmire had performed a dog (Sprocket) and a Fraggle whose chief duty was being the engine for the Rock's fire department (Wembley). |
| 107 | * SickEpisode: He got sick in the book "Nobody Cares About Me". |
| 108 | * SignatureLaugh: A phlegmy "Kshshshshshshshsh!" |
| 109 | * SignatureSong: ''Rubber Duckie, you're the one/You make bathtime lots of fun...'' It even made it onto the ''Billboard'' magazine pop charts in 1970, a testament to the show's cultural impact (even more impressive considering this was ''public television''). |
| 110 | * SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: The game "Journey to Ernie" runs on this trope. |
| 111 | * StraightMan: Even though he's normally just the opposite, he's sometimes used as this when paired with characters other than Bert, such as Cookie Monster or the Count. |
| 112 | * VagueAge: While he and Bert live alone, he seems naive like a child. His attitude towards naps changes too, sometimes taking them and sometimes not. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Ji-Young]] |
| 116 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ji_young.jpg]] |
| 117 | ->'''Performed by:''' Kathleen Kim |
| 118 | |
| 119 | A Korean-American Muppet who plays electric guitar and loves skateboarding. First introduced in 2021. |
| 120 | ---- |
| 121 | * {{Tomboy}}: Ji-Young's interests include playing electric guitar and skateboarding. She also wears generally masculine clothing and has a TomboyishPonytail. |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[folder:Julia & her family]] |
| 125 | !!Julia |
| 126 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/julia_ss.png]] |
| 127 | -> Stacey Gordon (2017–present) |
| 128 | |
| 129 | A little girl who has autism, an alternate neurology which some folk consider a disorder. Introduced in 2017 in the wake of increased diagnoses (1 in 68 children) of autism and autism-spectrum disorder conditions. |
| 130 | ---- |
| 131 | |
| 132 | * BigBrotherWorship: She always cheers for her big brother Samuel at his soccer games and loves to play with him. |
| 133 | * BreakoutCharacter: Introduced as the world's first autistic Muppet, she has become an instant hit with audiences and is in almost as much merchandise as the other characters. |
| 134 | * BrokenRecord: Has a bit of echolalia when talking with other characters, but also repeats some of what she, herself, says. |
| 135 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Play, play, play!" |
| 136 | * CharacterTics: Flapping her arms in excitement. In the autism community, this is known as “stimming”. |
| 137 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Described by Abby as doing things "in a Julia sort of way." |
| 138 | * TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: When Julia and some of the other characters go on a shape hunt, Julia repeatedly identifies shapes her team is looking for, apparently incorrectly, only for the rest of her team to discover that the shape is incorporated within the larger shaped object. For example, she says "circle," pointing to a stop sign. Her team points out that it's actually an octagon, only to eventually figure out that Julia is referring to the little circles cut out of the stop sign pole, while everyone else is focusing on the yellow tubes outlining them. |
| 139 | * TheCutie: Try not to go "Awwww" when seeing Julia. |
| 140 | * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Her toy rabbit is her comfort object. |
| 141 | * GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She is a cute, quirky girly-girl, who's signature outfit includes a violet jumper dress. |
| 142 | * HiddenDepths: She’s a great singer and painter. In her debut episode, she painted a picture of Fluffster as a superhero that looks nothing like what a child her age would make. Everyone is understandably impressed. |
| 143 | * InspirationallyDisadvantaged: As storylines progress about Julia, her characteristics are played up. In her first appearance, for instance, she is participating in a game when she begins jumping up and down. Instead of rejecting Julia, the other characters and Muppets decide that jumping up and down is a lot more fun. |
| 144 | * NiceGirl: She's a very nice and friendly person. |
| 145 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: The show's puppets typically only have one articulated arm, but she has both due to the above-mentioned {{Character Tic|s}}. |
| 146 | * TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk much, as pointed by Elmo. |
| 147 | --> '''Elmo:''' Yeah, Julia doesn't say a lot. |
| 148 | ** She sometimes uses a tablet to communicate. |
| 149 | * SecurityBlanket: Her raggedy toy rabbit, which is torn in several places and perhaps looks like it should have been thrown out years ago. But it is her comfort object. |
| 150 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She has red hair and green eyes. She's also one the few Muppet characters on the show to have a distinct iris color. |
| 151 | * VocalDissonance: She's four years old and uses simple words, but she sounds like a grown woman pitch-wise. |
| 152 | * VocalEvolution: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI-Sk7_ykzU this animated video]] based on a portion of ''We're Amazing, 1, 2, 3!'', the book where she debuted, she actually sounded more like a typical young girl. Come her debut on the television series, and she would later gain her signature high-pitched woman-esque voice, carrying onward to her subsequent animated appearances. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | !!Julia's family |
| 155 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/julia27s_family_and_dog.png]] |
| 156 | The immediate family of Julia. Her father's name is Daniel and he's a sax-playing doctor, her mother's name is Elena and she's an art teacher, her brother (age seven) is named Samuel and plays soccer, and her dog is named Rose. |
| 157 | ---- |
| 158 | * EmergencyServices: In one video showing Daniel helping Julia get used to her mask, they're specifically shown talking over video with Daniel in a jumpsuit-type of outfit with an ID card pinned on him. In the context of the COVID pandemic, this would indicate that he probably works as a paramedic. |
| 159 | * GoodParents: Daniel and Elena seem to be supportive parents. |
| 160 | * TheHyena: Sam was once dubbed a "giggle monster". |
| 161 | * InSeriesNickname: Samuel sometimes gets called Sam. |
| 162 | * MrImagination: Samuel likes to pretend to be a superhero. |
| 163 | * NearlyNormalAnimal: Rose is once described as being "aware of Julia's autism", which is a concept dogs don't really understand in real life. Despite this, she mainly acts like a normal dog. |
| 164 | * SharedFamilyQuirks: |
| 165 | ** Julia and Elena both like to paint. |
| 166 | ** Julia and Sam both laugh a lot. |
| 167 | [[/folder]] |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[folder:Tamir]] |
| 170 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tamir.jpg]] |
| 171 | ->'''Performed by:''' Tau Bennett (2020–2021), Bradley Freeman Jr. (2021–present) |
| 172 | Gabrielle's cousin who shares many common interests with Elmo and is not afraid to talk about racism and how people can get along. |
| 173 | ---- |
| 174 | [[/folder]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[folder:Wes]] |
| 177 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wes_5.png]] |
| 178 | ->'''Performed by:''' Bradley Freeman Jr. |
| 179 | |
| 180 | A new Muppet that moves to the Street in 2021 as part of the "Coming Together" Initiative. |
| 181 | ---- |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | !Grouches |
| 185 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 186 | [[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grouches.jpg]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | A group of crusty, monster-like creatures indigenous to Grouchland. |
| 189 | ---- |
| 190 | * BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: This is their culture. |
| 191 | * BigOlUnibrow: As mentioned under Oscar's entry, it's a species trait. |
| 192 | * BizarroUniverse: Grouch society mirrors human society (right down to similar celebrities -- Dan Rather-Not and Donald Grump, for example), but they prefer unhappiness and filth to happiness and cleanliness. |
| 193 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: As explained above, they dislike (often downright ''[[FelonyMisdemeanor condemn]]'') nice and pleasant things, and like things that most other people would find unpleasant. Although a bit odd, it sounds simple enough, right? Well, this also means that they like feeling miserable, and yet the nice things they hate ''make'' them miserable, which they ''like'' and... yeah. Try not to think about it too hard. |
| 194 | * FilthyFun: Their version of bathing is getting more dirty. |
| 195 | * HatesBaths: Most grouches hate getting clean. |
| 196 | %%* HatesBeingTouched |
| 197 | * MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: You occasionally find one that is neat or positive, though never both. |
| 198 | * ThePigPen: The majority of them are slobby. |
| 199 | * PlanetOfHats: Nearly all of them are negative and messy. There may be a few who are positive or neat, but never one who's both. |
| 200 | %%* StopHavingFunGuy |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[folder:Felix the Grouch]] |
| 204 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/felixgrouch.jpg]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | An old friend of Oscar's. Oscar worries that he isn't a real Grouch anymore since he's become a neat freak, but it turns out he's still grouchy. |
| 207 | ---- |
| 208 | * MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: In contrast to the other Grouches, he prefers to be clean. He even tries to vacuum Oscar's trash can. |
| 209 | * OddCouple: With Oscar, directly referencing the play the trope is based on. |
