Abby Cadabby

Abby Cadabby

Infobox Sesame Street character
name = Abby Cadabby


caption =
first = August 14 2006
gender = female
creator = Ed Christie
Rollie Krewson
puppeteered by = Leslie Carrara
portrayer =
alias =

Abby Cadabby is a fairy-in-training who first appeared in the 37th season of the children's television show "Sesame Street". She is performed by Leslie Carrara and was designed by Ed Christie and built by Rollie Krewson. The first new female Muppet on "Sesame Street" in 13 years, she is a playmate of Elmo, Zoe, Baby Bear and the rest of the Sesame Street gang. Being the new girl on the block, she is meant to bring a further opportunity to share lessons on the differences of people from different backgrounds. [cite news| work=New York Times| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/arts/television/06domi.html?pagewanted=2| accessdate=2008-04-11| title=A Girly-Girl Joins the ‘Sesame’ Boys| date=2006-08-06| author=Susan Dominus]

"Sesame Street" often features celebrity guests; her dream guest would be George Clooney, because "he's got a pot-bellied pig and I've always wanted to adopt one." ["Spotlight on Abby Cadabby", "People Magazine", 4 September 2006 issue.]

Character launch

Abby Cadabby was officially announced in "TV Guide", months before the 37th season debut of "Sesame Street", and a press kit was issued soon after. [ [http://sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/pressroom/presskits/season37/the_muppets_of_sesame_street.php Sesame Street - Season 37 Press Kit - The Muppets of Sesame Street ] ] Rumors had floated on the Internet before that, with an anonymous Sesame Workshop or Muppet insider revealing the addition on .Fact|date=April 2008

She made her Street debut on August 14, 2006.

Abby was scheduled to be interviewed 10 August 2006 on "The Today Show" on NBC; "NBC Special Report" coverage of the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot pre-empted the interview. Abby appeared for a short chat on 14 August, a few short minutes with Ann Curry and Lester Holt before the weather. The scheduled "satellite-tour" of local stations across America went on later that day. [ [http://www.lesliecarrara-rudolph.com/Leslie%20screen.htm Leslie Carrara: Sesame Street] ]

Abby was to be featured as "ABC World News" "Person of the Week" on 11 August, 2006; Hurricane Katrina/2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict dog rescuer Linda Nealon pre-empted her. [" [http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/PersonOfWeek/story?id=2303465&page=1 ABC News Person of the Week: Linda Nealon] ", "ABC News", 11 August 2006.] Cadabby was featured on the 18 August broadcast, with the teaser, "Femininity comes to Sesame Street". [" [http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/PersonOfWeek/story?id=2330604&page=1 ABC News Person of the Week: Abby Cadabby] ", "ABC News", 18 August 2006.] She was touted as the first 3-year-old "Person of The Week".

Abby appeared on the August 11 edition of "All Things Considered" on "NPR". [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5638389]

In 2007, Abby had her own balloon made after her in the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Abby is also now featured in the 2007-2009 tour of Sesame Street Live show "When Elmo Grows Up"

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