<![CDATA[SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ?]]>Sesame Street celebrates 40 years


WASHINGTON - The legendary educational puppet program \"Sesame Street,\" home of Big Bird and Elmo, celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday as the longest running children's show on US television.

The famously playful puppets, who taught generations of children the basics of reading, writing and counting, first appeared on public television in November 1969, and celebrated their birthday with a guest appearance from First Lady Michelle Obama.

To mark the occasion, Obama explained to young viewers how to cultivate a home garden, including tips on growing tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots.

Many of the characters, which also included Bert and Ernie and the Cookie Monster sprung from the creative well that was Jim Henson, father of the equally legendary \"Muppet Show.\"

Aimed at children aged two to six, the series has earned 122 Emmy awards, the small screen equivalent of the Oscars.

The street has also become an international phenomena for children's television, running all the way through 140 countries around the world.

On the show, which broadcaster PBS says is where children can \"use their imaginations, build social skills, and respect people's differences,\" audiences have reveled in the antics of a fictional New York street where \"multiethnic, multigenerational, and even multispecies residents coexist in harmony.\"

This year's season, said the Public Broadcasting Service, focuses on a new nature-focused curriculum aimed at fostering \"a love and understanding of the natural world.\"

Co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney said she was inspired to create the show for communities that could not prepare youngsters for the education system.

\"Our original goal was simple: to create a successful television program that would make a difference in the lives of children, in particular, poor inner-city children, and help prepare them for school,\" she said in a statement on PBS. - AFP/sh




I always and still love Sesame Street since young. My favourite characters are Bert and Ernie because I simply love to watch them quarrel. 😄 I always imagine in myself, how to get to sesame street.

As for my dd, she likes elmo. 😄

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Funz:
But guess the more well known one these days is Elmo.

:rahrah:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75541https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75541Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:08:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:46:10 GMT]]>think I’m a bit weird. I hated Sesame Street when I was young. Maybe cos I hated dolls and puppets. Creep me out.


My kids also don’t really have any favourite SS character. But guess the more well known one these days is Elmo.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75529https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75529Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:46:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:46:34 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
Yes... but did he not appear in sesame street as well? Uggh. My age has caught up with me. :oops:

Yup, guess it has uh? 😛

Kermit was more of a muppets fella than a Sesame Street character.

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daisyt:
Teletubbies - recently was talking with my girl, she told me, the one who carries a bag, is a GAY ! Because he carries a bag and he has a gay sign on top of his head. :shock: :!:

She is right daisyt...and the red one Poh speaks Cantonese...notice how she says \"fai tee, fai tee...\"

My favourite sesame street character is Count! muauhahahahaha!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75319https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75319Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:28:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:52:48 GMT]]>I have found the way to Sesame Street !! 😄




Watch & Meet friends from Sesame Street, 20 mins performance, followed by a 10 mins \"Meet & Greet\". Show at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm

Yew Tee Point - 20/11 to 22/11 (Meet & Greet only)
Compass Point - 24/11 to 29/11
Causeway Point - 1/12 to 6/12
Northpoint - 8/12 to 13/12
The Centrepoint - 15/12 to 20/12

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3greatkids:
LOL... CKS, dun worry, u r right. Kermit does have guest appearances in Sesame Street.


My fave character is definitely ELMO, followed by cookie monster...

\"COOKIES!!! chomp chomp chomp....\"
Mee too.... Elmo and Cookie Monster...
Collect quite a lot of SS goodie....

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ChiefKiasu:
jedamum:

[quote=\"ChiefKiasu\"]How on sesame street can you guys miss out Kermit the froggie?

😐 i thought he was from Muppets Show? :?

Yes... but did he not appear in sesame street as well? Uggh. My age has caught up with me. :oops:[/quote]LOL... CKS, dun worry, u r right. Kermit does have guest appearances in Sesame Street.

My fave character is definitely ELMO, followed by cookie monster...