| 210 | * ShoutOut: To [[Theatre/TheOddCouple The Odd Couple]], which stars a messy character named Oscar and a neat-freak character named Felix. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Mrs. Grouch]] |
| 214 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrs_grouch.jpg]] |
| 215 | |
| 216 | Oscar's mother, and also the mother of his sister Bunny and brother Ernest. |
| 217 | ---- |
| 218 | * DotingParent: Loves her children in a weird grouchy way. |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Grundgetta]] |
| 222 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grungetta_white.jpg]] |
| 223 | -> '''Performed by:''' Brian Muehl (1980–1984), Pam Arciero (1985–present) |
| 224 | |
| 225 | Oscar's girlfriend. |
| 226 | ---- |
| 227 | * AffectionateNickname: Oscar calls her "Grungy". |
| 228 | * AllWomenLoveShoes: As a grouch, her taste in shoes is, well, different than most women, but she does enjoy shoe-shopping with Maria, and she's known to squee over a pair she likes. |
| 229 | * HairTriggerTemper: She gets angry easily due to being a Grouch. |
| 230 | * MeaningfulName: Her name comes from the term "grunge", which is a type of grime or dirt. |
| 231 | * MoralityPet: One of few street residents Oscar is rarely grouchy with. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[folder:Irvine]] |
| 235 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/irvine_1.jpg]] |
| 236 | |
| 237 | Oscar's niece. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * BabyTalk: Can't speak in full sentences yet. |
| 240 | * BrattyHalfPint: Is just as cranky as her uncle. |
| 241 | * SickEpisode: Gets the "grouch flu" in one episode. |
| 242 | * VagueAge: Described as a baby but can say quite a few words and walk quite well, however, she's clearly very young. |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Oscar the Grouch]] |
| 246 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greens_roommates_wall_decals_rmk1479gm_64_1000.jpg]] |
| 247 | [[caption-width-right:350:"I Love Trash!"]] |
| 248 | -> '''Performed by''': Caroll Spinney (1969–2018)[[note]]voice only from 2015-2018[[/note]], Eric Jacobson (2015–present) |
| 249 | |
| 250 | An irritable, antisocial Grouch who lives in a BiggerOnTheInside trash can with his worm, Slimey, and his elephant Fluffy. |
| 251 | ---- |
| 252 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Oscar takes up this role in ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' when he volunteers to go with Telly, Gordon, Big Bird, Maria, and Cookie Monster to venture to Grouchland and get Elmo's stolen blanket back from Huxley. |
| 253 | * AffectionateNickname: He is called "Oskie" by Grundgetta. |
| 254 | * AntiRoleModel: One purpose of the character is to poke fun at irritable people. |
| 255 | %%* BigEater |
| 256 | * BigOlUnibrow: Huge eyebrows are a species trait. |
| 257 | * BizarreTasteInFood: He hates foods most would consider nice or healthy, but loves noxious combinations of food that are ''technically'' still edible... just really gross. Like sardine ice-cream. Again, it's a species trait. |
| 258 | * DeadpanSnarker: Often shows shades of this trope. |
| 259 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: He was orange for a year (Apparently he still would be, if he ever bathed). |
| 260 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Oscar may be a hoarder of most stuff and hates everything cheery, but Huxley being selfish, ruining his beautiful Grouchland, as well as keeping everything he steals (including Elmo's blanket) and never giving them back is where Oscar draws the line. He is so outraged by Huxley's greed, in fact, that he [[RousingSpeech rallies]] the other Grouches with him against Huxley. |
| 261 | * GreenIsGross: He has green fur, lives in a trash can, and has an extreme fondness for trash. |
| 262 | * HatesEveryoneEqually: You bet your britches. Oscar openly admits to despising anything "nice". The few exceptions being children (The only people he can be nice to without facing ridicule from other Grouches) and Maria, but [[WhatIsThisFeeling he'll never outright admit it]]. |
| 263 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Every now and then, some of the mean-spirited pranks and schemes he pulls tend to backfire, where he may end up being the victim himself. Often happens when he's frustrated when targeting a rather slow-witted character with his pranks. |
| 264 | * {{Jerkass}}: Cranky, rude, and mean. Although as much is allowable on a preschool show. The Muppet Wiki puts it best: |
| 265 | --> Oscar's mission in life is to be as miserable and grouchy as possible, and pass that feeling on to everyone else. When a visitor knocks on his trash can -- invariably interrupting him from a nap or an important task -- Oscar greets them with a snarl. He complains that he wants to be left alone, although when he's left entirely to himself, he's dissatisfied -- there isn't anybody around to irritate or complain to. |
| 266 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The true depths of his jerk nature are often called into question and he can get comically defensive when [[SlaveToPR his reputation as a "true Grouch"]] is threatened. Plus, it seems like he’s pretty nice to Slimey and other Grouches, and he has said Maria is smart. |
| 267 | ** He also takes care of a kitten named Tiny Tim in a 1970s Christmas special. |
| 268 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: As a Grouch, it is Oscar's life mission to be this in the eyes of everyone. It doesn't always work, though... |
| 269 | * KickTheDog: Sometimes takes his rudeness a little too far, as when he upset Big Bird by teasing him with {{How Can Santa Deliver All Those Toys}} questions in ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet''. |
| 270 | * LargeHam: He's as snarky as he is a large ham. |
| 271 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: There does appear to be an occasional running gag where his intended mean-spirited ways backfire, unwittingly causing pleasant and helpful results for other characters. Much to his dismay, of course. |
| 272 | * TheNicknamer: As far as Oscar is concerned, Bob and Maria are "Bright Eyes" and "Skinny," respectively, Gordon is [[IronicNickname "Curly,"]] and Big Bird is "Turkey." |
| 273 | ** In one episode, he referred to Wolfgang the Seal as "Whisker Face." |
| 274 | ** In addition to "Bright Eyes," Oscar once called Bob "Tenor Face." |
| 275 | * OnlyOneFindsItFun: In "Film/ElmoSavesChristmas", Elmo uses a magical snowglobe that Santa gave him as a reward for saving him to wish for it to be [[GroundhogDayLoop Christmas every day]]. Unfortunately, Elmo creates a BadFuture as a result; everyone is broke due to having to buy presents and Christmas trees every day, the Fix-it Shop goes out of business due to it being closed on Christmas and Maria and Luis being out of practice, Big Bird is upset because Snuffy is still celebrating Christmas in Cincinnati with his grandmother and can't make it home to Sesame Street, the carolers have lost their voices from singing too much, and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness even The Count is sick of counting Christmases]]. Oscar is the only one who loves it being Christmas every day, not just because of everyone else's misery, but also because he is getting tons of garbage in the form of wrapping paper and used Christmas trees. In fact, when Elmo announces that he is going to use his last wish to turn everything back to normal, Oscar protests and tells Elmo to use his last wish to get some new roller skates, since that was what Elmo's original plan was. |
| 276 | * PassiveAggressiveKombat: When his brother Ernest, with whom he has a SiblingRivalry, showed up in 1977, Oscar made a point of being excessively cordial and friendly toward him, which, as a Grouch, Ernest would naturally find annoying. In turn, Ernest not only acted the same way, but then tried to ruin Oscar's reputation by telling the other characters how friendly he was and what nice things he's said about them. It then leads to each brother goading the other into being pleasant and agreeable, to twist the knife even more. |
| 277 | * ThePigpen: Always seen in a trash can, so yeah. |
| 278 | * ThePrankster: Sometimes he plays jokes on other characters. |
| 279 | * PrecisionFStrike: In the ''Street Gang'' documentary, he drops an uncensored grouchy word in response to learning that Caroll Spinney gets paid while he doesn't. |
| 280 | -->'''Oscar:''' You bastard! |
| 281 | * SickEpisode: |
| 282 | ** At the end of one episode, he contracts Grouch Flu from Grundgetta. |
| 283 | ** In one episode, he gets "Kind-itis", which makes him kind and rhymey. |
| 284 | * SlapSlapKiss: His relationship with [[DistaffCounterpart Grungetta]] could qualify as this, given their nature as grouches. |
| 285 | * SlaveToPR: One has to wonder if he'd be so concerned about being a "real Grouch" - or if he'd be so self-conscious anytime he says, does, or thinks something even remotely pleasant - if it weren't for Grouch society constantly stressing how Grouches are ''supposed'' to act. |
| 286 | * SomethingItis: In one episode, he gets a disease called "kind-itis". |
| 287 | * TooImportantToWalk: He's rarely seen walking, or even leaving his trash can. When he needs to be transported somewhere, a garbageman named Bruno carries his can. (He does in Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet a few times.) |
| 288 | * {{Troll}}: He can definitely come off as this at times, especially when Telly is involved. |
| 289 | * TheUnfavourite: Oscar apparently was this growing up. His brother Ernest was always their mother's favorite kid, and they both know it. Of course, grouches don't show favoritism the same way most people do, but it still counts. |
| 290 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Easily with ''any'' of the nice Sesame Street residents that like being sweet and chummy with him, especially Elmo, Telly, and Maria. |
