As the Children’s & Family Emmys took a moment to remember talent in the genre who had passed away this year, the ceremony paid special tribute to two “Sesame Street” icons wh…
“Sesame Street” star Alan Muraoka, who has been with the show since 1998, and “Sesame Street” puppeteer Martin P. Robinson , shared the stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Sunday to share their memories of Delgado and McGrath.
“The human characters on Sesame Street were created to represent many things for a child, a parent, a problem solver, an empathetic listener, and most importantly, a trusted friend,” Muraoka said. “I had the honor and privilege of working with Bob McGrath and Emilio Delgado, since I arrived at ‘Sesame Street’ 25 years ago. From day one, I saw how they used kindness as their superpower.
Added Robinson: “I was the new guy 41 years ago. And Emilio and Bob welcomed me in. So nice. And Emilio you couldn’t believe how kind and how wonderful this guy was. And I thought how is he going to maintain this? And it had nothing to do with maintaining anything. He was the man that you saw on ‘Sesame Street.’ He was that kind, that effusive, that positive. He used to joke about before ‘Sesame Street’ he would be cast as heavies, criminals, addicts, even the occasional Indigenous American.
“Bob McGrath, on the other hand, nothing but trouble,” he quipped. “He was the best straight man we could ever work with. Surrounded by Muppet crazies pulling on him, jerking him around. We just never gave any of the humans a moment of peace. And they would dress them up in the most, Bob triangle pants. When you’re later on YouTube. It’s there. Look at that. It’s just a little gem and then they would dress them up as the teensy weensy spider and he had to claim the waterspout and a tugboat.
He first starred in the series pilot in 1969 as “Sesame Street’s” friendly neighbor Bob Johnson. He remained on the show for five decades and 47 seasons. He concluded his tenure in 2017, but remained associated with the show and continued to make appearances at “Sesame Street” events.at the age of 81. For 44 years, the actor appeared on the comedy series as the neighborhood’s good-natured shop owner Luis Rodriguez. He is credited in 428 episodes.
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