Sesame Street, the longest running preschool series on PBS is capping off its 50th year with an all-star studded cast reunion primetime special "Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration" airing November 9 on HBO and November 17 on PBS and PBS KIDS.
Guest stars include fellow SS celebrities Elvis Costello, Whoopi Goldberg, Norah Jones and Patti LaBelle.
All of your favorite Sesame Street cast members are back too including Fran Brill, Caroll Spinney, Bob McGrath, Sonja Manzano, Emillio Delgado, Dr. Loretta Long, Roscoe Orman and Allison Bartlett to name just a few.
Unfortunately, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Will Lee, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitemire, Christopher Perf, Kevin Clash and Joey Mazzarino could not make it to the celebration but PBS, HBO and Sesame Workshop really know how to throw a party and serving this as a tribute to the fans across the globe who have enjoyed the series since day one.
This special is part of Sesame Street's year long "50 Years and Still Counting" initiative.
Starting from Season 51-55 onwards, new episodes of Sesame Street will still air on cable TV but for the first time will premiere on streaming services, most notably HBO Max.
The entire team at Sesame Workshop and myself would like to thank all of our fans for sticking around and enjoying Sesame Street over the past five decades. You guys are the greatest amount of fans that a crowd of monsters, birds, humans and grouches could ever ask for. We have been eternity grateful that we were able to share this journey with you. We're excited to continue bringing more of your favorite Sesame Street characters in the new decade of the 2020s. Please continue to keep an eye out for more amazing Sesame Street content in the years to come.
From the entire staffs of HBO, NoggiN LLC., PBS, Sesame Workshop, Shout Factory, Sony Entertainment, Warner Brothers and Viacom International Inc., and all the companies, stores, websites, theme parks and restaurants that have sponsored the series and its franchise, past and present, we send each and everyone of you with all of our hearts a massive thank you for all of your contributions, viewership and endless support to the Sesame Street saga.
Best wishes and thank you again.
Sincerely,
KYLE BULGER
and everyone at PBS, HBO, Viacom and Sesame Workshop
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