The Oprah Winfrey Show

Elmo & Kevin Clash's appearance in 2006

Kermit watching Oprah.

"The O Show"

The Oprah Winfrey Show is a popular syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey. It holds the record for the longest running daytime talk show in America.

Appearances

• 1997 -- Big Bird, Rosita, Elmo, and Zoe appear on the show to promote children's literacy by promoting various books such as the works of Richard Scarry, Make Way for Ducklings, and Another Monster at the End of This Book.
• May 19, 2003 -- Oprah viewer Mona, a schoolteacher from Detroit, writes in to the show asking to be granted a set visit to Sesame Street. Her wish is granted as an Oprah filming crew accompanies her to New York City where she meets and speaks with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Big Bird, The Two-Headed Monster (who is dressed for the segment "Journey to Big Bird", Episode 4058), Grover and Zoe.
• February 27, 2006 -- Kevin Clash makes a short appearance in what is advertised in the show's bumpers as one of his few on-screen appearances without Elmo. (A few months later, Clash makes a lengthier solo appearance on Rove Live, briefly referencing this appearance.)

References

• Statler mentions that Oprah hosts the best talk show on TV, after an opera number at the Royal Variety Performance.

• In Elmo's Christmas Countdown, Stiller the Elf is upset that he may have prevented Christmas from coming, and he is seen talking to himself, justifying how it happened. He says that he's merely practicing for when he has to apologize to the world on Oprah.

• Tom Cruise's notorious appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show was spoofed in an episode of Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, with Tom Cruise jumping up and down during an interview with Loni Dunne, accidentally kicking her head off.

• In Miss Piggy's Rules, Miss Piggy suggests taping your favorite Oprahs over your boyfriend's collection of Star Trek episodes.

• In his book One Frog Can Make a Difference, Kermit is shown watching The Oprah Winfrey Show.

• A Sesame Street cartoon parodies the show as "The O Show". Oprah herself voices the host, a letter O. The segment references various aspects of her show, including her gift give-aways and her infamous interview with Tom Cruise. (First: Episode 4213)

Sesame fan on Oprah

The Oprah Winfrey Show goes to the Sesame Street set

Sesame Street The O Network

"The O Network"