Count von Count

Count von Count
Sesame Street character
First appearance	November 27, 1972
Portrayed by	Jerry Nelson (1972–2012) Matt Vogel (2013–present)
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Aliases	The Count Count
Species	Muppet vampire
Gender	Male

Count von Count, often known simply as "the Count" or "Count Count", is one of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street. The Count is a vampire modeled after Bela Lugosi's interpretation of Count Dracula.

The Count's main role in the show is to educate children about simple mathematical concepts, most notably, as his name partially implies, counting. The Count loves counting so much that the behavior is obsessive for this character, and on some occasions the other characters can be quite annoyed by his actions. This could imply that the character suffers from Arithmomania. In Season 6, for instance, he once prevented Ernie from answering a telephone because he wanted to continue counting the number of times the telephone rang. Another time, while serving as an elevator operator, he refused to let Kermit the Frog get out at his selected floor so he could count every floor in the building. The Count can occasionally lose his temper when somebody or something interrupts his counting, or feel sad when there is nothing around for him to count, but apart from these, he is typically portrayed as friendly and cheerful.

The Count lives in an old, cobweb-infested castle which he shares with many bats and a cat named Fatatita. He spent his childhood in the Carpathian Mountains, which makes it clear he is Romanian. Perhaps not surprising, he speaks in an accent from that area of the world. His pet bats tend to have Slavic names, such as Grisha, Misha, Sasha, and Tatiana. He views the bats as his "children" and sometimes counts them. As a running gag, his castle has a squeaky door, which visitors always point out, only for the Count to instantly change the subject to his counting addiction. The Count drives a special car, the Countmobile, designed to look like a bat. (cf. Batmobile)

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