For those unsure how long a puppets life-span can last, Sesame Street has now proven they can at least endure four decades of educating and entertainment.  Next Tuesday the series will be celebrating 40 years of programming; the longest running children’s program in the US.

The recipe for Sesame Street was simple but yet groundbreaking: If you can grasp the attention of young children, you can teach them things along the way.  With the philospohy Sesame Street was able to teach the youth letters, numbers and words along with learning safety, hygiene and social skills.

This educational platform over the years has been expanded to around 120 countries.  This has allowed the show to cover topics that are regional to those exported areas.  For example, the South African version of the show introduced a character Kami, who was HIV positive and whose mother died of HIV/AIDS.  Rosita is another character who is an immigrant from Mexico.  One of Rosita’s purposes is to teach the Spanish word of the day.  These characters allowed Sesame Street to prove its progressive outlook on the world we live in and to prepare the youth for their journey ahead.

For forty years Sesame Street has amused and shaped the imaginations of generations of youth around the world with little signs of letting up.  Although Eleventh Hour’s experience cannot compare to the 40 years of Bert and Ernie, 11thr is also looking to become synonymous as a staple of staffing and recruiting world just as Sesame Street has become with children’s entertainment.

Congratulations to the creators Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morriett who developed a show dedicated to stimulating children for the last forty years.

Matt Suttner tried using his GPS but is was wondering, ‘Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?’