"Ulitsa Sezam," the Russian co-production of Sesame Street, first aired in 1996. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, producers, artists, writers and other creative people became involved in ...

Fifty years ago, the television show united children’s education, puppetry and songs. Pop stars have been singing the Muppets’ tunes (and vice versa) ever since. By Melena Ryzik How many ways can you ...

Like any grown-ups, then or now, they worried about the power that television had over children. The full-volume blare, the raucously random chaos, the cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs – ka-bam! Pow! Sproiiinng ...

Apart from the giant yellow bird, the red furry monster and the blue Muppet with an insatiable appetite for cookies, “Sesame Street” appears as real as the New York City streets that inspired it.