"1985" . . "Hoots the Owl"@en . . . "Hoots"@en . "Hoots the Owl is a fictional character on the children's television program, Sesame Street, performed by Kevin Clash. He was an owl that plays a saxophone. Perhaps his most famous song was \"Put Down the Duckie\" in 1988, a song inspired to help Ernie to play the saxophone properly (without holding his rubber duck).Hoots debuted on Sesame Street for the 16th season (1985), but was retired from the show in the 32nd season (2001)."@en .