Sesame Street Takes on Downton Abbey
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:00 am
Big Bird Halloween Costumes — The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Yellow
Posted on October 24, 2012 at 8:00 am
Mitt Romney’s comment about cutting funding for PBS at the first Presidential debate has made Big Bird one of the most popular costumes for Halloween this year. But that’s not all good news. The Children’s Television Workshop, producers of “Sesame Street,” sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company behind a “sexy big bird” costume. It’s not just a matter of licensing revenues and copyright protection. The characters who are important to children should not be trashed by being sexualized.
Happy 40th Birthday, Sesame Street!
Posted on November 10, 2010 at 3:36 pm
40 years ago today, I watched the very first episode of “Sesame Street” and I have been a big fan ever since. My dad, Newton Minow, helped the show’s creator, Joan Ganz Cooney, get the funding for its first season, and we spent many family dinners talking about how exciting and revolutionary it would be. But what made me fall in love with it on that very first broadcast was how much fun it was, how imaginative, how respectful of its audience.
Here is one of my favorite moments from “Sesame Street.” It still inspires me.
Here’s a classic moment:
And here’s a treat from the new season: