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Sesame Workshop celebrated Sesame Street's 40th anniversary with special programs, products and events.

Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street book

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days DVD set

Books

Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street

C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

DVDs

Sesame Street: Singing Triple Feature DVD set

Sesame Street: Sing Along Triple Feature DVD set

Online

A new "History" section on Sesamestreet.org

Oscar the Grouch, guest editor at Life Magazine online

Events

40thbirthdayparty.jpg
Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party
event in Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2009
Brooklyn Public Library Exhibit
November 14, 2009-February 21, 2010
Sesame Street: The Longest Street in the World
Nov. 10-30, 2009
Sesame Street Day
November 10, 2009
Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Gala
event in New York City
May 27, 2009
Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast
event in Wayne, NJ
January 30, 2009
Sesame Street: A Celebration!
event in Brooklyn, NY
December 12-13, 2009
Barnes & Noble
panel at Lincoln Triangle
November 12
Appearances

Sesame Street cakes on Food Network Challenge, July 26
Elmo, Maria and Cookie Monster on Dinner: Impossible, October 21
Big Bird and Oscar on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 4
Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby on Today, November 6
Cookie Monster, Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar and The Count on Five Minutes with, November 6
Oscar the Grouch on The Bonnie Hunt Show, November 9
Oscar, Zoe, Grover, Abby Cadabby and Roscoe Orman on Good Morning America, November 9
Elmo and Rosita on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 9
Special Sesame Street episode of inFANity, November 9
Sonia Manzano appeared on CNN.com Live, November 10
Gary Knell on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, November 10
Sesame Street Muppets host a week of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, November 9-13
Emilio Delgado and Rosita on CNN en Español, November 16
Sesame Street Birthday Cake, as well as appearances from cast and crew, on Cake Boss, January 18
Merchandise

123 Sesame Street Playset
Sesame Street School Bus
toy
Neighborhood Friends
plush toy set
Fisher Price dolls
Anniversary plush dolls
Corduroy Elmo
Anniversary plush doll
American Apparel's
40th anniversary line

Sesame Street is an educational television program designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in children's television shows. Sesame Street also provided the first daily, national television showcase for Jim Henson's Muppets. The series, which has produced over 4,200 episodes, celebrates its 40th anniversary this season, making it one of the longest-running shows in television history.
Special events in the new season include guest appearances by Jimmy Fallon, Matthew Fox, Hugh Jackman, Ricky Gervais, Cameron Diaz and Paul Rudd. Fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby appears in a new animated segment, Abby's Flying Fairy School, and Oscar the Grouch's pet worm Slimey will participate in the Squirmadega car race.

