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| PERFORMER | Tyler Bunch |
| DEBUT | 2014 |
Luka is a horse that appears in a season 44 episode of Sesame Street.
Throughout the story, Judy, of the story Judy and the Beast, tries to find the perfect beast to be her friend. Abby, playing her fairy godmother, conjures up a lobster and a kangaroo, neither of which suit her needs.
Leela presents her with a book of animals and Judy is drawn to the horse. Abby makes one appear and the two instantly hit it off. After singing a song about their connection, Judy rides her new friend down the street, naming her Luka.
The puppet is a refurbished version of the horse that was made for "Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!"; for this episode, it was altered to look more like an Icelandic horse. It has since retained those features, and has been used in the Elmo the Musical segment "Karate Master the Musical" (performed by Martin P. Robinson), in assorted episodes of The Furchester Hotel (most notably as Carrot the Horse in "Pony in Disguise"), and a season 5 episode of Eine Möhre für Zwei as Tante Hüfli.