Sesame Street (1969)
| Release Date | 10 November 1969 |
| Genre | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish, American Sign Language |
| Sound Mix | Mono, Stereo |
| Color | Color |
Sesame Street is an American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its combination of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references. The program was conceived in 1966 during discussions between Cooney and Morrisett. The series premiered on public television stations on November 10, 1969 to positive reviews, some controversy, and high ratings.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Northern Calloway
David
Joe Raposo
Singer
James Catusi
Jim
Brandon Maggart
Buddy
Jason Thornton
Two-Headed Monster
Christopher Knowings
Chris
Brian Muehl
Rusty
Christopher Cerf
Little Chrissy
Camille Bonora
Clementine
Jeremy Redleaf
Gonnigan
Jeff Moss
Dove in 'Above it All'
Alex Stevens
The Baker
Jessica Peters
Jessica
John Williams III
John-John
William Wegman
Dog Segment Narrator
Michele Mariana
Cecille
Lexine Bondoc
Lexine
Ivy Austin
Cereal Girl
Colleen Foy
Herself
Nitya Vidyasagar
Leela
Joe Ponazecki
Wally
Paul Price
Ralph
Chet O'Brien
Mr. Macintosh
Fred Wardenburg
Singer 'Cow Dog Song'
Angella Kaye
Angie
Miles Orman
Miles
Gregg Berger
The Bellhop
Larry Block
Tom
Carlos Alomar
Himself
Robin Clark
Herself
Alfonzo Thornton
Himself
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild
Sheldon Wolfchild American Indian Family
Keola Beamer
Keola
Yo-Yo Ma
Himself
Joe James
Gordon's Father
Imani Patterson
Miles
Alice Liu
Maria's Nurse
Sean Sanders
Boy with Cat
Joan Gerber
Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes
Jada Rowland
Jennie
Jaime Sánchez
Miguel
Steve Zuckerman
Singer 'Ten Turtles'
Bob Arbogast
Man Getting his Nose Drawn
Bob Payne
Cobblestone Guitarist
James J. Kroupa
Lovey
Micki Barnett
Micki
Judy Sladky
Alice
14 Karat Soul
Singers 'Hand Talk'
Leslie Carrera
Abby Cadabby
Logan Kulick
Bill McCutcheon
Uncle Wally
Panchito Gómez
Antonio
Thad Mumford
Dr. Thad
Gabriel Velez
Osvaldo, el Gruñón
Karen Prell
Big Kid
Leonard Jackson
Mr. Handford
Cheryl Hardwick
Moo Wave Cow
Annette Calud
Celina
Angel Jemmott
Angela
Jou Jou Papailler
Jamal
Tara Schaefer
Tarah
Billy Mack
Billy
Ward Saxton
Mike
Jane Henson
Additional Muppets
Edward G. Christie
Additional Muppets
Caroly Wilcox
Additional Muppets
David Seisay
Himself
Heather North
Ellie Jane
Olga Felgemacher
Additional Muppets
Zoë Hall
Zoe
Heidi Berg
Oinker Sister
Christopher Michael Gerrard
Christopher Edwards
Julianne Buescher
Additional Muppets
Randy Pearlstein
Jesse
Michael Bundy
Michael
Edith Feinstein
Additional Children
Paul Hernandez
Additional Children
Wesley Rodgerson
Additional Children
Vernon M. Thomas
Additional Children
Jessica Vaughn
Additional Children
Lauree Dash
Numbers
Ronald Binion
Additional Muppets
Lisa Buckley
Additional Muppets
Paul Hartis
Additional Muppets
John Kennedy
Additional Muppets
Josh LaBove
Grouchkateer
Lex Lang
Big Bad Giants
John Lovelady
Additional Muppets
Peter MacKennan
Additional Muppets
Alison Mork
Additional Muppets
Marc Petrosino
Additional Muppets
Francesca Rizzo
Little Girl
Mark Zeszotem
Additional Muppets
Director
Victor DiNapoli
Lisa Simon
Emily Squires
Ken Diego
Ted May
Jim Martin
Dean Gordon
Tom Guadarrama
Steve Feldman
David Heeley
Nadine Zylstra
John Dilworth
Jon Stone
Todd Broder
Eva Saks
Randall Balsmeyer
Mike DeSeve
Stan Lathan
Bob Schwarz
Writer
Tony Geiss
Judy Freudberg
Emily Perl Kingsley
Luis Santeiro
Annie Evans
Lou Berger
Molly Boylan
Christine Ferraro
Belinda Ward
John Weidman
John Dilworth
Steve Lookner
Sara Compton
Norman Stiles
Nancy Sans
Mo Willems
Jeff Moss
Jerry Juhl
Michael C. McCarthy
Chrissy Ferraro
