List of animated Sesame Street characters facts for kids

This is a list of some well-known animated characters who have appeared on Sesame Street. Some of these characters are animated versions of the famous Muppets you already know. Others appear only in special animated stories. These fun characters help kids learn about letters, numbers, and important life lessons in exciting ways!

Meet Animated Sesame Street Friends

Many beloved Sesame Street characters have also appeared in animated form. These segments often show them in new adventures or teach lessons in a different style.

Abby Cadabby and Her Fairy School

• Abby Cadabby: A computer-generated version of Abby appears in Abby's Flying Fairy School. She learns magic and problem-solving with her classmates.
• Blögg: A friendly troll/fairy creature and one of Abby's classmates.
• Gonnigan: Another classmate of Abby's, known for often disappearing and reappearing.
• Mrs. Sparklenose: The kind fairy teacher in Abby's Flying Fairy School.
• Niblet: A "Gerbilcorn" (a gerbil with a unicorn horn) who is the class pet.
• Spot: A unique class pet that looks like a spot. Spot helps students find answers by showing short videos.

Classic Muppets in Animation

• Bert: A Clay animation version of Bert stars in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
• Cookie Monster: This hungry monster appeared in animated segments. He sometimes ate numbers or other objects.
• Elmo: Elmo also appeared in animated segments. He had a clay animation cameo in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
• Ernie: A Clay animation version of Ernie stars in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.

Famous Characters Visit Sesame Street

Sesame Street has welcomed many well-known characters from other cartoons and comics. They often join in to help teach important lessons.

Superheroes and Villains

• Batman: An animated version of the famous DC Comics superhero appeared in early Sesame Street seasons.
• Joker: Batman's classic villain also appeared in animated segments in 1970.
• Robin: Batman's loyal sidekick, Robin, was also featured in animated segments.
• Superman: The iconic DC Comics superhero appeared in animated inserts.

Classic Cartoon Stars

• Beetle Bailey: This comic strip character helped young viewers understand "first" and "last."
• Bugs Bunny: The classic Looney Tunes character made a surprise cameo in a music video in 1992.
• Jughead: A character from Archie Comics who demonstrated words starting with the letter J.
• Krazy Kat: This comic strip character helped teach the word "LOVE."
• Pink Panther: The cool Pink Panther demonstrated karate. He used it to make the letter K out of a stone block.
• Tiger: An animated version of this comic strip character explained the concept of "school."

Other Pop Culture Cameos

• Arnold: A boy who used his imagination to visit exotic lands. He later starred in his own show, Hey Arnold!.
• Luxo Jr.: The famous animated lamp from Pixar Animation Studios made an appearance.
• The Simpsons: The Simpsons family made a cameo in the "Monster in the Mirror" music video in 1991.

Learning and Fun Through Animation

Many animated segments on Sesame Street are designed to teach specific skills and concepts in a fun way.

Numbers and Counting

• Alligator King: A king of alligators who challenged his seven sons to cheer him up.
• Bellhop: This hotel worker helped teach numbers. He completed tasks like carrying 8 trunks or making 12 wake-up calls.
• Bumble Ardy: A young boy who invited 9 swine to his 9th birthday party. This short was created by Maurice Sendak.
• King Minus: A character who made things disappear, like magic subtraction. He helped teach about taking away numbers.
• King of Eight: A king in a stop-motion short by Jim Henson who believed "8 is great."
• Martian Beauty: A unique Martian with 9 hairs, 9 eyes, 9 nostrils, 9 arms, and 9 toes. She helped teach about the number 9.
• Number Guy: A man who played guitar and asked how many animals would do a task. This helped kids practice counting.
• Rocket countdown announcer: An announcer who counted down from 10 to 1 for a rocket launch. The launches often had funny outcomes!
• The Ringmaster: This animated circus ringmaster used his whip to change visual numeric patterns with groups of animals.

