Sesame Street

Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppet characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and is the longest running children's program on American television. The show is...
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  • Nov 10, 1969

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Jim Henson

James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936, Greenville, Mississippi – May 16, 1990, New York, New York), was one of the most widely known puppeteers in American history. He...
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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American television producer. She is one of the founders of the Children's Television Workshop (now known...
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