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Sesame Street (TV Series 1969– )

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1969– 1969–
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On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs. On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

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- Joan Ganz Cooney
- Lloyd Morrisett Jr.
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- Jim Henson
- Frank Oz
- Caroll Spinney

- Joan Ganz Cooney
- Lloyd Morrisett Jr.
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- Jim Henson
- Frank Oz
- Caroll Spinney

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Won 6 Primetime Emmys
- 234 wins & 336 nominations total

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Jim Henson

Ernie…

Frank Oz

Caroll Spinney

Big Bird…

Jerry Nelson

Herry Monster…

Sonia Manzano

Maria…

Bob McGrath

Martin P. Robinson

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Emilio Delgado

Roscoe Orman

Gordon…

Kevin Clash

Richard Hunt

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Susan…

India Ennenga

Fran Brill

Prairie Dawn…

David Rudman

Baby Bear…

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Alison Bartlett

- Joan Ganz Cooney
- Lloyd Morrisett Jr.
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A childhood gem, but it has fallen in standards since I was a lad...

When I was a child, there were two main educational programs shown to children. Play School, being the other one, basically got me shouting at the television that I was not retarded, not stupid, and not a diminished human being, just a child. From what I've seen from observing some of my cousins' children, it hasn't changed a lot except parents have revised their opinion of its suitability for five year olds. Unfortunately, Sesame Street is going much in the same direction.

In the 1990s, Sesame Street had a rather nasty competitor in the shape of Barney, a purple dinosaur with a support cast that showed no difference in emotional response. Even when that support cast consisted of four year olds and fourteen year olds. As if that wasn't harmful enough, Barney would openly tell children they weren't good if they didn't have good feelings, or alter the rules of a game to make someone else the winner. That such "lessons" were allowed to be broadcast shows how useful the regulators of television really are. By contrast, the Sesame Street I remember even dealt with such issues as the death of a loved one. Goodbye, Mr. Hooper was one of the most amazing episodes of children's television ever broadcast because it made an effort to try and teach children about something so difficult that even live adults are often no help with it.

Other brilliant aspects of the show included using monsters to portray certain feelings or behaviours that the audience might be conflicted about. They had a cookie monster to show what a negative (but highly funny, the way they presented it) appearance gluttony can bring. They had a grouchy monster to show the effects of an anti-social mentality. More "cute" monsters such as Grover were used to show things like fear or sadness. There was a good reason for all of this. Negative feelings are difficult enough for a child to understand, so having puppets to thoroughly explain them was very educational.

Kudos are also due the adult cast of the show. During every episode I saw, even Goodbye, Mr. Hooper, the adults were never condescending or smug. They never acted as if they had every answer. Instead, they told the monster, other puppet, or child characters a few useful tidbits and let these characters work things out for themselves. Even today, if you see the sequences with such annoying characters as Elmo, it is the children or the child-like characters who deliver all the answer lines. Those consultations with child psychologists done by the Children's Television Workshop really paid off.

Unfortunately, and there always seems to be an unfortunately these days when it comes to children's television, a certain adherence to marketing over education crept in over recent years. The greatness of such characters as Oscar or Grover was that they could appeal to children without needing to be cutesy. Oscar was a grump who appeared to have worked too many night shifts, while Grover seemed to be just a fearful but friendly guy trying to make his way in the world. Perfectly normal, ordinary people wrapped up in some very bizarre-looking trimmings, in other words. Nowadays, characters like Elmo seem so awfully sugarcoated that it makes me wonder if his audience is going to encounter problems in later life when they learn they cannot get by simply on acting cute.

I don't know who pulls the strings on this show these days, but I would like to implore them for the sake of future generations. The old way of educating the children about the fundamentals of life, and letting the cute factor take care of itself, was a much better one. Please go back to it. I might not be part of the audience anymore, but I do have second cousins, and maybe one day a niece or nephew, who are.

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Nov 13, 2004

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Release date
- July 21, 1969 (United States)
- United States
- English
- Spanish
- American Sign Language
Also known as
- Open Sesame
Filming locations
- Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
- Children's Television Workshop (CTW)
- Curious Pictures
- Sesame Workshop
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Sesame Street The Nutcracker

The classic story of The Nutcracker is retold Sesame-style in Sesame Street The Nutcracker, a 30-minute animated holiday special that follows Elmo and his new puppy on a fantastical adventure filled with new music, friends, and even a talking Tango!

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New Emmy Nominations for Sesame!

Sesame Workshop picked up a remarkable 15 nominations for the first-ever Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. Sesame Street, Helpsters, See Us Coming Together, and other favorites are in the running for Outstanding Preschool Series, Outstanding Fiction Special, and much more. Winners will be announced in December!

