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The '''Philippines''' is an island nation located in Southeast Asia. |
The '''Philippines''' is an island nation located in Southeast Asia. |
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| − | The country was home to the short-lived ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production, ''[[Sesame!]]'' in 1983. |
+ | The country was home to the short-lived ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production, ''[[Sesame!]]'' in 1983. The program was later renamed renamed ''Batibot'' several years later. Batibot in Filipino means "small, but strong and robust". As Sesame!, the program used both English and Filipino as the media of communication, but after evolving into Batibot, the show became a completely Filipino language children's educational show. |
[[Global Grover]] visited the Philippines and brought a playground slide back with him to [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]]. |
[[Global Grover]] visited the Philippines and brought a playground slide back with him to [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]]. |
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| − | In May 2012, [[Caroll Spinney]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]] were keynote speakers at the Philippine Pediatric Society's annual convention. Spinney later appeared in an interview with Harry Knowles where he briefly mentioned his trip to the country and learning about the Filipino word for "hugs" (''yakap''). |
+ | In May 2012, [[Caroll Spinney]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]] were keynote speakers at the Philippine Pediatric Society's annual convention. Spinney later appeared in an interview with the Harry Knowles puppet from Ain't It Cool News where he briefly mentioned his trip to the country and learning about the Filipino word for "hugs" (''yakap''). |
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Revision as of 22:07, 24 May 2012
The Philippines is an island nation located in Southeast Asia.
The country was home to the short-lived Sesame Street co-production, Sesame! in 1983. The program was later renamed renamed Batibot several years later. Batibot in Filipino means "small, but strong and robust". As Sesame!, the program used both English and Filipino as the media of communication, but after evolving into Batibot, the show became a completely Filipino language children's educational show.
Global Grover visited the Philippines and brought a playground slide back with him to Sesame Street.
In May 2012, Caroll Spinney and Oscar the Grouch were keynote speakers at the Philippine Pediatric Society's annual convention. Spinney later appeared in an interview with the Harry Knowles puppet from Ain't It Cool News where he briefly mentioned his trip to the country and learning about the Filipino word for "hugs" (yakap).
