For those of you who watched Sesame Street, who was your favorite muppet on the show?

Yay Kermit!

Thank you for including the "what do you mean, used to watch?" option...

If my kid sis (who's 4) is watching it, I'll still sit down if I don't have anything better to do

my fav was the count, but I liked Grover because he never used contractions ... the best book was The Monster at the End of this Book (please do not turn the page ....)

I kinda dug the guy who went nuts during the "Ma Na Ma Na" song.

***lizzie: In fact, I believe Kermit was the primary character during the years I watched.

***romkey: Wow, that is very very screwed up. The Swedish Chef was awesome, though. It was years before I realized he had human hands; when I did, I think I may have actually screamed in horror.

In my era, Mr. Snufflupagus was this figment of Big Bird's imagination that made him extra special to me. When he was on the show, it was very exciting because of Big Bird's dilemma. Personality-wise, I'd probably choose Kermit or Oscar... I really loved them all, Sesame Street was will be a wonderful show.
*** Ron2112, that's "Animal" I think (the mna-man dude - great tune!). Great Survey! I'm in a good mood now.

How about the 'Borq borq borq' guy? :) Wasn't that the first "funny" usenet group name - swedish.chef.borq.borq.borq? Bits of trivia. In any case, I loved Ernie. Mischevious, but usually trying to be helpful. Back in the "old days" before baby everythings started coming out. Now there are baby muppets, baby this, baby that.

***Bill: The ma-na guy was NOT animal! There were two aliens - one that sang one part of the song, one that sang the other. One always had the "short" parts until he goes insane and takes over the song :)

Wow, you forgot Kermit!

You forgot Kermit the Frog, who I believe was on Sesame Street from time to time, as a reporter. I picked Grover and Snuffy. The Swedish Chef was on the Muppet Show, not Sesame Street (or did he make a guest appearance I missed??) but he is very very cool.

***Resy: I still have my copy of that book in my closet somewhere...I will have to dig it out when I move in a month.

My parents didn't really let me watch Sesame Street because it was racially integrated. I liked the Swedish Chef a lot from the Muppet Show though.

*** ron2112 - yeah, fortunately I knew it was really screwed up even when I was a little kid.

I saw Swedish Sesame Street (some muppets are the same, the rest of the show is Swedish) and my favourites were the Count and Cookie Monster. My favourite non-Sesame Street muppets are Rolf (sp?) and the Muppaphone. :) And the Swedish Chef does sound Swedish, though the words are nonsense. :)

**Atzilut: Don't forget "katten ar inte bla", a vital phrase to know if you are ever lost in the wilds of Sweden.

***Atzilut: We share the same feelings on this 'so called' language, it is all a conspiracy.

romkey: yowza!

lisa: how sad that alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork should be consigned to trivia. Even sadder that the second such group (sci.edward.tellar.boom.boom.boom) should too...

How could you forget Kermit?!?

"Rubber Ducky..you're the one! lalalallalala" He wasn't on Sesame Street but who could not love Animal? Sesame Street was the greatest! I often wonder if my son would have had the imagination he has if Sesame Street hadn't been a part of his "formative years"....which so far have lasted 30 years.

Your loveable huggable furry old pal, Grover. I also used to love the guy who walked around painting numbers on things, "gonna paint a 7!" to the sound of this great old piano rag music. Oh and the chef who always tripped and fell down the stairs while carrying "9 strawberry supreme pies" after the number songs. (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1)

Bert's nephew!!! Did you ever see him? He was so adorable!

Well, since we're moving into the muppet show, I would have to say Animal and Beaker

Resy, my son and I LOVED that book. I got it for a dime at a year sale years ago, all beaten up, and I won't part with it.

If only Jim were still alive, maybe his sons wouldn't have gone commercial in such a big way. My second-favorite muppet, Cookie Monster, is partof a "Got Milk?" ad campaign? Would Jim have approved?

were the Ma Na Ma Na guys on Sesame Street? I thought they were on the muppet show.. and they were great...

Oscar, hands down.