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-[[Sesame Workshop]] is celebrating ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street's]]'' [[Season 40 (2009-2010)|40th anniversary]] with special programs, products and events.
+[[Sesame Workshop]] celebrated ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street's]]'' [[Season 40 (2009-2010)|40th anniversary]] with special programs, products and events.
+<CENTER><big>''' [[Season 40 (2009)|Episodes]] | [[#Books|Books]] | [[#Online|Online]] | [[#Events|Events]] | [[#Appearances|Appearances]] | [[#Merchandise|Merchandise]] | [[#DVDs|DVDs]] '''</big></center>
+<gallery widths=209 bordersize=none bordercolor=transparent hideaddbutton=true position=center captionalign=center spacing=small>
-<CENTER><big>''' [[Season 40 (2009)|Episodes]] | [[#Books|Books]] | [[#Online|Online]] | [[#Events|Events]] | [[#Appearances|Appearances]] | [[#Toys|Toys]] | [[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days|DVD]] '''</big></center>
+File:Sesame Street 40th Logo.jpg|[[Season 40 (2009-2010)|Season 40]]<br> premiered Nov. 10, 2009|link=Season 40 (2009-2010)
+File:SS-40book.jpg|''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street]]''<br>book|link=Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street
+File:DVD-40years.png|''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''<br>DVD set|link=Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
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-File:Sesame Street 40th Logo.jpg|{{center|[[Season 40 (2009-2010)|Season 40]]<br>premieres Nov. 10, 2009}}
-File:SS-40book.jpg|{{center|''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street]]''<br>book}}
-File:DVD-40years.png|{{center|''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''<br>DVD set}}
 </gallery>
 ==Books==
+<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=portrait position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton=true navigation="true">
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200px heights=200px>
-File:40book-01.jpg|{{center|''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street]]''<br>book}}
+File:40book-01.jpg|''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street]]''|link=Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street
-File:Sesamesttreasury.jpg|{{center|''[[Sesame Street Treasury]]''<br>book}}
+File:Sesamesttreasury.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Treasury]]''|link=Sesame Street Treasury
-File:A-Walk-Down-Sesame-Street.jpg|{{center|''[[A Walk Down Sesame Street]]''<br>pop-up book}}
+File:Awalkdownsesamestreetcovertwo.png|''[[A Walk Down Sesame Street]]''|link=A Walk Down Sesame Street
-File:Cisforcooking40.jpg|{{center|''[[C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street]]''<br>book}}
+File:Cisforcooking40.jpg|''[[C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street]]''|link=C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street
-File:StreetGangcover.jpg|{{center|''[[Street Gang|Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street]]''<br>book}}
+File:StreetGangcover.jpg|''[[Street Gang|Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street]]''|link=Street Gang
+</gallery>
+==DVDs==
+<gallery position=center widths=150 spacing=small bordercolor=transparent captionalign=center hideaddbutton=true>
+File:DVD-40years.png|''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''<br>DVD set|link=Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
+File:Learningtriplefeature40thanniversaryedition.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Home Video Boxed Sets|Sesame Street: Learning Triple Feature]]''<br>DVD set|link=Sesame Street Home Video Boxed Sets
+File:DVDset-singingtriplefeature.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Home Video Boxed Sets|Sesame Street: Singing Triple Feature]]''<br>DVD set|link=Sesame Street Home Video Boxed Sets
+File:Singalongfunpack40thanniversaryedition.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Home Video Boxed Sets|Sesame Street: Sing Along Triple Feature]]''<br>DVD set|link=Sesame Street Home Video Boxed Sets
 </gallery>
 ==Online==
+<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=landscape position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton=true>
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200px heights=150px>
-File:40yearswebsite.jpg|{{center|A new "History" section on [[Sesamestreet.org]]}}
+File:40yearswebsite.jpg|A new "History" section on [[Sesamestreet.org]]|link=Sesamestreet.org
-File:GoogleDoodles-BigBird.png|{{center|[[Sesame Street Google Doodles|Google Doodles]] commemorating Sesame Street's [[Sesame Street Anniversaries|40th Anniversary]]<br>Nov. 4-10, 2009}}
+File:GoogleDoodles-BigBird.png|[[Sesame Street Google Doodles|Google Doodles]]<br>Nov. 4-10, 2009|link=Sesame Street Google Doodles
