Mr Harold Mr Hooper was one of the first four human characters to appear on the television series Sesame Street.
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15 Facts About Mr Hooper
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Mr Hooper ranked first of all human characters of the show in recognition by young viewers.
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Mr Hooper, who has been described as "slightly cranky but good-hearted" and "curmudgeonly", bridges the gap between the older generation and its young audience.
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Mr Hooper's Store, "an idealized social institution", is an extension of his personality.
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Mr Hooper, played by Will Lee from the premiere of Sesame Street in 1969 until his death in 1982, was one of the first four human characters that appeared on the show.
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Mr Hooper was inspired by the Bob Keeshan character Captain Kangaroo; Stone previously worked on the Captain Kangaroo program, which greatly influenced him as he developed Sesame Street.
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Stone's original conception of Mr Hooper was that he would be, like most owners of such establishments at the time, older, male, and Jewish.
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The New York Times reported that Mr Hooper ranked first of all human characters of the show in recognition by young viewers.
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Mr Hooper has a special relationship with the Muppet character Big Bird, who would often come into Hooper's Store for a birdseed milkshake and a chat.
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Sesame Street episode in which the death of Mr Hooper was discussed and structured as all episodes were structured at the time, with individual segments that took place on the main brownstone set interrupted by inserts, or puppet skits, short films, and animations.
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Mr Hooper gets to Mr Hooper's picture, saying that he would give it to him when he returns.
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Stiles said, "We decided to say that while Mr Hooper was not here anymore, we will always have that part of him that lives within the heart, that we have our love and that it will always stay".
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Mr Hooper's picture remained on the set from then on, as a continuing memorial to Lee and Mr Hooper.
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Book, entitled I'll Miss You, Mr Hooper and based upon the script for the episode, was published in 1984.
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