![]() ![]() An animated Sesame Street insert showcases music from different locals.A Grouch from Park Avenue attends the Annual Grouch Picnic in The Sesame Street Dictionary.Fozzie Bear stays at a creepy motel while on his way to Wall Street in episode 108 of The Jim Henson Hour.New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a cameo in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, which was filmed in Brooklyn, New York.She sings of how great New York City is and mentions the Statue of Liberty. In the Sesame Street song, " I Am the World", Gloria Globe mentions her eyes are in the United States, so she can see the many sights.Broadway has been referenced in several Muppet productions.In the 1993 book I Want to Be President, Betty Lou watches the President make a speech at the United Nations building, which inspires her to become President.The Statue of Liberty has been spoofed in several productions and products.The Boss drinks from a coffee mug that says "I love NY more than ever" (a post 9/11 revamp of the classic " I love NY" logo) in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.Oscar the Grouch attempts to run for mayor of the city in Episode 1562 of Sesame Street.Scooter is shown to have an " I Love N.Y." sticker on his wall in " Six String Orchestra" in episode 417 of The Muppet Show.Floyd sings " New York State of Mind," a song about wanting to return to New York City, on The Muppet Show.Statler is named after the former Statler Hotel in New York City, now known as the Hotel Pennsylvania. Waldorf and his wife Astoria are named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.Then-mayor Ed Koch made a cameo appearance.īig Bird views the New York City skyline from Union City, New Jersey.įlying above the city ( 1978 Sesame Street Calendar). Locations used in the film include Central Park, the Empire State Building, Sardi's, Bergdorf Goodman and Broadway. New York City served as a backdrop in The Muppets Take Manhattan. The waterfall is intercut by a walkway that connects a plaza that runs between West 48th & 49th Streets. ![]() Also in the 1980s, the show's opening title sequence featured footage of kids running through a unique architectural design in the form of a waterfall that runs behind the McGraw-Hill building on the Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue). Snuffleupagus ran the New York City Marathon in episode 1836. New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art was featured as the backdrop for the TV special Don't Eat the Pictures. The 35th anniversary special, What's the Name of That Song? was also partly filmed on location in New York. The characters have visited Central Park in Manhattan on various occasions, notably the 25th anniversary special Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration. Sesame Street is connected to the New York Subway system, and former mayor David Dinkins visited the street in 1992, to honor Gordon with the city's Good Citizen Award. Sesame Street takes place in a New York City neighborhood. ![]()
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