Sonia Manzano known to multiple generations as Maria on “Sesame Street” confesses that there was flirtatious chemistry between her character and Oscar the Grouch. “That’s absolutely true,” she said with a laugh during an exclusive interview with Page Six. “I really love Oscar. He was my favorite Muppet character. “I always kid around, saying, ‘I left the show because 44 years was long enough for me to wait for him to propose.” Manzano, 75, explained that she loved Oscar because of his sense of humor, as portrayed by late Muppeteer Caroll Spinney. “He would just say things, ‘If you don’t want to be a murderer, don’t be around people who shouldn’t be killed,’” she said, still laughing. “‘I know my mother used to rock me to sleep, she used real rocks.’ “You know, those kinds of quips were endearing to me. I loved it.” Manzano is the subject of a documentary, “Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon,” viewable online through the end of November as part of Doc NYC’s Metropolitan Competition. The Bronx native joined the legendary PBS kids series in 1971, two years after it debuted, and eventually began writing scripts for the series. Manzano said Jim Henson the legendary puppeteer who created such characters as Oscar, Big Bird and Cookie Monster and voiced Ernie from 1969 to 1990 was not an easy person to know. “He was a very enigmatic person,” she explained. “You never knew what he was thinking. I can’t say that I knew him well. He didn’t open up and we weren’t on the set at the same time.” One thing she said she did learn from the creative genius who, died suddenly in 1990 at 53, is how to treat people. “He never criticized the performers,” she said. “He always said, ‘I think we can do that better.’ And kind of putting himself in that group that was going to do things better.” The Emmy winner recalled how she shaped Maria by drawing on her own childhood experiences in the South Bronx and acknowledges her character’s importance for young Latino viewers. “Not seeing people who looked like you reflected in society certainly made you feel invisible,” she said. Manzano knew it was time to leave the show, which now plays on both PBS and Netflix, when she was on a panel with other performers and realized that she was the only one there who had personally known Henson, and also began not recognizing the show’s celeb guests. Since leaving the show, Manzano has written children’s books and is the creator of the cartoon series “Alma’s Way,” set in The Bronx and revolving around a 6-year-old Puerto Rican girl.
https://pagesix.com/2025/11/19/entertainment/maria-from-sesame-street-had-flirtation-with-oscar-the-grouch/
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Nintendo pre-order updates – November 16, 2025 – Pokemon Pokopia, Fatal Frame 2 Remake, more
Latest Nintendo Products Available for Pre-Order
Here is the comprehensive list of the latest Nintendo products currently available for pre-order at various retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop. Dates listed correspond to release dates where available.
United States
- Switch 2
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Collector’s Edition – November 18 (Amazon)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide – November 18 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Kirby Air Riders – November 20 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Hades 2 – November 20 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows – December 2 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – December 4 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Octopath Traveler 0 – December 4 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Goodnight Universe – December 9 (Best Buy)
- Farming Simulator: Signature Edition – December 9 (Best Buy)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Deluxe Edition – December 12 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – December 12 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny – December 12 (Best Buy)
- Yooka-Replaylee – December 18 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – January 15 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon: Deluxe Edition – January 16 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade – January 22 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Dynasty Warriors Origins – January 22 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined – February 5 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Mario Tennis Fever – February 12 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties – February 12 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard – February 12 (Amazon)
- Resident Evil Generations Pack – February 27 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Resident Evil Requiem Deluxe Edition – February 27 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Resident Evil Requiem – February 27 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Resident Evil Requiem Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller – February 27 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Pokemon Pokopia – March 5 (Amazon)
- Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake – March 12 (Amazon)
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection – March 13 (Amazon)
- 007 First Light – March 27 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Squirrel with a Gun – TBA 2025 (Amazon)
- Reanimal Collector’s Edition – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Reanimal Deluxe Edition – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- Reanimal – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Ys X: Proud Nordics Deluxe Edition – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Starbites – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- Pasty Panic – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Switch
- Gris | Neva Collector’s Edition – November 21 (GameStop exclusive)
- Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons – November 27 (Amazon)
- Octopath Traveler 0 – December 4 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Metroid Prime 4 – December 4 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield – December 4 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Final Fantasy 7 & Final Fantasy 8 Remastered Twin-Pack – December 9 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Final Fantasy 9 – December 9 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered International – December 9 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Deluxe Edition – December 12 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – December 12 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Beyblade X Xone – December 12 (Amazon)
- Guitar Life – December 15 (Amazon)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Deluxe Edition – January 15 (Amazon)
