Sesame Street character debuts

The following is a list of debut (and first known) appearances of Sesame Street characters.

Season 1 (1969-1970)

• Big Bird — Episode 0001.

• Oscar the Grouch — Episode 0001.

• Ernie and Bert — Pilot episodes and Episode 0001.

• Kermit the Frog — Test Show 4 and Episode 0001; first appeared on Sam and Friends in 1955.

• Cookie Monster — Test Show 4 and Episode 0001.

• Gordon, Susan, Bob and Mr. Hooper — Pilot episodes and Episode 0001.

• Buddy and Jim — Pilot episodes and Episode 0001.

• Jennie — Episode 0001.

• Beautiful Day Monster — Episode 0004; first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show six months prior.

• Guy Smiley — Appears as an unnamed salesman in Episode 0010.

• Bip Bippadotta — Episode 0014.

• Granny Bird — First appears in Episode 0030 as the Big Bird puppet with a flowered hat, shawl, glasses and purse. Converses with Big Bird off screen.

• Betty Lou — Episode 0072 ("The Mr. and Mrs. Game")

• Little Bird — Episode 0028

• Roosevelt Franklin — Episode 0068

• Professor Hastings — Episode 0096

• Lefty the Salesman — Episode 0079

• Granny Fanny Nesselrode — Episode 0112

• Grover — Episode 0125 in name (not fully-formed until season two); appeared earlier as a previously established monster (see: proto-Grover).

Season 2 (1970-1971)

• Sherlock Hemlock — Episode 0131

• Herry Monster — Episode 0131

• Farley — Episode 0131

• Larry and Phyllis — Episode 0131

• Herbert Birdsfoot — Episode 0132

• Simon Soundman — Episode 0132

• Miguel — Episode 0179

• Prairie Dawn — (EKA: Episode 0193)

• Slimey — Episode 0202

• Little Jerry and the Monotones — Episode 0240

• David — (EKA: Episode 0244)

• Tom — (EKA: Episode 0246)

• Twiddlebugs (Anything Muppets) — Episode 0280

• Willy

Season 3 (1971-1972)

• Mr. Snuffleupagus — Episode 0276

• Mr. Johnson — Episode 0276

• Maria, Luis, Molly, and Rafael — Episode 0276

• The Amazing Mumford — Episode 0280

• Harvey Kneeslapper — Episode 0283

• Linda — Episode 0326

• The Martians — Episode 0398

• The Busby Twins

• Wally and Ralph

• Mr. Macintosh

Season 4 (1972-1973)

• Count von Count — Episode 0406

• Sam the Robot — Episode 0406

• Frazzle

• Baby Breeze

• Same Sound Brown

• Smart Tina

• Suzetta Something

• Kate

Season 5 (1973-1974)

• Biff and Sully — Songs From the Street refers to this season as their first appearance.

• Twiddlebugs (family)

• Fred the Wonder Horse

• Gladys the Cow

• Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats

Season 6 (1974-1975)

• Rodeo Rosie — Episode 0666

• Don Music

• Mr. Chatterly

• Hard Head Henry Harris

Season 7 (1975-1976)

• Buffy — Episode 0802

Season 8 (1976-1977)

• Olivia — Episode 0950

• The Countess — Episode 0953

Season 9 (1977-1978)

• Two-Headed Monster

• Brad

Season 10 (1978-1979)

• Barkley — Episode 1186; Imagination Illustrated cites that he was created for this season.

• Telly Monster — Episode 1257

• Bruno the Trashman — Oscar meets Bruno in Episode 1259

• Irvine — Episode 1216

Season 11 (1979-1980)

• Elmo — Sesame Street Unpaved and Imagination Illustrated cite Elmo making his debut in 1979 as an Anything Muppet. The earliest-known instance of his name being used was in Episode 1439.

• Leslie Mostly — Episode 1436

• Grundgetta — Episode 1400

• Deena — Episode 1403

Season 12 (1980-1981)

• Forgetful Jones and Clementine — Episode 1446; a season 12 press kit mentions them as new characters this season (Buster the Horse is also referred to as a new character, though the puppet had been around since at least 1974).

• Warren Wolf — A season 12 press kit refers to him as debuting this year.

• Honkers — A season 12 press kit refers to this as the debut season for the Honkers.

• Ferlinghetti Donizetti — A season 12 press kit refers to him as a new character this season.

