Sesame Street Ode

Well, parents of teens can't believe that Sesame Street is 40 years old.

I remember my first grade teacher telling our class about a new television show that we should watch. I went home not knowing what to expect — would it be a cartoon? A variety show? Was she tricking us into watching some news show?

I remember asking my mother to turn to channel 13. How weird, the pacing, normal–seeming people talking to puppets. It wasn't shrill, or wise-cracking; it was respectful, and cool.

Sesame Street changed my little life, and changed children’s television.