Changes: Sully

PERFORMER	Richard Hunt
DEBUT	1973
PATTERN	Pumpkin

Revision as of 14:25, 30 June 2015

Sully is a construction worker, and a friend and colleague to Biff, who first appeared in Season 5.^[1] Although Sully never speaks on Sesame Street, it is suggested that he is indeed capable of speech. In the song "Think of Your Fingers," Biff recalls Sully giving him advice on how to remember the number 5. Also, in Big Bird Gets Lost, while drilling loudly, Biff tells Big Bird what Sully says. Most notably, though, there was one time when Biff actually listened to what Sully had to say. This was during the introduction to "This Song is For the Birds". The only thing was, Sully whispered in Biff's ear, so we couldn't hear him. Also, in A Muppet Family Christmas, Sully can clearly be seen singing along in the big chorus numbers.

In addition to working in construction, Sully is good at playing the piano. However, Biff is sometimes oblivious to this.

In the early 1990s after Richard Hunt's death, Sully was performed by David Rudman.^[2]

Two construction-worker Anything Muppets who looked similar to Biff and Sully made background appearances in the "Outrageous Makeover: Home Edition" sketch. (First: Episode 4132) Also, a stagehand that looked like Sully appeared in the "Survivor: Musical Chairs" sketch. (First: Episode 4134)

The duo made a non-speaking cameo in a Season 40 episode.

Filmography

Book appearances

Big Bird Gets Lost (1979)
Cookie Monster's Book of Cookie Shapes (1979)
The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
The Sesame Street Pet Show (1980)
The Tool Box Book (1980)
What Did You Bring? (1980)
I Have a Friend (1981)
A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch (1981)
What Do You Do? (1981)
City (1982)
Everyone Makes Mistakes (1983)
Sesame Street ABC (1986)
A Birthday Surprise (1987)
A New Playground on Sesame Street (1988)
Oscar's Grouchy Sounds (1990)
Bright and Early with Elmo (1994)
Where Is Elmo's Blanket? (1999)

Sources

↑ The Deseret News: 1...2...3...4...5 for Sesame St.
↑ CTW Archives

[The_Deseret_News-1] The Deseret News: 1...2...3...4...5 for Sesame St.

[2] CTW Archives

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+{{character|image=Sully.jpg|performer=[[Richard Hunt]]|debut=1973|pattern=[[Pumpkin]]}}
-{{performer|Richard Hunt}}
-[[Image:Sully.jpg|thumb|300px|Sully, being interviewed by [[Barbara Walters]]]]
-{{am|Pumpkin}}
-'''Sully''' is a construction worker, and a friend and colleague to [[Biff]].  Although Sully never speaks on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', it is suggested that he is indeed capable of speech.  In the song "[[Think of Your Fingers]]," Biff recalls Sully giving him advice on how to remember the number [[5]].
+'''Sully''' is a construction worker, and a friend and colleague to [[Biff]], who first appeared in [[Season 5]].<ref name="The Deseret News">The Deseret News: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EMsoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5X0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1539,2409525&dq=sesame+street+season&hl=en 1...2...3...4...5 for Sesame St.]</ref> Although Sully never speaks on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', it is suggested that he is indeed capable of speech. In the song "[[Think of Your Fingers]]," Biff recalls Sully giving him advice on how to remember the number [[5]]. Also, in ''[[Big Bird Gets Lost (book)|Big Bird Gets Lost]]'', while drilling loudly, Biff tells Big Bird what Sully says. Most notably, though, there was one time when Biff actually listened to what Sully had to say. This was during the introduction to "[[This Song is For the Birds]]". The only thing was, Sully whispered in Biff's ear, so we couldn't hear him. Also, in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'', Sully can clearly be seen singing along in the big chorus numbers.
-He appeared in the video ''[[Sing-Along]]''.
-Although Sully never spoke, Hunt can be heard in the song, "[[This Song is For the Birds]]."
 In addition to working in construction, Sully is good at playing the piano. However, Biff is sometimes oblivious to this.
-In the early 90s, Sully was performed by [[David Rudman]] since [[Richard Hunt|Richard Hunt's]] death.{{cite}}
+In the early 1990s after [[Richard Hunt|Richard Hunt's]] death, Sully was performed by [[David Rudman]].<ref>[[CTW Archives]]</ref>
+Two construction-worker [[Anything Muppets]] who looked similar to Biff and Sully made background appearances in the "[[Grover and Mr. Johnson|Outrageous Makeover: Home Edition]]" sketch. {{first|4132}} Also, a stagehand that looked like Sully appeared in the "[[Survivor: Musical Chairs]]" sketch. {{first|4134}}
+The duo made [[Season 40 Hidden Gems|a non-speaking cameo]] in [[Episode 4204|a Season 40 episode]].
 ==Filmography==
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 *''[[Elmopalooza]]''
-==Book Appearances==
+==Book appearances==
+*''[[Big Bird Gets Lost (book)|Big Bird Gets Lost]]'' (1979)
 *''[[Cookie Monster's Book of Cookie Shapes]]'' (1979)
 *''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980)
 *''[[The Sesame Street Pet Show]]'' (1980)
+* ''[[The Tool Box Book]]'' (1980)
+*''[[What Did You Bring?]]'' (1980)
+*''[[I Have a Friend]]'' (1981)
 *''[[A Day in the Life of Oscar the Grouch]]'' (1981)
+*''[[What Do You Do?]]'' (1981)
+*''[[Sesame Street coloring books|City]]'' (1982)
+* ''[[Everyone Makes Mistakes (book)|Everyone Makes Mistakes]]'' (1983)
 *''[[Sesame Street ABC]]'' (1986)
-*''[[A Birthday Surprise]]'' (1987)
+*''[[A Birthday Surprise (Sesame Street)|A Birthday Surprise]]'' (1987)
+* ''[[Sesame Street coloring books|A New Playground on Sesame Street]]'' (1988)
+*''[[Oscar's Grouchy Sounds]]'' (1990)
+*''[[Bright and Early with Elmo]]'' (1994)
+* ''[[Where Is Elmo's Blanket?]]'' (1999)
+==Sources==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]