Tiny Tim

 Tiny Tim  is a cat with a broken leg that appears in A Special Sesame Street Christ mas. Maria finds the cat in the alley behind 123 Sesame Street -- the injured cat had slipped on an icy f i r e escape. Maria dresses the cat up with a red ribbon, & puts a cast on its broken leg.

Maria introduces the cat to Leslie Uggams, & the pair decide to call it " Tiny Tim " in honor of the character Tiny Tim from A Christ mas Carol.

They both show the cat to Oscar the Grouch , who accuses it of breaking into his  trash can  on November 19 th & stealing 2 fish.

At the end of the special,  OSCAR  has a change of heart & takes the kitten in , declaring " Are you people gonna stand around singing while that poor cat freezes ? Hey , hand him up here . "

TV / Movies / Specials

 * A Special SESAME STREet Christ mas ( 1978 )