Ian Ellis James
David Korr
Adam Rudman
Josh Selig
Cathi Turow
Tony DeSena
Eva Saks
Bruce Hart
Carole Hart
Richard Marcus
Edith Rey
Bruce Robb
Lynn Rogoff
Mark Saltzman
Producer
Tim Carter
co-producer / producer
Melissa Dino
producer
Carol-Lynn Parente
executive producer / senior producer
Rebecca Rosa
associate producer
Benjamin Lehmann
associate producer / producer
Lewis Bernstein
executive producer
Danette De Sena
talent producer
Karen Ialacci
coordinating producer
April Chadderdon
line producer
Todd E. James
associate producer
Crystal Whaley
producer
Robert Cunniff
producer
Craig Miller
producer: Lucasfilm
Jon Stone
executive producer
Dulcy Singer
executive producer
Carol Mayes
associate producer
Todd Broder
producer: interstitials
Eva Saks
producer
Ann Burgund
producer
David D. Connell
executive producer
Shyrlee Dallard
producer
Nina Elias-Bamberger
executive producer
Steve Garfinkel
executive producer
Robert Kirbyson
field producer
Lynn Klugman
supervising producer
Henry B. Lee
segment producer
Margaret Murphy
producer
Lynn Rogoff
producer: exteriors
Edith Zornow
supervising film producer
Original Music
Joe Raposo
Jeff Moss
Stephen Lawrence
Tony Geiss
Christopher Cerf
Sam Pottle
Mark Radice
Earl Rose
Russell Velazquez
Gail 'Sky' King
Dave Conner
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs
Cinematographer
Bill Berner
Mark Raker
Andrew Sobkovich
Editor
Selbern Narby
Chris Reinhart
John Tierney
Production Designer
Victor DiNapoli
Art Director
Mike Pantuso
Bob Phillips
Pete Ortiz
Alan Compton
Valerie Green
Set Decorator
Nat Mongioi
Michael J. Kelley
Costume Designer
Bill Kellard
Terry Roberson
Ramsey Mostoller
Erin Slattery
Makeup Department
Jane DiPersio
makeup artist
Jackie Payne
hair stylist
Joe Cuervo
makeup artist
Karen Specht
hair stylist
Lee Halls
makeup artist
Mickey G. Lawrence
hair stylist
Phyllis Grens Sternick
makeup artist
Production Manager
Heather Dixon
unit manager
Jared Jenkins
unit production manager
Mitch Mayer
production manager
Frieda Lipp
production supervisor
Eleanor McIntosh
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jon Campbell
first assistant director / second assistant director
Adam Matalon
assistant director
Art Department
Andrea Detwiler
props / puppets
Michelle Hickey
props / puppets
Rollin Krewson
props / puppets
Pete Ortiz
graphic artist / graphic designer
Connie Peterson
props / puppets
Steve Ruggiero
stagehand
Tony Santoro
stagehand
Polly Smith
props / puppets
Mike Pantuso
senior graphic designer / graphic artist
Maggie Ryan
scenic artist
Jason Weber
props / puppets
Marc Borders
props / puppets
Chelsea Carter
props / puppets
Steve Dannenberg
stagehand
Lara MacLean
props / puppets
Anney McKilligan
props / puppets
Tom Newby
props / puppets
Joseph Paone
stagehand
Victoria Ellis
muppets / props
Sarah Luraschi
muppets / props
Lyndon Mosse
assistant art director
Jane Pien
muppets / props
John Sullivan
stagehand
Wilbur L. Ball
scenic artist
David Skelly
muppet constructor
Gerri Brioso
graphics
Janice Carden
illustrations
Victor DiNapoli
senior senic artist
Teresa Drilling
original character designer: Cecille the Ball
Sound Department
Dick Maitland
sound effects / sound effects editor
Carla Bandini-Lory
sound editor / second audio
Mel Becker
boom operator / boom
Dan Guachione
boom operator / boom
Blake Norton
production mixer / supervising sound editor
Gordon Price
sound utility
Chuck Tutino
sound utility
Michael Barrett
sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Jim Czak
recording engineer
Bill Moss
recording engineer
Bob Schott
sound editor
Tim Lester
sound
Marc-Jon Sullivan
boom operator
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Santoro
gaffer
Ernest Albritton Jr.
