Quotes
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Old King Cole: What ho! Bring me my royal pipe. And step on it.
Kermit the Frog: Don`t worry, folks - we won`t go for the old joke.
Grover: Hello, sir, and welcome to Grover`s Taxi.
Fat Blue: Oh no, it`s you!
Grover: Yes it is I, your furry blue taxi driver. What can I do for you, sir?
Fat Blue: I want to go to the library.
Grover: Oh a very wise choice. The library is a wonderful place with books to read and you can listen to records like "The Air is Alive with the Sound of Music."
Fat Blue: I know that. Let`s go.
Grover: You know you can take home books from the library too, if you bring them back of course.
Fat Blue: I know. That`s why I`m going there.
Grover: Of course you could also go to the zoo.
Fat Blue: I don`t want to go to the zoo!
Grover: Why? There are lions and tigers there. And the lions go Rrrrroar! And do not forget the monkeys, they are so cute, they go "Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!" And you can buy a balloon there.
Fat Blue: I don`t wanna hear "Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!" I don`t want a balloon, I want to go to the library!
[repeated line]
Bert: I don`t get it.
[repeated line]
Bert: It`s not fair. It`s just not fair!
Bert: Oh, I love pigeons more then anything else in this world... besides oatmeal.
Forgetful Jones: [repeated Line] I forgot!
[repeated question]
Bert: Why me?
Gordon: Sally, you`ve never seen a street like Sesame Street before. Everything happens here. You`re gonna love it!
Big Bird: Never refer to me as an item. I`m a bird.
[Oscar the Grouch`s famous last line]
Oscar the Grouch: Now leave me alone and get lost!
[Another of Oscar the Grouch`s famous lines/catchphrases]
Oscar the Grouch: Scram!
Grover: Hello everybodeeeeeeeee! It is I, Grover!
Elmo: Oh look, it`s Mr. Noodle`s brother, Mr. Noodle.
Big Bird: Super. Duper. Flooper.
Mr. Hooper: Hooper. Hooper.
Grover: How about the museum? You can look at pictures of the mummies... And the daddies.
Fat Blue: I don`t want to look at pictures of the mummies and the daddies!
Fat Blue: [in Grover`s taxi] I do not want to go to the museum, I do not want to go the movies, I do not want to go to the zoo! I want YOU to drive ME to the library!
Grover: Gladly, sir. If you do not mind waiting.
Fat Blue: Waiting? Waiting for what?
Grover: `Til I get my car fixed. It is broken.
Fat Blue: I can`t wait `til your car is fixed. I`m in a hurry!
Grover: Oh alright, sir, if you are going to be difficult.
[calls out]
Grover: Hey, Herry! Forget the gargage. We need to go to the library!
Fat Blue: But I`m in a hurry. Hey...?
Grover: Well in that case I shall call you a taxi.
[calls out]
Grover: Taxi! Taxi, we got a library job! Taxi! They never stop when you need them. Have you ever noticed that?
Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster thief, not liar.
C-3PO: [greeting Big Bird] Look, R2, there`s our large, yellow bird friend. Hello, friend bird.
Slimy: [after reading Trash Gordon] Read more! Read more!
Oscar the Grouch: Uh uh. Sorry, Slimy, time for sleep now. So close your eyes and dream of all the wonderful Trash that`s yet to come.
[to the camera]
Oscar the Grouch: You too. There`ll be more Trash tomorrow.
Slimy: Read! Read! Read!
Oscar the Grouch: Okay, Slimy, although I do enjoy your pestering.
Oscar the Grouch: [Referring to Slimy`s book The Adventures of Trash Gordon] He loves reading Trash.
Slimey the Worm: [after reading Trash Gordon] More! More! More!
Oscar the Grouch: No, no more, Slimey. That was alot of excitement for a little worm. You get some rest and we`ll read some more tomorrow.
[to the camera]
Oscar the Grouch: You`re still here? Hey, why don`t you go read a book or something?
[Grover is doing an exercise video]
Grover: Jane Fonda, eat your heart out!
