Seth Green, on The Onion AV Club, talks about being on Sesame Street.

Sesame Street (2004)—"Vinny"

SG: I called them up to see if I could get on the show. I was like, "Am I famous enough that I can call and ask to be on Sesame Street yet?" And I guess I was. So they were like "What do you want to do?" And I'm like, "Anything, just put me on with some Muppets, please!" And I actually flew to do Sesame Street immediately after filming Without A Paddle. I flew back from New Zealand, I was in Los Angeles for less than four hours, then I flew to New York and got in at midnight for a 7 a.m. call. That's why I look so haggard on it. But it was a really incredible experience. They pulled a bunch of the old Muppets out of storage and let me play with them, so I got to meet Grover and Oscar, and Big Bird and Cookie Monster, and the Count and Bert and Ernie. It was the greatest.

AVC: What exactly was your Sesame Street role? What did you do?

SG: I played a mailman that delivered letters—letters of the alphabet. It was great.

AVC: Was it actually with those old Muppets, or did they just bring them out to show you?

SG: No, they just brought them out to show me. My scene was with Big Bird and Telly Monster.

AVC: Why were you keen to be on Sesame Street?

SG: I grew up loving Sesame Street. It was really inspirational for me. As a kid, they taught me all my best lessons and my ABCs, and what it was to do a commercial. It was just such a deeply embedded childhood fantasy to be on that show, and I really wanted to be a part of it. I was thrilled to be able to.
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