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{{performer|Jerry Nelson}} |
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| − | '''Biff''' is a construction worker on ''[[Sesame Street]]''. His partner is [[Sully]]. Biff first appeared in [[Season |
+ | '''Biff''' is a construction worker on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' who speaks with a gruff [[New York]] accent. His partner is [[Sully]]. Biff first appeared in [[Season 5]],<ref name="The Deseret News">The Deseret News: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EMsoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5X0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1539,2409525&dq=sesame+street+season&hl=en 1...2...3...4...5 for Sesame St.]</ref> and made periodic appearances through [[Season 26]]. He is married to a woman named Ethyl.<ref>"[[Five Feet High and Rising]]"</ref> |
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| + | Biff often asks for Sully's opinion, but interrupts him before Sully gets a chance to even make a sound. He also tends to ask him questions and then eggs Sully on by repeating, "Huh? Huh? ''Huh?''", a reference to a routine by comedy duo [[Jack Burns|Burns]] and [[Avery Schreiber|Schreiber]]. As performer [[Jerry Nelson]] said in an interview, "Sully wasn't so much Schreiber, but Biff was the Jack Burns character."<ref>Nelson, Jerry [http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-3/ Tough Pigs interview]</ref>Biff often has trouble figuring out how to perform various tasks, and by the time he's figured it out, Sully has already finished it. |
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| + | He has sung songs such as "[[We Coulda]]", "[[Think of Your Fingers]]", "[[This Song is For the Birds]]", and appeared in "[[Do De Rubber Duck]]". He also appeared with [[Judy Collins]] in the song "[[One Thing Leads to Another]]", and with [[Johnny Cash]] in "[[Five Feet High and Rising]]". |
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| + | Two construction-worker [[Anything Muppets]] who looked similar to Biff and Sully made background appearances in the "[[Grover and Mr. Johnson|Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition]]" sketch. {{first|4132}} |
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| + | The duo made [[Season 40 Hidden Gems|a background cameo]] in [[Episode 4204|a 2009 episode]]. |
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| + | A similarly named construction foreman, [[Bif]], exists off-screen. |
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| − | He has sung songs such as "[[We Coulda]]" and "[[This Song is For the Birds]]" and appeared in "[[Do De Rubber Duck]]". |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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*''[[Big Bird's Busy Book]]'' (1975) |
*''[[Big Bird's Busy Book]]'' (1975) |
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*''[[The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales]]'' (1975) |
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*''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980) |
*''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980) |
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*''[[The Sesame Street Pet Show]]'' (1980) |
*''[[The Sesame Street Pet Show]]'' (1980) |
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| + | * ''[[The Tool Box Book]]'' (1980) |
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*''[[What Did You Bring?]]'' (1980) |
*''[[What Did You Bring?]]'' (1980) |
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| + | *''[[The Amazing Mumford Presents the Magic Weather Show]]'' (1981) |
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*''[[A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch]]'' (1981) |
*''[[A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch]]'' (1981) |
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*''[[I Have a Friend]]'' (1981) |
*''[[I Have a Friend]]'' (1981) |
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*''[[What Do You Do?]]'' (1981) |
*''[[What Do You Do?]]'' (1981) |
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| + | *''[[Sesame Street coloring books|City]]'' (1982) |
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| + | * ''[[Everyone Makes Mistakes (book)|Everyone Makes Mistakes]]'' (1983) |
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*''[[Sesame Street ABC]]'' (1986) |
*''[[Sesame Street ABC]]'' (1986) |
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| − | *''[[A Birthday Surprise]]'' (1987) |
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| + | * ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|A New Playground on Sesame Street]]'' (1988) |
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| + | *''[[Oscar's Grouchy Sounds]]'' (1990) |
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| + | *''[[Bright and Early with Elmo]]'' (1994) |
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Revision as of 06:14, 9 June 2014
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Biff is a construction worker on Sesame Street who speaks with a gruff New York accent. His partner is Sully. Biff first appeared in Season 5,[1] and made periodic appearances through Season 26. He is married to a woman named Ethyl.[2]
Biff often asks for Sully's opinion, but interrupts him before Sully gets a chance to even make a sound. He also tends to ask him questions and then eggs Sully on by repeating, "Huh? Huh? Huh?", a reference to a routine by comedy duo Burns and Schreiber. As performer Jerry Nelson said in an interview, "Sully wasn't so much Schreiber, but Biff was the Jack Burns character."[3]Biff often has trouble figuring out how to perform various tasks, and by the time he's figured it out, Sully has already finished it.
Biff has a niece named Roxy Marie. According to a 1989 episode, he also has four kids, one of whom is the infant Mary-Biff.
He has sung songs such as "We Coulda", "Think of Your Fingers", "This Song is For the Birds", and appeared in "Do De Rubber Duck". He also appeared with Judy Collins in the song "One Thing Leads to Another", and with Johnny Cash in "Five Feet High and Rising".
Two construction-worker Anything Muppets who looked similar to Biff and Sully made background appearances in the "Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition" sketch. (First: Episode 4132)
The duo made a background cameo in a 2009 episode.
A similarly named construction foreman, Bif, exists off-screen.
Filmography
- Sesame Street
- Julie on Sesame Street
- The Muppet Movie
- The Muppets Take Manhattan
- Follow That Bird
- The Muppets: A Celebration of Thirty Years
- Sing-Along
- A Muppet Family Christmas
- Elmopalooza
- Don't Forget to Watch the Movie
- A Brief History of Motion Pictures
Book appearances
- Big Bird's Busy Book (1975)
- The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales (1975)
- How to Be a Grouch (1976)
- Cookie Monster's Book of Cookie Shapes (1979)
- The Count Counts a Party (1980)
- The House That Biff Built (1980)
- I Like School (1980)
- The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
- The Sesame Street Pet Show (1980)
- The Tool Box Book (1980)
- What Did You Bring? (1980)
- The Amazing Mumford Presents the Magic Weather Show (1981)
- A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch (1981)
- I Have a Friend (1981)
- Put & Play Magic Show (1981)
- What Do You Do? (1981)
- City (1982)
- Everyone Makes Mistakes (1983)
- Sesame Street ABC (1986)
- A Birthday Surprise (1987)
- A New Playground on Sesame Street (1988)
- Oscar's Grouchy Sounds (1990)
- Bright and Early with Elmo (1994)
Sources
- ↑ The Deseret News: 1...2...3...4...5 for Sesame St.
- ↑ "Five Feet High and Rising"
- ↑ Nelson, Jerry Tough Pigs interview