This special series on Sesame Street 50 retired Muppets has been brought to you by the letters M for memories and N for nostalgia. Sesame Street is a production of the children’s television workshop.
Guy Smiley was called Sonny Friendly in the "Pick Your Pet" sketch from the early 1970s. When Tough Eddie came back to see Oscar The Grouch, it wasn't to apologize, as the narrator says. It was to ask Oscar if he could have a certain bicycle wheel that Oscar had. When Oscar offered to fetch a wrench so Eddie could unscrew the wheel, Eddie said it wouldn't be necessary and he just took the screw off with -- his bare hand! That shows how tough Eddie was. Simon Soundman actually did appear in one of the "Grover The Waiter" segments. In this skit, he tells Grover what he wants to eat with one of his sound effects, and Grover tries to figure out what he wants by bringing out "sandwiches" with things like a guitar, an elephant, and others, until Grover realizes Simon was making the sound of a chicken, which means that he wants a CHICKEN SANDWICH! However, Simon says he has changed his mind: "Instead, I would like a hot (makes the sound of a dog barking) with mustard and relish." A hot DOG! Get it?
While watching this series it occurred to me that for everyone who watched Sesame Street as a child, it was only for a handful of years and then you moved on. So it's less than generational. It's almost like a graduating class. So many characters here I never knew about! Previous to and after. Thanks for this series! Keep up the good research and documenting.
So is it bad that Sesame Street wasn't my favorite as a kid (not even when I was in the target demographic) and hell, I remember more of Elmo's World than I do the other skits I watched?
It's actually REALLY hard to be nostalgic about Sesame Street when you don't remember TOO much about it. Seriously. I mean admittedly I remember more than I let on, I remember about a quarter to half of it, but still. I must have not watched as much as some of you. And as much as a LOT of people in general.
It's even more generational now. Pre Internet if you stayed at home--sick days--your primary entertainment was TV. Most daytime TV isn't that entertaining for kids so there is PBS. Yea it's not for your age bracket but definitely closer to your demographic than soap operas; unless there were game shows. Now with the internet, esp. smart phones. Once you past your interest there is no opportunity let alone reason to go back.
I was a first-generation Sesamite, being born in 1970. I followed it more or less continuously until not long after Jim Henson's passing, in 1990. I therefore suppose I'm rather more intimately familiar with the majority of retired Muppets than many others, and it was fascinating having them all back for a brief time, as ideal memories should be. Well done, and keep on going. P.S. I was dismayed that Aristotle the "blind Muppet" only made it to the runners-up slot...but you deserve much credit for including him regardless. 😎
I remember the turtle Muppet making an even earlier appearance, in the 70's, when Kermit, in a "Sesame Street News" segment of course, interviews him for his report on "The Tortoise and the Hare", and he tries Kermit's patience to say the least by being so slow that he takes a mini-eternity just to finish a single sentence.
Great series of clips you assembled here. I was a “first gen” Sesame Street tot (early 1970s) so I really dug the inclusion of some of the old school muppets especially Frazzle and Sherlock Hemlock.
Same. It amazes me how many I still remember and remember fondly. I could be wrong, but did a certain number of "retired" Sesame Street Muppet's end up, in one form or another reused as background and supporting cast on The Muppet Show?
Agree everybody. No matter what it is, the first years of any program are usually the best. Sesame Street was at it's weirdest and most wonderful at that time. We are lucky to have been born when we were.
I was born in 1997 and the episodes from that age were just ok, but I was always most into the look and feel of the old 70s and 80s clips. We had some tapes like Learning about Letters and The Alphabet Game that includes clips from the old 70s episodes. I think I enjoyed Elmo more on merchandise than the show. There is just something about the older seasons that's very comforting and refreshing (if you know what I mean). I think seasons 2 and 3 are my favorite.
I think the winner for that will be the legendary episode that was only ever aired once. That had the legendary Margaret Hamilton reprising her role as the Wicked Witch of the west from the Wizard of Oz. For some reason it was deemed too scary for kids. Which is heartbreaking. What few clips of it survive make it seem really endearing. And Margaret was clearly having great fun with the gang.
What a wonderful trip through Seseme Street memories! The various muppets were always the draw for me; my grandmothers, (who lived with us and took care of me while my parents worked) always watched with me, and had their own favorites. ❤ Could you please do something like this for the human characters that lived on the Street, as well? There were so many who helped show us the good side and kindness of all different types of people.
This was a great little series you’ve made. I’m really gonna miss this. I feel like you should do another series or a bonus. But this seems pretty good enough because for those who grew up in a different generation around Sesame Street, it’s fun that they learn about different characters who’ve appeared on the show other than just keeping touch with the modern Sesame Street today.
