Also, he couldn't seem to communicate without shouting and gesticulating wildly. He caused terrible problems for everyone he encountered, and almost never showed remorse. I was always very ill at ease with Grover, anyway. Thus, I had serious issues with "Monster at the End of this Book". I was scared of beards, yelling, and any pictures or toys depicting someone or something with a gaping mouth. For example, I really hated that old "Sesame" sketch when a couple of mild-mannered puppets would calmly take turns whispering words that rhymed to a gently jazzy beat, and then this orange hairy guy would barrel up to the screen, and, without regard for rhythm or personal space, bellow an unwieldy sentence containing all the words the less-horrific Muppets had so charmingly whispered earlier. However, every now and then and completely out of nowhere, a Muppet would do something that genuinely terrified me. They were two of my favorite shows, and I still hold both in high regard. I really, really liked watching "The Muppet Show" and "Sesame Street".
I had a very love/hate relationship with The Muppets in my early youth. In his New York Times obituary, Joan Ganz Cooney describes Stone as "probably the most brilliant writer of children's television material in America." Jon Stone died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease on March 30th, 1997. The special was created as a tribute to Joe Raposo, who passed away from lymphoma in February 1989. In April 1990, Stone hosted and directed a television special titled Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music. Stone contributed occasional announcer voices (such as the soap opera promo spoof "School in the Afternoon"), and served similar duty on two Muppet Meeting Films. He was also responsible for the show's format and setting. Working with Jim Henson, he helped to create many of the Muppet characters, including Big Bird and Cookie Monster. Stone was Sesame Street's principal director until 1996. He was married for 9 years to actress Beverly Owen. He also worked on several other Muppet projects before and during his time on Sesame Street, and was the author of several books including the popular "The Monster at the End of this Book". Before helping to create Sesame Street, he worked on the popular children's television show Captain Kangaroo for CBS. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in 1955, at which time he joined a CBS training program. Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952.
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