Herbert Birdsfoot



Herbert Birdsfoot was introduced on Sesame Street in Season 2 as a lecturer, usually with Grover as his assistant. He took over Kermit's lecturing job on the street for a short time. The character stayed on the show until Season 5.

His name is a play on the pasture crop "bird's-foot trefoil," which was familiar to Jim Henson because of his father's work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Sketches
AN Family (Episode 0158)
 * Big Bird tells Herbert a story about the AN family. (Street scene)

Over and Under (Episode 0198)
 * Herbert demonstrates "over" and "under" by putting a mattress over Grover.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover on M (Episode 0276)
 * Herbert Birdsfoot thinks that Grover is talking about the letter M whenever he makes an Mmmmm sound, but Grover is only making the sound because he ate peanut butter and got his mouth stuck shut.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover recite the alphabet
 * Herbert and Grover recite the alphabet.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover count to 20
 * Herbert and Grover count to 20.

Herbert Birdsfoot on M (and W!)
 * Herbert is talking about the letter M which the letter M goes upside down and turns into a W.

Album Appearances

 * Sesame Street 2 (1971), "High, Middle Low," a song about musical harmony.
 * The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971), "Herbert's Silly Poem" and "The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut"
 * Havin' Fun with Ernie and Bert (1972), "The Magic Cookie" and "Pat Pat Patty Pat"
 * Bert's Blockbusters (1974), "Pat Pat Patty Pat"
 * Big Bird Sings! (1974), "Big Bird Writes a Poem"
 * C is for Cookie (1974), "The Magic Cookie" and "The Monster's Three Wishes"
 * Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (1974), "The Monster's Three Wishes"
 * Letters... and Numbers, Too! (1975), "Herbert's Silly Poem"
 * Ernie and Bert's Greatest Hits (1996), "High, Middle, Low" It is only credited to Ernie and Bert, but Herbert sings the high part.

Book Appearances

 * The Sesame Street Storybook (1972)
 * The Sesame Street ABC Storybook (1974)
 * The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
 * A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch (1981)