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  • KEEPING THE FAITH: Muppets, prophets, possibilities and hope

    11/24/09 When I was a kid, one of my favorite television shows starred Kermit the Frog. No, not Sesame Street, though I loved that program for a time as well.  |  The Wall Street Journal
  • Stars Celebrate 40 Years With ‘Sesame Street’

    11/18/09 Happy Birthday to Sesame Street , which turned 40 last week.  |  OK! Magazine
  • Sesame Street's 40th: Five funniest characters

    11/13/09 It's not surprising that a colorful and lively show like Sesame Street , one devised by the genius that was Muppets creator Jim Henson, was at heart a comedy.  |  TV Squad
  • 'Sesame Street' marks 40 years

    11/05/09 That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener.  |  JAM! Showbiz
  • Avenue Q

    10/21/09 The closing of a long-running Broadway show invariably sends a sentimental pang through the New York theater community.  |  Variety
  • Watch This: Jim Henson's 'Time Piece'

    10/01/09 Yeah, I miss the world of puppetry he became famous for, how could I not?  |  Cinematical.com
  • Disney Announces 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4' Date, Title!

    09/11/09 At Disney's D23 they kept the movie surprises coming for nearly two hours, announcing a slew of new information about their upcoming slate of films for the next couple of years, and they trotted out John Travolta, Robert Zemeckis, Jerry Bruckheimer, Nic Cage, Miley Cyrus, and ...  |  Cinematical.com
  • A Jurassic lark for preschoolers

    09/02/09 Maybe because dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, Craig Bartlett is unbothered by the fact that his new PBS children's series, "Dinosaur Train," took a while to hatch.  |  New York Daily News - New York NY
  • Henson Digital Puppetry catches TV Acad's eye

    08/29/09 Motion capture technology may still be new enough to intimidate actors and animators (with both groups terrified such technology could eventually render them obsolete), but that hasn't stopped another group of performers from becoming early adopters — and earning a special Engineering Emmy for their work.  |  Variety
  • Daytime Emmys to fete 'Sesame Street'

    08/27/09 Since its premiere episode Nov. 10, 1969, the "Sesame Street" theme song, with its mellifluous timbre of children's voices, has echoed throughout kid-filled households across America.  |  Variety