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+ | [[Image:DTEM-OLMF-2016 (39).jpg|thumb|300px|The Electric Mayhem performing at San Francisco's ''Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival'' in 2016.]] |
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[[Image:Sanfrantrolley.JPG|thumb|300px|Ernie rides a cable car.]] |
[[Image:Sanfrantrolley.JPG|thumb|300px|Ernie rides a cable car.]] |
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'''San Francisco''' is both a city and county in [[California]]. It is the second-most densely populated large city in [[The United States of America|the United States]] after [[New York City]], and is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. |
'''San Francisco''' is both a city and county in [[California]]. It is the second-most densely populated large city in [[The United States of America|the United States]] after [[New York City]], and is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. |
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* San Francisco has had many famous earthquakes, including a large one in 1906. Those quakes were referenced by the wrestler [[The San Francisco Earthquake]] in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''. |
* San Francisco has had many famous earthquakes, including a large one in 1906. Those quakes were referenced by the wrestler [[The San Francisco Earthquake]] in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''. |
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− | * The second half of the 1997 film ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', which includes animatronic effects by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], takes place in San Francisco. George makes a daring rescue of a worker stranded at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
+ | * The second half of the 1997 film ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]'', which includes animatronic effects by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], takes place in San Francisco. George makes a daring rescue of a worker stranded at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
* The ''[[1979 Sesame Street Calendar]]'' feature San Francisco for the month of October. |
* The ''[[1979 Sesame Street Calendar]]'' feature San Francisco for the month of October. |
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− | * In a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' filmed insert, college students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas.{{ |
+ | * In a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' filmed insert, college students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas. {{first|2227}} |
* [[Grover]] and [[Abby Cadabby]] appeared at [[BlogHer|BlogHer08]] in San Francisco, on July 18 & 19, 2008. |
* [[Grover]] and [[Abby Cadabby]] appeared at [[BlogHer|BlogHer08]] in San Francisco, on July 18 & 19, 2008. |
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*[[Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (exhibit)|Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?]] was an exhibition at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in San Francisco, May 8 - September 19, 2004. |
*[[Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (exhibit)|Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?]] was an exhibition at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in San Francisco, May 8 - September 19, 2004. |
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+ | * ''[[The Art of the Muppets (exhibit)|The Art of the Muppets]] was featured at the de Young Museum Hall of Flowers in San Francisco, June 27 - August 2, 1981. |
* The [[Sesame Street Cast Tours|Sesame Street Cast Tour]] started its national tour in September 1970 before a crowd of 15,000 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park (where a reporter described the event as a "preschooler's [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]]"). |
* The [[Sesame Street Cast Tours|Sesame Street Cast Tour]] started its national tour in September 1970 before a crowd of 15,000 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park (where a reporter described the event as a "preschooler's [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]]"). |
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* An episode of ''[[Wilson & Ditch: Digging America]]'' features the city of San Francisco. |
* An episode of ''[[Wilson & Ditch: Digging America]]'' features the city of San Francisco. |
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− | * [[Cookie Monster]] made a round of live appearances in the San Francisco bay area on May 13, 2014, when he attended the [[PBS]] Annual Meeting,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEzko5TVD0 Cookie Monster at PBS Annual Meeting in San Francisco] (2014-05-13)</ref> also swinging by a [[ |
+ | * [[Cookie Monster]] made a round of live appearances in the San Francisco bay area on May 13, 2014, when he attended the [[PBS]] Annual Meeting,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEzko5TVD0 Cookie Monster at PBS Annual Meeting in San Francisco] (2014-05-13)</ref> also swinging by a [[San Francisco Giants]] [[Baseball|game]] and an Off the Grid gathering in Daly City.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CowQwZiNLTs MLB - Cookie Monster chats in the Bay Area] (2014-05-13)</ref> In the meantime, Maker Faire in the bay area's San Mateo debuted a [[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]] 3D-print to announce the partnership between Sesame Workshop and 3-D printer maker [[MakerBot]].<ref>[http://recode.net/2014/05/14/sesame-street-muppets-swing-through-bay-area/ recode.net - Sesame Street Muppets Swing Through Bay Area] (2014-05-14)</ref> |
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+ | * On August 7, 2016, [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]] appeared at their first ever live concert taking place at a music festival, San Francisco's ''[[Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival]]'' at Golden Gate Park. |
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 10 February 2024
San Francisco is both a city and county in California. It is the second-most densely populated large city in the United States after New York City, and is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
References
- In the Sesame Street coloring book Let's Take a Trip!, Ernie rides one of the city's famous cable cars.
- San Francisco has had many famous earthquakes, including a large one in 1906. Those quakes were referenced by the wrestler The San Francisco Earthquake in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence.
- The second half of the 1997 film George of the Jungle, which includes animatronic effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, takes place in San Francisco. George makes a daring rescue of a worker stranded at the top of the Golden Gate Bridge.
- The 1979 Sesame Street Calendar feature San Francisco for the month of October.
- In a Sesame Street filmed insert, college students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas. (First: Episode 2227)
- Grover and Abby Cadabby appeared at BlogHer08 in San Francisco, on July 18 & 19, 2008.
- In 1980, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy hosted an episode of Great Performances in which they watched the San Francisco Ballet's production of Prokofiev's Cinderella.
- Muppets, Music & Magic was featured at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, which is housed in San Francisco, June 21 - July 1, 2007.
- Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? was an exhibition at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in San Francisco, May 8 - September 19, 2004.
- The Art of the Muppets was featured at the de Young Museum Hall of Flowers in San Francisco, June 27 - August 2, 1981.
- The Sesame Street Cast Tour started its national tour in September 1970 before a crowd of 15,000 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park (where a reporter described the event as a "preschooler's Woodstock").
- An episode of Wilson & Ditch: Digging America features the city of San Francisco.
- Cookie Monster made a round of live appearances in the San Francisco bay area on May 13, 2014, when he attended the PBS Annual Meeting,[1] also swinging by a San Francisco Giants game and an Off the Grid gathering in Daly City.[2] In the meantime, Maker Faire in the bay area's San Mateo debuted a Snuffy 3D-print to announce the partnership between Sesame Workshop and 3-D printer maker MakerBot.[3]
- On August 7, 2016, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem appeared at their first ever live concert taking place at a music festival, San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park.
Sources
- ↑ Cookie Monster at PBS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (2014-05-13)
- ↑ MLB - Cookie Monster chats in the Bay Area (2014-05-13)
- ↑ recode.net - Sesame Street Muppets Swing Through Bay Area (2014-05-14)