This article is about the television show. For the fictional city it takes place, see Sesame Street, New York, New York. Sesame Street New York New York is the fictional neighborhood and street where the American Children's television series Sesame Street takes place
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 Sesame Street title card since 2007, taken from Episode 4135 (2007). |
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Joan Ganz Cooney and her Sesame Workshop staff |
| Developed by | Joan Ganz Cooney, David D. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American businesswoman and television producer Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American businesswoman and television producer Connell, Samuel Y. Gibbon, Jr. , Gerald S. Lesser, Edward L. Palmer, Matt Robinson, Virginia Schone, Jon Stone, Sheldon White. Dr Edward L Palmer (1933-1999 was a media educator researcher author and advocate with extensive international experience in media planning and applications Matthew Thomas "Matt" Robinson Jr ( January 1, 1937 – August 5, 2002) was an American Actor. Jon Stone ( April 13, 1931 &ndash March 13, 1997) started working for children's programs in 1955 beginning as writer as Captain Sheldon White (born March 1, 1965 in Dayton Ohio) is a former American football Cornerback in the NFL for the New Peripherally Jim Henson |
| Starring | Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Bill Irwin, Christopher Lawrence Knowings, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman with Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Fran Brill, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Steve Whitmire |
| Theme music composer | Joe Raposo |
| Opening theme | "Sesame Street Theme" |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly (born July 14, 1971 in New York City) has portrayed Gina Jefferson on Sesame Street since 1987 Desiree Casado (born 1985 most notable for her role of Gabriella Rodriguez on Sesame Street. Emilio Ernest Delgado (born May 8, 1940 in Calexico, California) is a Mexican - American actor Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison (born July 21, 1983) is an American actor William Mills "Bill" Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American Actor and Clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American Chris Knowings (born February 25, 1980 in The Bronx, New York, USA is an American actor and twin brother of actress Christy Knowings Loretta Long (born June 3, 1940) plays Susan Robinson on Sesame Street, and has starred on the show since its debut in 1969 Sonia Manzano (born December 6, 1950) is an American actress and writer Robert Emmet "Bob" McGrath (born June 13, 1932) is an American singer and actor best known for playing the human character "Bob" on Alan Muraoka (born August 10, 1962 in Mission Hills, California) is an actor and theatre director who plays Alan the current owner of Hooper's Roscoe Orman (born June 11, 1944, in The Bronx New York) is an American Actor who plays Gordon Robinson on the television Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a Puppeteer most famous for A successful puppeteer and voice-over artist Pam Arciero is perhaps best known in the Muppet world for portraying Oscar the Grouch 's girlfriend Grundgetta, on Frances Joan Brill (born September 30, 1946) is an American Actor, Voice actress and Puppeteer, best known for her roles Leslie Carrara-Rudolph is an actress singer performer and puppeteer Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960) is a American Puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Clifford, Splinter Stephanie D'Abruzzo (born 7 December, 1971) is an American Actress and puppeteer. Eric Jacobson is a Puppeteer and Muppet performer who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz 's characters since 2001 Jerry Nelson (born July 10, 1934 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Muppet Puppeteer who was raised in Washington D Carmen Osbahr is an American Actor who voiced Rosita in the PBS Kids Television series Sesame Street, since 1991 Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Martin P Robinson is a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. He originally built designed and performed the puppets for ''Little Shop of Horrors''. David Rudman is the performer of many Sesame Street Muppet characters notably Baby Bear and Cookie Monster, for whom he is the replacement Muppeteer for Steve Whitmire (born September 24 1959) is a Puppeteer with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. Joseph Guilherme Raposo Jr, OIH ( February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was a Portuguese - The Sesame Street Theme is the theme song of the children's television series Sesame Street. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons | 38 |
| No. of episodes | 4,160 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Carol-Lynn Parente |
| Co-executive producer(s) |
Kevin Clash |
| Producer(s) | Tim Carter, Melissa Dino, Crystal Whaley |
| Supervising producer(s) |
April Chadderdon |
| Story editor(s) | Lou Berger, Judy Freudberg |
| Editor(s) | Selbern Narby, John Tierny, Chris Reinhart |
| Location(s) | Kaufman Astoria Studios Queens, New York, New York |
| Cinematography | Frank Biondo |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 54 min |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NET (1969–1970), PBS (1970–present) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Audio format | Mono / Stereo |
| Original run | November 10, 1969 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Play With Me Sesame, Open Sesame, Elmo's World, Global Grover, 39+ co-productions |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Carol-Lynn Parente is executive producer of Sesame Street, having been promoted to the position in June 2005 and has spent 18 years with the Workshop (through the Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960) is a American Puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Clifford, Splinter Tim Carter is a producer for Sesame Street and has been on the team since before 1990 Crystal Whaley commissions all animation mixed media and live action films for Sesame Street. Lou Berger is celebrating his 17th year with Sesame Street and his ninth year as head writer Judy Freudberg has been writing for Sesame Street since 1975 One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World, she now serves as head writer The Kaufman Astoria Studios is located in Queens New York, and home to productions like Sesame Street, Johnny and the Sprites, The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous National Educational Television was an educational Television network in the USA from 1952 to 1970 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Play With Me Sesame is a Children's television series spun-off Sesame Street, featuring Sesame Street characters Bert, Open Sesame is a Children's television series composed solely of the skits and segments of the legendary American television series Sesame Street Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third Sesame Street premiered in the United States in 1969. Since that time it has been translated and adapted into a number of international co-productions Television is one of the major major mass media of the United States. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of three and five staffed by qualified teachers and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than Edutainment (also educational entertainment or entertainment-education) is a form of Entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse Sesame Street is well known for its Muppet characters created by Jim Henson. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of As of 2007, 4,160 episodes of the show[1] have been produced over 38 seasons. Sesame Street is one of the longest-running U.S. television shows in history. The Television Technology can be divided along two lines those developments that depended upon both mechanical and electronic Principles and
Sesame Street is produced in the United States by the non-profit organization Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), founded by Joan Ganz Cooney and Ralph Rogers. Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American businesswoman and television producer Ralph B Rogers (November 30 1909-1997 was an American Industrialist, Philanthropist and PBS executive called the "Founding Father of It premiered on November 10, 1969, on the National Educational Television (NET) network, and the following year it was moved to NET's replacement, the Public Broadcasting Service. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. National Educational Television was an educational Television network in the USA from 1952 to 1970 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the
As a result of its positive influence, Sesame Street is one of the most highly regarded educational shows for children in the world. [2] No other television series has matched its level of international recognition and success. The original series has been televised in 120 countries,[3] and more than 30 international versions have been produced, not including dubbed versions. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. The series has received 109 Emmy Awards, more than any other television series. [3] An estimated 77 million Americans have watched the series as children;[4] millions more have watched around the world, as have their parents.
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Overview
Sesame Street uses combinations of animation, and live actors to stimulate young children's minds, improve their letter and word recognition, basic mathematics (numbers, addition and subtraction), geometric forms, classification, simple problem solving, and socialization by showing children or people in their everyday lives. Since the show's inception, other instructional goals have been basic life skills, such as how to cross the street safely, proper hygiene, healthy eating habits, and social skills.
The show displays a subtle sense of humour that has appealed to older viewers since it first premiered; this was devised as a means to encourage parents and older siblings to watch the series with younger children, thus becoming involved in the learning process, rather than having Sesame Street act as a babysitter. Babysitting is the practice of temporarily caring for a child on behalf of the child's parents A number of parodies of popular culture appear, especially ones aimed at the Public Broadcasting Service, the network that broadcasts the show. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the For example, the recurring segment Monsterpiece Theatre once ran a sketch called "Me Claudius". Monsterpiece Theater is a recurring segment on the American version of the internationally acclaimed children's educational program Sesame Street portrayed as Children viewing the show might enjoy watching Cookie Monster and the Muppets, while adults watching the same sequence may enjoy the spoof of the Masterpiece Theatre showing of I, Claudius on PBS. Cookie Monster is a fictional Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Masterpiece (formerly known as Masterpiece Theatre) is a drama Anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston. I Claudius is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves 's ''I Claudius'' and ''Claudius the God''.
