Lefty (Sesame Street)

Lefty (Sesame Street)

Lefty the Salesman — commonly known as Lefty or simply The Salesman) was a Muppet character on the children's television program Sesame Street. A green Anything Muppet with a small, narrow face, and wearing a gray trenchcoat and black hat, Lefty's traits included a whispery voice, his catchphrase "Riiight!" and unscruplous sales pitches of his wares.

Lefty was featured in a recurring series of skits during the early- to mid-1970s, with either one or more gangster-type characters or Ernie as his co-star. The purpose of the "Lefty" skits was to teach children letters of the alphabet, counting and basic concepts such as sound clusters (such as in the "Golden AN" skit), sizes and that snowmen melt in the sun.

He was performed primarily by Frank Oz, although Caroll Spinney also played the character in some early skits.