Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Muppet Wiki
44,519
pages
(On some services, including Reelgood, 5020 is titled as Neighborhood Safari.)
(Replaced content with "Oh fuck, now your door handle is broken, so gotta fix it now! 50")
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
Oh fuck, now your door handle is broken, so gotta fix it now!
βˆ’
{{Seasonsesame|premiere=November 16, 2019 ([[Episode 5001|5001]])|finale=July 11, [[2020]] ([[Episode 5035|5035]])|episodes=35}}
 
βˆ’
[[Image:Sesame 50 logo.png|right|310px]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Episode 5001 01.jpg|thumb|300px|Big Bird and Nina embark on a road trip across America in the season premiere.]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Episode 5002 01.jpg|thumb|300px|The Great Sesame Street Cake-Off]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:ThomasRhettSS.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Thomas Rhett]] sings "[[This Is My Street]]."]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Episode 5013 01.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Charlie (human)|Charlie]], a new human character, moves into the neighborhood.]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Episode 5021 01.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Episode 5023 01.jpg|thumb|300px|Zoe breaks her arm in Episode 5023.]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Episode 5034 01.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Independence Day]] on Sesame Street]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Season 50 cast and crew.jpg|thumb|300px|Season 50 cast and crew]]
 
βˆ’
[[File:Season 50 cast and crew 02.jpg|thumb|300px|More Season 50 cast and crew]]
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
''[[Sesame Street]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> '''50th season''' premiered on [[HBO]] on November 16, [[2019]]. The season premiere was preceded by [[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration|a primetime special]] celebrating the show's [[Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary|50th anniversary]] a week earlier.
 
βˆ’
__TOC__
 
βˆ’
==Season overview==
 
βˆ’
The season's main curricular focus is "the power of possibilities, empowering kids to take safe risks and learn from their mistakes."<ref>[https://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-room/press-releases/sesame-street-celebrates-50-years-and-counting Sesame Workshop Press Release: Sesame Street Celebrates 50 Years and Counting]</ref> The season features a new recurring segment, "[[Big Bird's Road Trip]]," showing [[Big Bird]] making new friends across [[The United States of America|the United States]]. The season also includes new [[Letter of the Day (song)|letter]] and number of the day intro songs.
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
The season also introduces a new human child character, [[Charlie (human)|Charlie]], as portrayed by [[Violet Tinnirello]].
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
This will be the last season to air on [[HBO]]. For Season 51, the series will move to [[HBO Max]], with first-run episodes premiering on a video streaming service for the first time, while continuing to air on [[PBS]] at a later date.<ref>[https://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-room/press-releases/hbo-max-and-sesame-workshop-announce-new-content-partnership-cementing HBO Max and Sesame Workshop Announce New Content Partnership Cementing a Shared Commitment to Kids and Families]. Sesame Workshop press release, October 3, 2019</ref>
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Production==
 
βˆ’
Filming of episodes began on October 15, 2018.<ref>[[Pam Arciero]]'s Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155611505691576&set=a.182205701575&type=3 (private link)]</ref> Production wrapped on December 14, 2018.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BraTn0cFVFO/ Suki Lopez's Instagram]</ref>
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
[[Caroll Spinney]]'s final vocal performances as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]] were recorded for this season.<ref>''[[The New York Times]]'' [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/arts/television/sesame-street-big-bird.html "Original Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Leaves Sesame Street After Nearly 50 Years"] by Dave Itzkoff, Oct. 17, 2018</ref>
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Celebrities==
 
