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| − | '''Rosita''' is a turquoise, Spanish-speaking monster who first appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in 1991 ([[Season 23]]). Hailing from [[Mexico]], her full name is ''Rosita, la Monstrua de las Cuevas'' (Rosita, the Monster of the Caves).<ref name="Unpaved" /> She is five years old,<ref>[http://www.sesameworkshop.org/season46/behind-the-scenes/muppet-bios/rosita/ Season 46 press kit]</ref> and celebrates her birthday on December 7. She is the second bilingual Muppet to ever appear on the show |
+ | '''Rosita''' is a turquoise, Spanish-speaking monster who first appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in 1991 ([[Season 23]]). Hailing from [[Mexico]], her full name is ''Rosita, la Monstrua de las Cuevas'' (Rosita, the Monster of the Caves).<ref name="Unpaved" /> She is five years old,<ref>[http://www.sesameworkshop.org/season46/behind-the-scenes/muppet-bios/rosita/ Season 46 press kit]</ref> and celebrates her birthday on December 7. She is the second bilingual Muppet to ever appear on the show (after [[Osvaldo, el Gruñón|Osvaldo the Grouch]]), speaking both English and Spanish. She is good friends with [[Zoe]], [[Elmo]], [[Telly Monster]], and [[Abby Cadabby]]. |
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| + | Rosita has often presented [[the Spanish Word of the Day]], and features frequently playing her guitar. She's very good with history, as well as geography.<ref name="toughpigs2011">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot4mVTR5e7k "Tough Pigs Live From Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby & Rosita"] June 2, 2011</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Rosita has an extended family which includes [[Rosita's Abuela|an abuela]] and [[Rosita's Family|other relatives]]. Her dad, [[Ricardo]], served in the military and is in a wheelchair due to injuries related to his service. He made his debut with Rosita's mom, [[Rosa]], in the 2007 resource video, ''[[Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes]]''. |
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| − | Rosita originally had wings attached to her arms, reflecting her original concept design as a fruit bat.<ref name="Unpaved">Borgenicht, David. ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]'', 1998.</ref> A [[Episode 3341|1995 episode]] explored her ability (or inability) to use her wings for flight, and the extent to which her family can use their wings. In [[Season 35 (2004)|season 35]], she was rebuilt and no longer had wings. In an interview, Rosita claims that her family flew from their cave (near Snuffy's) during a storm, like a flying squirrel, and she lost her wings. {{youtube|ot4mVTR5e7k}} |
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| + | Rosita originally had wings attached to her arms, reflecting her original concept design as a fruit bat.<ref name="Unpaved">Borgenicht, David. ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]'', 1998.</ref> |
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| + | Members of [[Rosita's Family]] have exhibited the ability to fly, as seen in a [[Episode 3341|1995 episode]] where Rosita practices some flying of her own, but has trouble with making landings. In 2017, performer [[Carmen Osbahr]] explained that "She couldn't fly but she was able to glide like a flying squirrel. But mainly the big arms with wings were designed because she use to give very big hugs and to play the guitar.<ref name="facebookaugust2017">[https://www.facebook.com/muppetwiki/photos/a.332019350172893.72500.113171325391031/1691064547601693/?type=3 Muppet Wiki on Facebook] August 29, 2017</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Rosita has an extended family which includes [[Rosita's Abuela|an abuela]] and [[Rosita's Family|other relatives]]. Her dad, [[Ricardo]], served in the military and is in a wheelchair due to injuries related to his service. He made his debut with Rosita's mom, [[Rosa]], in the 2007 resource video, ''[[Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes]]''. |
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| + | Her designer [[Ed Christie]] went into detail on the puppet's construction in the same social media post: |
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| ⚫ | *Rosita was named after one of Carmen Osbahr's best friends in Mexico, and was originally conceived as "a young girl monster proud of her heritage who encounters problems learning English."<ref>Apodaca, Rose, "[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-28/news/ti-2136_1_sesame-street Sesame Street's Newest Resident Is Furry, Affectionate and Latina]", ''Los Angeles Times'', January 28, 1993.</ref> |
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| + | {{quote|I designed Rosita with wings. Totally my invention. She was described to me as a "monster from the caves". I took it upon myself to reference a bat....and she was a monster that evolved similarly. I also thought (and hoped) that it would have been characterized as a sign of female empowerment...a way for the character to do things the other monsters didn't. It was a sort of superpower built into her species. |
