Happy 40th Anniversary, Sesame Street!

As I mentioned yesterday, Sesame Street is celebrating its 40th anniversary today. I'm glad that such a wonderful, educational program has been able to keep going and stay fun and interesting for 40 years! I have such fondness for these characters and for the people who bring them to life.

Tributes are popping up all over, and Sesame Street residents have been making the rounds. Here's the first part of an interview that Jimmy Kimmel did with Big Bird:



Big Bird was really charming and funny, and I thought Kimmel did a good job with him. Part 2 can be found at a link to the right on the YouTube page.

Here's Google's logo for today:

More Sesame Street Google logos can be found here.

Food Network Challenge had a competition for cake designers to create cakes for the occasion. Here's the winner, done by Mike's Amazing Cakes:


I love how this show makes learning fun. It helps reinforce learning with kids who might balk at using workbooks or going over their alphabet or numbers - they learn without even realizing it, and they have doing it. And Sesame Street deals with feelings, and treating others well, and teaches other lessons that are so important for kids to learn.

Happy 40th, Sesame Street. May you continue providing quality television for young kids (and their parents) for another 40 years!