“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

It turned out he learned how to read by watching “Sesame Street” each morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Sesame Street,” of course, is a marvel of urban multiethnicity.

From Los Angeles Times

So you don’t have to be Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street to love the stock.

From Barron's

“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