Edith Prickley visits the street in Episode 2259.
Edith Prickley is a character played by Andrea Martin on the series SCTV and a mainstay for the run of the series (1977-1984). A loud personality clad in leopard skins and oversized glasses, she began in Martin's sketch stage work with the Second City comedy troupe. She began her TV career similarly in sketches, but by the second season she became the fictional SCTV station's manager and a major character in plots.
The flamboyant and strongminded Mrs. Prickley would snort with laughter at her own jokes and crack wise at everyone else. As with Ruth Buzzi and Gladys Ormphby from Laugh-In, Martin would take the character with her to other venues, including multiple visits to Sesame Street (in various occupations or guises). Martin also continued the character in specials, her one person shows, commercials, and elsewhere.
Appearances[]
Edith made her first Sesame appearance during Season 17, in Episode 2203. Although only using her first name, she plays a shoe store clerk who helps Maria and Grundgetta choose footwear. She sings a round of "Three of These Things Belong Together."
The redoutable Edith Prickley returned multiple times the next season. In Episode 2259, she announces her full name and runs the Give a Dog a Home Home. She mistakes Barkley for a stray and takes him with her. She manifests as Fairy Godmonster to Telly Monster in Episode 2450. Using clips recorded during her previous vists, Edith Prickley participated in the celebrity version of "Put Down the Duckie" when it debuted in Sesame Street, Special (1988). She also appeared on the co-production Canadian Sesame Street in 1987.
In the earliest installments of "Elmo's World," Edith Prickley appeared in animated form as the Lecture Lady, with Martin's voice and the scripts specifying the character by name.