'Sesame Street' Celebrates 40 Years
"Sesame Street," the beloved children's show, turns 40 this week. The longest-running show in children's television history, whose fuzzy, lovable muppets are now seen in more than 140 countries, revolutionizing children's television. " Sesame Street " became the first show for kids that had education as its guiding principle and used the power of TV to teach. Today is the season 40 premiere, but Google.com celebrated early, including Big Bird's feet in the "Google Doodle," the icon on the...

Beloved children's show Sesame Street turns 40
UNDATED (AP) - "Sesame Street" is turning 40. The children's show, which first premiered on Nov. 10, 1969, will mark the anniversary by airing an episode featuring first lady Michelle Obama for the season's opener. She follows in a long line of first ladies to mingle with muppets. Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Laura Bush have all had hosting honors. The decades-old show has been thoroughly examined -- academic researchers have compiled more than 1,000 studies, making Sesame Street...

Call Him Big Old Bird
This may take Count von Count  a while, but it's A-OK— Sesame Street marks its 40th anniversary today. The PBS stalwart debuted on Nov. 10, 1969, and, after more than 21 million minutes aired, 122 Emmys and a Lifetime Achievement award, has managed to stay relevant—and sometimes controversial (remember that Bert- Bin Laden hookup ?). Cookie Monster, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and friends will be celebrating in style with Michelle Obama and the letter H . The first lady's...

FIRST LADY'S 'SESAME ST.' EPISODE AIRS TODAY: Also, conservative blogger upset over recent rerun of Oscar the Grouch's swipe at Fox News.
      *Michelle Obama's visit to "Sesame Street" airs today as part of the PBS show's 40th anniversary celebration.                During her time on the block, the first lady is joined by Elmo, three kiddies, and later, Big Bird, to demonstrate how to plant a vegetable and fruit garden. [Watch clip below.]           Meanwhile, across the way in the trash can,...

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Sesame Street turns 40 today!

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Sesame Street Google Images Celebrate Anniversary: See Them ALL! (PHOTOS, POLL)
Sesame Street has gone Google ! Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and more Sesame Street favorites have all graced the Google logo in celebration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary. See all of the Sesame Street Google images that have been up so far in the slideshow below. Vote for your favorite! Have a favorite Google Doodle? Show us!

Sesame Street is 40 today. And Also a Liberal Conspiracy That Will Indoctrinate Your Kids [Sesame Street]
Big Bird gave money to hookers through ACORN. Oscar the Grouch had an Abortion. These fucking puppets hate America, say conservatives. You know who doesn't hate America? Sarah Palin . And she has a conspiracy theory of her own to add. When Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, off the back of wars in Vietnam and Cambodia, Tom Lehrer called it the "moment that satire died." Someone please revive it, because we need to kill it again. Conservatives are upset about a two-year-old...

Sesame Street: Elmo's Song is One of My Faves!: VIDEO
One of my favorite Sesame Street moments is Elmo’s Song !

Sesame Street, here's to 40 more years | Lucy Mangan: PHOTO
Sesame Street's Ernie, Bert and the much-loved rubber ducky. Photograph: Everett/Rex

Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
Elmo has a career in comedy – you know, if that whole Sesame Street thing doesn’t pan out. Check out Elmo and Rosita with Jimmy Fallon in this Late Night video clip.

Happy 40th birthday, Sesame Street!: PHOTO
On this day in 1969, the National Educational Television network premiered a show from the Children's Television Workshop, with songs, animation, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Caroll Spinney, Carol Burnett, and Muppets. Forty years later, Sesame Street has become the longest running American children's program, having helped educate generations of children worldwide. And Bob McGrath, Loretta Long (Susan) and Caroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar) are still there. (Think of it-- 40 years as an 8 foot...

Share your -Sesame Street' memories
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'Sesame Street' at 40
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- 'Sesame Street,' the daytime staple of public television that taught the alphabet, counting and lessons about getting along, opened its 40th season Tuesday. Jim Henson's Muppets had their first airing as "Sesame Street" on Nov. 10, 1969, and new episodes for the 2009 season premiered Tuesday. The images of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Elmo and Bert and Ernie -- Henson's homage to "It's a Wonderful Life" -- are well-established as part of U.S. culture....

The Final Sesame Street Google Doodle Released!
Google finally releases it's 7th and final installment of it's Sesame Street 40th anniversary doodles. The Google doodle features all of the 6 featured

Sesame Street Is Actually In the Upper West Side
The city has finally located the mythical Sesame Street and not surprisingly it’s on the Upper West Side. | NBC | by Bucky Turco on November 10, 2009 at 10:37 am READ MORE: Sesame Street Next Post Previous Post Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite>...

Rihanna accepts Glamour Woman of The Year Award {Video}
Rihanna was awarded with the Glamour Woman Of The Year award at this year's ceremony and came out in a show stopping gown. She also graces this months cover of the magazine, well one of the many covers that also feature such great women like Michelle Obama. Rihanna was recognized for her charity work, accomplishments in music, and as of recently speaking out on Domestic Violence.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster: PHOTO
He works for Barack and Michelle Obama. They talk about healthy eating. All the time. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Not at all. Yosses' creations _ especially his pies _ have won over even the Obamas. The president calls him "The Crustmaster." The first lady points to pie-on-demand as one of the big plusses of life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. "I'm the dark side," Yosses joked in an AP interview. "They love our pies." In truth, Yosses says, there's no...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: Michelle Obama visits 'Sesame Street': PHOTO
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 8 - 14 in PDF format This week's TV Movies TARGETED: Erica and Father Jack (Elizabeth Mitchell, Joel Gretsch) are being tracked by a "seeker" in this new episode of the science fiction series "V," at 8 p.m. on ABC. SERIES Sesame Street: First Lady Michelle Obama teaches kids about the benefits of planting a garden and healthy eating in the season premiere of the long-running children's show (7 a.m. KCET)....

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The third season of AMC's Mad Men is over, climaxing with a finale in which the REPRESSED SIXTIES ADVERTISING PROFESSIONAL made the BIG DECISION that HURT a LOVED ONE, and then DAMAGED A CHILD. If you're not ready for the let go of your fantasies, you could either switch to 30 Rock or Gossip Girl , the other two shows Internet people watch to pretend they're part of a powerful and sexy world free of Rickrolls, or you could watch these five parodies of Mad Men . I've even conveniently labeled...

Fierce Fashions: 'Twilight' Stars & Others Take a Bite Outta Awards Show!: PHOTO
Screen legends and Hollywood's brightest young stars came together to shine at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards in Hollywood. The awards ceremony, presented by Movieline.com, honors the men and women who work behind the scenes of the year's biggest and best films. Take a look at whose glittering ensembles rocked and which get-ups left you shell shocked! Fierce Fashions: 'Twilight' Stars & Others Take a Bite Outta Awards Show! See First Lady Michelle Obama 's fabulous fashions within the...

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