Sesame Street die-cast cars (Hasbro/Playskool)

The first line of Sesame Street die-cast cars was made by Hasbro in 1981. When Hasbro acquired Playskool in 1985, the line continued under the Playskool label. In 1992, the toys were rebranded under the Child Dimension label, and again under the Kid Dimension label from 1993 to 1995.
Starting in 1996, a similar line of Sesame Street cars was released by Tyco/Matchbox, and continued under the Fisher-Price label.
==1981==
The original line included six cars:
* Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon
* Big Bird Convertible
* Cookie Monster Express
* Ernie's Fire Engine
* Grover's Helicopter
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Can Roadster
Ernie's Fire Engine is the only car to remain continuously in production from the first set of cars in 1981 until the end of the line in 1995.
Image:Bertspigeonpatrol1.jpg|Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon
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Image:Bigbirdconvertible2.jpg|Big Bird Convertible
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Image:Cookiemonsterexpress2.jpg|Cookie Monster Express
Image:Erniesfireengine2.jpg|Ernie's Fire Engine
Image:Grovershelicopter1.jpg|Grover's Helicopter
Image:Oscartrashcanroadster1.jpg|Oscar the Grouch Trash Can Roadster
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==1982==
Hasbro added six cars to the line in 1982, and a Sesame Street Car Case that could fit all 12 cars. Count von Count, Herry Monster and Mr. Snuffleupagus cars were added. Herry's car and Snuffy's boat were only produced for this line, and were retired by 1985.
* Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon
* Big Bird Convertible
* Big Bird Mail Truck (new)
* Cookie Monster Dessert Delivery (new)
* Cookie Monster Express
* Count's Countmobile (new)
* Ernie's Fire Engine
* Grover's Helicopter
* Herry Monster Gym-Mobile (new)
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Can Roadster 
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Delivery (new)`
* Snuffle-upagus Dingy (new)
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Image:Bigbirdmailtruck2.jpg|Big Bird Mail Truck
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Image:Cookiemonsterdessertdelivery.jpg|Cookie Monster Dessert Delivery
Image:Countscountmobile2.jpg|Count's Countmobile
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Image:Herrysgymmobile2.jpg|Herry Monster Gym-Mobile
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Image:Oscartrashdelivery2.jpg|Oscar the Grouch Trash Delivery
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Image:Snuffleupagusdingy2.jpg|Snuffle-upagus Dingy
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Image:Carcase1.jpg|Sesame Street Car Case
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==1983==
In 1983, Hasbro made a track playset for the cars, Big Bird's Around Town Roadway. The set has 20 parts, including a roadway track for toy cars, flats representing scenery on Sesame Street, trees, and the famous Sesame Street signpost. The track came packaged with the Big Bird Convertible car.
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==1985==
In 1985, Hasbro continued the line under the Playskool label. Three new cars were added, and several were retired. Playskool also began selling sets of three cars as "Sesame Street Mini Muppet Motorcade". The line now included 10 cars.
* Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon
* Bert's Taxicab (new)
* Big Bird Convertible
* Big Bird's Popcorn Machine (new)
* Cookie Monster Dessert Delivery
* Cookie Monster Express
* Count's Countmobile
* Ernie's Fire Engine
* Grover's Speedster (new)
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Delivery
Big Bird Mail Truck, Grover's Helicopter, Herry Monster Gym-Mobile, Oscar the Grouch Trash Can Roadster and Snuffle-upagus Dingy were retired from the line. 
Image:Bertstaxicab2.jpg|Bert's Taxicab
Image:Bigbirdspopcornmachine2.jpg|Big Bird's Popcorn Machine
Image:Groversspeedster1.jpg|Grover's Speedster
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Image:1985 motorcade.jpg|Mini Muppet Motorcade
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==1986==
In 1986, Playskool added six new cars to the set, making a total of 16: 
* Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon
* Bert's School Bus (new) - depicts Farley, Prairie Dawn, Betty Lou, and a Busby twin
* Bert's Taxicab
* Big Bird Convertible
* Big Bird's Dump Truck (new)
* Big Bird's Popcorn Machine
* Cookie Monster's Cookie Mixer (new)
* Cookie Monster Dessert Delivery
* Cookie Monster Express
* Count's Countmobile
* Ernie's Fire Engine
* Ernie's Sports Car (new)
* Grover's Airplane (new)
* Grover's Speedster
* Oscar the Grouch's Bulldozer (new)
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Delivery
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Image:Bertsschoolbus2.jpg|Bert's School Bus
Image:Bigbirdbuilders1.jpg|Big Bird's Dump Truck
Image:Cookiemixer2.jpg|Cookie Monster's Cookie Mixer
Image:Erniessportscar1.jpg|Ernie's Sports Car
Image:Groversairplane2.jpg|Grover's Airplane
Image:Oscarsbulldozer2.jpg|Oscar the Grouch's Bulldozer
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==1987==
In 1987, Playskool released six new cars: 
* Bert's School Bus 
* Bert's Snow Plow (new)
* Bert's Taxicab
* Big Bird Convertible
* Big Bird's Dump Truck 
* Big Bird's Music Car (new)
* Big Bird's Popcorn Machine
* Cookie Monster's Cookie Mixer 
* Cookie Monster Dessert Delivery
* Cookie Monster Express
* Cookie Monster Van (new) - depicts Herry, Elmo, Telly, Aristotle, and the Two-Headed Monster
* Count's Countmobile
* Ernie's Fire Engine
* Ernie's Sports Car 
* Ernie's Tub Car (new)
* Grover's Airplane 
* Grover's Prairie Wagon (new)
* Oscar the Grouch's Bulldozer 
* Oscar's Junk Yard Heap (new)
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Delivery 
Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon and Grover's Speedster were retired, making a total of 20 cars.
