"Sesame Street licensing The American children's television series ""Sesame Street"" is known for its extensive merchandising. Licensees include a variety of companies which manufacture books, magazines, video/audio media, and toys using the characters and themes of ""Sesame Street"". Current licensees include Fisher-Price, Nakajima USA, Build-A-Bear Workshop (Build-An-Elmo, Build-A-Cookie Monster, And Build-A-Big Bird), Hasbro (Sesame Street Monopoly), Wooly Willy, Betty Crocker (Elmo Fruit Snacks), C&D Visionary (air freshners) and Children's Apparel Network. Former licences include Applause, Child Dimension, Gibson Greetings, Gorham Fine China, Ideal Toys, Milton Bradley Company, Nintendo, Palisades Toys, Questor, Radio Shack, Tyco, and the Western Publishing Company. Creative"
"the street addict. The last scene shows him injecting drugs in a horse stable used by his friend. This scene is quite disturbing to the viewer who sees Duquan's character slowly lose path. With the right support Duquan could have excelled as a student, but his meek, kindly nature ultimately leads to his own demise. Fruit is a prominent crew chief of one of Marlo Stanfield's drug dealing crews, and works closely with Jamal and Justin. Fruit is identifiable by his ever-present Kangol hat, and is the chief for one of West Baltimore's most prominent street corners. He is first"
"Bart Simpson. He is sometimes depicted as a jaded, burned out has-been, who has been down and out several times and remains addicted to gambling, cigarettes, alcohol, Percodan, Pepto-Bismol, and Xanax. He instantly becomes depressed as soon as the cameras stop rolling; In his book ""Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation"", author Chris Turner describes Krusty as ""the wizened veteran, the total pro"" who lives the celebrity life but is miserable and needs his celebrity status. Krusty has been described as ""the consummate showman who can't bear the possibility of not being on"
"is also, if no longer an addict, extremely experienced in recreational pharmacy with a wide knowledge of (and access to) uppers, downers, mood regulators and hallucinogenic compounds (she is able to identify not only that a Chinese sweet Lemon Wacky Hello is a hallucinogen, but also its chemical make up, by taste alone). Her slow witted and even foolish demeanor create a lot of embarrassing situations for her character. She is understood to be promiscuous and possibly bisexual. Nina is obsessed with her age and looks. In one episode, she mentioned that she had the telephone number of a plastic"
"Tommy's tastes or knowledge) and then, walking back to his house, clicking his fingers as he ""remembers"" that he has to tell Tommy about the complaint. Keanu (Steve Coogan) is a recurring character seen in a number of episodes throughout the series. An unemployed, homosexual drug addict and a squatter, Keanu officially changed his name by deed poll to Keanu Reeves. Overtly flamboyant with a Mancunian accent, Keanu is a stereotype of youth culture, personified by his preference for loud, fast electronic/dance music, an unwillingness to work and a promiscuous and carefree lifestyle. On a number of occasions, Keanu has"
"they would handle her addiction together. When Alex was addicted to drugs, Amanda told her that she becomes anger, and tells her she can use it to her advantage ( Alex usually vents by boxing a punching bag very intensely). In episode 10, Ryan allows Alex to go back out into the field. Sean becomes jealous of Alex's relationship with Owen. She tells things about her past to Owen that she can't tell to Sean because Sean grew up in a regular American family, and she is afraid of him judging her or not understanding her. Amanda holds Alex hostage"
"life imposes on her. She sometimes (although not constantly) indulged in eating chocolate and in drinking alcohol, until she fell ill and was diagnosed as diabetic in late December 2006. Her favourite alcoholic beverage seems to be vodka. At the start of the comic she also was a regular cigarette smoker, but in strip #36 she decided to stop smoking out of financial pressure, and after some struggle is now a non-smoker. She is a fan of the British TV series ""Doctor Who"" (see strip #256 among others), and has expressed disinterest in football (soccer) during the 2006 FIFA World"
"heavy drug use and regularly talks using nonsensical words in his speech. He is known for his catchphrases ""Wadiyatalkinabeet?"" (pronounced ""what are you talkin abeet?"") and ""You fucking druggo/drug addict."" ""Voiced by Jarrad Wright"" Donny, also known as ""Donny the Dealer"" is Sassy's housemate and lifelong friend, and is also a Sasquatch. Donny owns the local shop where he employs Clarence and, like Sassy, is a heavy drug user. Donny often hangs around with Sassy and their housemates, where they regularly partake in recreational drug use. He is also friends with other locals, such as Mike and Lez. ""Voiced by"
