Herbert Birdsfoot

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Herbert Birdsfoot teaches about the "an" word family with Grover.

Template:Am 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.

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.

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.

Counting Three Blocks (EKA: Episode 0309)

Herbert Birdsfoot has Grover count three blocks, and then he tries to get Grover to count oranges, only Grover claims to not be as good at counting oranges.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover count to 20 (EKA: Episode 0320)

Herbert and Grover count to 20.

Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover recite the alphabet

Herbert and Grover recite the alphabet.

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.

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.

Album Appearances

• Sesame Street 2 (1971), "High, Middle Low," a song about musical harmony.
• The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971), "Herbert's Silly Poem" and "The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut"
• Havin' Fun with Ernie and 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" It 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)