Lelle: at this point I feel compelled to point out that though you are a dear friend, I still believe that what you pass off as Swedish isn't really swedish, but a made-up language you're using to try to embarass us should we ever go to sweden. Snart fins det ingen ost? Oh COME now. . .

STEVE: WHAT?

How could you forget Kermit? T.F.A.W.T.T.T.T.A.S.Y.Y.Y.Y.Y. were cool, but, I mean, come on. ***Atzilut--sorry; I didn't want to type in The Fuzzy Aliens Who Talked To The Telephone And Said "Yup Yup Yup Yup Yup" and forgot all about Cut and Paste at the time.

I got nicknamed Scooter while in boarding school, after the muppet show muppet, but my favourite was Animal. I can't believe you forgot Kermit from the list!

I liked Ernie & Cookie Monster. (Would Freud say that they both are ids?)

I can't believe I forgot Kermit from the list!!! What was I thinking? I guess it's really NOT easy being green.

Cookie monster rocks! Gimme cookie! :)

A*N*I*M*A*L (even though he wasn't on Sesame Street).

definitely oscar the grouch. cookie monster comes in a close second. the fuzzy aliens who... were hilarious too. umm, how could you have possibly left off kermit?

Excellent survey!!!!

A few of these (Telly, Zoe, Elmo, The Fuzzy Aliens who ... and the Muppet Show crowd) didn't exist when I was a child. I truly can't believe you left out my favourite, Kermit! He was the definitive muppet! My physics prof. in high school sounded eerily like Kermit, too. I also quite liked Grover, Cookie Monster, and The Count (and later, Animal). I still have a 45 with "Rubber Duckie" on one side and "2" (or is that "I've Got Two Eyes") as the b-side. And Snuffleupagus was way cooler when Big Bird was the only one who ever saw him! (My paternal grandfather's middle name was Aloyisius! My name, my father's and my grandfather's differ only in our middle names, too.)

I just read "The Monster at the End of this Book" to the boys the other night! Great book!

*** kadai: I remember it as "7 chocolate cream pies" (less certain of the type of pie, but fairly certain it was 7.

I always loved that little superhero guy on a cup who got a fork as a pet or something like that.

I don't know that Snufflupagus was my favorite when I was little....But in my memory he is my favorite. I was very sorry to hear that everyone could see him (as of a few(?) years ago). I always identified with Cookie Monster too. It's his googly eyes.....

I stoped watching that show not because I lost interest but because people got on my case about it. I know how to read write and count already but I never watched it for that. I hated the two headed monster thing, the fuzzy yup yup yup things got anoying but always were cool, I liked grover best because he was cute, unannoying, smart enough to not be insulting (ex. Elmo isn't), and when they brought those kids on the show (real ones)he always gave them a hug. Note: I know I mispelt, but I am lazy and it's late so I will fix it later. shame on me.

I also liked the scientist's assistant(even though he wasn't on sesame street, and I can't remember his name.)

Cookie of course. How could anyone choose otherwise? ***Speigs3: Beaker.

Kermit rocked. I loved Snuffy and the Count too... (always loved the one where the count was counting stars and getting wishes...and it ends with him on like a million and a half... :)) Nowadays, I really really like Elmo, despite his rocketship-ride to fame and fortune and all...

I loved the doodlebugs, who lived on Bert and Ernie's windowsill and drove little matchbox cars and slept in matchbox beds. :)

Robin, Kermit's nephew. *** Bill - Mr. Snuffleupagus (whose first name is Aloysius, btw) was *not* a figment of Big Bird's imagination. It's just that no one else ever saw him. So there.

Pandora - Teeny Little Super Guy! Paul Fierlinger wrote that theme song, and his son Phil was in my high school class.

IIIIT'S SOOP-ER GROVER!!!!!!!

that chick in the muppet band with the blond hair and blue eyeshadow. she allways bounced her had from side to side

Lelle - in the Swedish version of the show, did they have a French Chef?

Oscar the Grouch

Why didn't you put Kermit's name down. He was always my favorite.
Ans. That is how his name is SPELLED YOU IDIOT!!!

slimy

I currently own a tickle me elmo.

I like the muppets option in this survey GOOD JOB lol.. Miss Piggy and Kermit were my favorites.

original.

