SESAME STREET {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The premiere of this educational children's series that teaches numbers and the alphabet, along with social and cultural concepts, to pre-schoolers. Set on the fanciful urban block of Sesame Street, the series features Jim Henson's live-action Muppets, animation, short films, and a cast of adults and children. This program introduces some of the adult characters featured on the series -- Gordon, Susan, Bob and Mr. Hooper -- as well as the Muppet characters Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, and Cookie Monster. Highlights of the program include the following: a segment about the concept of "clean," in which Ernie leads a washing song; a short film that investigates the source of milk by visiting a dairy farm; a brief guest appearance by Carol Burnett; and Kermit with a presentation on the letter W. Featured letters and numbers are W, S, E, 2, and 3.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: November 10, 1969 11:30 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:48
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T85:0986
- GENRE: Animation; Children's; Education/Information
- SUBJECT HEADING: Children's programs; Most Popular (Top 100); Puppets; She Made It Collection (Joan Ganz Cooney)
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1969-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim Henson … Muppets created by
- Carol Burnett … Guest
- Will Lee … Cast, Mr. Hooper
- Loretta Long … Cast, Susan
- Bob McGrath … Cast, Bob
- Matt Robinson … Cast, Gordon
- Carroll Spinney … Cast, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch