Though Julia Louis-Dreyfus was a guest star on "Sesame Street" back in the 1990s, a clip of her not-safe-for Sesame-Street blooper did not begin making its rounds on the internet until decades later. In the clip, Louis-Dreyfus flubs a line and says "s***" out of frustration right in front of muppets Elmo and Zoe. Elmo's puppeteer keeps him in character. Without missing a beat, Elmo exclaims, "She said a bad word! Five dollars!" Louis-Dreyfus jokes that Elmo's swear jar will make him "a rich muppet at the end of this day."
Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City and has spent quite a bit of time there growing up and throughout her show business career. "Seinfeld" famously takes place there as well. Perhaps a Times Square Elmo would not have demanded money in his swear jar upon hearing an expletive. However, even the real Oscar the Grouch probably would have gotten a kick out of her blooper.