Sesame Street history
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Grover and Mr. Johnson: Sesame Street’s Funniest Feud
Imagine walking into a restaurant, sitting down for a peaceful lunch, and discovering that your waiter is the…
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Big Bird Almost Flew on Challenger — Thank God He Didn’t
It sounds like one of those stories that has been exaggerated by the internet: Big Bird was nearly…
Muppet Quizzes
The Impossible Sesame Street Deep-Cut Quiz
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Why Did Kermit Leave Sesame Street? The Real Story of His Absence
For generations of Sesame Street fans, Kermit the Frog seemed like just as much a part of the…
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Why Harvey Kneeslapper Disappeared from Sesame Street
If you grew up watching Sesame Street in the 1970s, there’s a good chance you remember a wild-haired…
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The Darkest Sesame Street Moments Fans Still Remember Years Later
Sesame Street taught generations of us our ABCs, numbers and how to share. It also occasionally scared the…
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Gaslighting Big Bird: Why Sesame Street Made Snuffy Visible
For over a decade, Sesame Street executed one of the longest-running, most elaborate, and highly existential comedic routines…
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Sesame Street in the 1980s: The Golden Era of Jim Henson’s Legacy
There was nothing quite like the feeling of finishing up a cold neighborhood paper route, shaking off the…