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Sesame Street

1969 · Released · 25 min · United States · English

Children's Sketch Comedy

Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. It is known for its images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, and includes short films, with humor and cultural references. It premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy, and high viewership. It has aired on the United States national public television provider PBS since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016, then its sister streaming service HBO Max on November 12, 2020, which continued through the service's rebrand as Max in 2023 and as HBO Max in 2025, and most recently Netflix on November 10, 2025.

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Also known as

Deutsch: Sesamstraße
Italiano: Sesamo apriti
日本語: セサミストリート
한국어: 세서미 스트리트
Polski: Ulica Sezamkowa

Who made it

Director: John R. Dilworth

Creator: Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett

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