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Movie Sesame Street Stays Up Late! Similar Moishe Oofnik, Roxie Marie, Kami, Granny Bird, The Number Painter | ||
Kippi ben kippod top 5 facts
Kippi Ben Kippod (Hebrew: קיפי בן-קיפוד, lit. Kipi Son-of-hedgehog) is a main, and probably the best known character in Rechov Sumsum, the Israeli version of the children's television series Sesame Street. He was portrayed by Sarai Tzuriel in 1983-1986 and later by Guy Friedman in 1998.
Kippi is a full-body porcupine character, reminiscent in design of Espinete from Barrio Sésamo. Kippi is cheerful and optimistic, and has a pet goat named Sheba.
Kippi first appeared on Rechov Sumsum in 1983, and he also appeared on Shalom Sesame, a bilingual 1986 Israel-US co-production.
Kippi also appeared, along with other international Sesame Street Muppets, in the special Sesame Street Stays Up Late!.
For "Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim", the Israeli/Palestinian co-production, Kippi, along with Moishe Oofnik, was retained. Kippi was redesigned for the new show with a more traditional "Muppety" design.