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+ | [[File:Pbs.jpg|thumb|300px|PBS logo which followed episodes of ''Sesame Street'' from 1971 to 1984.]] |
+ | [[File:Reporter Kermit & Oscar on Public Television (Sesame Street, Special!, 1988)|thumb|300px|Pledge break segment from ''Sesame Street, Special'' (1988)]] |
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'''PBS''', the Public Broadcasting Service, is an American public television network. |
'''PBS''', the Public Broadcasting Service, is an American public television network. |
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β | One of PBS' most successful programs is ''[[Sesame Street]]'', which has aired on the network for over |
+ | One of PBS' most successful programs is ''[[Sesame Street]]'', which has aired on the network for over 50 years. ''Sesame Street''βs first season was broadcast on National Educational Television (NET), the predecessor to PBS. Since 2016, ''Sesame Street'' has aired first-run episodes on [[HBO]], and then [[HBO Max]] starting in 2020, before airing on PBS following a window of 8-10 months. PBS is also home to [[the Jim Henson Company|the Jim Henson Company's]] television series ''[[Sid the Science Kid]]'', ''[[Dinosaur Train]]'' and ''[[Splash and Bubbles]]''. |
β | A popular series on the channel, ''[[Great Performances]]'', aired the documentary ''[[The World of Jim Henson]]''. |
+ | A popular series on the channel, ''[[Great Performances]]'', aired the documentary ''[[The World of Jim Henson]]''. ''Independent Lens'', an anthology series airing independently made documentaries, broadcast ''[[The World According to Sesame Street]]'' in 2006 and ''[[Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey]]'' in 2012. |
The television specials ''[[Sesame Street, Special]]'' and ''[[Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake]]'' were both produced as pledge-drive specials and included sequences that discussed public television, mentioned various PBS shows, and led to real pledge breaks. |
The television specials ''[[Sesame Street, Special]]'' and ''[[Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake]]'' were both produced as pledge-drive specials and included sequences that discussed public television, mentioned various PBS shows, and led to real pledge breaks. |
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β | In 1979, [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], and [[Grover]] all appeared in a PBS fundraiser marathon, while [[Statler and Waldorf]] appeared in a fundraiser in 1983.<ref>[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/05/19/518-191985/ Jim Henson's Red Book - 5/19-20/1985]</ref> |
+ | Muppet characters, usually from ''Sesame Street'', have appeared in various specially-made [[PBS promos]], including a batch taped in April 1974.<ref>[[Jim Henson's Red Book]]. [http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/04/4291974/ 4/29/1974 - VTR bunch of promos for PBS at channel 13]</ref> In 1979, [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], and [[Grover]] all appeared in a PBS fundraiser marathon, while [[Statler and Waldorf]] appeared in [[Magic!!! Starring Blackstone|a fundraiser]] in 1983.<ref>[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/05/19/518-191985/ Jim Henson's Red Book - 5/19-20/1985]</ref> |
β | + | The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets have made guest appearances on other PBS shows including ''[[The Electric Company]]'', ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'', ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'', and ''[[Between the Lions]]''. PBS also broadcast ''[[Here Come the Puppets]]'', which was hosted by [[Jim Henson]] and Kermit the Frog, with appearances by other Muppets. In 2013, Cookie Monster made a guest appearance on the online video series ''[[National Film Society]]''. |
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β | In 2011, KCET, the former PBS affiliate of [[California]], began airing ''[[Construction Site]]'' and also used to air ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'' as a part of the "Captain Infinity Theatre" programming block now renamed KCET Kids. |
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β | [[File:Kermit and Oscar PBS pledge|thumb|300px|right]] |
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β | [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Cookie Monster]] recorded a sketch for PBS pledge drives in the 1970s. |
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β | In the sketch, Kermit appears in a PBS studio and explains to the viewers why the stations need contributions: "Do you know how much it costs to produce good television these days? Well, I got the figures right here. For instance, this station spends over 14,000 dollars a month just on microphones. And that's, that's just the microphone bill alone." Behind him, Cookie Monster enters, eyes an expensive microphone, and eats it. Kermit hears the crunching -- but when he turns around, Cookie is hiding. Kermit resumes: "You take spotlights... Now, the figure on spotlights is 57,000 dollars a month we spend for spotlights!" Again, Cookie Monster grabs a hunk off a spotlight and chomps on it. |
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β | Kermit continues: "But the most expensive of all is the television cameras. Now, we spend for cameras eight hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars --" Behind him, Cookie Monster approaches a camera and starts to eat it. Kermit sees him, and asks what he's doing. "Oh, me just stopped by for lunch," the monster says, and continues to munch on the camera. Disgusted, Kermit walks off. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==Sources== |
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Latest revision as of 04:26, 27 February 2024
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, is an American public television network.
One of PBS' most successful programs is Sesame Street, which has aired on the network for over 50 years. Sesame Streetβs first season was broadcast on National Educational Television (NET), the predecessor to PBS. Since 2016, Sesame Street has aired first-run episodes on HBO, and then HBO Max starting in 2020, before airing on PBS following a window of 8-10 months. PBS is also home to the Jim Henson Company's television series Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Train and Splash and Bubbles.
A popular series on the channel, Great Performances, aired the documentary The World of Jim Henson. Independent Lens, an anthology series airing independently made documentaries, broadcast The World According to Sesame Street in 2006 and Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey in 2012.
The television specials Sesame Street, Special and Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake were both produced as pledge-drive specials and included sequences that discussed public television, mentioned various PBS shows, and led to real pledge breaks.
Muppet characters, usually from Sesame Street, have appeared in various specially-made PBS promos, including a batch taped in April 1974.[1] In 1979, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, and Grover all appeared in a PBS fundraiser marathon, while Statler and Waldorf appeared in a fundraiser in 1983.[2]
The Sesame Street Muppets have made guest appearances on other PBS shows including The Electric Company, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, and Between the Lions. PBS also broadcast Here Come the Puppets, which was hosted by Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog, with appearances by other Muppets. In 2013, Cookie Monster made a guest appearance on the online video series National Film Society.