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'Sesame Street’ celebrates 40 years: Here’s 40 things you might not know (or remember)
Big Bird is no spring chicken. He’s been drinking birdseed milkshakes and singing about sunny days for four decades on “Sesame Street.” The iconic show celebrates 40 years of children’s programming on Tuesday with a visit from first lady Michelle Obama. Full Article at Jacksonville.com
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My father was kind of surprised to be pulled into educational programming because, as a puppeteer, he often stayed far away from the kind of birthday party, little-kids' entertainment puppetry
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It’s a great opportunity to expose children to letters, numbers and sounds so they can enter school better prepared ... It’s endearing and educational — that’s a great combination.
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One of the main reasons Elmo was put on the show was that they found out how young the kids were who were watching the show .. .and they needed a younger character
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It's really marvelous to be here today. I got to greet Frankie the cameraman from the very first season, shooting for 40 years
