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| PERFORMER | Kermit Love |
| DEBUT | 1970 |
Willy was the hot dog vendor on Sesame Street, appearing sporadically between 1970 and 1989.
Willy served mostly as a background character, interacting with the cast minimally from time to time. He appeared unnamed as early as episodes 0090, 0122, and 0124 (where Gordon calls him the "old man down the street"). He's seen first pushing the hot dog cart in Episode 0131, and Bob refers to the owner of the cart as "Mr. O'Brien" in Episode 0136. The first use of his permanent name was in Episode 0406. He also featured in Follow That Bird amongst the street residents.
W is for Willy (Episode 0406)
Mr. Macintosh's fruit stand and Willy's hot dog cart.
Notes
- A Muppet version of Willy appeared in a few 1977 segments, made from the Green Anything Muppet.
- Willy wears a yellow feather in his hat, a possible reference to Big Bird (since Kermit Love built the original Big Bird Muppet).
- In Episode 0250, Gordon jokingly refers to him as Mark Antony.
Appearances
- Sesame Street
- Season 1: 0090, 0122, 0124
- Season 2: 0131, 0136, 0158, 0159, 0167, 0198, 0209, 0213, 0215, 0221, 0222, 0250, 0272
- Season 3: 0354, 0372, 0386
- Season 4: 0406, 0495
- Season 5: 0536, 0576, 0651
- Season 6: 0676
- Season 7: 0796, 0848, 0895
- Season 8: 0972, 1046, 1047, 1050
- Season 9: 1058, 1060
- Season 10: 1186
- Season 11: 1325, 1329, 1441
- Season 12: 1447, 1463, 1538, 1562
- Season 13: 1650
- Season 14: 1733
- Season 15: 1842
- Season 16: 2050
- Season 17: 2207
- Season 20: 2542
- Follow That Bird
- Sesame Street, Special
- Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
Book appearances
- The Sesame Street Storybook, frontispiece only (1971)
- Who's Who on Sesame Street (1977 edition)
- Other illustrated appearances