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 List of characters from international versions of Sesame Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiko Matsing, a purple gorilla version of Oscar.
Ferrão, brown-colored version of Oscar the Grouch that lived inside a bottomless barrel in the Sesame Street square.
This farmer was an undetermined brown being, similar to a Sesame Street monster.
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 Encyclopedia: Sesame Park   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In its first format, it was referred to as Canadian Sesame Street and was a re-edited version of the American series; it adopted a new format and the Sesame Park title in 1996.
Sesame Street is an educational television program designed for children of all ages, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in children's television shows.
Sesame Street uses a combination of puppets, animation, and live actors to teach young children the fundamentals of reading (letter and word recognition), arithmetic (numbers, addition and subtraction), colors, and the concept of time (clocks and days of the week).
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 Sesame Street
Sesame Street has a strong multi-cultural element and tries to be inclusive in its casting, incorporating roles for disabled people, young people, senior citizens, Hispanic actors, African-American actors, and others.
The show is broadcast worldwide; in addition to the USA version, many countries have locally-produced versions adapted to local needs, some with their own characters, and in a variety of different languages.
Occasionally, the international version of the show airs segments that might not be considered acceptable by USA audiences.
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 Encyclopedia: Shalom Sesame   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Shalom Sesame is the Hebrew/Arabic version of Sesame Street, the children's television show.
Sesame Street family and friends and their new Israeli pal, Itzhak Perlman, enjoy a wonderful day at a "Kibbutz" on the shore of the Dead Sea.
Sesame Street family and friends join children from around the world in a singing celebration of Israel, the land they've adopted as their new home.
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 List of Sesame Street characters - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On Plaza Sesamo, the Mexican version of the series, she is known as "Enriquita" (Ernie is called "Enrique").
One of the longest-lasting characters on Sesame Street, Gordon is a bald African-American teacher, married to Susan Robinson.
Some Sesame Street characters have had relatives on the show, or in related works, that are not characters in their own right.
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 Sesame Street - Is That One Good?
Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment.
Sesame Street uses a combination of puppet s, animation, and live actors to teach young children letter and word recognition, mathematics (numbers, addition and subtraction), as well as geometric forms, and classification.
The brownstone architecture of Sesame Street, a fictional neighborhood in New York City, as well as the concept of neighbors from different backgrounds living in the same area and sharing their life experiences, was loosely based on Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn—where several of the founding producers were living at the time.
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 List of Sesame Street characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is the most used character in the Bear Family.
She is the least used character in the Bear Family.
Sesame Workshop itself does not generally acknowledge this as part of canon.
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 Sesame Street: Encyclopedia II - Sesame Street - Rumors
The producers constantly deny this, however, insisting that the characters are "merely lifeless, hand-operated puppets."[11] The pair's relationship bears similarity to that of Laurel and Hardy, who were also occasionally shown sleeping together; this became such a comedy staple a...
Many conservatives and religious groups wrongly presumed that the American version would be getting a "gay Muppet", but the HIV-positive character is only present on this international version of the show.
The character, Kami, contracted HIV from a blood transfusion as an infant.
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 In the global village, kids everywhere meet at 'Sesame' and Main
Sesame Workshop is the non-profit educational organization behind "Sesame Street." Emberly then asked permission to conduct research in South Africa.
She was put in touch with "Takalani Sesame," the South African version of "Sesame Street." Next year, she will travel to South Africa to study the program's production and to conduct research she hopes will help substantiate her theory.
On "Sesame Street," television therapist Dr. Phil is parodied as a touchy-feely puppet named Dr. Feel who teaches children how to express their emotions.
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 Category:Sesame Street characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sesame Street is a children's television program, and the street of humans, monsters, and animals, within the universe of the show.
List of Sesame Street characters, by order of debut
List of Sesame Street characters by last known appearance
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 List of Sesame Street characters - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She presumably is an actual grandmother, but of what if any character is unknown.
Wanda is a bumbleheaded character, similar in appearance to the movie version of Glinda the Good Witch (The Wizard of Oz).
Maria [Sonia Manzano] and Luis [Emilio Delgado] are not married to each other in real life, but Sonia who also wrote for the show, reflected the story of her own personal romance, marriage and birth of her baby "Gabriella" into the plot line for Luis and Maria.
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 Sesame Street Collectibles & Toys
Sesame Street is an educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment.
Sesame Street is produced in the United States by non-profit organization Sesame Workshop.
As a result of its positive influence, Sesame Street is one of the most highly regarded educational shows for children in the world.
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 Arab Civilization
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 Sesame Street
Sesame Street is an educational television program for young children, which lead the way for many of the modern edutainment style shows.
The matter was partially distorted by the media, whose reports gave naïve citizens the impression that this character was to be added to their version of the program.
Sesame Place[?] theme park opens in Pennslyvania, touting rides, attractions and parades themed to Sesame Street.
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 Movie Review - The World According to Sesame Street (documentary) - www.ericdsnider.com - The Official Website of Eric ...
The answer, as found in the over-long and under-focused documentary "The World According to Sesame Street," is: sort of.
So most of the content in each incarnation of "Sesame Street" is locally made, speaking directly to the children in that region.
The film is also fascinating when it shows clips from the foreign versions of "Sesame Street." The Bangladesh edition is eager to include a tiger character, since that's the national animal.
