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Sesame Street Magazine
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Sesame Street Magazine is a children's magazine published by Children's Television Workshop to support the educational initiatives of Sesame Street. It was published monthly from 1970 until the mid-2000s.
As of approximately 2002, Sesame Street Magazine became a supplement to Parenting magazine, available only to subscribers. In 2008, the magazine became a free publication available for download at Sesameworkshop.org. (See Sesame Street Magazine online) It appears to have ceased publication in August 2011.
Several other countries, including Brazil, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and Indonesia have published their own counterparts to Sesame Street Magazine, based on their localized productions.
October 1970
December 1970
February 1971
April 1971
Mel Crawford
October 1971
Mel Crawford
December 1971
January 1972
Mel Crawford
February 1972
Reynold Ruffins
October 1972
Isadore Seltzer
December 1972
January 1973
Mel Crawford
February 1973
Robert Pierce
April 1973
John Johnson
May 1973
Mike Smollin
June 1973
Ivan Chermayoff
July 1973
Mel Crawford
September 1973
Isadore Seltzer
October 1973
Bill Charmatz
November 1973
Mike Smollin
December 1973
Don Leake
February 1974
Reynold Ruffins
March 1974
Doug Taylor
April 1974
Isadore Seltzer
May 1974
R. Weaver
June 1974
Mike Smollin
July 1974
Isadore Seltzer
September 1974
Mary Schenck
October 1974
Isadore Seltzer
November 1974
Mike Smollin
December 1974
Gary Schenk
February 1975
Roger Huyssen
March 1975
Gary Schenck
April 1975
Isadore Seltzer
May 1975
S.T.
June 1975
Mattelson
July 1975
Gary Schenk
September 1975
Larry DiFiori
October 1975
Mattelson
November 1975
Mike Smollin
December 1975
Larry DiFiori
February 1976
photo by Jean-Paul Goude
March 1976
April 1976
photo by Neil Selkirk
May 1976
June 1976
Larry DiFiori
July 1976
Georganne Deen
September 1976
photo by Neil Selkirk
October 1976
Melinda Bordelon
November 1976
Douglas Kelley
December 1976
Roger Huyssen
February 1977
Rick Brown
March 1977
Georganne Deen
April 1977
Robert Dennis
May 1977
Lawrence DiFiori
June 1977
Joe Mathieu
July 1977
Larry DiFiori
September 1977
Doug Taylor
October 1977
Georganne Deen
November 1977
Richard Brown
Dec 1977/Jan 1978
photo by Neil Selkirk
February 1978
Larry DiFiori
March 1978
Rick Brown
April 1978
Robert Dennis
May 1978
Joe Mathieu
June 1978
Georganne Deen
July 1978
Tom Herbert
September 1978
November 1978
Joe Mathieu
Dec 1978/Jan 1979
Art-so-fine
special issue
Robert Dennis
February 1979
Joe Mathieu
March 1979
Richard Brown
April 1979
Tom Herbert
May 1979
Larry DiFiori
June 1979
Joe Mathieu
July 1979
Larry DiFiori
September 1979
Larry DiFiori
October 1979
Georgeanne Deen
November 1979
Joe Mathieu
Dec 1979/Jan 1980
photo by Neil Selkirk
special issue
February 1980
Larry DiFiori
April 1980
Joe Mathieu
May 1980
Lou Brooks
special issue
Larry DiFiori
September 1980
October 1980
Tom Leigh
November 1980
Larry DiFiori
Dec 1980/Jan 1981
Normand Chartier
February 1981
March 1981
Joe Mathieu
April 1981
Normand Chartier
May 1981
Rick Brown
June 1981
Claddins Yonce
July/Aug 1981
Rick Brown
September 1981
Joe Mathieu
October 1981
Normand Chartier
November 1981
Rick Brown
Dec 1981/Jan 1982
Rick Brown
February 1982
March 1982
Joe Mathieu
April 1982
Normand Chartier
May 1982
Tom Leigh
June 1982
Joe Mathieu
July/August 1982
Rick Brown
September 1982
Normand Chartier
November 1982
Normand Chartier
Dec 1982/Jan 1983
February 1983
Rick Brown
March 1983
Joe Mathieu
April 1983
Normand Chartier
June 1983
Normand Chartier
July/August 1983
Rick Brown
special issue
Rick Brown
September 1983
Normand Chartier
November 1983
Rick Brown
Dec 1983/Jan 1984
Tom Leigh
April 1984
Joe Mathieu
October 1984
View-Master International Group
November 1984
Tom Leigh
February 1985
Maggie Swanson
March 1985
Rick Brown
April 1985
Tom Leigh
May 1985
Maggie Swanson
June 1985
Tom Leigh
August 1985
September 1985
Ajin Noda
October 1985
Rick Brown
November 1985
John Barrett
December 1985
Tom Leigh
January 1986
March 1986
Tom Leigh
April 1986
Mary Grace Eubank
May 1986
Tom Brannon
July/August 1986
Normand Chartier
September 1986
Joe Mathieu
October 1986
Richard Brown
November 1986
Richard Walz
December 1986
Normand Chartier
January/February 1987
Maggie Swanson
March 1987
Milton Bradley Inc.
