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CST_ Screen Media presents a documentary directed by Marilyn Agrelo. Rated PG (for some thematic elements, language and smoking). Running time: 107 minutes. Opens Friday at Landmark Century Centre and available May 7 on demand. That’s the thing about “Sesame Street.” It’s in our heads and in our hearts and in our memories forever, and we’re all the better for it. So yes, the documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” is an unabashed love letter to the first 20 years of the most influential, most beloved and most enduring children’s program in television his...

Chris Vognar April 21, 2021Updated: April 21, 2021, 5:26 pm Muppets creator Jim Henson (left) is seen in archival footage in the documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street.” Photo: Courtesy SFFilm “Sesame Street” was potent stuff, especially if you were a little ankle biter during the show’s early days in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Proust can keep his madeleine. I’ll take the Martians trying to figure out the telephone, and all of those insanely catchy ditties whose purpose was to teach you how to spell and count. Any of the above can zap me back to ...

One of 'Sesame Street's' new Black Muppets brought to life by San Antonio puppeteer Deborah Martin, Staff writer FacebookTwitterEmail Zach Hyman /Sesame Workshop When Bradley Freeman Jr.’s mom saw a photo of Wesley Walker, the Muppet that he’s been bringing to life for “Sesame Street,” she said, “That looks like you.” “I was like, that’s kind of the point,” said Freeman, 22, who grew up bouncing between San Antonio and Brownsville. “That’s exactly who Wes is intended to be. If I had seen Wesley as a kid, I would have been his biggest fan.” Wesley is one of two Black M...

Skip to main content Currently Reading 'Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street' Review: A Dream Team Teaches Kids Math, the Alphabet and Integration 'Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street' Review: A Dream Team Teaches Kids Math, the Alphabet and Integration Marilyn Agrelo's sweeping look at the origins and impact of the revolutionary kids' show transcends nostalgia, documenting television and cultural history alike. Chris Willman, provided by