Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt? ("Where does Ernie live?") is a German documentary, aired on December 14, 1975 on NDR.[1] While the program opens with the "Der, die, das" theme to Sesamstrasse and contains German voice-over narration, it was filmed in New York City and consists of behind the scenes footage of the American Sesame Street, and The Muppet Workshop, among others. Those appearing include Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Don Sahlin, Kermit Love, Caroll Spinney, Jane Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Jon Stone, Jimmy Baylor, Northern Calloway, Sonia Manzano, Emilio Delgado, Dulcy Singer, Bonnie Erickson, Dave Goelz, Rollie Krewson, John Lovelady, and others.
The documentary shows the crew and performers recording the street scenes for Episode 0833, and a number of other inserts for the seventh season. The documentary also captures some of the building of the Land of Gortch puppets for Saturday Night Live.
The program was re-aired in 2013 as a part of Die lange Sesamstraßen-Nacht (celebrating the show's 40th anniversary) and again on January 4, 2023 in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
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- Script and direction: Hans-Jürgen Schütte
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