Elmo was spotted in Poughkeepsie this week at the train station and MJN Center. Enthusiastic, playful, and cheerful, he loves to explore new things and be a part of everything that happens on Sesame Street. He was originally designed in 1979 as a generic background monster and first appeared as Elmo on Sesame Street in 1980. The MJN Center posted on their official Facebook page this week about Elmo in Poughkeepsie, sharing photos of the lovable character in front of the Poughkeepsie train station and the MJN Center. The posting seems to indicate that Elmo likely took the Metro-North train up to Poughkeepsie from perhaps NYC.