βˆ’
Several celebrities visited the set during production of season 50, some of whom will feature as guest stars. Celebrities who visited the set during production of the season include [[Michael Che]], [[Misty Copeland]], [[Dave Grohl]], [[Bindi Irwin|Bindi]] and [[Robert Irwin]], [[Chloe Kim]], [[Maren Morris]], [[Charlie Puth]], [[Thomas Rhett]], and [[Chrissy Teigen]].
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Episodes==
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5001]] - Big Bird Across America
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5002]] - The Great Sesame Street Cake-Off
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5003]] - Pigs for Another Day
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5004]] - Getting Dressed, Not Stressed
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5005]] - A Dog and a Song!
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5006]] - It's Only a Game
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5007]] - Grouch University (repeat)
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5008]] - A Recipe for Dance
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5009]] - Humpty Dumpty's Football Dream (repeat)
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5010]] - Abby's Party Preparation (repeat)
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5011]] - The Great Fruit Strike
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5012]] - Elmo's Good Luck Charm
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5013]] - New Neighbor on Sesame Street
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5014]] - Let's Draw!
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5015]] - There's a New Count in Town
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5016]] - You Can Do It, Elmo (repeat)
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5017]] - Magic Spell
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5018]] - What Floats Rocco's Boat (repeat)
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5019 - Comic Book Adventures
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5020 - Neighborhood Safari
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5021]] - The Fluffster Kerfuffle
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5022 - The Disappoint-O-Meter
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5023]] - Zoe Breaks Her Arm
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5024 - Dog Day Engineers
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5025 - A Very Special Fiesta
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5026 - Back to Nature
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5027 - Welcome Baby Chicks
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5028 - Searching for Letter Y
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5029]] - The Treasure of Yucky Mama
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5030 - Making the Show
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5031 - Rudy Blows His First Bubble
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5032 - Big Bird's Fairytale
 
βˆ’
*Episode 5033 - Lucky's Unlucky Day
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5034]] - Fourth of July
 
βˆ’
*[[Episode 5035]] - Let's Go Camping
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Cast==
 
βˆ’
* [[Chris]]: [[Chris Knowings]]
 
βˆ’
* [[Nina]]: [[Suki Lopez]]
 
βˆ’
* [[Alan]]: [[Alan Muraoka]]
 
βˆ’
* [[Charlie (human)|Charlie]]: [[Violet Tinnirello]]
 
βˆ’
* [[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Sesame Street Muppetβ„’ Performers]]'''
 
βˆ’
:[[Pam Arciero]], [[Jennifer Barnhart]], [[Tau Bennett]], [[Warrick Brownlow-Pike]], [[Tyler Bunch]], [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]], [[Frankie Cordero]], [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]], [[Ryan Dillon]], [[Stacey Gordon]], [[Eric Jacobson]], [[Haley Jenkins]], [[John Kennedy]], [[Kathleen Kim]], [[Peter Linz]], [[Noel MacNeal]], [[Lara MacLean]], [[Paul McGinnis]], [[Spencer Lott]], [[Carmen Osbahr]], [[Karen Prell]], [[Martin P. Robinson]], [[David Rudman]], [[Matt Vogel]], [[Bryant Young]]
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Credits==
 
βˆ’
*Executive Producer: [[Benjamin Lehmann]]
 
βˆ’
*Senior Producer: Stephanie Longardo
 
βˆ’
*Coordinating Producer: [[Mindy Fila]]
 
βˆ’
*Producer: [[Karyn Leibovich]], [[Ken Scarborough]]
 
βˆ’
*Post Producer: Todd E. James
 
βˆ’
*Line Producer: Aimee Blackton
 
βˆ’
*Content Producer: [[Autumn Zitani|Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A.]]
 
βˆ’
*Directors: [[Marilyn Agrelo]], [[Ken Diego]], [[Richard Fernandes|Rick Fernandes]], Shannon Flynn, [[Jack Jameson]], Benjamin Lehmann, Linda Mendoza, [[Liliana Olszewski]], [[Scott Preston]], [[Matt Vogel]]
 
βˆ’
*Head Writer: Ken Scarborough
 
βˆ’
*Writers: [[Molly Boylan]], [[Jennifer Capra]], [[Jessica Carleton]], [[Geri Cole]], [[Joe Fallon]], [[Christine Ferraro]], Mindy Fila, Jordan Gershowitz, [[Liz Hara|Elizabeth Hara]], [[Ron Holsey]], [[Keion Jackson]], [[Raye Lankford]], Benjamin Lehmann, [[Andrew Moriarty]], [[Max Nicoll|Maxwell Nicoll]], [[Luis Santeiro]], Ken Scarborough, [[Belinda Ward]], Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A.
 
