The Sesame Street Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson, many for the purpose of appearing on the children's television program Sesame Street.

Whether you’re a monster, a fairy, or an 8-foot tall canary, it’s the friendliest street in the world – where all are welcome, and everyone belongs. Each character on Sesame Street brings their own unique personality, passions, and pastimes – and, together, they …

A wide variety of characters have appeared on the American children's television series Sesame Street. Many of the characters are Muppets, which are puppets made in Jim Henson's distinctive puppet-creation style.

Sesame Street uses a combination of puppets, animation, and live actors to teach young children the fundamentals of reading (letter and word recognition) and arithmetic (numbers, addition and subtraction), as well as geometric forms, cognitive processes, and classification.

Sesame Street characters including Muppets, humans, and cartoons from the show and the larger Sesame universe, including books, films, and specials. For just the Sesame Street Muppets, see...

This list of Sesame Street puppeteers includes all who have worked on the show, as a regular, backup, guest puppeteer, etc., and by no means should be taken as complete, as many Muppeteers only have done one skit on the show, and thus aren't credited.

The Sesame Street Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson, many for the purpose of appearing on the children's television program Sesame Street.

These are the original Bert and Ernie puppets used for the first test pilot episode of "Sesame Street" in 1969. Jim Henson tried to play the role of Bert, but ultimately felt more connected to performing Ernie.

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Current: Season 55; 1969: The premiere episode; 1978: Hawaii trip; 1980: C-3PO & R2-D2 visit; 1983: Death of Mr. Hooper; 1985: Snuffy is revealed; 1988: Maria and ...