My Thoughts About the Sesame Street Season Premiere

Posted by Diane - November 11th, 2009

Behind the Google DoodleWith the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street now behind us, and this season underway, I wanted to share my thoughts about yesterday’s season premiere. Let me preface my thoughts by saying this: It’s been a long time since I watched Sesame Street from start to finish. I’ve watched segments, seen clips, and read reviews, but I hadn’t actually watched the program on TV in 15 years or more.

This was episode 4187. Yes, you read that right. The four thousand, one hundred and eighty-seventh episode. What causes a show, any show, to last that long? I think there are two answers.

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Happy 40th Birthday, Sesame Street!

Posted by Diane - November 4th, 2009

Happy 40th Birthday Sesame StreetGoogle helped Sesame Street celebrate it’s 40th Birthday today with a rather unusual (but charming) “Google Doodle.” And what better way to celebrate than with the show’s iconic character, Big Bird, providing the ”L” in the word ”Google?”

Forty years?! Wow! Just think about it. For forty years this show has been teaching children to count. To spell. To sing. To recognize letters and colors and shapes.

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