Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times is a one-hour Sesame Street special that aired on PBS prime-time on September 9th, 2009.
Today Show weatherman Al Roker and news correspondent Deborah Roberts (who are married in real life) join Elmo on Sesame Street to help families with young children raise a healthy and emotionally secure child during tough economic times.
Other guests include Jean Chatzky, the financial editor for Today, and Dr. Joshua Coleman, the author of several books about marriage and families.
Donald Faison hosted a separate special for young adults, Your Life, Your Money, following the Sesame Street-based program.
The special is available for free online through the "Sesame Street in Communities" podcast.
Cast[]
- Chris Knowings as Chris
- Bill Barretta as Louie
- Fran Brill as Mae
- Kevin Clash as Elmo
- Eric Jacobson as Grover
- Additional Performers: Billy Barkhurst, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Tracie Mick, David Stephens, Matt Vogel (Uncredited: Jerry Nelson, voice only)
Crew[]
- Executive Producers: Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern, Christina Delfico, Rob Burnett, David Letterman
- Supervising Producers: Valerie Schaer, Andrew Ames
- Directed by: Scott Preston, Kevin Clash
- Written by: Christine Ferraro
- Producers: Kevin Clash
- Senior Creative Consultant: Kevin Clash
- Jim Henson's Creature Workshop
- Workshop Crew: Jason Weber, Connie Peterson, Rollie Krewson, Chelsea Carter, Michelle Hickey
- Production Crew: Jason Seck, Joey Roddy, Alana De Matteo
- "Love Is All We Need" Composed by JP Rende, Katherine Raio
- "Love Is All We Need" Lyrics by JP Rende, Katherine Raio, Molly Boylan
- Sesame Workshop Vice President, Outreach and Educational Practices: Jeanette Betancourt, Ed.D.
- Sesame Workshop Executive Vice President, Education, Research, and Outreach: Lewis Bernstein, Ph.D.
- Associate Director: Ken Diego
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Technical Director: Tom Guadarrama
- Sound Effects Editor: Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
- Cameras: John Harrison, Jay Kulick
See also[]
- ABC News Special: Wall Street and the Economy (1987)
- Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money (2009)