2021·Documentary·1h 47m
7.1
★
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.
Directed by Marilyn Agrelo
nostalgic
television history
puppets
inspirational
reminiscent
informative
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Cast
Joan Ganz Cooney
Self
Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Jon Stone
Self (archive footage)
Frank Oz
Self (archive footage)
Caroll Spinney
Self
Bob McGrath
Self
Sonia Manzano
Self
Emilio Delgado
Self
Lloyd Morrisett
Self
Roscoe Orman
Self
Brian Henson
Self
Lisa Henson
Self
Crew
Marilyn Agrelo
Director
T. Griffin
Original Music Composer
Ben Gold
Editor
Luke Geissbühler
Director of Photography
Mark Myers
Executive Producer
Lisa Diamond
Producer
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Ellen Scherer Crafts
Producer
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Trevor Crafts
Producer
Michael Davis
Co-Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
35 reviews
eddie
7.0★ · 03/27/25
PASSION AND CARE, everyone cares so so much during this whole thing and the love just seeps through this whole film. there’s a lot to cover when it comes to the history and it’s very easy to get swept up in it like why the show was made and the whimsical nostalgia of it all but it doesn’t, unlike another similar documentary type movie i know.
PASSION AND CARE, everyone cares so so much during this whole thing and the love just seeps through this whole film. there’s a lot to cover when it comes to the history and it’s very easy to get swept up in it like why the show was made and the whimsical nostalgia of it all but it doesn’t, unlike another similar documentary type movie i know.
Rishi
8.0★ · 01/29/25
A lot better than the book - iykyk
A lot better than the book - iykyk
Grant
8.0★ · 07/08/23
It’s 2:00 am, I’m still a little wine drunk and I’m crying over Big Bird singing Being Green at Jim Hensons funeral.
It’s 2:00 am, I’m still a little wine drunk and I’m crying over Big Bird singing Being Green at Jim Hensons funeral.
Rabbit
10.0★ · 07/03/23
YEAAAAAH now THATS how you do a Sesame Street documentary. There is no greater joy on Earth than Muppet bloopers
YEAAAAAH now THATS how you do a Sesame Street documentary. There is no greater joy on Earth than Muppet bloopers
toefootgracePRO
8.0★ · 09/14/22
I may be young but I am somebody
I may be small but I am somebody
Beautiful children will grow up and make the whole world beautiful
i continue to believe with my whole heart that passionate and earnest content made for children is the most meaningful media this world has to offer.
edit: just told my mom she should watch this and she replied “I was a Sesame Street kid, you know!”. indeed i do know. was a large part of the reason i got so emotional watching this —thinking about her and her sisters watching this show bloom in my nana’s tiny southie apartment. she was raised by the Sesame Street love big time.
I may be young but I am somebody
I may be small but I am somebody
Beautiful children will grow up and make the whole world beautiful
i continue to believe with my whole heart that passionate and earnest content made for children is the most meaningful media this world has to offer.
edit: just told my mom she should watch this and she replied “I was a Sesame Street kid, you know!”. indeed i do know. was a large part of the reason i got so emotional watching this —thinking about her and her sisters watching this show bloom in my nana’s tiny southie apartment. she was raised by the Sesame Street love big time.