READERS' STORIES: You share 40 years of memories Nov 6, 2009
We have pictures of our kids in Big Bird's nest, in Oscar's trash can, and in Mr. Hooper's store ... We got to keep some yellow feathers from Big Bird, who was asleep at the time ... " Jamie Leicht, 31, San Diego "My favorite Seseme Street memory occurs during the old Christmas special, Christmas Eve on Seseme Street, when Big Bird tries to stay up to see Santa. (USA Today)
At 40, 'Sesame Street' is in a constant state of renewal Nov 6, 2009
Maria (Sonia Manzano), left, Elmo (Kevin Clash), Big Bird (Caroll Spinney ) and Luis (Emilio Delgado) rehearse on the set of Sesame Street ... 98 Big Bird's height (in inches) ... and , the puppeteers who respectively give life to Big Bird and Elmo, are shooting a scene that requires Clash to lie beside a sofa, raising his furry red Muppet into view. (USA Today)
No escape: Real world celebrates Halloween Oct 25, 2009
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Dog park sports new area for its littlest visitors Sep 19, 2009
" Big Bird wrote on Sep 18, 2009 4:22 PM:" greyhorse: The park is a former dump site ... Since Big Bird thinks cents is not a tax issue let he/she pay for all us us who do ... " Big Bird wrote on Sep 18, 2009 7:32 PM:" itsgreektome: correction on your figures. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Mattel Fined $2.3 Million Dollars For Toy Hazard (3:30 p.m.) Jun 6, 2009
A government safety official says the companies are paying the fine after recalling two million of their popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and other toys in 2007. The toys were recalled after testing found unsafe lead levels in paint used to make the toys. (WTVR.com, VA)
Not even Sesame Street is safe from recession Mar 12, 2009
Best known as the home of such Muppet characters as Big Bird and Elmo, Sesame Workshop was founded in 1968 as Childrens Television Workshop, then unveiled the groundbreaking Sesame Street as a literacy-building initiative a year later. That show, which remains a worldwide hit, was the first step toward a media empire that encompasses television, books, toys and online programming. (MSNBC -- Television)
The Parenting Place Mar 5, 2009
Elmo, Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Zoe, Oscar, Grover and Cookie Monster came right along with mama and dada," she said. "I don't know how that fits into the pediatric studies, but it is proof positive that she was watching and retaining from a very young age. "I still limit television to an hour a day, but there will always be grandparents and friends who don't have the same philosophy. I feel like the key is to keep an eye on it and know what your kids are watching.". (Auburn Citizen, NY)
