Moldy Hay was a character from Sam and Friends. He was an abstract humanoid character with orange-red skin, a big nose, and hair over his eyes. He was created on May 1955.^[1]

He also appeared in a commercial for Esskay Meats with Kermit the Frog.

A resource guide for the Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibit cites Moldy Hay as an early version of Ernie.

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Moldy Hay in the sketch "C'est Si Bon"

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Sources

1. ↑ The Sunday Star, March 29, 1959, page 5, pictured at Jim's Red Book - 1/27/1959 - 'Go to Washington put 1st Bert and Ernie in Smithsonian - dinner with Joe irwin