Thelma Thumb

Thelma Thumb was a series of animated segments on Sesame Street, dating at least to 1978, according to CTW archives. Designed to teach pre-science concepts, the series was produced by John Korty using his Lumage system. The central character was little Marcia Middlewell, a girl who responded to troubles by entering a phone booth, andf with her catch phrase, "Zapper jiffy squincher scrum, make me into Thelma Thumb!", she would shrink to the size of a salt shaker and fly to the rescue. Thelma's size allowed the segments to examine objects and places from a unique perspective. Also featured was Thelma's pet magpie, Cyrus, designed by Brian Narelle. Judith Kahan supplied the voice of Marcia/Thelma, and James Cranna was Cyrus.

While the segments have not aired on the US Sesame Street in decades, they still occasionally surface in the Netherlands, on Sesamstraat. Thelma Thumb is renamed Selma Duim, and her alter-ego is now Marijke, with both voiced by Marijke Merckens. Cyrus, now Kobus Kraai, is voiced by Sesamstraat voice veteran Paul Haenen.

Credits

 * Director/Producer: John Korty
 * Designer/Writer: Brian Narelle
 * Set Designer: Harley Jessup
 * Animator: Amanda Bereny
 * Ink and Paint: Kevin Richardson