Today's Weekly Muppet Wednesday article was written by Michael Wermuth, Jr.
THE MARTIANS

Performed by...
Various (1971-present)
Best known role...
Visitors from Outer Space
Also known as...
The Yip-Yips
First appearance...
Sesame Street Season 3 (1971)
Most recent appearance...
iYipp iPhone application (2011)
WHO ARE THE MARTIANS?
SONGS WITH THE MARTIANS
"Hi Friend" with Bob
- "Martian Family (Yip Yip Song)"
- "Get Along" with Kermit the Frog and others
- "My Outer Space Friend" with Telly Monster
MOMENTS WITH THE MARTIANS
One of the Martians’ best-known moments is a season three segment in which the Martians try to communicate with a telephone, making the sounds of various animals and getting scared when the phone rings.
In Sesame Street: A Musical Celebration, Big Bird picks two Martians to be "la-la-ers" in his big show, but when Big Bird tells the Martians they're going to be stars, they look into their book and then decide to go into space (though they do return to earth in time for the big finale).
WHY DOES SESAME STREET NEED THE MARTIANS?
Yep. That’s why they are needed. Yep-yep-yep, uh-huh, uh-huh!
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