| 291 | * WhatTheHellHero: He gets this reaction from Leela and Elmo for seeing the Mine-itis outbreak as a cause for celebration. |
| 292 | ** Maria gives him another one in [[ChristmasSpecial "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street"]] for putting a [[HowCanSantaDeliverAllThoseToys bunch of doubts]] in Big Bird's head about the existence of SantaClaus, which leads to Big Bird disappearing to find out for sure. |
| 293 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: Used to be this sort of "friend" to poor Telly. |
| 294 | ** Although, they seem to have fallen into a more traditional Type 1 VitriolicBestBuds as of late. |
| 295 | * YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Often inverted. As you may expect, he does not appreciate being praised by the other characters for doing something less-than-grouchy. |
| 296 | [[/folder]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | !Talking and Anthropomorphic Animals |
| 299 | [[folder:Alice Snuffleupagus]] |
| 300 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/22ba47b0_5d69_456a_a6a0_cd6fbe752496.jpeg]] |
| 301 | -> '''Performed by''': Judy Sladky (1988–2000) |
| 302 | |
| 303 | Snuffy's two-year-old sister. |
| 304 | ---- |
| 305 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Downplayed. Sometimes gets in Snuffy's way, but isn't a complete brat. |
| 306 | * BabyTalk: Has trouble speaking correctly due to her young age. |
| 307 | * CharacterTics: Stares at the wall when sad. |
| 308 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Lasted over a decade on the show and hasn't been mentioned since she was removed, although she continued to be seen on the show's float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for a few years afterwards. |
| 309 | * HairTriggerTemper: Is easily angered due to going through a phase two-year-old Snuffleupaguses go through called the "Snuffle Two's". |
| 310 | * TheKlutz: Sometimes breaks things and/or knocks them over. |
| 311 | * NonSequitur: Sometimes likes to say, "Banana!" randomly. |
| 312 | [[/folder]] |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[folder:Baby Bear]] |
| 315 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baby_bear_2.png]] |
| 316 | -> '''Performed by''': David Rudman (1990–present) |
| 317 | |
| 318 | The smallest of the Three Bears. (Later, the second-smallest of the Four Bears.) He is best friends with Telly Monster. |
| 319 | ---- |
| 320 | * AlliterativeName: ''B''aby ''B''ear. |
| 321 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Although he has a great relationship with Curly, and is usually patient with her, she annoys him every now and then. |
| 322 | * BreadEggsBreadedEggs: "He's a hero, he's a guy... Hero Guy!" |
| 323 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: From Seasons 22 to 29, as well as various other productions up to ''Elmo Says BOO!'', Baby Bear had duller fur, eyes closer together, and an overall much chunkier figure. |
| 324 | * ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Pronounces his "r"s as "w"s. |
| 325 | * EmbarrassmentPlot: One episode focused on him being embarrassed because he owns a baby doll and thinks that dolls are for girls. |
| 326 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: |
| 327 | ** His imaginary superhero, Hero Guy. |
| 328 | ** Baby Bear himself was an example at first, then became a subversion when his younger sister was born. |
| 329 | * FracturedFairyTale: Invoked, in order to get Goldlocks her own bowl of porridge. |
| 330 | * InformedJudaism: The Elmo's World holiday special showed him celebrating Hanukkah and teaching Telly how to play dreidel. |
| 331 | * OutOfFocus: Once a part of almost every episode from 1993 to 2015, he has been making less and less appearances since. |
| 332 | * SureLetsGoWithThat: He unwittingly names his sister when he meets her. |
| 333 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Porridge. |
| 334 | * ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: He's the bear from the Goldilocks story. |
| 335 | * TheUnfavorite: DiscussedTrope. Baby Bear feels this way, at first. |
| 336 | [[/folder]] |
| 337 | |
| 338 | [[folder:Benny]] |
| 339 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benny_rabbit.png]] |
| 340 | -> '''Performed by''': Kevin Clash (1992–1998) |
| 341 | |
| 342 | A grumpy rabbit who serves as the bellhop for the Furry Arms hotel. |
| 343 | ---- |
| 344 | * BerserkButton: Doesn't like being called "bunny" or being touched. |
| 345 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Wears a coat but no pants. |
| 346 | * HatesBeingTouched: He doesn't like people touching him. He even wrote a song called "Don't Touch Me". |
| 347 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In the series' 25th anniversary special, "Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!", Benny was the only citizen of Sesame Street who supported Ronald Grump's plan to turn the neighborhood into the Grump Tower, as he wanted to work as the tower's doorman. However, when Grump revealed that he was planning to build a robotic doorman for the project, Benny quickly joined the rest of Sesame Street to stop Grump's plan. |
| 348 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Benny is a grump, but deep down, he really cares about his friends. A good example of this is the ending to Episode 3466, the episode where he teaches Rosita how to be a bellhop. In it, Big Bird, Zoe, Gina, and Carlo are on their way to the movie theater to see ''The Chicken King'', and invite Rosita and Benny to join them. Benny tells Rosita that he can't come because he has to work, and he promised a lot of people he'd be at the Furry Arms for them. He then tells Rosita that just because he has to work doesn't mean she should miss out on seeing ''The Chicken King''. Rosita decides that [[IChooseToStay she'd rather stay with Benny]], since she can see ''The Chicken King'' anytime, but it's not every day she gets to be a bellhop. |
| 349 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: In Episode 3773, Benny reveals to everyone at daycare that he has sixteen brothers and sisters in his family, being a rabbit and all. Their names are Sunny, Ronny, Honey, Johnny, Tina, Lena, Homer, Gomer, Curly, Moe, Zeppo, Cottontail, Mugsy, Pirandello, Eddie, and Susana. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Big Bird]] |
| 353 | [[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bigbirdnewversion.png]] |
| 354 | -> '''Performed by''': Caroll Spinney (1969–2018 [[note]]in-suit performer until 2015[[/note]]), Daniel Seagren (understudy in a handful of episodes dating to 1970), Matt Vogel (1997–present) |
| 355 | |
| 356 | An inexplicably large, yellow bird, perpetually stuck at age 6. Mr. Snuffleupagus is his best friend. He lives in a nest near the apartments. |
| 357 | |
| 358 | International adaptations of the show feature alternate equivalents of the character, who are [[WordOfGod apparently Big Bird's cousins]], including Pino from ''Series/{{Sesamstraat}}'' and Abelardo from ''Series/PlazaSesamo''. |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | * AmnesiaEpisode: In one episode, he got "memory flu", which was essentially amnesia. |
| 361 | * AffectionateNickname: |
| 362 | ** Snuffy calls him "Bird". |
| 363 | ** Luis often calls him "Pájaro". |
| 364 | ** His aunt Nani Bird calls him "Manu Nui". |
| 365 | * BadassAdorable: Big Bird's subplot in ''Film/DontEatThePictures'' involved him and Snuffleupagus helping the 4,300-year-old ghost of an Egyptian boy confront the god Osiris when he refused to let the boy into the afterlife. Repeat: ''Big Bird'' confronted a ''god'' and told him ''he was wrong''. And won. And that's after he successfully defeated a demon played by [[Creator/JamesMason James freakin' Mason!]] |
| 366 | * BinomiumRidiculus: According to one book and an online video, Big Bird's species' scientific name is "Bigus canarius". |
| 367 | * BreakOutCharacter: Is the star of the first official Sesame Street movie ''Follow That Bird'', starred in specials where he travels to China and Japan and is the star of other merchandise items such as storybooks, cassette tapes or records. Possibly the first breakout character before Elmo. |
| 368 | * CassandraTruth: The adults constantly disbelieved Snuffleupagus was real at first. See TheReveal under ''Mr. Snuffleupagus" |
| 369 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was initially a fully grown idiot with a hick-like SimpletonVoice to match, rather than the innocent 6-year-old child he eventually became. |
| 370 | * CryingCritters: Despite being a bird, he has cried on several occasions. |
| 371 | * TheCutie: Even in the context of ''Sesame Street'' his innocence and sweetness stand out. |
| 372 | * DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In ''Don't Eat the Pictures'', he and Snuffleupagus confront ''Osiris'' who refuses to let a young boy pharaoh go to the afterlife and said outright that the freaking God of the Afterlife was wrong. Repeat: a ''six-year-old'' big bird told off Osiris and '''won'''. |
| 373 | * ADogNamedDog: A big bird named Big Bird. |
| 374 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: |
| 375 | ** Big Bird's appearance in the first few episodes was [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/4/4a/Bigbird1969.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110108024108 quite different]], as he was originally depicted with droopy eyes, a smaller head and less feathers, along with a more haphazard feather arrangement. This design of him would not last beyond the first season as his puppet would quickly be refined into something closer to his current design halfway through. |
| 376 | ** Some of the Big Bird puppets in the early 1970s briefly played with him having a cross-eyed googly eye appearance similar to Cookie Monster. This also didn't last as his character became more refined. |
