The lovable fuzzy "Sesame Street" Muppet celebrates in a big way on Feb. 3. Elmo is turning 3-and-a-half, his age forever and always, since he joined "Sesame Street" in 1980. Just go with it.

With his bright red coat, big orange nose, and wide eyes, Elmo is arguably the most famous of the Sesame Street muppets–but he didn’t always have it this good. Elmo began as an "Anything ...