Over two hundred notable personalities have made guest appearances on the show, beginning with Carol Burnett on the first episode, and ranging from performers like James Brown, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Johnny Cash, to political figures such as Laura Bush and Kofi Annan. Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American Actress, Comedian, Singer, Dancer and James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The Goo Goo Dolls are a Rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo New York by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4 1946 is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States, George W Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations [5] (See List of celebrity guest stars on Sesame Street. ) By making a show that not only educates and entertains kids, but also keeps parents entertained and involved in the educational process, the producers hope to inspire discussion about the concepts on the show.
In 1999, the series became the longest running American children's program, taking the title from Captain Kangaroo. Captain Kangaroo was a Children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American Television network CBS from The British series Blue Peter still retains the worldwide record. Blue Peter is a BBC Television programme for children It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the [6] The series has made many published lists, including greatest all-time show compilations by TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Nielsen Media Research has found that 99% of American preschoolers recognise the series' characters. [7] Another study** found that 81% of kids under the age of six own a Sesame Street toy or game, and 87% own a book based on the series. [7]
The series' music has appeared on music charts around the world, including Ernie's "Rubber Duckie" song, which made #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970; the song achieved an even higher position in Germany. For the toy see Rubber duck. " Rubber Duckie " is a song sung by the character Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson In 1992, British band Smart E's released Sesame's Treet, a techno dance track which sampled the "classic" version of the Sesame Street theme. Luna-C (born Christopher Howell on May 1, 1973) is a British DJ and Record producer, known for his work in Breakbeat hardcore Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s It reached #2 on the UK singles chart. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry [8] Sesame Street has won 11** Grammy Awards, most recently for 2001 release Elmo and the Orchestra.
History of the show
The show's format called for the humans to be intermixed with the segments of animation, live-action shorts and Muppets. This article chronicles the history of the children's television show Sesame Street. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. These segments were created to be like commercials—quick, catchy and memorable—and made the learning experience much more like fun. The format became a model for what is known today as edutainment-based programming. Edutainment (also educational entertainment or entertainment-education) is a form of Entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse
CTW aired the program for test groups to determine if the revolutionary new format was likely to succeed. Results showed that test watchers were entranced when the ad-like segments aired, especially those with the jovial puppets, but were remarkably less interested in the street scenes. Psychologists warned CTW against a mixture of fantasy and reality elements, but producers soon decided to mix the elements. A simple dose of cartoon-like characters lets the humans deliver messages without causing viewers to lose interest. [9] Prior to its national debut, a week of test episodes were seen in July 1969 on Philadelphia educational station WUHY-TV (now WYBE). Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə WYBE is also the callsign of low-power station WYBE-CA of Pinehurst North Carolina. [1]
Sesame Street, along with several other Sesame Workshop-produced shows (such as The Electric Company, which was produced for six seasons, when Sesame Workshop was still known as CTW) were all taped in New York City. Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's The Electric Company is an educational American Children's television series which was produced by the Children's Television Workshop The City of New York Originally they were shot at the Teletape Studios at West 81st Street and Broadway in Manhattan, but to make room for the incoming production of Search For Tomorrow, Sesame Street moved first to another Manhattan studio that was formerly WNET's Dick Cavett studio at 9th Ave. Teletape Studios is an American TV studio that is located in New York City, New York, USA Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an American former Television Talk show host known for his conversational and 55th St in 1982. With the bankruptcy of Teletape's parent company Reeves Entertainment in 1986, operation of Sesame Street's studio was taken over by Unitel Video NY in that year. In 1992, the production moved again to Kaufman Astoria Studios in neighboring Queens where it is to this day. The Kaufman Astoria Studios is located in Queens New York, and home to productions like Sesame Street, Johnny and the Sprites,
Broadcast history
The show is broadcast worldwide; in addition to the U. S. version, many countries have locally-produced versions adapted to local needs, some with their own characters, and in a variety of different languages. In Canada, beginning in 1970, 15-minute shows called Canada's Sesame Street were broadcast, and by 1972 an edited version of the one-hour American program was airing but with specially filmed Canadian segments, which featured the French language. See also Media in Canada Television in Canada began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in 1952 French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In 1995 the American version was replaced by a half-hour long all-Canadian version of the series entitled Sesame Park. Sesame Park was a Canadian version of Sesame Street. In its first format it was referred to as Canadian Sesame Street Since the original Sesame Street was still accessible to Canadians, and more familiar, the format change didn't find acceptance with audiences and was taken off the air in 2002. Broadcasts in New Zealand and Australia began in 1971. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
In the United Kingdom its introduction was controversial. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The ITV network company London Weekend Television first showed the series in the London region in the early 1970s to much criticism (generally regarding its Americanism). Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In time the show was subsequently broadcast by other ITV regions in the early 1980s, after which it moved to Channel 4, where it was a lunch-time fixture for many years through to the early 2000s. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Later broadcasts of the show featured the hour-long episodes in a format of two half-hour episodes. 120 countries have aired the show, many of which partnered with Sesame Workshop to create local versions.
In recent years Sesame Street has made what area educators consider to be critical advances in its international versions. In the late 1990s versions appeared in China and Russia as these countries shifted away from communism. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending There is also a joint Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian project, called Sesame Stories, which was created with the goal of promoting greater cultural understanding. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
The show has also spawned the spin-off series Play with Me Sesame, ESL program Sesame English, the "classics" show Sesame Street Unpaved, and the segment-only series Open Sesame. Play With Me Sesame is a Children's television series spun-off Sesame Street, featuring Sesame Street characters Bert, Sesame English is a television/video series developed as a collaboration between Sesame Workshop and Berlitz International Sesame Street Unpaved is a name used for numerous Sesame Street related productions Open Sesame is a Children's television series composed solely of the skits and segments of the legendary American television series Sesame Street Elmo's World and Global Grover, both of which are segments of Sesame Street, have been distributed as individual series. Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third Jennifer Monier-Williams, Vice President, Worldwide Television Distribution at Sesame Workshop commented "The expansion of the Sesame brand through wonderfully interactive shows like Play With Me Sesame and Elmo's World give children around the globe new ways to experience fun and learning in the way Sesame does it best. "[10]
Funding
Funding for season 38 of Sesame Street is provided by a Ready To Learn grant in partnership with New Balance, the McDonald's Corporation,…Beaches Family Resorts, and EverydayKidz. New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc ( NBAS) is a Footwear manufacturer based in Boston Massachusetts. Beaches Family Resorts is a chain of all-inclusive family resorts located in the Caribbean. com from Astra Zeneca. AstraZeneca PLC (,) is a large Anglo-Swedish Pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the remerger of Swedish Astra AB Major funding for Sesame Street is provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (did not fund from 1972–1992, or from 1998–2000) and by contributions to PBS stations from "Viewers Like You. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB is a private non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress and partially funded by the United States The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the " Previous donors of funding for Sesame Street included The Ford Foundation, Discovery Zone, Pfizer, Quaker Oats Company, LookSmart, AOL, U.S. Department of Education, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Ford Foundation is a Private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Discovery Zone (or DZ for short was a chain of entertainment facilities featuring games and elaborate indoor mazes designed for young children including Slides climbing Pfizer Incorporated ( is a major Pharmaceutical company, which ranks number one in the world in sales The Quaker Oats Company is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago. LookSmart ( is an online advertising and technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department is a Cabinet -level department of the United States The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a nonprofit organization in the United States.