This series was so good and such a wonderful trip back through my childhood. I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s and I remember so many of the characters fondly, and you’ve done such a beautiful job paying them tribute in a way I haven’t seen anyone do before. Thank you for this! Also, a quick personal shout out to Louis, Basil, and Dodi from Canadian Sesame Street. I still remember an old sketch I saw them do with a weird machine that could simulate the seasons, and it was teaching us Canadian kids the French words for each. The nostalgia is strong.
Dang, I remember being TERRIFIED of Sam. I can't remember where I'd seen the older episodes, but I remember being particularly rattled by him each time he appeared. I'm assuming they were reruns or VHS tapes. Meanwhile, all these years later, I'm unfazed by (and actually adore the design of) Nobody. Fear's a weird thing. Loved this series!
This is the best series i've seen in quite awhile, you give so much detail on the muppets, you basically made me wanna go watch them again, thank you so much for these.
Man I loved this series so much. Firstly your commentary was awesome! Concise, educational, and entertaining, all in perfect balance. I also loved the little drawings you included to help illustrate a point, like Bert getting struck by the count's lightning. This was also just an amazing look back on Sesame Street history. I fondly remembered a lot of these guys like Benny, Alice, Frazzle, and Elizabeth, but it was also cool learning about Muppets I'd never seen or heard of like Farley, Deena, Dexter, and Prof. Hastings. This was a great series and I'd love to see something similar at some point.
This was an amazing video series, the fact that you actually spent a few minutes on each character and didn’t just make it a slideshow with maybe one fact about each one makes me so happy. Glad to see what you’ll do next, keep up the good work!
You met your goal with me sir.. Thanks for everything. Such fitting words to end this series. Thank you for putting this out there. Can't wait to see what's next.
Your Sesame Street videos bring me so many good nostalgic feels! I recently watched a video tour of the newish (2014) set. At first I was upset that they made changes, but then realized changes and evolution is necessary as the world and the times change & evolve.
Thank god I missed out on SAM Machine, cause he would have scared the piss out of me. Yeah when I was a lot younger I'd had a fear of robots, still kinda do but it isn't as bad cause thanks to Star Wars R2-D2 and C-3PO helped get over a good chunk of that fear.
I was born in 1969, the year Sesame Street debuted, so by the time Ruby appeared, I'd aged out of the show. But I do remember one morning when I was in high school and took a sick day, turning on Sesame Street out of curiosity and seeing Ruby performing a "scientific experiment" by standing out in the rain to see how wet she would get. I was thrilled! A girl monster on Sesame Street! True, there had been a few girl Muppets when I'd first watched the show, but from what I could remember, none of them had been monsters. I loved the sight of Ruby's fuzzy face! A darn shame she didn't last. Little girls today at least have Zoe and Rosita, but there should have been room for Ruby as well.
Sherlock Hemlock! Simon Soundman! Sonny Friendly! Vincent Twice Vincent Twice! Barkley, Guy Smiley... I can't believe how nostalgic and fun this has been. Thank you so much.
I can remember at least 19 of the retired muppets and was watching them back in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's. Sesame street helped me learn a lot of essential information quickly and there're many scenes from that I'll never forget. And I can also imitate the voices of some of the original muppets.
Ty Sargent I can remember quite a few of the Sesame Street characters, and they include both the muppets and the human characters too. The living characters I can’t forget include ; Bob, Gordon, Susan, Maria, Louis, Mr Hooper , David and Linda. Linda was deaf too. The muppets I can’t forget include Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Hairy, Elmo, Oscar the grouch, Guy Smiley, Kermit the frog, Simon Soundsman, Harvey Kneeslapper, (who was one of the craziest muppets), Sam the robot, Sinister Sam, (the bad cowboy), Forgetful Joe, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, plus several more. The voices I can imitate from Sesame Street include those of Ernie, Bert, Cookies Monster, Grover, Elmo, Kermit the frog, and from the muppet show Miss piggy and the Swedish cook. Plus I can also imitate many animated character and living movie character voices too. Hasta la vista baby.
Some of the muppets I did remember. It was one of those shows playing when I was little(it was already five when I was born), and my poor dad wasn't able to watch the news if my nephew wanted to watch.
I loved this series! I wish Beautiful Day Monster and Frazzle would return. Maybe something similar like retired cartoon characters? (e.g Gandy Goose, Andy Panda, Kiko The Kangaroo)
Super cool to hear about Sam the robot appearing in a Marvel comic with Spider-Man and Moon dragon! I love obscure facts like that! This has been a fantastic series!
I didn’t know who Ruby Monster was before this video! Since I’ve discovered her appearances online, she’s become one of my favorite Sesame Street characters! It’s a shame that Ruby disappeared, because she was unique and wasn’t like other monsters I saw on the show! She was creative, curious, loving, and a great role model for girls out there! I’ve been writing about my own character inspired by Ruby, a cute little monster named Shaina!
