Hunt for Happiness is a three part soap opera spoof on Sesame Street that first appeared in Episode 0112. Its title is a parody of the long-running soap Search for Tomorrow. The saga presents the exploits of the Happy family, namely Helen Happy, her brother Harold Happy, and the sensible Grandmother Happy, who has no patience for their dramatics; various other Happy members are mentioned throughout.
As the story begins, Helen Happy is distraught because she's gotten mud on her sneaker. At Grandmother's suggestion, she wipes it off with a rag, but is now upset that the rag is now muddied. Finally, she washes the rag with water and soap. As seems fine now until Harold points out there's now mud on the soap.
Frank Oz performed Helen Happy. Jim Henson provided the voices for both Harold Happy and Grandmother Happy. For actual puppetry, Henson would perform the character with more lines and prominence in the scene, Harold for the story's first and second part and Grandmother for the third part. The secondary puppet was manipulated by Daniel Seagren (see below).
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