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*Cookie Monster talks about skeleton with [[Annie O'Shea]] and [[Matt Antoine]], November 8 [https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/videos/10155879357034549/] |
*Cookie Monster talks about skeleton with [[Annie O'Shea]] and [[Matt Antoine]], November 8 [https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/videos/10155879357034549/] |
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*Cookie Monster talks about luge with [[Tucker West]], November 9 [https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/videos/10155882231169549/] |
*Cookie Monster talks about luge with [[Tucker West]], November 9 [https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/videos/10155882231169549/] |
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*Cookie Monster with [[Maia and Alex Shibutani]], November 22 [https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/videos/10155916920134549/?notif_id=1511365218122906] |
*Cookie Monster with [[Maia and Alex Shibutani]], November 22 [https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/videos/10155916920134549/?notif_id=1511365218122906] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 03:02, 9 February 2018
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frรจdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Summer Olympics have been held every fourth year since 1896, except in 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to the World Wars. A special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but since 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games have been held two years apart.
Animal was the mascot of the U.S. Snowboarding Team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. This was the first year that snowboarding was recognized by the Olympics, and the team adopted Animal as their mascot. The drummer also made a television appearance in Nagano with CBS reporter Kennedy, who stapled his feet to a snowboard.
Appearances
Los Angeles 1984
The Muppets appeared in An Olympic Gala, the television special kicking off the games.
Vancouver 2010
The Coca-Cola Polar Bear made appearances at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
London 2012
Elmo Should Go to the Olympics (also called ElmOlympian) was an official social media campaign by Sesame Workshop, launched on June 4, 2012, following Elmo from Sesame Street as he prepares for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. On June 7, 2012, Elmo appeared on Today to promote his cause; NBC is the London Olympics broadcaster in the United States.
Two new videos were released July 23, the first announcing that Elmo would be joined by Abby and Grover at the Olympics, and the second with Elmo talking to Sarah Hughes. As of the second set of videos, the Facebook campaign page had been taken down, and text references to the Olympics were scrubbed from new videos.
Boxer Marcus Brown was featured in a third video. A USA Boxing representative said the segment was filmed in New York in mid-June, shortly after the USA Olympic boxing team was formally announced. Brown was recommended to producers, who were looking for New York-based Olympians.[1]
Tim Morehouse and Daryl Homer, two American fencers, discuss teamwork in another video. Morehouse met up with Elmo, Grover, and Abby at the Olympics itself, August 11, tweeting pictures of the encounter.
During their stay in London, Elmo, Abby and Grover appeared on Today (August 9), Milkshake! (August 10), and Rove Live (August 11).
PyeongChang 2018
Cookie Monster appeared with a variety of Olympians in advance of the 2018 Winter Olympics, in short spots for NBC:
- Cookie Monster talks about skeleton with Annie O'Shea and Matt Antoine, November 8 [1]
- Cookie Monster talks about luge with Tucker West, November 9 [2]
- Cookie Monster with Maia and Alex Shibutani, November 22 [3]
Elmo and Cookie Monster sing "The Olympic Song" with Olympians Snowboarder Chloe Kim, Figure Skaters Nathan Chen and Karen Chen, and Freestyle Skiers David Wise and Gus Kenworthy. (YouTube)
References
- In 1995, Sesame Street spoofed the Olympics in Episode 3300, in which Slimey, Oscar the Grouch's pet worm, competed in the Worm Summer Games. The material was later reused in the video Slimey's World Games.
- Sesame Street also spoofed the Winter Olympics in episode 3061 with the Worm Winter Games, which were held in Squggleville, France.
- The Olympics have also been spoofed in Muppet Magazine issues 21 and 24.
- In 1992, Good Morning America featured many Muppet skits. In one skit, "The Muppet Games", Louis Kazagger reported on the Geek Winter Games (a much cheaper alternative to the Winter Olympics), where founding geek Gonzo demonstrates demolition speed skating.
- Oscar's trash can contains an Olympic-size swimming pool.
- In "The Ojolympics," from Bear in the Big Blue House, Ojo created her own Olympic Games called The Ojolympics. This story was also made available as a book.
- Four Winter Olympics pins featuring Animal were released for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, that were also available at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- In January of 2006, Kermit the Frog visited the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, built for the 1936 Summer Olympics, to promote his Adidas Adicolor line of sports apparel. He took a brief, bare-flippered jog on the freezing cold track.
- A week of Plaza Sรฉsamo episodes in 2006 parodied the Olympic Games with the "Plaza Olympiadas", even making a variation of the Olympics logo.
- In "Little Green Lie", Piggy says she'll always be on TV for Robin, unless it's a rerun or the summer Olympics are on.
2014 Winter Games Promos
To promote the release of Muppets Most Wanted, and to coincide with the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the Muppets were featured in a series of TV spots and web videos themed around the Winter Olympics.
Additionally, a set of web videos supporting team Canada were released on Walt Disney Studio's Canadian YouTube channel featuring the Muppets.
Connections
- Amanda Beard appeared with Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and Beaker at the 2008 ESPY awards.
- Dominique Dawes has appeared on Sesame Street and is part of the advisory board for Sesame Workshop's "Healthy Habits for Life."
- Mitch Gaylord has appeared in Muppet Magazine
- Magic Johnson appeared with Kermit to launch the Ford E85 Escape Hybrid.
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee appeared on Sesame Street.
- Greg Louganis appeared in both Muppet Magazine and Sesame Street Magazine
- Julianne McNamara appeared in Muppet Magazine
- Tim Morehouse was photographed with Grover, Abby Cadabby and Elmo at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Michael Stich has appeared on Sesamstrasse
- Picabo Street appeared on Sesame Street.
- Rosalynn Sumners has appeared in Muppet Magazine
- Kristi Yamaguchi has contributed for In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy
Gallery
Sources
- โ Stephen Hart, "Staten Island's Marcus Browne meets Elmo from 'Sesame Street'", Staten Island Advance, August 3, 2012.