On November 10, 1969, only a few weeks after the Amazing Mets won their first World Series, the first amazing show of Sesame Street was broadcast on PBS. (The public broadcasting network) They have just begun their 55th season helping young children learn. Here are a few things you may not know about this legendary show:
The show was conceived in 1966 with discussions between television producer Joan Ganz Cooney and The Carnegie Foundation.
After two years of research the foundation that was formed received an $8 million grant from The Carnegie Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and the federal government.
Jim Henson's famous muppets like Elmo, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog and Ernie and Bert, became the central figures in the show along with real people and special guests. Henson was reluctant to use the Muppets in the show, but never regretted his decision.
The original name of "Sesame Street" was "The Preschool Educational Television Show." They couldn't decide on a title and "Sesame Street" was picked because they disliked it least out of all the choices.
The word "Sesame" came from the phrase, "Open Sesame, " which suggests a street where neat things happen.
The educational content was put together by a Harvard professor, Gerald S. Lesser and a National Board of Directors.
There have been close to 5,000 episodes of the show that have aired. It is currently airing on MAX and PBS.
"Sesame Street" has won 216 Emmy awards, 11 Grammy awards and 2 Peabody awards and it has been televised in 150 different countries.
Finally, the show has entertained and educated millions and millions of children which is the most incredible fact.
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