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{{character|image=SimonSoundman.jpg|performer=[[Jerry Nelson]]|debut=1970|pattern=[[Fat Blue]]}}
{{Performer|Jerry Nelson}}
 
[[Image:SimonSoundman.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
{{am|Fat Blue}}
 
'''Simon Soundman''' has the ability to mimic any sound he hears. He often drops pre-recorded sound effects into conversation, using them to represent common words. For example, if he visits a tool store to buy a hammer, he doesn't say to the store clerk "I want to buy a hammer", instead he says "I want to buy a, (POUND POUND!)." Other characters, and the viewers, must then figure out what he means by identifying the sounds (though some sketches end with the other characters replacing words with sounds in the same manner). This guesswork is frequently used as the basis for his skits, as the on-screen characters attempt to interact with him. Though he often makes sounds of objects instead of naming them, he is capable of saying the actual words as well, such as in a sketch where he meets Old MacDonald, and in a sketch where he sounds out the word "Call".
 
   
 
[[Image:Tonmann-001.jpg|thumb|300px|The original brown-haired Simon Soundman.]]
Simon debuted on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 2]] and was mostly active until [[Season 25]]. He made cameo appearances in ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[Follow That Bird]]'' and ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.
 
 
'''Simon Soundman''' is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' character who has the ability to mimic any sound he hears. He often drops pre-recorded sound effects into conversation, using them to represent common words. For example, if he visits a tool store to buy a hammer, he doesn't say to the store clerk "I want to buy a hammer," instead he says "I want to buy a (POUND POUND!)" Other characters, and the viewers, must then figure out what he means by identifying the sounds (though some sketches end with the other characters replacing words with sounds in the same manner).
   
In one of Simon's notable appearances, he sang "[[Sound Song]]", a song about his (RUFF RUFF!) chasing a (MEOW!) up a tree. As he made each sound effect, pictures accompanied them so the viewers could easily tell what the sounds were. {{eka|0406}}
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This guesswork is frequently used as the basis for his skits, as the on-screen characters attempt to interact with him. Though he often makes sounds of objects instead of naming them, he is capable of saying the actual words as well, such as in a sketch where he meets [[Old MacDonald]], and in a sketch where he sounds out the word "Call". In one of Simon's most notable appearances, he sang "[[Sound Song]]," a song about his (RUFF RUFF!) chasing a (MEOW!) up a tree. As he made each sound effect, pictures accompanied them so the viewers could easily tell what the sounds were. {{eka|0406}}
   
 
Simon debuted on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 2]] and was mostly active until [[Season 29]]. He made cameo appearances in ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[Follow That Bird]]'' and ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.
Simon once appeared at [[Charlie's Restaurant]], where he was waited on by [[Waiter Grover|Grover]]. During this sketch, Simon remarks to the camera that he can't believe his brother recommended the place, which implies that he and frequent Charlie's customer [[Mr. Johnson]] (another Fat Blue puppet performed by Jerry Nelson) are brothers.
 
   
 
Simon once appeared at [[Charlie's Restaurant]], where he was waited on by [[Waiter Grover|Grover]]. During this sketch, Simon remarks that he can't believe his brother recommended the place, which implies that he and frequent Charlie's customer [[Mr. Johnson]] (another Fat Blue puppet performed by Jerry Nelson) are brothers.
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==Appearance==
 
The first Simon Soundman had brown hair, a bushy mustache, orange nose, and no eyebrows. He was later given a smaller mustache, pink nose, eyebrows, and black hair (though the [[Character Style Guides|1979 style guide]] refers to his hair color as brown).
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Some illustrations (such as the inside covers for ''[[The Sesame Street Treasury]]'' series and the ''[[Big Bird's Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show]]'' program book) depict him without a mustache.
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==Sketches==
 
==Sketches==
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! Picture !! Title !! Earliest Known Appearance !! Description
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! Picture !! width="100" | Title / [[Muppet Wiki:Earliest Known Appearance|EKA]] !! Description
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|-
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| [[Image:Phone.JPG|250px|center]]
 
| align="center" | Ernie meets Simon Soundman<br>[[Episode 0170]]
 
| Simon comes to [[Ernie]]'s apartment to use the phone because his car has broken down. However, Ernie has trouble figuring out what he wants. {{sketchrelease2|audio=''[[Ernie's Hits]]''}}
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|-
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| [[Image:SimonTransportationSounds.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align="center" | Transportation sounds<br>[[Episode 0294]]
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| Simon has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
   
