How long has the television show Sesame Street been on PBS?
It will be 40 years this November!: Jim Henson’s adorable and zany muppet characters began teaching preschoolers about letters, numbers and social values. The flashy imagery and quick pacing appealed instantly to the young viewers. “The show employed principles of learning and developmental psychology in its presentation of academic and social skills. Psychologist Edward L. Palmer led the Sesame Street research and evaluation team.” “The idea behind the show, developed by Joan Cooney for the Children’s Television Workshop, was to present a limited pre-school curriculum via television.” Despite the fact that the urban street setting of Sesame Street was designed to attract an inner city audience, it soon proved popular among children of all backgrounds. The show’s executive producer, Michael Loman says that, “the most important thing that we do is, we show children a wide variety of people living together in a neighbourhood, all races, all cultures, all monsters, a little girl in a whee
