In 1972, early into his tenure at Sesame Street, Norman Stiles thought up a pun. The former Merv Griffin comedy writer had spent his first year penning scripts around the kids program’s strict ...

There are two sides to every story.

Whatever you consider Sesame Street’s Count, man or monster, he’s got a simple mission: to count things. It is his drive, his base need, the source of his delightful full name: Count Von Count. Being ...

The mission is a man.

Jerry Nelson, who provided the voice of Sesame Street's Count von Count, has died aged 78. Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company, confirmed the news on the company's Facebook page today (August ...