Chinatown



Chinatown is a neighborhood located in downtown Manhattan, New York. The neighborhood as been used as the setting for several Sesame Street projects.

A number of inserts were taped in the area for season 10 of Sesame Street. In one sketch, Oscar the Grouch recruits some of the local children to join the Grouchketeers. In another scene, Big Bird and Bob discuss the area, where Big Bird admits to being afraid of the dragon puppets used in ceremonial occasions.

The area would then serve as the bookending location for the 1983 special Big Bird in China that set Big Bird and Barkley off on their adventure. Over 20 years later, the location was revisited for The Magical Wand Chase, where a local girl named Lucy delivers a rap about the area and its culture.