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Nobelpreis-001
PERFORMER Brian Muehl 1980-1984
  Kevin Clash 1984-1987
DEBUT 1980
PATTERN Large Lavender Live Hand
NobelPriceLab

Dr. Nobel Price's island laboratory as depicted in the opening to the News Flash segments featuring him.

Dr Price family

Dr. Price keeps a photo of his wife and kids atop a "tinkly table."

DrNobelPriceFlyingCupcakeMaria

Dr. Nobel Price showing his invention, a flying cupcake, to Maria.

BrianM-Nobel

Brian Muehl, assisted by Ed Christie, performing Dr. Price taking a spill in Episode 1554.

SSMagazine1989DrPrice

Dr. Price as seen in a 1989 issue of Sesame Street Magazine, as illustrated by Mary Grace Eubank.

Dr. Nobel Price is an inventor whose only inventions are either of no use or have already been invented. He first appeared on Sesame Street in 1980 and remained on the show until 1987.

He often appeared in Sesame Street News Flash segments, showing off his latest inventions to Kermit the Frog. These were always remotes from Dr. Price's "far-off island laboratory," which may explain why he kept inventing items that already existed, or discovering known creatures such as rabbits. His ineptitude was further emphasized by his constant tripping, due to a very long labcoat (as in a 1983 episode where he "discovers" Snuffleupaguses). Regardless, Kermit (or somebody else) always has the awkward task of breaking it to Dr. Price the truth about his inventions, which he never takes very well.

Dr. Price was also a regular in street scenes, where he often created complicated machines or conducted ridiculous experiments. One experiment in Episode 1851 involved removing legs from a table in the yard, while another in Episode 2134 saw Dr. Price swindling David out of some free ice cream. The only known time that Dr. Price invented something original that actually works came in Episode 2255, where he combined various items to create an invention that can dry towels, scratch a dog's ears, holds flowers, plays music, and gives one a place to sit down.

His name is a pun on the Nobel Prize. The tie he wore was an actual tie that Brian Muehl had collected.[1] He can be seen in some background scenes in Follow That Bird.

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