The stoop of the brownstone at 123 Sesame Street, Oscar’s trash can, Big Bird’s nest (in its original location) and the iconic street sign can all be seen here. This painting of the “Sesame Street” set is by Alan Compton, a set designer for the program, and was for an 10th-anniversary exhibit about the show at the Smithsonian in 1979. Of time somewhere, and you come back years later, only to find it transformed We’ve allĮxperienced this at one time or another. The impact of gentrification transform a neighborhood you once knew. My immediate impression was akin to seeing So eventually I gave up and started watching more recent episodes as Street from 2004 to today - shows that aired during my adulthood, in other
Hulu, both of which have episodes of Sesame Cumulatively, we have easily watched between 50 and 100 hours We focused on episodes from before 1988 or so, before theĪscension of Elmo. And frankly I would recommend doing so to anyone. The evolution of Sesame Street over 50 years, from 1969 to the present, Which is great, because it’s a wonderful resource. That’s the nature of the beast.īut generally they seem to be seen as not worth pursuing by the folks who own Track down old VHS tapes of Sesame Street, digitize them, and upload and share World, after all - we’re just living in it.Īnyway, I was at least going to track down old episodes of Sesame Street - pre-Elmo SesameĬommunity of YouTubers (who exist in a legal gray zone, to be generous) who I don’t even care for the puppet’sĭesign - the only Sesame Street Muppet with eyes on the top of his head shouldīe Cookie Monster.
At three years old, he is half the age ofīig Bird, who was originally thought of as a surrogate for the show’s targetĪudience.
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So when my daughter reached the age where Sesame Street was capturing her interest, I had no problem setting her down in front of the TV to watch “the Street.” That said, I had an issue: I really, really hate Elmo. I still get choked up when I think about it. While I had close relatives die when I was young, the first death I really remember was when Mr. I taught myself to read by the age of four thanks to a steady diet of Sesame Street, The Electric Company and comic books. And part of the reason I feel able to do so without much guilt is Sesame Street. I’ll be honest - it is necessary for my sanity. But I do plop my daughter in front of the TV sometimes. I try to limit the number of hours my daughter watches TV, and I understand why the television is not a great babysitter. Since my daughter’s birth, I have continued to teach part-time as an adjunct professor of communications at various schools.Īs one might expect of someone who has actually taught “Intro to Television” at a college level, I don’t get too snobby about screen time. I love spending time with my daughter, and I love watching her grow up and learn.īefore my daughter was born, I earned a doctorate in history, for which I focused on the history of communications. It’s the best job I’ve ever had, if possibly the hardest.
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