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Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times is a one-hour Sesame Street special that aired in PBS prime-time, 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.
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
Crew
- Executive Producers: Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern, Christina Delfico, Rob Burnett, David Letterman
- Supervising Producer: Valerie Schaer, Andrew Ames
- Directed by: Scott Preston, Kevin Clash
- Written by: Christine Ferraro
- Producers: Kevin Clash
- Associate Director: Ken Diego
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Technical Director: Tom Guadarrama
- Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Jason Weber, Connie Peterson, Rollie Krewson, Michelle Hickey
See also
- ABC News Special: Wall Street and the Economy (1987)
- Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money (2009)