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A list of special projects celebrating ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street's]]'' anniversaries.
 
A list of special projects celebrating ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street's]]'' anniversaries.
   
See [[Sesame Street: 40th Anniversary]] for more information about the 2009 celebration.
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See [[Sesame Street: 40th Anniversary]] for more information about the 2009 celebration, and [[Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary]] for more information about the 2019 celebration.
   
 
==10th anniversary (1979)==
 
==10th anniversary (1979)==
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* Magazine: ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]'' [[:Image:Ssmag.1979winter.jpg|Winter Book 1979]]
 
* Magazine: ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]'' [[:Image:Ssmag.1979winter.jpg|Winter Book 1979]]
 
* Event: [[Northern Calloway]] performs live at [[Macy's]]
 
* Event: [[Northern Calloway]] performs live at [[Macy's]]
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* Exhibit: [[Ten Years of Sesame Street]]
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==15th anniversary (1984)==
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* Appearance: ''[[The Start of Something Big]]''
   
 
==20th anniversary (1989)==
 
==20th anniversary (1989)==
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* Book: ''[[Sesame Street Family Album]]''
 
* Book: ''[[Sesame Street Family Album]]''
 
* Collectibles: [[Sesame Street 20th Anniversary Coins]]
 
* Collectibles: [[Sesame Street 20th Anniversary Coins]]
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* Exhibit: [[Sesame Street: The First 20 Years]]
   
==25th anniversary (1993-1994)==
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==25th anniversary (1994)==
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[[File:ArtofSesame.jpg|thumb|300px| 25th Anniversary Exhibit flyer from Japan.]]
 
* Home video: ''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]''
 
* Home video: ''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]''
 
* TV Special (PBS): ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]''
 
* TV Special (PBS): ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]''
* TV Special (ABC): ''[[Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!]]''
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* TV Special (ABC): ''[[Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!|Stars and Street Forever]]''
 
* TV Special: ''[[The Phil Donahue Show]]''
 
* TV Special: ''[[The Phil Donahue Show]]''
 
* Cassette: ''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]''
 
* Cassette: ''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]''
 
* PVC figure: Big Bird in tuxedo sitting on number 25
 
* PVC figure: Big Bird in tuxedo sitting on number 25
 
* Magazine: [[:File:Ssmag.199402.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'', February 1994]]
 
* Magazine: [[:File:Ssmag.199402.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'', February 1994]]
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* Watch: [[Sesame Street watches (Fossil)|A Sesame Street Watch: 25 Anniversary Edition]]
   
==30th anniversary (1998-1999)==
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==30th anniversary (1999)==
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Episodes for [[Season 30 (1998-1999)|season 30]] end with a short reel of celebrities — [[Dominique Dawes]], [[Rosemary Clooney]], [[Fran Drescher]], and [[Liam Neeson]] — wishing the show a happy 30th birthday.
 
* Book: ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]''
 
* Book: ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]''
 
* TV special (TV Land): ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (documentary)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]''
 
* TV special (TV Land): ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (documentary)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]''
 
* TV special (ABC): ''[[Elmopalooza]]''
 
* TV special (ABC): ''[[Elmopalooza]]''
* TV episode: ''[[The Rosie O'Donnell Show]]'', November 11<ref>O'Donnell told [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285641,00.html ''Entertainment Weekly'']: "I wanted to do something to celebrate their 30th year"</ref>
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* TV episode: ''[[The Rosie O'Donnell Show on Sesame Street]]''
 
* Album: [[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|''Elmopalooza!'' (soundtrack)]]
 
* Album: [[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|''Elmopalooza!'' (soundtrack)]]
 
* Calendar: ''[[Thirty Years and Counting: Sesame Street Calendar]]''
 
* Calendar: ''[[Thirty Years and Counting: Sesame Street Calendar]]''
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* Toy: [[Magic Talking Kermit the Frog]] plush
 
* Toy: [[Magic Talking Kermit the Frog]] plush
 
* Toy: [[Tyco Sesame Street PVC Figures|Tyco Sesame Street PVC 30th Anniversary figures]]
 
* Toy: [[Tyco Sesame Street PVC Figures|Tyco Sesame Street PVC 30th Anniversary figures]]
* Home Video: [[The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street]]
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* Home Video: ''[[The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street]]''
 
* Advertisement: ''[[A Brief History of Motion Pictures]]''
 
* Advertisement: ''[[A Brief History of Motion Pictures]]''
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* Magazine: [[:File:Ssmag.nov1998.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'' November 1998]]
 
* Magazine: ''[[Vanity Fair]]''
 
