The character is a takeoff on the classic fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". In her earlier appearances, Goldilocks often irritated Baby Bear by doing everything he did. Unfortunately for him, she was very eager to help him in any way, even when he didn't need it. Goldilocks first appeared as Baby Bear's adversary in episode 2866, and was featured regularly on the show from Season 23 to
Season 29. She only made occasional appearances afterwards, including episode 3914, where she becomes incensed upon realizing that the Big Bad Wolf had filled in for her while she was on vacation. In episode 4066, she returns to Sesame Street, after visiting her Grandmother Graylocks in Florida, and is introduced to Curly Bear. In episode 4098, Goldilocks starts taking over other nursery rhymes, sitting on Little Miss Muffet's tuffet, and eating Little Jack Horner's pie. She was slightly redesigned for her later appearances; her bright yellow curls became gold-colored, and she occasionally sports a blue bow in her hair instead of a straw hat. Her appearance in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration, however, hearkens back to her earlier design. Several years before Baby Bear's Sesame debut, another Anything Muppet version of Goldilocks (performed by Camille Bonora) appeared in Episode 2391. Many years before that, a Hot Pink AM version of Goldilocks (voiced by an unidentified actress) appeared alongside the Three Bears in a pair of Muppet inserts for Season 3. Performer History
Camille Bonora (1988, 1991-1996)
Alice Dinnean (1996-2004)
Jennifer Barnhart (2005; episode 4098)
Fran Brill (2007; episode 4145)
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (2012, 2015; episodes 4280, 4521)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo (2019, 2022; episodes 4932, 5233)
Pam Arciero (2019; Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration)
Episodic Appearances
Season 22: 2866
Season 23: 2909, 2959
Season 24: 3011, 3018, 3073, 3110
Season 25: 3163, 3170, 3216, 3240
Season 26: 3285, 3302, 3378, 3381, 3389, 3392
Season 27: 3486, 3488
Season 28: 3539, 3556, 3594, 3654
Season 29: 3656, 3657, 3686, 3705, 3709, 3711, 3768
Season 31: 3914
Season 35: 4066
Season 36: 4098
Season 38: 4145
Season 42: 4280
Season 45: 4521
Season 49: 4932
Season 52: 5233
References
Baby Piggy played Goldilocks in a 1985 storybook, Goldilocks: Baby Piggy's Dream. Bert, Ernie, Betty Lou and Roosevelt Franklin dress up as characters from "Goldilocks" in the 1976 paper doll book Paper Doll Players. Book appearances
What Makes You Giggle? (2007)
Storybook ABCs (2008)
