Sesame Street
1969 · TV Series · TV-Y · 54 min · ★ 7.1 · 74% critics
On a neighborhood street, humans and friendly puppet characters help preschoolers learn basic skills and everyday values through jokes, songs, games, and short stories. It mixes fun with lessons about numbers, letters, sharing, and getting along with others.
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~2149 hours to watch · 3482 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-11-10
- Network
- HBO, PBS, National Educational Television, PBS Kids, Netflix, HBO Max, Max, HBO Max
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-Y
- Runtime
- 54 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (281 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a warm, educational show for young kids with jokes, songs, and familiar characters; Not for you if you prefer fast-paced stories or expect every episode to feel the same as the classic early years.
Pros: educational for kids; lively songs; lovable characters | Cons: some episodes feel repetitive; changes disappoint longtime fans; focus can feel uneven
Themes
- puppet
- educational
Awards & recognition
- Kennedy Center Honors
Cast & crew
Frank Oz
as Bert
- JN
Jerry Nelson
as Aloysius Snuffleupagus
Sonia Manzano
as Maria Figueroa Rodriguez
- BM
Bob McGrath
as Bob Jackson
Roscoe Orman
as Gordon Robinson
Martin P. Robinson
as Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice)
- LL
Loretta Long
as Susan Robinson
- ED
Emilio Delgado
as Luis Rodriguez
- RH
Richard Hunt
- FB
Fran Brill
as Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice)
Directed by Steve Feldman, Emily Squires
Created by Jim Henson, Lloyd Morrisett, Joan Ganz Cooney
Episodes56 seasons · 3482 episodes
56 seasons · 3,482 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.