Sesame Street at Night? (found "Sesame Street" television special; 1977): Difference between revisions

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A still from the special.

Status: Lost

Sesame Street at Night? is a half-hour PBS special that aired in March of 1977 to celebrate Sesame Street's 1,000th episode. The question mark in the title is not a typo and actually is the special's name; it's loosely based on a critic's remark when Sesame Street first came out - "it's too good for kids".^[1]

Gene Shalit hosted the special, which also featured a Muppet lookalike of the critic. Featured segments included Grover and Lena Horne singing "How Do You Do?".

While Betamax was already common in some homes at that point in time, no one has come forward with a recording. Only a few press releases and photos, as well as an article on the Jim Henson's Red Book blog (run by the Jim Henson Company), prove that this special existed.

Gallery

Gene Shalit's Muppet

Design of Gene Shalit's Muppet by Bonnie Erickson.
Gene Shalit's Muppet as it looked like in the special.

Script

The script for the Today Show appearance with Muppet Bert as Gene Shalit.

External Link

Another entry from Jim Henson's "Red Book", which has more information on the special. Retrieved 18 Jan '19

Reference

↑ An entry in Jim Henson's "Red Book" which has some information on the special. Retrieved 18 Jan '19

[1] An entry in Jim Henson's "Red Book" which has some information on the special. Retrieved 18 Jan '19

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+'''''Sesame Street at Night?''''' is a half-hour PBS special that aired in March of 1977 to celebrate ''Sesame Street's'' 1,000th episode. The question mark in the title is not a typo and actually is the special's name; it's loosely based on a critic's remark when ''Sesame Street'' first came out - ''"it's too good for kids"''.<ref>[https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/page/133/ An entry in Jim Henson's "Red Book" which has some information on the special.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref>
-'''''Sesame Street at Night?''''' is a half-hour PBS special that aired in March of 1977 to celebrate ''Sesame Street's'' 1,000th episode.
 Gene Shalit hosted the special, which also featured a Muppet lookalike of the critic. Featured segments included Grover and Lena Horne singing ''"How Do You Do?"''.
-While Betamax was already common in some homes at that point in time, no one has come forward with a recording.
+While Betamax was already common in some homes at that point in time, no one has come forward with a recording. Only a few press releases and photos, as well as an article on the ''Jim Henson's Red Book'' blog (run by the Jim Henson Company), prove that this special existed.
-Only a few press releases and photos, as well as an article on the ''Jim Henson's Red Book'' blog (run by the Jim Henson Company), prove that this special existed.
+==Gallery==
+===Gene Shalit's Muppet===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=275px>
+File: GeneMuppet.jpg|Design of Gene Shalit's Muppet by Bonnie Erickson.
+File: GeneMuppet2.jpg|Gene Shalit's Muppet as it looked like in the special.
+</gallery>
+===Script===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=275px>
+File: GeneScript.jpg|The script for the Today Show appearance with Muppet Bert as Gene Shalit.
+</gallery>
+==External Link==
+*[https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/04/431974/ Another entry from Jim Henson's "Red Book", which has more information on the special.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19
-The question mark in the title is not a typo and actually is the special's name; it's loosely based on a critic's remark when ''Sesame Street'' first came out - ''"it's too good for kids"''.
+==Reference==
+{{reflist}}
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