Frank Oz, 1989
Gary Knell, 2009
Grover, 2011
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on PBS. The program is anchored by Jim Lehrer, who previously co-anchored with Robert MacNeil (as The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour) until MacNeil retired in 1995. In December 2009, the show was renamed PBS NewsHour.
Crossovers[]
Several Sesame Street segments were presented as interviews for The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, such as those seen in Episode 1866, Episode 1944, and Sesame Street, Special. Judy Woodruff introduced a truncated version of MacNeil's interview with Oscar the Grouch from Episode 1866 in the January 2, 1984 broadcast of The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, the same night the Sesame Street episode aired.
Appearances[]
- February 21, 1989 — In conjunction with the release of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in theatres, Frank Oz appears in a retrospective on his career with the Muppets and his transition into directing.
- November 10, 2009 — Jeffrey Brown narrated a piece about the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. Brown then interviewed Gary Knell, along with Lisa Guernsey, author of Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children from Birth to Age Five. The pair discussed how children's television has changed in the 40 years since Sesame Street premiered.
- June 3, 2011 — Paul Solman covers Sesame Street’s initiative about financial planning, interviewing Jeanette Betancourt and Grover on the Sesame Street set. (YouTube) (YouTube)
Mentions[]
- A segment on the May 16, 1990, episode discusses Jim Henson and Sammy Davis Jr. who both died on the same day. The show returned to this topic two days later.
- In 2011, The Colbert Report responded to the June 3 appearance on their own June 14 episode. NewsHour itself replied back, with a The Muppet Whatnot Workshop puppet named Bald Solman. (YouTube)
- On October 10, 2019, the show featured the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street, focusing on the recent Sesame Street in Communities outreach efforts.
References[]
- Two season 15 episodes, including Episode 1866 and 1944, of Sesame Street feature Robert MacNeil reporting from the NewsHour set. In Episode 1866, Oscar sarcastically replies to one of MacNeil's observations, "Did you figure that out all by yourself or did Lehrer help you?"
- Kermit mentions MacNeil-Lehrer among others in a list of PBS programs during Sesame Street, Special.
- In a segment from Sesame Street, Special featuring MacNeil, Cookie Monster mistakenly refers to him as his NewsHour co-star, "MacLehrer."