Zoe



She first appeared on Sesame Street in 1993.

She was designed by Ed Christie and built by Rollie Krewson.

Zoe is a 3-year-old, orange female monster. She was designed in her color to complement Elmo, who was gaining popularity at her introduction.

She is now permanently dressed in a tutu, as like many girls of her age, Zoe is obsessed with ballet. Her love of dance in general resulted in the video Zoe's Dance Moves.

She often rides a soapbox-style car around Sesame Street, called the Zoemobile. She has a pet rock, Rocco, much to Elmo's constant dismay.

Though it is likely she has many relatives, only the voice of her Aunt Chloe has been heard on the show. Recently, her Aunt Giselle, who lives in Swan Lake, sent her a tutu. This is a reference to the character of Giselle in the ballet Swan Lake.

From the book Sesame Street Unpaved: "From several possible designs of the character, 'I picked the one that had a face like Carol Channing,' says Fran Brill. 'I wanted her to be obviously female with jewelry and barrettes in her hair. Someone suggested we call her Frannie, since that's my nickname. But I didn't want a Muppet with my name, so I thought of the J.D. Salinger book Franny and Zooey, and suggested Zoe, which seemed to be just right."

Zoe's birthday is September 30th.