Summary of TV Show[]
Sesame Street title card since Season 40.
Sesame Street is an American children's television series created by Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its combination of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references. The program was conceived in 1966 during discussions between Katzenberg and Morrisett. The series premiered on Public Broadcasting Service/PBS (When it was National Educational Television/NET) stations on November 10, 1969 to positive reviews, some controversy, and high ratings.
The show has gone through significant changes throughout its history. The format of Sesame Street consisted of a combination of commercial television production elements and educational techniques, and has changed throughout the show's history to reflect the changes in American culture and their audience's viewing habits. It was the first time the producers and writers of a children's television show used educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content. It was also the first time its educational effects on young children were studied, and the first time both summative and formative research was used to change the show's content.
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Appearances in MAD[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 1 Avaturd: Grover makes a cameo as the spiritual leader.
- Episode 5 WALL·E·NATOR: Oscar the Grouch appears being cubed by the WALL·E·NATOR.
- Episode 6 Celebrities Without Their Makeup: Oscar makes a cameo again as Amy Winehouse without her makeup.
- Episode 7 Cliffordfield: Elmo runs away, Big Bird turns into SpongeBob SquarePants, Oscar the Grouch comes out of his trash can and has women's legs, and Bert is seen in Clifford's mouth.
- Episode 11 Mouse M.D.: Cookie Monster appears as Dr. Mouse's patient, along with the Count.
- Episode 26 Flammable: Oscar the Grouch and Telly Monster make cameos on posters in the background and Grover appears in a puppet bin.
Season 2[]
- Episode 1 (27) RiOa: Big Bird appeared having the ring to fly. Also, he summoned Oscar the Grouch to eliminate Nigel.
- Episode 9 (35) How I Met Your Mummy: Cookie Monster makes a cameo as one of the monsters in a restaurant, however, he is purple.
- Episode 16 (42) Twilight: Staking Dawn: Count von Count makes a cameo at the wedding.
- Episode 16 (42) Cookie Blue: The show gets spoofed alongside with Rookie Blue.
Season 3[]
- Episode 10 (62) MADvent Calendar: The announcer says that Sesame Street announces that they want their show to look more like MAD.
- Episode 10 (62) Men in Black to the Future: Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar, and Elmo appear.
- Episode 16 (68) Dark Knight at the Museum: Big Bird appeared at the Museum of Television.
Season 4 []
- Episode 3 (81) The Big Bird Theory: The show gets spoofed along with the Big Bang Theory.
- Episode 13 (91) After Bert: The show gets spoofed along with After Earth.