During the first 29 seasons, Sesame Street did not show its underwriting credits at the start of the show. Other CTW productions, such as The Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact and Square One Television, also limited underwriting announcements to the end of the show, unlike most PBS series, where they opened and closed each episode. The Electric Company is an educational American Children's television series which was produced by the Children's Television Workshop 3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational Television show which aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988. Square One Television (sometimes referred to as Square One) was a Children 's Television show produced by the Children's Television
Occasionally, local businesses and organizations fund local telecasts of Sesame Street on PBS stations throughout the U. S. For example, the W. M. Keck Foundation underwrites the broadcast of Sesame Street on KCET in Los Angeles. The W M Keck Foundation is an American charitable foundation supporting scientific, Engineering, and medical research in the For the Japanese computer game developer see Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo KCET is the PBS member-television station in
Within the context of the show, and before the actual underwriting announcements, it is announced that "Sesame Street is brought to you by" the letters and number of the day, as though they too were sponsors.
Ratings
As a result of its success in revolutionizing the standards of children's television, Sesame Street inadvertently diminished its own audience share. According to PBS Research, the show went from a 2. 0 average on Nielsen Media Research's "people meters" in 1995–1996 to a 1. Nielsen Media Research ( NMR) is an American firm that measures media Audiences including Television, Radio 3 average in 2000–2001. Even with this decrease, Sesame Street's viewership in an average week came from roughly 5. 6 million households with 7. 5 million viewers. This placed Sesame at 8th place in the overall kids' charts, as of 2002. The program fares better among mothers age 18–49 who had children under the age of 3, taking second place.
A format change helped the show's ratings, boosting them up 31% in February 2002 among children age 2–5, in comparison to its ratings in 2001. As of 2005, Sesame Street and three other PBS shows are in the top 10 shows for children ages 2 to 5. [11] As of season 36 in 2005, there were 8 million viewers daily. [3]
Characters
- See also: Characters that are Exclusive to books or movies, celebrities, from international versions. The National Museum of American History collects preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social political cultural scientific and military history Guy Smiley was a character on Sesame Street who was dubbed "Everybody's Favorite Game Show Host. Elmo is a Muppet "The Count" redirects here for the nobility title see Count. Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 Telly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally Worrying fuchsia monster Muppet on The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. Sesame Street has many international versions across the world Also Characters ordered by date of debut, Characters ordered by last known appearance
Sesame Street is known for its multicultural element and is inclusive in its casting, incorporating roles for disabled people, young people, senior citizens, Hispanic actors, Black actors, and others. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified While some of the puppets look like people, others are animal or "monster" puppets of different sizes and colors. This encourages children to believe that people come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors, and that no particular physical "type" is any better than another. Jim Henson commented that "The only kids who can identify along racial lines with the Muppets have to be either green or orange. "[12]
In harmony with its multiculturalist perspective, the show pioneered the idea of occasionally inserting very basic Spanish words and phrases to help young children become acquainted with the concept of a foreign language, doing so almost three decades before Dora the Explorer made her debut on Nickelodeon. See also Dora the Female Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American Animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Perhaps in response to the popularity of Dora, the recently revamped format gives Rosita, the bilingual muppet who "emigrated" in 1993 from the Mexican version of the show, more time in front of viewers, and also introduced the more formalized "Spanish Word of the Day" in every episode. Rosita is a Hispanic Muppet character on the Children's television series Sesame Street.
Each of the puppet characters has been designed to represent a specific stage or element of early childhood, and the scripts are written so that the character reflects the development level of children of that age. This helps the show address not only the learning objectives of various age groups, but also the concerns, fears, and interests of children of different age levels.
The Muppets
- See also: Muppets
Big Bird is an 8 ft 2-inch (250cm) tall yellow bird who lives in a large nest on an abandoned lot which is located in 123 Sesame Street's garbage heap. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Big Bird is a full-body Muppet, featured on the children's television show Sesame Big Bird is often visited by his friend Aloysius Snuffleupagus, who is a very large, brown creature, which looks very much like the prehistoric wooly mammoth, and is known more popularly by his nickname "Snuffy". Aloysius Snuffleupagus more commonly known as Mr Snuffleupagus or Snuffy, is one of the Muppet characters on the long-running educational television program for Various other Snuffleupaguses have appeared on the show from time to time, most notably Snuffy's little sister Alice and his unnamed mother. Initially, Snuffy showed up when no one but Big Bird was around, leaving the rest of the neighborhood to think he was imaginary. In the mid-1980s, however, Snuffy was revealed to be "real" and incorporated into the regular cast of the show.
Oscar the Grouch lives with his pet worm Slimey and his pet elephants Fluffy, Sophie, Blitzen, and Schopenhauer in a garbage can in the heap. Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. Slimey the Worm (also simply known as Slimey) is a light and dark orange striped Worm that is the pet and friend of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. He is always grumpy, and loves everything that other people hate, and vice versa- he loves rainy days, but hates cute puppies and kittens. His favorite thing in the world is rubbish (trash, or garbage), hence his signature song, "I Love Trash", and consequently, he lives in a garbage can.
Bert and Ernie two of the most-recognized Muppets, are roommates who share the basement apartment of 123 Sesame Street, and regularly engage in comic routines which showcase their odd-couple personalities. Bert and Ernie are two roommates on the long-running PBS Children's television show Sesame Street. Ernie's flowerbox was once a hotspot for Twiddlebugs, a colorful family of insects. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. Ernie is a fun-loving orange Muppet who is always ready to play a game, and is always trying, often in vain, to interest Bert in his latest idea for one. Bert usually ends up grudgingly, or in the case of the "Feelings Game", unwittingly, joining in. Ernie especially loves his Rubber Duckie, who is the subject of several of Ernie's songs. Bert's idea of having fun involves doing things which most people find boring, like playing with pigeons, and collecting paperclips and bottle caps. A paper clip (or sometimes paperclip) is a device which holds several sheets of Paper together by means of Pressure: it leaves the paper intact and Bottle caps, or Closures, are used to seal the openings of Bottles of many types The character of Ernie is based on famous author Ernest Hemingway.
The Bear family, which is identified as the bears of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, resides in Sesame Street. The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling The Three Bears or Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a notable children's bedtime story This family, headed by Papa Bear and Mama Bear, welcomed their second child Curly Bear, and Baby Bear became a good friend of the monsters Telly and Zoe, Mexico-born Rosita, and the furry, red preschooler Elmo. The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling Telly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally Worrying fuchsia monster Muppet on Zoe is a 3-year-old orange female monster on Sesame Street, performed by Fran Brill. Rosita is a Hispanic Muppet character on the Children's television series Sesame Street. Elmo is a Muppet Elmo has his own segment near the end of each episode, in which viewers explore topics in Elmo's World. Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third New to Sesame Street is Abby Cadabby, a fairy-in-training who attends Storybook Community School with Baby Bear. Abby Cadabby is a fairy-in-training who first appeared in the 37th season of the children's television show Sesame Street. A fairy (also fay, fey, fae, faerie; collectively wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair
Grover's regular segment, Global Grover, follows the self-described "cute, furry monster" around the world as he explores local cultures and traditions. Grover is a Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street. Grover has had several notable roles over the years, often as a waiter or a superhero (Super Grover). Grover is a Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street. In the waiter sketches, Grover always serves the same customer- a blue Muppet with very little hair on his head. Grover always serves the customer inappropriate food, and he eventually loses his temper.
