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| - Count von Count, also called The Count, is a vampire from Sesame Street.
- Performer(s) Appeared in Count von Count (also known as The Count) is a character from the television series Sesame Street. Introduced in the show's fourth season, he is a mysterious but friendly vampire-like Muppet who is meant to parody Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula. The Count has a compulsive love of counting; he will count anything and everything, regardless of size, amount, or how much annoyance he causes others around him. Whenever he finishes counting, the Count laughs and announces his total (which sometimes appears on screen), usually accompanied by a crash of thunder and a flash of lightning.
- Count von Count, often known simply as "the Count", is one of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street, performed by Jerry Nelson. The Count is a vampire modeled after Bela Lugosi's interpretation of Count Dracula.
- Count von Count is a mysterious but friendly vampire-like Muppet on Sesame Street who is meant to parody Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula. He first appeared on the show in the Season 4 premiere in 1972, counting blocks in a sketch with Bert and Ernie. Many of the Count's songs, including "Counting Is Wonderful" and "The Batty Bat," are in the style of Roma music.
- The Count loves to count anything and everything, regardless of whether or not it is helpful to other characters. When he finishes counting, he proudly announces the total, there is a clap of thunder and a flash of lightning. He lives in a creepy looking castle in Transylvania, which he shares with his pet cat Fatatia, his pet octopus Octavia and several bats. Some of the bats have names, including Grisha, Misha, Sasha and Tattiana. There is a large pipe organ in the Count's castle which he often plays. The Count's girlfriends have included Lady Two, Countess Dahling von Dahling and Countess von Backwards. His mother, brother and grandparents have also appeared on Sesame Street.
- The Count has a compulsive love of counting (arithmomania); he will count anything and everything, regardless of size, amount, or how much annoyance he causes others around him. In one song he stated that he sometimes even counts himself. When he finishes counting, The Count laughs and announces his total (which sometimes appears on screen). This finale is usually accompanied by a crash of thunder and a flash of lightning. (According to The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook, the Count has a personal cloud that hovers over his head and provides the thunder and lightning.)
- The Count has a compulsive love of counting (arithmomania); he will count anything and everything, regardless of size, amount, or how much annoyance he causes others around him. In one song he stated that he sometimes even counts himself. When he finishes counting, The Count laughs and announces his total (which sometimes appears on screen). This finale is usually accompanied by a crash of thunder and a flash of lightning, even on sunny days. (According to The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook, the Count has a personal cloud that hovers over his head and provides the thunder and lightning.)
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