This certainly was a nice nostalgic trip for me, an 80s-mid 90s sesame street kid. I'd even forgotten some of them completely while remembering a few of them that weren't around for long. Great job on this 5 part miniseries.
@@laurenkostich7792 I actually liked those books better than the show because they had stuff like how to bake cookies, and how to speak spanish and sign language.
Wow! Sesame Street is only 5 years older than me, which is why some of these deep dives have allowed me to remember some really deep cut Muppet memories. Thank you. 🙏🏼😍
One you did not mention was a monster named Crystal. She made a few scattered appearances in the mid 80s (1984-85), and she was somewhat of a wisecracker, rebellious type teenage monster, who always challenged people in her projects by saying "Wanna make something of it?" I have an audio clip of her, but I've never found any video clips of hers.
You should do a follow up on retired characters who made special appearances on the 50th anniversary special. And it was awesome how they appeared out of nowhere as if they never left SS
I remember tough Eddie. Never knew he was named. Remember those skits with the bricks on Oscar's garbage can and the beach. He just kind of 'evolved' into a single-appearance delivery man, who then transcended into Biff of Biff and Sully, where the unnamed deliveryman had to deliver the letters for Herbert Birdsfoot to make words (wet, met, set, I dunno) and the deliveryman was fussing about his partner Charlie, "watchin' from the van. He's laughin' " and finally yellin' at the unseen Charlie "QUIT LAUGHIN', CHARLIE!' Had to be the master himself, Frank Oz, doing the deliveryman's voice. These characters clearly morphed into Biff and Sully.
This special series of Sesame Street's Fifty Retired Muppets has been brought to you today by the letter M, for Muppets, and by the number 50. Sesame Street is a production of The Children's Television Workshop.
Thank you for doing these. Although I grew up with Sesame Street in the early 90's I caught a glimpse of a few of these. We also had a huge collection of sesame street books that were hand-me-downed by my sister from the early 80's which showed a lot characters that are no longer around. Nice to see them in action.
I remember the Sherlock character! I had a couple of Sesame Street PC-ROM games on my computer as a little kid, and I remember one of them being one called "Sesame Street: Search And Learn Adventures" where Sherlock and his dog, Watson, in a point-and-click mystery solving game where you had to find several items that went missing after one of Mumford Magician's magic spells went wrong. The only other game I vividly remember having and often playing was the first one I ever played: "Sesame Street: Elmo's Playschool".
Thank you for the credit at the end. These videos were great and loaded with information. Would love to see some more Sesame content from you in the future! - Sesame 101 (and yes this is my personal account)
I think I actually remember Sherlock Hemlock, so far all of these characters have been way before my time but it’s cute to see someone that I think I could probably remember all the it’s all real foggy
These are soooooo good and incredibly helpful. I think you'll appreciate a couple Sesame and muppets deep dive facing series we'll have on our Geeky Jr and SpeekyGeeky channels very soon
Sunny Friendly: "Hey, who wants to play Drink the Beer?" Peter Griffin: "Ooh! Me!" (Drinks beer) Sunny Friendly: You win! Peter Griffin: "Oh, boy! What do I win?" Sunny Friendly: "Another beer!"
A couple others I’d like to mention: * The Oinker Sisters: Appeared regularly from seasons 18-39, but then vanished off the face of the earth without even a cameo or the puppets being reused. Appeared often in the direct to video stuff. * Uncle Jack: Only ever appeared once but is notable as being one of the very few canonically deceased Muppets. Implicitly was in the U.S. military, too. * Murray Monster: A special case because it’s less that he hasn’t appeared in 15 years and more that he’s been officially stated as retired by Sesame Workshop, his puppet recycled as a utility player in international versions. * Bug: Again, another one-off, but his sole appearance was in a feature film. His puppet was reused as “Bill” in the short-lived project Panwapa. I think all the feature film-exclusive characters could be one entry, really, covering both movies. (Of course this wouldn’t include human villains). Panwapa could be a video in & of itself, even.
18:26 Limbo always kinda freaked me out as a kid. Didn't realize how rare it was. Seemed like every episode. Always been curious about this segment and how it was produced though.
I definitely remember Sherlock and Simon when I was a kid. I think I do remember the tortoise. He does look familiar. But the rest I don't remember. Mainly the ones from the 70s. Of course I don't remember them. Seeing that I was born in very early 1980. And I stopped watching Sesame Street around 1989 or 1990. I was just getting too old to be watching a show like that. But I would have thought characters like Magic Mumford, The honkers, Barkley, and the martians would have been mention. Unless they are still on.
I had a VHS copy of Rock and Roll and Ruby appeared in one of the songs. I also have multiple German language VHS tapes and one of them had a clip of Ruby helping Mumford find his wand.
