# Sesame Street: Who's the little blond muppet girl? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641 "2010-04-10T15:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/1 "2010-04-10T15:36:22Z")
I know most of the names of the muppets on Sesame Street, but there’s one I’ve never heard - there’s a little blond girl muppet ( not a monster type muppet) - blond hair, wears a simple dress, white socks and mary jane shoes). She tends to be the voice of reason, and often explains things to Big Bird and Telly. Does she have a name? ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/2 "2010-04-10T15:59:17Z")
That’d be precocious lil’ [Prairie Dawn](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Prairie_Dawn). ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/3 "2010-04-10T18:03:55Z")
I’m shocked you don’t know Prairie Dawn. ☹ She’s a favorite of mine. I miss her playing the piano and welcoming the viewer to “our little play.” They need to do those again. I imagine this is an age thing. She was a major character when I was a child but she hardly appeared at all in the 90’s and it’s only been in the last five years or so they have dusted her off and started using her a few times a season. Stupid Fairies stealing the limelight. grumble grumble. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/4 "2010-04-10T18:06:07Z")
[A Prairie Dawn narrated play](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0remSXyUB4) ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/5 "2010-04-10T18:53:20Z")
Man, I always thought Prairie had light brown hair. When I first saw the OP, I had [Betty Lou](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Betty_Lou) in mind, who was basically Prairie Dawn with blonder hair in ponytails. I haven’t seen her in ages, though. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/6 "2010-04-10T19:13:34Z")
> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#): > > That’d be precocious lil’ [Prairie Dawn](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Prairie_Dawn). Yeah, she’s HOT! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/7 "2010-04-10T20:14:39Z")
Thanks for the replies, everyone. > [@Miss\_Woodhouse](#): > > I’m shocked you don’t know Prairie Dawn. ☹ She’s a favorite of mine. Well, you see, I’m _mumble, mumble_ old, and when Sesame started I thought it was bit juvenile, so I’m not up on all of the characters. I’m having to do a fast catch-up in light of the PiperCub’s increasing fascination with it, and his insistance on pointing at Prairie Dawn in his Sesame books and saying “who dat?” Daddy needs to be answer these fundamental questions to maintain his pretense of omniscience. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/8 "2010-04-11T04:05:57Z")
On Sprout at 11am, they air a show called “Play with me Sesame” that features Prairie Dawn, Ernie, Bert, and Grover. I don’t mind Elmo and Zoe and Abby and celebrity guests and the general craziness of Sesame Street, but it’s refreshing with PWMS because of its simplicity and so much Prairie Dawn. I can’t remember the last time she was on SS at all. Zoe and Abby are fine, but Prairie isn’t about tutus and pink and cutesy. I think a tough, smart little girl role model is a good thing too. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/9 "2010-04-12T19:54:46Z")
I’m boycotting Sesame Street until they bring Herbert Birdsfoot back. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/10 "2010-04-13T15:24:21Z")
Herbert Birdsfoot was awesome! And so was Don Music! I don’t care if kids were banging their heads on pianos and getting hurt, the world needs humor! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-whos-the-little-blond-muppet-girl/535641/11 "2010-04-13T15:41:44Z")
> [@NicePete](#): > > I’m boycotting Sesame Street until they bring Herbert Birdsfoot back. And Roosevelt Franklin. \*And \*his mom.