* Magazine: ''[[Vanity Fair]]''
 
* Magazine: ''[[People]]''
 
* Magazine: ''[[People]]''
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* Magazine: ''[[Quilt]]'' sampler quilt
 
   
 
==35th anniversary (2004)==
 
==35th anniversary (2004)==
[[File:SesameStreet35logo.jpg|right]]
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* TV special (PBS): ''[[The Street We Live On]]''
 
* TV special (PBS): ''[[The Street We Live On]]''
 
* DVD: ''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]''
 
* DVD: ''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]''
 
* CD box set: ''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]''
 
* CD box set: ''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]''
 
* Book: ''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary|The Sesame Street Dictionary: 35th Anniversary Edition]]''
 
* Book: ''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary|The Sesame Street Dictionary: 35th Anniversary Edition]]''
* Album: [[Are We There Yet? (album)|Are We There Yet?]]
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* Album: ''[[Are We There Yet? (album)|Are We There Yet?]]''
 
* TV spots: [[My Favorite Sesame Street Moments]]
 
* TV spots: [[My Favorite Sesame Street Moments]]
* Internet: [http://sesameworkshop.org/35/ Anniversary Website]
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* Internet: [https://web.archive.org/web/20041130022610/http://sesameworkshop.org/35/ Anniversary Website]
 
* Board game: [[Sesame Street 35 Years Anniversary Game]]
 
* Board game: [[Sesame Street 35 Years Anniversary Game]]
 
* Board game: [[Monopoly|Sesame Street Monopoly]]
 
* Board game: [[Monopoly|Sesame Street Monopoly]]
 
* Card Game: [[UNO|Sesame Street 35th anniversary UNO]]
 
* Card Game: [[UNO|Sesame Street 35th anniversary UNO]]
 
* Magazine: [[:Image:Ssmag.200411.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'', November 2004]]
 
* Magazine: [[:Image:Ssmag.200411.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'', November 2004]]
* Event: [[Sesame Street 35th Anniversay Gala]]
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* Event: [[Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala 2003|Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Gala]]
 
* Toy: [[Sesame Street Mini Collection]]
 
* Toy: [[Sesame Street Mini Collection]]
 
* Toy: [[PEZ#Giant Musical PEZ dispensers|Giant Musical PEZ dispensers]]
 
* Toy: [[PEZ#Giant Musical PEZ dispensers|Giant Musical PEZ dispensers]]
 
* Toy: [[PEZ#Crystal PEZ dispensers|Crystal PEZ dispensers]]
 
* Toy: [[PEZ#Crystal PEZ dispensers|Crystal PEZ dispensers]]
 
* Toy: [[Sababa Toys]] [[Wooly Willy]]
 
* Toy: [[Sababa Toys]] [[Wooly Willy]]
* Christmas Decorations : [[Sesame Street Christmas ornaments (American Greetings)|Sesame Street Christmas 3 piece Miniature Ornament set]]
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* Watch: [[Sesame Street watches (ewatchfactory)|A Sesame Street Watch: 35th Anniversary Edition]]
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* Christmas Decorations: [[Sesame Street Christmas ornaments (American Greetings)|Sesame Street Christmas 3 piece Miniature Ornament set]]
   
==40th anniversary (2009)==
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==[[Sesame Street: 40th Anniversary|40th anniversary (2009)]]==
[[File:Sesame_Street_40th_Logo.jpg|right]]
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* Book: ''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration of Forty Years of Life on the Street|A Celebration of Forty Years of Life on the Street]]''
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* Book: ''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street|A Celebration of Forty Years of Life on the Street]]''
 
* Book: ''[[Street Gang|Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street]]''
 
* Book: ''[[Street Gang|Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street]]''
 
* Book: ''[[C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street|C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street: 40th Anniversary Edition]]''
 
* Book: ''[[C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street|C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street: 40th Anniversary Edition]]''
 
* Book: ''[[A Walk Down Sesame Street]]''
 
* Book: ''[[A Walk Down Sesame Street]]''
* Video: ''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''
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* Video: ''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]''
 
* Event: [[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]
 
* Event: [[Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast]]
* Event: [[Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala|Sesame Street 40th Anniversay Gala]]
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* Event: [[Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala 2009|Sesame Street 40th Anniversary Gala]]
 
* Event: [[Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party]]
 
* Event: [[Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party]]
 
* Event: [[Sesame Street Day]]
 
* Event: [[Sesame Street Day]]
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* Exhibit: [[Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street (exhibit)|Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street]]
* Toy: [[Neighborhood Friends]]
 