"It was odd that she took the truck to bed with her. That can't be comfortable." You'd think. But my eldest used to take every one of his toy cars with him to bed, and my youngest currently sleeps with a computer keyboard, a tablet, and Lego bricks.
ERROR at 10:41: Sonny Friendly was NOT based on Pat Sajak. There was a Muppet character named Pat Playjacks. He was a one-shot character as the host of "Squeal of Fortune". And was performed by Jim Henson. He appears with Velma Blank (a parody of Vanna White). He is puppeteer by David Rudman (although she is a silent character).
Here’s a fact about Roxie Marie: though her appearances in the show didn’t last long, her appearances in Sesame Street Live, however, were WAY longer in her stage appearance. I believe she stopped appearing in live shows in 2009.
@@ronalddufour2757 Alice Snuffleupagus was so important to me. I was born in 76, and grew up watching Sesame Street. Snuffy was one my favorite characters. In 1983 my baby sister was born, and in 1988, when Alice was introduced as Snuffy's baby sister, it helped me relate and helped me to include my sister in activities and play with her, just like Snuffy played with Alice. I actually am one of the people who was expecting the Magnificent Mumford & Barkley, but the one I also expected that went unmentioned is the First Muppet himself, Rowlf the Dog.
If they ever make another theatrical Sesame Street movie I think Oscar should be the villain Because I bet he would make a great villain since he pretty much hates everyone on Sesame Street
This special series on Sesame Street 50 retired Muppets has been brought to you by the letters M for memories and N for nostalgia.
Sesame Street is a production of the children’s television workshop.
Very good pop culture reference.
Or M for Muppet
And the number 50
And now we're crying...
Funny Funny!!!
And to quote Maria (Sonia Manzano)--ADIOS!!!
Sherlock Hemlock!! THAT brought back some old memories!
Still remember his first appearance where he made a crazy deduction that actually turned out to be correct. (it involved a birthday party)
Remember when he found missing Bert at the beach? Ernie had accidentally buried Bert while digging a hole!
Actually, Sherlock's first appearance had him helping Ernie figure out what happened to half of his chicken salad sandwich.
Guy Smiley was called Sonny Friendly in the "Pick Your Pet" sketch from the early 1970s.
When Tough Eddie came back to see Oscar The Grouch, it wasn't to apologize, as the narrator says. It was to ask Oscar if he could have a certain bicycle wheel that Oscar had. When Oscar offered to fetch a wrench so Eddie could unscrew the wheel, Eddie said it wouldn't be necessary and he just took the screw off with -- his bare hand! That shows how tough Eddie was.
Simon Soundman actually did appear in one of the "Grover The Waiter" segments. In this skit, he tells Grover what he wants to eat with one of his sound effects, and Grover tries to figure out what he wants by bringing out "sandwiches" with things like a guitar, an elephant, and others, until Grover realizes Simon was making the sound of a chicken, which means that he wants a CHICKEN SANDWICH! However, Simon says he has changed his mind:
"Instead, I would like a hot (makes the sound of a dog barking) with mustard and relish."
A hot DOG! Get it?
While watching this series it occurred to me that for everyone who watched Sesame Street as a child, it was only for a handful of years and then you moved on. So it's less than generational. It's almost like a graduating class.
So many characters here I never knew about! Previous to and after.
Thanks for this series! Keep up the good research and documenting.
So is it bad that Sesame Street wasn't my favorite as a kid (not even when I was in the target demographic) and hell, I remember more of Elmo's World than I do the other skits I watched?
It's actually REALLY hard to be nostalgic about Sesame Street when you don't remember TOO much about it. Seriously. I mean admittedly I remember more than I let on, I remember about a quarter to half of it, but still. I must have not watched as much as some of you. And as much as a LOT of people in general.
It's even more generational now. Pre Internet if you stayed at home--sick days--your primary entertainment was TV. Most daytime TV isn't that entertaining for kids so there is PBS. Yea it's not for your age bracket but definitely closer to your demographic than soap operas; unless there were game shows. Now with the internet, esp. smart phones. Once you past your interest there is no opportunity let alone reason to go back.
I was a first-generation Sesamite, being born in 1970. I followed it more or less continuously until not long after Jim Henson's passing, in 1990. I therefore suppose I'm rather more intimately familiar with the majority of retired Muppets than many others, and it was fascinating having them all back for a brief time, as ideal memories should be. Well done, and keep on going.
P.S. I was dismayed that Aristotle the "blind Muppet" only made it to the runners-up slot...but you deserve much credit for including him regardless. 😎
I remember the turtle Muppet making an even earlier appearance, in the 70's, when Kermit, in a "Sesame Street News" segment of course, interviews him for his report on "The Tortoise and the Hare", and he tries Kermit's patience to say the least by being so slow that he takes a mini-eternity just to finish a single sentence.
That wasn't him.
