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Sesame Street: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Michael Davis, Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (2008); Louise A. Gikow, Sesame Street: A Celebration (2009).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Television Encyclopedia - Sesame Street. Aug 12, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Music Show - The music of Sesame Street. Jul 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Television Encyclopedia - Sesame Street. Jan 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Television Academy Foundation - The Interviews - Sesame Street. Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The Story Of 'Sesame Street': From Radical Experiment To Beloved TV Mainstay. Jun 28, 2025
Noted that the show will be streamed on Netflix starting in 2025. May 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Sesame Street: Silly Storytime. Sep 21, 2024
Added the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street. May 28, 2021
Noted that new Sesame Street episodes began airing on HBO in 2016. Apr 27, 2017
New bibliography added. May 03, 2013
Media added. Aug 18, 2010
Added information about the show's production company, the decline in funding and number of episodes per season, and sources of licensing revenue. Jul 26, 2010
New article added. Jan 28, 2009
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