William Wegman (photographer) - On Sesame Street

On Sesame Street

Wegman's dogs first appeared on Sesame Street in 1989. Fay Ray starred in segments like "Old McFay Counts to 40". In February 1996, descendants Battina, Crooky, Chundo, and Chip starred in new segments based on nursery rhymes. Wegman told Entertainment Weekly, "They are only maybe 30 seconds at a time. The rest of the time they're sitting around, rather blasé about life."

Segments include:

• "Old McFay Counts to 40", 1989, with Fay Ray as Old McFay.
• "Little Miss Muffet", 1996, with Crooky as Little Miss Muffet.
• "Jack and Jill", 1996, with Crooky as Jill, and Chundo as Jack.
• "Jack Sprat", 1996, with Chundo as Mrs. Sprat, and Chip as Jack; Wegman notes this is the first time that his dogs played characters, not their gender.