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Image:Simonsoundmansong.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:Simonsoundmansong.jpg|250px|center]]
| "[[Sound Song]]"
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| align="center" | "[[Sound Song]]"<br>[[Episode 0406]]
| align=center | [[Episode 0406]]
 
 
| Simon sings about how his "ruff-ruff" chased a "meow-meow" up a tree.
 
| Simon sings about how his "ruff-ruff" chased a "meow-meow" up a tree.
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{{sketchrelease2|video=''[[Old School: Volume 1]]''}}
   
 
|- <div id="cluck" />
 
|- <div id="cluck" />
| [[Image:Wgroversw.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:Wgroversw.jpg|250px|center]]
| Grover's Chicken Sandwich
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| align="center" | Grover's Chicken Sandwich<br>[[Episode 0678]]
 
| Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. [[Waiter Grover]] has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. When Grover finally understands, Simon changes his mind. He now wants a hot dog, but he makes dog's sounds instead of saying "dog", confusing Grover again. {{sketchrelease2|online={{SSvideo|654f07d9-155e-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}}}
| align=center | [[Episode 0678]]
 
| Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. [[Waiter Grover]] has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. When he finally understand, Simon change his mind and now wants a hot dog, but he makes dog's sounds instead of saying "dog", making Grover confuse again. {{sketchrelease|Online: [[Sesame Street Video Player]]}}
 
   
 
|- <div id="trumpet" />
 
|- <div id="trumpet" />
| [[Image:Simonsoundman.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:Simonsoundman.jpg|250px|center]]
| Sound Man Buys a Trumpet
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| align="center" | Sound Man Buys a Trumpet<br>[[Episode 0681]]
 
| Simon tries to buy a trumpet from [[Marvin (music store owner)|Marvin]] at ''Marvin's Music City''.{{sketchrelease2|online={{SSvideo|f3c329e4-1555-11dd-8211-118ee0e6e3e7}}}}
| align=center | [[Episode 0681]]
 
| Simon tries to buy a trumpet from [[Marvin (music store owner)|Marvin]] at Marvin's Music City.{{sketchrelease|Online: [[Sesame Street Video Player]]}}
 
   
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|- <div id="news" />
|-
 
| [[Image:SimonSaw.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[File:SSNews.Weather.jpg|250px|center]]
| Sound Man Buys a Saw
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| align="center" | Sound Man Weather Report<br>[[Episode 0693]]
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| [[Sesame Street News Flash|News]] anchorman [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] concludes his news program with a weather report by their new news anchor, Simon Soundman, whom does a weather report using sounds for different kinds of weather (wind blowing, a foghorn for fog, rain and thunder for a rainstorm,). Kermit fires him and calls for another weatherman ([[Richard Hunt]]), who has a more "visual" approach to reporting the weather.
| align=center | [[Episode 0701]]
 
| Simon tries to buy a saw from [[Sam (shopkeeper)|Sam]] at Sam's General Store.{{sketchrelease|Online: [[Sesame Street Video Player]]}}
 
   
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|- <div id="saw" />
|-
 
| [[Image:2404n.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:SimonSaw.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align="center" | Sound Man Buys a Saw<br>[[Episode 0701]]
| Tuba or not tuba
 
 
| Simon tries to buy a saw at [[Sam (storekeeper)|Sam's]] General Store.{{sketchrelease2|Online: [[Sesamestreet.org ]]}}
| align=center | [[Episode 2404]]
 
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| While in the park, Simon teaches [[Bert]] to make the sound of a tuba.{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[Let's Make Music]]''<br>Online: [[Sesame Street Video Player]]}}
 
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|- <div id="colonel" />
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| [[File:SimonOldColonel.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align="center" | Weather Around the World<br>[[Episode 1781]]
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| A colonel ([[Frank Oz]]) tells Simon about his trip around the world in 80 days without any sleep. He keeps falling asleep when describing the weather, and Simon "corrects" him with appropriate weather sounds. {{sketchrelease2|video=''[[Old School: Volume 3]]''}}
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|- <div id="lovesong" />
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| [[Image:Simon'sLoveSong.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align="center" | "Sounds That Remind Me of You"<br>[[Episode 2227]]
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| Simon is having a romantic dinner at [[Charlie's Restaurant]] with his beloved, and he sings a song about how some common sounds remind him of her.
   
