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 (167 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

It was decided to allow others besides Big Bird to see Snuffleupagus due to the "Children should be seen, heard and believed" campaign where, if a child were to report something, particularly criminal abuse of their bodies, then adults would believe them.

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Goofs

During the final stanza of the Anything Muppets' song "J Friends", when the four Muppets jump up at the line "Let's jump with Jane", the hair and forehead of Muppet performer Frank Oz are briefly visible at the bottom of the screen.

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Quotes

Bert: Oh, I love pigeons more then anything else in this world... besides oatmeal.

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Crazy Credits

Most episodes aired from 1969 to the 2000s do not have complete closing credits; ending credits usually appeared at the end of the Friday installment, or when another weekday episode ran short.

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Connections

Referenced in Gaming Disasters: WTF's and ROFL's: Sesame Street (2007)

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Soundtracks

"ELMO'S SONG"
Sung by Elmo, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus

User Reviews

What happended to my show?

Can this really be the same show that dealt with the death of Mr. Hooper? I can't see them doing anything like that now. They used to count up to twenty. Now they sometimes go past ten. I even remember one cartoon segment where they went up to 40! I miss Mumford the Magician(ala peanut butter sandwiches!) and the honkers. I had a honker doll when I was little. Drove my folks nuts.

Please get rid of Elmo World! He doesn't even TEACH anything.('cept for that one PC Holiday Speacial) and as many others pointed out he's annoying and talks down to kids.

For people who tell me not to get upset over a kids show, I remind them that Sesame Street was a show parents could watch with their kids without being bored silly. The show had jokes that parents could get. and some awesome guest stars.

I have a feeling this show may be coming to an end. It will be replaced by Elmo's World in hour long form.

Farwell Sesmae we had great times together.