“Sesame Street”

Cultural  

1. An educational television program for preschool children, particularly aimed at disadvantaged children, that began in the late 1960s. “Sesame Street” teaches awareness of letters and numbers and combines live actors, animation, and puppets (Muppets) in a great number of small segments, many of them musical.

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Example Sentences

“The Muppets and ‘Sesame Street’ have been great inspirations for us,” says co-creator Pedro Peirano speaking in Spanish from Santiago, Chile, during a recent Zoom interview.

From Los Angeles Times

While the look of the puppets may be inspired by, say, “Sesame Street,” with characters that are all big mouths and large eyes, the tone of “Election Day” leans a bit more adult.

From Los Angeles Times

Oliver expanded on the dying canary allusion on the Sept. 21 episode of “Last Week Tonight”: “In fact, if I may quote my ‘Sesame Street’/ ‘SVU’ crossover that no one will take seriously, we are knee-deep in dead birds right now.”

From Salon

Created in 1967 under the Public Broadcasting Act, the CPB has for nearly six decades supported culture-defining television programs including Emmy-winning series like “Sesame Street” and “Finding Your Roots.”

From Los Angeles Times

For Peete, whose father, Matthew Robinson Jr., was the original Gordon on “Sesame Street,” starring in the series is a “full-circle moment.”

From Los Angeles Times