"Shalom Sesame" (1987) TV series

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Moti Aviram

Writers:

Louise Gikow (writer)
Mark Saltzman (head writer)

Release Date:

1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | History

Plot:

A English version of "Rechov Sumsum" (1983).

Plot Keywords:

Educational | Judaism | Sesame Street | Hebrew | Foreign Language Adaptation

Cast

Jeremy Miller	...	Special Guest
Itzhak Perlman	...	Special Guest
Caroll Spinney	...	Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Yoav Tzafir	...	(1987)
Sarai Tzuriel	...	Kippi Ben Kippod

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Company:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW)

Trivia:

This show aired in 2 different times. A set of episodes aired on PBS as a mini-series for one week in 1987. Then the show was released on home video by Sisu Home Entertainment (instead of Random House Home Video, that distributed all other Sesame Street videos). Then, a second wave of episodes aired in 1992 the same way, airing on PBS for a week and then being released on VHS.

Quotes:

Sarah Jessica Parker: Can you tell me why do we eat matzah on Passover?
Oscar the Grouch: Well, if you must know, nosey, its because its flat like the way I sing.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Rechov Sumsum" (1983)