Rechov Sumsum Shara'a Simsim
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Rechov Sumsum is an Israeli educational television program for preschoolers, based on the popular U.S. children's show "Sesame Street
".
The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli educational television and the CTW
, a Worldwide American non-profit organization which has been co-producing the original American "Sesame Street
" since 1969.
. Puppet segments were taken from the American series and dubbed in Hebrew (the same has been done in all other Israeli versions of the series). All other aspects of the production were local: The program took place in an Israeli neighborhood in which children and adults played together. Original connecting segments were added in which Israeli children shared a view of their lives. The series had a parallel character to Big Bird
- a big hedgehog
, by the name of "Kippi" and a parallel character to Oscar the grouch, by the name of "Moishe Oofnik". Oofnik was a punk and used to complain a lot and bother the neighborhood's residents, but even so he soon became friend with the children in the neighborhood. The residents who lived in the street included Avner and Hanna, who were the owners of the coffee house near Kipi's apartment. After they moved to a different city they were replaced by a new coffee shop named Gabi (Gabi Amrani). Opposite to the coffee house lived Miki (Miki Kam) and Natan (Natan Datner). Natan lived in front of an older resident named Yona (Yona Atari). In front of Yona's apartment was Shmil's (Shmuel Shilo) electricity appliance repairing shop, where Miki worked as Shmil's assistant.
Occasionally Albert (Albert Iluz) used to come over to the neighborhood for visits - a peculiar character with a French accent with whom Kipi used to consult on different issues. Salim (Salim Dau) used to explain to the children in the neighborhood the meaning of different words in Arabic and the show also included different famous Israeli guest stars, such as: the duo "HaDodaim", Haim Moshe
, Gidi Gov
and Rotem Abuhab.
The opening theme song of the original series was written by Ali Mohar and composed by Yoni Rechter
which also performed it together with Gidi Gov
, Mazi Cohen, Dafna Armoni and a group of children from the Tzadikov choir.
The series was broadcast repeatedly many times until 1996. Then, these broadcasts were suspended due to expiry of the co-production agreement between the Israeli Educational Television and the CTW
– the rights owner of the original American Sesame Street. The right to show the Hebrew-dubbed segments of the original American show produced by the CTW were transferred to the private cable channel "HOP! Channel".
Following the success of the series many products were marketed to the Israeli public based on the series, including: records of the songs and the sketches from the show, dolls of Kipi Ben Kipod, school supplies, clothing and beddings. A new fashion which started due to the show was the "Kipi shoes" - Plaid
ed slippers in shades of brown and black, which although existed prior to the show, became much more popular following the show.
The curriculum goals of the show were: Mutual Respect (human diversity, mutual respect); The Child's World (body parts, child's powers, health, reasoning, problem solving); Reading, Mathematics, and Writing (prereading and writing, numbers, geometric forms); and Cognitive Organization (perceptual discrimination, relational concepts, classifying). Although messages about mutual respect were always included in the curriculum of the original US show, it was the first time this area was a major focus of any version of Sesame Street. It was a priority because of the "profound political tension in the region". This production has been viewed as a model for the use of television to convey antisectarian messages.
was an Israeli–American
co-production which combined American actors, such as Sarah Jessica Parker
, Bonnie Franklin
, Anne Meara
, and Jerry Stiller
, and the original Israeli cast members which participated in the original Rechov Sumsum series. In addition, the renowned violinist Yitzhak Perlman participated regularly on the series.
The series was produced in 1986 (its first season) and in 1990 (its second season) and was broadcast in Israel between the years 1989 and 1990.
The series was first intended for broadcast in the US and was therefore recorded completely in English. Only later it was dubbed in Hebrew for Israeli viewers (although the Shalom Sesame logo still showed up at the beginning). Following the big wave of immigration from Russia
to Israel in those years, the series was also dubbed in Russian. In 2006 the series came out in the United States in a DVD bundle which included all episodes of the series (without the Hebrew dubbing).
in order to generate a message of coexistence. This production included 50 episodes. To Kipi and Oofnik joined a new muppet named Dafi and a new stage was built which included a garden, a promenade, a bookstore and an ice cream store. Moishe Oofnik's old car was "stuck" in the center of the neighborhood. Due to the disintegration of the original muppet of Kipi Ben Kipod and due to rights issues, Kipi's muppet was re-designed. The American co-producers requested that Kipi would be played by an actor with a more masculine voice, so Guy Friedman was chosen to voice Kipi. The opening theme song was replaced with one composed by Shlomo Gronich
and included a number of sentences in Arabic.
