01of 11Zach HymanEvery year,Sesame Workshop— the non-profit behindSesame Street— reaches more than 150 million kids in 150 countries who speak 70 languages.02of 11More than 650 celebrity guests, includingChance the Rapper, John Legend,Amy Adams,Jessica Albaand more, have madecameos.03of 11Michael Tran/FilmMagicThe series has won 234Emmy Awards, plusGrammy Awardsand Peabody Awards, and in December 2019, was the first television show to be recognized at theKennedy Center Honors.04of 11Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo BankBig Bird’s costume is made out of approximately 4,000 feathers.05of 11Zach HymanSesame Streethas aired more than 4,500 episodes and produced 6,500 story books and counting.06of 11There have been more than 30 original and localized co-productions of the series, includingGalli Galli Sim Simin India,Takalani Sesamein South Africa,Sesamstrassein Germany andSésamoin Latin America.07of 11Caroll Spinney with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.Gil Vaknin/Sesame StreetThe late Caroll Spinney, who played the role of both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from 1967 to 2018, has claimed that Oscar is 43 years old — and always has been!08of 11Richard Drew/AP/REX/ShutterstockGrover has had dozens of jobs over the years, including bellhop, waiter, door-to-door salesman, bus driver, lumberjack and superhero.09of 11Sesame WorkshopCookie Monster has a cousin in the U.K. named Biscuit Monster,who has appeared on theSesame Streetspinoff,The Furchester Hotel.10of 11Sesame WorkshopThe character of Don Music was retired from the show because children were imitating how he would bang his head against his piano in frustration.11of 11Sesame WorkshopBig Bird has two penguin cousins: Zero and Blubba.
01of 11Zach HymanEvery year,Sesame Workshop— the non-profit behindSesame Street— reaches more than 150 million kids in 150 countries who speak 70 languages.
01of 11
Zach Hyman
Every year,Sesame Workshop— the non-profit behindSesame Street— reaches more than 150 million kids in 150 countries who speak 70 languages.
02of 11More than 650 celebrity guests, includingChance the Rapper, John Legend,Amy Adams,Jessica Albaand more, have madecameos.
02of 11
More than 650 celebrity guests, includingChance the Rapper, John Legend,Amy Adams,Jessica Albaand more, have madecameos.
03of 11Michael Tran/FilmMagicThe series has won 234Emmy Awards, plusGrammy Awardsand Peabody Awards, and in December 2019, was the first television show to be recognized at theKennedy Center Honors.
03of 11
Michael Tran/FilmMagic
The series has won 234Emmy Awards, plusGrammy Awardsand Peabody Awards, and in December 2019, was the first television show to be recognized at theKennedy Center Honors.
04of 11Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo BankBig Bird’s costume is made out of approximately 4,000 feathers.
04of 11
Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
Big Bird’s costume is made out of approximately 4,000 feathers.
05of 11Zach HymanSesame Streethas aired more than 4,500 episodes and produced 6,500 story books and counting.
05of 11
Sesame Streethas aired more than 4,500 episodes and produced 6,500 story books and counting.
06of 11There have been more than 30 original and localized co-productions of the series, includingGalli Galli Sim Simin India,Takalani Sesamein South Africa,Sesamstrassein Germany andSésamoin Latin America.
06of 11
There have been more than 30 original and localized co-productions of the series, includingGalli Galli Sim Simin India,Takalani Sesamein South Africa,Sesamstrassein Germany andSésamoin Latin America.
07of 11Caroll Spinney with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.Gil Vaknin/Sesame StreetThe late Caroll Spinney, who played the role of both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from 1967 to 2018, has claimed that Oscar is 43 years old — and always has been!
07of 11
Caroll Spinney with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.Gil Vaknin/Sesame Street
The late Caroll Spinney, who played the role of both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from 1967 to 2018, has claimed that Oscar is 43 years old — and always has been!
08of 11Richard Drew/AP/REX/ShutterstockGrover has had dozens of jobs over the years, including bellhop, waiter, door-to-door salesman, bus driver, lumberjack and superhero.
08of 11
Richard Drew/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Grover has had dozens of jobs over the years, including bellhop, waiter, door-to-door salesman, bus driver, lumberjack and superhero.
09of 11Sesame WorkshopCookie Monster has a cousin in the U.K. named Biscuit Monster,who has appeared on theSesame Streetspinoff,The Furchester Hotel.
09of 11
Sesame Workshop
Cookie Monster has a cousin in the U.K. named Biscuit Monster,who has appeared on theSesame Streetspinoff,The Furchester Hotel.
10of 11Sesame WorkshopThe character of Don Music was retired from the show because children were imitating how he would bang his head against his piano in frustration.
10of 11
The character of Don Music was retired from the show because children were imitating how he would bang his head against his piano in frustration.
11of 11Sesame WorkshopBig Bird has two penguin cousins: Zero and Blubba.
11of 11
Big Bird has two penguin cousins: Zero and Blubba.
source: people.com
