In the 1970s and ’80s, it wasn’t uncommon for Sesame Street to show nursing mothers — whether in a full segment or a passing clip — but in recent decades, the show has replaced the breast with ...

Early episodes of Sesame Street are being released on DVD — with a warning that they are intended for grown-ups and may not suit the needs of today's preschoolers. Virginia Heffernan of the New York ...

Yet somehow, this is OK. Yet somehow, this is OK. Time for a pop quiz: Can you identify the character pictured at left? If you answered “Roosevelt Franklin,” you know your vintage Sesame Street. More ...

“Sesame Street” bowed 50 years ago, on Nov. 10, 1969, one week after the launch of PBS. A month later, Variety reporter Les Brown gushed, “It may be just the show to put public television on the ...

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

It may be hard to believe, but Elmo was originally conceived as a generic background figure, appearing as a wordless extra and brought to life by different puppeteers, one of whom gave him a deep, ...

Entertaining and educating children on television for almost 50 years, the residents of "Sesame Street" have become household names. There's Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, and Oscar the Grouch. Some, like ...

Legendary preschool show "Sesame Street" has moved to Netflix. The first four episodes of the new season are streaming now. Will fans still find "Sesame Street" on PBS? Elmo has always looked good in ...

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Supported by By John ...