Caroll Spinney quote: "When I got to New York, I had no place to sleep. The pay from 'Sesame Street' wasn't enough to rent an apartment. I was staying on people's couches. I stayed in the dressing room until they found out. I stayed with Jim Henson and his family for a week, and I wanted to do that permanently. I didn't dare ask, though."

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It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
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It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill
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