| 377 | * ExcitedKidsShowHost: In the Journey to Ernie segments. |
| 378 | * ExtremeDoormat: Well, maybe not "extreme", but he has a hard time standing up for himself - he once let Humphrey and Ingrid talk him into giving Radar to Natasha, and he would have lost his nest to Minnie Myna if Chris hadn't helped him. |
| 379 | * FurryReminder: Big Bird has exhibited non-anthropomorphic bird behavior on occasion: |
| 380 | ** When sleeping, he lowers his head and tucks his beak against his neck, like how real birds tuck their heads into their feathers. Big Bird also puts his head under his wing like real birds on a few occasions to relax. |
| 381 | ** He is sometimes shown fluffing his feathers or preening them with his beak. |
| 382 | ** When settling into his nest, he shuffles his lower body when sitting down in it. |
| 383 | ** One street scene begins with Big Bird taking a dust bath before a playdate with Snuffy, like how actual birds take dust baths to keep their feathers in good condition. |
| 384 | ** In the episode where Big Bird goes to school, when he goes to get a drink from the water fountain, he ducks down to slurp up the water before standing and putting his head up and smacking his lips to swallow, like how real birds drink. |
| 385 | * GentleGiant: He's a ''Big'' Bird with a good heart. |
| 386 | * GrewASpine: The street scene for Episode 4512 has him ''really'' grow one with Chris' help, in which he finally sticks up for himself at Bird Court which in turn is what leads to his nest returning to his ownership. |
| 387 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Or in this case, "Feathers of Gold, Heart of Gold". He is a kind yellow bird. |
| 388 | * HiddenDepths: During the [[VerySpecialEpisode famous episode]] centered on [[DeathIsASadThing the death of Mr. Hooper]], Big Bird draws various caricatures of the adults - of a quality that you may not normally see from a typical 6-year-old. |
| 389 | ** Caroll Spinney was a cartoonist and painter in his down time, overlapping with TheCastShowoff. |
| 390 | * IAmSong: "Big Bird's Song", which also happens to be his favorite, as he presents a riddle which describes him full-on. |
| 391 | * IAmGreatSong: |
| 392 | ** "Wonderful Me" from an early episode as he happily talks about the things he can do and how good he is at them. |
| 393 | ** "Happy To Be Me" from the "Good Birds Club" storyline, as he sings about how happy he is to be himself. |
| 394 | * InjuredLimbEpisode: In one episode, he sprains his wing and needs to have it in a sling. |
| 395 | * ItWasHereISwear: From Seasons 3-16 whenever Big Bird tries to bring the adults to see Snuffy only to find he's not there, this would be his response following the dismissal that Snuffy was thought to be imaginary. |
| 396 | * LostToyGrievance: |
| 397 | ** A street scene deals with Big Bird misplacing his teddy bear Radar and searching all of Sesame Street to find him. He manages to find Radar hiding in his mailbox with help from Luis. |
| 398 | ** Another street scene has Big Bird host a nest sale and accidentally bumps Radar into the nest, and the Count buys everything in it, Radar included. The bear is then given to a random monster, who gives him to Kaitlyn, who gives him back to Big Bird. |
| 399 | * MeaningfulEcho: From the episode involving Mr. Hooper's death: |
| 400 | --> '''Gordon:''' Why are you walking that way?[[note]]Big Bird is walking with his head between his legs[[/note]] \ |
| 401 | '''Big Bird:''' "Just because." \ |
| 402 | ... \ |
| 403 | (When Big Bird learns of Mr. Hooper's death) \ |
| 404 | '''Big Bird:''' "Why does it have to be ''this'' way? Give me one good reason!" \ |
| 405 | ({{Beat}}) \ |
| 406 | '''Gordon:''' "Big Bird, it has to be this way...because." \ |
| 407 | '''Big Bird:''' "Just because?" \ |
| 408 | '''Gordon:''' "Just because." |
| 409 | * MeaningfulName: Well duh! |
| 410 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: In some versions of Sesame Street made in other countries than the U.S. that do not have their own version of Big Bird, (as described above) he ''does'' have a name. E.g., in the Brazillian version he's called Garibaldo. |
| 411 | * NiceGuy: He stands out at being very sweet and caring, always trying to help others. |
| 412 | * PerformanceAnxiety: A Season 47 episode has him develop a [[OneEpisodeFear sudden case of stage fright]] when he is invited to sing on a live bird talent show in front of everyone. He gets over it upon discovering how fun it is to perform. |
| 413 | * PlayingSick: In the book "Nobody Cares About Me", he fakes illness to get attention. |
| 414 | * PolkaDotDisease: In one episode, he breaks out in green dots, a disease called "birdy pox" which is normal for giant birds his age. |
| 415 | * SickEpisode: |
| 416 | ** In one episode, he and Zoe both had colds. |
| 417 | ** [[spoiler: In the book "Nobody Cares About Me", he actually gets sick after pretending to be sick.]] |
| 418 | ** In one episode, he gets Birdy Pox. |
| 419 | ** In one episode, he gets a pneumonia-like disease and has to go to hospital. |
| 420 | ** In another episode, he gets "memory flu", which is basically just amnesia without brain damage. |
| 421 | * StartMyOwn: Because Oscar wouldn't let him join the Grouchketeers. |
| 422 | * TearsOfJoy: Sheds them after reading a story that ends with a HappilyEverAfter in a Season 16 episode, and even sings about why he has them. |
| 423 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Birdseed, which he eats (or in the case of birdseed milkshakes, drinks) in seemingly infinite variations. |
| 424 | * VocalEvolution: |
| 425 | ** Big Bird started off as a fully-grown Village Idiot with a deep, hick-like voice. Over time, however, he became a young child of 5 (or 6, depending on when you were watching the show) with a higher-pitched voice (which noticeably deepened over time). Because the show reuses its old recordings of songs in later episodes, it can be very jarring to hear Big Bird sing the "Alphabet Song" in his "hick" voice in an episode from c.1975 or later. |
| 426 | ** During the final years of Caroll Spinney's life, when he was in his '''''80s''''', Big Bird sounded slower and more nasally. |
| 427 | ** Matt Vogel, his understudy and eventual successor, also falls under this. At first, he sounded much like Caroll Spinney when he finally made him more innocent and naive. When he took over the role full time, while still sounding like a child, made him sound much older. |
| 428 | * VocalDissonance: Big Bird's voice is unique for his perma-six-year-old image, making him sound more like a mid-to-late teenager or young adult. Especially after Matt Vogel took over full-time which sounds even deeper than the early years portraying him. |
| 429 | * WithAFootOnTheBus: Almost leaves Sesame Street for a rainforest in Episode 4187; he turns down the move upon learning the rainforest is too far away for anyone to visit him. |
| 430 | * YouHaveToBelieveMe: From Seasons 3-16, this would be one of Big Bird's responses to the adults dismissing Snuffy as imaginary despite never seeing him. Taken beyond levels in the Season 16 premiere when he outright [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls them out]] for this going way too far, ending with these words. |
| 431 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Don't be fooled by his gargantuan height; he's [[NeverGrewUp eternally a six-year-old]]. |
| 432 | [[/folder]] |
| 433 | |
| 434 | [[folder:Chip and Dip]] |
| 435 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characterchipdip.jpg]] |
| 436 | -> '''Performed by''': Kevin Clash (Chip), Richard Hunt (Dip) |
| 437 | |
| 438 | Two cat brothers who like to pull pranks on Oscar. They look identical, but you can tell them apart because one of them has a deeper voice. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * CatsAreMean: Downplayed. They're not mean, just pranksters. |
| 441 | * ThePrankster: They enjoy playing pranks on Oscar. |
| 442 | * SelfDeprecation: They self-identify as "mangy". |
| 443 | * ThemeTwinNaming: Implied. Their names {{rhyme|ThemeNaming}}, and their song reveals that they're brothers and started talking around the same time, hinting that they're twins or at least came from the same litter. |
| 444 | [[/folder]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | [[folder:Curly Bear]] |
| 447 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/curly_bear.jpg]] |
| 448 | -> '''Performed by''': Stephanie D'Abruzzo |
| 449 | |
| 450 | Baby Bear's toddler sister. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Wears a diaper and a pink bow. |
| 453 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Downplayed. While she sometimes annoys Baby Bear, she doesn't do it all the time and they generally get along fine. |
| 454 | * BabySeeBabyDo: When Baby Bear mentions that his parents are going out to dinner, she shouts, "Dinner!". |
| 455 | * BabyTalk: Can't speak 100% properly yet. |
| 456 | * CryingCritters: She cries a lot, even though she's a bear. |
| 457 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: She's the only one in her family not to like porridge. |
| 458 | * FunnyAnimal: Is an anthropomorphic bear. |
| 459 | * MeaningfulName: Was named due to the fact that the fur on her head is curly. |
| 460 | * SiblingRivalry: Downplayed. Her and Baby Bear sometimes argue, but generally get on fine. |
| 461 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Sometimes uses her name instead of "I", although she sometimes does say "I". |
| 462 | * ToiletTrainingPlot: Starts to become potty-trained in "Elmo's Potty Time". |
| 463 | * YouNoTakeCandle: Sometimes she speaks in poor grammar due to her young age. |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
| 465 | |
| 466 | [[folder:Davey and Joey Monkey]] |
| 467 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefault_1_76.jpg]] |
| 468 | -> '''Performed by''': David Rudman (Davey Monkey), Joey Mazzarino (Joey Monkey) |
| 469 | |
