Sesame Street has taught young children everything from the ABC’s to how to respect people from different cultures to how to share. The show has proved to be transformative and beloved in the eyes of adults and children alike for half a century and ABC is looking to celebrate with the documentary, Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days. The TIME Studios produced special will feature the staple characters we’ve all grown to love and will introduce a new Black family – The Walkers. The show will chronicle the creation and introduction of the Walker’s, placing them at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together. Other special appearances will be made by W. Kamau Bell, Gloria Estefan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Jackson, John Legend, Lucy Liu, Olivia Munn, Questlove, Chrissy Teigen and Usher. Additional participating celebrities to be announced at a later date. The two-hour documentary special is directed by Rebecca Gitlitz and executive produced by Alexa Conway and Ian Orefice. Sesame Street Black Family
Over the 50 years the children’s show has tackled elementary ideas to tougher topics like; homelessness, multicultural representation, autism, refugee crises and addiction. Sesame Street has also addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity.
The documentary will also highlight the 50-year impact of the iconic show and the nonprofit behind it, Sesame Workshop. Sesame Workshop, has found ways to make daunting and seemingly impossible conversations accessible to people of all ages through its iconic shows and targeted outreach, usually delivered with the help of a furry friend. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned Sesame Street unparalleled respect and qualification around the globe, including addressing their responsibility to social issues that have historically been seen as taboo such as racial injustice.
The special will air on Monday, April 26 at 8:00pm ET, and can be viewed the next day on demand.
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