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Sesame Street

Year:

1969

Duration:

60 min | 30 min (2014-)

Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Music

IMDB rate:

8.3

Awards:

Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 177 wins & 264 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1969-11-10

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

Cast

Actor

Character

Billy Crystal

Sesame Street

Michael McKean

Nitya Vidyasagar

Sesame Street

Caroll Spinney

Big Bird

Frank Oz

Bert

Jerry Nelson

News Flash Announcer / ... (202 episodes, 1970-2013)

Jim Henson

Ernie

Sonia Manzano

Maria

Martin P. Robinson

Telly Monster

Bob McGrath

Bob

Kevin Clash

Elmo

Roscoe Orman

Gordon

Emilio Delgado

Luis

Richard Hunt

Two-Headed Monster

Loretta Long

Susan

Fran Brill

Prairie Dawn

David Rudman

Baby Bear

Did you know?

Trivia

Snuffy, or Snuffuluppagus, was originally believed to be an imaginary friend of Big Bird. But was later on reveled to everyone, and was a regular who everyone saw.

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When creating the show, executive producer Joan Ganz Cooney, deliberately made sure that the human cast would be an ensemble with approximately equal roles, so no one person would emerge as the host or star of the show and be able to use this as a negotiating tool and threaten the show's survival when it came time for contracts to be renewed, as Robert Keeshan had been able to do as the star of the Captain Kangaroo (1955) show.

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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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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

Bert: I don't get it.

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Oscar the Grouch: [Referring to Slimy's book The Adventures of Trash Gordon] He loves reading Trash.

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Grover: Jane Fonda, eat your heart out!

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Faq

What are the lyrics to the theme song?

Sunny DaysSweepin' the Clouds AwayOn My Way to Where the Air is SweetCan You Tell Me How to Get, How to Get to Sesame Street?Come and PlayEverything's A-OkayFriendly Neighbors There, That's Where We MeetCan You Tell Me How to Get, How to Get to Sesame Street?It's a Magic Carpet RideEvery Door Will Open Wide to Happy People Like YouHappy People LikeWhat a BeautifulSunny DaySweepin' the Clouds AwayOn My Way to Where the Air is SweetCan You Tell me How to Get, How to Get to Sesame Street...?How to Get to Sesame Street...?How to Get to Sesame Street...?(fade)

When did the major human characters finally believe in Snuffy's exsistence?

Episode 2096 was when Snuffy's exsisitence became known to the major human characters.

Incidentally, how do you get to Sesame Street?

Currently it is filmed at Astoria, New York.

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