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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)  7.5

Documentary • 1h 47min • Apr 23rd 2021

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Story

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

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Cast

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney
Self

Jim Henson

Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)

Jon Stone

Jon Stone
Self (archive footage)

Frank Oz

Frank Oz
Self (archive footage)

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney
Self

Bob McGrath

Bob McGrath
Self

Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano
Self

Emilio Delgado

Emilio Delgado
Self

Lloyd Morrisett

Lloyd Morrisett
Self

Christopher Cerf

Christopher Cerf
Self

Roscoe Orman

Roscoe Orman
Self

Brian Henson

Brian Henson
Self

Lisa Henson

Lisa Henson
Self

Loretta Long

Loretta Long
Self

Fran Brill

Fran Brill
Self

Holly Robinson Peete

Holly Robinson Peete
Self

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones
Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)

Odetta

Odetta
Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)

Joe Raposo

Joe Raposo
Self (archive footage)

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash
Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)

Will Lee

Will Lee
Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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