The program received negative criticism from the old fans of the show which were adults by now. When this co-production dissolved it was split and was renamed Sippuray Sumsum, "Sesame Stories". In 2006, the show transitioned back to the Rechov Sumsum name and debuted on the HOP! Channel, mixing the Sippurei Sumsum cast, new characters, and returning favorite Moishe Oofnik from the original seasons.
series Sippurei Sumsum was broadcast on the Israeli HOP! Channel and instead of Kipi and Oofnik it featured two new puppets named Noah and Brosh. The hosts of the show were Tzahi (Dror Keren) and Aibtism (Hind Ayub). This series was largely founded by the European Union
, and its goal was to promote messages of respect and understanding among Israeli and Arab children in the Middle East. Nowadays this series is occasionally broadcast on Channel 33 with Arabic dubbing.
There were also plans and negotiations to restore the original muppets of Kipi Ben Kipod and Moishe Oofnik in this series but eventually, due to technical and economical considerations, only Moishe Oofnik was featued in the series. The opening theme is the originally theme song of the show which was written by Yoni Rechter
which is sung by a new band of children called "Sharonit". The show also included a campign against violence. The fourth series included 40 episodes.
In December 2009 a new season for "Rechov Sumsum" was produced for "Hop! Channel".
The new season featured the previous muppets: Abigail, Brosh, Mahboub and Moishe Oofnik with new Neighbours and a new Handicap muppet called Sivan in Wheelchair
and Grover
(Kruvi), who will be in the israeli street too.
i–American
co-production which combines various American actors, such as Jake Gyllenhaal
, Christina Applegate
, Greg Kinnear
, Debra Messing
and Cedric the Entertainer
, and is geared at teaching Jewish-American
children about the Secular Jewish culture
. The series was filmed in the United States and in several places in Israel, including the Western Wall
.
Shalom Sumsum (The second series):
Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim (The third series):
Sippurei Sumsum (Spin-off):
Rechov Sumsum (The fourth series):
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
".
The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli educational television and the CTW
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...
, a Worldwide American non-profit organization which has been co-producing the original American "Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
" since 1969.
Television series
Rechov Sumsum consists of four television series and one short lived spin-off: "Rechov Sumsum", "Shalom Sumsum", "Rechov Sumsum"/"Shara'a Simsim", "Sippuray Sumsum" and "Rechov Sumsum".The original series – Rechov Sumsum (1983–1986)
This original Israeli version of the series was the most popular. 195 episodes were produced and broadcast between 1983 and 1986 on the educational television channelIsraeli Educational Television
The Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren. The first Israeli children's show, featuring Kishkashta, aired on Channel 1 in the 1970s and '80s...
. Puppet segments were taken from the American series and dubbed in Hebrew (the same has been done in all other Israeli versions of the series). All other aspects of the production were local: The program took place in an Israeli neighborhood in which children and adults played together. Original connecting segments were added in which Israeli children shared a view of their lives. The series had a parallel character to Big Bird
Big Bird
Big Bird is a protagonist of the children's television show Sesame Street. Big Bird, like many of the other Sesame Street characters, is a Muppet character. He is sometimes referred to simply as "Bird" by his friends....
- a big hedgehog
Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
, by the name of "Kippi" and a parallel character to Oscar the grouch, by the name of "Moishe Oofnik". Oofnik was a punk and used to complain a lot and bother the neighborhood's residents, but even so he soon became friend with the children in the neighborhood. The residents who lived in the street included Avner and Hanna, who were the owners of the coffee house near Kipi's apartment. After they moved to a different city they were replaced by a new coffee shop named Gabi (Gabi Amrani). Opposite to the coffee house lived Miki (Miki Kam) and Natan (Natan Datner). Natan lived in front of an older resident named Yona (Yona Atari). In front of Yona's apartment was Shmil's (Shmuel Shilo) electricity appliance repairing shop, where Miki worked as Shmil's assistant.
Occasionally Albert (Albert Iluz) used to come over to the neighborhood for visits - a peculiar character with a French accent with whom Kipi used to consult on different issues. Salim (Salim Dau) used to explain to the children in the neighborhood the meaning of different words in Arabic and the show also included different famous Israeli guest stars, such as: the duo "HaDodaim", Haim Moshe
Haim Moshe
Haim Moshe born 1956)is an Israeli singer whose musical style has crossed over from Yemenite and Mediterranean "ethnic" music to include mainstream Israeli and western pop elements. He has helped Mizrahi music achieve wide popularityboth in Israel...
, Gidi Gov
Gidi Gov
Gidi Gov , is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer and actor.Gov is married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.- Early life :...
and Rotem Abuhab.
