Dr. Nobel Price



Dr. Nobel Price is an inventor whose only inventions are either of no use or have already been invented. He first appeared on Sesame Street around 1979 and appeared on the show until about 1988.

He often appeared in Sesame Street News Flash segments, showing off his latest inventions to Kermit the Frog. In these segments, Dr. Price worked at a far-off laboratory set on a secluded island. (This explains why he kept inventing items that already existed, or discovering known creatures such as rabbits or Snuffleupaguses.) His ineptitute was further emphasized by his constant tripping, due to a very long labcoat. Eventually he became a regular in street scenes, where he began to create complicated machines, or conduct ridiculous experiments. The only known time that Dr. Price has invented something original that actually works is in Episode 2255, where he combined various items to create an invention that can dry towels, scratch a dog's ears, holds flowers, plays music, and gives one a place to sit down.

His name is a pun on the Nobel Prize.

Street scenes

 * Produces a rain-making machine in Episode 1740
 * Discovers gravity in Episode 1845
 * Makes a wake-up machine (alarm clock) in Episode 2282

Sesame Street News

 * The Great Poonga-Poonga (live rabbit)
 * Tinkle Table (piano)
 * Foot Snuggies (socks)
 * Herman the Hoppity-Hop (a replica of Kermit)
 * Speaking Stick (microphone)
 * Slushabouts (galoshes)

Other

 * Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (background)