In 1972, early into his tenure at Sesame Street, Norman Stiles thought up a pun. The former Merv Griffin comedy writer had spent his first year penning scripts around the kids program’s strict ...

“Sesame Street” follows a community of adorable Muppets — including Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and Bert and Ernie — living in a fictional neighborhood of New York City (although in 2019, a Manhattan ...

Whatever you consider Sesame Street’s Count, man or monster, he’s got a simple mission: to count things. It is his drive, his base need, the source of his delightful full name: Count Von Count. Being ...

The beloved Muppets are teaching children how to deal with complex emotions. — -- Big Bird and his "Sesame Street" buddies are taking on a new mission: helping kids learn to cope with stress and ...

Puppeteer and voice actor Jerry Nelson may be virtually unknown in the mainstream, but plenty of children (and, yes, some adults) have loved the character he portrayed for many years on PBS' Sesame ...

Following several months of upheaval, a sense of calm is coming to "Sesame Street." In a series of announcements May 19, the beloved children's show producer Sesame Workshop revealed it will begin ...