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Linda, portrayed by Bove, was a character on the children's program Sesame Street. When Bove debuted on Sesame Street with NTD in April 1971 (Episode 0243) [ 3 ] as the Deaf character of her namesake , she was the first deaf performer on the show. [ 4 ]
It stars Muppet performers Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson and Frank Oz alongside Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Chevy Chase, Joe Flaherty, Waylon Jennings, and Dave Thomas with Sesame Street regulars Linda Bove, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Alaina Reed, and Kermit Love in supporting roles and the voices of ...
Linda (1971–2002) [53] Linda Bove: The neighborhood librarian and Bob's girlfriend. Bove said that writer Emily Kingsley "wrote Linda as a person first, then worried about the other stuff", referring to Linda's deafness and use of American Sign Language. [54] Luis Rodriguez (1971–2016) Emilio Delgado
Performed by Caroll Spinney (1969–2018), Matt Vogel (1997–present); One of the series' three main protagonists along with Elmo and Cookie Monster, and the first Muppet to appear on the show [11] was Big Bird, a curious 8-foot-tall yellow bird believed by writer Shalom M. Fisch and Dr. Lewis Bernstein to be a canary, [9] who resides in a large nest alongside the "123 Sesame Street" building ...
"Keep Christmas with You (All Through the Year)", sung in Bob's apartment with Linda leading a group of children in signing the chorus. "I Hate Christmas", sung by Oscar the Grouch outside on Sesame Street.
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The special ranked 68th out of 80 shows that week and brought in a 7.7/14 rating/share and was watched by around 12.6 million viewers, finishing third in its timeslot behind ABC's Perfect Strangers (13.0/25, 18.6 million, 44th) and Full House (14.6/26, 21.5 million, 30th), and CBS's Beauty and the Beast (10.7/20, 15.2 million, 55th).
Deaf actress Elizabeth Quinn later replaced Frelich, and Linda Bove, another deaf actress, known to television audiences for her more-than-30-year-long run on Sesame Street, had a successful turn in the role as well. In 1981, the West End production ran originally at the Mermaid Theatre, then at the Albery Theatre, garnering three Olivier Awards.