Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

April. 23,2021      PG
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Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

Joan Ganz Cooney as  Self
Jim Henson as  Self (archive footage)
Jon Stone as  Self (archive footage)
Frank Oz as  Self (archive footage)
Caroll Spinney as  Self
Bob McGrath as  Self
Sonia Manzano as  Self
Emilio Delgado as  Self
Lloyd Morrisett as  Self
Christopher Cerf as  Self

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2021/04/23

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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2021/04/24

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2021/04/25

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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