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Herbert Birdsfoot was introduced on Sesame Street in Season 2 as a lecturer, usually with Grover as his assistant. He took over Kermit's lecturing job on the street for a short time, although Kermit popped up occasionally somewhere in the second half of this season. The character was mostly active until Season 5.

His name is a play on the pasture crop "bird's-foot trefoil," which was familiar to Jim Henson because of his father's work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.^[1]

Contents 1 Sketches 2 Album Appearances 3 Book Appearances 4 Sources

Sketches

AN Family (EKA: Episode 0158)

Big Bird tells Herbert a story about the AN family. (Street scene)

Over and Under (EKA: Episode 0198)

Herbert demonstrates "over" and "under" by putting a mattress over Grover.

AN words (EKA: Episode 0231)

Herbert and Grover talk about AN words.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover count to 20 (EKA: Episode 0235)

Herbert and Grover count to 20.
This sketch can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player.

ET family (three-part sketch) (EKA: Episode 0263)

Herbert and a letter delivery man discuss the ET family.

Part 1: Wet

Part 2: Set

Part 3: Met

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover on M (EKA: Episode 0276)

Herbert Birdsfoot thinks that Grover is talking about the letter M whenever he makes an Mmmmm sound, but Grover is only making the sound because he ate peanut butter and got his mouth stuck shut.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover recite the alphabet (EKA: Episode 0296)

Counting Three Blocks (EKA: Episode 0309)

Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges!
This sketch can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player.

Herb's Hopping Poem (EKA: Episode 0336)

Herbert Birdsfoot on M (and W!)

Herbert is talking about the letter M which the letter M goes upside down and turns into a W.
This sketch can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player.

Grover's Shadow

Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is.
This sketch can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player.

Album Appearances

• The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album (1971), "High, Middle Low"
• The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971), "Herbert's Silly Poem" and "The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut"
• Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert (1972), "The Magic Cookie" and "Pat Pat Patty Pat"
• Bert's Blockbusters (1974), "Pat Pat Patty Pat"
• Big Bird Sings! (1974), "Big Bird Writes a Poem"
• C is for Cookie (1974), "The Magic Cookie" and "The Monster's Three Wishes"
• Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (1974), "The Monster's Three Wishes"
• Letters ...and Numbers, Too! (1975), "Herbert's Silly Poem"
• Ernie and Bert's Greatest Hits (1996), "High, Middle, Low" (Note: This release is only credited to Ernie and Bert, but Herbert sings the high part.)

Book Appearances

• The Sesame Street Storybook (1972)
• The Sesame Street ABC Storybook (1974)
• The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
• A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch (1981)

Sources

1. ↑ Muppet Morsels, Episode 114: Sandy Duncan