I ’d see the Netherlands to see their characters , but I ’d actively avoidSesame Streetin Brazil because of how terrifying that version of Big Bird count .

Fromschool lunchestosquirrels, I love seeing different countries' take on the same thing. EnterSesame Street. I had no idea there were different characters in international versions of the show! Here are characters from 16 different countries:

1.Samson the Bear lives onSesamstraße, the German version ofSesame Street.He’s a brown bear, and according to hiswiki, he lives in his cave and lays on his hammock. I love him.

2.Plaza Sésamo, the version ofSesame Streetin Mexico, has Abelardo Montoya, Big Bird’s cousin. Abelardo is a parrot, whereas Big Bird is a canary.

3.Sesame Park, Canada’s version ofSesame Street, debuted with a polar bear character named Basil.

4.The Netherlands’Sesamstraathas a character named Ieniemienie, and it’s a mouse. I would 100% buy a stuffedanimalof Ieniemienie.

5.Iftah Ya Simsim, the UAE’s version ofSesame Street, has a camel named No’man. He’s the UAE’s version of Big Bird.

6.Moishe Oofnik is a brown grouch that lives in a recycling can in the Israeli version ofSesame Street. A cousin to Oscar the Grouch, Moishe also enjoys off-key music, being grumpy, and sour, rotten things.

7.Sesam Stasjon, the Norwegian version ofSesame Street, is set at a train station. Bjarne Betjent here is the ticket taker.

8.Alam Simsimis Egypt’sSesame Street, and it has the only Muppet I can recall having facial hair, a monster named Filfil.

9.Great Britain’sSesame Street,Play with Me Sesame, has two characters named Kit and Domby. They apparently live in a castle.

10.The Bangladesh version ofSesame Streethas a bengal tiger named Halum. Hiswikipage says he can be a bit soft and sentimental, which makes sense because he’s perfectly hug-shaped.

11.Georges the Penguin lives on5, Rue Sesame, the French production of the show. He arrived toFrancein an ice cube, and, I have to say, I love his enthusiasm and his propellor hat.

12.Boombah, a lion who’s on the Indian production of the show,Galli Galli Sim Sim, was descended from maharajahs.

13.Sesame Tree, the production in Northern Ireland, is set in, you guessed it, a tree, and has a rabbit named Hilda.

14.South Africa’s version,Takalani Sesame, has a giant meerkat named Moshe. Moshe is bilingual, speaking both Zulu and English.

15.Finally,Jalan Sesama, the Indonesian production, has a wise orangutan named Tantan. My jealousy doesn’t end there. They also have a baby rhino named Jabrik.

Welp, I guess you could say this post is brought to you by the letters N, E, A, and T!

Closeup of Samson the Bear

Abelardo Montoya

Closeup of Basil

Ieniemienie

Closeup of No'man with a child

Closeup of Moishe Oofnik

Closeup of Bjarne Betjent

Closeup of Filfil

Kit and Domby

Closeup of Halum

Closeup of Georges the Penguin

Closeup of Boombah

Closeup of Hilda

Closeup of Moshe