PERFORMER | Matt Vogel |
DEBUT | 2012 |
A basketball appeared on Sesame Street in the Word of the Day segment on "Patience" with Elmo and Zac Efron. (First: Episode 4305)
The ball later reappeared (performed by Eric Jacobson) in a sketch with Tracee Ellis Ross on the letter B featured in Episode 4601. The ball was also featured in the street story of Episode 5415 alongside a beach ball and another ball.
A different basketball character (voiced by Jim Henson and puppeteered by Daniel Seagren) appeared in a season 1 insert as the intimidating "daddy" of a rubber ball. (First: Episode 0107)