Sesame Street
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| Sesame Street | |
| Premiere | November 10, 1969 |
| Finale | |
| Airs | Varies by market |
| Creator | Joan Ganz Cooney, Jim Henson |
| Network | NET (1969-1970), PBS (1970-present) |
| Style | 60-minute children's educational |
| Company | Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) |
| Episodes | 4186 (through season 39) |
| Seasons | 39 |
| Status | Renewed through season 40 (2009-10) |
| Origin | USA |
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Sesame Street (1969– ) is a long-running children's educational program that airs on PBS.
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[edit] 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 |
| 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 | |
| Jerry Nelson | 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 | |||
| Marty Robinson | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carmen Osbahr | Rosita | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Whitmire | Ernie | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fran Brill | Zoe | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Rudman | Baby Bear | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cookie Monster | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Jacobson | Bert | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grover | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Carrara | Abby Cadabby | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joey Mazzarino | Murray Monster | 38 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Muraoka | Alan | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Irwin | Mr. Noodle | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Knowings | Chris | 38 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nitya Vidyasagar | Leela | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] 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 | — | 26 |
[edit] In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode Collections | |||
| Old School, Volume 1: 1969-1974 | October 24, 2006 | 3 | purchase |
| Old School, Volume 2: 1974-1979 | November 6, 2007 | 3 | purchase |
| TV Episode Fun Pack, Volume 1 | March 6, 2007 | 2 | purchase |
| TV Episode Fun Pack, Volume 2 | March 6, 2007 | 3 | purchase |
| Individual Episodes | |||
| Elmo's World: The Street We Live On | August 3, 2004 | 1 | purchase |
| Furry Red Monster Parade | September 1, 2006 | 1 | purchase |
| The Letter of the Month Club | September 1, 2006 | 1 | purchase |
| Elmo and Zoe's Scientific Exploration | September 1, 2006 | 1 | purchase |
| Segment Collection | |||
| The Best of Elmo's World DVD Collection | August 1, 2006 | 3 | purchase |
| Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure | October 7, 2008 (Target) March 3, 2009 (Other) | 1 | purchase |
| Elmo and the Bookaneers | April 21, 2009 | 1 | purchase |
| Best of Elmo's World, Volume 2 | May 5, 2009 | 3 | purchase |
| Elmo's World: All About Faces | September 1, 2009 | 1 | purchase |
| 40 Years of Sunny Days | November 10, 2009 | 2 | purchase |
[edit] External Sites
- Official PBS Kids website for Sesame Street
- Sesame Street Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
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