Great series of clips you assembled here. I was a “first gen” Sesame Street tot (early 1970s) so I really dug the inclusion of some of the old school muppets especially Frazzle and Sherlock Hemlock.
I was 1st gen too. I still love muppets
Same. It amazes me how many I still remember and remember fondly. I could be wrong, but did a certain number of "retired" Sesame Street Muppet's end up, in one form or another reused as background and supporting cast on The Muppet Show?
Agree everybody. No matter what it is, the first years of any program are usually the best. Sesame Street was at it's weirdest and most wonderful at that time.
We are lucky to have been born when we were.
Only Beautiful Day Monster and Butch the Tiger.
I was born in 1997 and the episodes from that age were just ok, but I was always most into the look and feel of the old 70s and 80s clips. We had some tapes like Learning about Letters and The Alphabet Game that includes clips from the old 70s episodes. I think I enjoyed Elmo more on merchandise than the show. There is just something about the older seasons that's very comforting and refreshing (if you know what I mean). I think seasons 2 and 3 are my favorite.
I would like to see a 31 scariest Sesame Streets moments video for halloween.
Ditto!
He should include Im Sad Because Im Happy
I'll second that.
I think the winner for that will be the legendary episode that was only ever aired once. That had the legendary Margaret Hamilton reprising her role as the Wicked Witch of the west from the Wizard of Oz. For some reason it was deemed too scary for kids. Which is heartbreaking. What few clips of it survive make it seem really endearing. And Margaret was clearly having great fun with the gang.
The X 👽
What a wonderful trip through Seseme Street memories! The various muppets were always the draw for me; my grandmothers, (who lived with us and took care of me while my parents worked) always watched with me, and had their own favorites. ❤
Could you please do something like this for the human characters that lived on the Street, as well? There were so many who helped show us the good side and kindness of all different types of people.
This was a great little series you’ve made. I’m really gonna miss this. I feel like you should do another series or a bonus. But this seems pretty good enough because for those who grew up in a different generation around Sesame Street, it’s fun that they learn about different characters who’ve appeared on the show other than just keeping touch with the modern Sesame Street today.
World of Puppets I love your chicken 'id' and I will miss the series too.
sydneysnana63 thanks
I think a new interesting series would be to see where some of the locations went, like the Furry Arms hotel
This series was so good and such a wonderful trip back through my childhood. I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s and I remember so many of the characters fondly, and you’ve done such a beautiful job paying them tribute in a way I haven’t seen anyone do before. Thank you for this!
Also, a quick personal shout out to Louis, Basil, and Dodi from Canadian Sesame Street. I still remember an old sketch I saw them do with a weird machine that could simulate the seasons, and it was teaching us Canadian kids the French words for each. The nostalgia is strong.
Dang, I remember being TERRIFIED of Sam. I can't remember where I'd seen the older episodes, but I remember being particularly rattled by him each time he appeared. I'm assuming they were reruns or VHS tapes. Meanwhile, all these years later, I'm unfazed by (and actually adore the design of) Nobody. Fear's a weird thing.
Loved this series!
Sam creeps me out too (even as an adult), he's just so big, and something about that mouth is unnerving.
@@SammyJ_Studios i remember Sam from some book, but not TV
I was afraid of Sam the Robot too. His voice was terrifying.
Sam is terrifying. I thought I was the only one who thought that.
@@flowertrue I think Sam is the root cause of my misophonia!
Sherlock Hemlock. I remember him from Search and Learn Adventures. I loved that game from my childhood.
R.I.P. Caroll Spinney (1933-2019) I'm a man and I was bawling on the couch for a minute after I read about it. I'm not kidding.
Sherlock Hemlock, Ruby, Roxie Marie!! That brought back several memories! I never SAM the Robot on the show.
This is the best series i've seen in quite awhile, you give so much detail on the muppets, you basically made me wanna go watch them again, thank you so much for these.
Man I loved this series so much. Firstly your commentary was awesome! Concise, educational, and entertaining, all in perfect balance. I also loved the little drawings you included to help illustrate a point, like Bert getting struck by the count's lightning. This was also just an amazing look back on Sesame Street history. I fondly remembered a lot of these guys like Benny, Alice, Frazzle, and Elizabeth, but it was also cool learning about Muppets I'd never seen or heard of like Farley, Deena, Dexter, and Prof. Hastings. This was a great series and I'd love to see something similar at some point.
70's Street was the best. Sam the Robot! That brought back such early forgotten memories!😀 Your 5 part series was very well done, thank you!
This was an amazing video series, the fact that you actually spent a few minutes on each character and didn’t just make it a slideshow with maybe one fact about each one makes me so happy. Glad to see what you’ll do next, keep up the good work!
Thank you! I'm digging your avatar.
Colin LooksBack thanks lol
You met your goal with me sir.. Thanks for everything. Such fitting words to end this series. Thank you for putting this out there. Can't wait to see what's next.
