SESAME STREET Debuted this Day in 1969

Were you watching? I was. Sesame Street debuted on PBS this very day in 1969. It very quickly became a sensation and made big stars out of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Bert & Ernie. Click below to view that first episode. The production got a lot slicker over the years, didn't it?