Line #10 Franchise/SesameStreet


1	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sesame_street_logo.png]]
2	-> ''Sunny day\
3	Sweeping the clouds away\
4	On my way to where the air is sweet\
5	Can you tell me how to get\
6	How to get to Sesame Street?''
7	-->-- '''Lyrics to the main theme of the show.'''.
8	''Sesame Street'' is a children's franchise whose base installment is a [[Series/SesameStreet TV show of the same name]], aired by Creator/PBSKids (and later by Creator/{{HBO}}/Creator/HBOMax) and produced by Creator/SesameWorkshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop). The show, which is still running to this day, has proved popular enough to spawn numerous films, video games, and other derivative works - among them international adaptations of the original series. Primetime television specials featuring the show's characters have premiered on every "Big Four" commercial network in the U.S. -- a rare enough accomplishment[[note]]shared at least by the ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' specials and, oddly enough, ''Series/GetSmart''[[/note]] -- but also on its home at Creator/{{PBS}}, a mark which will probably never be duplicated.[[note]]Three of the classic ''Peanuts'' specials have made their annual airings on PBS, but none have premiered there.[[/note]]
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10	This series used to be a part of the ''[[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppets]]'' franchise since it uses puppets created by Creator/JimHenson as main characters; the ''Sesame Street'' puppets have appeared in mainline ''Muppets'' franchise installments multiple times. However, after Sesame Workshop purchased the puppets from Creator/TheJimHensonCompany in 2000 and Creator/{{Disney}} purchased ''The Muppets'' in 2004, the two franchises [[ExiledFromContinuity have become legally separated]]. Despite this, Sesame Workshop has a license that allows them to continue referring to the puppet characters as "muppets" via GrandfatherClause, and the two still make occasional crossovers.
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13	!!Main series:
14	[[AC:Base series]]
15	[[index]]
16	* ''Series/SesameStreet'' (1969-present)
17	[[AC:Segments]]
18	* ''Series/ElmosWorld''
19	** ''Elmo the Musical''
20	** ''Furry Friends Forever: Elmo and Tango's Mysterious Mysteries''
21	* ''Journey To Ernie''
22	** ''Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures''
23	* ''Abby's Flying Fairy School''
24	** ''Abby's Amazing Adventures''
25	* ''Global Grover''
26	** ''Super Grover 2.0''
27	* ''Cookie's Crumby Pictures''
28	** ''Smart Cookies''
29	** ''Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck''
30	* ''Murray Has a Little Lamb''
31	* ''Sesame Street Nature Explorers''
32
33	[[AC:International versions]]
34	* ''Series/PlazaSesamo'' (Latin America)
35	* ''Series/{{Sesamstrasse}}'' (Germany)
36	* ''Series/{{Sesamstraat}}'' (Netherlands)
37	* ''Series/TakalaniSesame'' (South Africa)
38
39	!!SpinOff series:
40	* ''Series/PlayWithMeSesame'' (2002-2007)
41	* ''Series/TheFurchesterHotel'' (2014-2017)
42	* ''Series/TheNotTooLateShowWithElmo'' (2020-2021)
43	* ''WesternAnimation/MechaBuilders'' (2022-present)
44
45	[[AC:International-exclusive spin-offs/mini-series]]
46	* ''Sesame English''
47	* ''Super Healthy Monsters''
48	* ''Best Friends''
49	* ''Count TV''
50	* ''I Heart Elmo''
51	* ''3, 2, 1 Let's Go!''