The opening theme song of the original series was written by Ali Mohar and composed by Yoni Rechter
Yoni Rechter
Yoni Rechter is an Israeli musician, composer, pianist, arranger and singer.-Biography:Yonatan Rechter was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was the son of Israeli architect Ya'akov Rechter and stepson of Israeli actress Hanna Meron. He attended Tichon Hadash high school...
which also performed it together with Gidi Gov
Gidi Gov
Gidi Gov , is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer and actor.Gov is married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.- Early life :...
, Mazi Cohen, Dafna Armoni and a group of children from the Tzadikov choir.
The series was broadcast repeatedly many times until 1996. Then, these broadcasts were suspended due to expiry of the co-production agreement between the Israeli Educational Television and the CTW
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...
– the rights owner of the original American Sesame Street. The right to show the Hebrew-dubbed segments of the original American show produced by the CTW were transferred to the private cable channel "HOP! Channel".
Following the success of the series many products were marketed to the Israeli public based on the series, including: records of the songs and the sketches from the show, dolls of Kipi Ben Kipod, school supplies, clothing and beddings. A new fashion which started due to the show was the "Kipi shoes" - Plaid
Plaid
Plaid may refer to:Material* A plaid or full plaid is a pleated cloth worn with the modern kilt, made from the same tartan and worn cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front* The belted plaid or "great kilt", earlier form of the kilt...
ed slippers in shades of brown and black, which although existed prior to the show, became much more popular following the show.
The curriculum goals of the show were: Mutual Respect (human diversity, mutual respect); The Child's World (body parts, child's powers, health, reasoning, problem solving); Reading, Mathematics, and Writing (prereading and writing, numbers, geometric forms); and Cognitive Organization (perceptual discrimination, relational concepts, classifying). Although messages about mutual respect were always included in the curriculum of the original US show, it was the first time this area was a major focus of any version of Sesame Street. It was a priority because of the "profound political tension in the region". This production has been viewed as a model for the use of television to convey antisectarian messages.
The second series - Shalom Sumsum (1989–1990)
The program Shalom SumsumShalom Sesame
Shalom Sesame is an adaptation of Sesame Street, the children's television show. It was produced in 1986 and 1990 for public television stations in the United States, aimed at introducing Israel and Judaism to children...
was an Israeli–American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
co-production which combined American actors, such as Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television, and theater actress and producer.She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City , for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards...
, Bonnie Franklin
Bonnie Franklin
Bonnie Gail Franklin is an American actress, best known for her starring role in the television series One Day at a Time.-Personal life:...
, Anne Meara
Anne Meara
Anne Meara is an American actress and comedian. She and Jerry Stiller were a prominent 1960s comedy team, appearing as Stiller and Meara, and are the parents of actor/comedian Ben and actress Amy Stiller.- Personal life :...
, and Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller is an American comedian and actor.He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife Anne Meara...
, and the original Israeli cast members which participated in the original Rechov Sumsum series. In addition, the renowned violinist Yitzhak Perlman participated regularly on the series.
The series was produced in 1986 (its first season) and in 1990 (its second season) and was broadcast in Israel between the years 1989 and 1990.
The series was first intended for broadcast in the US and was therefore recorded completely in English. Only later it was dubbed in Hebrew for Israeli viewers (although the Shalom Sesame logo still showed up at the beginning). Following the big wave of immigration from Russia
Aliyah from the Commonwealth of Independent States in the 1990s
Russian Jewish immigration to Israel began en masse in the 1990s when the liberal government of Mikhail Gorbachev opened the borders of the USSR and allowed Jews to leave the country for Israel.-History:...
to Israel in those years, the series was also dubbed in Russian. In 2006 the series came out in the United States in a DVD bundle which included all episodes of the series (without the Hebrew dubbing).
The third series - Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim (1998-2000)
In 1998 the show's format was remade in a way which combined Israeli-Jews and Israeli-ArabsArab citizens of Israel
Arab citizens of Israel refers to citizens of Israel who are not Jewish, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage or ethnic identity is Arab....
in order to generate a message of coexistence. This production included 50 episodes. To Kipi and Oofnik joined a new muppet named Dafi and a new stage was built which included a garden, a promenade, a bookstore and an ice cream store. Moishe Oofnik's old car was "stuck" in the center of the neighborhood. Due to the disintegration of the original muppet of Kipi Ben Kipod and due to rights issues, Kipi's muppet was re-designed. The American co-producers requested that Kipi would be played by an actor with a more masculine voice, so Guy Friedman was chosen to voice Kipi. The opening theme song was replaced with one composed by Shlomo Gronich
Shlomo Gronich
Shlomo Gronich is a male Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor.- Biography :Shlomo Gronich grew up in a musical family in Hadera. He holds a B.A. in Music Education from Tel Aviv Educational Academy, and a B.A. in Composition from the Mannes School of Music, New York...
and included a number of sentences in Arabic.