| 470 | A pair of monkeys that appeared on Sesame Street in the '80's and '90s. |
| 471 | ---- |
| 472 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Well, They love "BANANAS!" |
| 473 | * PutOnABus: The two stopped appearing on the show after Season 29. [[TheBusCameBack They eventually returned]] in Episode 5023 (part of Season 50), where they tossed their banana peels on the ground, causing Zoe to slip on them and break her arm. |
| 474 | * ThoseTwoGuys: They're always seen together. |
| 475 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: "BANANAS!" |
| 476 | [[/folder]] |
| 477 | |
| 478 | [[folder:Gladys the Cow]] |
| 479 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artworks_000446328291_k4ndg6_t500x500.jpg]] |
| 480 | -> '''Performed by:''' Richard Hunt (1973–1992), Jennifer Barnhart (2003–present) |
| 481 | |
| 482 | One of the various Muppet cattle inhabiting Sesame Street. |
| 483 | ---- |
| 484 | * TheDiva: Has a very high opinion of herself, and tends to hog the spotlight (as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhfKCPU6JcM Mumford can tell you]]), but she means well. |
| 485 | * EatTheCamera: She does so in the Waiter Grover "Coffee Plant" skit, going berserk and chasing Fat Blue after drinking the cup of coffee Grover just made for him. Apparently she doesn't handle caffeine well. |
| 486 | * IAmSong[=/=]SignatureSong: "I'm Proud to be a Cow". |
| 487 | * SpeciesSubversives: Gladys and Miss Moody break the stereotype of cows being common farm beasts and speak in posh accents. |
| 488 | [[/folder]] |
| 489 | |
| 490 | [[folder:Granny Bird]] |
| 491 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/granny_bird.jpg]] |
| 492 | -> '''Performed by:''' Carroll Spinney (1969–2003), Jennifer Barnhart (2018–present) |
| 493 | |
| 494 | Big Bird's grandmother. |
| 495 | ---- |
| 496 | * CoolOldLady: A kindly old bird. |
| 497 | * CostumeEvolution: Around the time of Season 46, Granny Bird's glasses are now larger with black frames, and has swapped her pink shawl with a mint green silk scarf. |
| 498 | * NonMammalianHair: Book illustrations depict her with a full head of white hair, despite not having such on the show. |
| 499 | * NotAllowedToGrowOld: Despite being a senior, Granny Bird shows no signs of aging between the time Big Bird becomes the perma-six-year-old of today. |
| 500 | * SickEpisode: Catches a cold in the "Get Well, Granny Bird" book, thus her grandson rides up to take care of her. |
| 501 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: She's a splitting-image of Big Bird dead-on with the only differences being her forehead feathers are grey instead of light blonde, her eyeshadow is periwinkle instead of hot pink, and has glasses. |
| 502 | * VocalEvolution: Originally sounded [[LarynxDissonance near-identical to her grandson's voice]] but in a faux wrinkly high pitch. After Matt Vogel took over for Big Bird full-time, she now has a more proper elderly feminine voice with Southern drawl. |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Hoots the Owl]] |
| 506 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hootstheowl.png]] |
| 507 | -> '''Performed by''': Kevin Clash (1985–2009), Chris Thomas Hayes (2019) |
| 508 | |
| 509 | An old bluesman and sax player. |
| 510 | ---- |
| 511 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: He tells Cookie Monster that cookies are a sometimes food... but doesn't care about Cookie Monster eating stuff that's ''not food''. |
| 512 | * DestinedBystander: He (or, at least, the puppet that would later come to be him) first appeared in a single scene in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird''. |
| 513 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Wears a shirt and no pants. |
| 514 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Is named "Hoots" and he's an owl. |
| 515 | * TheOwlKnowingOne: Not ''all''-knowing, but he's wise enough to know you can't play the sax with a rubber duck in your hand, and that carrots are healthier than cookies. |
| 516 | [[/folder]] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[folder:Kermit the Frog]] |
| 519 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/news_kermit.jpg]] |
| 520 | [[caption-width-right:350:Kermit the Frog]] |
| 521 | -> '''Performed by''': Jim Henson (1955–1990) [[note]] The character predates ''Sesame Street''. [[/note]], Steve Whitmire (1990–2009)[[note]]While 2009 was Kermit's last appearance on the show under Steve Whitmire, he continued to perform him in other projects until his departure in 2016. The character is now performed by Matt Vogel.[[/note]], Matt Vogel (2017–present) [[note]] Matt Vogel began portraying Kermit in 2017 for Disney’s ''Muppet-''related media but didn’t portray him on ''Seasame Street'' until 2019. |
| 522 | [[/note]] |
| 523 | |
| 524 | ''Series/TheMuppetShow'''s easily-flustered host, here Kermit usually plays a [[KentBrockmanNews roving news reporter]] in a trench coat. He also often attempts to give lectures to the audience which are inevitably ruined by another character. Creator/{{Jim Henson}}'s definitive role; Kermit and Ernie aren't that different, acoustically speaking. This is especially apparent in Bert and Ernie's ''[[Series/TheMuppetShow Muppet Show]]'' guest appearance, where Ernie appears and speaks immediately after Kermit introduces the pair. See also his entry on Characters.TheMuppetShow. |
| 525 | ---- |
| 526 | * AffectionateNickname: Cookie Monster, who Kermit tends to serve as a {{foil}} to, always addresses him as "Frog" or "Froggy". Grover calls him "Froggy" as well. |
| 527 | -->'''Cookie Monster:''' No cookie, no guessing game with clues. ''Arrivederci'', Frog. |
| 528 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Kermit is usually friendly and even-tempered, but when he's pushed too far he can get very angry indeed. |
| 529 | * ButtMonkey: Frequently the victim of Grover's bumbling and Cookie Monster's hedonism, among other misfortunes, almost to the point of being TheChewToy. |
| 530 | * CallBack: He makes a surprise appearance in "Elmo's World: Frogs", where he is shown [[CivilizedAnimal lounging in his apartment]]. He also returned for 2019’s 50th Anniversary Special. |
| 531 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Heigh-ho, Kermit theee Frog here at Sesame Street News..." and later “Yaaaaay!” while flailing his arms. |
| 532 | * CommutingOnABus: Kermit was a regular in season 1, but concern over his appearances in commercially-oriented non-''Sesame'' media[[note]]Specifically when Creator/{{ABC}} picked up the pre-''Sesame'' ''Film/HeyCinderella'' and aired it in April 1970, with some TV critics incorrectly assuming it was a Children's Television Workshop production, accusing CTW of betraying the educational mission of ''Sesame Street''[[/note]] led to him getting dropped in season 2. But beginning in season 3, Kermit came back in more of a FakeGuestStar role, showing up for occasional song sequences and sketches (often with Grover and Cookie Monster). Alas, the frog very rarely appears these days due to Creator/{{Disney}} owning the rights to the character (his most recent appearance was the show's [[MilestoneCelebration 50th Anniversary special]]). |
| 533 | ** Lampshaded when Creator/JimHenson and Creator/FrankOz [[https://youtu.be/9vetSEcC-qA?t=2343 appeared together]] at the Puppeteers of America Festival in 1989, and treated the audience to a conversation between Kermit and Cookie Monster: |
| 534 | --->'''Cookie Monster:''' Hey, Froggy, me no see you in long time. |
| 535 | --->'''Kermit:''' No, we haven't worked together in a while. |
| 536 | --->'''Cookie Monster:''' Me know. Well, you big time. You no come to ''Sesame Street'' no more. |
| 537 | * ContinuityNod: While preparing to interview Old [=MacDonald=], Kermit tells one of the farmer's pigs, "You know, you remind me of somebody..." (a reference to ''The Muppet Show'''s Miss Piggy). |
| 538 | * {{Foil}}: In his prime, Kermit typically served as foil and StraightMan to ''every'' monster character who accompanied him during lesson sketches, trying to steer the lesson back on track while the monsters derailed things with their zaniness. In particular, he served as a straight man to Cookie Monster more often than not. |
| 539 | * IAmSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51BQfPeSK8k Bein' Green]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAv75mTimRc This Frog]]". |
| 540 | * IfYouCanReadThis: An actual cameraman is named on the slate in the ''Oklahoma!'' sketch. |
| 541 | * IntrepidReporter: During the "Sesame Street News Flash" segments. |
| 542 | * IsThisThingStillOn: A running gag in the news segments. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cct1Im7myG8 "Rapunzel"]] sketch literally opens with him asking if his microphone's on. |
| 543 | * LoudGulp: The idea of a frog eating a fly makes him nauseous. |
| 544 | * PhraseCatcher: He's on the receiving end of Grover's "HEYYYYY, FROGGY BAYBEEEEE!" [[SmackOnTheBack backslap-greeting]]. |
| 545 | * SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying: This is Zigzagged in one scene, in which Bob lists frog facts, and Kermit insists that frogs act more like people, with human diets and apartment buildings. |
| 546 | [[/folder]] |
| 547 | |
| 548 | [[folder:Little Bird]] |
| 549 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/little_bird.jpg]] |
| 550 | -> '''Performed by''': Fran Brill |
| 551 | |
| 552 | He lives on a tree in front of 123 Sesame Street, and was a little friend of Big Bird. |
| 553 | ---- |
| 554 | * ADogNamedDog: A bird with "bird" in its last name. |
| 555 | [[/folder]] |
| 556 | |
| 557 | [[folder:Mama and Papa Bear]] |
| 558 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mama_and_papa_bear.jpg]] |
| 559 | |
| 560 | The parents of Baby Bear and Curly Bear. |
| 561 | ---- |
| 562 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Papa Bear wears a hat and tie. |
