▲'Sesame Street' puppet characters, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Joan Ganz Cooney gather to launch the 40th season of the show.

▲Singer Tony Bennett and Elmo make a fine duo at the Sesame Street Workshop 35th Anniversary Gala.

▲Rosita tells children about the 'You Can Ask!' program. The initiative aims to help identify and deal with stress in young children.

▲The original 'Sesame Street' hosts, Matt Robinson (Gordon), Will Lee (Mr. Hooper), Loretta Long (Susan), and Bob McGrath (Bob) stand with Big Bird on the set.

▲The 'Sesame Street' band pictured together to promote their record album, 'Sesame Country.'

▲Bert and Ernie ride the Music Makes Us Family float in the Tournament Of Roses Parade.

▲Sheryl Crow and Elmo sharing guitar duties.

▲'Sesame Street' was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morriset. The show premiered on public television stations on November 10, 1969.

▲Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Zoe pose together in their very own Sesame Street.

▲Anchorwoman Katie Couric and Elmo, Jesse, and Rosita address an audience and the press before a special tree planting ceremony promoting the launch of the 'When Families Grieve' support group initiative.

▲Big Bird appears on stage during a keynote address at the 2013 International CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show.

▲Cookie Monster attends the unveiling of the Party City party cart at Boston Children's Hospital.

▲Raya and Elmo bring laughter to the VIP Lounge at the 2014 Global Citizen Festival To End Extreme Poverty By 2030.

▲Original cast members Eric Jacobson (Grover & Bert), Caroll Spinney (Oscar and Big Bird), Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Abby Cadabby) and Joey Mazzarino (Murray Monster) together for the show's 40th Anniversary.

▲Abby Cadabby lights the Empire State Building in honor of Autism Awareness Day.

▲A Muppet opens the Jim Henson Exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image.

▲Guests and several of the show's characters attend HBO Premiere of 'The Magical Wand Chase.'

▲Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby ride to the HBO premiere of Sesame Street's 'The Magical Wand Chase.'

▲Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, two of Jim Henson's Muppet characters and stars of the film 'Muppets From Space', arrive in a limousine at the film's premiere.

▲Oprah Winfrey cuddles up to Elmo during The Sesame Workshop's Second Annual Benefit Gala.

▲Super Grover makes its way down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

▲'Sesame Street' characters play in front of a large cookie made by Universal Studios Japan (USJ) as a promotion for a new attraction at its Osaka theme park.

▲The creators of the popular children's show partnered with Shanghai Television to bring a mixture of entertainment and education to Chinese TV screens.

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The show has been taped at the historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens since 1993. It was previously recorded at Reeves Teletape Studios.

▲Elmo pops up between guest Ice-T and host Jimmy Fallon during an edition of 'The Tonight Show.'

▲The 'Big Bird' character is displayed during an exhibition in memory of American puppeteer and movie director Jim Henson at the Museum of Moving Images.

▲Jim Henson and Jane Nebel pose with puppets, including the original Kermit, from the TV show 'Sam and Friends' around 1956/57. The rare still was released to promote a Muppet display at the National Museum of American History.

▲Can you believe that 'Sesame Street' first aired all the way back in 1969? Over 50 years later, it's still going strong! Indeed, it's as good a time as any for a walk down memory lane. Are you ready? Click on to check out this throwback gallery.

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Today is Sesame Street Day

10/11/24 por StarsInsider

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Can you believe that 'Sesame Street' first aired all the way back in 1969? Over 50 years later, it's still going strong! Indeed, it's as good a time as any for a walk down memory lane. Are you ready? Click on to check out this throwback gallery.

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Today is Sesame Street Day

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