Sesame Street was almost called 123 Avenue B!

Did you know that Sesame Street was almost called 123 Avenue B?  Producers could not use 123 Avenue B, since this was a real New York City street, so the famous Sesame Street name took its place.

Sesame Street was able to broadcast on November 10, 1969 on the PBS channel, due to a series of grants totalling eight million dollars.  At first the actors and puppets acted separately, but producers had noticed this and had everyone interacting together.  As a result, there was a lot of positive feedback from families across the world.

Some of the show's famous muppets, such as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, the Cookie Monster, Kermit the Frog, and The Count, have entertained millions of people over the years.

An adorable photo of various Sesame Street characters, such as Big Bird and Grover!

Some interesting Sesame Street Facts:

• Ernie's Rubber Duckie 1970 song had reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100

• Big Bird is an incredible 8 feet 2 inches in height.

• Oscar the Grouch was originally orange in color.

• The Count's birthday is listed as October 9, 1,830,653 B.C.!

• Sesame Street's 40th anniversary came on 2009, and by this time, it had become the world's widely most viewed children's show.  

• Sesame Street was made into 20 versions and was broadcast in 120 countries.

• Sesame Street has earned eight Grammys and more than one hundred Emmys, more than any other children's show!

• Ernie wears horizontal stripes on his sweater while Bert wears vertical stripes on his sweater.  

• The Star Wars characters, C-3PO and R2D2, appeared on a Sesame Street episode in 1980.

• Elmo is the only Sesame Street character to give a testimony before Congress.

• Moishe Oofnik is the name of Oscar the Grouch in Israel; Oofnik means grouch in Hebrew

• Lady Pat Nixon had appeared in an episode with Big Bird.

• The Cookie Monster is the only Sesame Street character with 5 fingers; the rest have 4.

• Rosita, the only Hispanic Sesame Street character, is actually a blue fruit bat.

Personal thoughts and reflections:

I grew up watching Sesame Street and was captivated by the colorful characters, such as Big Bird, The Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch!  My favorite character was The Cookie Monster because he would always stuff his face with a handful of chocolate chip cookies.  Whenever I ate chocolate chip cookies as a kid, I would smile and think of my favorite Sesame Street character.

The animations and sounds of Sesame Street were entertaining, various Sesame Street characters talked about today's letter and number in a humorous way, and there were many themes throughout the show, such as being kind to others, learning to share, and being dependable.

It comes to no surprise why millions of families across the world enjoy the most entertaining children's show ever!  Thank you for the great memories, Sesame Street!