Cookie Monster fights with his conscience daily during Letter of the Day, as he tries to control his urges to eat the letters, shown as icing on cookies. Cookie Monster is a fictional Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. This is a list of the recurring segments of Sesame Street. Of the Day Letter The Letter of the Day is a segment on Sesame Street introduced Prairie Dawn often attempts to help Cookie Monster refrain from eating the letters, but never succeeds and always leaves frazzled. Prairie Dawn is a Fictional character, a rather mature seven-year-old Muppet Girl
Count von Count has fewer problems during the Number of the Day segment, where he indulges in counting until the mystery number is revealed by his pipe organ. "The Count" redirects here for the nobility title see Count. This is a list of the recurring segments of Sesame Street. Of the Day Letter The Letter of the Day is a segment on Sesame Street introduced He is usually known simply as "The Count". He has more songs than most of the other characters. They are usually catchy songs, such as "The Batty Bat", and "The First Day of School", in which he tells the story of how he soon settled in at school, because he enjoyed counting his fellow pupils.
Humphrey and Ingrid are a married couple who have a baby named Natasha, and they are the proprietors of the hotel known as The Furry Arms, which is located near the Sesame Street Subway station. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. Natasha is the baby of Muppets Ingrid and Humphrey on Sesame Street. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining The hotel's bellhop, Benny Rabbit, tends to be easily irritated, but begrudgingly helps out. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. His sketch usually includes someone mistakenly referring to him as Bunny, which makes him very angry.
The Two-Headed Monster sounded out words coming together, and the Yip-Yip aliens, furry blue monsters with long, curly antennae, named after the only word in their vocabulary, discovered telephones and typewriters. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The Yip Yips are characters on the popular children's television show Sesame Street. For two seasons, Googel, Narf, Mel and Phoebe hung out in the Monster's Clubhouse. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street.
Kermit the Frog hosted the segment Sesame Street News Flash. Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 The Sesame Street News Flash was a recurring segment on the children's TV show Sesame Street from 1971 up until 2001. The newsflashes were often takes on popular fairy tales, although there was also one about the first ever day at school, in which Kermit assists the inexperienced caveman teacher, Mr. James, in his lesson about the letter "N". In other segments, Kermit would play straight man to the wacky antics of other Muppets. A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same
Incidental characters include television personality Guy Smiley, who presented various game shows, such as "Beat The Time", and "Mystery Guest", construction workers Sully and Biff, the large Herry Monster (who does not know his own strength), and The Big Bad Wolf, who is not a terror to the Street. Guy Smiley was a character on Sesame Street who was dubbed "Everybody's Favorite Game Show Host. Sully and Biff are construction worker Muppets from Sesame Street. Herry Monster is a Sesame Street Muppet performed by Jerry Nelson. The Big Bad Wolf is a term used to describe a fictional wolf who appears in several precautionary folkloric stories including some of Aesop's Fables and Forgetful Jones, a cowboy with a short-term memory disorder, rode his trusty Buster the Horse with his girlfriend Clementine, and Rodeo Rosie was an early cowgirl. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. Rodeo Rosie was a character that debuted on Sesame Street in 1974. The Amazing Mumford tries his hardest to amaze with his magic, but his tricks always end up backfiring. The following is a list of recurring Muppet, animated and human characters on Sesame Street. "Sherlock Hemlock", was the self-proclaimed World's Greatest Detective, although he was actually rather hapless, and it was usually someone else, often his dog Watson, who solved the mystery. Whenever he discovered a clue, he would say "Egad!". He had only one song, "X Marks The Spot".
Live characters
A slate of live actors pull the zaniness of the Muppets back to reality. They were not always meant to serve this purpose. The show lost test viewers' attention during the Street Scenes, meaning Muppets needed to be added, to hide the fact it was educational.
Music teacher Bob has been on Sesame Street since its inception. He dated Linda the local New York Library librarian, who was the first regular deaf character on television. Linda Bove (born November 30, 1945 in Garfield New Jersey) is a Deaf American Actress who played the part of Linda The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of America's most significant Research libraries. Linda owns Barkley, a Muppet dog. Barkley, originally named Woof-Woof, was a dog character on the Children's television program Sesame Street. The Robinson family are an African-American family that includes schoolteacher Gordon, nurse Susan, and adopted son Miles. The Robinson family is a Fictional Family on the Children's television series Sesame Street. The Puerto Rican Rodriguez Family include Maria and Luis, who ran the Fix-It Shop, which was turned into the Mail-It Shop; Maria gave birth to daughter Gabby in 1989, and her pregnancy was covered on the show. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female
General store and restaurant operator Harold Hooper, played by actor Will Lee, was a mainstay at Mr. Hooper's Store. Harold Hooper (known almost universally as just Mr Hooper) was a character on Sesame Street, played by Will Lee, who was the original proprietor Will Lee ( August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who was known to many for playing the store proprietor Mr Mr Hooper's Store is an integral business and meeting-place on the television show Sesame Street. When Lee died in 1982, the producers opted to help their young viewers deal with the death of someone they loved rather than cast a new actor in the role, and the character's death was discussed in a landmark 1983 episode. [13] Afterwards, Hooper's apprentice David took over, followed by later owners Gina, Mr. Handford, and Alan. Gina stopped running the store in the 1990s, to earn a PhD and became a veterinarian.
Mr. Noodle and his brother and sister, who appear only in Elmo's World are meant to provide a vaudevillian perspective on subjects, contrary to most of the show's current human characters (though reminiscent of such earlier insert characters as Buddy and Jim, Larry and Phyllis, and The Mad Painter). The goofy-acting human characters Mr Noodle, Mr Noodle's Brother Mr Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third [14]
Famous guest stars[15] and various children from New York schools and day-care centers are a constantly changing part of the cast, including children who would later become celebrities, like actor Tyler James Williams, actress Tatyana M. Ali and rapper GM Grimm. Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an African-American Actor. Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American Actress and R&B Singer, best known for her role as Percy Carey, also known as MF Grimm, GM Grimm, The Grimm Reaper, and Superstar Jet Jaguar, is an underground Rapper from
Cast and crew
Over the 38 seasons of Sesame Street hundreds, if not thousands, of people have worked on the show's cast and in their crew, producing Street scenes or segments, or working behind the scenes.
Regional variations
Some countries have co-produced their own unique versions of Sesame Street, in which the characters and segments represent their country's cultures. Other countries simply air a dubbed version of Sesame Street, or a dubbed version of Open Sesame. Open Sesame is a Children's television series composed solely of the skits and segments of the legendary American television series Sesame Street Among various other countries, Australia has and still does broadcast the American version on the ABC and the UK had broadcast the American show, on Channel 4 until 2001 when it was replaced with Henson production The Hoobs. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Hoobs is a children's Television programme created and produced by The Jim Henson Company.
Dubbed versions include Seesamtie in Finnish, Boneka Sesame in Indonesian, Sesam Opnist Þú in Icelandic, Sesamo Apriti in Italian, Sezame, otevři se in Czech, and Taman Sesame in Malay. In 2004, one Japanese network cancelled the dubbed American Sesame, while another created a local version. In New Zealand, locally produced segments entitled "Korero Māori" (in English: "let's speak Māori") were inserted into episodes to educate children in the Māori language. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. Likewise, in Canada the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation substituted locally-produced French language segments in place of the Spanish language portions of the US version. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Spanish program La Cometa Blanca also includes segments from Sesame Street.
