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+ | '''''Sesame Street's Big Bird Looks at the World''''' (芝麻街: 大鸟看世界, ''Zhima Jie: Da Niao Kan Shijie'') is a [[China|Chinese]] ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production which premiered on the Ha Ha Channel on December 22, 2010. The fifty-two episode 11-minute series features features [[Big Bird]] and [[Elmo]], and introduces a new character, a tiger named [[Lily (tiger)|Lily]], who loves martial arts and learning to read. |
+ | The series will promote scientific discovery and the characters will try to search answers to questions such as: "Why do bird fly?" or "Why are polar bears white?" |
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− | The daily series debuted on Ha Ha TV on December 22, 2010. It will debut on Toonmax in 2011. |
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− | [[Martin P. Robinson]] flew to China to hold puppeteer training sessions and was present at the taping of new Sesame Street 'street' segments. The Muppets include a monkey (the same pattern as [[Joey and Davey Monkey]]), tiger cub, Big Bird, and Elmo. |
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+ | * Landreth, Jonathan. "[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sesame-street-ready-return-china-59861 ''Sesame Street'' Ready to Return to China]", ''The Hollywood Reporter''. December 15, 2010. |
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+ | * "[http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/pressreleases/china_12152010 New children's series ''Sesame Street's Big Bird Looks at the World'' to debut on Ha Ha Channel this month]", Sesame Workshop press release. December 15, 2010. |
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Revision as of 22:36, 8 April 2011
Sesame Street's Big Bird Looks at the World (芝麻街: 大鸟看世界, Zhima Jie: Da Niao Kan Shijie) is a Chinese Sesame Street co-production which premiered on the Ha Ha Channel on December 22, 2010. The fifty-two episode 11-minute series features features Big Bird and Elmo, and introduces a new character, a tiger named Lily, who loves martial arts and learning to read.
The series will promote scientific discovery and the characters will try to search answers to questions such as: "Why do bird fly?" or "Why are polar bears white?"
Sources
- Landreth, Jonathan. "Sesame Street Ready to Return to China", The Hollywood Reporter. December 15, 2010.
- "New children's series Sesame Street's Big Bird Looks at the World to debut on Ha Ha Channel this month", Sesame Workshop press release. December 15, 2010.