\"COOKIES!!! chomp chomp chomp....\"

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jedamum:
ChiefKiasu:

How on sesame street can you guys miss out Kermit the froggie?

😐 i thought he was from Muppets Show? :?

Yes... but did he not appear in sesame street as well? Uggh. My age has caught up with me. :oops:

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ChiefKiasu:
How on sesame street can you guys miss out Kermit the froggie?

😐 i thought he was from Muppets Show? :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75195https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75195Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:21:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:52:56 GMT]]>How on sesame street can you guys miss out Kermit the froggie?


Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side

Rainbow's are visions
They're only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide

So we've been told and some chose to believe it
But I know they're wrong wait and see

Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me

Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star

Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far

What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see

Someday we'll find it
That Rainbow Connection
The lovers the dreamers and me

Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices
I've heard them calling my name

Are these the sweet sounds that called
The young sailors
I think they're one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
There's something that I'm supposed to be

Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me..... :love:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75187https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75187Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:52:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:59:15 GMT]]>Cookie Monster, Big Bird and of course THE Count 😄


I grew up watching the series. Remember the theme song .... \"sunny days... have to get to sesame street ...\" 😉

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csc:
Alas, my kids do not have the same interest... they don't really watch it when they're young - theirs is the era of Barney, teletubbies, little Bear etc
Barney - I love you, You love me, We are happy family ! 😄

Teletubbies - recently was talking with my girl, she told me, the one who carries a bag, is a GAY ! Because he carries a bag and he has a gay sign on top of his head. :shock: :!:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75093https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75093Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:59:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:59:19 GMT]]>Trashes? Maybe it's all my clothings in the wardrobe! And I have the tendency to keep nice paper bags or plastic bags. :oops:

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KopiYing:
I like Oscar....but I'm not dirty ok!!!

So, do you like trashes ? 😄 :lol:

\"Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame street ?\"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75090https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75090Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:56:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:34 GMT]]>I like Oscar…but I’m not dirty ok!!!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75087https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75087Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:01:37 GMT]]>she had some \"guest appearances\" on Sesame Street...counted?


http://www.muppetsonline.com/wallpaper/misspiggy.jpg\">

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74968https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74968Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:01:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:57:26 GMT]]>I like Cookie Monster cos of his googly eyes. I think sashimi likes him too cos of the way he eats his cookies. I think sashimi tried to eat his cookies that way too, once, when he was a kid. Of course, he made a big mess. :lol: DD likes Elmo and Dorothy. My sis, DD and I all love Grover, especially Super Grover. :rotflmao:


I also love the 2-headed monster and the 2 aliens who go, \"Yip, Yip\" all the time. :rotflmao:

(DD, sashimi and I love the Swedish Chef too. We know he's from The Muppet Show but does he make appearances at Sesame Street too?)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74965https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74965Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:57:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:19:22 GMT]]>Big Bird is my fav.


I love Sesame Street - and am humming the song now…

Alas, my kids do not have the same interest… they don’t really watch it when they’re young - theirs is the era of Barney, teletubbies, little Bear etc

Recently I was amazed that my girl was humming a song that was from my era …"Nothing’s gonna change my love for you…" .lol . She was equally amazed that I knew how to sing it too. Looks like I’m going to introduce my world of Carpenters, ABBA , Beatles etc to her soon…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74899https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74899Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:19:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SESAME STREET - who is your favourite characters ? on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:08:36 GMT]]>I like Cookie Monster! munch, munch 😄

My dds love Elmo too :love:

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daisyt:
I always and still love Sesame Street since young. My favourite characters are Bert and Ernie because I simply love to watch them quarrel. 😄 I always imagine in myself, how to get to sesame street.


As for my dd, she likes elmo. 😄
Me too! 😉

I mean like Bert and Ernie's quarreling.. :lol:
And i also wondered there was truly such a street.. :siao: :lol:

I like Count Dracula and always anticipate his counting sessions.
I try to guess what was the number of the day, like play 4D lidat! :lol:

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