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Sesame Street
Sesame Street-Logo.jpg
Premiere November 10, 1969
Airs streaming
Creator Joan Ganz Cooney,
Jim Henson
Network/Provider NET (1969-1970)
PBS (1970-)
HBO (2015-2020)
HBO Max (2020-2025)
Netflix (2025-)
Style 60-minute children's educational
Company Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop)
Seasons 56
Episodes 4,765 (through season 53)
Status Currently releasing season 56
Origin USA
Official Site PBS Kids

Sesame Street is a long-running children's educational program that airs on PBS. Beginning with the 46th season, new episodes first appear on HBO.

Contents

Cast

Note that this list only includes current performers. For a full listing, see the cast listing.

Actor Character Duration
Main Cast - Muppets
Caroll Spinney Big Bird 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Oscar the Grouch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Jerry Nelson Herry Monster 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
The Count 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Fran Brill Prarie Dawn 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Zoe 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Marty Robinson Mr. Snuffleupagus 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Slimey the Worm 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Telly Monster 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Kevin Clash Elmo 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Baby Natasha 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Carmen Osbahr Rosita 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Steve Whitmire Ernie 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
David Rudman Baby Bear 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Cookie Monster 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Bruce Connelly Barkley 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Eric Jacobson Bert 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Grover 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Stephanie D'Abruzzo Curly Bear 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Leslie Carrara Abby Cadabby 37 38 39 40 41
Joey Mazzarino Murray Monster 38 39 40 41
Main Cast - Humans
Bob McGrath Bob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Loretta Long Susan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Sonia Manzano Maria 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Emilio Delgado Luis 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Roscoe Orman Gordon 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Alison Bartlett O'Reilly Gina 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Desiree Casado Gabi 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Alan Muraoka Alan 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Bill Irwin Mr. Noodle 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Olamide Faison Miles 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Christopher Knowings Chris 38 39 40 41
Nitya Vidyasagar Leela 39 40 41

Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
PBS
Season One November 10, 1969 May 8, 1970 130
Season Two November 9, 1970 May 28, 1971 145
Season Three November 8, 1971 May 5, 1972 130
Season Four November 27, 1972 May 25, 1973 130
Season Five November 19, 1973 May 17, 1974 130
Season Six November 4, 1974 May 2, 1975 130
Season Seven December 1, 1975 May 28, 1976 130
Season Eight November 29, 1976 May 27, 1977 130
Season Nine November 28, 1977 May 26, 1978 130
Season Ten November 27, 1978 May 25, 1979 130
Season Eleven November 26, 1979 May 23, 1980 130
Season Twelve November 24, 1980 May 22, 1981 130
Season Thirteen November 23, 1981 May 21, 1982 130
Season Fourteen November 22, 1982 May 20, 1983 130
Season Fifteen November 21, 1983 May 18, 1984 130
Season Sixteen November 19, 1984 May 17, 1985 130
Season Seventeen November 18, 1985 May 16, 1986 130
Season Eighteen November 17, 1986 May 15, 1987 130
Season Nineteen November 16, 1987 May 13, 1988 130
Season Twenty November 21, 1988 May 19, 1989 130
Season Twenty-One November 13, 1989 May 11, 1990 130
Season Twenty-Two November 12, 1990 May 10, 1991 130
Season Twenty-Three November 11, 1991 May 8, 1992 130
Season Twenty-Four November 9, 1992 May 7, 1993 130
Season Twenty-Five November 22, 1993 May 20, 1994 130
Season Twenty-Six November 21, 1994 May 19, 1995 130
Season Twenty-Seven November 20, 1995 May 17, 1996 130
Season Twenty-Eight November 18, 1996 May 16, 1997 130
Season Twenty-Nine November 17, 1997 May 15, 1998 130
Season Thirty November 16, 1998 May 7, 1999 65
Season Thirty-One January 3, 2000 May 12, 2000 65
Season Thirty-Two January 1, 2001 March 30, 2001 65
Season Thirty-Three February 4, 2002 April 12, 2002 50
Season Thirty-Four April 7, 2003 May 12, 2003 26
Season Thirty-Five April 4, 2004 May 10, 2004 26
Season Thirty-Six April 4, 2005 December 30, 2005 26
Season Thirty-Seven August 14, 2006 November 10, 2006 26
Season Thirty-Eight August 13, 2007 October 16, 2007 26
Season Thirty-Nine August 11, 2008 November 7, 2008 26
Season Forty November 10, 2009 February 18, 2010 26
Season Forty-One September 27, 2010 December 7, 2010 44
Season Forty-Two September 26, 2011 January 15, 2012 44
Season Forty-Three September 24, 2012 April 25, 2013 27
Season Forty-Four September 16, 2013 March 20, 2014 27
Season Forty-Five September 15, 2014 June 8, 2015 26
HBO
Season Forty-Six January 16, 2016 October 29, 2016 35
Season Forty-Seven January 7, 2017 September 2, 2017 35
Season Forty-Eight November 18, 2017 July 14, 2018 35
Season Forty-Nine November 17, 2019 July 13, 2019 35
Season Fifty November 17, 2019 July 11, 2020 35
HBO Max
Season Fifty-One November 12, 2020 July 8, 2021 35
Season Fifty-Two November 11, 2021 July 7, 2022 35
HBO Max / Max
Season Fifty-Three November 3, 2022 June 29, 2023 35
Max
Season Fifty-Four November 9, 2023 July 4, 2024 35
Season Fifty-Five January 16, 2025 September 11, 2025 35
Netflix
Season Fifty-Six November 16, 2025 — 35

Feature Films

Title Release Date
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird August 2, 1985
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland October 1, 1999
TBA January 14, 2022

In-Depth

DVD Releases

Title Release Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Old School, Volume 1: 1969-1974 October 24, 2006 purchase 3
Old School, Volume 2: 1974-1979 November 6, 2007 purchase 3
TV Episode Fun Pack, Volume 1 March 6, 2007 purchase 2
TV Episode Fun Pack, Volume 2 March 6, 2007 purchase 3
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
Elmo's World: The Street We Live On August 3, 2004 purchase 1
Furry Red Monster Parade September 1, 2006 purchase 1
The Letter of the Month Club September 1, 2006 purchase 1
Elmo and Zoe's Scientific Exploration September 1, 2006 purchase 1
Segment Collection  (Region 1)
The Best of Elmo's World DVD Collection August 1, 2006 purchase 3
Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure October 7, 2008 (Target)
March 3, 2009 (Other) 		purchase 1
Elmo and the Bookaneers April 21, 2009 purchase 1
Best of Elmo's World, Volume 2 May 5, 2009 purchase 3
Elmo's World: All About Faces September 1, 2009 purchase 1
40 Years of Sunny Days November 10, 2009 purchase 2
Elmo's World: Let's Play Music February 2, 2010 purchase 1
Elmo's Rainbow and Other Springtime Stories March 9, 2010 purchase 1
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures April 20, 2010 purchase 1
20 Years and Still Counting! July 13, 2010 purchase 1
P Is for Princess August 3, 2010 purchase 1

External Sites

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