Locally produced adaptations of Sesame Street include:
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Note that dates solely refer to the year production on the series began. Sesame Street premiered in the United States in 1969. Since that time it has been translated and adapted into a number of international co-productions Vila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the American children's show Sesame Street. Plaza Sésamo is a Mexican educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a co-pioneer of the contemporary educational television Sesamstraße is the German-language version of the Sesame Street, a Children's television program. Sesame Park was a Canadian version of Sesame Street. In its first format it was referred to as Canadian Sesame Street Sesamstraat is a Children's television show in the Netherlands and Flanders, spun-off American program Sesame Street. Iftah Ya Simsim (افتح يا سمسم is the first Arabic-speaking version of the Children's television series Sesame Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Barrio Sésamo (Sesame District or Sesame Neighborhood in Spanish was the Spanish version of Sesame Street, a Children's television program Svenska Sesam is a Swedish adaptation of the Children's television series Sesame Street. Batibot is a Children's television program from the Philippines, based on Sesame Street. Susam Sokağı is the Turkish adaptation of Children's television program Sesame Street. Rua Sésamo is the Portuguese co-production of Sesame Street. Sesam Stasjon ( English: Sesame Station) was a Norwegian Children's television series that ran on NRK1. Ulitsa Sezam (Улица Сезам is a regional version of the Children's television program Sesame Street, for Russia. Poland got its own version of Sesame Street in 1996 on TVP2 It was one of the few countries in Europe that didn't translate the famous Sesame Street songs Zhima Jie ( Chinese 芝麻街 is a Chinese adaptation of Sesame Street, that aired from 1998-2001 Sesame English is a television/video series developed as a collaboration between Sesame Workshop and Berlitz International Takalani Sesame ("be happy Sesame" in Venda) is the South African version of the Children's television program Sesame Street Alam Simsim (عالم سمسم is an Arabic language Egyptian made adaptation of the format used in the Children's television series Play With Me Sesame is a Children's television series spun-off Sesame Street, featuring Sesame Street characters Bert, Open Sesame is a Children's television series composed solely of the skits and segments of the legendary American television series Sesame Street Koche Sesame is a Dari language (Persian Children's television series based on Sesame Street, started in 2004 The American Children's television series Sesame Street has a long history in Japan, airing for three decades as a dubbed program " Sisimpur " ( Bengali script: সিসিমপুর is the Bangladeshi version of the Children's television series 5 Rue Sésame is a French language Children's television series based on the American show Sesame Street, aired by France 5 Sabai Sabai Sesame, or Happy Happy Sesame in English is the Cambodian version of the American Children's television series Sesame Street Galli Galli Sim Sim ( Devanagari: गली गली सिम सिम is the Hindi language adaptation of the American Children's television series India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Jalan Sesama is the Indonesian version of Sesame Street, slated to debut on Indonesian television in late-2007 Sesame Tree is a Sesame Street television co-production for Northern Ireland. Tar ag Spraoi Sesame, initially referred to as Spraoi Liomsa Sesame, is a Irish language (Gaeilge dub of Play With Me Sesame Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish.
It should also be noted that popular, long-running British children's series Rainbow was originally conceived as a British equivalent of Sesame Street,[17] however it holds no official affiliation with Sesame Workshop. Sesame Street has many international versions across the world The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Rainbow was a British Children's television series, created by Pamela Lonsdale, which ran twice weekly at 1210 on Tuesdays and Fridays on
On Sesame Workshop's website for the program, on the games, the voices for the Muppet characters in the games are done by their respective puppeteers (for example, Fran Brill voices Zoe, Kevin Clash voices Elmo, etc).
Research
Sesame Street has operated with a rigorous research standard since its foundation, to ensure that programming addresses its viewers' needs. The Education and Research (E&R) department of Sesame Workshop, which started with Sam Ball, then employed at Teachers College Columbia University and editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology. Born Sydney 1935 His early education included time spent at Canterbury High School E&R is currently headed by Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph. Dr Rosemarie Truglio is the Vice President of Education and Research for Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop) D. and Jeanette Betancourt, Ed. D. Truglio states that the level of interaction between E&R, Content, and Production is "[i]ntimately·hand-in-hand. They are not creating anything without our knowledge, our guidance and our review. We are involved in content development across all media platforms. "[18] This close-knit organizational structure has been an integral part of Sesame Workshop since it began.
Writers create plots for Sesame Street scenes and segments, and the content is reviewed by the E&R team, which has authority to reject a script and force rewrites if the content is not acceptable. When a script is factually correct, but includes gray areas that may not be comprehensible to children, the writers and E&R work together to tweak everything. "A balance between content and humor"[18] is always pursued, according to Truglio.
Since 1998 Sesame Workshop has provided a great deal of content on its website[19] and others such as Random House. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher [20] The content is targeted at parents and children ranging in age from birth to school-age, and includes information on dozens of topics, such as appropriate parenting techniques, dealing with children's fears, development of literacy, and maintenance of good health.
Research is funded by government grants, corporate and private donations (including, recently, The Prudential Foundation for the Sesame Beginnings program), and the profits gained from the sale of Sesame Workshop merchandise.
Healthy Habits for Life
In 2005, Sesame Street launched its Healthy Habits for Life programming, to encourage young viewers to lead more active and nutritious lifestyles. Healthy Habits for Life is a series of segments and storylines in Children's television series Sesame Street. A major catalyst for this was data published by the US Centers for Disease Control regarding obesity in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based in unincorporated Obesity is a condition in which excess Body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected
Health content has existed on Sesame Street for years, but to a limited extent. In one instance press kits for a project were made available, news wires latched onto the story, and literally hundreds of newspapers reported that Cookie Monster was "going on a diet". Cookie Monster is a fictional Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. In actuality there was no change to Cookie Monster's character. The new season featured a new segment with musician Wyclef Jean singing the praises of fruits and vegetables, similar to segments in the 1990s which featured Cookie doing nearly the same. Wyclef Jean (ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American Musician, Actor
According to people from Sesame Workshop,
| “ | Health has always been a part of our Sesame Street curriculum, therefore we will always be committed to ensuring kids are given information and messages that will help them become healthy and happy in their development. For season 36, we have turned up the dial in health, but it will always be part of our curriculum. [21] | ” |
The Workshop formed an Advisory Board consisting of experts such as Woodie Kessel, M. D. , M. P. H. , the Assistant Surgeon General of the United States. Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. This board examines the research of other organizations, and also conducts pilot studies to determine which areas of research should be expanded, based on social, ethnic and socio-economic sections of the population.
Characters Elmo and Rosita filmed public service announcements with various U. A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public S. Governors in 2006. [22]
Merchandising and endorsement
Sesame Street is known for its extensive merchandising, which includes many books, magazines, video/audio media, and toys. A percentage of the money from any Sesame Workshop product goes to help fund Sesame Street or its international co-productions. [3]
Current licensors include Fisher-Price, Nakajima USA, Build-A-Bear Workshop (Build-An-Elmo, Build-A-Cookie Monster, And Build-A-Big Bird), Hasbro (Sesame Street Monopoly), Wooly Willy, Betty Crocker (Elmo Fruit Snacks), C&D Visionary (air freshners) and Children's Apparel Network. Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children headquartered in East Aurora New York. Build-A-Bear Workshop ( is an American retailer that sells customizable Teddy bears and other Stuffed animals Build-A-Bear Workshop is the largest Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Monopoly is a Board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro. Betty Crocker, an invented Persona and Cultural icon, is a Brand name and Trademark of American food company The Children's Apparel Network is an American company whose products include department and specialty store layette newborn and infant apparel Former licences include Applause, Child Dimension, Gibson Greetings, Gorham Fine China, Ideal Toys, Milton Bradley Company, Nintendo, Palisades Toys, Questor, Radio Shack, Tyco, and the Western Publishing Company. Applause ( Latin applaudere to strike upon clap is primarily the expression of approval by the act of Clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together Ideal Toy Company was founded as Ideal Novelty and Toy Company in New York in 1907 by Morris and Rose Michtom after they had invented the Teddy bear The Milton Bradley Company is an American Game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield Massachusetts, in 1860 is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on RadioShack Corporation (formerly Tandy Corporation) ( is a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co Creative Wonders (a partnership between ABC and Electronic Arts) produced Sesame Street software for the Macintosh, since at least 1995 and on the PC since 1996; Atari produced Sesame Street games in 1983. Creative Wonders was an Educational software corporation from 1994 to 1999. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. Before going bankrupt, Palisades Toys was to release a line of deluxe series action figures, for adults, as part of Sesame Workshop's push to expand into retro products for teens and adults.
