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'Sesame Street' uses Elmo to hype COVID vaccines for 3-year-olds
June 29, 2022 | 10:52am"I remember when Sesame Street was cool. Now they are just another shill for the mainstream narrative training kids with propaganda," one critic sniped.
'Sesame Street' stars pose with fellow 2019 Kennedy Center honorees
December 8, 2019 | 4:53pm"Sesame Street" is set to be feted Sunday night at the Kennedy Center Honors -- following the death of the man who first gave voice to the show's beloved character...
'Sesame Street' 50th anniversary: The best character quotes ever
November 6, 2019 | 5:43pmEver since it premiered in 1969, “Sesame Street” has been dispensing wisdom to audiences of all ages. Some of it is funny, some of it is moving and smart. In...
De Blasio and Big Bird finally seen in same place at same time
May 1, 2019 | 2:41pmMayor Bill de Blasio enjoyed a reunion of sorts Wednesday, shaking the three-fingered yellow hand of Big Bird at the renaming of West 63rd Street and Broadway as Sesame Street....
For Sesame Street, C now stands for classroom
July 20, 2018 | 1:38amSEATTLE — Sesame Street is taking its beloved, critically acclaimed brand of educational television into the highly profitable world of classroom curriculum — a move that experts say could open...
This story about Big Bird will make you cry
May 8, 2015 | 11:41amA Reddit thread hosted by the man behind “Sesame Street”’s Big Bird took a surprisingly heartbreaking turn when he revealed details of an interaction he once had with a dying...
How Big Bird escaped death on the doomed Challenger shuttle
May 2, 2015 | 10:39pmThroughout his 46 years playing Big Bird on “Sesame Street,” Caroll Spinney has always stood apart from the show’s other puppeteers. For one thing, the full-body costume means he can’t...