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 ...

Come and play, everything’s a-okay. You only have to hum a bar or two of the “Sesame Street” theme song to become instantly nostalgic for watching some of your favorite characters — Bert and Ernie, ...

That's because "Sesame Street" can't just be measured quantitatively (sorry, Count von Count). Its legacy is measured as much by the lessons it taught in kindness and love and grief as it is in the ...

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 ...

Apart from the giant yellow bird, the red furry monster and the blue Muppet with an insatiable appetite for cookies, “Sesame Street” appears as real as the New York City streets that inspired it.

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The road to Sesame Street goes straight through Astoria, Queens, to an ...

This first episode of “Sesame Street” — sponsored by the letters W, S and E and the numbers 2 and 3 — aired in the fall of 1969. It was a turbulent time in America, rocked by the Vietnam War and raw ...

With a lucrative HBO deal ending, the show tackles emotional well-being and remakes itself to win over a new generation. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...

The deal is a much-needed shot in the arm for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces “Sesame Street” and has been struggling financially. By John Koblin After many difficult months, “Sesame ...