Maned Iguanalope

First discovered by a stranded whaling vessel in the late 19th century, the Maned Iguanalope is endemic to a tiny rocky mesa at the southernmost tip of Patagonia. 

The creature feeds primarily on the carrion of the only other species native to this outcrop, the carnivorous Sloth Badger. According to eyewitness accounts, the Iguanalope's feeding strategy - provided it evades the sloth badger's clumsy ambush - is to simply run until its predator falls over and expires. 

New menu item - zoological curiosities

Time to change gears with a little animal action. Imagine if your local zoo had a roped-off section - velvet curtain, hand stamps, ID checks. These are the beasties that you'd see once your eyes adjusted to the dark - Victorian abominations poached from the most remote corners of the globe, creatures that shatter the rules of pre-war scientific knowledge, a menagerie to shock the most unflappable of moustaches.

Black Market Benny

Black Market Benny was a short-lived character who arrived, like most dealers, to fill a void. His stock in trade, diacritical Latin alphabet letters, proved hugely popular with the immigrant community of Sesame Street, who had been underserved for so long by the show's Anglo-centric programming. It didn't take long, however, for Benny's activities to draw the attention of the League of Republican Mothers, who reported him to the IRS. Benny is eligible for parole in 2014.

Danny Downer

Danny Downer has had a rough time...
Originally, he was brought on the show to teach kids how to deal with depression and despair, but as it turns out he wasn't so sure to deal with it either.

 Another thing, naked muppets? For me, it's in the same category as "wait, so Goofy can talk but Pluto cant?!?"

"Sesame Street Mobster #2"

"Sesame Street Mobster"

Failed Sesame Street Character - Ramona the Happy Hooker

Ramona the Happy Hooker

Not a 'failed character' as such, as Ramona lives and works on Sesame Street, but is rarely seen by other characters due to keeping hours that are not 'child-friendly' - a term that sums Ramona up pretty well. Producers of the show asked Ramona to refrain from plying her trade during daylight hours after a live taping of the show went awry, ending in a near-PR disaster for the show and a $10,000 fine for the show's star, Big Bird. Mr. Bird is currently on hiatus.

Although unseen, Ramona is occasionally mentioned by other characters on the show - her daughter, Abby Cadabra, who lives with her in a flophouse at the end of the street - and her pimp, Count von Count.