Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days to Introduce Black Muppets Family, Examine Show Legacy
by Bruce Haring
March 25, 2021


A two-hour documentary special produced by Time Studios highlighting the 50-year impact of "Sesame Street" and the "Sesame Workshop" nonprofit behind it is coming to ABC.

It will also introduce the first Black Muppets family.




Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days will air Monday, April 26 and feature guests W. Kamau Bell, Gloria Estefan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Jackson, John Legend, Lucy Liu, Olivia Munn, ?uestlove, Chrissy Teigen and Usher.

For more than a half-century, "Sesame Street" has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe.




The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.

https://deadline.com/2021/03/sesame-street-50-years-of-sunny-days-introduced-black-muppets-examines-show-legacy-1234721488/

It's hard to believe now that Sesame Street has been on for 50 years and has been teaching toddlers lessons such as reading math colors and shapes and of course ABC's and 123's and now with this special soon to air on ABC it will talk about how after 50 years Sesame Street still is successful after all this time. While introducing us to lovable characters such as Big Bird Oscar The Grouch the very funny and silly Grover the sassy and spunky Abby Cadabby and of course the ever popular Elmo Sesame Street introduced children to a whole new world and new way of learning to get them ready for school. While it remained a learning show Sesame Street does have a serious side to it with topics such as death when Sesame Street debuted the famous Mr. Hooper farewell episode illness and learning about growing up different than everybody else. And with occasional appearences from celebrities such as Dax Shepard Katie Couric Meredith Vieira Kunal Nayyar Robin Williams and other stars Sesame Street will continue to be a fan favorite of toddlers for years to come
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