Sesame Street 20-- and still counting

1989

This special marks the twentieth anniversary of Sesame Street, the educational children's series that has taught numbers and the alphabet, along with social and cultural concepts, to generations of preschoolers. Hosted by Bill Cosby, the retrospective includes appearances by Muppet characters as well as Sesame Street regulars. The program illustrates the changing topics and techniques that have blended entertainment with education over the years, and features classic clips as well as recollections of those responsible for making the series a success.

Robinson, Martin; Young, Bryant; Rudman, David; Clash, Kevin; Nelson, Jerry, 1934-; Arciero, Pam; Raposo, Joe; Birkenfield, Diana; Harris, Peter; Freudberg, Judy; Geiss, Tony; Cosby, Bill, 1937-; Charles, Ray, 1930-2004; Domingo, Pl??cido, 1941-; Delgado, Emilio; Manzano, Sonia; McGrath, Bob, 1932-; Orman, Roscoe; Orman, Miles; Bove, Linda; McCutcheon, Bill; Bartlett, Alison; Calloway, Northern; Henson, Jim; Oz, Frank; Hunt, Richard, d. 1992; Garbo, Fred; Spinney, Caroll; Long, Loretta; Brill, Fran; Bonora, Camille; Sladky, Judy

Jim Henson Productions

Television specials

American Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Television programs for children; Puppet television programs; Sesame Street (Television program)

North America; United States of America

The Jim Henson video collection at the University of Maryland

Special Collections in Performing Arts

English

Access restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.

048 minutes; color

Creation/Production Credits
Muppet performers, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Fred Garbo, Caroll Spinney, Loretta Long, Fran Brill, Camille Bonora, Judy Sladky, Martin Robinson, Bryant Young, David Rudman, Kevin Clash, Jerry Nelson, Pam Arciero ; music composed and directed by Joe Raposo.

Catalog Key: umd:1095; Catalog Key: alephsys003297455; Catalog Key: HENSON 038; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/386