| 563 | * FunnyAnimal: They're both anthro bears. |
| 564 | * GoodParents: They try to do what's best for both their cubs. |
| 565 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: They like porridge as much as their son does. |
| 566 | [[/folder]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[folder:Preston Rabbit]] |
| 569 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/preston.jpg]] |
| 570 | -> '''Performed by''': Jim Martin (1989–1992) |
| 571 | |
| 572 | A postman rabbit who works at the Sesame Street Post Office. |
| 573 | ---- |
| 574 | * ItWasAGift: Well, he likes to deliver things to other characters. He once tried to give Elmo a sign that reads ''ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ''. Elmo ended up singing the famous song originally sung by Big Bird. At that point, Big Bird and the kids told them that it's not a word, It's the alphabet. |
| 575 | [[/folder]] |
| 576 | |
| 577 | [[folder:Shelly the Turtle]] |
| 578 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shelly_the_turtle.jpg]] |
| 579 | -> '''Performed by''': Martin P. Robinson |
| 580 | |
| 581 | A friendly but a slow-moving turtle. |
| 582 | ---- |
| 583 | * PunnyName |
| 584 | * ShrinkingViolet: He tends to be very shy, and it takes a bit of coaxing to help get him "out of his shell". |
| 585 | * SignatureSong: He sings ''I Get There''. |
| 586 | [[/folder]] |
| 587 | |
| 588 | [[folder:Mr. Snuffleupagus]] |
| 589 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charactersnuffy.jpg]] |
| 590 | -> '''Performed by''': |
| 591 | ->Front end: Jerry Nelson (1971–1978), Michael Earl Davis (1978–1980), Martin P. Robinson (1980–present) |
| 592 | ->Back end: Richard Hunt (1971–1975), Peter Friedman (1976–1978), Brian Muehl (1979), Frank Kane (1979), Bryant Young (1979–present) |
| 593 | |
| 594 | A slow-talking, vaguely proboscidean creature and Big Bird's best friend. He originally wasn't thought to be real, but was revealed in a Season 17 episode. |
| 595 | ---- |
| 596 | * AbandonedCatchphrase: Mr. Snuffleupagus used to always say "Oh, dear" in a worried voice. Big Bird even lampshaded it once; when Snuffy went missing in one episode and BB called the police (an Anything Muppet) to take a report, part of his description was that he said "Oh dear" a lot. |
| 597 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: He started out with a rather odd and perpetually sad personality as well as speaking with a rather creepy, echoing, sad voice. It wasn't until when Marty Robinson took over the character that, though still sad occasionally, his personality became more cheerful and his voice had a wider range of emotions. |
| 598 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Snuffle used to have wide yellow eyes with green sclera and was understandably changed to a different lazy eyed design as the debut appearance was... [[NightmareFuel unsettling, to say the least]]. |
| 599 | * TheEeyore: Used to be one of his defining character traits, but he steadily grew out of it [[CharacterizationMarchesOn as time went on]]. |
| 600 | * GentleGiant: He's massive, but rather shy and friendly. |
| 601 | * IAmNotWeasel: He does not like being mistaken for an elephant, to the point where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGNXmivflso he once sang a whole song about it]]. |
| 602 | * InSeriesNickname: "Snuffy". He calls Big Bird "Bird". |
| 603 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Has one that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1necwQCkvLg evokes his shuffling gait]]. |
| 604 | * MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: When he helps rebuild Big Bird's nest by blow-drying the mud that holds it together with his snuffle, he claims that his middle name is "Help" and his full name is "Aloysius Help Snuffleupagus". |
| 605 | * MissedHimByThatMuch: In his early appearances, he'd wander off before anyone other than Big Bird could spot him, leading to speculation that he was Big Bird's ImaginaryFriend. |
| 606 | * NotSoImaginaryFriend: For Big Bird. Everyone assumes that Snuffy is imaginary and even Big Bird thinks this at one point, but they are convinced otherwise later on. |
| 607 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is Aloysius Snuffleupagus. Even though almost everyone on the series refers to him by his nickname, his mother usually refers to him by his real name. |
| 608 | * PrecociousCrush: Pre-dating the Elmo and Gina plot, he had a crush on Maria for a while. |
| 609 | * RealAfterAll: He is revealed to the adult cast ''13 years'' after his debut, in order to encourage kids to be more honest with their parents. It was an emotional experience for the characters and actors. |
| 610 | * SatelliteCharacter: Expectedly only talked to Big Bird due to being his NotSoImaginaryFriend at first. After being proven RealAfterAll, he began interacting heavily with other characters and having family members introduced. |
| 611 | * ShrinkingViolet: The reason that none of the adults ever saw him was because of his shyness. He seems to outgrown this after being revealed. |
| 612 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Spaghetti and meatballs. The problem is that he likes to eat one giant meatball, which always has a hard time staying on his plate. |
| 613 | * VocalDissonance: Has a very deep and raspy voice which does not at all fit his age of four-and-a-half. |
| 614 | [[/folder]] |
| 615 | |
| 616 | !Pets and Animal Companions |
| 617 | [[folder:Barkley]] |
| 618 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barkley_tumblr.png]] |
| 619 | --> '''Performed by''': Toby Towson (1977–1978), Brian Muehl (1978–1984), Fred Garver (1984–1993), Bruce Connelly (1993–present) |
| 620 | |
| 621 | This large, playful Muppet dog is Linda's pet, who understands American Sign Language. When he debuted in Season 9, he was known as Woof Woof. In Season 10, he became Barkley after one episode dealt with changing his name by popular vote. By the start of the new millennium, Barkley hasn't appeared as often, but has been seen a couple times in recent years. |
| 622 | ---- |
| 623 | * BigFriendlyDog: A big, playful dog. |
| 624 | * DogWalksYou: When he runs while somebody is walking him, that somebody often gets pulled along. |
| 625 | * HiddenEyes: His eyes are covered by his hair. |
| 626 | * SickEpisode: Catches a cold in one episode. It goes away, but then [[ItMakesSenseInContext he turns invisible]]. |
| 627 | [[/folder]] |
| 628 | |
| 629 | [[folder:Buster the Horse]] |
| 630 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/buster_headshot.jpg]] |
| 631 | --> '''Performed by''': Martin P. Robinson (1980–present) |
| 632 | |
| 633 | Forgetful Jones' trusty steed. |
| 634 | ---- |
| 635 | * SapientSteed: Has a much better memory than his rider, and proves very helpful in reminding Jones to do things. |
| 636 | [[/folder]] |
| 637 | |
| 638 | [[folder:Fluffy the Elephant]] |
| 639 | [[/folder]] |
| 640 | |
| 641 | [[folder:Little Murray Sparkles]] |
| 642 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/characterlms.jpg]] |
| 643 | |
| 644 | Elizabeth's cat. |
| 645 | ---- |
| 646 | * MeaningfulName: The "Little" in his name comes from his small size. |
| 647 | [[/folder]] |
| 648 | |
| 649 | [[folder:Ovejita]] |
| 650 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ovejita.jpg]] |
| 651 | -> '''Performed by''': Carmen Osbahr (2008–present) |
| 652 | |
| 653 | Murray's lamb sidekick, who speaks only in Spanish. |
| 654 | ---- |
| 655 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Wears a bow in her wool. |
| 656 | * ADogNamedDog: 'Ovejita' is Spanish for 'lamb'. |
| 657 | * AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Is a purple sheep. |
| 658 | * TalkingAnimal: Is pretty much a normal lamb, but she speaks Spanish. |
| 659 | [[/folder]] |
| 660 | |
| 661 | [[folder:Ralphie]] |
| 662 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ralphie.jpg]] |
| 663 | |
| 664 | Baby Bear's talented parrot. |
| 665 | ---- |
| 666 | * TheAce: Can play fetch, identify shapes, speak English, Spanish and Hamster, and even make fruit salad. |
| 667 | * PollyWantsAMicrophone: He once said a whole sentence in Spanish, complementing Maria's blouse. |
| 668 | * SpeaksFluentAnimal: Apparently, he speaks fluent Hamster. |
| 669 | [[/folder]] |
| 670 | |
| 671 | [[folder:Slimey]] |
| 672 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/28ee754359726da1839031e3ad38039b.jpg]] |
| 673 | -> '''Voiced by''': Dick Maitland\ |
| 674 | '''Puppeteered by:''' Jerry Nelson (1978), Richard Hunt (1978 (Episode 1204)), Bob Payne (1978 (Episode 1254)), Michael Earl (1978–1981), Martin P. Robinson (1981–present) |
| 675 | |
| 676 | Oscar's pet worm. |
| 677 | ---- |
| 678 | * FilthyFun: Likes to play in mud due to being a worm. |
| 679 | * HiddenDepths: Is a cute little talking worm, who's also been to space. |
| 680 | * InterspeciesRomance: One episode in TheEighties gave him a caterpillar girlfriend named Scuzzina. Oscar is worried about how that would even work out. |
| 681 | * MoralityPet: A literal case; he's one of very few Sesame Street residents Oscar is usually not grouchy to. |
| 682 | * SpaceEpisode: His trip to the moon took up several episodes. |
| 683 | [[/folder]] |
| 684 | |
| 685 | [[folder:Sloppy]] |
| 686 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_sloppy.jpg]] |
| 687 | |
| 688 | Slimey's baby sister. |
| 689 | ---- |
| 690 | * MeaningfulName: Was named because she was born in the Sloppy Jalopy. |
| 691 | [[/folder]] |
| 692 | |
| 693 | [[folder:Wolfgang the Seal]] |
| 694 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/telly_and_wolfgang_9.jpg]] |
| 695 | -> '''Performed by:''' Kevin Clash (1988–2013) |
| 696 | |
| 697 | Uncle Wally's pet seal. He debuted on season 20 (1988-1989) and continued to appear after his handler left the show in Season 23 (1991-1992). |
| 698 | ---- |
| 699 | * AnimalTalk: He can only bark. |
