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 160 wins & 242 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

Gordon never had a last name until 1991 when he became a teacher. Since it would have been inappropriate for students to call him by his first name, Roscoe Orman suggested his last name should be Robinson, after Matt Robinson, the first actor to play Gordon in the show.

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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

Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster thief, not liar.

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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

Spoofed in Just Go with It (2011)

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Soundtracks

"SHARE"
Performed by Ernie and Cookie Monster
©1980

User Reviews

It's Not The Same As It Used To Be

I think that Sesame Street, although it is a really good children's show, isn't really the same as it used to be. It hasn't been the same since Jim Henson died and it hasn't been the same since a lot of the characters have died or moved on. The people that have come and gone from this show are the ones that have been the best I've seen in a very long time. Now instead of recording new shows and going on without some of the major players in the show they just pasted together clips from old shows. I remember the days before Jim Henson died when Sesame Street was more than just a clip show. It meant a lot to the kids of my generation.