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How some disturbing real-life news reports about child welfare forced Big Bird to reveal his "imaginary" friend to the residents of Sesame Street—and the world.

The Story of 'Sesame Street': From Radical Experiment To Beloved TV Mainstay Saturday, May 8, 2021 Jim Henson, the puppeteer behind Ernie, and Frank Oz, the longtime voice of Bert, on the set of Sesame Street. For generations, Sesame Street has been a mainstay of American children's television. But when the show premiered more than 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1969, it was considered controversial, even radical. "In 1969, what was on TV for kids was a very dire landscape," says Marilyn Agrelo, the director of a new documentary called Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street. "Basically, the p...

Sesame Street on the set in 1969, the year the show debuted. Hulton Archive / Getty Images For generations, Sesame Street has been a mainstay of American children's television. But when the show premiered more than 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1969, it was considered controversial, even radical. "In 1969, what was on TV for kids was a very dire landscape," says Marilyn Agrelo, the director of a new documentary called Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street. Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street is in theaters and on demand now. Courtesy of Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street "Bas...

Courtesy of Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street is in theaters and on demand now. Courtesy of Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street "Basically, the programming was geared to sell children toys, Tootsie Rolls and breakfast cereals, and there was no thought of educating them in any way," she says. Sesame Street debuted on the airwaves in a tumultuous moment in U.S. history, and the bigger forces upending American life played a ...

Rolling Stone Michelle Cobbs on Her Years With Chic, the Police, Paul Simon, and Duran Duran You can hear her voice on Chic’s “Good Times,” Duran Duran’s “The Reflex,” and Paul Simon’s “Gumboots,” but today she works as an addiction specialist at a hospital By Solomon N’Jie/Getty Images Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to...