Tickle Me Elmo was one of the fastest selling toys of the 1996 season. Tickle Me Elmo is a children's toy from Tyco, introduced in the United States in 1996, becoming that year's top Fad. That product line was and still is one of the most successful products Mattel has ever launched. Both it and its most notable successor, TMX, have caused in-store fights. Elmo starred in a Christmas special that year, in which he wished every day of the year was Christmas. Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists writers and weavers of folklore [23]
After Fisher-Price recalled a large number of Sesame Street brand toys (among multiple licenses) in 2007, Sesame Workshop announced that they would independently inspect the products of all manufacturers. Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children headquartered in East Aurora New York. It went so far as to threaten withdrawing entirely from toy licensing, if it were not satisfied with the manufacturer's guarantees. [24]
Its fiction books are published on five continents, primarily by Random House in North America. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher Over 18 million Sesame Street books and magazines were purchased in 2005. [3] The books often mention that children do not have to watch the show to benefit from its publications.
Live touring show Sesame Street Live presents costumed actors and dancers as characters from the series, in original plots. Sesame Street Live is the live touring show based on the children's television show Sesame Street. In recent years, VEE has had four touring casts, each performing a unique multi-million dollar budget show. Each season, the tours reach 160 different cities across North America, reaching 2 million people annually. Since the first production of Sesame Street Live on September 17, 1980, 48 million children and their parents have seen the show performed, across the world. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) [7]
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States, is the long-time home to Sesame Street theme park Sesame Place. Sesame Place is an American Theme park in Langhorne Pennsylvania, a Bucks County suburb of Philadelphia. SeaWorld Orlando started a stage show called Elmo and the Bookaneers in 2007. SeaWorld Orlando is a Theme park near Orlando Florida. It is owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Another theme park, Parque Plaza Sésamo, exists in Monterrey, Mexico, and Universal Studios Japan includes a three-dimensional movie based on the show. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. (USJ CO LTD) located in Osaka, Japan is one of three Universal Studios theme parks.
Plattsburgh, New York has bestowed the name "Sesame Street" to one of its streets, which serves as the home of WCFE-TV 57 Mountain Lake PBS. Plattsburgh is a City in Clinton County, New York, United States. WCFE is a PBS Television station in Plattsburgh, New York. It is known under its corporate identity of Mountain Lake PBS. Channel 57 refers to several television stations WCFE is a PBS Television station in Plattsburgh, New York. It is known under its corporate identity of Mountain Lake PBS. [25]
The Sesame Beginnings line, launched in mid-2005, consists of apparel, health and body, home, and seasonal products. Sesame Beginnings is a line of products and a video series spun-off the children's television series Sesame Street. The products in this line are designed to accentuate the natural interactivity between infants and their parents. Most of the line is exclusive to a family of Canadian retailers that includes Loblaws, Fortinos, and Zehrs. Loblaws is a Supermarket chain of 68 stores in Canada, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Fortinos is a Canadian Supermarket chain operating 20 stores in Ontario As of 2007. Zehrs Markets, or simply Zehrs, is a chain of grocery stores located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Although Sesame Street characters occasionally endorse non-educational products, they rarely appear in their puppet form, to limit the suggestion to children that the characters are formally endorsing the product. The Muppets do appear in puppet form to endorse select causes. Big Bird has promoted safe seating practices and the wearing of seatbelts, for the Ford Motor Company,[26] while Grover promoted a new course on children's informal learning, created by Harvard University with Sesame Workshop. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following [27] Elmo has appeared before the US Education Appropriations Subcommittee to urge more spending on music in schools. [28]
Internationally
Barrio Sésamo, Plaza Sésamo, Sesamstraße, Sesame English and Sesamstraat have all had merchandise of their local characters. Shalom Sesame videos and books have also been released.
In 2004, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) became Sesame Workshop's licensing representative for The Benelux,[29] adding to their United Kingdom representation. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and [30]
Web site
Sesame Street's Web site was one of the first to include educational materials, for both parents and children. "There are downloadable games plus number- and alphabet-coloring pages for the children. Their parents can consult references covering everything from how to comb their baby's hair to how to play with their 4-year-old. "[31] The Web site has been recommended by academic journals. [32] It receives over 1 million visitors daily. [3]
Movies, videos, and specials
A series of Sesame Street telefilms have featured the characters on day trips or in foreign countries. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a Sesame Street Christmas special first broadcast on PBS on December 3, 1978. Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. Big Bird is a full-body Muppet, featured on the children's television show Sesame The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) saw the cast locked in the gallery overnight; Big Bird and Snuffy help a cursed boy pharaoh. Don't Eat the Pictures Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a one-hour Sesame Street special that aired on PBS on November 16 NBC's Big Bird in China (1983) followed Big Bird, Barkley, and their new friend Xiao Foo traveling through China to find Feng Huang, the phoenix bird. Big Bird in China was a 1983 special produced by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop and CCTV. The phoenix ( Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ phoínix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient mythologies starting with the Greek and later the In Big Bird in Japan (1988), the titular character gets lost. Big Bird in Japan was a 1989 special by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop Out to Lunch (1974) features the cast of Sesame Street and The Electric Company taking over ABC News. The prime-time special Out to Lunch aired on December 10 1974 on ABC from 9 to 10pm ET The Electric Company is an educational American Children's television series which was produced by the Children's Television Workshop This article is about the American news organization See also ABC News (disambiguation ABC News is a division of American Big Bird turned six in Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991), despite being referred to as four years old previously. CinderElmo (1999) was a FOX special, with Keri Russell as the princess looking for her match in the kingdom. Elmo is a Muppet Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is a Golden Globe -winning American actress and Dancer. Telly fears what the New Year will bring in Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993, DVD in 2004). The New Year is an event that happens when a Culture celebrates the end of one Year and the beginning of the next year Sesame Street Stays Up Late! is a Sesame Street 1993 New Year's Eve special with guest appearances of characters from the international versions
Various strictly musical programs have been made. Julie Andrews and Perry Como performed with the Muppets on Julie on Sesame Street (1974). Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Julie Andrews and Perry Como teamed up to do a 1973 television special called Julie on Sesame Street. Special episodes of the PBS series Evening at Pops variety show have featured Sesame Street characters. Evening at Pops is one of the longest running programs on PBS. The Sesame Street Special (1988) also included many guest performances.
Holiday special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) won an Emmy Award, while another special that year, A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978), has mostly unfavourable reviews. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a Sesame Street Christmas special first broadcast on PBS on December 3, 1978. A Special Sesame Street Christmas was a low-budget 1978 CBS Christmas special Anniversary specials include A Walking Tour of Sesame Street with James Earl Jones (1979), Sesame Street: 20 And Still Counting (1989), All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever (1994) and Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1994), and The Street We Live On (2004). Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting is a special aired in 1989 on NBC. Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third Jon Stewart is set to host a "live" retrospective on the series on ABC, but is accidentally locked in his dressing room with the tapes. Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and Elmo attempts to salvage the show, improvised, in Elmopalooza! (1998). Elmopalooza is a Sesame Street special that aired on ABC on February 20, 1998.
