List of characters from international versions of Sesame Street - Definition and Overview

Sesame Street has many international versions across the world. Each uses some original characters, created specifically to represent their own culture. The following list highlights some of these characters. All characters are Muppets, unless otherwise mentioned.

Canada's Sesame Street and Sesame Park (Canada)

• Louis, a French-Canadian otter
• Basil, a polar bear
• Dodi, essentially a Jack-Of-All-Trades, though most commonly known as a bush pilot.
• Katie, a girl
• Chaos, a cat
• Beau Beaver, a beaver (animated)

Zhima Jie (China)

• Da Niao, similar to Big Bird
• Hu Hu Zhu
• Little Plum

Sesamstrasse (Germany)

• Rumpel, an Oscar the Grouch-like character that lives in a rainbarrel. He has Gustav, a pet caterpillar
• Buh, an owl
• Feli Filu, a blue monster reporter
• Finchen, a snail
• Pherd, a horse
• Samson, a bear, similar in role and full-body puppet, to Big Bird
• Simson, Samson's friend and lookalike
• Tiffy, a pink bird
• Ulli von Bodefeld, a hedgehog
• Woole, a lamb

Shalom Sesame (Israel)

• Kippi ben Kippot, or Kippi Kipod, a giant porcupine analogous to Big Bird
• Moishe Ufnick, Oscar the Grouch's cousin grouch

Plaza Sésamo (Mexico)

• Abelardo Montoya, the equivalent of Big Bird, with Green and Red feathers (Mexico's National colours; also the colors of a Parrot, one of Mexico's most numerous and representative birds)
• Bodoque, a grouch that lives in boxes
• Cuernos (Horns), a red monster with a characteristic couple of horns and vicious teeth.
• El Barón Púrpura (The Purple Baron), a Muppet portraying a lackluster air pilot. A satire of The Red Baron.
• Lola, a female relative of Pancho and Abelardo's best friend; a joyful young pink muppet.
• Paco, a parrot, the equivalent of America's Oscar the Grouch
• Pancho, a blue-colored monster, who has a pet elephant Elefancio, only the trunk is ever seen
• Multimonstruos, Red Anything Monsters, appear as babies, pirates, etc.
• Multimuppets, Brown Anything Muppets
• Four birds

Sesamstraat (Netherlands)

• Pino, a blue Big Bird-like character
• Tommie, a dog
• Ieniemienie, a mouse
• Purk, a pig
• Troel, Tommie's girlfriend

Humans in Sesamstraat

• Buurman Baasje, male
• Elvan, female
• Frank, male
• Gerda, female
• Hakim, male
• Lot, female
• Meneer Aart, male
• Paula, female
• Rik, male
• Sien, female

Ulitsa Sezam (Russia)

• Zeliboba, a 9-foot furry blue tree spirit who enjoys dancing
• Businka, a bright pink Muppet who finds joy in everything
• Kubik, the resident pensive problem-solver

Takalani Sesame (South Africa)

• Kami, who raised controversy in the USA, due to her HIV+ status