Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Muppet Wiki
44,337
pages
Ben
PERFORMER Jim Henson
DEBUT 1972
PATTERN Fat Blue

Ben is Sergeant Thursday's partner in a Sesame Street spoof of the old-time radio and early television series Dragnet. The laconic Ben is a spoof of Ben Romero, Joe Friday's partner on the radio Dragnet (and in the TV premiere) from 1949 until 1951. The character was identified as "Dragnet Detective" in a 1973 Sesame Street style guide.

Advertisement