βˆ’
*Film Producer: Kimberly Wright
 
βˆ’
*Digital Producers: Andrew Moriarty
 
βˆ’
*Associate Producers: Christina Elefante, Bryce-Loren Walker
 
βˆ’
*Executive Vice President & Creative Director: [[Brown Johnson]]
 
βˆ’
*Senior Vice President of Curriculum and Content: [[Rosemarie Truglio|Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.]]
 
βˆ’
*Sesame Street Curriculum and Content Team: Jessica DiSalvo, Susan Scheiner, M.A., Autumn P. Zitani Stefano, M.A.
 
βˆ’
*Script Supervisor: Jennifer Capra
 
βˆ’
*Celebrity Talent Booker: Bella Harkins
 
βˆ’
*Child Talent: Carolyn Volpe, Ph.D.
 
βˆ’
*Lighting Designer: Dan Kelley
 
βˆ’
*Costume Designer: Brian C. Hemesath
 
βˆ’
*Production Designer: [[David Gallo]]
 
βˆ’
*Prop Coordinator: Keith Olsen
 
βˆ’
*Puppets, Costumes, Props: ''[[The Jim Henson Company]] [[The Muppet Workshop|NY Creature Shop]]'' - David Bizzaro, Erin Black, Michael Bush, Brian Carson, Ben Durocher, [[Victoria Ellis]], Joel Gennari, Tyler Hall, [[Michelle Hickey]], Joshua Holden, [[Rollie Krewson]], Sarah Lafferty, Matthew Lish, [[Kari Love]], [[Laura Manns]], Brittany Moskowitz, [[Anney McKilligan Ozar|Anney Ozar]], [[Connie Peterson|Constance Peterson]], [[Kate Rusek]], [[Sierra Schoening]], [[Polly Smith]], Melissa Smith-Cruz, Kelly Snook, [[David Valentine]], [[Jason Weber]], [[Stacey Weingarten]]
 
βˆ’
*Production (''Jim Henson''): [[Melissa Creighton]], Carolyn Fanelli, Gabriella Degennaro, Rich Dyar, [[Joseph Roddy]]
 
βˆ’
*Music Director: [[Bill Sherman]]
 
βˆ’
*Music Director (Arrangements & Orchestrations): [[Joe Fiedler]]
 
βˆ’
*Music Director (Vocals): [[Paul Rudolph]]
 
βˆ’
*Music Copyist: Joe Fiedler
 
βˆ’
*Music Coordinator: Tyler Hartman
 
βˆ’
*Composers: [[Eli Bolin]], Nicholas Dayton, [[Dominic Fallacaro]], Joe Fiedler, [[Tom Kitt]], [[Sugarland|Jennifer Nettles]], [[Kathryn Raio-Rende|Kathryn Raio]], Benny Reiner, [[JP Rende]], Paul Rudolph, Bill Sherman, Patrick Stump, Craig Thomas
 
βˆ’
*Sesame Street Band: [[Randy Cohen]], [[Michael Croiter]], [[John Deley]], Doug Derryberry, Joe Fiedler, [[Rob Jost]], Gary Meyer, [[Kenny Rampton]]
 
βˆ’
*Lyricists: Molly Boylan, Jessica Carleton, Geri Cole, Joe Fallon, Christine Ferraro, Elizabeth Hara, Raye Lankford, Luis Santeiro, Belinda Ward, Ken Scarborough
 
βˆ’
*Supervising Editors: Todd E. James, Memo Salazar
 
βˆ’
*Post Production Graphics: Ed Mundy
 
βˆ’
*Associate Directors: [[Frank Campagna]], Emily Cohen, Ken Diego, Todd E. James, Mike Walker, Ashmou Younge
 
βˆ’
*Key Control Room Production Assistant: Christina Elefante
 
βˆ’
*Control Room Production Assistants: Kelly Ferrara, Andrew Moriarty, Noelle Scindian, Elena Sporillo
 
