Changes: Muppet Wiki:Celebrities Wanted

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This is a project page for tracking celebrities and guests that need articles on the wiki, or need extra information about their connection to the Muppets. Some of this is carried over from this space when we used to use talk pages for discussion. Please use this thread to discuss tracking down details for the topics on this page.

Sesame Street

sources mixed

Cal Ripken, Jr. [1]

Monica Seles [2]

a source exists for the following, but Sesame Workshop has no record in their digital database which we're told may be missing data

Kathy Bates [3]

Alfre Woodard [4]

Steve Guttenberg [5]

the following are cited in 40 years book and additional info comes from Sesame Workshop, but they do not appear in scripted materials

Jackie Joyner-Kersee — Season 21 appears in monster on the spot segment with Telly and in a segment with the Two-Headed Monster No such bits in any script

Andy Garcia — Season 24. Two segments: Big Bird Makes a Movie with Andy Garcia, and a segment with Elmo and Telly Monster.

Lassie — Season 23, 26, 28 - Season 26 confirmed, others could possibly be referring to Lassie (goat)

Kristi Yamaguchi — Season 25: appears with Elmo - no such mention in any Season 25 script

Tom Hanks — Season 24: Waiting for the Bus with Big Bird and kids - no such mention in any Season 24 script

My Favorite Sesame Street Moments

Kelsey Grammer

Martina McBride

Wayne Brady

Amy Brenneman

Natalie Portman

40 Years book

Listed in the 40 years book

~~Angela Lansbury~~ — (press text) unproduced; see Potential guest stars

Deborah Starr

India Koloff

Jessye Norman

Joan Rivers (possibly listed for Shalom Sesame)

Steve Martin (possibly still listed from a planned appearance)

Listed in the 40 years book; additional details added here from Sesame Archives employees.

Phil Simms — quarterback for the New York Giants when the team appeared in the Sesame Street Special and in Season 19.

Alan Houston — Season 36. Appeared in a live action segment called "Play Ball."

Enrique Iglesias — Season 31 sang a song “Amigo” with Elmo, Lulu, Maurice, and Telly.

Gary Carter — Season 18, appears in a closing segment with Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson.

Joan Rivers — Season 17 (nothing in scripts)

Robie McGrath — Season 8, plays bluegrass music with Bob, Luis, and kids on stoop

