Two-Headed Monster

 Performers: Hunt and Nelson • (1978 - 1991) Rudman and Nelson • (1992 - 2002) Rudman and Mazzarino • (2003 - present) The Two-Headed Monster is, as the name implies, a monster with two heads. The Two-Headed Monster first appeared on Sesame Street in 1978. He speaks gibberish, and many of his skits have to do with either cooperation or sounding out parts of words that suddenly show up. Skits with the Two-Headed Monster usually take place with the monster behind a brick wall.

Since 2003, the Two-Headed Monster has made a cameo appearance in each Journey to Ernie segment, with Big Bird asking them if they'd seen Ernie, and the monster pointing in both directions.

Trivia
Some sources, such as the 30th Anniversary trivia game that was featured on Sesame Workshop's official website in 1998, say that the Monster's heads are named Frank and Stein.

The creation of this monster was inspired by their performers, Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt, playing around on the set one day, saying that they are a two-headed monster. The puppet was built by Caroly Wilcox.

TV Shows

 * Sesame Street

Specials
Sesame Street Specials:
 * Big Bird in China
 * Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
 * Elmopalooza

Muppet Specials:
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of Thirty Years
 * A Muppet Family Christmas

Movies
Sesame Street:
 * Follow That Bird

Muppets:
 * The Muppet Movie
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan

Individual Skits

 * Dance
 * The two headed monster sound out the word "Dance" at a disco.


 * Run
 * The monster sounds out the word "run", and then runs.


 * Shoes
 * The monster can't agree on what shoes to wear. They eventually agree on something: the shoebox . This is one of the few times that we see the monsters feet.


 * Feet
 * The Two-Headed Monster sounds out "Feet", and then the camera pans back to reveal a pair of live feet on some grass.


 * Playground or Zoo
 * The monster argues over whether to go to the playground or the zoo.


 * Cheese
 * After sounding out the word "Cheese", the monster poses for many pictures.


 * Honk
 * After sounding the word Honk, several Honkers suddenly appear and honk their noses. The left half of the monster then honks the right halfs nose (and hurts him).


 * Hat
 * The monster sees a cardboard cut-out of itselve wearing some hats. The monster decides to find a hat that matches, and then both the monster and the cardboard cut-out faints.


 * Mom
 * The Two Headed Monster sounds out the word Mom, and then the viewer sees the monters mom (she does not have two heads).