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'Sesame Street' at 50: Why Bert and Ernie are central to the show's legacy

Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long with (left to right) Big Bird, Cookie ...
Long Island Press

Classic Characters: Iconic Muppets of Sesame Street

Big Bird, Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Bert and Oscar the Grouch celebrate 50 years on Sesame Street. (Photos by Sesame Workshop) Fifty years ago, a television producer’s desire to teach ...

Sesame Street celebrates 56 years of educating and entertaining generations

One of the most beloved tv shows for generations of children and their parents is marking a birthday. Sesame Street turns 56 today.The Public Television show wa ...
South Florida Reporter

All Of The Sesame Street Muppets Have Four Fingers — Except Cookie Monster, Who Has Five.

Four First Ladies have made appearances on Sesame Street. Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama ...
Westword

Why Colorado Tokers Love Cookie Monster

So many Sesame Street characters are iconic. Bert and Ernie. Oscar the Grouch. Back in 1977, Big Bird was on an iconic Sports Illustrated cover with tall, shaggy-haired Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark ...
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Cookie Monster finger puppet

This molded plastic Cookie Monster finger puppet is one of a set of licensed Sesame Street toys made in the 1980s to capitalize on the popularity of the children’s television series, especially its ...