- List of characters from international versions of Sesame Street
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Sesame Street " has many international versions across the world. Each uses some original characters, created specifically to represent their own culture. The following list highlights some of these characters. All characters areMuppets , unless otherwise mentioned.Vila Sésamo first show (Brazil )* Garibaldo, a giant, shy, blue bird. Similar to Big Bird.
* Gugu, a green Muppet monster with a blue nose and orange cheeks. Similar to Oscar the Grouch.
* Beto and Ênio, Bert and Ernie like characters.
* Juca (Armando Bogus), a toy maker who taught children his craft.
* Ana Maria (Sonia Braga), a teacher and Juca's cousin.
* Gabriela (Aracy Balabanian), wife of Juca
* Funga-funga, a red Muppetelephant who didn't like how others looked at him.
* Bel (a Brazilian girl) 2008 versionCanada's Sesame Street andSesame Park (Canada )* Louis, a French-Canadian otter
* Basil, a polar bear
* Dodi, essentially a "Jack-Of-All-Trades ", though most commonly known as a bush pilot.
*Katie , a girl
* Chaos, a cat
*Beau Beaver , a beaver (animated)Zhima Jie (China )*
Da Niao , similar toBig Bird
*Hu Hu Zhu
* Little PlumSesamstraße (Germany )* Samson, a male bear, similar in role and full-body puppet, to Big Bird (1978-present)
* "Simson," Samson's cousin and lookalike, often seen with a hat or a tie to distinguish him from Samson (on and off in 1989-2000)
*Tiffy , a pink female bird (1978-2004)
*Finchen , a (former male, now female) snail (on and off from 1978, 1989-present)
* "Rumpel," anOscar the Grouch -like male character that lives in a rainbarrel. He has Gustav, a pet caterpillar (1989-present)
* Buh, a male owl (1989-present)
*Feli Filu , a blue female monster reporter (2000-present)
*Pferd , a male horse (2000-present)
*Wolle , a male lamb (2000-present)
* "Lena," a pink monster baby (2005-present)
* "Moni," a female photographer (2005-present)
*Ulli von Bödefeld , an androgyne hedgehog-like creature (1978-early 1986)Humans in Sesamstraße 1978-1986
* Henning (Henning Venske, a West German actor - 1978-1979)
* Lilo (Lieselotte Pulver , a Swiss actress 1978-1986)
* Uwe (Uwe Friedrichsen , a West German actor 1979-1982)
* Horst (Horst Janson, a West German actor 1979-1986)
* Ute (Ute Willing, a German actress 1979-1986)
* Ilse (Ilse Biberti, a German actress 1979-1982)
* Elisabeth (Elisabeth Vitouch, a German actress 1979-1982)
* Manfred (Manfred Krug , an East German actor - 1982-1986)Humans in Sesamstraße 1986-present
* Georg (
Gernot Endemann , a German actor - 1986-1999)
* Bettina (Hildegard Krekel , a German actress - 1986-1989)
* Bettina 2 (Kirsten Spick , a German actress - 1989-1999)
* Opa Brass (Ferdinand Dux , a German actor - 1992-2000)
* Pensionswirtin Helmi (Senta Bonneval , a German actress - 1995-1999)
* Musiker Alex (Alexander Geringas , a German-Greek actor - 1995-2000)
* Jiviana (Vijak Bajani , a German-Turkish actress - 1995-2001)* Nils (
Nils Julius , a German actor - 2000-present)
* Caro (Caroline Kiesewetter , a German actress - 2000-2002)
* Caro 2 (Miriam Krause , a German actress - 2002-present)
* Zauberer PePe (Dirk Bach , a German comedian - 2000-present)
* Anke (Anke Engelke , a German comedienne - 2003-present)
* Mehmet (Mehmet Yilmaz, a German-Turkish actor - 2003-present)
* Ella (Franziska Troegner , a German actress - 2003-present)Rechov Sumsum /Shalom Sesame (Israel )*
Kippi ben Kippod , or Kippi Kippod, a giantporcupine analogous toBig Bird
*Moishe Oofnik ,Oscar the Grouch 's cousin grouchIftah Ya Simsim (Kuwait )*
No'Man , a camel equivalent of Big Bird
*Melsoon , a light green parrot wearing a tie
*Yaqut , a lavender monster with a long nosePlaza Sésamo (Mexico )*
Abelardo Montoya , the equivalent ofBig Bird , withGreen andRed feathers (Mexico 'sNational colours ; also the colors of aParrot , one ofMexico 's most numerous and representative birds)
*Abelardo, a reddragon equivalent ofBig Bird
*Bodoque , agrouch that lives in boxes
*Cuernos (Horns), a red monster with a characteristic couple of horns and vicious teeth.
*El Barón Púrpura (The Purple Baron), a Muppet portraying a lackluster air pilot. A satire ofThe Red Baron .
