• Elmo/ Elmo

  

  Elmo, who had the same name in “Iftah Ya Simsim,” is the sweet red monster who hosts the last segment of the show.

• Cookie Monster/ Kaaky

  

  He was best known for his voracious appetite and his famous phrases: “Me want cookie!” and “Om nom nom nom.” “Iftah Ya Simsim’s” Cookie Monster was Kaaky.

• Grover/ Gargur

  

  The blue monster is cute, lovable and furry. Gargur was Grover’s Arabic counterpart.

• Big Bird/ Melsoon

  

  The tall bright yellow canary, named Melsoon in “Iftah Ya Simsim,” can roller skate, ice skate, dance, swim, sing and write poetry!

• Abby Cadabby/ Shabra Qamra

  

  The 4-year-old character was added to the show in 2006 when she moved into the neighborhood. Abby is Shabra Qamra in the Arabic show.

• Count Von Count/ Mohsy Al-Addad

  

  Count von Count, or Mohsy Al-Addad, is a mysterious but friendly vampire-like muppet.

• Bert and Ernie/ Badr and Anees

  

  Bert is the short-tempered muppet who always tries to talk Ernie out of his hare-brained ideas. The pair were Badr and Anees in “Iftah Ya Simsim.”