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| ⚫ | *In [[Episode 3832|a 1999 episode]], Rosita says that [[Prairie Dawn]] is her best friend, but in [[Episode 3886|a 2000 episode]], she looks for a best friend |
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| + | Unfortunately, the writers didn't pick up on that. Add to that, it was a great solution to hiding the performers arms....kind of like the way the performer is hidden under Cookie Monster's sack shape. Another thought was that she would do great dance movements - like if she wanted to teach "flamenco". The wings were cut from the fur fabric in such a way to form pleats. They moved beautifully. |
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| + | One year, while I was no longer in charge of running SS for Henson, she had no wings. I was really pissed off and if I had the opportunity, would have had a meeting or two to defend their existence. I was so determined to make her different than the other monsters. Aggravating! But Carmen continues to do amazing work with her and it's such a joy stumbling across a Rosita performance.<ref name="facebookaugust2017" />}} |
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| + | Beginning with [[Season 35 (2004)|Season 35]], Rosita was rebuilt and no longer had wings. Years later, Osbahr revealed that the decision to remove Rosita's wings had never been communicated with her: |
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| + | {{quote|No! Lol. The first day of Season... I don't remember which one she just didn't have them. It shocked me. It was Production at Sesame Workshop. What they told me was that the people in Merchandise took that decision. |
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| + | The interesting thing was Rosita doesn't have a lot of merchandise. |
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| + | I really like the wings. It made her look like a different Monster. Like 20 years ago they wrote a very funny script. Prairie was helping Rosita with her flying and landing. At the end of the show Prairie was wearing a helmet because no matter what Rosita keep landing on her head.<ref name="facebookaugust2017" />}} |
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| + | In a 2011 interview with [[Tough Pigs|ToughPigs.com]], Rosita offers an explanation for the loss of her wings: she claims that her family flew from their cave (near [[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]]'s) during a storm, like a flying squirrel, and she lost her wings.<ref name="toughpigs2011" /> |
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| ⚫ | * Rosita was named after one of Carmen Osbahr's best friends in Mexico, and was originally conceived as "a young girl monster proud of her heritage who encounters problems learning English."<ref>Apodaca, Rose, "[http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-28/news/ti-2136_1_sesame-street Sesame Street's Newest Resident Is Furry, Affectionate and Latina]", ''Los Angeles Times'', January 28, 1993.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * In [[Episode 3832|a 1999 episode]], Rosita says that [[Prairie Dawn]] is her best friend, but in [[Episode 3886|a 2000 episode]], she looks for a best friend and eventually settles for [[Herry Monster]]. During the 1980s (and as listed in their profiles in ''[[The Sesame Street Treasury]]'' volumes [[The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 6|6]] and [[The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 6|9]]), it was Herry and Prairie who were often paired as best friends. |
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| − | *[[Sesame Workshop]]'s digital video database |
+ | * As of 2000, [[Sesame Workshop]]'s digital video database was named after the character.<ref>TVBroadcast.com [http://web.archive.org/web/20001204222100/http://www.tvbroadcast.com/issues/2000/0721/0721.6.htm "Preserving The Value Of Sesame Street"] by Debra Kaufman</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:01, 29 August 2017
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| PERFORMER | Carmen Osbahr |
| DEBUT | 1991 |
| DESIGN | Ed Christie |
Rosita with her wings.
Zoe, Abby Cadabby, and Rosita.
Rosita plays the guitar.
Rosita is a turquoise, Spanish-speaking monster who first appeared on Sesame Street in 1991 (Season 23). Hailing from Mexico, her full name is Rosita, la Monstrua de las Cuevas (Rosita, the Monster of the Caves).[1] She is five years old,[2] and celebrates her birthday on December 7. She is the second bilingual Muppet to ever appear on the show (after Osvaldo the Grouch), speaking both English and Spanish. She is good friends with Zoe, Elmo, Telly Monster, and Abby Cadabby.
Rosita has often presented the Spanish Word of the Day, and features frequently playing her guitar. She's very good with history, as well as geography.[3]
Rosita has an extended family which includes an abuela and other relatives. Her dad, Ricardo, served in the military and is in a wheelchair due to injuries related to his service. He made his debut with Rosita's mom, Rosa, in the 2007 resource video, Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes.
