Dick Maitland

Dick Maitland

82 (1942-08-23)
United States

Dick Maitland is a sound effects/foley artist who has worked continuously on Sesame Street and its various spin-off specials since 1969. Maitland has won twenty-five Emmy Awards for his work. His sound effects were also heard on the vast majority of Sesame Street albums.

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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street 1978 (7.4)

Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown 2007 (6.1)

There's a miracle on Sesame Street in this special holiday tale. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their new friend Stiller the Elf are going to count down to Christmas with the Christmas Counter-Downer. But all the counting boxes have gone missing and Christmas may never come again!
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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1983 (6.5)

As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as Big Bird and Snuffy team up to help a small Egyptian boy solve a riddle - as the rest of the cast searches for their big, yellow friend.