2007 Emmy Awards transcripts

Kevin Clash

 * Elmo: Hello Hello Ah!
 * Presenter: My daughter would love this
 * Kevin: Thank you
 * Elmo: Hello, how are you? (to video camera of second presenter)
 * Kevin: Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man. I tell you, I started watching this show when I was ten years old, learned how to build puppets and I've been with Jim, and the Muppets for about, it's been about 25 years for me. I grew up watching this show, glued to it, my mom thought I'd go blind, trying to figure out how to build these things. I tell you it's been a wonderful, wonderful ride working with this wonderful wonderful show, I had great parents who really supported me, I have great friends like Michelle who's here tonight. I love living on the street, of Sesame Street.
 * [mild laughter]
 * Kevin: Thank you very much for his.
 * [applause]

Caroll Spinney

 * Oscar: Gee I never thought I'd...
 * Caroll: Heya, he, e, I'm here too!
 * Oscar: Who ask'd ya?
 * [laughter]
 * Caroll: Wow, This is really exciting. Thank you very much. Thank you Joan Cooney, who started Sesame Street. Thank you Carolyn Parente, our producer, my wife, Oscar, I have to thank you too...
 * Oscar: Never thank a grouch!
 * Caroll, in Big Bird's voice: And I'd like to thank Big Bird too.
 * [audience applauds, yells in approval]
 * Caroll: Thank you everybody.
 * [applause]

Tyra and Elmo

 * Tyra: And it is my pleasure to tell everyone about the children's categories that were present last night.
 * Elmo: Excuse Elmo, Ms. Tyra. Ms. Tyra? Come her. Come her, come here, come here, come here. Over here!
 * [Tyra waddles back and forth on stage.]

Did you say children?
 * Tyra: Elmo, I did. What are you doing here?
 * Elmo: Elmo heard all the people having a good time, and [laughs] Elmo didn't want to miss all the fun. Woowee. Nice dress!
 * Tyra: You like my dress?
 * Elmo: Hubba hubba! Elmo likes award shows.
 * Tyra: Thank you, Elmo. Elmo, am I supposed to be standing in front with you?
 * Elmo: That's okay, you can be behind here. It's okay.
 * Tyra: I'm going to come to the front, I don't think I'm supposed to be behind here.
 * Elmo: Okay.

(I stopped taping at that point, not knowing who was on stage, as I had the TV off.)