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Sesame Street
known appearances
- Los Pleneros in Episode 3089
- see also
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]
- 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 โ 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 โ Season 24. Two segments: Big Bird Makes a Movie with Andy Garcia, and a segment with Elmo and Telly Monster.
- Lassie โ Season 23,
26, 28 - Season 26 confirmed, others could possibly be referring to Lassie (goat)
- Kristi Yamaguchi โ Season 25: appears with Elmo - no such mention in any Season 25 script
- Tom Hanks โ Season 24: Waiting for the Bus with Big Bird and kids - no such mention in any Season 24 script
My Favorite Sesame Street Moments
40 Years book
- Listed in the 40 years book
Angela Lansburyโ File:Season 22 press text.jpg unproduced; see Potential guest stars
- Deborah Starr
- India Koloff
- Jessye Norman
- Mark McEwen
- 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.
Kathleen BattleWilhelmenia Fernandez โ Episode 2875, appeared with Grundgetta and Placido Flamingo
- Tim Scanlon was a member of National Theatre of the Deaf, appeared multiple times.
- Lucky Peterson โ Season 5, sang a song "One, Two, Three." He was a kid when he appeared on the show.
- Norberto Kerner โ Appeared once in Season 9 and in several episodes during Season 14.
- Phil Simms โ quarterback for the New York Giants when the team appeared in the Sesame Street Special and in Season 19.
- Rob Gottfried โ Season 11 (Episode 1428), Slow/Fast Drumming (limbo segment)
- Roger Caras โ 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.
- Roosevelt Grier โ Season 6.
Sang a song: "I Used to Be Little Kid"andanother segment involving a phone booth.
- Alan Houston โ Season 36. Appeared in a live action segment called "Play Ball."
- Ed Waterstreet โ Season 18, several segments. Ed is married to Linda Bove.
- Enrique Iglesias โ Season 31 sang a song โAmigoโ with Elmo, Lulu, Maurice, and Telly.
- Gary Carter โ Season 18, appears in a closing segment with Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson.
- Holly Near โ Season 12, songs: โYouโve Got Me Flying,โ and โWater Comes Downโ
- Joe Silver โ Season 14 - Episode 1723, but
- Vinette Carroll โ Season 3 appears with Big Bird and kids
- Ruben Blades โ Season 17: Ruben Blades meets Big Bird and Oscar
- Paula Poundstone โ Season 24, appears with live dogs, Maria, Snuffy, and Snuffyโs Mom - Episode 3082
- Joan Rivers โ Season 17 (nothing in scripts)
- Robie McGrath โ Season 8, plays bluegrass music with Bob, Luis, and kids on stoop
- Double Dutch Jumpers โ Season 11 and 15, [6]
- Nayeb
- New York Knicks โ Season 2, [7]
Others
- Trombone Shorty File:TromboneShorty&ParodyMuppet-(2018).jpg
- Property Brothers File:PropertyBrothers&CookieMonster-(2018).jpg