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The Invention of "Sesame Street"
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Breaking character: I stan for Sesame Street and The Electric Company. Go back and watch, they are witty, educational, and just plan good tv.
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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August 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Breaking character: I stan for Sesame Street and The Electric Company. Go back and watch, they are witty, educational, and just plan good tv.
The New Yorker
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· 15h
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Breaking character: I stan for Sesame Street and The Electric Company. Go back and watch, they are witty, educational, and just plan good tv.
— NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T01:42:27.851Z
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“Sesame Street†and its sequel, “The Electric Company,†were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,†Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
— The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) 2025-08-03T21:24:09.181Z