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 The Drum Beat 343 - Sesame Workshop: International Initiatives and Impact | The Communication Initiative Network
Founded in 1968, Sesame Workshop is a non-profit organisation that partners with local writers, artists, researchers and educators in 120 countries around the world to create entertaining yet educational (edutainment) programmes with characters, sets, and content specifically designed for young children.
Sesame Workshop is creating off-air educational initiatives such as Sesamstrasse Live, which has visited various cities throughout Germany; through "giant-large portion fun", laughing, and dancing, children learn about friendship and tolerance.
Sesame Workshop collaborates with local producers, Egypt's First Lady, child development experts, educators, and psychologists to develop this educational curriculum in response to local needs.
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 Sesame crossover characters - Muppet Central Forum
Kermit, Rowlf, and the Mahna Mahna-type character (Bip Bippadotta) are the only crossover characters I know of that have appeared on the Street, although once during a Muppet Newsflash segment on Old MacDonald's farm, Kermit tells a pig that it reminds him of someone he knows.
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some versions of animals look better tho, to me the penguins on TMS are wayyy cooler than the Sesame ones, yet vice versa with the farm animals like the cows.
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 Avenue Q Tickets
Also, several characters are recognizably parodies of classic Sesame Street characters: for example, the roommates Rod and Nicky are versions of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie, and Trekkie Monster is based on Cookie Monster.
However, the characters are in their twenties and thirties and face adult problems instead of those faced by pre-schoolers.
A recurring theme is the central character's search for a "purpose." Since the musical soundtrack for it was released, the song "The Internet is For Porn" has become particularly popular on websites such as YouTube and can be downloaded for free from the official website.
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 Sesame Street DVDs
The Sesame Street character has fun singing some catchy new songs (you and your toddler just might, too), explaining the difference between light and heavy, having a laugh over pictures and numbers, and sharing the screen with a good-natured Whoopi Goldberg and Julia Roberts.
Several characters, including Sesame Street favorites like Cookie Monster and Oscar, write back--and someone who signs their message, "Your Mystery Friend." Telly has no idea who this could be, so he joins up with Baby Bear and they follow the clues until the mystery is solved.
Soon Sesame Street's favorite ballerina is learning how to step with pep in a ballet warm-up, get the beat in her feet from an African drum, be grand with her hands in an Asian dance, and just have fun with Zoe's own Silly Willy Nilly dance.
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 The Stage / News / Sesame Street set for Northern Ireland remake
Made in association with Sesame Workshop - the New York-based, non-profit education organisation behind the multi award-winning US and international versions of Sesame Street - the programme will offer content for children, parents and teachers related to the Foundation Stage of the new Northern Ireland curriculum and will also have its own dedicated website.
Along with familiar Sesame Street characters such as Elmo and Cookie Monster, new characters will be created for a Northern Irish audience.
Sesame Workshop president Gary E Knell applauded SixteenSouth’s “exciting original concept” and said he hoped it would result in “a unique show that will be relevant, humorous, engaging and reflective of a brighter future for the children of Northern Ireland”.
www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php/17552/sesame-street-set-for-northern-ireland-remake   (476 words)

  
 Sesame Street: Encyclopedia II - Sesame Street - Characters
Also Characters ordered by date of debut, Characters ordered by last known appearance Sesame Street is known for its multicultural element and is inclusive in its casting, incorporating roles for disabled people, young people, senior citizens, Hispanic actors, Black actors, and others.
Each of the puppet characters has been designed to represent a specific stage or element of early childhood, and the scripts are written so that the character reflects the development level of children of that age.
Incidental characters include television personality Guy Smiley, construction workers Sully and Biff, the large Herry Monster (who does not know his own strength), and The Big Bad Wolf, who is not a terror to the Street.
www.experiencefestival.com /a/Sesame_Street_-_Characters/id/2127737   (1146 words)

  
 "Sesame Street" cred | Salon Arts & Entertainment
The 34th season of "Sesame Street" premieres Monday on PBS, offering more chances to peer into the souls of a whole new bevy of guests, from Sheryl Crow to first lady Laura Bush.
Watching "Sesame Street" for the first time in probably 20 years, it's not difficult to see why the show has won more Emmy awards than any other show in television history.
The Count, who used to roam Sesame Street like a vampiric accountant on mushrooms, counting things and exclaiming his love of counting with equal vigor, seems a lot less weird now.
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 Tough Pigs -- Muppet Fan Website Links
Sesame Street Encyclopedia -- A growing guide to the Sesame Street Muppets, with pictures and information on each one.
Sesame World -- A celebration of the many international versions of Sesame Street.
Sesame Planet -- A great new site full of information about Sesamstraat, the Dutch version of Sesame Street -- complete with pictures and descriptions of the Muppet and human characters, and historical notes.
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 Muppet Central Help - Frequently Asked Questions - Muppets
The producers of Sesame wanted to really bring the focus of the show back to its core classic characters in 1998 with season 30 (after the show had become so large with peripheral characters due to season 25's extending the show "around the corner").
The thought of recasting characters can sometimes be a sad and sensitive topic, but given how long the Muppets (and their performers) have been around, it eventually becomes a necessity.
No, Sesame Street's Ernie and Bert were not named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver from the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life".
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