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History of Sesame Street

By 07amarissa

  • History of Sesame Street

    History of Sesame Street
    The preschool educational television program Sesame Street was first aired on public broadcasting.
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    Sesame Street

  • One Year Later

    One Year Later
    In November 1970, the cover of Time magazine featured Big Bird, who had received more fan mail than any of the show's human hosts.

  • 20 years 1984

    20 years 1984
    Muppeteer Kevin Clash begins performing Elmo. A curious three-and-a-half year old.

  • Audio

    Audio
    Sesame Street goes Audio and reaches an all new high

  • 40th Anniversary

    40th Anniversary
    By Sesame Street‍ '​s 40th anniversary, it was ranked the fifteenth most popular children's show on television. When the show premiered in 1969, 130 episodes a year were produced; in 2009, because of rising costs, twenty-six episodes were made.

  • 46th Season

    46th Season
    Sesame Street reaches it's 46th Season and currently can be watched on two channels. (HBO and PBS)