List of Sesame Workshop productions
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Sesame Workshop, formerly Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is an American nonprofit television production company. It has been involved in a variety of television series and films, in addition to international co-productions of Sesame Street that have been broadcast in over 140 countries.
Productions[edit]
Television series[edit]
Sesame Street[edit]
The following series are based on or directly related to Sesame Street. Dubs of the original American version have been produced for international markets since 1971, but are not listed. Programs with guest appearances by Sesame Street characters that were not produced by Sesame Workshop, such as The Muppet Show and Between the Lions, are also excluded.
| # | Year | Series | Country of origin | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969 | Sesame Street | United States | present |
| 2 | 1972 | Plaza Sésamo | United States Latin America | present |
| 3 | Vila Sésamo | Brazil | present | |
| 4 | Sesame Park | Canada | 2001 | |
| 5 | 1973 | Sesamstraße | Germany | present |
| 6 | 1975 | Open Sesame | Worldwide (outside USA) | 2013 |
| 7 | 1976 | Sesamstraat | Netherlands | present |
| 8 | 1978 | Barrio Sésamo | Spain | 2000 |
| 9 | 1978 | 1, rue Sésame | France | 1982 |
| 10 | 1979 | Iftah Ya Simsim | Kuwait United Arab Emirates | 2019 |
| 11 | 1981 | Svenska Sesam | Sweden | 1982 |
| 12 | 1983 | Rechov Sumsum | Israel | 2015 |
| 13 | 1984 | Batibot | Philippines | 2013 |
| 14 | 1986 | Shalom Sesame | Israel | 2011 |
| 15 | Susam Sokağı | Turkey | 1991 | |
| 16 | 1989 | Rua Sésamo | Portugal | 1994 |
| 17 | 1991 | Sesam Stasjon | Norway | 1999 |
| 18 | 1996 | Ulica Sezamkowa | Poland | 2001 |
| 19 | Ulitsa Sezam | Russia | 2006 | |
| 20 | 1998 | Zhima Jie | China | 2001 |
| 21 | Rechov Sumsum / Shara'a Simsim | Israel Palestinian Territories | 2000 | |
| 22 | 1998 (original) 2017 (reboot) | Elmo's World | United States | 2009 (original) present (reboot) |
| 23 | 1999 | Yeollyeola Seseomi Seuteuliteu | South Korea | 2008 |
| 24 | Sesame English | Taiwan China | 2002 | |
| 25 | 2000 | Takalani Sesame | South Africa | present |
| 26 | Alam Simsim | Egypt | 2017 | |
| 27 | 2002 | Sippuray Sumsum | Israel | 2006 |
| 28 | Hikayat Simsim | Palestinian Territories | 2007 | |
| 29 | 2003 | Hikayat Simsim | Jordan | 2010 |
| 30 | Global Grover | United States | 2008 | |
| 31 | 2004 | Rruga Sesam / Ulica Sezam | Kosovo | |
| 32 | Play Along with Ollie | Australia | 2011 | |
| 33 | Sesame Street Japan | Japan | 2007 | |
| 34 | 2005 | 5, Rue Sésame | France | 2007 |
| 35 | Sabai Sabai Sesame | Cambodia | 2006 | |
| 36 | Sisimpur | Bangladesh | present | |
| 37 | 2006 | Galli Galli Sim Sim | India | 2018 |
| 38 | 2007 | Shara'a Simsim | Palestinian Territories | 2012 |
| 39 | 2008 | Jalan Sesama | Indonesia | 2016 |
| 40 | Sesame Tree | Northern Ireland United Kingdom | 2013 | |
| 41 | Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures | United States | ||
| 42 | Kilimani Sesame | Tanzania | 2009 | |
| 43 | 2009 | Abby's Flying Fairy School | United States | 2012 |
| 44 | Sesamgade | Denmark | 2011 | |
| 45 | 3, 2, 1 ¡Vamos! | Latin America | 2012 | |
| 46 | 2010 | Eine Möhre für Zwei | Germany | present |
| 47 | Super Grover 2.0 | United States | 2015 | |
| 48 | Zhima Jie: Da Niao Kan Shijie | China | 2012 | |
| 49 | 2011 | Sesame Square | Nigeria | 2013 |
| 50 | Baghch-e-Simsim | Afghanistan | present | |
| 51 | Sim Sim Hamara | Pakistan | 2012 | |
| 52 | 2012 | Sesame Street: Super Healthy Monsters | Spain Worldwide | 2012 |
| 53 | Elmo the Musical | United States | 2016 | |
| 54 | Fun Fun Elmo | China | 2013 | |
| 55 | 2013 | Cookie's Crumby Pictures | United States | 2015 |
| 56 | 2014 | The Furchester Hotel | United Kingdom United States | 2017 |
| 57 | 2015 | Sesame Amigos | United States | 2017 |
| 58 | I Heart Elmo | India | 2018 | |
| 59 | Chamki Ki Duniya | India | 2016 | |
| 60 | 2016 | Smart Cookies | United States | 2017 |
| 61 | O Desafio do Elmo | Brazil | ||
| 62 | 2017 (television) 2018 (website) | Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck | United States | present |
| 63 | 2018 | Sesame Teret Teret | Ethiopia | 2018 |
| 64 | 2018 | Abby's Amazing Adventures | United States | 2021 |
| 65 | 2019 | Big Bird's Road Trip | United States | 2020 |
| 66 | 2020 | 'Sesame Sheeko Sheeko | Somalia | 2021 |
| 67 | 2020 | The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo | United States | 2021 |
| 68 | Ahlan Simsim | Syria | present | |
