“Sesame Street” Character Analysis
Abby Cadabby refers to a girl who is seen as a witch-in-training.
Channeled Song: “Secret” by Madonna
Interpretation: The Fairy Godmother is considered to be a good witch.
Cookie Monster refers to a Blue Heeler that had his ears docked.
Channeled Song: “Don’t Be Cruel” by Elvis Presley
Interpretation: Cookie Monster eats a lot of dog biscuits.
Elmo refers to a red-headed stepchild.
Channeled Song: “True” by Spandau Ballet
Interpretation: Elmo’s parents got remarried.
Grover refers to a black man.
Channeled Song: “Colors” by ICE-T
Interpretation: The colors blue and green have often been used in media to refer to people of color.
Bert refers to a man who may or may not be a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Channeled Song: “Surprise Surprise” by Cilla Black
Interpretation: The rainbow shirt was supposed to give it away.
Big Bird refers to the fact that some women used to be referred to as birds.
Channeled Song: “The Bird” by The Time
Interpretation: Some men used to get so drunk that they forgot the name of the women they were talking to.
Ernie refers to another character that may or may not be a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Channeled Song: “Surprise Surprise” by Cilla Black
Interpretation: The “you’ve got a banana in your ear” joke gave it away.
Oscar the Grouch refers to a homeless veteran.
Channeled Song: “Soldier” by Destiny’s Child
Interpretation: Oscar is grumpy because he has PTSD.
Rosita refers to a monster that lives in a cave.
Channeled Song: “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” by Crystal Waters
Interpretation: Rosita lives in a cave because she is homeless.
Zoe refers to a hyperactive child that likes to sing.
Channeled Song: “Sing” by Carpenters
Interpretation: Zoe is believed to be on the spectrum.
Baby Bear refers to a character from a popular fairy tale.
Channeled Song: “Alone” by Heart
Interpretation: He’s apparently been abandoned by his parents.
Count Von Count refers to a character from the Bible.
Channeled Song: “Dusty Bibles” by Josiah Queen
Interpretation: He is supposed to represent the fact that Methuselah was the oldest person in the Bible.
Gabrielle represents a black girl with curly hair.
Channeled Song: “I Am Not My Hair” by India.Arie
Interpretation: She is the only character that has to explain why she wears her hair the way she does.
Gonger refers to a chef.
Channeled Song: “Eat It” by “Weird Al” Yankovic
Interpretation: He loves to cook.
Ji-Young refers to a girl who loves to play the guitar.
Channeled Song: “Music” by Madonna
Interpretation: She is supposed to dispel the fact that all Asians are only good at math and science.
Julia refers to a girl with autism.
Channeled Song: “Innocent” by Alexander O’Neal
Interpretation: All of her actions are innocent.
Rudy represents the step-brother of Abby Cadabby.
Channeled Song: “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge
Interpretation: He is a bi-racial child.
Snuffleupagus refers to an animal that should not exist.
Channeled Song: “Unbelievable” by EMF
Interpretation: Wooly Mammoths should not still exist.
Tamir is just an ordinary kid.
Channeled Song: “Ordinary People” by John Legend
Interpretation: Tamir is supposed to be proof that there are still black families that are still intact.
Tango is a puppy.
Channeled Song: “MUTT” by Leon Thomas
Interpretation: He is a very happy dog.
Telly Monster refers to a monster that worries about everything.
Channeled Song: “Reasons” by Earth, Wind & Fire
Interpretation: He worries so much because he watches too much news.
Guy Smiley represents an anchor that actually lived.
Channeled Song: “True” by Spandau Ballet
Interpretation: He was removed from the lineup because he was found to have been lying in some of his broadcasts.
You will want to know that the monsters on Sesame Street were supposed to represent people that the average white kid would never encounter in their neighborhood.
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