In 1987 and 1992, episodes of Shalom Sesame were produced, focusing on introducing Jewish culture, customs, and language to Jewish-American children. Shalom Sesame is an adaptation of Sesame Street, the Children's television show. American Jews, or Jewish Americans International co-productions of Sesame Street have created many of their own specials as well.
The characters have made appearance on television series including Between the Lions (2001), The Electric Company (1972, 1975), Emeril Live (2005), Fanfare, The Flip Wilson Show (1970), The Frugal Gourmet (1992, 1995, 1997), Hollywood Squares, Jeopardy!, Martha (2006), Martha Stewart Living, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1981), Soul Man (1998), The Torkelsons (1991), The West Wing (2004), What's My Line?, and numerous talk shows and mornings shows, ranging from The Ed Sullivan Show to the The Today Show. Between the Lions is a PBS children's puppet show designed to promote reading The Electric Company is an educational American Children's television series which was produced by the Children's Television Workshop Emeril Live is a program on Fine Living hosted by Emeril Lagasse. A fanfare is a short piece of Music played by Trumpets and other Brass instruments frequently accompanied by percussion, usually for The Flip Wilson Show is a Variety show that aired in the US on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, Jeff Smith (January 22 1939 – July 7 2004 was the author of a dozen best-selling cookbooks and the host of The Frugal Gourmet, a popular American cooking show which began The Hollywood Squares was an American Television comedy and Game show in which two contestants play Tic-tac-toe to win money Saint Martha ( Judæo-Aramaic מַרְתָּא Martâ "The lady" was the sister of Lazarus Martha Stewart Living is a Magazine and a Television show featuring entertaining and home decorating guru Martha Stewart. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood or Mister Rogers is an American Children's television series that was created and hosted by What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC.
Feature films
Two feature films based on the series have been made.
Co-produced with Warner Bros., the 1985 film Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird revolved around a social worker forcing Big Bird into adoption. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Sesame Street presents Follow That Bird (commonly shortened to Follow That Bird) is a Film directed by Ken Kwapis, starring many Big Bird gets homesick and tired of his adoptive parents, and heads back to New York, when he is kidnapped by evil carnival leaders (played by Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty); the residents of Sesame Street launch a cross-country search to find him. See the David Thomas disambiguation page for other people with this name Joe Flaherty ( June 21, 1941) is an American-Canadian Comedian.
In the second Sesame Street theatrical film, 1999's The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, fourteen years after Follow That Bird, Elmo spends time with his favorite blanket. The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (sometimes referred to as Elmo in Grouchland) was the second theatrical feature-length film based on the characters Elmo is a Muppet After Zoe accidentally tears the blanket, when Elmo refuses to share, the blanket winds up in Grouchland, ruled by the Queen of Trash (Vanessa L. Williams). Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. Elmo ventures forth, to rescue his blanket from the villainous Huxley (Mandy Patinkin). Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Soon, the rest of the Sesame Street gang follow in pursuit.
According to a rumor posted on /FILM, Elmo has suggested to TVguide. com that Elmo's World might later be turned into a movie. [33]
Criticism
Some educators criticized the show when it debuted, as it emphasized cognitive learning rather than play and activities like other children's shows at the time. Cognition is a concept used in different ways by different disciplines but is generally accepted to mean the process of awareness or thought [34] In addition it was believed that it would only worsen children's attention spans. These concerns still exist today, although there is no conclusive proof of this being the case, even after more than 38 seasons of televised shows.
In a letter to the Boston Globe, Boston University professor of education Frank Garfunkel commented "If what people want is for their children to memorize numbers and letters without regard to their meaning or use—without regard to the differences between children, then Sesame Street is truly responsive. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. To give a child 30 seconds of one thing and then to switch it and give him 30 seconds of another is to nurture irrelevance. "[35]
In the magazine Childhood Education, Minnie P. Berson of SUNY Fredonia asked "Why debase the art form of teaching with phony pedagogy, vulgar sideshows, bad acting, and layers of smoke and fog to clog the eager minds of small children?"
For an animation on the letter "J", the writers included "a day in jail. The State University of New York at Fredonia (also known as SUNY Fredonia or Fredonia State) is a four-year liberal arts college located in Fredonia New York " This drew criticism from San Francisco Chronicle columnist Terrence O'Flaherty, despite executive producer David Connell's assertion that kids are familiar with the word through shows like Batman and Superman, and that "when you're trying to come up with a lot of words starting with J, you soon run short" of words they are already familiar with. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon [35]
The series also met with criticism in its attempts to help the underprivileged. Educator Sister Mary Mel O'Dowd worried that the show might start to replace "personalized experiences". "If Sesame Street is the only thing ghetto kids have, I don't think it's going to do much good. It never hurts a child to be able to count to 10 or recognize the 26 letters of the alphabet. But without the guidance of a teacher, he'll be like one of our preschoolers who was able to write 'CAUTION' on the blackboard after seeing it on the back of so many buses, and told me 'That says STOP. '"[35]
Sesame Street has long had to contend with those who disagree with its social content. Gerald S. Lesser comments in his book Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street that the show faced hostility in the southern United States when it first aired because it portrayed people of various races mingling peacefully. [36] At first the Commission for Educational Television in Mississippi refused to air the show. Mississippi Public Broadcasting is the Public broadcasting network in Mississippi, United States However, the commission had no choice but to allow their local public television stations to air the show when commercial stations in Mississippi said they would air the program themselves. [37]
Rumors and urban legends
While many rumors have been started about the series, a few have been widely promulgated and perpetuated over the years.
It has widely been suggested that Bert and Ernie are a gay couple, as they are apparently adult human males portrayed sharing a bedroom, though with separate beds. Bert and Ernie are two roommates on the long-running PBS Children's television show Sesame Street. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A 1980 collection of humorous essays by Kurt Andersen, titled The Real Thing, made light of the growing rumor. Kurt Andersen (born August 22 1954 is an American Novelist who is currently a columnist for New York Magazine ("The Imperial City" and "Bert and Ernie conduct themselves in the same loving, discreet way that millions of gay men, women and hand puppets do. They do their jobs well and live a splendidly settled life together in an impeccably decorated cabinet. "[38] The rumor was promulgated repeatedly, so much so that by 1993, Sesame Workshop had a prepared statement to send out to people inquiring on the topic. In a 1994 effort to get the characters banned, Rev. Joseph Chambers stated on his radio show: "Bert and Ernie are two grown men sharing a house and a bedroom. They share clothes, eat and cook together and have blatantly effeminate characteristics. In one show, Bert teaches Ernie how to sew. In another, they tend plants together. If this isn't meant to represent a homosexual union, I can't imagine what it's supposed to represent. "[39] Both Steve Whitmire as Ernie and Eric Jacobson as Bert have stated publicly that the characters are not gay. [40] The alleged relationship has been parodied on the animated series Family Guy and by Ernest & Bertram. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other The latter, a 2002 short film that ran at the Sundance Film Festival, was the subject of a cease and desist order from the legal department of Sesame Workshop. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. [41] The Broadway musical Avenue Q includes two characters similar to Bert and Ernie, named Rod and Nicky, one of which is gay. Avenue Q is a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics and directed by Jason Moore.