βˆ’
*Sesame Workshop Animation Team
 
βˆ’
**Producer: Jack Spillum
 
βˆ’
**Co-Director / Creative Director: Ian Chernichaw
 
βˆ’
**Co-Director / Associate Producer: Justin Simonich
 
βˆ’
**Lead Designers: Dagan Moriarty, Michael Scanlon
 
βˆ’
**Lead Animator: Joe Andriola
 
βˆ’
**Compositor / Visual Effects: Kat Llewellyn
 
βˆ’
**[[Smartie]]: [[Deborah Grausman]]
 
βˆ’
**[[Basket]]: [[Ulyana]]
 
βˆ’
*Sound Effects Editor: [[Dick Maitland|Dick Maitland, C.A.S.]]
 
βˆ’
*Music Editors: Tyler Hartman, Paul Rudolph
 
βˆ’
*Supervising Sound Editors: Chris Prinzivalli, Marshall Woodall
 
βˆ’
*Supervising Music Editor: Michael Croiter
 
βˆ’
*Sound Editor: Chris Sassano
 
βˆ’
*Supervising Sound Editors / Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Barrett, Dan O' Sullivan
 
βˆ’
*Technical Directors: Mary Crowley, Richard Drummond, [[Tom Guadarrama]], Manse Sharpe
 
βˆ’
*Cameras: [[Frank Biondo]], Mark Britt, Jerry Cancel, Rich Freedman, Shaun Harkins, Mark Renaudin
 
βˆ’
*Senior Video: James Meek
 
βˆ’
*Recordist: Ernie Albritton
 
βˆ’
*Utility (video): Barbara Bianco, Keith Guadarrama, Michael McCormack
 
βˆ’
*Utility (audio): Gordon Price
 
βˆ’
*Stagehands: Steve Dannenberg, Russell Hooton, Karen Sunderlin
 
βˆ’
*Sesame Street Research Team: [[Jennifer Kotler Clarke|Jennifer Kolter Clarke, Ph.D.]], David I. Cohen, Becca K. Seibert, Courtney B. Wong Chin, M.A.
 
βˆ’
*Special Thanks: Definition 6, The Hidden Fortress, [[Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio|Magnetic Dreams]], Studio G Brooklyn
 
βˆ’
*Taped at [[Kaufman Astoria Studios]] in [[New York]]
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Gallery==
 
βˆ’
<gallery orientation="square" widths="150" spacing="small">
 
βˆ’
Michael Che.jpg|[[Michael Che]] and the [[Two-Headed Monster]]
 
βˆ’
File:Misty Copeland 1 - Sesame50.jpg|[[Misty Copeland]] with Elmo
 
βˆ’
File:Misty Copeland 2 - Sesame50.jpg|Misty Copeland with Elmo
 
βˆ’
File:Dave Grohl 1 - Sesame50.jpg|[[Dave Grohl]] with Big Bird and Elmo
 
βˆ’
File:Dave Grohl 2 - Sesame50.jpg|Dave Grohl with Elmo and Big Bird
 
βˆ’
File:Maren Morris - Sesame50.jpg|[[Maren Morris]] and Big Bird
 
βˆ’
File:Charlie Puth - Sesame50.gif|[[Charlie Puth]] dancing with Cookie Monster, Elmo, [[Grover]], and Abby
 
βˆ’
File:Chrissy Teigen 1- Sesame50.jpg|[[Chrissy Teigen]] with [[Zoe]], [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Abby Cadabby]], and [[Rosita]]
 
βˆ’
File:Chrissy Teigen 2- Sesame50.jpg|Chrissy Teigen with Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Abby, and Rosita
 
βˆ’
</gallery>
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==Sources==
 
βˆ’
<references />
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==See also==
 
βˆ’
*[[Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary]]
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
==External links==
 
βˆ’
*[https://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-room/press-kits/sesame-street-season-50 Season 50 Press Kit]
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’
{{nav|season|prev=[[Season 49 (2018-2019)]]|next=}}
 
βˆ’  
βˆ’  
βˆ’
__NOWYSIWYG__
 
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Seasons| 50]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Seasons| 50]]

Revision as of 13:52, 11 February 2020

Oh fuck, now your door handle is broken, so gotta fix it now!