tape
Frank Biondo
camera operator
Jerry Cancel
camera operator
Daniel Kelley
lighting designer
Jimmy O'Donnell
camera operator
Aaron Medick
camera operator
Dennis Degan
tape operator / video controller
Kevin Burke
camera operator
Michael Appel
electrician
James Meek
video engineer
Joe LoRé
camera operator
Bill Berner
lighting director
Dave Driscoll
camera operator
Arnold Giordano
camera operator
Jerry Gruen
camera operator
Henry B. Lee
gaffer
Dick Weiss
lighting director
Animation Department
Barry Bruce
supervising animation director
Teresa Drilling
animation director: "Cecille the Ball" series / animation director: "Cecille the Ball" series intro
John Pagan
animation co-director
Pilar Newton
assistant animator
Lewis Kofsky
technical director: elmo's world, 1998-1999
James Simon
animator: specific segments
R.O. Blechman
animator
Helena Fierlinger
animator: specific segments
Paul Fierlinger
animator: specific segments
Robert Kirbyson
animator
Gerald McDermott
animator: specific segments
Cliff Roberts
animator: specific segments
Dan Schaefer
cel painter
Casting Department
Theresa Anderson
casting: children
Skyler Sullivan
casting: children
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrea Detwiler
costumes
Michelle Hickey
costumes
Rollin Krewson
costumes
Connie Peterson
costumes
Polly Smith
costumes
Jason Weber
costumes
Chelsea Carter
costumes / costume designer: muppets
Rose Trimarco
wardrobe
Marc Borders
costumes
Anney McKilligan
costumes
Tom Newby
costumes
Victoria Ellis
costumes
Sarah Luraschi
costumes
Jane Pien
costumes
Erin Dougherty
wardrobe
Lara MacLean
costumes
Grisha Mynova
wardrobe
Colleen Noe
wardrobe
Terry Robertson
assistant costume designer
Michael Schupbach
costume designer: muppets
Editorial Department
Robert J. Emerick
supervising editor
Frances Chu-Fong
post-production assistant
Valerie Ewing
post-production assistant
Theresa Anderson
post-production coordinator
Tim Wells
post-production assistant
Conrad Ford
post-production coordinator
Mike Trinker
assistant editor
Lou Iocca
on-line video editor
John Hutchison
editor: video tape
Brian Keene
editor: video tape
Evamarie Keller
editor: video tape
Eric Moorman
assistant editor
Vincent Sims
editor: video tape
Music Department
Danny Epstein
music supervisor / music coordinator
Vicki Levy
music coordinator / music production assistant
Dave Conner
studio music director / associate music director
Jim Czak
music re-recording mixer / supervising music editor
Bill Moss
music editor
Jody Gray
composer: additional music
Robby Merkin
musical director
Transportation Department
Keith Olsen
transportation supervisor
Brian Sales
driver
Aaron Smith
driver
Other Crew
Kate Guttman
production coordinator / production secretary
Mare Kroliczak
production intern
Tim Carter
associate director
David I. Cohen
research team: Sesame Street
Ken Diego
associate director
Mindy Fila
associate director / production assistant: control room
Tom Guadarrama
technical director
Shawn Havens
stage manager
Anna E. Housley-Juster
research team: Sesame Street
Meryl Jaffe
production stage manager
Jennifer Kotler
research team: Sesame Street
Benjamin Lehmann
associate director / production assistant
Jodi Nussbaum
group vice president of production for tv film & home video / group vice president for tv film & home video
Jane S. Park
research team: Sesame Street
Evangelean Pope
research team: Sesame Street