Double Dutch Jumpers — Season 11 and 15, -- Thread:298350

Nayeb

New York Knicks — Season 2

New York Giants

Others

Bob Saget - Muppets Tonight Promo

Julia Child - 1974 appearance with Cookie Monster

Howard Stern for America's Got Talent in 2014

Molly Ringwald from the 4k Labyrinth release

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+This is a project page for tracking celebrities and guests that need articles on the wiki, or need extra information about their connection to the Muppets. Some of this is carried over from [[Category talk:Sesame Street Guest Stars|this space]] when we used to use talk pages for discussion. Please use '''[[Thread:237353|this thread]]''' to discuss tracking down details for the topics on this page.
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-This is a project page for tracking celebrities and guests that need article on the wiki, or need extra information about their connection to the Muppets. Some of this is carried over from [[Category talk:Sesame Street Guest Stars|this space]] when we used to use talk pages for discussion. Please use '''[[Thread:237353|this thread]]''' to discuss tracking down details for the topics on this page.
 ==Sesame Street==
-* [[Cal Ripken, Jr.]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]
+===sources mixed===
-* [[Monica Seles]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]
+* Cal Ripken, Jr. [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]
-* [[Kathy Bates]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199] <small>Sesame Workshop has no record in their digital database (doesn't necessarily mean anything)</small>
+* Monica Seles [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]
-* [[Shaquille O'Neal]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199] <small>Sesame Workshop has no record in their digital database (doesn't necessarily mean anything)</small>
+''a source exists for the following, but Sesame Workshop has no record in their digital database which we're told may be missing data''
-* [[Alfre Woodard]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]<small>Sesame Workshop has no record in their digital database (doesn't necessarily mean anything)</small>
+* Kathy Bates [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]
+* [[Alfre Woodard]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961123&slug=2361199]
-* [[David Alan Grier]] from [[Episode 4025]] for [[Celebrities with connections to The Muppets and Sesame Street|this list]]
+* Steve Guttenberg [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DLUiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PLUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1371,1855703&dq=en+vogue+sesame+street&hl=en]
-* [[Jim Nabors]]
+''the following are cited in {{popup|Sesame-celebrity-list.jpg|40 years book}} and additional info comes from Sesame Workshop, but they do not appear in scripted materials''
+* Jackie Joyner-Kersee — Season 21 appears in monster on the spot segment with Telly and in a segment with the Two-Headed Monster ''No such bits in any script''
+* Andy Garcia — Season 24. Two segments: Big Bird Makes a Movie with Andy Garcia, and a segment with Elmo and Telly Monster.
+* [[Lassie]] — Season 23, <s>26</s>, 28  - ''Season 26 confirmed, others could possibly be referring to [[Lassie (goat)]]''
+* [[Kristi Yamaguchi]] — Season 25: appears with Elmo  - ''no such mention in any Season 25 script''
+* [[Tom Hanks]] — Season 24: Waiting for the Bus with Big Bird and kids - ''no such mention in any Season 24 script''
 ===[[My Favorite Sesame Street Moments]]===
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 ===40 Years book===
-;Listed in the [[:File:Sesame-celebrity-list.jpg|40 years book]]:
+;Listed in the {{popup|Sesame-celebrity-list.jpg|40 years book}}:
+* <s>Angela Lansbury</s> — {{popup|Season_22_press_text.jpg|(press text)}} ''unproduced; see [[Potential guest stars]]''
-* [[Allan Houston]]
+* Deborah Starr
-* [[Angela Lansbury]] — [[:File:Season 22 press text.jpg]]
+* India Koloff
-* [[Deborah Starr]]
+* Jessye Norman
-* [[India Koloff]]
-* [[Jessye Norman]]
-* [[Mark McEwen]]
-* [[Vinnette Carroll]]
-* [[Morgan Freeman]] (possibly listed for ''[[Out to Lunch]]'')
 * [[Joan Rivers]] (possibly listed for ''[[Show 9: Aleph-Bet Telethon|Shalom Sesame]]'')
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 * [[Steve Martin]] (possibly still listed from a planned appearance)
-;Listed in the [[:File:Sesame-celebrity-list.jpg|40 years book]]; additional details added here from Sesame Archives employees.
+;Listed in the {{popup|Sesame-celebrity-list.jpg|40 years book}}; additional details added here from Sesame Archives employees.
+* Phil Simms — quarterback for the New York Giants when the team appeared in the Sesame Street Special and in Season 19.
