Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
74 %|Apr 23, 2021|Documentary
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.
Featured Crew
Marilyn Agrelo
Director
Trevor Crafts
Producer
Ellen Scherer Crafts
Producer
Lisa Diamond
Producer
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Brian O'Shea
Executive Producer
Heather Kenyon
Executive Producer
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Cast
Joan Ganz Cooney
Self
Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Jon Stone
Self (archive footage)
Frank Oz
Self (archive footage)
Caroll Spinney
Self
Bob McGrath
Self
Sonia Manzano
Self
Emilio Delgado
Self
Lloyd Morrisett
Self
Sharon Lerner
Self
Christopher Cerf
Self
Roscoe Orman
Self
Brian Henson
Self
Lisa Henson
Self
Loretta Long
Self
Fran Brill
Self
Norman Stiles
Self
James Earl Jones
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Matt Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Odetta
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Joe Raposo
Self (archive footage)
Nick Raposo
Self
Johnny Cash
Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Frank Biondo
Self
Will Lee
Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fred Rogers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)