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 ...

Oct. 9 is the designated birthday for Count von Count, the beloved “Sesame Street” puppet who has been reciting numbers on the children’s television show since 1972. The hand-rod puppet was originally ...

Yes, the Count is counting on Twitter, and it’s comedic gold. He doesn’t tweet about anything else. He just continues to tweet out the next number, sometimes adding an “ah ah ah!” at the end.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Count von Count is a hand-rod puppet ...

Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who taught innumerable children to count over the years as the voice of one of Sesame Street’s most popular characters, died Thursday in his Cape Cod home. He was 78.

The one and only Count is celebrating a birthday Saturday. How many birthdays has he had? Let's count. Oct. 9 is the designated birthday for Count von Count, the beloved "Sesame Street" puppet who has ...