Syndi Shumer
script supervisor
Kalombo Tshimanga
production accountant
Richard Wirth
technical director
Rosemarie T. Truglio
vice president of education and research
Leah Baker
production secretary
Frank Campagna
associate director
Lynda Holder-Settles
script coordinator
Kelly Adams
production coordinator
Carla Lopez De Azua
executive assistant
Shevaun Gray
production secretary
Robert Statkus
production engineer
Stephanie Longardo
director of production accounting
Leigh E. Gallagher
production secretary
Sammy Green
production clerk
Carrie Haugh
talent coordinator
Harry Lacoste
child talent assistant
Bruce Lanzer
NEP facilities
Frank Lanzer
NEP facilities
James Meek
senior video
Hank Neimark
stage manager
Cyndi Owgang
stage manager
David Satin
technical director
Autumn Zitani
research team: Sesame Street
Carlos Gabriel Moreno
intern
Daniel Gilbert
production secretary
Margie Incorvaia
post-production clerk
Todd E. James
production associate
Pam Liu
post traffic coordinator
Sal Morreale
NEP facilities
Dan Stewart
technical director
Curtis Wagner
production clerk
Leslie Williams
associate director
Steve Alpert
NEP facilities
Emily Cohen
associate director
Stephanie Loncardo
director of production accounting
Mimi Borowich
production intern
Heather Dixon
production coordinator
Lynda Holder Settles
script coordinator
Frances Chu-Fong
production secretary
Lisa Shaftel
puppet builder
Thomas G. Miller
medical consultant
Danny Epstein
principal arranger
Charles Goon
production intern
Ric E. Anderson
production stage manager
Leslie Brothers
production assistant
Janet Caldwell
production assistant
Danette De Sena
assistant to producers
Selvin Evans
production assistant
Judy Freudberg
production assistant
Jesse Green
production assistant
Shelly Herman
assistant to producer
Gabrielle Howard
production assistant
Amy Hutchings
production assistant
Cher Jung
associate director
Tim Lagasse
ensemble puppet performer
Valerie Landes
assistant to line producer / script department assistant
Ray McMillan
animated segment director
Ralph Mensch
technical director
Diane P. Mitchell
associate director
Thelma Moses
script coordinator
Patrick Nicholas
writer: intersticials
Chet O'Brien
stage manager
Mortimer J. O'Brien
stage manager
Eulogio Ortiz
associate director
Carol-Lynn Parente
production assistant
Jane Pien
puppet wrangler
Rose Riggins
stage manager
Lynn Rogoff
director: live action
Brian Sales
production assistant
Michael Schupbach
puppet wrangler
Lisa Simon
assistant to producer
Emily Squires
stage manager
Rolf Wahl
electronic maintenance
Ron Weaver
director of operations
Caroly Wilcox
muppet designer
Tina Yeh
production assistant
Thanks
Timothy J. Hamilton
special thanks
Production Company
Children's Television Workshop (CTW)
Henson Associates (HA)
Jim Henson Productions
Sesame Workshop
Distributor
Children's Television Workshop (CTW)
Channel 4 Television Corporation
Genius Products
NHK
National Educational Television (NET)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Wonder
Miscellaneous
Cherokee Studios
music recorded at
Discovery Zone
sponsoring
Hubley Studios
animation
Kaufman Astoria Studios
taping location
Looksmart Ltd.
sponsoring
Pfizer
sponsoring
Rebo Associates
location services
Reeves Teletape
taping location
ToySmart.com
sponsoring
Unitel Video
production facilities
Wantu Studios
animation
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