beloved children's program debuted on public television in 1969, and moved to hbo in 2016 jackie is here with us to look back at the iconic show. >> brought to you by the number 50. [laughter] in honor of the new decade the anniversary special will look back at magical moments that shaped children tv whoopi goldberg and mist hadty copland and one muppet kermit the frog and look at the the neighborhood and sesame street design by educational and child psychologist to help low minority students between age of two and five to overcome deficiencies when entering school social scientists notice p noted higher and white income kids better prepared to they made diversity inclusion a message and taught about issues like homelessness, hiv, foster care and women rights.