Oliver and "Cousin Bear"?[]
I haven't seen either episode, but is it confirmable that Oliver, shown above, and Cousin Bear were the same puppet and/or performer? Because comparing Episode 3816 with this script from Cousin Bear's episode, it doesn't seem as if they were intended to be the same character. It seems like a pretty big leap from babbling infant to prejudiced equal within less than a year, and there's no reason Baby Bear can't have more than one cousin. In fact, re-reading the script, where Baby Bear talks about how "Cousin Bear is coming to Sesame Street for the first time," I'm inclined to think these should be split up. There's sufficient info, from the episode synopsis and the script, to flesh out each. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 01:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)