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A landmark series set in an ethnically diverse urban neighborhood where every day is a sunny one. It features songs, skits, animation and, of course, Muppets to teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts. A public-television gem that's older than PBS itself, `Sesame Street' debuted in 1969 on National Educational Television. Since that time, this influential show has won more Emmys than any other in TV history (more than 90 at last count) and can be seen in more than 140 countries.

Neil Patrick Harris Shows Off His Fairy Shoes! | Today's Top Videos | 7/25/2008 New
What's better than seeing NPH riding a unicorn while trippin' on shrooms? How about NPH donning little white wings and singing about footwear as he plays The Shoe Fairy on Sesame Street? Turns out Harris is all about belting out the tunes these days (also starting in Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog), and in this PBS skit, the How I Met Your Mother star sings about his high-tops, polka dot flip-flops and every shoe under the sun they could find to rhyme. Watch it now! | More online... read more
Feist Counts "1,2,3,4" for Sesame Street | Today's Top Videos | 7/15/2008
Feist really hit it big not too long ago when their song, "1,2,3,4" was featured in a new ad for video iPods, but this Sesame Street version of the single gives Apple's video a run for its money. We do have one slight qualm about the video, though. If the whole point of the song is about learning and loving to count, then where is The Count?! read more
Jessica Alba, David Beckham Heat Up Sesame Street | Today's News: Our Take | 6/19/2008
Well, tickle me' Elmo, but were the guest stars on Sesame Street always this hot? I just remember Mr. Hooper and all those married couples in leisure suits.The seminal kids' show launches its 39th season on Aug. 11 with a veritable parade of hotness: Jessica Alba, David Beckham, Heidi Klum, Neil Patrick Harris, Sandra Oh, Jenny McCarthy and Dolphins defensive end (and Dancing With the Stars runner-up) Jason Taylor will attempt to help the nuggets with their reading, writing and arithmetic, but... read more
Sopranos Stop by Sesame Street | Today's Top Videos | 12/21/2007
The Sopranos Hit Up Sesame StreetLeave it to Bert and Ernie to get all Hollywood on us. Our favorite puppet duo has moved behind the camera to direct their own sketches, and guess who they managed to get to play their parts? The Sopranos' Tony Sirico and Steve Schirripa. How can you resist seeing Paulie Walnuts with a bushy unibrow and Bobby Bacala with a tri-colored, striped sweater? We can just hear it now: “Ey, Ernie, you talkin’ to me?” Hmm...wonder what their rendition of... read more
Tina Fey Rocks Sesame Street's World (and Vice Versa) | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/13/2007
Sesame Street (PBS, 9am/ET) begins its 38th season today with a visit from funny lady Tina Fey, who in a pirate-themed sketch not only displays her comic chops but a talent for singing, which she does in a musical number with Elmo. We spoke to Fey about her appearance on the kiddie fave, as well as the upcoming season of her sitcom 30 Rock. TV Guide: Tell us about landing the Sesame gig. Tina Fey: You get that call and, of course, the answer is immediately "yes." It's such an institution. I... read more
Stop the Presses! Sesame Street's Elmo Isn't Jewish?! | Today's News: Our Take | 7/24/2007
Ben Stiller (voicing an elf named... Stiller) and The Sopranos' Tony Sirico and Steve Schirripa (as a wannabe Bert and Ernie) are but a few of the stars who will help out with Elmo's Christmas Countdown, a one-hour holiday special coming to ABC. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Ty Pennington, Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley are also set to appear as themselves to perform in musical numbers, while Big Bird, Grover, Oscar, Snuffie and the Count will be... read more
New Sesame Street Features Ray, Fey, Spoof of Grey's | Today's News: Our Take | 6/18/2007
Season 38 of Sesame Street, premiering Aug. 13, will feature a curriculum focusing on early literacy and language skills, PBS announced on Monday. The new batch will also feature Abby Cadabby in all 26 episodes (sounds like someone got a new agent), and kick off each episode with a "Word on the Street," which will be defined throughout the hour. There'll be occasional assists from the likes of Ellen DeGeneres and Jon Stewart.Speaking of famous human faces, guests for the coming season include... read more
Daytime Emmys: CBS Leads Nods, Ellen Battles Viewers | Today's News: Our Take | 3/14/2007
Racking up 53 total nominations, CBS is the network to beat at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, to be held June 15 in Hollywood. While my sudsy counterpart Daniel Coleridge sums up the soap categories, I can tell you here that the talk show competition has Ellen DeGeneres (with 12 nominations) and The View (10) as front-runners, with the rivals going head-to-head with Rachael Ray in such primo contests as best show and host. (No assemblage of View gabbers has ever won for best host, in nine... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/12/2007
While Tony-nominated actor John Tartaglia rocketed to fame for his roles in the adult-themed puppet show Avenue Q, he ha read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/27/2006
Cuba Gooding Jr. serves his country with distinction tonight when he introduces the heartfelt PBS special When Parents A read more
Sesame Street Tackles International Adoption | Today's News: Our Take | 10/26/2006
In original episodes premiering Nov. 6 and 7 on PBS Kids, Sesame Street will address the important and emotional topic of adoption, as Gina, the [ahem] single-mom veterinarian, adopts a baby boy from Guatemala. As controversy swirls around the tiny newcomer, Gina is forced to detail the adoption ordeal on "The Antelope-ra Runfree Show." Or, I wish. read more
Short Cuts: George Clooney Is Da Man, and More! | Today's News: Our Take | 10/24/2006
George Clooney has been named the No. 1 man's man, the premier "ambassador of all male-kind," by a poll at AskMen.com.... Disney Channel's Return to Halloweentown drew an audience of 7.53 million, besting Friday competition on ABC, Fox and the CW, and surpassing the series' three previous entries.... NBC.com posts new webisodes of "Jay's Garage," a look at Tonight Show host Jay Leno's classic-auto collection, every Tuesday.... Robert Smigel will tout the new SNL: The Best of TV Funhouse DVD at... read more
Short Cuts: Jericho, Sesame Street and More! | Today's News: Our Take | 9/29/2006
CBS is rebroadcasting this week's episode of Jericho, in which the townsfolk ready for an acid-rain storm, on Saturday at 9 pm/ET.... Paying visits to Sesame Street in the coming weeks: Grammy winner John Legend sings with Hoots (Oct. 2), Shirley Jones plays Mother Goose (Oct. 5), Jamie Foxx meets Jamie Fox (Oct. 6), Amy Sedaris plays Snow White (Oct. 12) and Matt Lauer gets glib in an interview with the Cookie Monster (Oct. 16).... ESPN is shutting down its overly, overly promoted, and yet... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/15/2006
Robert Edelstein, father of kids 11, 7 and 2 and frequent contributor to T read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/14/2006
Something extra (and more traditionally) 'magical' happens on read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/14/2006
Over the last few weeks, TV Guide correspondent Robert Edelstein previewed a spate of new programs for preschool audienc read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/9/2006
New characters! New episodes! New seasons! Check out our helpful guide to our favorite returning shows for kids on broad read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/4/2006
Of all the leading men in the multimedia career of read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/4/2006
A Fourth of July television tradition continues Tuesday night on PBS with read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/3/2006
A Fourth of July television tradition continues Tuesday night on PBS with read more

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Premise: A landmark series set in an ethnically diverse urban neighborhood where every day is a sunny one. It features songs, skits, animation and, of course, Muppets to teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts. A public-television gem that's older than PBS itself, `Sesame Street' debuted in 1969 on National Educational Television. Since that time, this influential show has won more Emmys than any other in TV history (more than 90 at last count) and can be seen in more than 140 countries.

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