| 700 | * BerserkButton: Not of the rage-inducing kind, but whatever you do, do NOT say "fish" aloud in his earshot. |
| 701 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves to eat fish. So much so, in fact, that if he so much as hears the ''word'' "fish," he goes into a barking frenzy. |
| 702 | [[/folder]] |
| 703 | |
| 704 | [[folder:Worm astronauts]] |
| 705 | -> '''Performed by:''' Various |
| 706 | |
| 707 | A group of worms from around the world who travel to the moon and back in a spaceship called the ''Wiggleprise'' in Season 29. |
| 708 | ---- |
| 709 | * AlphabeticalThemeNaming: Most of them have names that start with S. |
| 710 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Slimey is orange, Spaghettini is red, Squishta is pink, Legusano is purple, and Squashimi is blue. |
| 711 | * MultinationalTeam: The crew consists of Slimey from the United States, Spaghettini from Italy, Squishta from Romania, Legusano from Colombia, and Squashimi from Japan. |
| 712 | * OddNameOut: Legusano is the only one whose name doesn't start with S. |
| 713 | * TwoGirlsToATeam: Squishta and Squashimi are the only female crewmembers. |
| 714 | [[/folder]] |
| 715 | |
| 716 | !Parody Characters |
| 717 | [[folder:Colambo]] |
| 718 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charactercolambo.jpg]] |
| 719 | -> '''Performed by''': Joey Mazzarino (1992–2000) |
| 720 | |
| 721 | A black-fleeced sheep detective who solves the crime of the Fairy Tale / Mother Goose stories. |
| 722 | ---- |
| 723 | * DayInTheLimelight: His last appearance -- and arguably his finest hour -- was in Episode 3902, where he helped Gabi search for Fluffy the elephant. |
| 724 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is based on ''[[Series/{{Columbo}} Lieutenant Columbo]]''. |
| 725 | [[/folder]] |
| 726 | |
| 727 | [[folder:Flo Bear]] |
| 728 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flo_bear.jpg]] |
| 729 | -> '''Performed by''': David Rudman |
| 730 | |
| 731 | She is a bear writer. |
| 732 | ---- |
| 733 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is based on the French writer Creator/GustaveFlaubert. |
| 734 | [[/folder]] |
| 735 | |
| 736 | [[folder:Jackman Wolf]] |
| 737 | [[quoteright:258:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jackman_wolf.jpg]] |
| 738 | -> '''Performed by''': Jerry Nelson |
| 739 | |
| 740 | The VJ wolf who hosts ''The Sesame Street Rock and Roll Request Show''. |
| 741 | ---- |
| 742 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is based the late radio announcer Wolfman Jack. |
| 743 | [[/folder]] |
| 744 | |
| 745 | [[folder:Meryl Sheep]] |
| 746 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meryl_sheep_5.jpg]] |
| 747 | -> '''Performed by''': Camille Bonora (1987–1990) |
| 748 | |
| 749 | A sheep who also happens to be an accomplished actress, she heads the Meryl Sheep School of Acting, and counts Creator/SusanSarandon among her students. |
| 750 | ---- |
| 751 | * DistaffCounterpart: Created as a female equivalent to Placido Flamingo, likewise being an animal parodying a famous performer. |
| 752 | * FurryFemaleMane: She has a rather human-like head of hair (variously blonde and brown) along with her wool coat. |
| 753 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Obviously based on Creator/MerylStreep. |
| 754 | * NonSpecificallyForeign: She has a vaguely Eastern European accent, inspired by Creator/MerylStreep's role in ''Film/SophiesChoice''. |
| 755 | * VerbalTic: "''Ja'', ''ja''..." |
| 756 | [[/folder]] |
| 757 | |
| 758 | [[folder:The Oinker Sisters]] |
| 759 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oinker_sisters_1985.jpg]] |
| 760 | -> '''Performed by''': Various |
| 761 | |
| 762 | A trio of singing pigs, whose greatest hit is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdBZ8L3NCDc A New Way to Walk]]." |
| 763 | ---- |
| 764 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Their last name is "Oinker", which is because they are pigs and pigs say "oink". |
| 765 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Their name is a riff on the Pointer Sisters. |
| 766 | * SpecialPersonNormalName: One of the Oinker Sisters is named "Suie Oinker". |
| 767 | [[/folder]] |
| 768 | |
| 769 | [[folder:Placido Flamingo]] |
| 770 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/placidoflamingo_4.jpg]] |
| 771 | -> '''Performed by''': Richard Hunt (1986–1992) |
| 772 | |
| 773 | An opera-singing flamingo. He is introduced by Phil Harmonic. Proud of his talents and not averse to the sound of his own voice, he helped in the introduction of classical music to the series. He is cited, along with the 1957 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon ''WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc'', as an effective and influential early introduction to the world of opera. |
| 774 | ---- |
| 775 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He is based on Music/PlacidoDomingo. |
| 776 | * PutOnABus: He was dropped after Richard Hunt's death in 1992, but continued to appear in recycled segments until 1998. He made a cameo in a 2009 episode, on the front cover of a book bearing Hunt's name. |
| 777 | [[/folder]] |
| 778 | |
| 779 | [[folder:The Squirelles]] |
| 780 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_squirrelles.jpg]] |
| 781 | -> '''Puppeteered by:''' Various\ |
| 782 | '''Voiced by:''' Lilias White (Rhonda) |
| 783 | |
| 784 | A trio of singing squirrels who sing various doo-wop songs. |
| 785 | ---- |
| 786 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: They are based on The Shirelles. |
| 787 | * TalkingAnimal: Are mostly normal squirrels but they can talk. |
| 788 | [[/folder]] |
| 789 | |
| 790 | !Others |
| 791 | [[folder:Abby Cadabby]] |
| 792 | [[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abby_standing.jpg]] |
| 793 | [[caption-width-right:284:[[labelnote:Click here to see her appearance post 2018]][[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7dedc96d_2ff1_4bdf_982e_c3ccc4fb2b5c.png]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 794 | -> '''Performed by''': Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (2006–present) |
| 795 | |
| 796 | A fairy who moved to Sesame Street during season 37. She's a 3-year-old fairy in training, who begins attending the Flying Fairy School in Season 40. |
| 797 | ---- |
| 798 | * AllLovingHero: Abby sees the best in Oscar, and genuinely doesn't believe that he's that grouchy. That's gotta count for ''something''. |
| 799 | * AllMythsAreTrue: Abby's mom, Maggie Cadabby, is Cinderella's fairy godmother. |
| 800 | * TheApprentice: Hence [[{{Spinoff}} "Abby's Flying]] [[WizardingSchool Fairy School."]] |
| 801 | %%* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor |
| 802 | %%* BenevolentGenie |
| 803 | * BreakoutCharacter: While only appearing in three episodes of Season 37, she became more prominent as the show went on and proved to be a great addition to the cast. She later gained her own solo segments, appears alongside Elmo in nearly all his guest appearances, and even got her own television special. |
| 804 | * CallBack: She lives Around the Corner, which is a section of the set which was expanded and retracted. |
| 805 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "That's so magical!" And to a lesser extent, "Zippity-zap!" |
| 806 | * CharacterTics: Flies up into the air when excited. |
| 807 | * CheerfulChild: She always has a smile on her face. |
| 808 | * CoolBigSis: Season 47 introduced Rudy, Abby's stepbrother from her mother's remarriage. The two get along great, and tries to emulate her magic. |
| 809 | * FairyTaleMotifs: She is a textbook example of a fairy. Well... okay, aside from being a little fuzzy. |
| 810 | * GirlishPigtails: Has two pigtails. |
| 811 | %%* GirlyGirl |
| 812 | * GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: In "Dress-Up Club", she wants to dress up like a superhero and a pirate. HilarityEnsues (ItMakesSenseInContext). |
| 813 | * IconicSequelCharacter: She was introduced in season 37 (in which she only appeared in three episodes), but she's gone on to become one of the most famous Muppets in the franchise, next to fellow sequel character Elmo and mainstays Big Bird and Cookie Monster. |
| 814 | * IneptMage: Possibly due to her young age, she frequently blunders her spells, often turning things into pumpkins. Her stepbrother, Rudy, is even worse, and hilarity ensues whenever he gets a hold of his sister's wand. |
| 815 | * {{Irony}}: Abby's mother is the fairy godmother from the ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' fairy tale, one of the most infamous depictions of a wicked stepfamily in literature. Abby herself is part of a blended family - her birth parents are divorced, and her mother remarried Freddy Monster, introducing her younger stepbrother Rudy to the show's recurring cast. |
| 816 | * InnocentBlueEyes: One of the few Muppets to actually have irises. |
| 817 | * LeastRhymableWord: Pumpkin. She always rhymes it with nonsense words in spells to do with pumpkins. |
| 818 | * MagicalBarefooter: ZigZagged. Given her status as a "fairy-in-training", Abby is usually, if not always, seen barefoot from her debut in season 37. In season 49, however, Abby received a wardrobe change, and gained a pair of purple sneakers as part of the new look. However, in the sketch "Abby's Amazing Adventures", in which she co-stars with her stepbrother Rudy (and even some episodes), she's barefoot again (unless if wearing an attire that requires footwear). |
| 819 | %%* MagicalGirl |
| 820 | * MagicMisfire: Sometimes has trouble getting her wand to do exactly what she wants it to. |
| 821 | * PrecisionFStrike: That one time she performed "[[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} Satisfied]]", which includes the line "What the hell is the catch?". |
| 822 | * PunnyName: It's a play on the stereotypical "magic word" Abracadabra. |
