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Sesame Street's 40th anniversary

2K views 7 replies 6 participants last post by  Sid James 
#1 ·
I just learnt from Google that today (Nov. 5) is Sesame Street's 40th anniversary.

I remember growing up with the show in the '80's. If for nothing else, the show was very memorable for it's muppet characters - Ernie & Bert, Kermit the frog, Grover, Elmo, the inimitable Cookie Monster, & so on. Now I think the way that the show saturated you with numbers and letters was a bit repetitive, but I suppose it was educational.

What are other members' memories of Sesame Street?
 
#3 ·
I was a little before you guys, growing up in the early 70s watching the show. I was a teenager when Mr. Hooper died and I remember how they dealt with it being sort of controversial. I was more of an Electric Company guy as a child to be honest.

HD:p
 
#6 ·
Obviously Sesame Street was like the Muppet Show for daytime kids TV. Still a great show, but it always left us in the dark as to how to get there (is that a bit twee?). I absolutely love Jim Henson and find his characters incredibly lively and cute, be it in the Muppets, Fraggle Rock, Star Wars, Little Shop of Horrors, Labyrinth or Dark Crystal.
 
#7 ·
Yes, it was great. In late 90's I was watching the oldschool Sesame Street because, like other western shows, it came up to eastern Europe long after it's premiere. So I was lucky to watch Cookie Monster and others at their best. Modern SS is damn crap, Cookie Monster don't eat cookies anymore, and the whole show is boring to me. I still enjoy old videos like this: or this:

But the modern stuff? Washings! :<
 
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