Maria's Alternate Identities
Alternate identities and character roles played by Maria on Sesame Street
Street Scenes[]
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Devil | Episode 0911 In the song "Surprise," Maria surprises Bob from inside Oscar's trash can, dressed as a devil. |
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Baseball Player | Episode 1845 For the song "The Letter B," Maria appears as a ball player naming B words. |
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Belly Dancer | Episode 1908 In "At Your Library," Maria plays a Middle Eastern dancer while singing about how books can take one to far away places. |
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The Toaster Fixer Phone Caller | Episode 2544 Big Bird writes Maria as the nefarious enemy to Blue Bird, children, and all playgrounds of the city. |
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Stepsister | Episode 2708 In Ruby's story of "Ginarella," Maria and Susan play the wicked stepsisters. |
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Broccoli | Episode 3051 Maria is forced to pretend to be broccoli for Chicago the Lion to hunt. |
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Mother | Episode 3162 Maria plays the mother in the story of "The Pied Piper of 57th Street." |
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Princess | Episode 3246 Maria plays a princess in the story of "The Letter U Who Didn't Want to be a U." |
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Doctor | Episode 3826 In a play of "Princess Gina's Last Laugh," Maria and Luis play the Marx Brothers-esque Doctors Quackenbush and Bushenquack, though they can't agree on which is which. |
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Townsperson | Episode 4000 Maria appears as a citizen of an old Spanish, dance-loving town in the story "The Mark of Elefante." |
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Queen | Episode 4143 Maria appears as a queen (mother to Grundgetta) in the story of "Sleeping Grouchy." |
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Maria the Cowgirl | Episode 4183 In a story read by Gordon, Maria plays the titular Old West heroine. |
Sketches[]
| Picture | Role | Production / Notes |
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Charlie Chaplin | Maria has portrayed Chaplin in a series of sketches throughout the show. |
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Ms. Short | Ms. Short and Mr. Long Maria plays Ms. Short, who lives a life with very short things in it. |
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Pirate | Treasure Chest Maria is among the pirate crew; she brings the big chest. |
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Knight | Round Table Maria plays the only sensible knight in the group. She plays the same role in the remake of the sketch. |
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Lucy Stupendo | Flying Stupendos Maria plays Lucy in the Stupendo acrobat family, who stands on one end of a teeter-totter waiting to be propelled into the air. |
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Genie | Genie in a Bottle Maria portrays a genie named Mabel who grants castaway David three wishes. She would reprise the role as part of a dream sequence in Episode 0663. |
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Scarecrow | "Knee, Shoulder, Ankle Song" Maria the Scarecrow sings a verse about shoulders. |
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Manager | In/Out Restaurant Maria plays the manager of the Peaceful Hour restaurant, dealing with bumbling waiter David. |
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Princess | Fairy Godmonster Maria plays the formerly sad and lonely plumber princess. |
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Hubert von Carryoff | First, Next, Last Concerto Maria plays the renowned conductor for the "Concerto for Cigar Box, Washtub and Jug." |
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Castaway | All At Sea Maria is the very genial castaway who welcomes newcomer Bob to the island. |
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Crazy Betty | Crazy Betty: Shapes Maria plays the mentally unstable proprietor (dressed as a cat) of a shape warehouse. |
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The Great Addini | The Great Addini Maria plays the performer of marvelous feats of arithmatic. |
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Wanda Falbo's Mom | Word Fairy: Mom and Dad Mom plays Wanda Falbo's magical mother. |
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Mrs. Jones | The Add'Ems Family The Rodriquez family plays the Add'ems' family's neighbors, the Joneses, who want to borrow a cup of sugar. |