| 823 | * MundaneObjectAmazement: Often thinks normal objects like crayons and tricycles are magic. |
| 824 | * MundaneUtility: In addition to transforming one thing into something completely different or conjuring things out of thin air, her wand also makes a handy backscratcher. |
| 825 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: She, along with other fairy characters in the show, is one of the few Muppet characters designed with irises. To quote the Muppet Wiki: |
| 826 | --> "Abby's design is an intentional departure from the typical Muppet look because [[FishOutOfWater she's not originally from Sesame Street]]. The implication is that the fairies in her old neighborhood look like her." |
| 827 | * NiceGirl: She's generally a sweet and friendly fairy who wants to make everyone's wishes come true. |
| 828 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Her fur is bubblegum pink. |
| 829 | * RhymesOnADime: Abby does rhymes whenever casting spells. |
| 830 | * RhymingNames: ''Abby'' Cadd''abby''. |
| 831 | * ShoePhone: The secondary use for her wand is to substitute for a cell phone. |
| 832 | * SignatureLaugh: A cute little giggle. |
| 833 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Following Prairie Dawn being out of the spotlight, Abby becomes the straight character to Cookie Monster. |
| 834 | * ToiletTrainingPlot: One book focuses on her learning to use the toilet. |
| 835 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Zoe's Tomboy, even though the jewelry-wearing, ballet-loving Zoe is very much a {{Tomboy with a Girly Streak}}. |
| 836 | * TrueBlueFemininity : Her dress. Also her eyes. |
| 837 | * WelcomeEpisode: Her debut. |
| 838 | * WideEyedIdealist: Many small children see their world as a place of tremendous beauty and endless possibilities. Abby is no different. |
| 839 | %%* AWizardDidIt: Close enough. |
| 840 | * YouthfulFreckles: Is a toddler with freckles. |
| 841 | [[/folder]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | [[folder:Honkers & Dingers]] |
| 844 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/honkers_and_dingers.jpg]] |
| 845 | -> '''Performed by''': Various |
| 846 | |
| 847 | Two species of Muppet, one with a bicycle horn for a nose and the other with a table bell on top of its head, which they use instead of speaking. |
| 848 | ---- |
| 849 | * AlliterativeName: Most of them are unnamed, but Honkers sometimes have first names that start with H. The pink baby Honker is named Henrietta Honker, and in one episode, a family of Honkers who all have H names appear. |
| 850 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Like monsters and AM's, they come in many different colors. |
| 851 | * GagNose: Honkers squeeze theirs in order to honk. |
| 852 | * PinkMeansFeminine: The pink baby Henrietta Honker and her fuchsia mother Mrs. Honker are the Honker puppets most often depicted as female, and the baby Dinger has a pink nose and pink hair. However, the mother Dinger is green. |
| 853 | * ShoutOut: The Honkers are essentially an entire species of [[Creator/MarxBrothers Harpo Marxes.]] |
| 854 | * SignatureSong: Well, Their official song is ''Honk Around the Clock''. |
| 855 | * SilentSnarker: They don't talk but can express snark with {{Facepalm}}s and other body language. |
| 856 | * TheSingingMute: During {{Crowd Song}}s when the whole chorus sings, you can sometimes see their mouths moving along with everyone else. |
| 857 | * TheSpeechless: Although they do not speak, Their performers will vary depending on what puppeteer is available. |
| 858 | * StarfishLanguage: They communicate with each other by honking and dinging. Their languages are actually called Honk and Ding. |
| 859 | * TokenMinority: In-universe example. Originally, there was only the gold Dinger with orange hair, who was like a token minority to the Honkers. Later averted when other Dingers appeared. |
| 860 | * TheUnintelligible: They only speak in honking and dinging. |
| 861 | [[/folder]] |
| 862 | |
| 863 | [[folder:Isabelle]] |
| 864 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isabelle_6.jpg]] |
| 865 | |
| 866 | A small creature from the Furchester Hotel. |
| 867 | ---- |
| 868 | * PunnyName: She got the name because she "is a bell". |
| 869 | [[/folder]] |
| 870 | |
| 871 | [[folder:Maggie Cadabby]] |
| 872 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abbycadabbysmom.jpg]] |
| 873 | |
| 874 | The mother of Abby, wife of Freddy, ex-wife of Mr. Cadabby, and stepmother of Rudy. She is a Fairy Godmother. |
| 875 | ---- |
| 876 | * GoodParents: She's always there when Abby needs advice. |
| 877 | * InterspeciesRomance: She married a monster. |
| 878 | * NoodleIncident: Enforced. In order to make the message about divorce apply to as many people as possible, it's left ambiguous as to why she divorced Mr. Cadabby, besides "grown-up problems" that they "couldn't fix". |
| 879 | * UnseenNoMore: After nearly 10 years of merely being TheGhost whom Abby would constant mention in conversations as the FairyGodmother and call for help, she makes her first onscreen appearance in 2018, featured in several videos alongside her new husband Freddy produced for Sesame Street in Communities. She made her first onscreen appearance on the show proper, in Episode 5026 in Season 50. |
| 880 | [[/folder]] |
| 881 | |
| 882 | [[folder:Martians/Yip-Yips]] |
| 883 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yip_yips.jpg]] |
| 884 | -> '''Performed by''': Various |
| 885 | |
| 886 | Jellyfish-like, hovering aliens with antennae, severe underbite, and a distinctive "yip yip yip yip uh-huh uh-huh" sound. |
| 887 | ---- |
| 888 | * AnAlienNamedBob: The primary two are named "Joe" and "Bob". Although in the game show sketch ''Bring that Thing'', Guy Smiley addressed them as "Stevie" and "Jonathan" Martians. |
| 889 | * AmusingAlien: Often seen doing funny things trying to figure out how Earth things work. |
| 890 | * AnimalSweetOnObject: In their first encounter with a computer, the pink martian ends up falling in love with it, as it places a [[FlowersOfRomance rose]] on its keyboard, followed by stroking the keyboard. |
| 891 | * FishOutOfWater: In their first few years, they were very unfamiliar with Earth, to the point where they spent most of their time attempting to communicate with inanimate objects. |
| 892 | * GreatBigBookOfEverything: The two carry a book around with them to help identify what an object they come across is, be it a clock, radio, or computer. It's not always foolproof, though, as reading the book led them to believe that a telephone was a cow, a cat, and a chicken. |
| 893 | * IncrediblyLameFun: They like to dance to radio static. |
| 894 | * InnocentAliens: They're just confused tourists. |
| 895 | * IntangibleMan: They often enter scenes by phasing through walls. |
| 896 | * ShrinkingViolet: They're incredibly skittish, phasing out of a room if someone else is about to enter it, and even natural occurrences, such as wind, are enough to make them cover their heads in fear (strangely, using their mouths). |
| 897 | * StarfishAliens: Flying aliens with skin that looks suspiciously like chenille, along with tentacles and huge mouths. |
| 898 | * StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: They're capable of speaking English words, albeit in broken sentences, but when reading a book from Earth, they're only able to read out each individual word as "yip". |
| 899 | [[/folder]] |
| 900 | |
| 901 | [[folder:S.A.M. the Robot]] |
| 902 | [[quoteright:311:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sam_the_robot.png]] |
| 903 | -> '''Performed by''': Jerry Nelson (occasionally Caroll Spinney) (1972–1979) |
| 904 | |
| 905 | One of the early characters on the show, S.A.M. frequently claimed he was perfect, despite abundant evidence to the contrary. |
| 906 | ---- |
| 907 | * BrokenRecord: S.A.M. will tell anyone who is around him that machines are perfect... except he'd always get stuck, so he'd say, "Machines are perfect — are perfect — are perfect..." until someone hits him. |
| 908 | * DoAnythingRobot: Efficiently, on the other hand..... |
| 909 | * FunWithAcronyms: His name stands for '''S'''uper '''A'''utomatic '''M'''achine. |
| 910 | * InfantSiblingJealousy: A variant in Episode 1230 (part of Season 10); S.A.M. is jealous of Moe, his baby brother who is a small electric motor. S.A.M. resents the attention that Moe receives for doing nothing of value, until David and Olivia help S.A.M. understand his role as a big brother and Moe's potential. S.A.M. pictures Moe becoming something important someday, such as an airplane motor or a generator for a building. |
| 911 | * LiteralMinded: In Episode 680, David is hungry for a hot dog, so he asks S.A.M. to make him a hot dog. S.A.M. does so by turning David into a hot dog. |
| 912 | * PercussiveMaintenance: In his debut appearance, he arrives on Sesame Street (he meant to go to Mulberry Street), asserting repeatedly that "machines never make mistakes; machines are perfect — are perfect — are perfect." The humans have to thump him hard to make him stop repeating the phrase, for which he thanks them. |
| 913 | * PutOnABus: Mysteriously stopped appearing after the seventh season, although he [[TheBusCameBack returned for the tenth]] |
| 914 | * TinCanRobot: S.A.M. looks like giant tin can. This being ''Sesame Street'', of course, he still has googly eyes and a bowtie. |
| 915 | * VanityLicensePlate: He has one on his back that says "ABC-123". |
| 916 | [[/folder]] |
| 917 | |
| 918 | [[folder:Miscellaneous Muppets]] |
| 919 | ''Sesame Street'' features a vast array of other Muppets ranging from animals, letters, and numbers to bathtubs and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Singing Food.]] |
| 920 | ---- |
| 921 | %%* AnimateInanimateObject |
| 922 | %%* EverythingTalks |
| 923 | * LetsMeetTheMeat: Singing Food will cheerfully discuss how nutritious it is. |
| 924 | [[/folder]] |
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