Whatever you consider Sesame Street’s Count, man or monster, he’s got a simple mission: to count things. It is his drive, his base need, the source of his delightful full name: Count Von Count.

Over the next decade, “Count Von Count,” as he was officially identified, became a Sesame Street staple, evolving throughout the years into a gentler fanged monster who lives inside a Gothic ...

"Sesame Street" is finding a new home, as it changes hands from HBO to Netflix. And of course PBS is getting a cut.

who plays both Big Bird and Count von Count, previously told USA TODAY. "The audience sees themselves in these characters, and 'Sesame Street' can address these really important issues." ...