Which “Sesame Street” Muppet Were You?
Posted by: Erica Maxwell
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2:50PM, Thursday November 5th 2009
This week Sesame Street’s 40th birthday, and everyone is celebrating. Google is honoring the fabulous Muppet-tastic show with a prime spot for Cookie Monster (surrounded by cookies—none of this “sometimes food” nonsense,” please). And we’re reminiscing ...
Back in the day—the school day—when recess was all important, scrunchies fashionable, and pop culture knowledge paramount, the question was: “Which Muppet are you?” Which “Sesame Street” character you claimed as your own was important—it staked your claim on an identity long before we began calling each other Samanthas and Charlottes. Were you a quirky Count von Count? A flustered Bert? Easy, friendly Kermit? I loved Oscar most of all—he charmed me with his grouchiness from his trash can home. He glared funny, scrunching up his face into a mat of dirty green fur. And he got to say whatever he wanted. Maybe that’s why I got called a Miranda in college. I was just a grown-up grouch.
Which Muppet were you?
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GypsyQueen
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 03:30 pm: [report]
Oh, I absolutely loved Ernie—no homosexual cracks, please, because that never even crossed my mind at that age. It’s really more because he was so amiable, and he had that cute “Rubber Ducky” song… But as for which Muppet I most emulated? Probably the Grouch or Betty Lou—my disposition, and inclination to hang with the guys though I was a girl.
Awww, now I want to reminisce about my childhood about watching Sesame Street…
impoddity
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 06:42 pm: [report]
I’ve always been an Oscar. I’m grouchy, brutally honest and always have something green on.
I always loved the fact that he never sugar-coated anything and was downright mean to the rest of the crew. But he was endearing in his honesty….
Kate2009
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 06:56 pm: [report]
Well, I was always more of a muppet than a sesame street character. Miss Piggy, to be exact.
verynervous
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 07:04 pm: [report]
Terry has always represented my insecurities.
verynervous
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 07:05 pm: [report]
Argh, I meant Telly. See what he does to me?
Alison Wonderland
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 09:12 pm: [report]
All my favorite muppets- Rolf, Gonzo, RIZZO! weren’t Sesame Street muppets. I do love Kermit. Who doesn’t? I also love Slimey, Oscar’s pet worm. And I always admired Snuffleupagus’s eyelashes.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 10:40 pm: [report]
Swedish chef!
BORK BORK BORK!
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 10:58 pm: [report]
Good Swedish Chef video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln07mhUTXCY&feature=related
Sofjna
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 11:44 pm: [report]
I always hated Sesame Street growing up, but the few times I did watch it Snuffleupagus was my favorite. Ooh ooh, and there were also monsters that honked their noses. Otherwise I too am a Muppets fan.
MuchoMacho
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 09:08 am: [report]
heyyyy biiirdddd (snuffy)
BORK BORK BORK
yip… yip… yip. yip. yip yip yip yipyipyipyipyipyipyip (some wierd hairy things… i make this noise at my gf when she keeps nagging (or “yipping”) me. possibly not the best communication technique…)
Alison Wonderland
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 09:38 am: [report]
@Mucho: They were called ‘Yip Yips’. Ahh the simplicity of childrens shows. Yip Yip YipYip Uh Huh.
Erica Maxwell
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 12:44 pm: [report]
@Mucho & Alison: I loved the Yip Yips!