-File:SesameStreetDay-Sesamestreet.org.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street Day]] on [[Sesamestreet.org]]}}
+File:SesameStreetDay-Sesamestreet.org.jpg|[[Sesame Street Day]] on [[Sesamestreet.org]]|link=Sesame Street Day
-File:Oscaratpetebday.jpg|{{center|[[Oscar the Grouch]], guest editor at ''[[Life|Life Magazine online]]}}
+File:Oscaratpetebday.jpg|[[Oscar the Grouch]], guest editor at ''[[Life|Life Magazine online]]|link=Life
-File:Sesame_Street_Japan_40.jpg|[[Sesame-Street.jp]] front page characters.
+File:Sesame_Street_Japan_40.jpg|[[Sesame-Street.jp]] front page characters, October 1-November 10, 2009|link=Sesame-Street.jp
 </gallery>
 ==Events==
+<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=landscape position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton=true>
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200px heights=150px>
-File:40thbirthdayparty.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party]]<br>event in Washington, D.C.<br>November 15, 2009}}
+File:40thbirthdayparty.jpg|[[Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party]]<br>event in Washington, D.C.<br>November 15, 2009|link=Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party
-File:BrooklynExhibit-00.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street (exhibit)|Brooklyn Public Library Exhibit]]<br>November 14-February 21}}
+File:BrooklynExhibit-00.jpg|[[Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street (exhibit)|Brooklyn Public Library Exhibit]]<br>November 14, 2009-February 21, 2010|link=Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street (exhibit)
-File:TheLongestStreet small.png|{{center|[[Sesame Street: The Longest Street in the World]]<br>Nov. 10-30, 2009}}
+File:TheLongestStreet small.png|[[Sesame Street: The Longest Street in the World]]<br>Nov. 10-30, 2009|link=Sesame Street: The Longest Street in the World
-File:SesameStreetDay.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street Day]]<br>November 10, 2009}}
+File:SesameStreetDay.jpg|[[Sesame Street Day]]<br>November 10, 2009|link=Sesame Street Day
-File:2009gala-Bob-McGrath.jpg|{{center|[[Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala|Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Gala]]<br>event in New York City<br>May 27, 2009}}
+File:2009gala-Bob-McGrath.jpg|[[Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala|Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Gala]]<br>event in New York City<br>May 27, 2009|link=Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala
-File:Nj-panel.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]<br>event in Wayne, NJ<br>January 30, 2009}}
+File:Nj-panel.jpg|[[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]<br>event in Wayne, NJ<br>January 30, 2009|link=Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast
-File:SesameBAM.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street: A Celebration!]]<br>event in Brooklyn, NY<br>December 12-13, 2009}}
+File:SesameBAM.jpg|[[Sesame Street: A Celebration!]]<br>event in Brooklyn, NY<br>December 12-13, 2009|link=Sesame Street: A Celebration!
+File:Bn2009a.jpg|[[Barnes & Noble]]<br>panel at Lincoln Triangle<br>November 12|link=Barnes & Noble
 </gallery>
 ==Appearances==
+<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=landscape position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton=true navigation="true">
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200px heights=150px>
-File:Foodnetworkcakes02.jpg|''Sesame Street'' cakes on ''[[Food Network Challenge]]'', July 26
+File:Foodnetworkcakes02.jpg|''Sesame Street'' cakes on ''[[Food Network Challenge]]'', July 26|link=Food Network Challenge
-File:DinnerImpossible06.jpg|Elmo, Maria and Cookie Monster on ''[[Dinner: Impossible]]'', October 21
+File:DinnerImpossible06.jpg|Elmo, Maria and Cookie Monster on ''[[Dinner: Impossible]]'', October 21|link=Dinner: Impossible
-File:Bbonkimmel.jpg|Big Bird and Oscar on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', November 4
+File:Bbonkimmel.jpg|Big Bird and Oscar on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', November 4|link=Jimmy Kimmel Live
-File:Nov62009Today.jpg|Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby on ''[[Today]]'', November 6
+File:Nov62009Today.jpg|Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby on ''[[Today]]'', November 6|link=Today
-File:Fiveminuteswith.jpg|Cookie Monster, Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar and The Count on [[Five Minutes with]], November 6
+File:Fiveminuteswith.jpg|Cookie Monster, Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar and The Count on [[Five Minutes with]], November 6|link=Five Minutes with