"who passes through a wall). The cartoon characters track down the thief and discover that it is Corey's older brother, Michael. Simon opens a box under Michael's bed and identifies its contents as marijuana. Meanwhile, Corey expresses her concerns about Michael's change in behavior. He storms out of the house. The cartoon characters quickly realize that something must be done about his addiction and they set off, leaving Pooh behind to look after Corey. At the arcade, Michael smokes pot with his old ""friends"" and ""Smoke"", an anthropomorphic cloud of smoke. They run out and are chased into an alley"
"teen characters in the movie who is a drug addict and a straight-A student, calling it unrealistic, which Gaghan defended by stating that he had straight A's while he was addicted to drugs and alcohol. As Gaghan wrote in an article published in ""Newsweek"" in February 2001, ""I wasn't much different from my peers, except where they could stop drinking after three or six or 10 drinks, I couldn't stop and wouldn't stop until I had progressed through marijuana, cocaine, heroin and, finally, crack and freebase--which seem for so many people to be the last stop on the elevator."" Gaghan"
"of meth, Walt and Jesse start using unregulated chemicals including methylamine, which tints their meth blue, a signature of Walt's product. Walt eventually tells his family about his cancer diagnosis, and they urge him to undergo expensive chemotherapy using money offered by Gretchen and Elliot. Walt secretly refuses the money, using his drug earnings to pay for treatment. The chemotherapy causes him to lose his hair, and he shaves his head and adopts the street name ""Heisenberg"", based on the theoretical physicist Werner Karl Heisenberg, which he uses when he interacts with drug dealers. By the end of the season,"
"like Ted are prone to addiction due to low self-esteem and no ""street smarts to realize what's going on in their life"". Writers decided that Ted enters rehab to begin a slow recovery, which Lowell believed to be the realistic approach. He bemoaned other shows for depicting recovery during a single episode, explaining that Ted's addiction is a ""much more complicated situation"". Ted learns to identify the triggers of his addiction and remove them; but he realizes that his community and friends are also triggers. The actor questioned: ""how does he re-enter society and the community he knew with all"
"curses at him, although he is also usually respectful and fearful of his father's authority. Unlike most of the people surrounding him, Quinton is sceptical of drugs and is reluctant to take any from Lez and Sassy's gang. ""Voiced by Jarrad Wright"" Sassy, also known as ""Sassy the Sasquatch"" is an anthropomorphic sasquatch, Lez's friend and next-door-neighbour. An extreme drug user, Sassy is in a near-perpetual state of intoxication and is rarely seen in the show without some form of drug in his hand. Despite this, Sassy often falsely denies his drug use, ironically referring to other characters as a"
"spiral"" for the character. She added ""I think this is the darkest place that Kylie has ever found herself in."" Kylie's addiction begins to effect her home life as she becomes ""tired, grumpy and agitated"". David notices her strange behaviour and it causes problems. Kylie is caught taking drugs and given an ultimatum to choose her family or her addiction. She tries to abstain but Callum makes it difficult for her by offering her free drugs. He makes it clear he is not interested in Max and just wants Kylie. Lane described Callum as having ""a very dark presence"" in"
"intense outbursts of anger, usually directed at Saffy, who constantly chastises her for her many vices and the malign influence she has on Eddy. When faced with a situation that someone else might find alarming or disconcerting, Patsy often responds with a cool ""right, cheers, thanks a lot."" Patsy is an alcoholic, a chain smoker, and a frequent recreational drug user. She carries drugs with her at all times, storing joints in her trademark bouffant. She has nearly overdosed on several occasions, and on one occasion in the series has to have her stomach pumped after a rave-style drug binge"
"She becomes addicted to the diet pills and eventually develops amphetamine psychosis after her life continues to go downhill. She eventually ends up in a mental institution, where she undergoes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Harry, Marion, and Tyrone become addicted to their own product. Eventually, when heroin becomes scarce, they turn on each other, slowly hiding the drugs they obtain from the other two members. On their way to Miami, Harry and Tyrone are arrested, convicted, and sentenced to jail. Harry's arm has become infected from repeated injections, and has to be amputated. Left alone, Marion becomes a prostitute to support"
"learn that his neglect of a loose floor tile in the smoking room has put one of his colleagues into a coma. He is constantly thwarted in his attempts to fix the drinks machine and has consequently become highly emotional in his dealings with it. On one occasion it is fixed easily by Monique by removing a squashed cup from the mechanism. He often uses street slang and does an Ali G-style 'snap' when something amuses or impresses him. He is a fan of conspiracy theories as well as admitting to smoking marijuana. He is generally concerned for the other"
