Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

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Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019

5h 51m

5.5(2 votes)

Family

Music

Overview

A compilation of various segments and plots from the iconic edutainment series' history, with one disc containing 75 individual segments (presented in themed sections) and the other containing nine street plots, including the reveal of Mr. Snuffleupagus, Mr. Hooper's death, Maria and Luis' wedding, and the arrivals of Abby Cadabby and Julia.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Henson

Jim Henson

Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters

Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney

Big Bird / Various Characters

Kevin Clash

Kevin Clash

Elmo

Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson

Herry Monster / Various Characters

Fran Brill

Fran Brill

Prairie Dawn / Zoe / Various Characters

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Abby Cadabby

Stacey Gordon

Stacey Gordon

Julia

Carmen Osbahr

Carmen Osbahr

Rosita

Roscoe Orman

Roscoe Orman

Gordon Robinson (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Jon Stone
Peter Harris
Written by: Jerry Juhl
Tony Geiss

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