Wings
Rosita originally had wings attached to her arms, reflecting her original concept design as a fruit bat.[1]
Members of Rosita's Family have exhibited the ability to fly, as seen in a 1995 episode where Rosita practices some flying of her own, but has trouble with making landings. In 2017, performer Carmen Osbahr explained that "She couldn't fly but she was able to glide like a flying squirrel. But mainly the big arms with wings were designed because she use to give very big hugs and to play the guitar.[4]
Her designer Ed Christie went into detail on the puppet's construction in the same social media post:
Beginning with Season 35, Rosita was rebuilt and no longer had wings. Years later, Osbahr revealed that the decision to remove Rosita's wings had never been communicated with her:
In a 2011 interview with ToughPigs.com, Rosita offers an explanation for the loss of her wings: she claims that her family flew from their cave (near Snuffy's) during a storm, like a flying squirrel, and she lost her wings.[3]
Notes
- Rosita was named after one of Carmen Osbahr's best friends in Mexico, and was originally conceived as "a young girl monster proud of her heritage who encounters problems learning English."[5]
- In a 1999 episode, Rosita says that Prairie Dawn is her best friend, but in a 2000 episode, she looks for a best friend and eventually settles for Herry Monster. During the 1980s (and as listed in their profiles in The Sesame Street Treasury volumes 6 and 9), it was Herry and Prairie who were often paired as best friends.
- Years before Rosita first arrived, Big Bird made friends with a chicken named Rosita on his trip to New Mexico.
- As of 2000, Sesame Workshop's digital video database was named after the character.[6]
Filmography
- Sesame Street
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
- Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late
- Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
- Don't Forget to Watch the Movie
- Lead Away!
- Fiesta!
- Elmocize
- Quiet Time
- Elmo Says BOO!
- Elmo Saves Christmas
- Elmopalooza
- A is for Asthma
- A Brief History of Motion Pictures
- CinderElmo
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- Kids' Favorite Songs 2
- Music Works Wonders
- Bert & Ernie's Word Play
- The Street We Live On
- What's the Name of That Song?
- Happy, Healthy, Ready for School!
- The Get Healthy Now Show
- Let's Get Ready!
- Abby in Wonderland
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown
- Being Green
- Elmo Loves You
- Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes
- Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments
- Coming Home
- When Families Grieve
Book appearances
- We're Different, We're the Same (1992)
- Big Bird Meets the Orchestra (1993)
- Around the Corner on Sesame Street (1994)
- Bright and Early with Elmo (1994)
- Rosita's Block Party (1994)
- Rosita's Calico Cat (1994)
- Rosita's New Friends (1994)
- My Name Is Rosita (1995)
- Rosita's Surprise (1995)
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late (1995)
- Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book (1996)
- Elmo's Christmas Colors (1997)
- Pumpkin Patch Party (1997)
- Baby Party (1998)
- It's Not Easy Being Big! (1998)
- Clap Your Hands! (2002)
- Look and Find Elmo (2002)
- Listen to Your Fish (2003)
- Brought to You by... Sesame Street! (2004)
- Elmo's World: Sports! (2004)
- Fun with Friends (2004)
- Animal Alphabet (2005)
- Boo! (2005)
- Let's Compare Sizes (2006)
- S is for School! (2006)
- Abby Cadabby's Rhyme Time (2007)
- Big Bigger Biggest (2007)
- Elmo & Friends Picture Stories (2007)
- Lots of Opposites (2007)
- Music Player Storybook (2007)
- Rosita's Easter on Sesame Street (2007)
- I'm a Helper (2007)
- Color Carnival (2008)
- Rosita and Elmo Read a Recipe (2008)
- Rosita and the Beanstalk (2008)
- Storybook ABCs (2008)
- What's the Word on the Street? (2008)
- Count to 10 (2009)
- Love, Elmo (2009)
- Busy Friends (2010)
- Murray's First Book of Words (2010)
- Over on Sesame Street (2012)
See also
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borgenicht, David. Sesame Street Unpaved, 1998.
- ↑ Season 46 press kit
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tough Pigs Live From Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby & Rosita" June 2, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Muppet Wiki on Facebook August 29, 2017
- ↑ Apodaca, Rose, "Sesame Street's Newest Resident Is Furry, Affectionate and Latina", Los Angeles Times, January 28, 1993.
- ↑ TVBroadcast.com "Preserving The Value Of Sesame Street" by Debra Kaufman