Fat Blue: [angrily] Do you think you can bring me a meal *without* dropping it on the floor?
Grover: Where there is life, there is hope.
Cookie Monster: [as Alistair Cookie, host of Monsterpiece Theatre] Today, we bring you greatest play in English language: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. It no get classier than this.
Kermit the Frog: [trying to come up with rhyming song lyrics] Here, try this. Mary had a little canary. It was bluer than the sky. And every where that Mary went, the canary was sure to fly.
Don Music: [shouts] But canaries aren`t blue!
Kermit the Frog: Jeesh!
Don Music: I`ll never get it! Never! You won`t help! Oh!
[bangs his head against the piano]
Kermit the Frog: Uh, you`ll hurt yourself in the head, there, Don.
Oscar the Grouch: Say! Aren`t you Johnny Trash?
Johnny Cash: No, Cash.
Oscar the Grouch: Cash, Cash!
Johnny Cash: Yeah. Have a rotten day!
Oscar the Grouch: [Oscar has just broken his arm in an accident during a mud road race in his can. He comes up cradling his arm, and one of the humans there suggested taking him to the hospital] Hospital? You want to take me to the hospital? With all those clean white sheets, and those nice clean nurses and doctors?
[Pounds his hurt arm on the side of the can in frustration, yelling]
Oscar the Grouch: I don`t want to go... Ow! Ow! Ow!
[Stops and cradles the arm again. Quietly, beat]
Oscar the Grouch: Take me to the hospital.
[as Super Grover]
Grover: Yes, it is I, *Sup*-er Grover! Protector of small children and bunny rabbits!
Ernie: [Ernie is having Bert`s head traced on the screen, unbeknownst to Bert who can`t move and doesn`t understand why] Okay, here is Bert`s eye.
[His left eye is traced]
Ernie: And here is Bert`s other eye.
[His other eye is traced]
Ernie: And the eyes are what you see with, right Bert?
[Bert starts to say something, but is cut off immediately by Ernie]
Ernie: Don`t say anything, Bert.
Big Bird: [singing] ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. It`s the most remarkable word I`ve ever seen. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. I wish I knew exactly what I mean. It starts out like an A word, as anyone can see. But somewhere in the middle, it gets awful "QR" to me. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. If I ever find out just what this word can mean, I`ll be the smartest bird the world has ever seen.
[Repeated line]
Cookie Monster: [before eating cookies] Cowabunga!
Prairie Dawn: [Introducing Bert`s play about taking care of one`s teeth] Hello everyone, boys and girls. I want to welcome you and thank you for coming to see today`s show. Today`s show was written entirely by Bert, and was directed by Bert, and stars none other then our old friend Bert. If the play was just wonderful, you can thank Bert, but if the play was horrible, you have no one but Bert to blame.
Bert: [after appearing from behind the curtain] Prairie, will you stop that? Just go to the piano and start the play!
Prairie Dawn: [quieter] The stage manager is also Bert.
[repeated line]
Count von Count: Greetings! I am the Count. They call me the Count because I love to count things.
[repeated line]
Oscar the Grouch: Ding-dong! You`re wrong!
Oscar the Grouch: [as the gang is visiting Puerto Rico, Oscar is walking around asking various different natives one specific question, and appears not to be getting anywhere with it. He comes across Maria with a group of kids and adults, and asks her] Maria, could you tell me how to say `no` in Spanish?
Maria Figueroa Rodriguez: No.
Oscar the Grouch: [Yelling in desperation] Can`t anybody tell me how to say `no` in Spanish?
Everybody: [Loud enough to scare him into hiding] NO!
Maria Figueroa Rodriguez: [Calmly as he reappears] Oscar, the way you say `no` in Spanish is `no`.
Trivia
It has been generally believed that Bert and Ernie were named after the police officer and taxi cab driver in It`s a Wonderful Life (1946). However, series writer Jon Stone denied this, maintaining that it was only a coincidence. He commented that he and Jim Henson were studying the prototype puppets and decided that one looked like an Ernie and the other looked like a Bert.