"friend's naïve trouble-making, and shows himself to be obsessed with things like pigeons and paper clips. The debate on these characters sexuality is highly disputed, but as of September 2018, Bert and Ernie are confirmed to not have any sexuality, as do the other characters on this list. Also appearing on the show are an unidentified species of furry characters referred to as ""monsters"". Among these are Cookie Monster, a blue monster with a baritone voice, who is addicted to the baked goods for which he is named but ironically also likes healthy foods; he will eat anything and everything"
"his voracious appetite for cookies, Cookie Monster shows awareness of healthy eating habits for young children and also enjoys fruits and eggplant. He is known to have a mother, a younger sister, and an identically-designed cousin (who ironically does not like cookies), who all share his characteristic navy blue fur and ""googly eyes."" He also has a father, who appeared in a ""Monsterpiece Theater"" sketch promoting energy conservation, water conservation and environmentalism. Both Cookie Monster's mother and father share his enormous appetite and craving for cookies. He and his ""Sesame Street"" friends are popular motifs on T-shirts. The book ""Jim"
"these entanglements?"" Writers continued to develop the character's addiction story and in one episode Ted participates in a pornographic film while high and later has no recollection of the event. In a development that Lowell thought was ""brilliant""; Ted attends his rehab support group and discovers that Blake is his counsellor. He explained that ""Ted is an addictive personality and, in a lot of ways, he is addicted to fixing people. In the first season he had Blake, this cute blond toy boy if only he could just fix him up. It was like wounded-bird syndrome, but the truth is"
"hopeless alcoholic surnamed Mishkin (a victim of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams), as the demonic reincarnation of Judas Iscariot; and who, occasionally, is claimed to have overcome Deitch and written the comics himself. Waldo's appearance is reminiscent of such black cat characters as Felix the Cat, Julius the Cat, and Krazy Kat. The son of illustrator and animator Gene Deitch, Kim Deitch has sometimes worked with his brothers Simon Deitch and Seth Deitch. Deitch's influences include Winsor McCay, Chester Gould, Jack Cole, and Will Eisner; he attended the Pratt Institute. Before deciding to become a professional cartoonist, Deitch worked odd"
"on pornographic magazines and call girls, and losing a fortune gambling on everything from horse races to operas and betting against the Harlem Globetrotters. Krusty is a hard-living entertainment veteran, sometimes depicted as a jaded, burned-out has-been, who has been down and out several times and remains addicted to gambling, cigarettes, alcohol, pornography, Percodan, Pepto-Bismol, and Xanax. He instantly becomes depressed as soon as the cameras stop rolling; Marge states in ""The Sweetest Apu"" that, ""off camera, he's a desperately unhappy man."" Krusty appears to have used cocaine, one time emerging from a restaurant bathroom with white powder under his"
"as a friend and confidant to Bart, despite their age difference. Later seasons however usually only depict him as a passerby citizen of Springfield. He has been seen at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings: ""My name is Otto, and I love to get blotto!"" He is a stoner as well (he smokes with Homer in ""Weekend at Burnsie's"", had a joint with him on ""Strong Arms of the Ma"", and smoked a bong in ""The Simpsons Movie""). It has also been implied that Otto used other drugs like LSD (in ""Homerpalooza"", during Peter Frampton's show, he sees his shoes talking to him;"
"She would shortly afterwards appear on the cover of ""Look"" magazine. The film also features other Warhol superstars such as Andrea Feldman and Geri Miller. Sissy Spacek also made a quick uncredited appearance as 'a girl who sits at the bar' but was cut from the final film. The film features graphic scenes of intravenous drug use, sex, and frontal nudity. Joe Smith, a heroin addict, is on a quest to score more drugs. Joe has problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend, Holly Sandiago. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple,"
"believes Sizemore's girlfriend is also a user, and their relationship is a threat to his sobriety. Pinsky points to Sizemore's story as emblematic of the difficulty of getting an addict to commit to rehab. Because of the tumultuous prior relationship between patients Sizemore and Fleiss, their consent to being cast together during the same season was obtained prior to filming. Commenting on Dennis Rodman's detachment from the rehabilitation process, Pinsky said Rodman was ""hyper-focused in some ways, and in others, completely blank"", and observed that Rodman didn't comprehend what the other patients were experiencing, or how they perceived him. Pinsky"
