Forty years ago today, a new children’s show aired for the first time and revolutionized the landscape of television. That show was Sesame Street and I would not be the man I am today if it hadn’t been for Bert and Ernie and Oscar and Big Bird and Kermit and the rest of the gang. So I can’t let this day pass without a short tribute. Happy birthday, Sesame Street!
Kermit on bein’ green:
The awesome Sandra Oh honors Sesame Street:
Philip, Im with you. I do not believe that I would be the person I am today if it hadn’t been for Sesame Street. I think one of the main things I learned here was not really my ABC’s or 123′s, although I did learn the word Agua-thanks Maria, but this was my introduction to different races and cultures, furry or otherwise. I always wanted someone to “show me how to get” to Sesame Street so I could meet with all the different kids there. Even now when I see it on, I’ll stop and watch for a moment, just to reminisce.
Even when I was a kid, when I heard Kermit say he’d rather be yellow, I was like “HELLS YEAH!”