-File:Bonnieoscar.JPG|Oscar the Grouch on ''[[The Bonnie Hunt Show]]'', November 9
+File:Bonnieoscar.JPG|Oscar the Grouch on ''[[The Bonnie Hunt Show]]'', November 9|link=The Bonnie Hunt Show
-File:Gmasesame40.jpg|Oscar, Zoe, Grover, Abby Cadabby and Roscoe Orman on ''[[Good Morning America]]'', November 9
+File:Gmasesame40.jpg|Oscar, Zoe, Grover, Abby Cadabby and Roscoe Orman on ''[[Good Morning America]]'', November 9|link=Good Morning America
-File:Jimmyfallon-nov9-2009.jpg|Elmo and Rosita on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', November 9
+File:Jimmyfallon-nov9-2009.jpg|Elmo and Rosita on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', November 9|link=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
-File:Infanity07.jpg|Special Sesame Street episode of ''[[inFANity]]'', November 9
+File:Infanity07.jpg|Special Sesame Street episode of ''[[inFANity]]'', November 9|link=inFANity
-File:Soniamanzanocnn.jpg|[[Sonia Manzano]] appeared on [[CNN|CNN.com Live]], November 10
+File:Soniamanzanocnn.jpg|[[Sonia Manzano]] appeared on [[CNN|CNN.com Live]], November 10|link=CNN
-File:NewsHour-GaryKnell.jpg|[[Gary Knell]] on ''[[The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer]]'', November 10
+File:NewsHour-GaryKnell.jpg|[[Gary Knell]] on ''[[The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer]]'', November 10|link=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
-File:Smartercookie.jpg|Sesame Street Muppets host a week of ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'', November 9-13
+File:Smartercookie.jpg|Sesame Street Muppets host a week of ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'', November 9-13|link=Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
+File:CNNEspanolDelgadoRosita.jpg|[[Emilio Delgado]] and Rosita on ''CNN en Español'', November 16|link=CNN
+File:Cakeboss.jpg|Sesame Street Birthday Cake, as well as appearances from cast and crew, on [[Cake Boss]], January 18|link=Cake Boss
 </gallery>
-==Toys==
+==Merchandise==
+<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=square position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton=true>
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200px heights=200px>
-File:Playset3.jpg|{{center|[[123 Sesame Street Playset (Fisher-Price)|123 Sesame Street Playset]]}}
+Image:Playset3.jpg|[[123 Sesame Street Playset (Fisher-Price)|123 Sesame Street Playset]]|link=123 Sesame Street Playset (Fisher-Price)
+Image:Sesameschoolbus.jpg|[[Sesame Street School Bus]]<br>toy|link=Sesame Street School Bus
-File:Neighborhoodfriends.jpg|{{center|[[Neighborhood Friends]]<br>plush toy set}}
+Image:Neighborhoodfriends.jpg|[[Neighborhood Friends]]<br>plush toy set|link=Neighborhood Friends
-File:Sesameschoolbus.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street School Bus]]<br>toy}}
-File:Sesame price plush.jpg|{{center|[[Sesame Street 40th Anniversary plush (Fisher Price)|Fisher Price dolls]]<br>Anniversary plush dolls}}
+Image:Sesame price plush.jpg|[[Sesame Street 40th Anniversary plush (Fisher Price)|Fisher Price dolls]]<br>Anniversary plush dolls|link=Sesame Street 40th Anniversary plush (Fisher Price)
+Image:Corduroyelmo.jpg|[[Sesame Street plush (Gund)|Corduroy Elmo]]<br>Anniversary plush doll|link=Sesame Street plush (Gund)
+File:AmericanApparel-Happy40thSesameStreet-SSShirt.jpg|[[Sesame Street T-shirts (American Apparel)|American Apparel's<br>40th anniversary line]]|link=American Apparel
 </gallery>
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 '''''Sesame Street''''' is an educational television program designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in children's television shows. ''Sesame Street'' also provided the first daily, national television showcase for [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] Muppets. The series, which has produced [[:Category:Sesame Street Episode Guide|over 4,200 episodes]], celebrates its 40th anniversary this season, making it one of the longest-running shows in television history.
-Special events in the new season include guest appearances by [[Jimmy Fallon]], [[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Paul Rudd]]. Fairy-in-training [[Abby Cadabby]] appears in a new animated segment, ''[[Abby's Flying Fairy School]]'', and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch's]] pet worm [[Slimey]] will participate in the Squirmadega car race.
+Special events in the new season include guest appearances by [[Jimmy Fallon]], [[Matthew Fox]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Paul Rudd]]. Fairy-in-training [[Abby Cadabby]] appears in a new animated segment, ''[[Abby's Flying Fairy School]]'', and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch's]] pet worm [[Slimey]] will participate in the Squirmadega car race.
 __NOTOC__
 [[Category:Disambiguation]]