DVD
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Street gang : how we got to Sesame Street
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Jim Henson, Jon Stone, Joan Ganz Cooney, Frank Oz, Bob McGrath, Sonia Manzano, Roscoe Orman, Emilio Delgado, Caroll Spinney.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Screen Media, [2021]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (107 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG; some thematic elements, language, and smoking.
Summary
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street reintroduces this visionary "gang" of mission-driven artists, writers, and educators that audaciously interpreted radical changes in society and created one of the most influential and impactful television programs in history. Inspired by the activism of the late 1960s, socially conscious television executive Joan Ganz Cooney and Sesame Workshop co-founder Lloyd Morrisett conducted a revolutionary experiment: to harness the burgeoning power of television and create an educational, impactful, uplifting and entertaining show that could reach children nationwide, especially those living in urban areas. Cooney recruited trailblazing Muppets creator Jim Henson and acclaimed children's television writer and director Jon Stone to craft the iconic and beloved world of "Sesame Street."
Notes
Based on the book by Michael Davis.
DVD release of the 2021 documentary.
Special features: "Jerry and Richard" - the puppeteers ; "When it went wrong" - Muppet outtakes ; "Joe Raposo" - musical genius ; "Sunny days" - origin of a song ; "Sounds of Sesame Street" featurette.
Subjects
- Muppets (Fictitious characters)
- Children's television programs > United States > History and criticism.
- Educational broadcasting > United States.
- Television and children > United States > History.
- Television producers and directors > United States > Interviews.
- Henson, Jim.
- Sesame Street (Television program)