Pat Paulsen (1927-1997) was a comedian best known for his work on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, portraying an inept political candidate who was continually running for President of the United States of America (his longtime "campaign" slogan being, "The country cannot stand Pat").
Paulsen was an early guest star on Sesame Street, appearing in a PBS promo and a number of inserts:
- Saying the alphabet (First: Episode 0067)
- Counting from 1 to 10 (First: Episode 0069)
- Talking about backward and forward (First: Episode 0069)
- Talking about empty and full (First: Episode 0081)
- Counting from 1 to 20 (First: Episode 0101)
Paulsen's other credits include performing stand-up on American Bandstand, voice over work on Rugrats, and playing the Secretary for the Department of UFO Information in an episode of The Monkees.