Sesame Street 40th Anniversary: Celebrating Big Bird's Birthday With Our Favorite Characters

In honor of 'Sesame Street''s 40th season, beginning Nov. 10 on PBS, the AOL staff has decided to take a look back at our favorite characters from the show.

Read our picks below:

Kermit the Frog (Patricia Chui, TV Editor) -- Who didn't love the humble Everyfrog? But, no offense to Jim Henson's son, it's not the same Kermie to me anymore. When Henson died -- and his was the first celebrity death that meant anything to me -- I feel as though Kermit died right along with him.

The Yip Yips (Kelly Woo, Specials Editor) -- Some kids found these Martians scary but I found their tentacles and antennae and droopy mouths adorably weird. And I always looked forward to their visits to Earth, because they were so rare. Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Aloysius Snuffleupagus (Maggie Furlong, TV Editor) -- He isn't the frog, the pig or the Big Bird -- in fact, to this day I still don't really know what he is -- but Snuffy was my favorite as a kid because of his big eyes, happy smile and comfy, shaggy fur. Plus, when you're little, just saying his name is fun.

Rosita (Angie Argabrite, Features Editor) -- My oldest son, now 15, singled out the little blue Hispanic puppet as his favorite when he was a toddler; we bought a stuffed, furry version that became his friend and, later, we named his favorite cat after her. She's not the flashier, cutesier (not that there's anything wrong with that) Elmo, but Rosita will always hold a special place in my heart.

The Cookie Monster (Alicia Roda, Moviefone Editor) -- As a child, food and every single mention of it would make me so happy, I'd start wiggling around, singing, "I love food." This silly quirk of mine much resembled Cookie Monster's affinity for cookies; therefore, I instantly gravitated towards him, and, um, his cookies.

Mr. Noodle (Chantal Thomas, Senior Programming Manager) -- No child or parent can resist laughing at and learning from Mr. Noodle's silly antics. Even Elmo and Dorothy the fish couldn't resist. Thanks to Mr. Noodle for turning the everyday ordinary into something extraordinary for our kids.

Bert & Ernie (Kevin Polowy, Moviefone Editor) -- They taught us acceptance, and to support gay rights at a young age.

Count von Count (Sandy Deane, Managing Editor) -- I never could resist a castle-dwelling, bat-loving dude with fangs. Plus, he's great with numbers and he's got a magically nearly-evil laugh. I credit Count with my life-long love of black-clad boys and Bauhaus.