*Lola, a female relative ofPancho andAbelardo 's best friend; a joyful young pink muppet.
*Paco, aparrot , the equivalent of America'sOscar the Grouch
*Pancho , a blue-coloredmonster , who has a pet elephantElefancio , only the trunk is ever seen
*Multimonstruos , Red Anything Monsters, appear as babies, pirates, etc.
*Multimuppets , Brown Anything Muppets
*Four birds
*A macaw
*Poco Loco
*A penguin
*A chicken
*Stuckweed
*A watermelonSesamstraat (Netherlands )*
Pino , a blueBig Bird -like character
*Tommie , a dog
*Ieniemienie , a mouse
*Purk , a pig
*Troel , Tommie's girlfriendHumans in Sesamstraat
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Buurman Baasje , male
*Elvan , female
* Frank, male
* Gerda, female
* Hakim, male
* Lot, female
*Meneer Aart , male
* Paula, female
* Rik, male
* Sien, femaleSesam Stasjon (Norway )*
Max Mekker : a big blue monster who owns a train station called "Sesam Stasjon".
*Alfa : a female yellow monster.
*Bjarne : a pink man who owns a ticket booth.Sesame! orBatibot (Philippines )*
Pong Pagong , a clumsy, pink full-body turtle wearing a baseball cap.
*Kiko Matsing , a brown monkey version of Oscar.
*Koko Kwik-Kwak orKoko , a four-year-old bird-child inspired by "Pag-asa ", the firstPhilippine eagle hatched under laboratory conditions.
*Manang Bola , the forgetful fortuneteller.
*Kapitan Basa , asuperhero that loves to read.
*Sitsiritsit andAlibangbang , two inquisitivespace aliens .
*Sultan Parachibum , a "datu " or chieftain of "Agamanyog " whose official advisers are his grandchildren.
*Ningning andGingging , two sisters. "Ningning" is the eldest and a serious type, while "Gingging" is younger and playful.
*Noli de Kasyo , the prolific journalist.
*Irma Daldal , a stage-struck, faddish, shallow and cheap actress who believes she is the most talented person in all of show business.
*Direk , a movie-and-television director, who tries everything to make a star out of the actress "Irma Daldal".Humans in Batibot
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Kuya Bodjie (Big Brother Bodjie Pascual)
*Ate Sienna (Big Sister Sienna)Rua Sésamo (Portugal )* Poupas, an orange version of Big Bird.
*Ferrão , brown-colored version of Oscar the Grouch that lived inside a bottomless barrel in the Sesame Street square.
* Tita, a gray cat.Ulitsa Sezam (Russia )* Zeliboba, a 9-foot furry blue tree spirit who enjoys dancing
* Businka, a bright pink Muppet who finds joy in everything
* Kubik, the resident pensive problem-solver who used to be a school teacherTakalani Sesame (South Africa )*Kami, who raised controversy in the USA, due to her HIV+ status
* Moshe, a four year old, vegetarian mongoose who is extremely optimistic and loves to dance
* Zikwe, a monster who owns a taxi cab with no wheels
* Kupukeji, a green worm found by Zikwe and cared for by Moshe
* Neno, a South African version of the popular characterElmo
* Zuzu, a young monster who loves actingBarrio Sésamo (Spain )*
Espinete , a large pink hedgehog
*Don Pimpón : Another full-body muppet. This farmer was an undetermined brown being, similar to a Sesame Street monster.
*Caponata , a chicken equivalent to Big Bird
*Perejil , a male green snail
*Bluki , a blue cat-like Muppet
*Gaspar , a red-haired man who works at a market
*Vera, a female yellow monster
*Bubo, a brown owlSusam Sokaği (Turkey )*
Kirpik , a grouch who lives in a pile of boxes
*Minik Kuş , a red version of Big Bird
*Kurabiye Canavarı , adaptation ofCookie Monster .Alam Simsim (Egypt )*
Nimnim , A tall furry green creature with orange legs, something like Big Bird
*Filfil , A fuzzy bearded purple puppet who likes to eat 'asilaya (honey sesame sticks)
*Khokha , A furry peach colored puppet who likes to play pretend
*Am Gherghis , human, the local shopkeeper
*Am Hussein , human, a carpenter
*Ama Keireya , human, also called Um Kareem, wife of Am Hussein, mother of Mona and Kareem
*Mona , human, teenage daughter of Kheireya and Hussein
*Kareem , human, pre-teen brother of Mona
*Ama Nabila , human, proprietress of the bookstore/libraryUlica Sezamkowa (Poland )*
Bazyli , a large, multicoloured dragon
*Beata , a short, female sheep
*Pędzipotwór , a turquoise male monsterHumans on Ulica Sezamkowa
* Mom (
Anna Radwan , polish actress)
* Dad (Artur Dziurman , polish actor)
* Grandpa (Andrzej Buszewicz , polish actor)
* Kasia, girl
* Krzyś, boy
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