Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture ...
What's happening on 'Sesame Street'? Elmo, Big Bird and friends face uphill battle amid budget cuts and congressional spotlight
The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969, is in the midst ...
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Super7 Returns to Sesame Street with ReAction Big Bird & Snuffleupagus
Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus are together again as Super7 unveils their new Sesame Street ReAction Figures 2-Pack ...
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Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...
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Why Does Big Bird Look So Sad?
U.S.A.I.D. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press ...
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Beloved Big Bird 'Sesame Street' puppeteer, Caroll Spinney, is dead at 85
Caroll Spinney, the beloved and renowned puppeteer who brought the original Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on Sesame Street for nearly 50 years, died on Dec. 8 at the age of 85. According ...