Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
Jerry L. Nelsonwas an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials...
ProfessionPuppeteer
Date of Birth10 July 1934
CityTulsa, OK
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We all cried when we watched it, and we probably cried when we did it.
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I want to make West Chester better without raising taxes, ... and keep the community growing. We need to keep our development going in the direction it is now.
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They call it the Roundhouse. You can chase your legislator around all day without catching him.
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Once you get into the medal rounds games, the prices jump. They're not available at any price for the gold medal round.
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Santa Fe, or Holy Faith, was founded in 1610, same year that wall you're leaning on was built, 10 years before the landing at Plymouth Rock.
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She loved her horses. And one of the things she would always say was about what she liked about her job.
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It's not like in the movies, where it's always creakin' and things are fallin',
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This is the opener. Sponsors, fans, drivers everybody loves it.
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They're just like football players or baseball players. They have to stay in shape. We have to keep them out there running.
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I not only worked with him, I sang a song with him.
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I had gone in my own pickup truck because I was taking the extra utensils.
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We're too old to rely on it, ... but we're just young enough to do it one more time.