Sunny Days

" But at first they thought of calling it 123 avenue B. A reference to a little street in the alphabet city neighborhood here in Manhattan. But they decided on Sesame Street instead the popular children's show debuted forty years ago today and sends -- to humans on that fictional city block. Have -- their Muppet friends to read and count through 41187. Episodes. On today's show the First Lady Michelle Obama talked again about the benefits of playing."

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" All these -- and -- growers and sons soil and water and you know what guys. If you eat all of these healthy foods you're gonna grow up to be big and strong just like me and may well and still go and."

" It's still growing. Still learning for decades later."

" You can bet Sesame Street is keeping it counts. -- On the surface it seems not much has changed since we first met the people in the neighborhood. -- Street like Sesame Street everything happens you can."

" The curriculum hasn't changed all that much the ABC hits -- wouldn't -- threes are still relatively the same."

" But along the way Sesame Street has adjusted to the world around it. The characters -- dealt with some tough issues the death of mr. Hooper a hurricane that destroyed big bird's nest. And thanks to a push against childhood obesity -- Cookie monster has learned that cookies are just a sometime food. The basic formula is the -- the program still uses songs and skits animation and humor to educate our kids. Live."

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" Goes. And through the years plenty of famous faces have stopped by to say hello. This song. But the biggest difference between them -- now. Is the look."

" The styles styles of graphics animations and musical that's changed a lot over the years."

" I thought it would do well. I don't think anything imagine forty years. -- he was just 35 years old when he landed the roles of big bird and Oscar the -- two characters which -- changed a lot since that first season. When Oscar was orange and big bird wasn't quite as sharp. Manipulated they -- clearly think through these three. The company that produces the show tells -- eight million children tune in every week and that a quarter of the United States population grew up watching. Sesame Street. After forty years. It all adds up."

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