Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997) was a famous French explorer of the world's oceans. Cousteau was well known for his environmentalism and his television series, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.

He is an inductee of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

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• In The Muppet Show episode 416, a shark enters Jonathan Winters' dressing room looking for Jacques Cousteau. Winters opens the shark's mouth and finds that the fish has swallowed him.

• On Sesame Street, Cousteau was spoofed with the characters Wanda Cousteau and Jacques Shoesteau.

• Episode 2637 of Sesame Street featured a sketch with Elmo as Captain Elmo Cousteau.

• Bert mentions his famous undersea explorer cousin, Bubbles Cousteau, in the Sesame Street Live show 1-2-3 Imagine!.

• The Muppets featured a character, Jacques Roach, on The Jim Henson Hour.

• Fozzie Bear "catches" Cousteau while fishing in the July 26, 1982 Muppets comic strip.

• Miss Piggy encounters famous French hottub explorer "Jacques Cuzzi" in the February 4, 1984 Muppets comic strip.

• After receiving orchids and roses from Tom Selleck and Ronald Reagan in the May 16, 1984 edition of The Muppets comic strip, Miss Piggy finds that Jacques Cousteau has sent her kelp.

• Baby Gonzo pretends he is a French undersea explorer like Jacques in the Muppet Babies episode "Water Babies."

• Ruthie names her pet goldfish after the famous diver in Sesame Street Episode 3405.

• During the end credits of Elmo's Deep Sea Adventure, Oscar the Grouch mentions ocean explorer "Grouch Cousteau."