• Poco Loco — A season 12 press kit refers to this as his debut season, although he was on the show since at least 1974.

• Dr. Nobel Price — A season 12 press kit refers to this as his debut season, appearing as early as Episode 1455

• Masha — Episode 1447

• Pearl — Episode 1454

• Polly Darton — Episode 1745

Season 13 (1981-1982)

• Aristotle — Episode 1577

Season 15 (1983-1984)

• Uncle Wally — introduced in Episode 1929, starts appearing regularly the next season.

Season 16 (1984-1985)

• Hoots the Owl — earliest found appearance is "Good Night, Wake Up Lullaby" in Episode 2020

• How Now Brown and the Moo Wave

• Piri — Episode 1998

• Ernestine — Episode 2053

Season 17 (1985-1986)

• Placido Flamingo — Episode 2134

• Leo the Party Monster — Episode 2162

• The Oinker Sisters

• Tito

• J. P.

• Miles — Episode 2123

• Chip and Dip — Episode 2209

• Baby Natasha — Episode 2215

Season 18 (1986-1987)

• Gina — Episode 2253

• Juliet — Episode 2260

• Sonny Friendly — Episode 2274

• Flo Bear — Episode 2277

• Shelley the Turtle

• Athena — Episode 2304

Season 19 (1987-1988)

• Alice Snuffleupagus — Episode 2410

• Ruby — Episode 2463

Season 20 (1988-1989)

• Hiroshi — Episode 2459

• Mike — Episode 2551

• Gabi — Episode 2615

Season 21 (1989-1990)

• Wolfgang the Seal — Episode 2618

• Preston Rabbit — Episode 2616

• Mr. Handford — Episode 2620

• Vincent Twice

• Lillian

• Savion

Season 22 (1990-1991)

• Benny Rabbit — Episode 2811; introduced in Episode 2815.

• Humphrey — Episode 2851

• Merry Monster — Episode 2854

• Baby Bear and Goldilocks — Episode 2866

• Chicago — Episode 2826 as a generic lion; earliest named appearance is Episode 2911

• The Grand High Triangle Lover and Norman — Episode 2871

Season 23 (1991-1992)

• Rosita — Episode 2887; introduced in Episode 2888

• Joey and Davey Monkey — Episode 2953 (40 Years of Life on the Street page 132 incorrectly cites Season 24 as their debut).

• Roxie Marie — Episode 2910

• Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk — Episode 2943

• Monty — Episode 2939

• Colambo

• Horatio the Elephant

• Cyranose de Bergerac

Season 24 (1992-1993)

• Sir John Feelgood — Episode 3040

• Kingston Livingston III — Episode 3103

• Wanda Cousteau — Episode 3128

• Stinky the Stinkweed — Episode 3133

Season 25 (1993-1994)

• Zoe — Episode 3136

• Sherry Netherland — Episode 3136

• Ingrid — Episode 3136

• Ruthie — Episode 3136

• Carlo — Episode 3136

• Tarah — Episode 3136

• Celina — Episode 3136

• Angela and Jamal — Episode 3136

• Lexine — Episode 3139

• The Squirrelles — Episode 3156

Season 29 (1997-1998)

• Elizabeth — Episode 3656

Season 30 (1998-1999)

• Alan — Episode 3786

• Mr. Noodle — Episode 3786

Season 31 (2000)

• Lulu — Episode 3878

• Little Murray Sparkles — Episode 3852

Season 32 (2001)

• Googel
• Phoebe
• Narf
• Mel

Season 34 (2003)

• Curly Bear — Episode 4055

Season 36 (2005)

• Murray Monster — debuts as a nameless monster interviewing kids. He would later get a name during Season 38.

Season 37 (2006)

• Abby Cadabby — Episode 4109; appeared on The Today Show just a few hours earlier.

• Marco — Episode 4131

• Mrs. Crustworthy

Season 38 (2007)

• Chris — Episode 4136

Season 39 (2008)

• Ovejita

• Leela — Episode 4161; properly introduced in Episode 4164

Season 41 (2010)

• Segi

Season 44 (2013-2014)

• Mando — Episode 4404

Season 46 (2016)

• Nina — Episode 4601

Season 47 (2017)

• Julia — Episode 4715; appeared illustrated beginning in 2015

• Rudy — Episode 4731

Season 48 (2017-2018)

• Gonger (previously appeared on The Furchester Hotel)

See also

• Pre-Existing Muppets on Sesame Street