Big Bird, the Cookie Monster, and a global phenomenon

Sesame Street Turns 40 in 2009. The breakthrough kids' show was not only the first to show kids playing with giant birds, trashcan-dwelling monsters and numerically-enthusiastic purple vampires, but also the first to show white kids and non-white kids playing together.

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Sesame Street Google Images: Celebrate 40 Years of Sesame Street

The Sesame Street muppets are celebrating, because Sesame Street is turning 40, and today The Count is on Google's homepage.  You can also go to Sesame Street's website and vote for your favorite recent clip....

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