Sesame Street: 40 Years Old and Still Counting
Cookie Monster now eats vegetables, and various faces have come and gone, but the core values and missions of Sesame Street aren’t much different from the show’s first broadcast, four decades ago. We look back at the show’s influence with original cast member Bob McGrath, who is still with the show today.
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