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List of characters from international versions of Sesame Street
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.
Garibaldo, a giant, shy, green bird. Similar to Big Bird.
Gugu, a green muppet with a blue nose and orange cheeks. Similar to Oscar the Grouch.
Beto and Ênio, Bert and Ernie like characters.
Juca (Armando Bogus), a toy maker who taught children his craft.
Ana Maria (Sonia Braga), a teacher and Juca's cousin.
Gabriela (Aracy Balabanian), wife of Juca
Funga-funga, a orange humped muppet who didn't like how others looked at him.
Louis , a French-Canadian otter
Basil , a polar bear
Dodi , essentially a Jack-Of-All-Trades , though most commonly known as a bush pilot.
Katie , a girl
Chaos , a cat
Beau Beaver , a beaver (animated)
Da Niao , similar to Big Bird
Hu Hu Zhu
Little Plum
Rumpel , an Oscar the Grouch -like character that lives in a rainbarrel. He has Gustav , a pet caterpillar
Buh , an owl
Feli Filu , a blue monster reporter
Finchen , a snail
Pherd , a horse
Samson , a bear, similar in role and full-body puppet, to Big Bird
Simson , Samson's friend and lookalike
Tiffy , a pink bird
Ulli von Bodefeld , a hedgehog
Woole , a lamb
Humans on Sesamstrasse
Manfred (Krug, an East German actor)
Lilo (Lieselotte Pulver, a Swiss actress)
No'Man , a camel equivlent of Big Bird
Melsoon , a light green parrot wearing a tie
Yaqut , a lavender monster with a long nose
Abelardo Montoya , the equivalent of Big Bird , with Green and Red feathers (Mexico 's National colours ; also the colors of a Parrot , one of Mexico 's most numerous and representative birds)
Bodoque , a grouch that lives in boxes
Cuernos (Horns), a red monster with a characteristic couple of horns and vicious teeth.
El Barón Púrpura (The Purple Baron), a Muppet portraying a lackluster air pilot. A satire of The Red Baron .
Lola , a female relative of Pancho and Abelardo 's best friend; a joyful young pink muppet.
Paco , a parrot , the equivalent of America's Oscar the Grouch
Pancho , a blue-colored monster , who has a pet elephant Elefancio , only the trunk is ever seen
Multimonstruos , Red Anything Monsters, appear as babies, pirates, etc.
Multimuppets , Brown Anything Muppets
Four birds
Pino , a blue Big Bird -like character
Tommie , a dog
Ieniemienie , a mouse
Purk , a pig
Troel , Tommie's girlfriend
Humans in Sesamstraat
Buurman Baasje , male
Elvan , female
Frank , male
Gerda , female
Hakim , male
Lot , female
Meneer Aart , male
Paula , female
Rik , male
Sien , female
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.
Pong Pagong , a clumsy, pink full-body turtle wearing a baseball cap.
Kiko Matsing , a purple gorilla version of Oscar.
Zeliboba , a 9-foot furry blue tree spirit who enjoys dancing
Businka , a bright pink Muppet who finds joy in everything
Kubik , the resident pensive problem-solver
Kami , who raised controversy in the USA , due to her HIV+ status
Espinete , a large pink hedgehog
Don Pimpón : Another full-body muppet. This farmer was an undetermined brown being, similar to a Sesame Street monster.
Kirpik , a grouch who lives in a pile of boxes
Minik Kus , a red version of Big Bird