Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

The story of the street that changed history.

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

Documentary

Joan Ganz Cooney

(Self)

Jim Henson

(Self (archive footage))

Jon Stone

(Self (archive footage))

Frank Oz

(Self (archive footage))

Caroll Spinney

(Self)

Bob McGrath

(Self)

Sonia Manzano

(Self)

Emilio Delgado

(Self)

Lloyd Morrisett

(Self)

Sharon Lerner

(Self)

Christopher Cerf

(Self)

Roscoe Orman

(Self)

Brian Henson

(Self)

Lisa Henson

(Self)

Loretta Long

(Self)

Fran Brill

(Self)

Norman Stiles

(Self)

Holly Robinson Peete

(Self)

James Earl Jones

(Self (archive footage))

Stevie Wonder

(Self (archive footage))

Muhammad Ali

(Self (archive footage))

Matt Robinson

(Self (archive footage))

Odetta

(Self (archive footage))

Jesse Jackson

(Self (archive footage))

Joe Raposo

(Self (archive footage))

Nick Raposo

(Self)

Johnny Cash

(Self (archive footage))

Dizzy Gillespie

(Self (archive footage))

Johnny Carson

(Self (archive footage))

Frank Biondo

(Self)

Will Lee

(Self (archive footage))

Orson Welles

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Fred Rogers

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))