I could be a complete dick and get away with it!

C is for cookie thats good enough for me

I always used to walk around thinking about the yup yup guys talking about a hand grenade. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

definitely The Count...I hate numbers...but I love vampires...

Don't forget the ones who honk their noses! And Oscar's little worm...

although s.s. is fantastic for kids, and adults alike, have you noticed there are no female role models, (S.S. only - not muppets)?

Sesame Street has some great female role models!!!! Maria works in the fix-it shop a very untraditional job for a
female...also Zoe is a female muppet and very lively and active and curious....Betty Lu was wonderful always
involved in plays and chosen as emcee...and Oscar had a gurlfriend....she was a dog, I loved her!!

and Gina!!!!! I forgot Gina.....

Cookie Monster, without a doubt. He has an innocence about him that lures you into a false sense of security, then he ATTACKS the cookies with a reckless abandon, flinging crumbs everywhere. The psycho-sexual implications of all this are classic.

THE COUNT!!!

I put Oscar and Grover. But what about Snuffy? He was my all time favorite. And Bert doing the pigeon. Too bad that damn Elmo had to come along and ruin the whole show for me. I hate Elmo!!!

Oh...I see that Snuffy was an option. Sorry. :) But I still really hate Elmo!!!

I can't believe I still comments to make!!! Oscar's worm was Smiley, I think, and he may have actually been my favorite. Also, do you guys remember "Eddie...He likes Spaghetti..." with Mr. Vegetable? I think he was Mr. Vegetable...he was something Vegetable. He was one of my favorites, too. I love Sesame Street!!!

Eddie: "What are you, some kind of bad dream?"
Captn: "Do I look like a bad dream?"

I only have it on a record, so I don't know what he looks like, but I imagine he does resemble a nightmare spawned from eating too much beef and potatoes.

"Three cheers for me, Captain Vegetable! Crunch, crunch, crunch!"

Oh, yeah!!! CAPTAIN vegetable!!! Thanks drdt!!!

I used to love(and still do) Grover as a Waiter hehehe and the guy who'd always get his meal ruined by him :) I love muppets...

I watched it only because my daughter was young at the time. Bert and Ernie. I hated Big Bird.

I don't know that I would have survived my childhood without the talent and purpose of Jim Henson. Every thing that man touched became magical. His work has greatly impacted my life.
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I remember crying along with family members when he died.

Cookie Monster, followed very closely by Grover. I was eight when Sesame Street first came on. Too old for the show really, but a lot of us used to watch it anyway.

BEAKER, BEAKER!

where did sesame street go anyway? its never on anymore!

Ummm.... Didn't you forget Kermit?
Where's the Swedish Chef???

Sesame Street!!! Owow!!! I love this show. I still watch it and I'm 18 years old. I like to watch old ones. Not for entertainment, but for nostalgia.

He does? I will have to check this out next time.

> where did sesame street go anyway? its never on anymore!
It's still on PBS. It also comes on the Noggin Network

I hated Oscar

grover was my favorite

Grover was my favorite from Sesame Street but Beaker was my favorite from the Muppet Show

i was an oscar the grouch and snuffleupagus kid

barkley

I like GONOZO the most most. I really really really really really HATE Elmo and Grover....... go burn you too!!

Beaker!

KERMIT! How could you forget Kermit? What's wrong with you? Kermit was great!

grover...HELLO EVERYBODEEEEEEEEE! although i do like the aliens (yip yip yip yip yip, uh huh, uh huh). does anyone remember the teeny little super guy?? on the cup?? i love that, too. and captain vegetable? that one's rather obscure. "it is i, captian vegetable! with my carrots, and my celery"
god, how pathetic am i?

The Count. Most definitely.

had to be Oscar

Grover!

Mr snufflupagus

Awwwww! Now I got those 2 songs stuck in my head! Rubber Ducky and Put down the Ducky and play the Saxophone. My 4 yr old nephew Sammy's 2 favorite songs.

i like that chief who could'nt talk right and always had chickens around him

Gonzo was my favorite muppet because I could almost figure out what he was and then I would become confused again.