Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

2019·365'

Jon Stone,Peter Harris,Emily Squires,Matt Vogel

Family

English

Letterboxd TMDB #734310

An American institution turns fifty, and the disc release to mark the event is a very long (almost six hours) compendium of uncut historical segments from the show, without overdubs — Disc one features musical highlights and disc two dramatic and comedic highlights. It’s terrific background material, especially the music disc with the favorite characters both human and muppet. Plus some of my nostalgic favorites — it helps if you once had a baby or toddler in your lap, clapping along with you for these things. I can’t think of a better way to honor the show, and am ready for a followup, with more favorite segments.

Cast

Jim Henson Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters Frank Oz Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters Caroll Spinney Big Bird / Various Characters Kevin Clash Elmo Jerry Nelson Herry Monster / Various Characters Fran Brill Prairie Dawn / Zoe / Various Characters Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Abby Cadabby Stacey Gordon Julia Carmen Osbahr Rosita Roscoe Orman Gordon Robinson (archive footage) Alaina Reed Hall Olivia Robinson (archive footage) Emilio Delgado Luis Rodriguez (archive footage)