Some of the most famous characters on the show include Big Bird, Cookie Monster,Oscar the Grouch, and Bert and Ernie.

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He had a system. He would describe characters and plots, then have ghostwriters expand those ideas into a book.

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Miz Park says it was very exciting to meet him and see fans dressed up as characters on the show.

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They still are. People love these characters because they demonstrate the failings and strengths of all human beings.

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One version says his friends started calling him Bingo, and later Bing, after characters in a local comic strip, the Bingville Bugle.

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The newest "Star Trek" movie is about the characters in the first television series and how they met.

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"It helped teach me how to count and read. And I also loved how they integrated the human characters with the Muppet characters.

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Ray Romano,John Leguizamo and Dennis Leary return as the voices of the three main animal characters.

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In "The King of the Desert" he plays members of his family and other characters.

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As Katharine Hepburn became older, she played more and more wise and complex characters.

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You can see several of his characters including Big Bird and the Swedish Chef.

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Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is told through the personal writings and letters of its characters.

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A number of parks in the United States and in Asia use "Peanuts" characters.

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Sarah Long and Rich Kleinfeldt were the characters from "Death of a Salesman."

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