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Sesame Street began in 1969 as an educational experiment

Jim Henson's Muppets joined the cast from the start

Sesame Street premiered on 10 November 1969 on the US public network NET, later PBS. It was designed to help preschool children, especially those from low-income families, prepare for school. Jim Henson's Muppets, including Big Bird and Kermit the Frog, were part of the show.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Jim Henson's Muppets joined the cast from the start. The figure is taken from Sesame Workshop, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a movies & tv fact?: Yes. It sits on the Movies & TV shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.