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| PERFORMER | Megan Piphus |
| DEBUT | 2018 |
| PATTERN | Brown |
Gabrielle and Prairie Dawn
Gabrielle and Naomi Osaka in Episode 5209.
Gabrielle is a six-year-old[1] girl who first appeared on Sesame Street in season 48. She was later given a featured role in the 2020 special The Power of We.
For her first appearance in Episode 4812, Gabrielle (voiced here by an unidentified child actress) and her friend Prairie Dawn make up a dance together. When Prairie suggests they move their hair around as part of it, they discover Gabrielle's hair can't whip around the way Prairie's can. They think they'll have to call off their dance, but learn they can incorporate both moves into the dance. They soon get Elmo and Big Bird to join, moving their fur and feathers too.
Now performed by Megan Piphus,[2] Gabrielle shared three brief comments in Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. In her next major appearance, The Power of We, her older cousin Tamir is introduced. The two live in the same apartment building with their family (including her aunt Kayla and Grandma Nell) and are part of the Power of We Club, which holds virtual meetings, as shown in the special and subsequent online videos.
In Season 54, she began to co-star in the animated segment, "Sesame Street Nature Explorers."
Gabrielle's dad is Pop, who has appeared in an illustrated book with his daughter. Her press bio specifically places her age as 6¾ years old and states that she has a gray pet bunny named Harriet.[3] Her birthday has been acknowledged as either November 17[4] or 18.[5]
Appearances[]
- Sesame Street
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism
- The Power of We
- Power of We Club videos
- "The Wheels on the Fire Truck"
- "Animals on the Farm"
- 2021 Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala
- The ABCs of COVID Vaccines
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2021 on)
- Let's Celebrate Black History Song!
- Sesame Street: The Musical
- Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
Book appearances[]
- Let's Stand Up for What Is Right! (2021)
- Counta Block (2021)
- Joy to the World (2021)
- Home for the Holidays (2021)
- What If...? (2021)
- Spanish Is My Superpower! (2022)
- Meet Your Neighbors on Sesame Street (2022)
- I Love My Hair (2022)
- All Aboard! The Sesame Street Subway (2023)
- Being Thankful with Gabrielle (2023)
- Girl Power (2023)
- Elmo Asks Why (2023)
- Elmo's Bake Sale (2024)
- Gabrielle (Sesame Street Friends) (2024)
- Explore Freshwater Habitats with Gabrielle (2024)
- Trucks, Cars, and Things with Wings! (2024)
- Grover Yoga! (2024)
- Elmo Gives Thanks (2024)
- Good Game: A Sesame Street Guide to Being a Good Sport (2024)
- Sesame Street 2024 comic book
- I Love to Watch You Grow! (2024)
- 100 Words from the Street (2024)
- Furry Friends Forever: 5-Minute Stories (2025)
- I Am Abby (2025)
Merchandise[]
- Sesame Street plush (Gund) (2022)
- Love My Hair Gabrielle (2023)
- Sesame Street Neighborhood Friends (Just Play) (2023)
- Learn with Elmo Phone (2023)
- Sesame Place PVC figure (2024)
- Sesame Place plush (2024)
See also[]
Sources[]
- ↑ Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism introduction
- ↑ Ventriloquist Megan Piphus Facebook post, June 8, 2020
- ↑ Sesame Workshop - The Power of We: About the Special
- ↑ Facebook post, 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Season 52 Press Kit, 2021. 2022 and 2023 tweets.
- ↑ Time "Sesame Workshop Is Talking More Explicitly About Race—and Welcoming Two Black Muppets" by Cady Lang, March 23, 2021