Simon Soundman was an awesome character!
An amazing conclusion to a wonderful series that I won't be forgetting any time soon!
Your Sesame Street videos bring me so many good nostalgic feels! I recently watched a video tour of the newish (2014) set. At first I was upset that they made changes, but then realized changes and evolution is necessary as the world and the times change & evolve.
As someone who doesn't really remember half the skits I watched as a kid, it doesn't do too much to me. I wasn't too upset about it.
Thank god I missed out on SAM Machine, cause he would have scared the piss out of me. Yeah when I was a lot younger I'd had a fear of robots, still kinda do but it isn't as bad cause thanks to Star Wars R2-D2 and C-3PO helped get over a good chunk of that fear.
I remember Roosevelt Franklin. He was the jive talking muppet.
Simon soundman and Shelley the turtle were my favorite growing up (Along with a few other Muppets)
You played the theme of "Great Mouse Detective" during the Sherlock Hemlock part. I approve. :)
Glad someone else noticed too!
18:43 Kermit the Frog shouldn’t count because Disney acquired The Muppets.
Yeah, but that was back when The Muppets weren't owned by Disney.
@@mikewarns Oh.
I was born in 1969, the year Sesame Street debuted, so by the time Ruby appeared, I'd aged out of the show. But I do remember one morning when I was in high school and took a sick day, turning on Sesame Street out of curiosity and seeing Ruby performing a "scientific experiment" by standing out in the rain to see how wet she would get. I was thrilled! A girl monster on Sesame Street! True, there had been a few girl Muppets when I'd first watched the show, but from what I could remember, none of them had been monsters. I loved the sight of Ruby's fuzzy face! A darn shame she didn't last. Little girls today at least have Zoe and Rosita, but there should have been room for Ruby as well.
Speaking of Sherlock Hemlock, I saw him as a background cameo in an episode of Furchester Hotel.
This one makes me sad :( I grew up with some of them.
Wahoo! Finally! Thank you so much for showing Sunny Friendly.
Sherlock Hemlock! Simon Soundman! Sonny Friendly! Vincent Twice Vincent Twice! Barkley, Guy Smiley... I can't believe how nostalgic and fun this has been. Thank you so much.
Sherlock Hemlock singing X marks the spot is one of my favorite moments of him.
I can remember at least 19 of the retired muppets and was watching them back in the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's. Sesame street helped me learn a lot of essential information quickly and there're many scenes from that I'll never forget. And I can also imitate the voices of some of the original muppets.
Who can you remember? Who can you imitate?
Ty Sargent I can remember quite a few of the Sesame Street characters, and they include both the muppets and the human characters too. The living characters I can’t forget include ; Bob, Gordon, Susan, Maria, Louis, Mr Hooper , David and Linda. Linda was deaf too. The muppets I can’t forget include Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Hairy, Elmo, Oscar the grouch, Guy Smiley, Kermit the frog, Simon Soundsman, Harvey Kneeslapper, (who was one of the craziest muppets), Sam the robot, Sinister Sam, (the bad cowboy), Forgetful Joe, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, plus several more. The voices I can imitate from Sesame Street include those of Ernie, Bert, Cookies Monster, Grover, Elmo, Kermit the frog, and from the muppet show Miss piggy and the Swedish cook. Plus I can also imitate many animated character and living movie character voices too. Hasta la vista baby.
Herry, not Hairy, Forgetful Jones, not Joe, and the Swedish Chef, not Cook.
Some of the muppets I did remember. It was one of those shows playing when I was little(it was already five when I was born), and my poor dad wasn't able to watch the news if my nephew wanted to watch.
I loved this series! I wish Beautiful Day Monster and Frazzle would return. Maybe something similar like retired cartoon characters? (e.g Gandy Goose, Andy Panda, Kiko The Kangaroo)
That would be awesome if they ever bring back Frazzle then he would be preformed by Matt Vogel.
Super cool to hear about Sam the robot appearing in a Marvel comic with Spider-Man and Moon dragon! I love obscure facts like that! This has been a fantastic series!
I didn’t know who Ruby Monster was before this video! Since I’ve discovered her appearances online, she’s become one of my favorite Sesame Street characters! It’s a shame that Ruby disappeared, because she was unique and wasn’t like other monsters I saw on the show! She was creative, curious, loving, and a great role model for girls out there! I’ve been writing about my own character inspired by Ruby, a cute little monster named Shaina!
i just noticed Sonny Friendly changed puppet design! did anyone else see that? :o
I did lol
This certainly was a nice nostalgic trip for me, an 80s-mid 90s sesame street kid. I'd even forgotten some of them completely while remembering a few of them that weren't around for long. Great job on this 5 part miniseries.
Was really hoping to see Telly baby bear and Zoe but I loved this and enjoyed learning and remembering all of these characters!