52	* ''Bert's Experiments''
53
54	!!DirectToVideo series:
55	* ''Series/MySesameStreetHomeVideo'' (1986-1996)
56	* ''Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video'' (1988-1991)
57	* ''[[Series/SesameStreetSongsHomeVideo Sesame Songs Home Video]]'' (1990-1995)
58	* ''Series/SesameStreetHomeVideoVisits'' (1990)
59
60	!!Films and specials:
61	* ''This Way to Sesame Street'' (1969)[[note]]A preview show that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} two days before the series debuted[[/note]]
62	* ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet'' (1978)[[note]]A Creator/{{PBS}} special produced by CTW featuring the entire cast[[/note]]
63	* ''Film/ASpecialSesameStreetChristmas'' (1978)[[note]]A Creator/{{CBS}} special produced by the makers of ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' that only featured a handful of characters--Big Bird, Oscar, Barkley, Bob, Maria, David, Mr. Hooper--alongside an AllStarCast of guest performers, which aired five days after ''Christmas Eve'' debuted[[/note]]
64	* ''A Walking Tour of Sesame Street'' (1979)[[note]]A 10th anniversary ClipShow[[/note]]
65	* ''Big Bird in China'' (1983)[[note]]Co-produced by CTW and Creator/{{CCTV}}, and it debuted in the US on Creator/{{NBC}}[[/note]]
66	* ''Film/DontEatthePictures'' (1983)
67	* ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' (1985)
68	* ''Sesame Street, Special'' (1988)[[note]]This special was released on home video in 1994 with the alternate title "Put Down the Duckie", and a number of additional alterations, including removing the pledge break segments.[[/note]]
69	* ''Film/BigBirdInJapan'' (1988)[[note]]Co-produced with Creator/{{NHK}}[[/note]]
70	* ''Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting'' (1989)[[note]]A 20th anniversary ClipShow that aired on Creator/{{NBC}}, which was produced for ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'', but aired as a separate special a week before ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'''s debut, in the same time slot; it's still usually included with ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''[[/note]]
71	* ''Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake'' (1991)[[note]]This special later aired as a regular ''Sesame Street'' episode nearly a week after its initial airing, albeit with the pledge break segments removed and several non-Muppet segments added in.[[/note]]
72	* ''Sesame Street Stays Up Late!'' (1993) [[note]]Retitled ''Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World'' for home media until the Amazon Prime release in 2017.[[/note]]
73	* ''Film/ElmoSavesChristmas'' (1996)
74	* ''Elmopalooza'' (1998)
75	* ''[=CinderElmo=]'' (1999)
76	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (1999)
77	* ''[[Film/ElmosMusicalAdventure Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf]]'' (2001)
78	* ''The Street We Live On'' (2004)
79	* ''Film/ElmosChristmasCountdown'' (2007)
80	* ''Abby in Wonderland'' (2008)
81	* ''The Cookie Thief'' (2015)
82	* ''Film/OnceUponASesameStreetChristmas'' (2016[[note]]It premiered first on HBO in 2016; it aired on PBS in 2017[[/note]])
83	* ''The Magical Wand Chase'' (2017[[note]]Aired on HBO in 2017 and on PBS in 2019[[/note]])
84	* ''Film/WhenYouWishUponaPickle'' (2018[[note]]Aired on HBO in 2018 and on PBS in 2020[[/note]])
85	* ''Film/SesameStreets50thAnniversaryCelebration'' (2019)
86	* ''Elmo's Playdate'' (2020)
87	* ''The Monster at the End of This Story'' (2020[[note]]Animated adaptation of the iconic book, ''Literature/TheMonsterAtTheEndOfThisBook''. Premiered first on HBO Max in 2020 and aired on PBS in 2022[[/note]])
88	* ''WesternAnimation/FurryFriendsForeverElmoGetsAPuppy'' (2021)
89	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNutcrackerStarringElmoAndTango'' (2022)
90	* Untitled theatrical film (TBA)
91
92	!!Albums:
93	* ''Music/TheSesameStreetBookAndRecord'' (1970)
94	* ''Music/SesameStreetGroverSingsTheBlues'' (1974)
95	* ''Music/SesameStreetErnieAndBertSingAlong'' (1975)
96	* ''Music/SesameStreetSigns'' (1977)
97	* ''Music/SesameStreetFever'' (1978)
98	* ''Music/SesameStreetSingAlong'' (1982)
99	* ''Music/SesameStreetBornToAdd'' (1983)
100	* ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites'' (1995)
101
102	!!Video games:
103	* ''VideoGame/SesameStreet'' (page contains list of games based off of the series)
104
105	!!Comic Books:
106	* ''Sesame Street Jr.'' [[/index]][[FilmComic Cine-Mangas]] (2005-2009) Creator/{{Tokyopop}}[[index]]
107	* ''Sesame Street'' (2013-2016) Ape Entertainment
108	* ''Sesame Street'' (2024-) Creator/OniPress
109
110	!!Books:
111	* ''Literature/TheMonsterAtTheEndOfThisBook'' (1971)
112	* ''Another Monster at the End of This Book'' (1996)
113	* ''Some Friend!''
114
115	!!Related media:
116	* ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney''
117	* ''Film/IAmBigBird''
118	[[/index]]

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