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The Answers
1. Jerry Nelson stopped playing Mr. Snuffleupagus for which reason?
C. Performing Snuffy was hard on his back
Once Mr. Nelson realized this, he relinquished the role to Marty Robinson.
2. True or false: Dave Goelz has voiced a primary character on "Sesame Street".
B. False
To my knowledge, Mr. Goelz has not voiced a primary character. He may have voiced a secondary character or an Anything Muppet or two...
3. Which one of these performers has NOT appeared on both "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show"?
B. James Taylor
However, James Taylor's appearances on "Sesame Street" have been memorable: singing "Jelly Man Kelly" with some kids and a tuba player on the Street (I'd sure like to see him back on the Street singing that song with Telly on tuba!), singing "Your Smiling Face" to Oscar, and performing "Up On The Roof" with his band.
4. Which jazz musician brought Maria and some kids into his studio to show them computers and how they help make music?
C. Herbie Hancock
At the time, Herbie Hancock was using quite a large amount of electronics in his music. His biggest hit from this time frame was "Rockit", released in 1984 on the CD "Future Shock".
5. And which future sitcom star was among those kids?
B. Tatyana M. Ali
She went on to play Ashley Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
6. Which "Muppet Show" guest star also played a recurring human character on "Sesame Street"?
D. Alan Arkin
Mr. Arkin appeared in the early "Larry and Phyllis" sketches in the early 70's, which placed an emphasis on cooperation. He played Larry, naturally.
7. What does Robert DeNiro NOT pretend to be for Elmo?
A. An asparagus
He does pretend to be a cabbage, a dog, and Elmo in a very amusing moment.
8. Which of these isn't a Little Jerry and the Monotones song?
B. "Count It Higher"
This song is by Chrissy and the Alphabeats, and borrows indirectly from the song "Twist and Shout"!
9. Maria and Luis both pretended to be Cookie Monster once. Who did Maria and David pretend to be?
C. Two-Headed Monster
After seeing the Two-Headed Monster argue over whether to go to the movies or the park, David and Maria imagine themselves as the monster.
10. When the Two-Headed Monster formed the word "Mom", who did their "mom" turn out to be in drag?
C. Telly
Telly hugged the monster while wearing a blonde wig and sappy music played in the background.
11. Who is the notorious invisible ice cream cone thief that Lefty warns Ernie about?
B. Louie the Lip
Of course, Louie the Lip, much like the invisible ice cream cone Lefty was hawking, didn't exist.
12. Slimey's not the only one who's taken the trip to the moon. Who else has attempted the trip?
C. Gladys
Gladys jumped over the moon while emulating the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle".
13. What was the name of Telly's one-time girlfriend?
D. Juliet
Although now I think they're just good friends...
14. When Cookie Monster appeared on "Beat the Time", he had to bring three things that rhymed with "rain". One of them was a chain. Who was on the end of it?
C. Frazzle
This was one of Frazzle's few, but memorable Sesame Street appearances. He made all his Street appearances count!
15. Before the passing of Northern Calloway, it seemed that David was everywhere on the Street. Which one of these things was he NOT known for doing?
C. Hanging out at Bert and Ernie's place to collect bottlecaps with Bert
For all I know, David didn't collect bottlecaps. However, he did have a nice hat collection!
16. Who were the first four humans on the Street?
A. Bob, Susan, Gordon, Mr. Hooper
According to the trivia on this website, the kids picked the actors.
17. Who were the four "J" friends in the song "J Friends" and who are they purportedly supposed to be?
D. Joe (Raposo), Jane (Henson), Jim (Henson) and Joan (Ganz Cooney)
Let's sing a song about "J"!
18. Occasionally a Sesame Street Muppet or two will take a field trip. Which of these other shows has not had a Muppet make an appearance?
This was a trick question...I found this one out once it was revealed that Kermit and Count were on "The Daily Show". The replacement question's answer...Big Bird was in both "The Muppet Movie" and "The Muppets Take Manhattan".
19. Occasionally Jim Henson played some characters that weren't so nice. Who was one of them?
B. Sinister Sam
Sinister Sam was the antagonist in one of many "Western Saloon" skits.
20. It seems there's no satisfying Fat Blue. What type of soup does he order (constantly) before not being able to eat it because it's cold?
D. Alphabet
He kept on asking for certain letters that were missing, sending Grover to get them. By the time Grover had given Fat Blue alphabet soup with a complete alphabet, it was cold.
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