-* [[Kathleen Battle]] — Season 22, appeared with Grundgetta and Placido Flamingo
+* Alan Houston — Season 36. Appeared in a live action segment called "Play Ball."
-* Tim Scanlin (possibly spelled Scanlon) was a member of [[National Theatre of the Deaf]]. He appears in a segment with David, Linda, and Luis from Season 5 about Over/Under.
+* Enrique Iglesias — Season 31 sang a song “Amigo” with Elmo, Lulu, Maurice, and Telly.
-* [[Lance Armstrong]], [[Andy Roddick]], [[Tisha Waller]], [[Toby Stevenson]], [[Tim Howard]], and [[Amy Acuff]] appeared in a home video called Happy Healthy Monsters in 2005. They never appeared on the show.
-* [[Lucky Peterson]] — Season 5, sang a song "One, Two, Three." He was a kid when he appeared on the show.
+* Gary Carter — Season 18, appears in a closing segment with Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson.
-* [[Norberto Kerner]] — Appeared once in Season 9 and in several episodes during Season 14.
+* [[Joan Rivers]] — Season 17 (nothing in scripts)
+* Robie McGrath — Season 8, plays bluegrass music with Bob, Luis, and kids on stoop
-* [[Phil Simms]] — quarterback for the New York Giants when the team appeared in the Sesame Street Special and in Season 19.
-* [[Rob Gottfried]] — Season 11, Slow/Fast Drumming (limbo segment)
+* Double Dutch Jumpers — Season 11 and 15, -- [[Thread:298350]]
+* Nayeb
-* [[Roger Caras]] — Season 15. He was an animal handler on ABC News. He brings a bloodhound on the show in a segment with Big Bird, Gordon, and kids.
+* [http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/New%20York%20Knicks?redirect=no New York Knicks] — Season 2
-* [[Rosey Grier|Roosevelt Grier]] — Season 6. <s>Sang a song: "I Used to Be Little Kid"</s> Also appeared in another segment involving a phone booth.
+* [http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/New%20York%20Giants?redirect=no New York Giants]
-* [[Alan Houston]] — Season 36. Appeared in a live action segment called "Play Ball."
+==Others==
-* [[Andy Garcia]] — Season 24. Two segments: Big Bird Makes a Movie with Andy Garcia, and a segment with Elmo and Telly Monster.
+* [[Bob Saget]] - [[Muppets Tonight Promos|Muppets Tonight Promo]]
+* [[Julia Child]] - 1974 appearance with Cookie Monster
-* [[Ed Waterstreet]] — Season 18, several segments. Ed is married to Linda Bove.
+* [[Howard Stern]] for [[America's_Got_Talent#2014|America's Got Talent in 2014]]
-* [[Enrique Iglesias]] — Season 31 sang a song “Amigo” with Elmo, Lulu, Maurice and Telly.
+* [[Molly Ringwald]] from the 4k ''Labyrinth'' release
-* [[Gary Carter]] — Season 18, appears in a closing segment with Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson.
+==See also==
-* [[Geri Jewell]] — Season 16, talks about cerebral palsy with Big Bird, plays computer games with David, tells a story with Barkley and Telly Monster, and talks about careers with Big Bird and kids.
+* [[Muppet Wiki:Appearances Wanted]]
-* [[Holly Near]] — Season 12, songs: “You’ve Got Me Flying,” and “Water Comes Down”
-* [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]] — Season 21 appears in monster on the spot segment with Telly and in a segment with the Two-Headed Monster
-* [[Joe Silver]] — Season 14
-* [[Teri Garr]] — Season 25
-* [[Vinette Carroll]] — Season 3 appears with Big Bird and kids
-* [[Ruben Blades]] — Season 17: Ruben Blades meets Big Bird and Oscar
-* [[Kristi Yamaguchi]] — Season 25: appears with Elmo
-* [[Lassie]] — Season 23, <s>26</s>, 28
-* [[Paula Poundstone]] — Season 24, appears with live dogs, Maria, Snuffy and Snuffy’s Mom
-* [[Tom Hanks]] — Season 24: Waiting for the Bus with Big Bird and kids
-* [[Joan Rivers]] — Season 17
-* [[Robie McGrath]] — Season 8, plays bluegrass music with Bob, Luis and kids on stoop
-* Double Dutch Jumpers — Season 11 and 15, [http://www.sesamestreet.org/browseallvideos?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=BrowseAndPlayContents_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_action=globalSearch&p_p_sesameCelebrity=DOUBLE%20DUTCH%20JUMPERS&t=1258358202433&]
-* [[Los Pleneros]] — Season 24
-* [[Nayeb]]
-* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/New%20York%20Knicks?redirect=no <font color=darkred>New York Knicks</font>] — Season 2, [http://www.sesamestreet.org/video_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=videoPlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_uid=179e5c8e-1564-11dd-a62f-919b98326687]
-* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/New%20York%20Giants?redirect=no <font color=darkred>New York Giants</font>]
-==Others==
-* [[Avner Eisenberg]]
-* [[Bob Saget]] - [[Muppets Tonight Promos|Muppets Tonight Promo]]
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