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Partnering for Children’s Health and Well-being

Sesame Workshop and Quest for Health Equity are teaming up to address health and well-being inequities among children, particularly in low-income, rural, and marginalized communities. New bilingual resources are designed to connect and support parents and healthcare providers as partners in children’s care.

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2022 Brands That Matter Announced

We are thrilled and honored that Sesame Workshop made Fast Company’s “Brands That Matter” list for the second year in a row. The list showcases organizations with purpose, ideals, and mission who are making a difference through cultural impact and social engagement. Thank you, Fast Company!

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Ghostwriter Season 3 Premiere

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Sesame Workshop Welcomes New CFO

Brett Robinson, Sesame Workshop’s new CFO and EVP of Finance, Technology, and Facilities, will oversee all fiscal matters and the IT and Engineering divisions and help identify key metrics to drive impact. He reports directly to CEO Steve Youngwood.

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Sesame Street Season 53 on HBO Max

Sesame Street’s 53rd season debuts November 3 on Cartoonito, the preschool hub on HBO Max. With a focus on helping kids develop a healthy self-identity and sense of belonging in full celebration of our diverse world, Season 53 welcomes celebrity guests Mickey Guyton, Amber Ruffin, Samuel L. Jackson, HAIM, and more!

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Big Night at the Emmy Awards

Sesame Workshop was doubly honored at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York on September 29. “Street Gang: How we Got to Sesame Street” won in the category of Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary, and “Through Our Eyes: Apart” won for Outstanding Short Documentary. Both are streaming on HBO Max. Congratulations to the talented people who worked so hard on these remarkable shows.

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Sesame Workshop CEO on CBS Sunday Morning

As streaming services and apps reach more people with more content than ever, CEO Steve Youngwood sat down with CBS Sunday Morning contributor Kelefa Sanneh in a segment about “streaming wars” and the ways new services fight for subscribers as they upend traditional broadcast and cable business models.

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New Interactive App Takes on Pandemic Gaps

“Learn with Sesame” tackles an issue that’s top of mind for families today, offering young children both social-emotional learning and academic skill development to address gaps created by the pandemic. Games, videos, and more with Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and friends help kids navigate emotions and everyday challenges while exploring concepts like numbers, colors, and shapes.

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Curtain Up on Sesame Street Musical in NYC

“Sesame Street: The Musical,” directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, opens September 22 (previews start September 8) at Theater Row on 42nd Street. Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, and more join special guest stars from Broadway and beyond in a show featuring classic Sesame Street songs plus original numbers by renowned Broadway songwriters.

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Carly (left) tells Elmo why she ended up in a foster family

In one of the most popular children's programs in the world - "Sesame Street" - addition - new Carly's character, a six-and-a-half-year-old green fluffy doll, explains to her friends that she lives in a foster family because her real mother suffers from drug addiction.

"My mom has adult issues," Carly says to little Elmo, the bright red Sesame Street character, in one of the clips. And in another, she and 10-year-old girl Salia, whose parents also struggle with addiction, discuss what it is.

This is not the first time Sesame Street has played up important social issues that children may face. The creators of the educational program cite statistics that prompted them to highlight the topic of opioid drug addiction of parents: in the USA 5.7 million children under the age of 11 live with parents who are addicted to opioids.

Sesame Street viewers first saw Carly in May, but only now have the creators explained that her mother is being treated for opioid addiction, common in the US and many other countries around the world.

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Serious problems for children

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2018, 10.3 million people used opioids without medical reasons, and an average of 130 people die from opioid overdose every day.

During the 50 years of Sesame Street's existence, the characters of the TV show have spoken to children on a range of social topics. From breastfeeding babies in public to coping with the death of loved ones, what is racism, why some children have foster parents, and some have parents in prison.

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Sesame Street last year was about homeless children

homeless.

In 2013, Sesame Street in Communities, a widely accessible online educational resource, joined the television version, where parents and teachers can find videos for children in English and Spanish.

There are also new videos about Carly on this site.

What Carly is talking about

"My mom and dad told me that addiction is a disease," says girl Salia in a conversation with Carly doll in one of the videos.

"Yes, it's a disease that makes people feel like they have to take drugs or alcohol to get better," Carly replies. only happens in my family. But now I know a lot of other kids like us. I feel like I'm not alone."

In another video, Elmo tells his father Louis about Carly. He explains that drug addiction is a disease, and Carly's mom had to seek help to stop this disease.

In another video, Carly shares with friends about her encounters with other children in similar situations and meetings with other adults her mother attends.

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The Heroes of Sesame Street in New York

Sesame Street appeared on US television at 1969 year. In Russia, it was shown in the late 90s and early 2000s. Psychologists and children's teachers are directly involved in the creation of TV programs and materials on the site.

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Sesame Street (TV Series 1969– )

Episodes2671

Videos49

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