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Image:Phone.JPG|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:2404n.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align="center" | Tuba or not tuba<br>[[Episode 2386]]
| Ernie meets Simon Soundman
 
 
| While in the park, Simon teaches [[Bert]] to make the sound of a tuba - with surprising results.{{sketchrelease2|video=''[[Let's Make Music]]''|online={{SSvideo|9d519c3c-156e-11dd-bb51-597ab51d2e81}}}}
| align=center | -
 
| Simon Soundman comes to [[Ernie]]'s apartment to use the phone, because his car has broken down. However, Ernie has trouble figuring out what he wants. {{sketchrelease|Audio: ''[[Ernie's Hits]]''}}
 
   
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Image:SimonCallOriginal.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:SimonCallRemake.jpg|250px|center]]
| Call of the Wild
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| align="center" | Call of the Wild (remake)<br>[[Episode 2399]]
 
| The remake is almost identical to the original version, with a few changes: Simon reads the word in front of a sky backdrop; three pigs appear during Simon's pig call; and two cows hear Simon's cow call.
| align=center | -
 
| Simon sounds out the word "call" and then demonstrates some calls of his own - including a bird call, cow call, pig call and telephone call. {{sketchrelease|Online: [[Sesame Street Video Player]]}}
 
   
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| [[Image:SimonCallOriginal.jpg|250px|center]]
| Call of the Wild (remake)
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| align="center" | Call of the Wild<br>[[Episode 2675]]
 
| Simon sounds out the word "call", and then demonstrates some calls of his own - including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. {{sketchrelease2|online={{SSvideo|36f968b4-154e-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}}}}
| align=center | -
 
| The remake is almost identical to the original version, with a few changes; Simon reads the word in front of a sky backdrop, three pigs appear during Simon's pig call, and two cows hear Simon's cow call.
 
 
   
 
|- <div id="piginchinashop" />
 
|- <div id="piginchinashop" />
| [[Image:PiginaChinaShop.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:PiginaChinaShop.jpg|250px|center]]
| Pig in a China Shop
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| align="center" | Pig in a China Shop<br>[[Episode 3068]]
 
| While shopping in a china store, Simon helps [[Old McDonald]] find his lost animal. However, Simon's animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store.{{sketchrelease2|online={{SSvideo|ae939750-155e-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}}}
| align=center | -
 
| While shopping in a china store, Simon helps [[Old McDonald]] find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store.{{sketchrelease|Online: [[Sesame Street Video Player]]}}
 
   
 
|}
 
|}
   
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__NOWYSIWYG__
==Appearance==
 
The first Simon Soundman had brown hair, a bushy mustache, orange nose, and no eyebrows. He was later given a smaller mustache, pink nose, eyebrows, and black hair (though the [[Character Style Guides|1979 style guide]] refers to his hair color as brown).
 
 
Some illustrations (such as the inside covers for ''[[The Sesame Street Treasury]]'' series and the ''[[Big Bird's Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show]]'' program book) depict him without a mustache.
 
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Tonmann-001.jpg|The original brown-haired Simon Soundman.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]

Revision as of 19:45, 1 August 2015

SimonSoundman
PERFORMER Jerry Nelson
DEBUT 1970
PATTERN Fat Blue
Tonmann-001

The original brown-haired Simon Soundman.

Simon Soundman is a Sesame Street character who has the ability to mimic any sound he hears. He often drops pre-recorded sound effects into conversation, using them to represent common words. For example, if he visits a tool store to buy a hammer, he doesn't say to the store clerk "I want to buy a hammer," instead he says "I want to buy a (POUND POUND!)" Other characters, and the viewers, must then figure out what he means by identifying the sounds (though some sketches end with the other characters replacing words with sounds in the same manner).