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* Toy: [[Sesame Street Neighborhood Friends (Fisher-Price)|Neighborhood Friends]]
 
* Toy: [[123 Sesame Street Playset (Fisher-Price)|123 Sesame Street Playset]]
 
* Toy: [[123 Sesame Street Playset (Fisher-Price)|123 Sesame Street Playset]]
 
* Toy: [[Sesame Street School Bus]]
 
* Toy: [[Sesame Street School Bus]]
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* Toy: [[Sesame Street PVC figures (Fisher-Price)|Sesame Street PVC figures]]
 
* Internet: [http://www.sesamestreet.org/onair/history Anniversary Website]
 
* Internet: [http://www.sesamestreet.org/onair/history Anniversary Website]
* Magazine: [[:File:Ssmag.200911.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'', November 2009]]`
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* Magazine: [[:File:Ssmag.200911.jpg|''Sesame Street Magazine'', November 2009]]
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==45th anniversary (2014)==
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* Book: ''[[Sesame Street Music Player Storybook]]''
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* Exhibit: [[Somebody Come and Play (exhibit)|"Somebody Come and Play": 45 Years of Learning with Sesame Street]] at [[New York Public Library]] for the Performing Arts
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==[[Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary|50th anniversary (2019)]]==
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[[Image:Sesame 50 logo.png|right|200px]]
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* Album: ''[[50 Years and Counting (album)|50 Years and Counting]]''
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* Books: ''[[Love the Fur You're In]]'', ''[[Sunny Day: A Celebration of Sesame Street]]'', and ''[[50 Years and Counting (book)|50 Years and Counting]]''
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* DVD: ''[[50 Years and Counting (video)|50 Years and Counting]]''
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* Licensing<ref name="press50" /><ref>''Licensing Source'' [https://www.licensingsource.net/its-a-brand-new-day-on-sesame-street/ "Sesame Street ready to mark 50 years"] by Samantha Loveday, September 20, 2017</ref><ref>Sesame Workshop [https://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-room/press-releases/sesame-street-debuts-new-furry-and-fashionable-apparel-and-lifestyle "Sesame Street Debuts New Furry and Fashionable Apparel and Lifestyle Collaborations"] February 14, 2018</ref><ref>Behance [https://www.behance.net/gallery/64955555/Sesame-Street-50th-Anniversary-Branding 50th Anniversary Branding] by Ty Mattson and Luke Bott</ref>
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* TV Special: [[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration]]<ref name="press50">[https://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-room/press-releases/sesame-street-celebrates-50-years-and-counting Sesame Workshop Press Release] February 4, 2019</ref>
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* Tour: [[Sesame Street Road Trip]]<ref name="press50" /><ref>''PR Week'' [https://www.prweek.com/article/1489073/leaving-neighborhood-sesame-street-muppets-travel-across-america-next-year "Leaving the Neighborhood"] by Diana Bradley, July 27, 2018</ref>
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* TV Appearances: ''[[CBS Sunday Morning]]'' (2/3/19), ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' (2/11/19), ''[[60 Minutes|60 Minutes Australia]]'' (2/17/19)
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==See also==
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* [[Muppet anniversaries]] (for other Jim Henson Company productions)
   
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
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[[Category:Sesame Street Lists]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Lists]]
 
[[Category:Birthdays]]
 
[[Category:Birthdays]]
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[[Category:Anniversary Productions| ]]

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A list of special projects celebrating Sesame Street's anniversaries.

See Sesame Street: 40th Anniversary for more information about the 2009 celebration, and Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary for more information about the 2019 celebration.

10th anniversary (1979)

15th anniversary (1984)

20th anniversary (1989)

25th anniversary (1994)

ArtofSesame

25th Anniversary Exhibit flyer from Japan.

30th anniversary (1999)

Episodes for season 30 end with a short reel of celebrities — Dominique Dawes, Rosemary Clooney, Fran Drescher, and Liam Neeson — wishing the show a happy 30th birthday.

35th anniversary (2004)

SesameStreet35logo-cropped

40th anniversary (2009)

Sesame Street 40th Logo

45th anniversary (2014)

50th anniversary (2019)

Sesame 50 logo

See also

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sesame Workshop Press Release February 4, 2019
  2. Licensing Source "Sesame Street ready to mark 50 years" by Samantha Loveday, September 20, 2017
  3. Sesame Workshop "Sesame Street Debuts New Furry and Fashionable Apparel and Lifestyle Collaborations" February 14, 2018
  4. Behance 50th Anniversary Branding by Ty Mattson and Luke Bott
  5. PR Week "Leaving the Neighborhood" by Diana Bradley, July 27, 2018