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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 are
Muppets , unless otherwise mentioned.
Zari - A six-year-old girl.
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Zeerak Zari's brother.
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Garibaldo – A giant, shy, blue (yellow in the 2007 version)
bird . Similar to
Big Bird .
Gugu – A green Muppet
monster with a blue nose and orange cheeks. Similar to
Oscar the Grouch .
Juca (Armando Bogus) – A toy maker who taught children his craft.
Ana Maria (Sonia Braga) – A teacher and Juca's cousin.
Gabriela (Aracy Balabanian) – The wife of Juca
Funga-funga – A red
Muppet
elephant who didn't like how others looked at him.
Bel – A pink/purple
Muppet
monster that appeared in the 2007 version
Louis – A French-Canadian
otter
Basil – A
polar bear
Dodi – A
Muppet who is essentially a Jack-Of-All-Trades , though most commonly known as a bush pilot.
Katie – A girl who uses a wheelchair.
Chaos – A
cat who speaks in the third person, is similar to
Elmo , serving the same role.
Beau Beaver – A
beaver (animated)
Nimnim – A tall furry green creature with orange legs, having a similar role to
Big Bird .
Filfil – A fuzzy-bearded purple
monster who likes to eat 'Asilaya (honey sesame sticks), similar to
Cookie Monster .
Khokha – A furry peach-colored
monster who likes to play pretend.
Am Gherghis – A human who is the local
shopkeeper .
Am Hussein – A human who is a
carpenter .
Ama Kheireya – A human. Also called Um Kareem, she is the wife of Am Hussein, mother of Mona and Kareem.
Mona – A human who is the teenage daughter of Kheireya and Hussein.
Kareem – A human who is the pre-teen brother of Mona.
Ama Nabila – A human who is the proprietress of the bookstore/library.
Samson – A male
bear , similar in role and full-body puppet, to
Big Bird (1978–2008, 2013–present)
Simson – Samson's cousin and lookalike, often seen with a hat or a tie to distinguish him from Samson (on and off in 1989–1998)
Tiffy – A pink female
bird (1978–2005)
Finchen – A (former male, now female)
snail (on and off from 1983, 1989–present)
Rumpel – A green Grouch that lives in a rainbarrel. He has Gustav, a pet
caterpillar , who is based on Oscar's pet worm, Slimey. (1989–2008)
Buh – A male owl (1989–2002)
Feli Filu – A blue female
monster reporter (2000–2007)
Pferd – A male
horse (2002–present)
Wolle – A male
lamb (2002–present)
Lena – A pink
monster baby (2005–2009)
Moni – A female photographer (2005–2007)
Ulli von Bödefeld – An androgyne
hedgehog-like creature (1978-early 1986)
Wolf vom Wortersee – A green
wolf (2007–present)
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, 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, Miriam Krause, a German actress – 2002–present) –
Zauberer PePe (
Dirk Bach , a German comedian – 2000–2012) –
Anke (
Anke Engelke , a German comedian – 2003–present) –
Mehmet (Mehmet Yilmaz, a German-Turkish actor – 2003–present) –
Ella (
Franziska Troegner , a German actress – 2003–present) –
Jugaadu – A
Muppet who likes to find innovative solutions to fix problems, and does not view his disability as a handicap.
Basha Bhaijaan – Owns a corner store and knows several Indian languages.
Sid – A
Muppet who is a cool, smart child and Googly is a fan of his style and dancing.
Dawa Di – Basha's wife, who is from North East India, and teaches dance.
Kabir – Basha Bhaijaan and Dawa Di's son, who is active and curious.
Col. Albert Pinto – A retired army person, and advocate for healthy living and civic sense.
Rukmini Pinto (Doctor Aunty) – Col. Pinto's wife.
Chamki , – A tomboyish five-year-old girl, dressed most often, in a school uniform.
Boombah – An eight feet tall, pink
lion equivalent of
Big Bird .
Googly – A six-year-old, adorable and furry blue
monster with a penchant for asking tricky questions.
Aanchoo – A purple creature who is a storehouse of interesting stories from all over the world.
Hero – An orange coloured
Muppet who loves to dress himself up.
Khadoosa – As the name suggests, he is the grouchy neighbour in the Galli but is never intentionally mean.
Momon – A five-year-old yellow
monster who learns to draw letters and loves drawing and counting.
Putri – An active young girl who is always asking Momon for help.
Tantan – A wise female
orangutan that settles every dispute on Jalan Sesama.
Jabrik – A baby
rhinoceros that is always complaining and laughing.
Agen Rahasia 123 (Secret Agent 123) – A
James Bond -like agent who have a mission to solve a problem caused by a
goat
Teena – A pink
monster who likes to sing.
Mojabo – A green and purple
monster who likes to exercise.
Pierre – A blue-and-yellow
frog .
Arthur – A little yellow
bird .
Grorie – An orange
Grover -like
monster .
Meg – A Japanese girl.
Tonton - A yellow monster who likes to play soccer. Like
Sesame Street 's
Elmo , Tonton speaks in the third person.
Juljul - A grey Muppet monster who teaches children to be safe.
Jiddo Simsim - A grandfather figure.