- Dinkum – January 30 (Amazon)
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined – February 5 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- BlazBlue Entropy Effect X – February 12 (Amazon)
- Castle of Heart: Retold – February 17 (Amazon)
- Dunjungle – March 20 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Centum: Premium Edition – Fall 2025 (Amazon)
- Darkest Dungeon 2: Anniversary Edition – TBA 2025 (Amazon)
- Thank Goodness You’re Here – TBA 2025 (Amazon)
- Ultros – TBA 2025 (Amazon)
- Absolum – TBA 2025 (Amazon)
- The Eternal Life of Goldman – TBA 2025 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Arco – TBA 2025 (Amazon)
- Starlight Legacy – TBA 2025 (Amazon, GameStop)
- R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos – TBA 2025 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta – TBA 2026 (Amazon, GameStop)
- The Wandering Village Collector’s Edition – TBA 2026 (Amazon, GameStop)
- The Wandering Village – TBA 2026 (Amazon, GameStop)
- Neopets Mega Mini Games Collection – March 26 (Amazon, Best Buy)
- Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion Limited Edition – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion – TBA 2026 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Etrange Overlord – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- Voidwrought Collector’s Edition – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- Voidwrought – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- Paper Trail – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- Birushana: Winds of Fate – TBA 2026 (Amazon)
- amiibo
- Kirby Air Riders Kirby & Warp Star – November 20 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Kirby Air Riders Bandana Waddle Dee & Winged Star – November 20 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Kirby Air Riders Meta Knight & Shadow Star – March 5 (Amazon)
- Super Mario Galaxy Mario and Luma – April 2 (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop)
- Super Mario Galaxy Rosalina and Lumas – April 2 (Best Buy, GameStop)
- Books
- Rosalina’s Storybook – November 25 (Amazon)
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works – December 2 (Amazon)
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Material Ultimania – July 14 (Amazon)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide – November 18
- Kirby Air Riders – November 20
- Hades 2 – November 20
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – December 4
- Octopath Traveler 0 – December 4
- Goodnight Universe – December 9
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Deluxe Edition – December 12
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – December 12
- Yooka-Replayee – December 18
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon – January 16
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade – January 22
- Dynasty Warriors Origins – January 22
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined – February 5
- Mario Tennis Fever – February 12
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties – February 12
- 007 First Light – March 27
- Squirrel with a Gun – TBA 2025
- Ys X: Proud Nordics Deluxe Edition – TBA 2026
- Reanimal Collector’s Edition – TBA 2026
- Reanimal – TBA 2026
- Starbites – TBA 2026
- Metroid Prime 4 – December 4
- Octopath Traveler 0 – December 4
- Final Fantasy 9 – December 9
- Final Fantasy 7 & Final Fantasy 8 Remastered Twin Pack – December 9
- Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered International – December 9
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Deluxe Edition – December 12
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – December 12
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined – February 5
- Dunjungle – March 20
- Centum: Premium Edition – Fall 2025
- Ultros – TBA 2025
- R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos – TBA 2025
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Deluxe Edition – January 16
- Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta – TBA 2026
- The Wandering Village Collector’s Edition – TBA 2026
- The Wandering Village – TBA 2026
- Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion Limited Edition – TBA 2026
- Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion – TBA 2026
- Starbites – TBA 2026
- Neopets Mega Mini Games Collection – March 26
- Kirby Air Riders Kirby & Warp Star – November 20
- Kirby Air Riders Bandana Waddle Dee & Winged Star – November 20
- Kirby Air Riders Meta Knight & Shadow Star – March 5
- Super Mario Galaxy Mario and Luma – April 2
- Super Mario Galaxy Rosalina and Lumas – April 2
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works – December 2
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide – November 18
- Kirby Air Riders – November 20
- Hades 2 – November 20
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – December 4
- Yakuza Kiwami – December 8
- Yakuza Kiwami 2 – December 8
- Farming Simulator – December 9
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Deluxe Edition – December 12
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – December 12
- Yooka-Replayee – December 18
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon – January 15
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined – February 5
- Mario Tennis Fever – February 12
- Resident Evil Requiem Deluxe Edition – February 27
- Resident Evil Requiem Lenticular – February 27
- Resident Evil Requiem – February 27
- 007 First Light – March 27
- Reanimal Collector’s Edition – TBA 2026
- Reanimal Deluxe Edition – TBA 2026
- Reanimal – TBA 2026
- Dragon Ball Sparking Zero – November 14
- Indika – November 28
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – December 4
- Octopath Traveler 0 – December 4
- Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered International – December 9
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Deluxe Edition – December 12
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – December 12
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon – January 15
- Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined – February 5
- Dunjungle – March 20
- Neopets Mega Mini Games Collection
- Ultros – TBA 2025
- The Eternal Life of Goldman – TBA 2025
- R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos – TBA 2025
- Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion – TBA 2026
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen – TBA 2026
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Ultimate Complete Works – December 2
Canada
United Kingdom
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Stay tuned for updates and availability changes as they happen.
https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-pre-order-updates-november-16-2025/