![]() ![]() In one clip, Elmo asks questions about why people are protesting during the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020. Sesame Street’s creators have also recently made the show more explicit in addressing race, in order to avoid the pitfalls of the “colorblind” approach. Oscar the Grouch helped broach the topics of poverty and homelessness. ![]() Sesame Street was an unusually progressive presence on TV from its early days.Īuthor David Kamp says in the documentary that Sesame Street was “the Blackest show in the history of television when it began.” As Bell puts it, “I don’t remember another space on television with people who looked like me.” Clips show guest appearances from Black celebrities and public figures throughout the show’s history including James Earl Jones, Stevie Wonder and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who leads a multicultural group of children in chanting “I am somebody.” Anthony Fauci and Rosie Perez talk about how much Sesame Street has meant to them. ![]() Celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Questlove, Gloria Estefan, W. Interviews with the show’s creators and puppeteers highlight the careful attention that goes into its educational mission, and its innovative model of incorporating research into writing and production. Whoopie Goldberg in ‘Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days’.Ī new documentary, Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days, explores its history of making TV more educational, inclusive and even challenging for young audiences around the world, while still bringing the smiles and laughter. ![]()
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