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Season 18 (1986-1987)

Sesame Street
Season premiere	November 17, 1986
Season finale	May 15, 1987
No. of episodes	130

Sesame Street Season 18 aired from November 17, 1986 to May 15, 1987.

1 Season Overview
2 Episodes
3 Cast
4 Season 18 Credits
5 Sources

Season OverviewEdit

The curriculum for Season 18 will be focusing on math literacy as they increase teaching numbers from 1 to 40. "Our information told us that many 5-and 6 year olds could count up to 100," said Dr. Valeria Lovelace, director of research for the series. "We'll be trying to put mathematics in everyday situations within our street scenes."^[1] Sequence and patterns will be added and concepts will be integrated into everyday situations. ^[2]

EpisodesEdit

Episodes 2226 - 2355 (130 episodes)

Episode 2226 -- 18th season premiere; Miles' first birthday
Episode 2227 -- Elmo's sleepover at Maria's apartment
Episode 2228 -- Susan writes a letter to her parents
Episode 2230 -- A cold day on Sesame Street
Episode 2233 -- Linda's friend Ed visits
Episode 2234 -- The Martians cause trouble for Big Bird
Episode 2238 -- The Sesame Street Pet Show (repeat)
Episode 2244
Episode 2254
Episode 2255 -- Elmo hangs out with Luis / Dr. Nobel Price invents something original
Episode 2256 -- Elmo names his doll after David
Episode 2257 -- Luis gets glasses
Episode 2258 -- Computer trouble
Episode 2269 -- Oscar moves to Candy Cane Lane
Episode 2274 -- The My Best Friend Game Show
Episode 2275
Episode 2282 -- Dr. Nobel Price's new invention; The Count counts Maria's groceries
Episode 2283 -- Telly and The Count play Hide and Seek
Episode 2291 -- The Count Chases Maria
Episode 2292 -- Placido Flamingo sings opera
Episode 2293 -- Big Bird and Snuffy go exploring; Maria falls victim to the Amazing Mumford's trick
Episode 2312 -- What Is Love/Bob's Stop Sign/Forgetful Jones Takes A Walk
Episode 2313 -- When they were little
Episode 2341 -- The Amazing Mumford reverses Maria's age
Episode 2342 -- Oscar gives Maria some grouch poetry
Episode unknown: Two of Gordon's students visit the roof 123 Sesame Street to view the stars, one gets lost on the way.

CastEdit

Muppet Characters

Anything Muppets, the Amazing Mumford, Barkley, Bert, Big Bird, Chip and Dip, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Dingers, Dr. Nobel Price, Ducks, Elmo, Ernie, Forgetful Jones, Gladys the Cow, Grandpa Grouch, Grover, Grundgetta, Hoots the Owl, Honkers, Kermit the Frog, the Martians, Baby Natasha, Oscar the Grouch, Placido Flamingo, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey, Sonny Friendly, Telly Monster, Two-Headed Monster

Other Characters

Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, Linda, Bob, David, Uncle Wally, Miles, Mr. Macintosh, Olivia, Gina

Muppets of Sesame Street

Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Kevin Clash, Fred "Garbo" Garver, Jim Henson, M. Elizabeth Houston,^[3] Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, Bryant Young (Uncredited: David Rudman)

Actors

Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Linda Bove, Northern Calloway, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bill McCutcheon, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Miles Orman, Alaina Reed

Season 18 CreditsEdit

Executive Producer: Dulcy Singer
Producer: Lisa Simon
Directors: Lisa Simon, Jon Stone
Head Writer: Norman Stiles
Writers: Sara Compton, Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Emily Perl Kingsley, Tom Dunsmuir, David Korr, Mark Saltzman, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Sonia Manzano, Nancy Sans, Belinda Ward, Luis Santeiro
Music Director: Joe Raposo
Supervising Film Producer: Edith Zornow
Associate Producer: Arlene Sherman
Muppets by: Caroly Wilcox, Kermit Love, Richard Termine, Mark Zeszotek, David Velasquez, Robert Flanagan
Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
Assistant Music Director: Dave Conner
Production Supervisor: Frieda Lipp
Editing Supervisor: Robert J. Emerick
Associate Directors: Niles Goodsite, Eulogio Ortiz, Jr.
Production Desginer: Victor DiNapoli
Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
Graphic Artist: Sam McLean
Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
Production Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien
Stage Managers: Mortimer J. O'Brien
Curriculum Coordinator: Joseph M. Catalano
Production Assistants: Diane P. Mitchell, Cheryl Ann Jung, Rudy Vallecillo
Assistant to the Producers: Danette DeSena
Script Coordinator: Thelma Moss
Child Talent Coordinator: Carol D. Mayes
Unit Manager: Eleanor McIntosh
Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
Lighting Director: Dick Weiss
Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
Audio: Blake Norton
Cameras: Frank Biondo, Arnold Giorando, Jerry Gruen
Videotape Editor: Evamarie Keller
Make-Up: Lee Halls
Hair Stylist: Karen Specht
Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
Vice President for Research: Keith W. Mielke, Ph.D.
Director of Research: Valeria Lovelace, Ph.D.
Chairman, Board of Advisors: Gerald S. Lesser
Curriculum Specialist: Margarita Perez
Vice Presidents of Production: David D. Connell, Al Hyslop
Recorded at Reeves Teletape III