"of the show. The interventions are often practiced or prepared ahead of the time the addict(s) walks in. Once started, they are given an ultimatum: Either they undergo a 90-day, all-expenses-paid treatment plan at a rehabilitation facility, or risk losing contact, income or privileges from their relatives, friends and close ones. As in real life, several addicts have walked out although almost all eventually accept treatment. As of 2012, only four addicts have completely refused: Alissa in Season 1, Marquel in Season 8, Adam in Season 9, and Larry in Season 11. A fifth person, Sean in Season 12, agreed"
"the street who was a drug addict; Christy (Anna Faris) and Bonnie (Allison Janney) helped her stay clean and find a job. The third season premiered on November 5, 2015. But Jodi died from a drug overdose in midseason, a decision made with the creation of the character. In 2007, Osment signed a deal to appear in a nationwide campaign called ""Smart Girls Rock"" by the New York-based denim brand Vanilla Star. ""It's a new line for girls, the clothes are really denim and girly with an edge of punk."" She promoted her song ""I Don't Think About It"" with"
"her family could not afford to join. Sevigny described herself as a ""loner"" and a ""depressed teenager"" whose only extracurricular activity was occasionally skateboarding with her older brother: ""Mostly I sewed. I had nothing better to do, so I made my own clothes."" Despite being ""very well-mannered"" due to her mother's strict expectations, she ""did hang out at the Mobil station and smoke cigarettes."" In high school, she grew rebellious and began experimenting with drugs, particularly hallucinogens. She has said that her father was aware of her experimentation with hallucinogens and marijuana, and even told her that it was okay,"
"Tycho beat him at ""Warcraft II"", although no other references to it have been made. He has a fascination with unicorns, a secret love of Barbies, is a dedicated fan of Spider-Man and ""Star Wars"", and has proclaimed ""Jessie's Girl"" to be the greatest song of all time. He practices line dancing with the Kansas City Hotsteppers. He is a diabetic, though he continues to consume large quantities of sugar products. He has an odd affinity for a cardboard tube which he had fantasies of wielding as a wandering samurai, often in feudal Japan. He was for a short time"
"very enthusiastic about the Limbo and was once an Olympic limbo athlete. However, an accident in the 2980 Olympic Games in which a fan broke his back trying to emulate Hermes left him traumatized, and he could not bring himself to limbo again until decades later when it was needed. The series also alludes to Hermes using marijuana, though he is never seen actually using it. Hermes frequently admonishes the staff for not working hard enough, and strongly dislikes Doctor Zoidberg, often treating him as a ""thing"" and not a person, and normally punishes Zoidberg first even when obviously innocent."
"addiction. He even admitted to Sara Sidle that he counted cards. After an incident in the pilot episode that resulted in a rookie's death, Warrick's gambling addiction caused friction with a number of other team members. Sara did not get along with Warrick early in the series because she knew of his addiction; however, they ended up becoming good friends and colleagues. Warrick was also sensitive to the difficulties of minorities. When Jason, an African-American teenager he was mentoring, was arrested, Warrick paid this bail. Also, Warrick showed understanding and sympathy for the young African American James Moore, who committed"
"story (in issues #78-79) was even widely interpreted as an allegory for the Manson Family cult murders, though O'Neil has emphasized that the story was about the authoritarian left and not Manson. In ""Green Lantern"" (vol. 2) #85–86, it was revealed that Green Arrow's ward, Speedy, was addicted to heroin. Speedy overcame his addiction with the help of the Black Canary. This story prompted a massive public reaction, including a congratulatory letter from the mayor of New York, John Lindsay. However, ""Green Lantern"" sales had been in a major decline at the time Green Arrow was brought on as co-star,"
"increasingly reliant and started taking harder drugs when Jill left him for Callum. Hunter eventually was dropped from medical school and Jill ended up dead when Hunter robbed a pharmacy for drugs. Struggling to cope with sobriety, his awaiting trial and disappointment from Callum, Hunter departed to Hastings to attend rehab in March 2012, finally on good terms with his father. In 2010, producers decided to exhibit Hunter through a drug addiction storyline to highlight the far stretch and extent of drug addiction. In April 2011 it was announced Rachel Foreman would arrive as new character, Paige Munroe. Paige and"