Sesame Street

Sesame Street (1969) TV

56 Seasons Returning Series Kids Comedy

Network: PBS, HBO, National Educational Television, PBS Kids, Netflix, HBO Max, Max, HBO Max

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

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Gordon Introduces Sally to Sesame Street (0001) 1
Nov 10, 1969

In the first episode of Sesame Street, Gordon takes a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street, introducing her (and the viewers) to the various characters on the show. On the street, Sally meets the human cast -- Gordon, Susan, Bob and Mr. Hooper -- as well as two Muppet characters, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

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Jan 7, 1970

The cast introduces L, Q and Y; Kermit explains big and small. Sponsors: L, Q, Y, 6, 7

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Mr. Hooper Bakes Oscar a Baked Bean Sundae (0056) 56
Jan 26, 1970

An orange-colored Oscar demands a baked-bean sundae; Kermit the Frog explains the word "in". Gospel diva Mahalia Jackson sings "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", Animations of "Solomon Grundy" and "Wanda the Witch" make their debut.

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Gordon, Susan, and the Kids Go On An Imaginary Car Ride (0115) 115
Apr 17, 1970

Kermit sings the original "Being Green". Ernie and Bert perform the classic "Banana Telephone" skit, Muppet Roosevelt Franklin sings "I'm Roosevelt Franklin", Bob sings an early version of "Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?" plus Cookie Monster eats Ernie's cookie, and Oscar calls "Dial-a-Grouch".

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Big Bird Draws Letter R's (0123) 123
Apr 29, 1970

Here comes Cookie Monster! A prank on Bert backfires on Cookie and Ernie. Cookie's call to his mommy ends when he eats the telephone. Song "One of These Things" and animated ABC song.

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🎙️ SYSK Episodes

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SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy? "I like Electric Company over Sesame Street, Amen." — Chuck Mentioned in comparison of children's television preferences.
Dec 12, 2025
#102325
THE HUMAN SCREAM "I shared your Sesame Street episode on my Facebook page." A listener mentioning they shared the podcast's Sesame Street episode on social media.
Oct 23, 2025
#042625
Selects: How Jim Henson Worked "He was invited to be on the pilot of a show created by the children's television workshop called Sesame Street." — Josh Discussed Jim Henson being hired to create iconic characters for the children's educational television show.
Apr 26, 2025
#092424
Four Eyes Good: The History of Glasses "It can also be exotic, like The Count from Sesame Street. Where's the monocle?" — Chuck Chuck references The Count from Sesame Street as an example of a character who wears a monocle.
Sep 24, 2024
#091923
10ish Worst Business Decisions Ever "Sesame Street's been on even longer." — Josh Mentioned as one of the longest-running TV shows in America.
Sep 19, 2023
#070123
Selects: What Makes Lead So Poisonous? "Massive recalls for everything from Dora the explorer toys to Sesame street toys, due to lead paint." — Chuck Referenced as an example of toys recalled in 2007 due to lead paint contamination from Chinese manufacturing.
Jul 1, 2023
#050220
SYSK Selects: How do dogs perceive time? "I was trying to imagine Sesame Street would look like in real life." A listener analyzed Sesame Street characters as residents of a government-operated group home facility.
May 2, 2020
#032020
SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked "He was invited to be on the pilot of a show created by the children's television workshop called Sesame Street." — Josh Discussing Jim Henson's major career turning point when he was hired to create characters for Sesame Street.
Mar 20, 2020
#080117
How Public Broadcasting Works "Sesame Street, probably the most legendary kids show of all time." — Josh Described as probably the most legendary children's show in American television history.
Aug 1, 2017
#061616
How Steadicams Work "And he was working for, well, he was working in TV commercials and on Sesame Street in Philadelphia." — Josh Mentioned as one of the early projects Garrett Brown worked on before inventing the steadicam.
Jun 16, 2016
#041916
What Makes Lead So Poisonous? "massive recalls for everything from Dora the Explorer toys to Sesame Street toys, due to the fact that they had lead paint" — Chuck Mentioned alongside Dora toys as recalled products containing lead paint in 2007.
Apr 19, 2016
#081815
Pigeons: Homing, Passenger, Carrier and Otherwise "Barney, apparently from, from, it says here he's the big purple dinosaur in Sesame Street. That seems a little confused" — Josh Josh reads from a list that incorrectly places Barney the dinosaur on Sesame Street when discussing famous pigeon fanciers.
Aug 18, 2015
#010615
How Jim Henson Worked "He was invited to be on the pilot of a show created by the children's television workshop called Sesame Street." — Chuck Discussion of Jim Henson being hired to create iconic Muppet characters for the children's educational television show.
Jan 6, 2015
#080514
How Play-Doh Works "And now it's an electric company over Sesame Street, amen." — Chuck Chuck mentioned it in comparison to The Electric Company when discussing children's TV shows they preferred.
Aug 5, 2014
#032014
How Electricity Works "I was Electric Company over Sesame Street even" — Chuck Chuck and Josh are comparing childhood educational shows and their preferences.
Mar 20, 2014
#050511
A Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works) "And that's very, it's a very sesame street way of putting it." — Josh Josh describes an old theory about memory storage as being simplistic like something from Sesame Street.
May 5, 2011

Cast

Frank Oz
Frank Oz
Bert
Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano
Maria Figueroa Rodriguez
Roscoe Orman
Roscoe Orman
Gordon Robinson
Martin P. Robinson
Martin P. Robinson
Telly Monster / Aloysius Snuffleupagus / Irvine / Slimey (voice)
Suki Lopez
Suki Lopez
Nina
Violet Tinnirello
Violet Tinnirello
Charlie
Jennifer Barnhart
Jennifer Barnhart
Zoe (voice)
Ryan Dillon
Ryan Dillon
Elmo (voice)
Alan Muraoka
Alan Muraoka
Alan

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