Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Are you an Oscar the Grouch fan?

Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body (during the 1969–1970 season he was orange), has no nose, and lives in a garbage can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". Although "The Grouch" aptly describes his misanthropic interaction with the other characters, it is also the name of his species. The character is performed by Muppeteer Carroll Spinney.



Oscar can also become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno, the trashman, who carried Oscar around in his can. Bruno was a full-body costume which allows Oscar's puppeteer to manipulate Oscar while remaining hidden by the Bruno costume.



While appearing to be the size of a normal trash can, Oscar's residence is presumably larger inside than the exterior would suggest, as evidenced by the fact that Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a swimming pool, bowling alley and a piano.

Pink- Nose Grover

In his earliest appearances, Grover was depicted as having dark green fur and an orange nose. By the second season of Sesame Street, this was changed to the more familiar puppet with blue fur and a pink nose (although the original puppet was used for the initial appearance of Grover's mother).



Grover also has an instructional persona who wears a cap and gown to provide educational context for simple, everyday things. His lessons are often wrong, leaving himself open to correction by a group of kids or Muppets. This, combined with the failings of the Super Grover character, means that Grover is very self-conscious and timid. He is often a source of slapstick humor and often accidentally injures himself.

Does Bert look like a banana?

Bert, though intelligent, is also grumpy, boring and easily frustrated. He enjoys activities such as paper clip and bottle cap collecting, cooking oatmeal and watching pigeons. In one sketch, Bert reads a book called "Boring Stories" and chuckles, "Boy, these Boring Stories are really exciting!"



Bert has a twin brother, Bart; a nephew, Brad; and an Aunt Matilda. Brad (presumed to be played by Richard Hunt) had a voice like Beaker, but slightly deeper, and while he still made baby-like noises, he was able to talk. Ernie brought a toy shark with him in one skit; Brad was scared by it, not realizing it was a toy. Bart looks exactly like Bert—Ernie once mistook Bart for Bert—but Bart wears a suit and fedora and is a salesman ("Bart's the name and selling's my game!"). Bart also tells several jokes, and laughs at his own jokes and has combed hair. Bert's Aunt Matilda is never shown, but is often talked about, usually concerning Bert buying presents for her for numerous reasons.

In your opinion, does he look like a banana?

Monday, March 2, 2009

Ernie, Ernie, Ernie

Ernie is a fictional character, a Muppet on the Public Broadcasting Service's long-running children's television show, Sesame Street. He and his roommate Bert form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naive troublemaker and Bert the world-weary foil. Ernie's birthday is February 28.



Ernie is well known for his fondness for baths with his Rubber Duckie, and for trying to learn to play the saxophone although he would not "put down the duckie." Ernie is also known for keeping Bert awake at night, for reasons such as wanting to play the drums, wanting to count something (like sheep), to observe something like a blackout, or even because he is waiting for his upstairs neighbor to drop his shoes.

He has a distinctive, chuckling laugh (a trait he shares with his baby cousin Ernestine).

Kermit the Frog

Kermit was one of the original Muppet characters on Sesame Street. Though he was intended to be removed from the cast after the first season, he returned as a full-time character in the third, and remained a regular character for many years. Closely identified with the show, he often appeared as an easily frustrated lecturer, a straight man to the humorous antics of another Muppet, or a news reporter interviewing storybook characters for Sesame Street News. He most often interacted with Grover and, to a slightly lesser extent, Cookie Monster. The various songs he sang on Sesame Street tended to be meaningful in nature, most memorably his song "Bein' Green".



Following the death of Jim Henson, Kermit was used less frequently on Sesame Street, but still made new appearances until 2001. Unlike the rest of the show's Muppets, he was not created for the exclusive use of Sesame Workshop, and has rarely been a part of the show's merchandise. All Muppet characters originally belonged to the Jim Henson Company, but when the opportunity came for Sesame Workshop to buy its characters for $180 million, Kermit was not included in the deal.

I'm sure you who this is!

Big Bird is a full-body Muppet, featured on the children's television show Sesame Street, which airs on PBS. He is sometimes referred to as "Bird" by his friends.





Big Bird is an eight-foot two-inch tall bright yellow bird. He can roller skate, ice skate, dance, sing, write poetry, draw and even ride a unicycle. But despite this wide array of talents, he is prone to frequent misunderstandings, on one occasion even singing the alphabet as one big long word (ABC-DEF-GHI), pondering what it could ever mean. He lives in a large nest behind the 123 Sesame Street brownstone and he has a teddy bear named Radar, which is a nod to Walter "Radar" O'Reilly of M*A*S*H, who had a teddy bear and was also lovably naive and innocent.

Do you know Abby Cadabby?

Abby Cadabby is a 3-year-old fairy-in-training and is a new character for Season 37 of the children's television show Sesame Street. She is performed by Leslie Carrara and was designed by Ed Christie and built by Rollie Krewson. She is the first new female muppet on Sesame Street in 13 years and is a playmate of Elmo, Zoe, Baby Bear and the gang.




Being the new girl on the block, she is meant to bring a further opportunity to share lessons on the differences of people from different backgrounds.

Is Cookie Monster really a Monster?

Cookie Monster is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Om nom nom nom" (said through a mouthful of food). He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples, bananas, as well as normally inedible objects such as salt and pepper shakers, signs, napkins, pencils, typewriters, telephones, motorcycles, Peabody Awards, trucks, a safe, and the Letter of the Day.



However, as his name suggests, his preferred food is cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are his favorite kind; oatmeal cookies are his second favorite. In a song in 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before he ate his first cookie, he believes his name was Sid. Showing awareness of healthy eating habits for children, since 2006 he has said that cookies are "a sometimes food" and that he also likes fruits and eggplant.

Cookie Monster really sounds to be a lot of fun! I'm sure it will be great to give your child something that would make them giggle so...

Who is Elmo?

The Sesame Street Characters are the one of the best toys that you can give your toddler. It will just be all fun, endless laughter and cute smiles for you and your child.




Furry red Muppet, who has become the leading character of the series Sesame Street. While enormously popular amongst children, adult viewers tend to either strongly like or dislike Elmo. Originally introduced as "Baby Monster" and performed by Caroll Spinney. After the name change, he was puppeteered by Brian Muehl and Richard Hunt.Grab Elmo Live Now Before Stock Runs Out!

Elmo's birthday is February 3.

Introduction to Best Toddlers Toys 2009



















There are various toys that are available in the market today. Last year 2008, Elmo live was recognized to be the #1 Toys for Toddlers and until now, it is really selling like hot cakes. Truth to be told, toys for your tots are uncomplicated and can be effortless found in stores or small markets. But as a parent, you want to invest in toys that your child could use for longer period of time—something that would interest them for two to three weeks.

Right on this blog, you're going to uncover the Best toys for toddlers in 2009. It is imperative that you know the toys that aren’t hazardous to your child’s health and if possibly, toys that are fun yet educational.

Best toys for toddlers can be classified into different status for various reasons. Some are for just pure fun producing an endless supply of giggles and frenzy for your child. Some others are purposely to develop your kid’s motor skills while others are fun toys with educational benefit.
Like every parent, an incorporation of these types of toddler toys in your son or daughter's gifts this year is what you want to get. Will the hottest toddler toys for the 2009 be another Elmo doll? A different type of plush animal?

Let's take a look at the best toddler toys of 2009. It is ideal that you buy them right online so you're able to find a better stock without having to troubling yourself past another parent whose sights are set on the last Tickle Me Elmo the store has left!

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