Image:Bertssnowplow.jpg|Bert's Snow Plow
Image:Bigbirdsmusiccar2.jpg|Big Bird's Music Car
Image:Cookiemonstervan1.jpg|Cookie Monster Van
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Image:Erniestubcar1.jpg|Ernie's Tub Car
Image:Groversprairiewagon2.jpg|Grover's Prairie Wagon
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Image:Oscarstrashdelivery1.jpg|Oscar's Junk Yard Heap
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==1992==
In 1992, Hasbro reissued the toys under the Child Dimension label. No new cars were added, but the line was cut from 20 cars in the 1987 set to only 8 cars:
* Bert's School Bus
* Big Bird's Dump Truck
* Cookie Monster's Cookie Mixer
* Ernie's Fire Truck
* Ernie's Sports Car
* Grover's Airplane
* Oscar's Bulldozer
* Oscar's Junk Yard Heap
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==1993==
In 1993, now under the Kid Dimension label, Hasbro released its first Elmo car, which was actually a previously released car with a different character. The line now included 9 cars.
* Elmo's Taxi Cab (previously Bert's Taxicab)
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==1994==
In 1994, Hasbro released three more new versions of previously released cars, with Elmo and Zoe taking the place of Bert, Grover and Big Bird. Bert's School Bus, Grover's Airplane and Oscar's Junk Yard Heap were removed from the line, keeping the total at 9 cars.
The new cars: 
* Elmo's Flyer (previously Grover's Airplane)
* Elmo's Fun Bus (was Bert's School Bus)
* Zoe's Melody Mobile (was Big Bird's Music Car)
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zoe melody mobile 1.jpg|Zoe's Melody Mobile
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==1995==
In 1995, Zoe's Melody Mobile was replaced by Elmo's Melody Mobile. This was the final line for Hasbro; in 1996, the Sesame Street die-cast car line moved to Tyco and Fisher-Price.
playskool 1995 catalog die-cast vehicle cars set 2.jpg|The 1995 set, including the new car, Elmo's Melody Mobile
The final line of 9 cars was: 
* Big Bird's Dump Truck
* Cookie Monster's Cookie Mixer
* Ernie's Fire Truck
* Ernie's Sports Car
* Elmo's Flyer
* Elmo's Fun Bus
* Elmo's Melody Mobile
* Elmo's Taxi Cab
* Oscar's Bulldozer
==Complete list==
* Bert's Pigeon Patrol Wagon (1981-1986)
* Bert's School Bus (1986-1993)
* Bert's Snow Plow (1987)
* Bert's Taxicab (1985-1987)
* Big Bird Convertible (1981-1987)
* Big Bird's Dump Truck (1986-1995)
* Big Bird Mail Truck (1982)
* Big Bird's Music Car (1987)
* Big Bird's Popcorn Machine (1985-1987)
* Cookie Monster's Cookie Mixer (1986-1995)
* Cookie Monster Dessert Delivery (1982-1987)
* Cookie Monster Express (1981-1987)
* Cookie Monster Van (1987)
* Count's Countmobile (1982-1987)
* Elmo's Flyer (1994-1995)
* Elmo's Fun Bus (1994-1995)
* Elmo's Melody Mobile (1995)
* Elmo's Taxi Cab (1993-1995)
* Ernie's Fire Engine (1981-1995)
* Ernie's Sports Car (1986-1995)
* Ernie's Tub Car (1987)
* Grover's Airplane (1986-1993)
* Grover's Helicopter (1981-1982)
* Grover's Prairie Wagon (1987)
* Grover's Speedster (1985-1986)
* Herry Monster Gym-Mobile (1982)
* Oscar the Grouch's Bulldozer (1986-1995)
* Oscar's Junk Yard Heap (1987-1993)
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Can Roadster (1981-1982)
* Oscar the Grouch Trash Delivery (1982-1987)
* Snuffle-upagus Dingy (1982)
* Zoe's Melody Mobile (1994)
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Category:Sesame Street Toys
Category:Hasbro
Category:Playskool
Category:Die-cast Cars