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| ⚫ | '''Fred the Wonder Horse''' travels with [[Marshal Grover]] in a recurring series of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketches. He first appeared in [[Season 5]] (1973). In these sketches, Fred |
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| ⚫ | '''Fred the Wonder Horse''' travels with [[Marshal Grover]] in a recurring series of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketches. He first appeared in [[Season 5]] (1973). In these sketches, Fred is wiser than Marshal Grover, and often resolves Grover's problems, such as finding water in the desert, rescuing animals, and counting backwards. |
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| − | Though he is usually seen in the company of Grover, he is occasionally seen on the Street. One of his few appearances without Grover was in the song "Cripple Creek", which he sang with [[Buffy]] {{eka|1041}}, and in [[episode 1858]] with [[Gladys the Cow]]. He also sang "Horse Sense" with [[Judy Collins]]. Another non-Grover appearance involved him, as Professor Fred, lecturing kids about body parts. He also appeared in a [[Sesame Street News Flash]] with [[Little Bo Peep (Sesame Street)|Little Bo Peep]], pretending to be a sheep and a dog. In this skit, since [[Jerry Nelson]] was performing Bo Peep, Fred was performed by [[Frank Oz]]. |
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| + | Though he is usually seen in the company of Grover, he is occasionally seen on the street. He performed the song "Cripple Creek" with [[Buffy]] {{eka|1041}}, and he joined [[Buster the Horse]] to back up [[Gladys the Cow]] on "[[Proud to Be a Cow]]", performed here by [[Ed Christie]] {{eka|1858}}. He also sang "Horse Sense" with [[Judy Collins]]. {{eka|1061}} He also appeared as Professor Fred, lecturing kids about body parts. |
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==Video appearances== |
==Video appearances== |
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*''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980) |
*''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980) |
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*''[[The Sesame Street Question and Answer Book About Animals]]'' (1983) |
*''[[The Sesame Street Question and Answer Book About Animals]]'' (1983) |
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| + | * ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Trace & Color]]'' (1984) |
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* ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Find the Shapes]]'' (1986) |
* ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Find the Shapes]]'' (1986) |
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* ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Colors]]'' (1987) |
* ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|Colors]]'' (1987) |
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| PERFORMER | Jerry Nelson |
| DEBUT | 1973 |
| DESIGN | Caroly Wilcox designer/builder |
Fred the Wonder Horse travels with Marshal Grover in a recurring series of Sesame Street sketches. He first appeared in Season 5 (1973). In these sketches, Fred is wiser than Marshal Grover, and often resolves Grover's problems, such as finding water in the desert, rescuing animals, and counting backwards.
Though he is usually seen in the company of Grover, he is occasionally seen on the street. He performed the song "Cripple Creek" with Buffy (EKA: Episode 1041), and he joined Buster the Horse to back up Gladys the Cow on "Proud to Be a Cow", performed here by Ed Christie (EKA: Episode 1858). He also sang "Horse Sense" with Judy Collins. (EKA: Episode 1061) He also appeared as Professor Fred, lecturing kids about body parts.
Video appearances
- Elmo's World: Wild Wild West (2001)
- A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
Book appearances
- The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
- The Sesame Street Question and Answer Book About Animals (1983)
- Trace & Color (1984)
- Find the Shapes (1986)
- Colors (1987)