Season 1

Season 1
TV Show · Kids & Family · Classics

It's the Sesame Street you grew up with! For the first time ever, you can download full-length classic Sesame Street episodes, including the very first episode of Sesame Street from 1969! Take a walk down memory lane with Mr. Hooper, Bob, Susan, Maria, Gordon, and all your favorite Sesame Street Muppets as you first saw them. In this collection, you will enjoy four episodes from each of Seasons 1, 10, and 20. Sesame Street is brought to you by Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization making a meaningful difference in children’s lives throughout the world by addressing their critical developmental needs.

1969 · 58m
  • 2+
Starring Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz
Director Kevin Clash

Season 1

  • The First Sesame Street
    EPISODE 1
    The First Sesame Street
    Gordon introduces Sesame Street's residents - both Muppet and human; Cookie Monster disrupts Kermit the Frog’s lecture on the letter "W"; and Carol Burnett is the first celebrity guest. Also: It's the debut of the song/game "One of These Things (Is Not Like the Other)."
    55m
  • An Orange Grouch and a Green Grover
    EPISODE 2
    An Orange Grouch and a Green Grover
    An orange Oscar demands a baked-bean sundae; Kermit the Frog explains the word "in"; and Gospel diva Mahalia Jackson sings "He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands." Also: "Solomon Grundy" and "Wanda the Witch" make their debut.
    58m
  • Kermit Croons "Being Green"
    EPISODE 3
    Kermit Croons "Being Green"
    Kermit sings the original version of "Being Green"; Bert and Ernie perform the classic "Banana Telephone" skit; Roosevelt Franklin sings "I’m Roosevelt Franklin"; Bob sings an early version of "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?" Also: Cookie Monster eats Ernie’s cookie and Oscar calls "Dial-a-Grouch."
    58m
  • Here Comes Cookie Monster
    EPISODE 4
    Here Comes Cookie Monster
    It's a feast of vintage Cookie skits! A prank pulled on Bert backfires on Cookie and Ernie; Cookie’s call to his mother ends when he eats the telephone. Also: sing along with a classic version of "One of These Things" and a very animated ABC song.
    58m
  • Naming Barkley
    EPISODE 5
    Naming Barkley
    Sesame Street names its new Muppet dog "Barkley"; Comedian/pianist Victor Borge demonstrates high notes and low notes; actress Madeline Kahn sings, "Me, Me, Me"; Herry Monster learns "up" and "down" with John-John, and Ernie is fooled by a newspaper boy.
    25m
  • Telly Monster Moves In
    EPISODE 6
    Telly Monster Moves In
    A TV-addicted Telly Monster moves to Sesame Street; Cookie eats his way through an avalanche as train conductor "Casey MacPhee"; The Count sings "The Song of the Count"; Kermit reports on Sleeping Beauty for "Sesame Street News"; Plus: a classic Harvey Kneeslapper skit.
    58m

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Cast & Crew

  • B‌F
    Bradley Freeman Jr
    Tamir
  • Caroll Spinney
    Big Bird
  • Ryan Dillon
    Elmo
  • Fran Brill
    Zoe/Prairie Dawn
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
    Abby Cadabby
  • Frank Oz
    Bert
  • Eric Jacobson
    Bert/Grover
  • Joey Mazzarino
    Stinky/Murray
  • Carmen Osbahr
    Rosita
  • Martin Robinson
    Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Telly Monster/Slimey the Worm
  • David Rudman
    Baby Bear/Cookie Monster/Two-Headed Monster

About

Season 1

Kids & Family

It's the Sesame Street you grew up with! For the first time ever, you can download full-length classic Sesame Street episodes, including the very first episode of Sesame Street from 1969! Take a walk down memory lane with Mr. Hooper, Bob, Susan, Maria, Gordon, and all your favorite Sesame Street Muppets as you first saw them. In this collection, you will enjoy four episodes from each of Seasons 1, 10, and 20. Sesame Street is brought to you by Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization making a meaningful difference in children’s lives throughout the world by addressing their critical developmental needs.

2+

COMMON SENSE

Classic show endures changes, but learning content remains.

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Studio
PBS
Released
1969
Rated
TV-Y
Regions of Origin
United States, Mexico
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