About This Quiz
Sunny day! Sweepin' the clouds away. It's time to take a stroll down "Sesame Street" and see what you know about some of your favorite TV characters — both human and otherwise.The show name "123 Avenue B" was initially considered, which would have put the location across from Tompkins Square Park at 8th Street, but creators decided it was too New York-specific.
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Designer Charles Rosen based the set on a mix of streets in Harlem, the Bronx, the Upper West Side and the blocks where "West Side Story" was set.
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The brownstone where Maria and Luis live is located at 123 Sesame Street.
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Bert and Ernie share the garden apartment at 123 Sesame Street.
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Big Bird, Kermit, Bert and Ernie, Oscar, Grover and Cookie Monster are all original characters. Snuffleupagus debuted in 1971, The Count in 1972 and Elmo in 1984.
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Kermit became the first "Sesame Street" character to be part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1977.
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When actor Will Lee, who played grocery store owner Mr. Hooper, died in 1982, "Sesame Street" writers used this scene to help explain death to its young audience.
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"Takalani Sesame" created Kami, an HIV-positive Muppet, who lost her mother to AIDS. Critics said the show was promoting homosexuality and prematurely educating children on the disease, but UNICEF disagreed and declared Kami a "Champion for Children" in 2003.
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Bill Clinton and Kami appeared in a UNICEF-sponsored PSA discussing the importance of talking to children about HIV and AIDS.
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Roosevelt Franklin was an African-American Muppet who had his own school that taught lessons about the geography of Africa and other issues. He was eventually retired because he portrayed a negative image of African-American children.
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James Earl Jones was the first celebrity to appear on "Sesame Street."
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Oscar was just as grouchy when the show debuted in 1969 as he is today. But that is what makes him so endearing.
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The pink fairy-in-training "Abby Cadabby" moved to Sesame Street in 2006 to inspire young girls and demonstrate positive female relationships. She was the first new female lead character added since 1993.
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In 2002, Elmo testified before the Education Appropriations Subcommittee to urge more spending on music research and musical instruments for school programs.
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Telly Monster loves watching TV, playing with his best friend Baby Bear and looking for triangle shapes.
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Snuffleupagus was Big Bird's imaginary best friend until 1985, when he was finally revealed to the rest of the cast.
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Nina is a young bilingual Hispanic woman who uses her wit, compassion and charisma to help the furry residents of "Sesame Street" solve their daily dilemmas.
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While all "Sesame Street" characters reinforce letter and numbers, Murray is "Sesame Street's" ambassador for teaching vocabulary, letters and numbers.
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Jim Henson originally designed an early version of Cookie Monster in 1966 for a cracker commercial.
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Big Bird is 8 feet, 2 inches tall.
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Oscar the Grouch was originally orange. He changed to his trademark green color in the second season.
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C-3PO and R2-D2 visited "Sesame Street" to deliver a special message to Oscar the Grouch.
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Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on "Sesame Street" since 1971, was nominated for two Emmys as Outstanding Performer and won 15 Emmys as a writer for "Sesame Street."
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Ernie's song "Rubber Ducky" was released as a single in 1970, and it made it to No. 16 on the Billboard charts.
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Super Grover, the alter ego superhero of Grover, sells doorknobs door-to-door for Acme.
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Mr. Hooper gave Big Bird the teddy bear Radar, which he sleeps with every night.
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Harold Hooper ran the grocery store until his death in 1982.
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Guy Smiley is the self-proclaimed America's Favorite Game Show Host.
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Twiddlebugs are colorful bugs living in Ernie's window box. They first appeared in Season 2, but the main Twiddlebug family was introduced in Season 5.
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