Sesame Street (1969– )

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

Creator:

Joan Ganz Cooney

Stars:

Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 158 wins & 238 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird (171 episodes, 1969-2013)
Frank Oz	...	Bert (166 episodes, 1969-2013)
Jerry Nelson	...	Herry Monster (154 episodes, 1970-2013)
Jim Henson	...	Ernie (136 episodes, 1969-1993)
Sonia Manzano	...	Maria (129 episodes, 1971-2013)
Bob McGrath	...	Bob (121 episodes, 1969-2012)
Roscoe Orman	...	Gordon (117 episodes, 1974-2012)
Kevin Clash	...	Elmo (117 episodes, 1982-2013)
Martin P. Robinson	...	Telly Monster (117 episodes, 1982-2013)
Emilio Delgado	...	Luis (101 episodes, 1971-2012)
Loretta Long	...	Susan (96 episodes, 1969-2012)
Fran Brill	...	Prairie Dawn (83 episodes, 1970-2012)
Richard Hunt	...	Two-Headed Monster (81 episodes, 1974-1993)

Storyline

The setting is in a small street in a city where children and furry puppet monsters learn about numbers, the alphabet and other pre-school subjects taught in commercial spots, songs and games.

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Plot Keywords:

street | monster | number | creature | part animation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Music

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Official site PBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish American Sign Language

Release Date:

10 November 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sesame Street Unpaved

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Henson Associates (HA), Jim Henson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before trying cookies for the first time, his name was Sid.

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Goofs

During the "Remembering Game" sketch, when Cookie Monster calls "Number 4", a stagehand's arm is visible reaching behind the game board at the bottom right of the screen.

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Quotes

Oscar the Grouch: Say! Aren't you Johnny Trash?
Johnny Cash: No, Cash.
Oscar the Grouch: Cash, Cash!
Johnny Cash: Yeah. Have a rotten day!

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Crazy Credits

Each episode is numbered, and this number is displayed at the start of the episode.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.15 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"A NEW WAY TO WALK"
Written by Mark Saltzman and Joe Raposo
Performed by The Oinker Sisters
1986 Sesame Street Records, Instruct. Children's Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Lost Roots

Though I am 33 years old, I have still found myself drawn to watch a minute or two of Sesame Street now and then. My daughter is 10 years old so her days of Elmo are long over but I find it a little sad that they have changed so much on the show. I remember watching the show every time it came on. My daughter loved it too. It seems too commercialized now and the characters have changed so much that you don't feel a connection to them the way that I did as a child. There was a feeling of being a part of "the family" even if you weren't actually there with them. I don't think that kids have changed so much that they wouldn't like it just the way that it use to be. I think what has changed is the junk that is on T.V. now days. Unfortunately, I suppose, poor old Sesame Street just couldn't compete with all that, and ended up having to make a few minor sacrifices here and there to draw the attention of the kids. I wish that for my Grand children's sake, though, they could find a way to go back to the Sesame Street that I remember and also be able to incorporate some of the new things.