Sesame Street

It's a sad day for lovers of 'Sesame Street' everywhere -- Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who gave Count von Count his voice passed away Thursday of unspecified causes at the age of 78.

It's not exactly what you think. We swear, this one is a little different. Among the array of Carly Rae Jespen's 'Call Me Maybe' cover songs, this one from our childhood friend -- the Cookie Monster -- has got to be one of the better ones. Why? Well, he decided to hold onto only the beat and some of the lyrics, yet change most of them to suit something he wants dearly. No, he doesn't want your num

Bruno Mars joined the long list of celebrity visitors on Sesame Street when he sang a song about sticktoitiveness called 'Don't Give Up.' Watch Mars and his Muppet background singers perform after the jump.

In 1984, 'Sesame Street' asked a group of New York school children what a computer was. Though computers have certainly come a long way since then, this video shows us that actually many things haven't changed.

Children of the '70s and '80s may remember that breastfeeding used to be featured on 'Sesame Street,' as a way of educating kids about the natural bodily function. Apparently that practice has stopped, much to the dismay of the more than 5000 people who have signed a petition to "Bring Breastfeeding Back To Sesame Street."

Many celebrities have been seen with Muppets lately. Besides the new 'Muppets' movie, Jimmy Kimmel talked to Abby Cadabby about siblings and many Muppets showed up on 'SNL.' Now we have Conan O'Brien visiting 'Sesame Street.'

Sporting a sweet pompadour and garish cape, Jason Schwartzman spoofs the cooking show 'Iron Chef' in a 'Sesame Street' episode which will air on Friday.

If you're sick of getting your directions from a woman with a soothing, vaguely English accent, GPS manufacture TomTom is in the process of releasing a series of voice packs featuring 'Sesame Street' characters. Turns out getting to Sesame Street involves a lot of service roads.

At first the video below of Jimmy Kimmel visiting the gang at 'Sesame Street' looks like a spoof. But the late night host actually went on 'Sesame Street' yesterday to talk to Abby Cadabby about siblings. Even cuter, his "brother and sister" Timmy and Kimmy joined in the fun.

We always knew there was a person behind loveable 'Sesame Street' character Elmo. But who knew he'd have such a surprisingly deep speaking voice?

It's anti-bullying week at 'Sesame Street' and everyone's favorite Muppets are speaking to the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect. To commemorate the occasion, rock legend Elvis Costello stopped by the Street to share the story of the time a mean old monster came along and kept him from counting to 10.

To combat the bullying of redheads that has become prevalent of late, famous redhead Conan O'Brien got even more famous redhead Elmo to cut a PSA defending his own kind. Check it out below and help stop the ginger hate.

As a way to highlight the plight of starving children in America, 'Sesame Street' has introduced Lily, an impoverished (and extremely adorable) muppet whose family struggles just to put food on the table.

'Sesame Street,' which recently featured a Justin Bieber-like Muppet, continues its pop-culture assault with this awesome little video spoofing 'Glee.' The short, called 'G,' which teaches kids about the hard and soft sounds the letter can make, features Muppetized versions of several 'Glee' characters, including Finn, Rachel, Kurt, Artie, Mercedes, Sue Sylvester, and Mr. Schuester (who's redubbed

The next time you've had a hard day, sit back and relax to the dulcet tones of Elmo and a Justin Bieber-lookalike as they wax poetic about jumbo shrimp and elephants in a song called 'Measure, Yeah, Measure.' Which may or may not be based on the Biebs' hit 'Never Say Never.'