Zoe and Telly aren't retired. Dunno about Baby Bear, though.
The bear's still around.
So that's who that weird robot was in the inside cover of the "Sesame Street Treasury" books.
I loved those books!
@@laurenkostich7792 I actually liked those books better than the show because they had stuff like how to bake cookies, and how to speak spanish and sign language.
Great job!
I used to love the bits with Sherlock Hemlock and Vincent Twice!
Thank you for the fun memory trip!
Thanks for this series -- I really enjoyed it... I hope you can do more in the future about Sesame Street's history....
Wow! Sesame Street is only 5 years older than me, which is why some of these deep dives have allowed me to remember some really deep cut Muppet memories. Thank you. 🙏🏼😍
One you did not mention was a monster named Crystal. She made a few scattered appearances in the mid 80s (1984-85), and she was somewhat of a wisecracker, rebellious type teenage monster, who always challenged people in her projects by saying "Wanna make something of it?" I have an audio clip of her, but I've never found any video clips of hers.
You should do a follow up on retired characters who made special appearances on the 50th anniversary special. And it was awesome how they appeared out of nowhere as if they never left SS
Sonny Friendly is a good example of why muppets should never have human teeth. *shudders*
I remember tough Eddie. Never knew he was named. Remember those skits with the bricks on Oscar's garbage can and the beach. He just kind of 'evolved' into a single-appearance delivery man, who then transcended into Biff of Biff and Sully, where the unnamed deliveryman had to deliver the letters for Herbert Birdsfoot to make words (wet, met, set, I dunno) and the deliveryman was fussing about his partner Charlie, "watchin' from the van. He's laughin' " and finally yellin' at the unseen Charlie "QUIT LAUGHIN', CHARLIE!'
Had to be the master himself, Frank Oz, doing the deliveryman's voice. These characters clearly morphed into Biff and Sully.
This is a thing I watch over and over for real I love Muppets
I'm glad he at least MENTIONED Limbo.
I was going to mention Hoots the Owl but then I remembered that he appeared sometime around the early 2000s.
He is also going to be in the 50th anniversary special once again teaching Ernie how to put down the duckie
Some of these really makes me wish that I grew up with this show.
This special series of Sesame Street's Fifty Retired Muppets has been brought to you today by the letter M, for Muppets, and by the number 50. Sesame Street is a production of The Children's Television Workshop.
That part in “don’t eat the pictures” scared the shit out of me as a kid. It was just so creepy.
The soundtrack to Valley of the dolls!!! Love it. I have it on vinyl, I could listen to The Gillian Girl for hours
Wow, someone actually recognized it! I'm surprised. :)
Colin LooksBack I must've seen Valley of the Dolls a hundred times and it's soundtrack is one of my favorite albums ever!
Simon Soundman was basically a muppet version of Michael Winslow.
Thank you for doing these. Although I grew up with Sesame Street in the early 90's I caught a glimpse of a few of these. We also had a huge collection of sesame street books that were hand-me-downed by my sister from the early 80's which showed a lot characters that are no longer around. Nice to see them in action.
I remember the Sherlock character! I had a couple of Sesame Street PC-ROM games on my computer as a little kid, and I remember one of them being one called "Sesame Street: Search And Learn Adventures" where Sherlock and his dog, Watson, in a point-and-click mystery solving game where you had to find several items that went missing after one of Mumford Magician's magic spells went wrong. The only other game I vividly remember having and often playing was the first one I ever played: "Sesame Street: Elmo's Playschool".
Thank you for the credit at the end. These videos were great and loaded with information. Would love to see some more Sesame content from you in the future!
- Sesame 101 (and yes this is my personal account)
I think I actually remember Sherlock Hemlock, so far all of these characters have been way before my time but it’s cute to see someone that I think I could probably remember all the it’s all real foggy
These are soooooo good and incredibly helpful. I think you'll appreciate a couple Sesame and muppets deep dive facing series we'll have on our Geeky Jr and SpeekyGeeky channels very soon
Sunny Friendly: "Hey, who wants to play Drink the Beer?"
Peter Griffin: "Ooh! Me!" (Drinks beer)
Sunny Friendly: You win!
Peter Griffin: "Oh, boy! What do I win?"
Sunny Friendly: "Another beer!"
Loved the A to Z video!! Thanks for having me remember what great tv as a kid was like. Kudos sir!!!
Simon Soundman is Gerald McBoing Boing
This was done really well and I hope to see more content like this in the future. Very nostalgic.
Okay so now are you going to go into Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas? Would love that!
A couple others I’d like to mention:
* The Oinker Sisters: Appeared regularly from seasons 18-39, but then vanished off the face of the earth without even a cameo or the puppets being reused. Appeared often in the direct to video stuff.
* Uncle Jack: Only ever appeared once but is notable as being one of the very few canonically deceased Muppets. Implicitly was in the U.S. military, too.
