Meet Dexter!

[collgoff]

can Kevin Clash juggle?

[pepperjackcheese1]

Tomorrow how can tach me how to drive your car

[WildHamster321]

@VampireKingDuz Sure didn't look like it the way they played him. But I believe you, I read about 'im.

[Ivor356]

Man,whatever happened to the 2 construction workers?

[steventean]

how old is this 1?

[Piatnitskysaurus]

makes me wonder, is this a subtle message about addiction? I mean, telly was initially the tv addiction monster...

[JOHN11HOT]

WHAT HAPPEND TO HIM I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE

[WildHamster321]

I never heard of Dexter before...He needs to come back. o_o

[HeyButtahfly]

I thought I was delirious the first time I saw this.

[H20MichaelMyers]

he looks like a child abuse muppet killer.

[mohinderbauer]

Dexter was pretty cool.

[Grover1234]

I believe that he's is preformed like this. Someone is doing all the juggling in the lower half the body. And someone else is behind the juggler the costume doing the head and the mouth and the voice. I believe that's how it is doine.

[MuppetDude]

It appears that Fred Garbo (the hands of the puppet) is likely looking through Dexter's shirt, just below his head. Since it's black, it could hide the scrim better.

[MptLvr]

Man, scary stuff.

[MarshalGrover]

I think Dexter should go to some J.A. meetings.

[ErnieandBert1]

Jugglers Anonymous?

[stevenscottoddballz]

Who portrays Dexter? It SOUNDS like Carol Spinney.

[misssweetiepie10]

Kevin Clash did the voicing and Fred Garbo Garver does the movement.

[stevenscottoddballz]

THANK you! NOW I can look up Fred Garbo Garver to see what ELSE he has done! I already know about Kevin Clash! (ELMO)!

[tpirman1982]

How do they make this life-size puppet work to work the puppet's head and arms at the same time?

[grecomic]

He looks like a honker with a very active pituitary gland!

[danawadd]

BTW - Roscoe Orman = Willie Dynamite. It's on YouTube. If you've never seen Roscoe in this role (circa 1973), you're in for a surprise... ;-)

[stevenscottoddballz]

WHOOPS! Did you mean (1974)? I just looked at the cast list on IMDB(dot)com

[danawadd]

Probably '74 ... at least around that time. But I've always wondered... who came first, Willie or Gordon? ;-)

[stevenscottoddballz]

I can answer THAT one. Gordon came first. But it wasn't Roscoe Orman. It was Matt Robinson who played the FIRST "Gordon" on Sesame Street. Matt was ALSO a writer for the '80s show "The Cosby Show". He passed away August 5th,2002 in his sleep. He had battled 20 years with Parkinson's disease. He was 65. He took the role of Gordon in 1969.

[danawadd]

I should've asked if Roscoe's Gordon came before or after Willie Dynamite. I knew about the 1st and 2nd Gordon's preceding Roscoe. I was too young to remember Gordon #1 but remember Gordon #2...and then Roscoe ever since. :)

[stevenscottoddballz]

All right. Here you go...Matt Robinson '69 - '72. Hal Miller '72 - '73 Roscoe Orman '73 to Present. {Wikipedia} Sooo...Roscoe's Gordon came before William Andrew Short - aka Willie Dynamite.

[ErnieandBert1]

Roscoe Orman started in 1974, actually.

[stevenscottoddballz]

I looked at Wikipediaand typed in Roscoe Orman, & got '73. Where did you see '74?

[ErnieandBert1]

Roscoe Orman started playing Gordon at season 6, which started in 1974.

Wikipedia is not a reliable source when it comes to Muppet stuff. Better luck at Muppet Wiki.

[stevenscottoddballz]

Thank you VERY much!

[ErnieandBert1]

No problem!

[danawadd]

Thanks! I somehow remember Hal Miller but certainly not Matt Robinson. When SS debuted I was 2 years old. I might've seen it but would unlikely remember. When Roscoe first appeared, I remembered being upset that Gordon "shaved his head". I was only 6 at the time ;-)

[stevenscottoddballz]

You're QUITE welcome!

[danawadd]

Dexter's new to me altho this is old school SS... interesting indeed!

[hoopersghost]

Impressive--I never recall seeing Dexter on the show, so it's good to "meet" another minor Sesame Street Muppet after the fact.

[RabbitDance]

That is fantastic!!! Hey I can juggle, now I just gotta find an amazing seamstress, and BAM!

[Garrettk41]

Now here's a character I don't believe I've ever seen before. Interesting to say the least.

[MarshalGrover]

You gotta appreciate how hard it was to make these bits.

[LStein]

He's a mixture between a honker/Fraggle/troll/or one of the monters from Where the Wild Things Are all rolled into one. What year is this from, because I don't remember him or have heard of him until now. Kevin IS an awesome performer and a really good guy overall. Nice clip!

[antsamthompson9]

Dexter seems like he was a very interasting character.

[Sapphires1985]

Whats this guys appeal??? i dont remember him either....

[Jbrangwynne53]

Ah. Sesame's so called "most spectacular failure."  Well, I'd agree with the most spectacular part. This guy's SO KEWL =D

[Quesal]

I dont' remember this guy at all, but he is awesome!

[prlad85]

I don't remember it either. Do you by any chance no what year this is from? By the looks of it I might be wrong but it could be from anytime from the mid '80's till about early '93. But please don't take my word for it.

In any event, have a great night, a great day tommorrow, a great night, tommorrow, a great week, a great month, a great autumn, a Happy Thanksgiving,a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! All the best in 2010 and beyond! Puerto Rican Love from New York City!

[Quesal]

well thank you very much

[prlad85]

anytime, bro.

[MuppetWiki]

Great find!

[BuddyBoy600alt]

BTW, I still got to love Kevin Clash.

[BuddyBoy600alt]

Weird.