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At 40, Sesame Street Hasn't Aged a Bit

Classic kids' show pioneered educational entertainment

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2009 4:00 AM CST

(Newser) – The first kids who learned the letters of the alphabet from Sesame Street could have grandchildren by now—but Big Bird hasn't aged a day. Using TV to educate preschoolers was a radical concept in 1969, when Sesame Street founder Joan Ganz Cooney and Muppet...   Read full story »

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