Letters and Words

• C.T. Wordsworth: A presenter of words, showing "Big ones, small ones, fat ones and tall ones!"
• Frances Fairy: From the Land of Fork, she made the letter F do things that began with F.
• Gloria: A young girl who sang the alphabet and recited a poem about drawing the letter W.
• Nancy: A nanny goat who made a "nincompoop" of herself, helping to teach the letter N.
• Pronunciation Guy: This animated character corrected jumbled words on signs and tried to pronounce them correctly.
• The Typewriter Guy: An animated typewriter with eyes and arms. He demonstrated letters of the alphabet and spelled out words.
• Wanda: A witch who showed several uses of the letter "W."
• The Yakity Yak: A very talkative yak who lectured about words starting with "Y."

Shapes, Directions, and Problem-Solving

• Christopher Clumsy: A friendly but clumsy character who taught about shapes and directional concepts.
• He, She and It: A series of segments where a boy, a girl, and a bear explained how common objects really work.
• Hero Guy: Baby Bear's imaginary superhero friend. He came to life to embark on adventures and solve unexpected challenges.
• Jake: A green snake who demonstrated different body parts.
• Jasper and Julius: An animated comedy duo who appeared in comic strips.
• Marty: A blue chair with bad vision who found his eyeglasses.
• Noodles & Nedd: An eccentric man named Nedd and his intelligent cat, Noodles, in slapstick segments.
• Teeny Little Super Guy: A tiny problem solver who lived in a regular-sized kitchen. He interacted with his environment to deal with problems.
• Thelma Thumb: A superhero who could shrink down to a small size. This allowed her to examine objects and places from a unique perspective.

Safety and Our World

• The Big Bad Wolf: This stop-motion paper-animated wolf wore firefighter gear. He sang a song about fire safety and saved the Three Little Pigs from house fires.
• Firefighter sand drawing: A sand drawing of a firefighter who came to life. He demonstrated his job by putting out a fire created by a dragon.
• Gloria Globe: A cheerful globe who taught about animals from different countries. She also sang a song about her body parts representing countries.
• Sand dragon: A fire-breathing dragon in a sand animation. It helped show how firefighters do their jobs.
• Solomon Grundy: This character washed one part of himself each day. He helped teach about the days of the week and hygiene.
• The Three Little Pigs: These characters were saved from house fires by the Big Bad Wolf, teaching important fire safety lessons.
• Willie Wimple: A character who showed how one person's careless actions can harm the planet. This taught about environmental awareness.
• Zork: A green alien who landed on Earth and met various people and animals, teaching about different places.

Creative Animation Styles

Sesame Street has always used many different animation styles to make learning exciting and visually interesting.

Claymation and Stop-Motion Wonders

• Cecille: A singing Claymation orange ball with big red lips. She could turn into different shapes and sizes.
• Operatic Orange: A stop-motion animated orange created by Jim Henson. It sang a famous song from the opera Carmen.

Unique Animated Shorts

• Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes: Known for announcing, "This is Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes, the smartest girl in the whole world!"
• Billy Jo Jive: A young African-American detective who solved crimes in his city neighborhood with his partner.
• Bubbles Martin: Appeared on Elmo's TV in Elmo's World. She performed lively songs related to the episode's subject.
• Dash: A white cartoon dog who appeared in cartoons like "Dance to the Rhythm."
• Donnie Budd: A cartoon fiddler, voiced, written, and animated by Pixar's Bud Luckey.
• Fruta Manzana: An animated character who sang and danced. She wore an oversized fruit hat, spoofing Carmen Miranda.
• Gerald: A boy who imagined his dog Sparky's shadow was an alligator's shadow.
• Lillian: A young girl who talked about her parents bringing a baby sister into her home. Created by Craig Bartlett.
• Sparky: A white dog who kept his owner Gerald awake and pretended to be an alligator.
• Suzie Kabloozie: A young girl who appeared in many animated segments created by Mo Willems. Her pet cat was Feff.
• Uncle Edgar: A banjo-playing turtle who performed songs that kids could easily sing along to.
• Velvet: A computer-animated front curtain that appears in the Elmo: The Musical segments.