Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary

In February 2019, Sesame Workshop kicked off a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street.

Media

• Season 50 of the series, premiered on HBO on November 16.
• 4,500 episodes archived at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
• Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration, aired in November on HBO and PBS
• Special anniversary-themed videos and livestream on the show's official YouTube channel.
• New Sesame Street in Communities projects surrounding substance abuse and foster care
• "This Is My Street" music video with Thomas Rhett
• Sesame Street Memories web videos
• 50th Anniversary Memories promos on HBO
• "#ThisIsMyStreet" social media hashtag
• The promotional campaign "Respect Brings Us Together"
• Anniversary section of Sesamestreet.org
• Pinball Number Count online game
• "A signature research report that will explore an important issue facing kids and families today."

Events

Joe Fiedler's Open Sesame
February 4, 2019

50 Years and Counting Celebration
Universal Studios Singapore
March 8 - April 28, 2019

50 Years and Counting Event
The Curve shopping mall, Malaysia
March 22-31, 2019

Forever Young... A Celebration of 50 Years of Sesame Street
April 10

Sesame Street Day
May 1

50th Anniversary Benefit Dinner
May 29, 2019

Sesame Street Road Trip
Summer 2019

Sesame Street Run Tour
South East Asia
August 2019

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
October 25-26

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (exhibition)
October 25 - January 27, 2020

On Sunday, November 10, 2019, The Empire State Building was lit green and yellow in honor of Sesame Street's 50th anniversary

Sesame Street Sing-Along
December 7

Kennedy Center Honors
December 8

• Sesame Place celebrations include:
  • A revamped "Sesame Neighborhood" area
  • Snuffy walk-around added to the park
  • "Our Street Is Sesame Street," a new live show
  • "C is for Celebrate" firework show throughout the year
  • Special photo-op areas of the park
• The Strong Museum of Play remodeled much of Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?
• Center for Puppetry Arts - November 2019
• Hang Lung Properties Fortune Walks
• Sesame Street Education Summit, launched in Japan, November 10, 2019

Appearances

License Global
February

CBS Sunday Morning
February 3

The Hollywood Reporter
February 6

Big Bird on The Tonight Show
February 11

60 Minutes Australia
February 17

InStyle
March 2

Bill Sherman on Today
March 3

Grover at Yankee Stadium
March 10

Big Bird at Hudson Yards
March 15

Elmo at the ASU+GSV Summit
April 9-10

Cookie Monster and Gonger on This Morning
April 15

Common Sense Media
April 19

Meet the Peetes
April 22

46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
May 5

Lip Sync Battle
May 30

Big Bird at Yankee Stadium
May 31

Tiny Desk Concerts
June 10

A Capitol Fourth
July 4

San Diego Comic Con
July 20

Farmers Insurance Group
September

Harvard University
October 2

Sésamo characters on Programa Silvio Santos
October 5

Today
October 21

Life
October

Access Daily
November 6

E! News
November 6

Despierta América
November 7

The Late Late Show with James Corden
November 8

Heads Up! Kids
November 24

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 28

The Kelly Clarkson Show
December 2

The Washington Post
December 2

Heads Up! Kids
December 3

The Tonight Show
December 20

Merchandise

• Licensing deals with various different companies

Toy Factory plush

Gund blind box plush

Krispy Kreme Japan

Forever Stamps

Hallmark Christmas ornaments

50 Years and Counting DVD set

50 Years and Counting (album)

Books

Love the Fur You're In

People in Your Neighborhood

Sunny Day: A Celebration of Sesame Street

You Can Do It!

Sesame Street Eats

Special reissues

Big Bird's Red Book

The Day Snuffy Had the Sniffles

Grover's Own Alphabet

Growing Up Grouchy

The Many Faces of Ernie

My Fuzzy Valentine

Me Cookie!

The Monster at the End of This Book

Pumpkin Patch Party

Promotional images