Originally, the character of Snuffleupagus only ever interacted with Big Bird. He`d always come and go when no one else was around, and consequently no one ever believed Big Bird when he told them of his existence. The producers decided to reveal him to the other characters partially because they felt it was sending a bad message to children that adults will not believe them if they have something important to tell them.
Big Bird is 8`2" tall.
Big Bird almost never got Mr. Hooper`s last name correct during his entire stay on the show. He often called him Mr. Looper, among other words that rhymed. Often, he would use the words "pooper" and "scooper," but never together.
On the death of actor Will Lee, who played neighborhood grocer Mr. Harold Hooper, the production staff decided not to replace him with another actor instead they wrote a special episode dealing with the loss of a loved one ("Goodbye, Mr. Hooper"). In a scene where the other cast members are talking to Big Bird about the death of someone one loves, they were apparently still grieving the loss of Will Lee, since they were visibly near tears.
After the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the show ceased producing new sketches featuring Kermit the Frog. Kermit appeared only in reruns of old sketches until 1998, when he popped up to do a Sesame Street News Flash when Oscar the Grouch`s pet worm Slimy went into space. He appeared again in 2001, reporting on a hurricane with Al Roker. Kermit is now voiced by Steve Whitmire, who has also assumed the role of Ernie since Henson`s passing.
After the untimely death of Jim Henson in 1990, Kermit the Frog was retired from the show. Kermit appeared only in reruns of old sketches until 1998, when he popped up to do one more Sesame Street News Flash when Oscar the Grouch`s pet worm Slimy went into space. Kermit was voiced by Steve Whitmire, who has also assumed the role of Ernie since Henson`s passing. However, as of 2000, another actor now plays Ernie, since the Jim Henson Company is no longer involved in the production of the show.
The left-side door in the front of 123 Sesame Street has never been opened. Once when Big Bird tried to get Snuffy into the building, he explained that he couldn`t open that door because "it was locked" when it turned out Snuffy couldn`t fit through just one door.
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# There was a muppet at one time called Simon Soundman; this character would use sound effects in place of some words whenever he spoke. Apparently, the muppet was retired because he was thought to be too ridiculous or because the sound effects were too expensive to reproduce more than once or twice.
Some old Bert and Ernie skits showed Ernie having his own bedroom instead of sharing a bedroom with Bert.
Gordon never had a last name until 1991 when he became a teacher. Since it would have been inappropriate for students to call him by his first name, Roscoe Orman suggested his last name should be Robinson, after Matt Robinson, the first actor to play Gordon in the show.
As of 2005, this program has won over 100 Emmy Awards, the single-most awarded to any television show in the United States.
In 2004, Natalie Portman appeared as a character named Natalie. Natalie was to run Hooper`s Store for three episodes while Alan (Alan E. Muraoka) was on vacation. But after taping one episode, Portman began losing her voice and was unable to continue.
In the first few episodes in which he appeared, Barkley was originally called Woof-Woof.
The Count was born on 9 October 1,830,653 B.C.
Rosita originally appeared on "Plaza Sésamo" (1973), the Mexican version of "Sesame Street" (1969). When she joined the cast of the original American version, she became first regular bilingual Muppet on Sesame Street.
In 2002, producers of a South African version of "Sesame Street" (which became "Takalani Sesame" (2000)) announced that they were adding an HIV-positive Muppet named Kami to the series to address the growing number of people (including children) with the virus in that part of the world. The producers of the original US series indicated they were considering doing the same thing.
Oscar the Grouch`s fur was orange in the first season. In the second season, it was changed to green.
Linda (Linda Bove) was the first deaf regular character on American television.
