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A recurring Sesame Street skit paid tribute to silent film star Charlie Chaplin. Maria (dressed to resemble Chaplin's standard film persona) would engage in silent film antics, sometimes as stand-alone sketches, and at other times as films seen by other characters.

Sonia Manzano stated in an interview that as a college student, she was a fan of Chaplin's shorts and wrote the sketches to fulfill her own fandom fantasy.

Sketches

Picture Summary Earliest Known Appearance Description
EXIT Episode 0926 Charlie Chaplin (Maria) tries to outwit a tricky EXIT sign.
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ME Episode 1032 Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME". Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
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- Episode 1839 The two Chaplin impersonators open umbrellas.
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- Episode 2269 Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting at the art museum. The woman in the painting periodically changes her pose.
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What Happens Next? Episode 2407 Gordon asks the audience what would happen next with help from the Dinger and Maria (as the Chaplin character). We have to guess before Gordon rings the bell. On the first round, Maria slips on the banana peel on the ground. On the second round, Maria sits on a bench with only three legs and it collapses. Then on the third (and final) round, Maria uses the cane to push the cloud into the game show studio, drenching Gordon and causing him to sneeze a lot.
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Ernie and Bert at the movies: The Picnic Episode 2887 Ernie and Bert go to the movies to see a silent movie, "The Picnic", starring Charlie Chaplin (played by Sonia Manzano) and his date (played by Linda Bove).
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