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Sesame Street

# sesame-street - Wednesday 17 April, 2013

Celebrity Street This post contains videos

13 amazing celebrity appearances on Sesame Street

From early Destiny’s Child to a Shakespearean soliloquy from Patrick Stewart, they’ve truly covered all the bases.

# sesame-street - Saturday 6 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Watch And Learn

How Sesame Street tones down for Afghanistan

In a country where only half of all children go to school, the programme treads a fine line to help bring the 3 Rs – and a little lesson in gender equity – to its audience.

# sesame-street - Friday 1 February, 2013

Upside Downton This post contains videos

VIDEO: Sesame Street’s take on Downton Abbey is pretty funny

Carson and the Dowager Countess star in a rudimentary physics lesson, in ‘Upside Downton Abbey’.

# sesame-street - Tuesday 20 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Elmo

Elmo puppeteer resigns in the wake of sex allegations

Kevin Clash was accused of being involved in an under-age relationship, but the allegations were then recanted.

# sesame-street - Wednesday 14 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Elmo

Man who accused Elmo puppeteer of underage sex changes his story

A man who accused Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy now says they had a consensual relationship as adults.

# sesame-street - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Elmo This post contains videos

Man behind Elmo denies allegations of underage relationship

Kevin Clash has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street to deal with the allegations.

# sesame-street - Tuesday 9 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Yellow Peril This post contains videos

VIDEO: Sesame Street ask Barack Obama to take down Big Bird ad

The Barack Obama campaign has made an ad mocking Mitt Romney over his Big Bird comments – but Sesame Street isn’t happy.

# sesame-street - Thursday 4 October, 2012

Big Bird This post contains videos

Internet rallies to defence of Big Bird but Romney insists he loves him

The Sesame Street character’s future came under threat during the US presidential debate last night and the internet sure wasn’t happy about it…

# sesame-street - Saturday 25 August, 2012

Voice of Sesame Street’s The Count dies

Jerry Nelson passed away this week, aged 78.

# sesame-street - Friday 20 July, 2012

Pics: Luke Ming Flanagan wears his Oscar the Grouch t-shirt in the Dáil

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street

# sesame-street - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

Another ‘Call Me Maybe’ parody…but this one features the Cookie Monster

In the most recent version of Carly Rae Jepson’s song, Cookie sings about his growing desire for those sweet treats.

# sesame-street - Tuesday 5 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bye Elmo

US terminates funding for Pakistani Sesame Street

The US has withdrawn its $20 million funding for the programme amid reports of corruption.

# sesame-street - Wednesday 14 December, 2011

From The Score No Muppet This post contains videos

Meet Elmo’s new best friend, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees

Looks like taking over American television every Sunday night isn’t enough to keep Brees happy…

# sesame-street - Monday 31 October, 2011

Sesame Street comes to Pakistan – and preaches tolerance

Pakistan is the latest country to get its own version of Sesame Street – and only Elmo has survived the transition, with a cast of new characters joining him.

# sesame-street - Monday 17 October, 2011

Sesame Street returns to YouTube after porn hacking

Sesame Street’s popular YouTube channel reopens after being hacked, when intruders had uploaded pornographic footage.

# sesame-street - Friday 23 September, 2011

Work Can Wait This post contains videos

WATCH: So here’s what you missed on Sesame Street’s Glee parody

Sesame Street’s latest pop-culture parody lampoons Glee, featuring depictions of most of the show’s best-known characters.

# sesame-street - Friday 12 August, 2011

Sesame Street rules out prospect of Bert and Ernie wedding

The show’s producers respond to an online petition calling on the pair – suspected of being more than friends – to tie the knot.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things to know this morning…

# sesame-street - Thursday 11 August, 2011

Thousands call for Muppet marriage… between Bert and Ernie

The Sesame Street room-mates are being urged to get hitched after New York legalised gay marriage.

# sesame-street - Wednesday 15 June, 2011

SpiderMonster This post contains videos

Video: Spider-Man musical finally opens – even Sesame Street is surprised

“You must be patient, sir, tis Bono’s first show ever,” Grover explains to the audience in Sesame Street’s ode to Spider-Man, SpiderMonster.

# sesame-street - Monday 30 May, 2011

Is Sesame Street’s ‘left wing propaganda’ teaching ethnic groups civil disobedience?

A new book alleges a liberal, left-wing bias in some of US television’s most popular programmes including Sesame Street and Friends which broadcast “secret political messages”.

# sesame-street - Tuesday 26 October, 2010

Sesame Street This post contains videos

Did a throwaway Tweet reveal Sesame Street’s Bert as gay?

The gay community believe Bert’s reference to his hair as ‘mo’ (meaning ‘homosexual’) is a clue.

# sesame-street - Thursday 23 September, 2010

Katy Perry This post contains videos

Katy Perry’s Sesame Street piece pulled over costume complaints

Singer’s attire on the iconic children’s show offended parents.