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# Originally, the intention was that the Muppets and the human actors should be kept strictly separate in different sequences. However, the producers learned that the audiences were focusing their attention on the Muppets and ignoring the actors. In response, they had the actors and Muppets begin to interact in new scenes and created special Muppets primarily designed for actors to work with, namely Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
Unfortunately, some classic Muppets have been canned over the years for interesting reasons. Don Music, the piano player who would bang his head against the piano in frustration, had to be discontinued when kids at home started doing the same thing. Harvey Kneeslapper was discontinued because his signature laugh was too much of a strain on Frank Oz`s vocal cords. Roosevelt Franklin, arguably one of the first breakthrough Sesame Street Muppets, had to go as he was considered to be a negative cultural stereotype (he was the only African American Muppet at the time and was seen mostly in detention after school). Professor Hastings, a teacher whose lectures were so dull that he`d put himself to sleep while he was giving them, was discontinued - because he was too dull. Some of these banned segments continued to air on the Canadian version for some time after they were removed from the US show.
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# In 1993, the original set was expanded to include new areas located just around the corner from Big Bird`s nest, which had previously marked the end of Sesame Street`s world. Among these areas was a store initially run by a character played by Ruth Buzzi. The series format was intended to simulate the commercial-filled world of TV to which American children are exposed, with a main plot line being interrupted by frequent commercials hawking educational concepts instead of products and simulated TV programs. The show also made extensive use of the reruns concept by replaying popular segments over and over, intermixed with new material. As a result, children viewing the show in 2002 will still see the occasional segment that was originally created for the series when their parents were still children! Many songs written for the series are now considered standards. These include "Sing," "Being Green," "Rubber Duckie," and "C is for Cookie," as well as the show`s theme song. However, when the show changed formats in 2000, this concept is less frequently used than before.
"Sing a Song" (later released as a single by The Carpenters) was originally slated to be the show`s opening theme song.
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# The character of Oscar the Grouch was inspired by two people. His attitude comes from a nasty waiter that served Jim Henson and former director Jon Stone at a restaurant called Oscar`s Tavern in Manhattan. The voice was inspired by a cab-driver that used to drive `Carroll Spinney` to the set every day during the first season.
Originally designed for inner-city children to help them formulate phrases in standard English.
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# Some of the songs used on Sesame Street (i.e. versions of the Alphabet Song and "Wubba Wubba Wubba (Is A Monster Song)") featured cameo appearances by many celebrities, including Ray Charles, and, on one occasion, the cartoon family The Simpsons of "The Simpsons" (1989).
According to the 2004 edition of "The Guinness Book of World Records 2004," the show holds the record for Most Popular Children`s Educational Program, having been shown in 180 countries.
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# After it was decided to have the character of Mr. Hooper die after the death of actor Will Lee (rather than re-cast the role or simply write out his character), a child psychologist was brought in to help the writers. The show where his character`s death was announced was scheduled for a public holiday and was publicized in many newspapers (so parents could be present to answer any questions their children might have). It was also seen as important not to say that Mr. Hooper died in hospital as it was seen as potentially making children scared of going to a hospital.
Oscar the Grouch`s pet worm is named Slimey.
Mr. Hooper`s first name is Harold. It wasn`t revealed until Episode #871: "Mr Hooper Gets His Diploma", aired March 15, 1976.
In 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before trying cookies for the first time, his name was Sid.
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# Possibly the only topic that has never been dealt with on the show is divorce. The producers have tried several times, but couldn`t come up with a story that didn`t lead children in test audiences to fear their own parents were planning to divorce.
The shoe size of Snuffy Snuffleupagus was 65 GGG
Snuffy`s baby sister is named Alice.
Elmo`s goldfish is named Dorothy.
Ernie wears horizontal stripes on his sweater to make him appear more relaxed; and Bert wears vertical stripes on his sweater to make him appear more uptight.
Big Bird`s teddy bear is named "Radar" after the character from "MASH" who always slept with a teddy bear.
To answer the immortal question, here is how to get to Sesame Street: Take the "R" or "V" train to Steinway Street. Stay on back of train. Walk west on 34th Avenue, three blocks to 36th Street. Turn left on 36th Street. The entrance to Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens is mid-block (between 34th & 35th Avenues).
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