Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting
Sesame Street ... 20 Years& Still
Counting is a 1989 American television special to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of" Sesame Street".
Hosted by Bill Cosby, the special aired on Friday, April 7, 1989 on NBC.
This special was originally produced by Children's Television Workshop, in association with The Jim Henson Company.
( one of the few" Sesame Street" productions they directly produced, though an" Executive Producer for CTW" credit was included in the end credits) and was meant to air as part of" The Jim Henson Hour", but ended up airing as a solo special the week before the premiere episode aired.
In the special, comedian Bill Cosby details the history of the show while interacting with various Muppet characters.
Among the subjects featured are the curriculum, the show's adult humor and even the foreign co-productions from around the world( e.g." Plaza Sésamo" — now" Sésamo" —and" Rechov Sumsum").
There are also guest appearances; opera singer Plácido Domingo sings with Placido Flamingo, and Ray Charles sings Kermit's version of the song" It's Not Easy Bein' Green".
Meanwhile, Bert and Ernie are taping the street with their video camera so they can watch" Sesame Street" on television, but Cookie Monster appears and eats both the video camera and the video tape.
Bert,
Ernie& Cookie
Monster tell everybody on Sesame Street that they'll be sad because they do n't like to watch" Sesame Street" anymore.
Then, we cut to Kermit the Frog in his" Sesame Street News" attire asking people( all of which are Grover) how to get to Sesame Street, occasionally running into people who were on the show when they were kids.
The show ends with the characters all singing" Sing".
The program was dedicated to the memory of Joe Raposo.
Additional Muppet Performers: Pam Arciero and David Rudman
The World According to John Coltrane
The World According to John Coltrane is a 1990 documentary about jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street is a 1998 direct- to- video special that featured Kermit and his career on" Sesame Street".
Lovebird (disambiguation)
Lovebird is a small parrot species Lovebird or Love Bird, or Lovebirds or Love Birds may refer to:
Love and Lies (disambiguation)
Love and Lies or Love& Lies may refer to:
The World According to Sesame Street
The World According to Sesame Street is a 2006 documentary film created by Participant Productions, looking at the cultural impact of the children's television series" Sesame Street", and the complexities of creating international adaptations.
It focuses on the adaptations of" Sesame Street" in Bangladesh(" Sisimpur"), Kosovo(" Rruga Sesam", in Albanian; and" Ulica Sezam", in Serbian), and South Africa(" Takalani Sesame").
The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in the documentary competition.
The film was released on DVD on October 24, 2006.
It was also featured that month on the public television documentary series" Independent Lens".
The documentary included a segment featuring the introduction of an HIV- positive character on the South African version of" Sesame Street", noting the short- lived negative reaction of some members of the U.S. Congress to the character.
Ed Christie
Ed Christie( born May 20, 1956) is an art director and puppet designer.
Christie started out as an intern with Henson Associates in 1978.
He graduated from UMass Amherst with a BFA/ Education in 1979.
After years of learning Muppet design techniques, and building many of the classic Muppet characters, Christie was promoted to Muppet Supervisor in charge of" Sesame Street"( 1991- 1996).
He was later promoted to Vice President/ NY Muppet Workshop Supervisor( 1997- 2004) as well as Art Director for Henson on" Sesame Street".
He also contributed his skills to Henson Licensing and Publishing.
In 2004, Christie left Henson and was contracted by Sesame Workshop where he is currently designing characters for the domestic version of" Sesame Street" and Sesame Street International.
He has designed the Muppet characters for Sesame India, Bangladesh, Russia, Israel, South Africa, Egypt, China, Poland, France, Mexico, Canada, Japan and others.
Christie is featured in the film" The World According to Sesame Street".
He has won 8 Emmy Awards for his work on" Sesame Street" and numerous nominations for other Henson productions.
Christie's work was also seen in the Broadway productions of" Doonesbury Peter PanSugar Babies" and" Encores!
Carnival!".
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?
" Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" is the theme song of the children's television series" Sesame Street".
It is the oldest song in" Sesame Street's" history, dating back to the show's very beginning on November 10, 1969.
Bruce Hart (songwriter)
Bruce Hart( January 15, 1938 – February 21, 2006) was an American songwriter and screenwriter perhaps best known for composing the lyrics to the theme song to" Sesame Street".
Love and Support
Love and Support is a 2003 film by Joe Furey, starring Joe Furey, Pat Finn, Kristin Dattilo, Jenna Byrne, and Wayne Federman.
Joe Furey was a writer for" NewsRadioWatching Ellie", and David Letterman.
Special features on the DVD include interviews with Dave Foley, Maura Tierney, Julia Louis- Dreyfus and Edie Falco.
It has been released earlier as part of a film festival on DVD, without the special features.

Question: Which film came out earlier, The World According To Sesame Street or Love And Support?
Answer: Love And Support