No'Man – A
camel equivalent of
Big Bird
Melsoon – A light green
parrot wearing a tie (blue in the 2015 version)
Yaqut – A lavender
monster with a long nose
Abla – A full-body lavender
cat
Shams – A yellow
monster that appeared in the 2015 version
Carlos
José – The Storekeeper
Alicia
Fernando (Justo Martinez) – The police officer
Mercedes
Teresa (Romelia Aguero) –
Sandra (Ana Silvia Garza) –
Sebastian (Jaime Garza) –
Miguel (Alejandro Ibarra) –
Ana (Rocio Ortiz) –
Goyo (Raoul Rossi) –
Pepe (Salvador Sanchez) –
Paula (Rosalia Valdez) –
La Abuela (Evita Muñoz, Beatriz Aguirre) –
Don Boni (Edgar Vivar, Sergio Corona) –
Carmen (María Del Sol) –
Gertrudis (Socorro Bonilla, Leonorilda Ochoa) –
Pablo (Ariel López Padilla, Benjamin Rivero) –
Maria (Paty Díaz, M'Balia Marichal Ibar) –
Susana (Liza Echeverria, Mariana Garza) –
Juan (Alberto Mayagoitia, Raúl Magaña) –
Neftalí (Héctor Hernández, Pedro Romo) –
Daniela (Maria Fernanda Urdapilleta, Mariana Botas, Paula Gutiérrez) –
Manuel (Manuel Bermudez, Charlie Santana, Alan Sanchez, Santiago Hernández) –
ToNo (Isaac Castro) –
Romina (Anahí Sánchez) –
Buurman Baasje – male
Elvan – female
Frank – male
Gerda – female
Hakim – male
Lot – female
Meneer Aart – male
Paula – female
Rik – male
Sien – female
Potto – A male '
monster ' style
Muppet and the cousin of
Telly Monster .
Hilda – A female
Irish Hare
Claribelle – A red
Muppet
bird .
Archie – A bespectacled
squirrel .
Bookworms – A bunch of Bookworms live amongst Potto's books.
Weatherberries – A bunch of singing fruit. They often announce the weather whenever Hilda asks what the weather will be like today.
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.
Py – A red
monster who hatched from a blue egg.
O. Tidemann – A kind but somewhat blustery grandfatherly-type of a station master who generally manages to keep the station running smoothly, even if he doesn't always get the peace and quiet he wants.
Leonora Dorothea Dahl – A former world-famous singer who used to travel around the world. She still likes to sing at any opportunity, and is a good cook.
Aaina - A muppet.
Agarmuch - A Magarmuch.
Baily - A
donkey who loves making music.
Baji - A traditional Pakistani woman with a passion for nutrition
Bhola - A muppet.
Haseen-o-Jameel - A flamboyant and vain
crocodile who lives in a well.
Munna - A five-year-old
muppet .
Rani - A 6-year-old schoolgirl who is passionate about science and is the captain of her school's
cricket team.
Kiran - The 12-year-old daughter of the village schoolteacher. She is played by Saleha Majeed.
Dafi (Irit Shilo) – Haneen's best friend; a three-year-old purple Israeli monster
Haneen (Fadi al-Ghoul) – A three-year-old orange Palestinian monster.
Kareem (Rajai Sandouka) – A seven-year-old punctual green
rooster who showcases pride in his Palestinian culture.
Kippi Ben Kippod (Guy Friedman) – A pink
porcupine who lives on Rechov Sumsum
Moishe Oofnik (Gilles Ben David) - A brown grouch from Rechov Sumsum who lives in a
broken car
Haneen (Fadi al-Ghoul) - A,five-year-old orange monster.
Kareem (Rajai Sandouka)
Kuya Mario portrayed by
Junix Inocian
Ate Sylvia portrayed by
Susan Africa
Aling Nena portrayed by
Angie Ferro
Mang Lino portrayed by Joe Gruta
Luz portrayed by Dessa Quesada
Ben portrayed by Tito Quesada
Bazyli – A large multicolored
dragon .
Beata – A short female
sheep .
Pędzipotwór – A turquoise female
monster .
Humans on Ulica Sezamkowa
Mom (Anna Radwan, Polish actress) –
Dad (Artur Dziurman, Polish actor) –
Grandpa (Andrzej Buszewicz, Polish actor) –
Kasia – A girl.
Krzyś – A boy.
Poupas – An orange
bird and the cousin of
Big Bird .
Ferrão – A brown-colored version of
Oscar the Grouch that lived inside a bottomless barrel in the town square on the street.
Tita – A gray
Muppet
cat .
Zeliboba – A 9-foot furry blue
Dvorovoi (tree spirit) who enjoys dancing
Businka – A bright pink
monster who finds joy in everything
Kubik – An orange
monster who is the resident pensive problem-solver who used to be a schoolteacher
Kami – A yellow
monster who raised controversy in the
USA due to her
HIV + status
Moshe – A four year old, vegetarian
meerkat who is extremely optimistic and loves to dance. He is Takalani Sesame's equivalent to
Big Bird .
Zikwe – A blue
monster who owns a taxicab with no wheels
Kupukeji – A green
worm found by Zikwe and cared for by Moshe
Elmo – A Muppet red
monster who loves to play with Zuzu and explore new things. He is from the same model as on the American series.
Zuzu – A young purple
monster who loves acting
Basma – A young purple
monster who loves new experiences and music
Jad – A young yellow
monster who has a passion with visual arts and is a good organizer
Grover – A blue
monster who appears in the Playtime segments along with Basma and Jad
Basma – a purple
monster who loves new experiences
Jad – a yellow
monster who loves to paint
Ma'zooza – a baby
goat
Ameera - a green
monster with a spinal-cord injury who loves science and basketball
Kirpik – A Grouch who lives in a pile of boxes.
Minik Kuş – A red version of
Big Bird .
Kurabiye Canavarı – A Turkey counterpart of
Cookie Monster .
Domby – A male '
monster ' style
Muppet , originally from
Scotland . He and his friend, Kit, live in a castle on top of a hill.
Kit – Domby's best friend. They spend most of their time in the castle kitchen, bedroom and living room (very similar to Ernie and Bert sketches). He is originally from
Manchester . They sometimes visit schools and playgroups to sing or talk with the children.
Original show adaptations
Spin-offs