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'Sesame Street' Celebrates 43rd Anniversary

'Sesame Street' premiered on PBS television 43 years ago, Nov. 10, 1969.

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Kevin Clash, the master puppeteer behind the lovable and popular "Sesame Street" character Elmo, holds a picture of the original character sketch. The only description written on the "First Sketch for ELMO" drawing was that the little monster be "short, red." "Elmo used to be much wider," Clash said. (ABC News)
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