* Murray Monster: A special case because it’s less that he hasn’t appeared in 15 years and more that he’s been officially stated as retired by Sesame Workshop, his puppet recycled as a utility player in international versions.
* Bug: Again, another one-off, but his sole appearance was in a feature film. His puppet was reused as “Bill” in the short-lived project Panwapa. I think all the feature film-exclusive characters could be one entry, really, covering both movies. (Of course this wouldn’t include human villains). Panwapa could be a video in & of itself, even.
I loved Sherlock Hemlock as a kid. I also remembered Sam the Robot. I loved the Caveman skits!!
18:26 Limbo always kinda freaked me out as a kid. Didn't realize how rare it was. Seemed like every episode. Always been curious about this segment and how it was produced though.
Great videos, I have enjoyed seeing many characters i Ioved as a kid growing up in the mid 80's - 90's
I definitely remember Sherlock and Simon when I was a kid. I think I do remember the tortoise. He does look familiar. But the rest I don't remember. Mainly the ones from the 70s. Of course I don't remember them. Seeing that I was born in very early 1980. And I stopped watching Sesame Street around 1989 or 1990. I was just getting too old to be watching a show like that. But I would have thought characters like Magic Mumford, The honkers, Barkley, and the martians would have been mention. Unless they are still on.
You can never be too old for Sesame Street, it’s a show that anyone of any age can enjoy no matter how young or old you are.
I had a VHS copy of Rock and Roll and Ruby appeared in one of the songs. I also have multiple German language VHS tapes and one of them had a clip of Ruby helping Mumford find his wand.
This was a great series. Thank you for making it. Really enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
I need more Muppet Goodnesssssss
Colin, you know that 'Guys And Dolls' skit was an episode of Monsterpiece Theater, don't you?
the friendship with bert and ernie is like the friendship between jim henson and frank oz
"It was odd that she took the truck to bed with her. That can't be comfortable."
You'd think. But my eldest used to take every one of his toy cars with him to bed, and my youngest currently sleeps with a computer keyboard, a tablet, and Lego bricks.
Love that Epcot fountain area music!
Linkara needs to review that 'Spidey' comic.
ERROR at 10:41: Sonny Friendly was NOT based on Pat Sajak. There was a Muppet character named Pat Playjacks. He was a one-shot character as the host of "Squeal of Fortune". And was performed by Jim Henson. He appears with Velma Blank (a parody of Vanna White). He is puppeteer by David Rudman (although she is a silent character).
He's trying to say that he's has some type of ACTIONS like Sajak or somethin.
Plus Disney actually lent Kermit back to Sesame Workshop only for Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary, so he did actually make a recent major appearance
Let’s do human characters from Gina Mr Hooper Savion Mr Mac Billy Pete Linda Selena Ruthy Carlos
You might be happy to know quite a few of the 50 you listed get cameos in the 50 year anniversary special!
Thank you so much for making this video. You brought back so many wonderful memories.
The Deathstar & Jaws mash-up? Awesome!
I want to say that it's also rare for a show to go on this long. I'm the youngest of four and all of us grew up with Sesame Street
Tough Eddie is like One of those tough guys from those 1930s Warner Bros. gangster films
Thanks for these terrific videos. What a cool trip down memory lane.
I remember Sherlock Hemlock.
Thank you for this lovely little series.
Here’s a fact about Roxie Marie: though her appearances in the show didn’t last long, her appearances in Sesame Street Live, however, were WAY longer in her stage appearance. I believe she stopped appearing in live shows in 2009.
Why didn't you mentioned horatio the elephant he was my favorite muppet when I was younger 😢
This is Joshua how do you feel about Alice snuffleupgus
@@ronalddufour2757 Alice Snuffleupagus was so important to me. I was born in 76, and grew up watching Sesame Street. Snuffy was one my favorite characters. In 1983 my baby sister was born, and in 1988, when Alice was introduced as Snuffy's baby sister, it helped me relate and helped me to include my sister in activities and play with her, just like Snuffy played with Alice.
I actually am one of the people who was expecting the Magnificent Mumford & Barkley, but the one I also expected that went unmentioned is the First Muppet himself, Rowlf the Dog.
@@TxSonofLiberty Alice snuffleupgus is returning very soon
TxSonofLiberty Ralph the dog was only on Sesame Street once, and he’s still around in other muppet productions today
Thanks for the smile.
Oh I remember Vincent Twice Vincent Twice
I enjoyed this list
If they ever make another theatrical Sesame Street movie I think Oscar should be the villain
Because I bet he would make a great villain since he pretty much hates everyone on Sesame Street
Am I the only who thinks that Roxie looks like a muppet version of Meilin from Turning Red?
loved simon and sherlock.classic
I feel old. Very few of the muppets that I grew up on are still around. :(