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[[Image:NobelPriceLab.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Dr. Nobel Price's island laboratory as depicted in the opening to the News Flash segments featuring him.]]
'''Dr. Nobel Price''' is an inventor whose only inventions are either of no use or have already been invented. He first appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' around [[1979]] and appeared on the show until about [[1988]].
 
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[[Image:DrNobelPriceFlyingCupcakeMaria.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Dr. Nobel Price showing his invention, a flying cupcake, to [[Maria]].]]
   
 
'''Dr. Nobel Price''' is an inventor whose only inventions are either of no use or have already been invented. He first appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' around [[1979]] and remained on the show until about [[1988]].
He starred in the street scene for [[Episode 1845]], where he discovers gravity.
 
   
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He often appeared in [[Sesame Street News Flash]] segments, showing off his latest inventions to [[Kermit the Frog]]. These were always remotes from Dr. Price's "far-off island laboratory," which may explain why he kept inventing items that already existed, or discovering known creatures such as rabbits. His ineptitude was further emphasized by his constant tripping, due to a very long labcoat (as in [[Episode 1800|a 1983 episode]] where he "discovers" [[Snuffleupaguses]]).
At least one episode of ''[[Play With Me Sesame]]'' has featured Dr. Price.
 
   
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Eventually, Dr. Price became a regular in street scenes, where he usually created complicated machines or conducted ridiculous experiments. The only known time that Dr. Price invented something original that actually works came in [[Episode 2255|a 1986 episode]], where he combined various items to create an invention that can dry towels, scratch a dog's ears, holds flowers, plays music, and gives one a place to sit down.
==Inventions==
 
*Tinkle Table (piano)
 
*The Great Poonga-Poonga (live rabbit)
 
*Foot Snuggies (socks)
 
*Herman the Hoppity-Hop (a replica of [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]])
 
*Speaking Stick (microphone)
 
*Slushabouts (galoshes)
 
   
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His name is a pun on the [[wikipedia:Nobel prize|Nobel Prize]].
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There are times when Nobel Price knows that some of his experiments didn't need to be done, but he insisted that he still experiment.
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==Appearances==
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===Street scenes===
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* Produces a rain-making machine in [[Episode 1740]]
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* Invents a dirt-pusher (broom) in [[Episode 1813]]
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* Discovers gravity in [[Episode 1845]]
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* Makes a wake-up machine (alarm clock) in [[Episode 2282]]
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* A flying cupcake<ref>Footage from ''[[Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey]]'' when talking about Sesame Street characters that Kevin Clash performed.</ref>
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===Sesame Street News===
 
* [[Sesame_Street_News_Flash#poonga|The Great Poonga-Poonga]] (live rabbit)
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* [[Sesame_Street_News_Flash#tinkle|Tinkle Table]] (piano)
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* [[Sesame_Street_News_Flash#footsnuggies|Foot Snuggies]] (socks)
 
* [[Sesame_Street_News_Flash#herman|Herman the Hoppity-Hop]] (a replica of [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]])
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* [[Sesame_Street_News_Flash#speakingstick|Talking Stick]] (microphone)
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* [[Sesame_Street_News_Flash#slushabouts|Slushabouts]] (galoshes)
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===Other===
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* ''[[Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird]]'' (background)
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==Book appearances==
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* ''[[Who's Who on Sesame Street|More Who's Who on Sesame Street]]'' (1982)
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==References==
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Revision as of 00:16, 1 January 2014

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NobelPriceLab

Dr. Nobel Price's island laboratory as depicted in the opening to the News Flash segments featuring him.

DrNobelPriceFlyingCupcakeMaria

Dr. Nobel Price showing his invention, a flying cupcake, to Maria.

Dr. Nobel Price is an inventor whose only inventions are either of no use or have already been invented. He first appeared on Sesame Street around 1979 and remained on the show until about 1988.

He often appeared in Sesame Street News Flash segments, showing off his latest inventions to Kermit the Frog. These were always remotes from Dr. Price's "far-off island laboratory," which may explain why he kept inventing items that already existed, or discovering known creatures such as rabbits. His ineptitude was further emphasized by his constant tripping, due to a very long labcoat (as in a 1983 episode where he "discovers" Snuffleupaguses).

Eventually, Dr. Price became a regular in street scenes, where he usually created complicated machines or conducted ridiculous experiments. The only known time that Dr. Price invented something original that actually works came in a 1986 episode, where he combined various items to create an invention that can dry towels, scratch a dog's ears, holds flowers, plays music, and gives one a place to sit down.

His name is a pun on the Nobel Prize.

There are times when Nobel Price knows that some of his experiments didn't need to be done, but he insisted that he still experiment.

Appearances

Street scenes

Sesame Street News

Other

Book appearances

References

  1. Footage from Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey when talking about Sesame Street characters that Kevin Clash performed.