How has a show that features a terrifyingly chirpy yellow feathered giant;, a cranky creature in a dustbin, a vampire obsessed with numbers and a biscuit chomping blue beast, weathered the fickle landscape of children’s television programming? Today, we’re going to find out how to get to Sesame Street’s secret to success.

Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Sharmilla Ganesan, Lim Sue Ann

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Categories:  Education,  Film,  History,  People and Places,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  Sesame Street,  50th anniversary,  muppets,  Jim Henson,  Ben Lehmann,  Lloyd Morrisett,  Joan Ganz Cooney,  child psychology,  Mr. Hooper,  Big Bird,  Oscar the Grouch,  Cookie Monster,  The Count,  Bert,  Ernie,  Elmo,  Kermit the Frog,