Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

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

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Pasadena, CA 2005 - Bert and Ernie ride the Music Makes Us Family float in the Tournament Of Roses Parade.

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New York City, NY 2009 - 'Sesame Street' puppet characters, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Joan Ganz Cooney gather to launch the 40th season of the show.

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New York City, NY 2003 - Singer Tony Bennett and Elmo make a fine duo at the Sesame Street Workshop 35th Anniversary Gala.

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New York City, NY 2009 - 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.

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New York City, NY 2010 - 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.

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New York City, NY 2003 - Rosita tells children about the 'You Can Ask!' program. The initiative aims to help identify and deal with stress in young children.

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New York City, NY 2017 - Guests and several of the show's characters attend HBO Premiere of 'The Magical Wand Chase.'

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New York City, NY 2014 - Abby Cadabby lights the Empire State Building in honor of Autism Awareness Day.

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New York City, NY 2004 - Oprah Winfrey cuddles up to Elmo during The Sesame Workshop's Second Annual Benefit Gala.

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New York City, NY 2010 - Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Zoe pose together in their very own Sesame Street.

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Boston, MS 2014 - Cookie Monster attends the unveiling of the Party City party cart at Boston Children's Hospital.

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New York City, NY 2004 - Super Grover makes its way down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

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New York City, NY 2009 - Sheryl Crow and Elmo sharing guitar duties.

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

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New York City, NY 2014 - Raya and Elmo bring laughter to the VIP Lounge at the 2014 Global Citizen Festival To End Extreme Poverty By 2030.

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New York City, NY 2009 - Elmo pops up between guest Ice-T and host Jimmy Fallon during an edition of 'The Tonight Show.'

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New York City, NY 2017 - Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby ride to the HBO premiere of Sesame Street's 'The Magical Wand Chase.'

© Getty Images

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New York City, NY 2017 - A Muppet opens the Jim Henson Exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image.

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New York City, NY 2017 - 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.

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Tokyo, Japan 2003 - '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.

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Shanghai, China 1998 - 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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New York City, NY 1969 - 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.

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New York City, NY 1981 - The 'Sesame Street' band pictured together to promote their record album, 'Sesame Country.'

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Washington, D.C. 2006 - 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.

© NL Beeld

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Los Angeles, CAL 1999 - 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.

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New York City, NY 2018 -

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

See also: Celebrity guest stars on 'Sesame Street'

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

© Getty Images

1 / 28 Fotos

Pasadena, CA 2005 - Bert and Ernie ride the Music Makes Us Family float in the Tournament Of Roses Parade.

© Getty Images

2 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2009 - 'Sesame Street' puppet characters, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Joan Ganz Cooney gather to launch the 40th season of the show.

© BrunoPress

3 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2003 - Singer Tony Bennett and Elmo make a fine duo at the Sesame Street Workshop 35th Anniversary Gala.

© Getty Images

4 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2009 - 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.

© Getty Images

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New York City, NY 2010 - 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.

© Getty Images

6 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2003 - Rosita tells children about the 'You Can Ask!' program. The initiative aims to help identify and deal with stress in young children.

© Getty Images

7 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2017 - Guests and several of the show's characters attend HBO Premiere of 'The Magical Wand Chase.'

© Getty Images

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New York City, NY 2014 - Abby Cadabby lights the Empire State Building in honor of Autism Awareness Day.

© Getty Images

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New York City, NY 2004 - Oprah Winfrey cuddles up to Elmo during The Sesame Workshop's Second Annual Benefit Gala.

© Reuters

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New York City, NY 2010 - Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Zoe pose together in their very own Sesame Street.

© Getty Images

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Boston, MS 2014 - Cookie Monster attends the unveiling of the Party City party cart at Boston Children's Hospital.

© Getty Images

12 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2004 - Super Grover makes its way down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

© Reuters

13 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2009 - Sheryl Crow and Elmo sharing guitar duties.

© Getty Images

14 / 28 Fotos

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

© Getty Images

15 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2014 - Raya and Elmo bring laughter to the VIP Lounge at the 2014 Global Citizen Festival To End Extreme Poverty By 2030.

© Getty Images

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New York City, NY 2009 - Elmo pops up between guest Ice-T and host Jimmy Fallon during an edition of 'The Tonight Show.'

© BrunoPress

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New York City, NY 2017 - Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby ride to the HBO premiere of Sesame Street's 'The Magical Wand Chase.'

© Getty Images

18 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2017 - A Muppet opens the Jim Henson Exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image.

© Getty Images

19 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 2017 - 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.

©

NL Beeld

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Tokyo, Japan 2003 - '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.

© Reuters

21 / 28 Fotos

Shanghai, China 1998 - The creators of the popular children's show partnered with Shanghai Television to bring a mixture of entertainment and education to Chinese TV screens.

© Reuters

22 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 1969 - 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.

© Getty Images

23 / 28 Fotos

New York City, NY 1981 - The 'Sesame Street' band pictured together to promote their record album, 'Sesame Country.'

© Getty Images

24 / 28 Fotos

Washington, D.C. 2006 - 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.

©

NL Beeld

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Los Angeles, CAL 1999 - 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.

© Reuters

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New York City, NY 2018 -

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

See also: Celebrity guest stars on 'Sesame Street'

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Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

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Staying tuned to 'Sesame Street'

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03/02/25 | 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.

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