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B is for birthday and with a little help from Michelle Obama
Sesame Street has
kicked-off its 40th birthday celebrations.
The US experiment that started on November 10, 1969 as an attempt
to help underprivileged children learn with television has become a
staple of children's lives around the world.
The show no longer screens in New Zealand but thanks to DVDs and
YouTube Kiwi kids can still learn from all of their favourite
muppets. To celebrate Sesame Street's milestone the very grown-up
folk at TVNZ took a look at some of our favourite moments from the
world's longest street.
Let's start the celebrations with the Alphabet song, sung by a
host of celebrities including the very cool Ray Charles.
The show stretches across more than 140 countries from
Bangladesh to Brazil, India to Israel, Japan to Jordan and Egypt
too. You can bet your bottom dollar that almost every kid in those
countries has sung their numbers along with the Pointer
Sisters...
"Wow, you know ... I think it is wonderful that people all over the world have a chance to learn their ABCs and 123s in whatever language," Grover told reporters, recalling some of his favourite lessons on the street. One of our favourite Grover moments? What is near and what is far.
And while we're on Grover, who could forget the Adventures of Super Grover?
The Muppets have over the years shared many of their famous friends with us. Remember this lady?
The US First Lady Michelle Obama has also made an appearance. Here, Michelle and Elmo teach us some healthy habits.
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Post new commentlance's_biggest_fan said on 2009-11-11 @ 21:11 NZDT: Report abusive post
B is for boo-hoo. my mum wouldnt let us have a telly so i missed this important cultural milestone
cathyb1986 said on 2009-11-11 @ 16:14 NZDT: Report abusive post
cookie monster is my favourite! bring the Street back to primetime!!
amandas said on 2009-11-11 @ 10:53 NZDT: Report abusive post
It's hip to be a square, hip, so hip to be a square!
Paddy said on 2009-11-11 @ 10:33 NZDT: Report abusive post
Two big memories - the hippy, trippy, psychedelic count up to 12 (1,2,3,4,5 -6,7,8,9,10 -11,Twelvvvvve) and the weird use of a vampire to count numbers
geofreyraa said on 2009-11-11 @ 10:29 NZDT: Report abusive post
"A Baker is a person in your neighbourhood, in your neighbourhood, in your neigh-bour-hood hey, a Baker is a person in your neighbourhood, it's a person that you meet, when you're walking down the street, it's a person that you meet each day!"