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- Lunchbox & Thermos, Sesame Street, 1983 - The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. <em>Sesame Street</em>, featuring favorite characters Bert and Ernie, is the long-running children's television show that was the first to use educational goals and curriculum to shape its content.
- 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Lunchbox & Thermos, Sesame Street, 1983
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. Sesame Street, featuring favorite characters Bert and Ernie, is the long-running children's television show that was the first to use educational goals and curriculum to shape its content.
- Sesame Street Counting Game, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Sesame Street Counting Game, 1990
- Sesame Street Toy Music Box Television, 1975-1980 - This music box plays the song "The People in Your Neighborhood" while the Sesame Street scene moves horizontally across the "television" screen. Sesame Street, introduced in 1969, integrated new research on early childhood learning into its television programs, capturing children's attention and keeping them entertained.
- 1975-1980
- Collections - Artifact
Sesame Street Toy Music Box Television, 1975-1980
This music box plays the song "The People in Your Neighborhood" while the Sesame Street scene moves horizontally across the "television" screen. Sesame Street, introduced in 1969, integrated new research on early childhood learning into its television programs, capturing children's attention and keeping them entertained.
- Sesame Street 50th Anniversary - As the beloved children's TV show Sesame Street turns 50, explore its history and lasting impact on modern culture with artifacts from our collections.
- November 07, 2019
- Collections - article
Sesame Street 50th Anniversary
As the beloved children's TV show Sesame Street turns 50, explore its history and lasting impact on modern culture with artifacts from our collections.
- J.C. Penney Christmas Catalog, 1975 -
- 1975
- Collections - Artifact
J.C. Penney Christmas Catalog, 1975
- "Ernie" Hand Puppet, circa 1995 -
- circa 1995
- Collections - Artifact
"Ernie" Hand Puppet, circa 1995
- Big Bird Radio, 1976-1978 - When <i>Sesame Street</i> debuted on public television in 1969, it was an immediate hit with its pre-school audience. Mixing education and fast-paced entertainment, kids laughed at the antics of puppet characters like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Bert and Ernie. Licensed toy products featuring the show's characters began to appear on toy shelves. In 1972, over nine million were sold.
- 1976-1978
- Collections - Artifact
Big Bird Radio, 1976-1978
When Sesame Street debuted on public television in 1969, it was an immediate hit with its pre-school audience. Mixing education and fast-paced entertainment, kids laughed at the antics of puppet characters like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Bert and Ernie. Licensed toy products featuring the show's characters began to appear on toy shelves. In 1972, over nine million were sold.
- Amazing Moments: An Interview with Puppeteer Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz of Sesame Street - Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz shares her journey to becoming a professional puppeteer, how she met Jim Henson, and what it’s like being a part of the Sesame Street family as the puppeteer behind Rosita.
- July 12, 2021
- Collections - article
Amazing Moments: An Interview with Puppeteer Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz of Sesame Street
Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz shares her journey to becoming a professional puppeteer, how she met Jim Henson, and what it’s like being a part of the Sesame Street family as the puppeteer behind Rosita.
- "Bert" Hand Puppet, circa 1995 -
- circa 1995
- Collections - Artifact
"Bert" Hand Puppet, circa 1995
- "Big Bird Radio" Packaging, 1976-1978 - When <i>Sesame Street</i> debuted on public television in 1969, it was an immediate hit with its pre-school audience. Mixing education and fast-paced entertainment, kids laughed at the antics of puppet characters like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Bert and Ernie. Licensed toy products featuring the show's characters began to appear on toy shelves. In 1972, over nine million were sold.
- 1976-1978
- Collections - Artifact
"Big Bird Radio" Packaging, 1976-1978
When Sesame Street debuted on public television in 1969, it was an immediate hit with its pre-school audience. Mixing education and fast-paced entertainment, kids laughed at the antics of puppet characters like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Bert and Ernie. Licensed toy products featuring the show's characters began to appear on toy shelves. In 1972, over nine million were sold.