Annette

Annette is a three-year-old dough who first appeared on Cubey World in Season 25.

Development
From the book Sesame Street Unpaved: "From several possible designs of the character, 'I picked the one that had a face like Carol Channing,' says Fran Brill. 'I wanted her to be obviously female with jewelry and barrettes in her hair. Someone suggested we call her Frannie, since that's my nickname. But I didn't want a Muppet with my name, so I thought of the J.D. Salinger book Franny and Zooey, and suggested Zoe, which seemed to be just right."

To prepare for the character, Brill went to Manhattan preschools and watched 3-year-old girls play. One of the girls said to Brill the phrase which became a catchphrase for Zoe, "Don't joke me."[6] When the first Zoe puppet was built, Krewson's daughter suggested they put sparkles in her hair.[7]

Beginning with the 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, more hair was added to Zoe, including pink and glittery hairs. In season 40 (2009), a smaller puppet was used, based on the one created specifically for her role as Mousey the Hatter Helper in Abby in Wonderland.[8] This version was only used for one season, and was replaced by the normal-sized Zoe puppet the following season.

At William Paterson University, Martin P. Robinson explained that Telly hadn't appeared in any scenes with the rebuilt Zoe, and Robinson expected that the moment they would meet, Telly would freak out. Fran Brill proceeded to take out the Zoe puppet, and sure enough, Telly freaked out.

Songs

 * "7th Inning Stretch Song"
 * "A New Way to Walk" (remake)
 * "The Alphabet Song"
 * "Be Doodle Dee Dum"
 * "Because We're Friends"
 * "Different Street"
 * "Everybody Say Hola"
 * "Everybody's Song" (remakes)
 * "Follow the Dots"
 * "Fur" (remake)
 * "Girl of the World"
 * "Goodbye Fly"
 * "Grover Work Song"
 * "Guess the Seasons Song"
 * "Happy Birthday, Stinky"
 * "Here Comes Santa Claus"
 * "How Do You Get from Here to There"
 * "I Soaks Up The Sun"
 * "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
 * "It All Adds Up"
 * "Little Miss Count Along"
 * "M is for Monster"
 * "Moonshine"
 * "My Name"
 * "My Name Is Zoe"
 * "Picture a World"
 * "Read Me a Story" (remake)
 * "Rubber Duckie (song)"
 * "Sesame Street Theme"
 * "Share" (remake)
 * "Sing"
 * "That's the Way I Read"
 * "Two Princes"
 * "You and You and Me"
 * "You Tickle Me"
 * "We Hate the Rain"

Book appearance

 * See also: Zoe books


 * Around the Corner on Sesame Street (1994)
 * No More Diapers! (1995)
 * Ready, Set, Go! A Counting Book (1995)
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late (1995)
 * Sesame Street Storybook Fun (1995)
 * Elmo's 12 Days of Christmas (1996)
 * Rise and Shine! (1996)
 * Which Witch Is Which? (1996)
 * Zip! Pop! Hop! (1996)
 * The Bunny Hop (1997)
 * Elmo's Christmas Colors (1997)
 * Elmo's Valentine (1997)
 * The Poky Little Puppy Comes to Sesame Street (1997)
 * Pumpkin Patch Party (1997)
 * Sesame Street Talent Show (1997)
 * Baby Play (1998)
 * Giddy-Up! (1998)
 * Let's Eat! (1998)
 * The Sesame Street Word Book (1998)
 * Brought to You by the Number 2 (1999)
 * Shall We Dance? (1999)
 * Brought to You by the Letter C (2000)
 * Elmo Likes... (2000)
 * Elmo's ABC Book (2000)
 * The Count's Castle (2001)
 * Elmo and the Monsters (2001)
 * Elmo Plays Piano (2001)
 * The Monsters on the Bus (2001)
 * Sesame Street House of Beauty (2001)
 * Sesame Street School (2001)
 * Spooky Sleep-out (2001)
 * Spring Fever (2001)
 * Elmo's Birthday Party (2002)
 * Friends All Day (2002)
 * Pat-a-Cake and Other First Baby Games (2002)
 * Elmo's Big Surprise (2003)
 * Elmo's Noisy Day (2003)
 * Get Up and Go Songs (2003)
 * Hokey Pokey Elmo (2003)
 * A Perfect Picnic (2003)
 * Cookie's Color Caper (2004)
 * Count with Me (2004)
 * First Sesame Street Library ("Zoe's Gift") (2004)
 * The City Sings a Song! (2005)
 * Elmo's Day (2005)
 * Fun with Friends (2005)
 * Monsters Munch Lunch! (2005)
 * What's That Sound? (2005)
 * Come Play with Elmo (2006)
 * Get Ready for Fun! (2006)
 * Let's Play Elmo Says (2006)
 * 3-Minute Stories (2007)
 * Abby Cadabby's Rhyme Time (2007)
 * Big Bigger Biggest (2007)
 * C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street (2007)
 * Elmo & Friends Picture Stories (2007)
 * Elmo Goes to the Zoo (2007)
 * Elmo's World Super Sticker Book (2007)
 * Field Trip! (2007)
 * Friendly, Frosty Monsters (2007)
 * A Great Day to Play! (2007)
 * Guess Who, Abby! (2007)
 * Guess Who, Elmo! (2007)
 * I'm a Helper (2007)
 * Let's Match (2007)
 * Music Player Storybook (2007)
 * Rosita's Easter on Sesame Street (2007)
 * Sesame Street Musical Pop-Up Treasury (2007)
 * Sesame Street Super Sticker Book (2007)
 * We're All Superheroes! (2007)
 * When I Grow Up (2007)
 * Abby in Wonderland (2008)
 * Elmo Loves Red! (2008)
 * Grover's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (2008)
 * Let's Go! with Elmo and Friends (2008)
 * Lovies (2008)
 * Mind Your Manners (2008)
 * Ready, Set, Brush! (2008)
 * Waiting for Cookie (2008)
 * What Did Elmo Say? (2008)
 * What Makes Elmo Happy? (2008)
 * Yucchy! Yucchy! (2008)
 * Bert and Ernie's Christmas Snowman (2009)
 * In Elmo's Easter Parade (2009)
 * Love, Elmo (2009)
 * My Big Book of Firsts (2009)
 * A Sweet-Smelling Garden (2009)
 * A Walk Down Sesame Street (2009)
 * What Shape Is a Grape? (2009)
 * Be Careful, Abby! (2010)
 * Healthy Monster Triathlon (2010)
 * Murray's First Book of Words (2010)
 * Popping Up on Sesame Street (2010)
 * Potty Time with Abby (2010)
 * Abby's Pink Party (2011)
 * Elmo's Alphabet Soup (2011)
 * Imagine with Elmo (2011)
 * Circle of Friends (2012)
 * Elmo's Rockin' Rhyme Time! (2012)
 * Frosty Fun (2012)
 * Grouchy Hugs (2012)
 * Is My Face Red! (2012)
 * Elmo's Colors (2016)
 * Who's Afraid of Monsters? (2016)
 * Grover's Eight Nights of Light (2017)
 * K Is for Kindness (2018)
 * The Runaway Egg (2018)