The program received negative criticism from the old fans of the show which were adults by now. When this co-production dissolved it was split and was renamed Sippuray Sumsum, "Sesame Stories". In 2006, the show transitioned back to the Rechov Sumsum name and debuted on the HOP! Channel, mixing the Sippurei Sumsum cast, new characters, and returning favorite Moishe Oofnik from the original seasons.
The spin-off - Sippurei Sumsum (2003)
In 2003 the spin-offSpin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
series Sippurei Sumsum was broadcast on the Israeli HOP! Channel and instead of Kipi and Oofnik it featured two new puppets named Noah and Brosh. The hosts of the show were Tzahi (Dror Keren) and Aibtism (Hind Ayub). This series was largely founded by the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, and its goal was to promote messages of respect and understanding among Israeli and Arab children in the Middle East. Nowadays this series is occasionally broadcast on Channel 33 with Arabic dubbing.
The fourth series - Rechov Sumsum (2006-2007)
From December 2006 a new series called "Rechov Sumsum" was produced for the Israeli HOP! Channel. The new series featured the main muppets from "Sippuray Sumsum" - Noah and Brosh, along with the hosts Tzahi (Dror Keren) and Aibtism (Hind Ayub), many other actors, and two new muppets - Abigil and Mahboub.There were also plans and negotiations to restore the original muppets of Kipi Ben Kipod and Moishe Oofnik in this series but eventually, due to technical and economical considerations, only Moishe Oofnik was featued in the series. The opening theme is the originally theme song of the show which was written by Yoni Rechter
Yoni Rechter
Yoni Rechter is an Israeli musician, composer, pianist, arranger and singer.-Biography:Yonatan Rechter was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was the son of Israeli architect Ya'akov Rechter and stepson of Israeli actress Hanna Meron. He attended Tichon Hadash high school...
which is sung by a new band of children called "Sharonit". The show also included a campign against violence. The fourth series included 40 episodes.
In December 2009 a new season for "Rechov Sumsum" was produced for "Hop! Channel".
The new season featured the previous muppets: Abigail, Brosh, Mahboub and Moishe Oofnik with new Neighbours and a new Handicap muppet called Sivan in Wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
and Grover
Grover
Grover is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing....
(Kruvi), who will be in the israeli street too.
The fifth series - Shalom Sesame (2009-2011)
Between 2009-2011 12 new "Shalom Sesame" direct-to-DVD episodes were produced. This is an IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i–American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
co-production which combines various American actors, such as Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten...
, Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
, Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear
Gregory "Greg" Kinnear is an American actor and television personality who first rose to stardom in 1991. He has appeared in more than 20 motion pictures, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.-Early life:Kinnear was born in Logansport, Indiana, the son of...
, Debra Messing
Debra Messing
Debra Lynn Messing is an American actress, voice artist, and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for her role as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace and as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife....
and Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles , known professionally by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian and director...
, and is geared at teaching Jewish-American
American Jews
American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are American citizens of the Jewish faith or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants...
children about the Secular Jewish culture
Secular Jewish culture
Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the international culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions of individuals who identify as secular Jews...
. The series was filmed in the United States and in several places in Israel, including the Western Wall
Western Wall
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount...
.
The original Israeli muppets and pupeteers
Rechov Sumsum (The original series):- Kipi Ben KipodKipi Ben KipodKipi Ben-Kipod is a main, and probably the best known character in Rechov Sumsum, the Israeli version of the children's television series Sesame Street....
(dubbing and pupetering Sarai Tzuriel) - a hedgehogHedgehogA hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
equivalent of Big BirdBig BirdBig Bird is a protagonist of the children's television show Sesame Street. Big Bird, like many of the other Sesame Street characters, is a Muppet character. He is sometimes referred to simply as "Bird" by his friends....
on Sesame Street. - Moishe OofnikMoishe OofnikMoishe Oofnik , is a main character in Rechov Sumsum, the Israeli version of the children's television series Sesame Street. He is the equivalent of Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch. He is also a relative....
(dubbing and pupetering by Jil Ben David) - a brown grouch, similar to Oscar the GrouchOscar the GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
on Sesame Street, who lives in a broken carJalopyA jalopy is a decrepit car, often old and in a barely functional state. A jalopy is not a well kept antique car, but a car which is mostly rundown or beaten up. As a slang term in American English, "Jalopy" was noted in 1924 but is now slightly passé...
