List of Sesame Street characters by last known appearance

From Freepedia

The following is a list of characters on Sesame Street, ordered by date of last known appearance.

• Grandma Happy, 1969
• Roosevelt Franklin, 1975, when Matt Robinson left the show, having him voice segments was a lot harder
• Sam the Robot, 1972 (episode #406) to 1976
• Captain Vegetable, 1982
• Firefighter Jackson, 1983
• Beetles, 1983
• Deena and Pearl, 1983
• Guy Smiley, 1990
• Flo Bear, 1991
• Forgetful Jones and Clementine, 1992 (both retired when Richard Hunt died)
• Gladys the Cow, 1992 (when Richard Hunt died, character revived in 2003)
• Placido Flamingo, 1992 (when Richard Hunt died)
• Sully and Biff, 1993
• Bruno, 1993
• Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats, 1993 (with an appearance in 1998)
• Buster the Horse, 1994 (two years after his owner, Forgetful Jones)
• Sherlock Hemlock, 1996
• Colambo, 1996
• Betty Lou, 1996
• Joey Monkey and Davey Monkey, 1997 (although they made appearances in 2004)
• Benny Rabbit, 1998 (although he made appearances in 2001, 2002)
• Wolfgang the Seal, 1999
• Elizabeth, 2002

Back from retirement

• Grungetta Grunge, was retired from the show in 1999, making a background appearance in 2004. However, she rejoined the cast in season 36 (2005), as a candidate in "The Grouch Apprentice" skit.