This guesswork is frequently used as the basis for his skits, as the on-screen characters attempt to interact with him. Though he often makes sounds of objects instead of naming them, he is capable of saying the actual words as well, such as in a sketch where he meets Old MacDonald, and in a sketch where he sounds out the word "Call". In one of Simon's most notable appearances, he sang "Sound Song," a song about his (RUFF RUFF!) chasing a (MEOW!) up a tree. As he made each sound effect, pictures accompanied them so the viewers could easily tell what the sounds were. (EKA: Episode 0406)

Simon debuted on Sesame Street in Season 2 and was mostly active until Season 29. He made cameo appearances in The Muppets Take Manhattan, Follow That Bird and A Muppet Family Christmas.

Simon once appeared at Charlie's Restaurant, where he was waited on by Grover. During this sketch, Simon remarks that he can't believe his brother recommended the place, which implies that he and frequent Charlie's customer Mr. Johnson (another Fat Blue puppet performed by Jerry Nelson) are brothers.

Appearance

The first Simon Soundman had brown hair, a bushy mustache, orange nose, and no eyebrows. He was later given a smaller mustache, pink nose, eyebrows, and black hair (though the 1979 style guide refers to his hair color as brown).

Some illustrations (such as the inside covers for The Sesame Street Treasury series and the Big Bird's Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show program book) depict him without a mustache.

Sketches

Picture Title / EKA Description
Phone
Ernie meets Simon Soundman
Episode 0170
Simon comes to Ernie's apartment to use the phone because his car has broken down. However, Ernie has trouble figuring out what he wants. Template:Sketchrelease2
SimonTransportationSounds
Transportation sounds
Episode 0294
Simon has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
Simonsoundmansong
"Sound Song"
Episode 0406
Simon sings about how his "ruff-ruff" chased a "meow-meow" up a tree.

Template:Sketchrelease2

Wgroversw
Grover's Chicken Sandwich
Episode 0678
Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Waiter Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. When Grover finally understands, Simon changes his mind. He now wants a hot dog, but he makes dog's sounds instead of saying "dog", confusing Grover again. Template:Sketchrelease2
Simonsoundman
Sound Man Buys a Trumpet
Episode 0681
Simon tries to buy a trumpet from Marvin at Marvin's Music City.Template:Sketchrelease2
SSNews.Weather
Sound Man Weather Report
Episode 0693
News anchorman Kermit concludes his news program with a weather report by their new news anchor, Simon Soundman, whom does a weather report using sounds for different kinds of weather (wind blowing, a foghorn for fog, rain and thunder for a rainstorm,). Kermit fires him and calls for another weatherman (Richard Hunt), who has a more "visual" approach to reporting the weather.
SimonSaw
Sound Man Buys a Saw
Episode 0701
Simon tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store.Template:Sketchrelease2
SimonOldColonel
Weather Around the World
Episode 1781
A colonel (Frank Oz) tells Simon about his trip around the world in 80 days without any sleep. He keeps falling asleep when describing the weather, and Simon "corrects" him with appropriate weather sounds. Template:Sketchrelease2
Simon'sLoveSong
"Sounds That Remind Me of You"
Episode 2227
Simon is having a romantic dinner at Charlie's Restaurant with his beloved, and he sings a song about how some common sounds remind him of her.
2404n
Tuba or not tuba
Episode 2386
While in the park, Simon teaches Bert to make the sound of a tuba - with surprising results.Template:Sketchrelease2
SimonCallRemake
Call of the Wild (remake)
Episode 2399
The remake is almost identical to the original version, with a few changes: Simon reads the word in front of a sky backdrop; three pigs appear during Simon's pig call; and two cows hear Simon's cow call.
SimonCallOriginal
Call of the Wild
Episode 2675
Simon sounds out the word "call", and then demonstrates some calls of his own - including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. Template:Sketchrelease2
PiginaChinaShop
Pig in a China Shop
Episode 3068
While shopping in a china store, Simon helps Old McDonald find his lost animal. However, Simon's animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store.Template:Sketchrelease2