.
Shalom Sumsum (The second series):
- Kipi Ben Kipod (dubbing and pupetering by Guy Friedman) - This series featured a new design of Kipi.
- Moishe Oofnik (dubbing and pupetering by Jil Ben David)
- Dafi (dubbing and pupetering by Irit Shilo) - a female relative and Kippy's best friend; a happy young purple muppet; she joined in the second season
Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim (The third series):
- Karim
- Hanin
Sippurei Sumsum (Spin-off):
- Noah (dubbing and pupetering by Jil Ben David)
- Brosh (dubbing and pupetering by Avi Yakir)
Rechov Sumsum (The fourth series):
- Moishe Oofnik (dubbing and pupetering by Jil Ben David) - Moishe now lives in a green garbage can.
- Noah (dubbing and pupetering by Jil Ben David) - a curious red muppet, he is Mahboub's best friend.
- Brosh (dubbing and pupetering by Avi Yakir) - an orange muppet, he likes cleaning.
- Mahboub (dubbing and pupetering by Yousef Sweid) - a young blue muppet who speaks both Hebrew and Arabic
- Abigil (dubbing and pupetering by Shani Cohen) - a young Purple Muppet, she likes to play and is happy with everyone.
The original American muppets and their Israeli dubbers
- Cookie MonsterCookie MonsterCookie Monster is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Om nom nom nom" . He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples,...
AKA "Ugifletzet" (dubbed by Dov Raizer, Shimon CohenShimon CohenShimon Cohen is an Israeli former professional association footballer who played for the Israeli national team and the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League....
, Giora Kenneth) - Kermit the FrogKermit the FrogKermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over...
AKA "Kermit HaTzfardea" (dubbed by Eyal Bertonov, Yoav Tzafir, Ami Mendelman) - Bert and ErnieBert and ErnieBert and Ernie are two muppets on the popular U.S. children's television show Sesame Street. The two appear together in numerous skits, forming a comic duo that is one of the centerpieces of the program. Originated by Frank Oz and Jim Henson, the characters are currently performed by Muppeteers...
AKA "Arik Ve Bentz" (Benz is dubbed by - Shlomo Bar-Aba and Ami Mendelman; Arik is dubbed by - Yosef ShiloachYosef ShiloachYosef Shiloach was a Kurdish Jews film actor. Shiloach was considered by many in Israel one of the nation's most beloved actors, mostly thanks to his parts in many Bourekas Films, a series of films made primarily in the 1970s, portraying the life of Sepharadim in an exaggerated comic manner,...
and Zvika Furman) - GroverGroverGrover is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing....
AKA "Kruvi" (dubbed by Israel Gurion, Yoav Hayman) - Count von CountCount von CountCount von Count, often known simply as "The Count", is one of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street, performed by Jerry Nelson. The Count is a vampire modeled after Bela Lugosi's interpretation of Count Dracula.-Description:...
AKA "Mar Sofer" (dubbed by Albert CohenAlbert CohenAlbert Cohen was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French. He worked as a civil servant for various international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization...
, Robert Henig) - Herry Monster AKA "Shraga" or Ezra (dubbed by Gidi GovGidi GovGidi Gov , is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer and actor.Gov is married to playwright Anat Gov, with whom he has three children.- Early life :...
) - Oscar the GrouchOscar the GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
(dubbed by Avi Pnini and Ido MosseriIdo Mosseri- Biography :His first appearance on television was in the children's program Tofsim Rosh in the early 1990s. Before he enlisted in the Israeli army at the age of 18, he participated in several Israeli TV shows, amongst them the series Lo Kolel Sherot and Inyan Shel Zman...
) - ElmoElmoElmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is a furry red monster and currently hosts the last full 15 minute segment on Sesame Street, Elmo's World, which is aimed at toddlers. His puppeteer, Kevin Clash, uses falsetto to produce his voice...
(dubbed by Iris Zinger and Zvika Furman) - Telly MonsterTelly MonsterTelly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally worrying, fuchsia monster Muppet on Sesame Street. He is puppeteered by Martin P. Robinson....
AKA "Tali" (dubbed by Itzik Saidoff and Simcha Barbiro)
Cast
Rechov Sumsum (The original series):
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Shalom Sumsum (The second series):
Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim (The third series):
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Sippuray Sumsum (Spin-off):
Rechov Sumsum (The fourth series):
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External links
- Rechov Sumsum - Classic Version, on Israeli Educational TelevisionIsraeli Educational TelevisionThe Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren. The first Israeli children's show, featuring Kishkashta, aired on Channel 1 in the 1970s and '80s...
.