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Sesame Street was conceived in 1966 during discussions between television producer Joan Ganz Cooney and Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett.Their goal was to create a children's television show that would "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them," [16] such as helping young children prepare for school.
Episode 847 (commonly known as the "Wicked Witch episode") is the 52nd episode from the seventh season of the American educational children's television series Sesame Street. It was directed by Robert Myhrum and written by Joseph A. Bailey, Judy Freudberg and Emily Kingsley, it originally aired on PBS on February 10, 1976.
Despite being shown in two episodes in Season 34 and dropped from the show in Season 35, Monster Clubhouse still appeared in Sesame Street's 2002-2006 intro. According to the book Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street the segment was discontinued after 2003 because, "kids didn't know the new Muppets and became confused ...
One such version, done with the cooperation of Sesame Workshop, [3] was released under the DJ Food name by Ninja Tune Records on a 12" EP [4] and the Zen TV DVD. [5] Other versions have been performed by Venetian Snares (on the Infolepsy EP), Wicked Hemlocks, Maylee Todd (on Escapology), The Postmarks, and an instrumental version by Big Organ Trio.
Sesame Street has a history of addressing difficult topics as part of its affective curriculum goals, including death, marriage, childbirth, and disaster. Extensive research was conducted before these episodes were written and produced to determine their focus, and after they aired, to analyze their impact on viewers.
In late 2015, in response to "sweeping changes in the media business", [5] HBO began airing first-run episodes of Sesame Street. Episodes became available on PBS stations and websites nine months after they aired on HBO. As of its 50th anniversary in 2019, Sesame Street has produced over 10653 episodes, 35 TV specials, 200 home videos, and 180 ...
Mecha Builders (also known as Sesame Street: Mecha Builders) is an American animated children's television series and a spin-off of Sesame Street that began production in May 2020. [1] The series is produced by Sesame Workshop and animated by Guru Studio. [1] [2] The project was announced in October 2019. [3]
Alma's Way is an animated children's television series from Fred Rogers Productions created and executive produced by former Sesame Street actress Sonia Manzano and animated by Canadian animation studio Pipeline Studios. The series airs on PBS Kids, and premiered on October 4, 2021. [1]