Well, Big Bird is calling it a career.  The man who voiced and played the big yellow bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for nearly 50 years is ready to call it quits.  Since 1969, Caroll Spinney has appeared in thousands of Sesame Street episodes along with his pals Bert and Ernie.  The 84-year-old, […]

Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and recording artist Pharrell Williams teaches us the importance of reading with "B is for Book."

He found a concrete spot on Sesame Street as Mr. Handford, who ran Hooper's Store on the show from 1990 to 1998. Fans took to Twitter to offer condolences to the beloved actor.

We remember her fondly from her 1972 appearance on Sesame Street where she sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" to four little children on a studio-built stoop.

It’s sometimes easier to navigate your struggles when you feel like you’re not alone. Children’s television show Sesame Street understands this when it comes to the development of children and the families who love them, so they’re adding a new character and more. Click the media player below to listen to who’s joining the lineup […]

After 45 years of playing Maria on “Sesame Street,” Sonia Manzano is finally leaving the block. She announced via twitter that she plans to leave the children show. Sonia became playing Maria on PBS’s children’s TV show “Sesame Street” back in the 1970s where she also became one of the first Hispanics to be part […]

It’s officially the end of an era. Everyone’s favorite Sesame Street neighbor Maria, played by actress Sonia Manzano, is leaving the famed children’s program after…

Taraji P. Henson finally graced the famed stage of Saturday Night Live on April 11. Or, as she felt to commemorate the moment as: “proves…

No spoilers here. We’re just days out from the highly anticipated Game of Thrones season 5 premiere and the countdown is on. Although you won’t…

This might be one of the cutest Sesame Street videos we’ve ever seen. In this clip, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o teaches Elmo all about what skin is,…

Monae’s tune glides along, built around a playful, handclapped beat and a thick, powerful horn section. At the start of the video, Elmo is having…

“This ain’t rappin, this is street-hop” –Nas, “Made You Look” If watching Sesame Street as a kid didn’t make you want to dance at some…