| 69 | Sesame Workshop India | India | present | |
| 70 | 2021 | Sesame Hadithi Njoo | Kenya | present |
| 71 | 2021 | Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries | United States | present |
| 72 | 2022 | Mecha Builders | United States | present |
| 73 | Tokhnit He'írvkh Shel Elmo | Israel | present |
Other television series[edit]
| Year | Production | Country of origin | Co-production(s) | Network | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Electric Company | United States | PBS | 1977 | |
| 1974 | Feeling Good[1][2] | 1975 | |||
| 1977 | The Best of Families[3][4] | 1977 | |||
| 1980 | 3-2-1 Contact | 1988 | |||
| 1987 | Square One Television | 1992 | |||
| 1988 | Encyclopedia | HBO | 1989 | ||
| 1992 | Ghostwriter | BBC Television (seasons 1-2) | PBS BBC Two | 1995 | |
| 1993 | Cro | Film Roman | ABC | 1994 | |
| 1996 | Big Bag | United States United Kingdom France | Cartoon Network | 1998 | |
| 1997 | The New Ghostwriter Mysteries | United States Canada | Decode Entertainment | CBS | 1997 |
| 1998 | Mathmatazz | United States | The Dovetail Group Scott Foresman Addison-Wesley | Direct-to-video | 1998 |
| 1999 | Dragon Tales | United States Canada | Columbia TriStar Television (seasons 1-2) Sony Pictures Television (season 3) | PBS (PBS Kids) CBC Television | 2005 |
| 2001 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | United States Canada China | CinéGroupe | PBS (PBS Kids) TVOntario | 2002 |
| Sponk! | United States | Noggin LLC Insight Productions | Noggin | 2002 | |
| Tiny Planets | United Kingdom United States | Pepper's Ghost Productions Ltd. | 2006 | ||
| 2002 | Play with Me Sesame | United States | Nick Digital Noggin LLC | 2007 | |
| 2003 | Out There | United States Australia | Blink Films Noggin LLC | 2004 | |
| 2005 | Pinky Dinky Doo | United States United Kingdom Latin America Canada (season 1 only) | Cartoon Pizza Abrams Gentile Entertainment (season 2) Keyframe Digital Productions (season 2) | 2011 | |
| 2006 | The Upside Down Show | United States Australia | Blink Films Noggin LLC | 2006 | |
| 2008 | Panwapa | United States | The Merrill Lynch Foundation | PBS Kids Sprout | 2009 |
| 2009 | The Electric Company | United States | PBS (PBS Kids Go) | 2011 | |
| 2018 | Esme & Roy[5] | United States Canada | Nelvana | HBO/HBO Max Treehouse TV | 2021 |
| 2019 | Helpsters[6] | Worldwide | Big Indie Pictures Monkey Boys Productions | Apple TV+ | present |
| Ghostwriter | Sinking Ship Entertainment | ||||
| 2020 | Helpsters: Help You | United States | Big Indie Pictures Monkey Boys Productions | 2020 | |
| 2024 | Bea's Block | United States United Kingdom | A Productions | Cartoon Network | present |
Theatrical feature films[edit]
| Year | Production | Distributor | Production company | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird | Warner Bros. Pictures | The Jim Henson Company | United States |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Sony Pictures Releasing | Columbia Pictures Jim Henson Pictures | |
| TBA | Untitled third Sesame Street film[7][8][9] | Warner Bros. Pictures | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 21 Laps Entertainment |
TV films, specials, and documentaries[edit]
Sesame Street (1969–present)[edit]
| Year | Production | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | This Way to Sesame Street | United States |
| 1973 | Julie on Sesame Street | United States United Kingdom |
| 1974 | Out to Lunch | United States |
| 1975 | The Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special | |
| 1977 | Sesame Street at Night? | |
| Sesame Street Goes to Prison | ||
| 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas | ||
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | |
| Sesame Street in Puerto Rico | ||
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures | |
| Big Bird in China | ||
| 1984 | Big Bird in Australia | Australia |
| 1988 | Sesame Street, Special | United States |
| 1989 | Big Bird in Japan | United States Japan |
| Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting | United States | |
| Sesame Street Around the World | ||
| The Sesame Street Experiment | ||
| 1990 | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music | |
| 1991 | Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake | |
| 1993 | Sesame Street: 25 Favorite Moments | |
| Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | ||
| Sesame Street Stays Up Late! | ||
| 1994 | Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | |
| Basil Hears a Noise[10] | United States Canada | |
