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PrintableWhat a great write up! I love Jim Henson's work.
3. Telly Monster was originally the Television Monster when he debuted in 1979. He was obsessed with TV and his eves would whirl around as if hypnotized whenever he was in front of a set. After a while, producers started worrying about his influence on youngsters, so they changed him to make him the chronic worrier he is now.
 I love Telly. He may be my favorite.
10. Oscar the Grouch ...in Israel, it's not Oscar at all -- it's his cousin, Moishe Oofnik, who lives in an old car.
13. Beaker: ...Despite being word-challenged, he manages to do a pretty convincing Little Richard impression and, surprisingly, had mad beatbox skills.
15. Bert and Ernie...Other rumors to clear up: Bert and Ernie aren't gay and neither one of them are dead.
 I'd heard the gay rumors, but dead?
16. Grover:...In Latin America and Puerto Rico Grover is known as Archibaldo, in Spain he is Coco.
Very funny names! Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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I'd have liked to see North American producers do something with Kami, the HIV+ muppet used in the South African version of Sesame Street. Her story is she was infected as an infant after a tainted blood transfusion.
I think it's such a cool sentiment to have a character like that on the show, but North American producers didn't pursue the idea after the GOP started pandering the notion Kami would be used as a pro-gay propaganda tool.  [Edited 2/19/09 11:52am] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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I loved the Muppet Show as a child!  Proud Memaw to Seyhan Olivia Christine ,Zoey Cirilo Jaylee & Ellie Abigail Lillian | |
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