Unlike most of the other Muppeteers, he has rarely appeared without Elmo. One of the few instances in which he appeared on television solely as himself was on
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), in an episode titled "The Faces Behind The Famous Names". This episode also featured
Marc Jacobs, the lady behind the "Jimmy Choo" shoe empire, and the woman who inspired the creation of the Barbie doll (the daughter of one of the founders of Mattel, Inc.).