| 1996 | Sesame Street Film Festival | United States |
| Elmo Saves Christmas | ||
| 1998 | Elmopalooza | |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show on Sesame Street | ||
| 1999 | CinderElmo | |
| Sesame Street Unpaved | ||
| 2000 | The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z | |
| 2001 | A&E Biography: Sesame Street | |
| 2003 | Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic | United States Japan |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: The Street We Live On | United States |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet | |
| 2006 | The World According to Sesame Street | |
| When Parents Are Deployed | ||
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas Countdown | |
| 2008 | One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure | United States China |
| 2009 | Coming Home | United States |
| Families Stand Together | ||
| 2010 | When Families Grieve | |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | |
| Growing Hope Against Hunger | ||
| 2014 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | |
| 2015 | The Cookie Thief | |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | |
| 2017 | The Magical Wand Chase | |
| 2018 | When You Wish Upon A Pickle | |
| 2019 | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 2020 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and Still Sunny! | |
| Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate | Asia North America Oceania United Kingdom | |
| Street Gang | United States | |
| The Monster at the End of This Story | ||
| Monster Meditations (with Headspace) | ||
| 2021 | Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy | |
| See Us Coming Together[11] | ||
| 2022 | Sesame Street: The Nutcracker |
Sesame Street Muppets have appeared in cameos in various feature films, including The Muppet Movie (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). These productions, however, were not produced by Sesame Workshop. Also excluded from this list are Julie on Sesame Street (1973) and A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)—while both featured the same elements and characters of Sesame Street, these specials were not produced by Sesame Workshop.
Other TV films, and documentaries[edit]
| Year | Production | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | United States |
| 1981 | Sign On![12] | |
| 1984 | The House of Dies Drear | |
| 1991 | The Wish That Changed Christmas | |
| 2003 | Dragon Tales: Let's Start a Band! | |
| 2005 | PBS Kids: Big Big Friend Day | |
| 2021 | Through Our Eyes[13] |
References[edit]
- ^ "The national audience for Feeling Good, conducted for Children's Television Workshop". University of Missouri. 1975.
- ^ Funt, Peter (May 4, 1975). "How TV's 'Feeling Good' Went Bad." The New York Times.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (December 15, 1977). "'Best of Families': A Leap in Time". The New York Times.
- ^ Wershba, Shirley (27 April 1998). "Joan Ganz Cooney, Part 5" (Video clip). Archive of American Television. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Sesame Workshop, Nelvana partner on Esme and Roy". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. October 17, 2016.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 26, 2019). "Sesame Street AppleTV+ Series 'Helpsters' Announced By Big Bird & Cody At Tech Giant Confab". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "Anne Hathaway to Star in Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Anne Hathaway Eyes Starring Role in 'Sesame Street' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "'Sesame Street' Movie's Writer-Director Reveals Plot Details". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
Exactly how big, he can't say — sources say it will be in the $50 million range — but Krisel confirms that Anne Hathaway will star and that shooting could begin in late summer.
- ^ Blakley, Scott (November 3, 1994). "Frightened Bear Gets a Lesson in Basil Hears a Noise". Chicago Tribune. Tronc.
- ^ "Sesame Workshop Introduces New Sesame Street Muppet and Announces Special to Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Communities and the Power of Belonging". sesameworkshop.org. November 15, 2021.
- ^ Fierlinger, Paul (June 4, 2001). "AR&T animation by Paul and Sandra Fierlinger". Archived from the original on June 4, 2001.
- ^ Evans, Greg (June 8, 2021). "Sesame Workshop's First Documentary Series 'Through Our Eyes' Examines Social Issues With Kids' Perspective' Premiere Date Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
