Jay Tucker played one of the kids on Sesame Street beginning in the show's first season when he was nine years old.[1]
Unlike most child talent on the show who appeared fleetingly throughout the years, Jay would return many times during his tenure on the show, effectively growing up among the Muppets and human cast members on the show. He stayed on the show long enough to graduate high school in Episode 1025 alongside Mr. Hooper who had just finished night school. In Episode 0028, he mentioned that he has a two-year-old brother.
Some of his notable episodes include Episode 0022 in which the kids come over to Gordon and Susan's apartment to attend his birthday party, Episode 0415 where he helped Mr. Snuffleupagus throw garbage away in an oversized trash can, and Episode 0598 where he inadvertently helps Sherlock Hemlock find Luis's pencil. Although most of his involvement could be found in street scenes, he also featured in a "Three of These Kids" segment as one of three kids in contrast to a fourth who is pictured upside-down. (First: Episode 0413)
As Tucker grew older, and stuck around on the show, he eventually served as something of a bigger kid among the younger children who were more commonly woven into the goings-on of a typical street story. One such example can be found in a repeated segment in which Luis plays some of Big Bird's home movies projected on the wall for the kids to interact with.
Appearances[]
- Episode 0002
- Episode 0015
- Episode 0020
- Episode 0022
- Episode 0025
- Episode 0028
- Episode 0035
- Episode 0045
- Episode 0048
- Episode 0049
- Episode 0055
- Episode 0057
- Episode 0066
- Episode 0073
- Episode 0075
- Episode 0090
- Episode 0103
- Episode 0108
- Episode 0115
- Episode 0124
- Episode 0126
- Episode 0130
- Episode 0137
- Episode 0147
- Episode 0156
- Episode 0159
- Episode 0185
- Episode 0186
- Episode 0225
- Episode 0226
- Episode 0239
- Episode 0258
- Episode 0267
- Episode 0269
- Episode 0272
- Episode 0273
- Episode 0292
- Episode 0296
- Episode 0311
- Episode 0319
- Episode 0335
- Episode 0336
- Episode 0340
- Episode 0341
- Episode 0364
- Episode 0372
- Episode 0380
- Episode 0389
- Episode 0391
- Episode 0400
- Episode 0402 ("I Am - Somebody")
- Episode 0404
- Episode 0406
- Episode 0407
- Episode 0413 (insert)
- Episode 0415
- Episode 0416
- Episode 0431
- Episode 0445
- Episode 0449
- Episode 0450
- Episode 0466
- Episode 0470
- Episode 0471
- Episode 0475
- Episode 0477
- Episode 0484
- Episode 0490
- Episode 0497
- Episode 0501
- Episode 0505
- Episode 0520
- Episode 0535
- Episode 0537
- Episode 0541
- Episode 0542
- Episode 0547
- Episode 0548
- Episode 0551
- Episode 0554
- Episode 0557
- Episode 0565
- Episode 0566
- Episode 0573
- Episode 0574
- Episode 0594
- Episode 0598
- Episode 0629
- Episode 0639
- Episode 0665
- Episode 0690
- Episode 0691
- Episode 0694
- Episode 0739
- Episode 0760
- Episode 0797
- Episode 0809
- Episode 0834
- Episode 0891
- Episode 0910
- Episode 0944
- Episode 1001
- Episode 1008
- Episode 1025
- Episode 1039