The pair's relationship bears similarity to that of Laurel and Hardy, who were also occasionally shown sleeping together; this became such a comedy staple as to be adopted by Morecambe and Wise in the 1970s, all of whom were similarly asexual. Laurel and Hardy were the popular American -based comedy team of thin British-born Stan Laurel (1890-1965 and heavy American-born Oliver Hardy (1892-1957 Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise, were a British comic Double act, working in variety, radio Film The Odd Couple is another, more apposite, contemporary comparison. The Odd Couple was a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series as well as other derivative works and spin offs Some adult viewers are upset by the assertions, as in their view, Ernie and Bert act like children, teenagers at the oldest, and are no more different than brothers or cousins who share a room.
In 1990, puppeteer Jim Henson's death spurred rumors that Ernie would be "killed off" in the show, much the way the character of Mr. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Hooper was after actor Will Lee's passing some years earlier. Will Lee ( August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who was known to many for playing the store proprietor Mr [42] Rumor said that he would be either killed by a vehicle, AIDS, or cancer. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled There was no legitimacy to this rumor, but because producers took their time recasting a puppeteer for Ernie, the delay allowed the claims to burgeon. A spokesperson for the series was quoted as saying "Ernie is not dying of AIDS, Ernie is not dying of leukemia. Ernie is a puppet. "[43][44][45][46]
In 2002, Sesame Workshop announced that a character with HIV would be introduced to Takalani Sesame, the South African version of the show. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Takalani Sesame ("be happy Sesame" in Venda) is the South African version of the Children's television program Sesame Street The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Many conservatives and religious groups wrongly presumed that the American version would be getting a "gay Muppet. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined "[47][48][49] This concern came about presumably because of a perceived connection between homosexuality and HIV in the United States, but the character with HIV is only present on this international version of the show. The spread of HIV and AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide According to the "2006 AIDS Epidemic Update" published by the UNAIDS / World Health The character, Kami, contracted HIV from a blood transfusion as an infant. For alternate uses of Kami see Kami (disambiguation. Kami is a character on Takalani Sesame ("be happy Sesame" in Venda
As health was blown into a phenomenon in the US, rumors circulated that the sugar-consuming Cookie Monster would be replaced with the new, health inducing, Veggie Monster. Season after season, this is proven wrong, but always lingers on the Internet and circulates every year. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
References
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- ^ Note that Bozo's Circus and The Magic Window were produced longer than Sesame Street, but both ran only in local markets, while Sesame Street is national. Bozo the Clown is a Clown character whose widespread Franchising in early Television made him the best-known clown character in the United States The Magic Window (also known as The House with the Magic Window) was an American children's television program broadcast on ABC affiliate
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- ^ While Mr. Hooper's death is considered by most as a landmark in children's television, this wasn't the first death in a children's program. Upon the 1973 death of George Woodbridge, who played the titular character in the British series Inigo Pipkin, the third season of the show dealt with the character's passing. For the British actor see George Woodbridge. George Woodbridge ( 1930 - January 19, 2004) an American illustrator Pipkins (originally Inigo Pipkin) was a British children's TV programme The series was renamed Pipkins, to reflect the change in cast.
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- ^ Sesame Street even turned to relative star-wattage for its theme song, "(Can you tell me how to get, how to get to) Sesame Street". Harmonica legend Toots Thielemans wrote the song in 1969, and played a harmonica solo in some versions of the sequence. Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Baron Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29 1922) known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian Jazz
- ^ Note that people in the Dutch-speaking area of Belgium, called Flanders, also watch the program. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
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- ^ United States Governors Join Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita to Encourage Healthy Habits in Children, April 24, 2006; Governors Mike Huckabee (R-AR), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Felix Perez Camacho (R-GU), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS), Kathleen Blanco (D-LA), Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Kenny Guinn (R-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ancibal Acevendo-Vila (D-PR), Bob Taft (R-OH), Don Carcieri (R-RI) with his wife, Sue Carcieri, Jon Huntsman (R-UT), Jim Douglas (R-VT) and Joe Manchin III (D-WV). Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Gliatto, Tom. "Elmo Saves Christmas", People, December 23, 1996. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) , accessed in EBSCOhost.
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- ^ Viadero, Debra. "Grover Promotes Harvard Course", Education Week, 2 March 2005, pp. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1/5th. Retrieved on 2006-03-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The course itself was developed by professor Joseph Blatt, who told Education Week "it focuses on how to harness the positive power of the media to improve children's health, particularly problems that stem from alarming levels of obesity among youngsters nationwide. " Guests to the course include Sesame Workshop staff. Students are required to pitch media projects to promote healthy behaviors among 6- to 9-year-olds to Sesame executives at the end of the course.
- ^ Bruce Morton, "Mr. Elmo goes to Washington". Atlanta, GA: CNN, 24 April 2002. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The characters of Sesame Street have a major presence in Washington. President Bill Clinton's 1997 inaugural guests included Elmo. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Elmo is a Muppet (Roberts, Roxanne. "For inauguration celebration, a group of diverse diversions", Washington Post, January 13, 1997. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar , through EBSCOhost. )
- ^ SESAME WORKSHOP NAMES NEW LICENSING REP FOR THE BENELUX
- ^ Previously The Licensing Company Ltd. held the British rights to Sesame Street. Its licensees included Reed Books Children's Publishing for books. ("Reed to publish Sesame Street Books in the UK", Publishers Weekly, April 28, 1997. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar )
- ^ Shaw, Russell. "Click me Elmo: Kids TV goes online", Electronic Media, February 24, 1997. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar , accessed through EBSCOhost.
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- ^ San Vicente, Romeo. "Bert and Ernie outed from film festival", PlanetOut, March 27, 2002. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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- ^ Herrmann, Brenda. "Ernie Rumor Just Won't Die", Chicago Tribune, 1992-11-10, pp. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw 1. (English)
- ^ Lender, Jon. "Rest Assured, Ernie the Puppet Has Never Felt Better", Hartford Courant, 1992-11-23, pp. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of 1. (English)
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- ^ The Touchstone "Can Someone Tell Billy Tauzin (R-LA) How to Get to Sesame Street?" by Dimitrije Kostic, Oct. 2002
- ^ gay news blog "PBS Caves, HIV Positive Muppet invisible to US Kids, retreat cheered by right-wing Republicans" by Thomas C. Jackson, July 2002
- ^ Jewish World Review "Reality Muppets" by Marianne M. Jennings, July 2002
- David Borgenicht, Sesame Street Unpaved: Scripts, Stories, Secrets, and Songs, 1998 and 2002 reprint, ISBN 1-4028-9327-2
- Caroll Spinney, J. Milligan, The Wisdom of Big Bird: (And the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers, 2003, ISBN 0-375-50781-7
- Christopher Finch, Jim Henson: The Works—The Art, the Magic, the Imagination, 1993, ISBN 0-679-41203-4
- Shalom M. Fisch, Rosemarie T. Truglio, "G" Is for Growing: 30 Years of Research on Children and Sesame Street, 2000, ISBN 0-8058-3395-1
See also
- The Muppets
- Pop culture influenced by Sesame Street (including Wonder Showzen and Avenue Q)
- Fraggle Rock
- The Muppet Show
- Sesame Street: Old School
- Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce
- Sesame Street internationally
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The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Pop culture influenced by Sesame Street Works about the show Sesame Street was subject of its own A&E Biography. Avenue Q is a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics and directed by Jason Moore. Fraggle Rock is a Children's television series with a total of 5 seasons and 96 episodes running from January 10, 1983 to March 30 The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from Sesame Street Old School is the title of a series of DVD releases produced by Sesame Workshop. Episode 2895, The episode was created for broadcast in 1992, but shelved by most broadcasters and producers once test audiences to the program weren't able to understand Sesame Street premiered in the United States in 1969. Since that time it has been translated and adapted into a number of international co-productionsDictionary
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- A television show for children on PBS, associated with politically correct educational content.
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