May 1987
Mary Grace Eubank
June 1987
Ellen Appleby
July/August 1987
Tom Leigh
September 1987
Normand Chartier
October 1987
View-Master International Group
November 1987
Maggie Swanson
December 1987
Mary Grace Eubank
April 1988
Tom Leigh
May 1988
Ellen Appleby
June 1988
Richard Walz
July/August 1988
photo by View-Master
September 1988
October 1988
Joe Ewers
November 1988
Tom Brannon
December 1988
Maggie Swanson
March 1989
Tom Brannon
April 1989
Tom Leigh
May 1989
Richard Brown
July/August 1989
Ronald Lipking
September 1989
Joe Mathieu
October 1989
View-Master International Group
December 1989
Joe Mathieu
January/February 1990
View-Master International Group
March 1990
View-Master International Group
April 1990
May 1990
Richard Walz
June 1990
Tom Leigh
July/August 1990
Tom Brannon
September 1990
Jane Yamada
October 1990
View-Master International Group
November 1990
Normand Chartier
December 1990
View-Master International Group
Jan/Feb 1991
March 1991
Tom Leigh
April 1991
Tom Brannon
May 1991
Ronald Lipking
June 1991
Tom Leigh
July/Aug 1991
Joe Mathieu
September 1991
Tom Brannon
October 1991
Joe Ewers
November 1991
Tom Leigh
December 1991
Tom Brannon
Jan/Feb 1992
Tom Leigh
March 1992
Tom Brannon
April 1992
Ellen Appleby
May 1992
Tom Brannon
June 1992
Tom Leigh
July/August 1992
photo
Ellen Appleby
September 1992
Tom Leigh
October 1992
Tom Brannon
November 1992
Joe Mathieu
December 1992
Tom Leigh
March 1993
Tom Leigh
April 1993
Joe Mathieu
May 1993
photo by John E. Barrett
June 1993
Tom Leigh
July/Aug 1993
Tom Leigh
September 1993
Tom Leigh
October 1993
Tom Leigh
November 1993
Tom Leigh
December 1993
Tom Leigh
February 1994
Ray Sysco
March 1994
Tom Leigh
May 1994
Tom Leigh
June 1994
Tom Leigh
August 1994
Tom Leigh
September 1994
Tom Leigh
October 1994
Tom Leigh
November 1994
Tom Leigh
December 1994
Tom Leigh
January/February 1995
Tom Leigh
March 1995
Tom Leigh
April 1995
Tom Leigh
May 1995
Tom Leigh
June 1995
Tom Leigh
July/August 1995
Tom Leigh
September 1995
Tom Leigh
October 1995
Tom Leigh
November 1995
Tom Leigh
December 1995/January 1996
Tom Leigh
April 1996
May 1996
Tom Leigh
April 1997
Tom Leigh
May 1997
Tom Leigh
June 1997
Tom Leigh
September 1997
Tom Leigh and Ray Sysko
May 1998
Tom Leigh and Fran Lee
July/August 1998
Tom Leigh
April 1999
Tom Leigh
July/August 1999
Tom Leigh
June 2000
Tom Leigh
July/August 2000
Tom Leigh
September 2000
photo by John E. Barrett
David Dees
Tom Leigh
Tom Leigh
Ajin Noda
Tom Leigh
David Dees
Tom Leigh
Marybeth Nelson
Tom Leigh
David Dees
Ajin Noda
- Note: From 1978-1980, the Magazine staff mislabeled some of the issue numbers. The issue numbers on this page are from the indicia of each issue, with an asterisk next to the incorrect numbers. The mistake was caught and fixed in the middle of 1980. There was a similar problem in 1982-1984, which may not have been fully corrected.
References
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Added by Radionate- The magazine itself was referenced as an inside joke in the Sesame Street book Don't Forget the Oatmeal!, with Bert and Ernie appearing on the cover of an issue in the checkout line.
- Mr. Hooper is seen selling copies of the magazine at Hooper's Store in the 1983 storybook The People in Your Neighborhood.
Credits
Edit
Note --- crew reflects staff working on the magazine from at least December 2002 - November 2005, except where noted:
- Editor - Rebecca Herman
- Art Director - Colleen Pidel
- Senior Editor - Leslie Kimmelman (2002 - 2004), Kama Einhorn (August 2005 - )
- Assistant Editor - Joanne Ruelos (2002 - 2004)
- Editorial Coordinator - Mary Buri (2005)
- Copy Editor - Jeanette Leardi
- Proofreaders - Diane Feldman, Laurie Kahn (2002 - 2004), Melanie Gold (2005)





