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50 years of ‘Sesame Street’ episodes will soon be archived by the American Archive for Public Broadcasting. Eric spoke with a few folks involved with the project.
Continue Reading50 years of ‘Sesame Street’ episodes will soon be archived by the American Archive for Public Broadcasting. Eric spoke with a few folks involved with the project.
Continue ReadingThe exhibit is making its first stop at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, and it’s an inspirational, celebrational, and Muppetational look at Henson’s life and work.
Continue ReadingToday, we’re sweepin’ the clouds away and chatting with the amazing and lovely (and amazingly lovely) Sonia Manzano. You probably know her best as Maria from ‘Sesame Street,’ where she was one of the most recognizable faces on the show for more than 40 years.
Continue ReadingLast week, I found joy in announcing the return of ‘Fraggle Rock’ to HBO, and this week, diehard Jim Henson fans can rejoice once more with news that Disney is creating a new ‘Muppet Babies’ series for Disney Junior.
Continue ReadingI don’t have a LEGO problem. I have a storage problem, a finance problem, a “sharing with the spawnlings” problem–and now with two LEGO events in my local area, a “must attend all the LEGO Shows” problem.
Continue ReadingThere’s been a lot of talk about the dramatic changes coming to the upcoming 46th season of ‘Sesame Street.’ But now that I’ve seen the first two episodes (which premiere on HBO this Saturday, January 16), I feel like I’m in a better place to weigh in.
Continue ReadingStarting next year, ‘Sesame Street’–the iconic children’s show we all grew up with–will see the biggest and most sweeping changes in its 46-year history.
Continue ReadingToday we talk about the planets in our solar system (and include Pluto), send our friend Gabby well-wishes, and then play with blocks and our imaginations, and finally we briefly talk about one of our favorite Disney films, Robin Hood.
Continue ReadingCaroll Spinney is a living legend. Even if you don’t know his name, you know his alter egos: Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. There’s a new (largely Kickstarter-funded) documentary out about his life and work — ‘I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story’ — and it is magical.
Continue Reading25 years ago today, one of the most creative entertainers in the world lost his life, and far too early.
Continue ReadingZach Weinersmith is a geek captain of industry. He’s the force behind the popular webcomic ‘Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal,’ author of numerous books, including his first children’s book ‘Augie and the Green Knight.’ Most importantly, he’s a new dad. We chatted about managing a myriad of projects, where he gets inspiration, and how his content is changing now that he’s a parent.
Continue ReadingA look back at the past year of 5 Questions with a 5-Year-Old, including all 29 interviews, lessons learned, and where we’re going from here.
Continue ReadingSesame Street does it again. This time, it’s Cookie Monster as the wizard Furry Potter.
Continue ReadingThis is just brilliant. Even if the rest of it weren’t also great, it would be worth watching this just for the Yoda – er, Groda – part. Trust me, it’s five minutes of your life you won’t regret spending.
Continue ReadingIf John Oliver, Cookie Monster, Al Roker, and Nick Offerman teamed up to deliver the news every night, I’d never miss it!
Continue ReadingSesame Street it doing its own homage to Comic Con, turning the block into “Numeric Con.” Watch your favorite muppets dress up as all the best sci-fi and superhero characters!
Continue ReadingDid you ever think you’d see the TARDIS materialize on Sesame Street?
Continue ReadingSesame Street has long been known for taking full advantage of the Internet with unforgettable videos. Today’s message is for the parents!
Continue ReadingJim Henson passed away on May 16, 1990. It’s 24 years later, but it’s still hard to accept.
Continue ReadingOur favorite Sherlock, Khan, and Smaug works on a simple math problem with Murray-arty and The Count!
Continue ReadingCookie Monster appears in a Lord of the Rings parody for kids.
Continue ReadingGreat segment for younger kids about self-control, memory, and of course COOKIES!
Continue ReadingSesame Workshop and Night & Day Studios are offering this awesome new app for $.99. Today only!
Continue ReadingParents will find themselves glued to the TV along with their preschoolers as celebrities near and dear to geek hearts stop by on the new season of Sesame Street.
Continue ReadingYouTube is launching a pilot of a paid subscription program for certain partners among its million channels, including NatGeo Kids, Franklin, and Jim Henson content.
Continue ReadingFor the first time ever, the Post family attended Free Comic Book Day together. My daughter and I attended our first last year, and liked getting there early to avoid the crowds.
Continue ReadingWe visit Soho Studios to talk to the team behind perhaps the most pre-school friendly game ever: Kinect Sesame Street TV.
Continue ReadingThe lady of the house has trouble getting something to eat in Upside Downton Abbey by Sesame Street.
Continue ReadingToday, the amazing folk behind the Sesame Street twitter account treated us to an updated version of the much beloved story, The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover. The updated version is There Is a MONSTER at the End of This Twitter Conversation. The result, as you will soon see, was something very special, indeed.
Continue ReadingBy now, most people have heard that beloved voice actor and puppeteer Jerry Nelson passed away on Thursday. The news, while not a total surprise given Nelson’s health issues over the past decade, was a huge blow to Muppets fans …
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