《芝麻街》于1969年10月10日，在美国的国家教育电视台上（National Educational Television）首次播出，并于当年底，转到公共电视台（Public Broadcasting Service）播出。它是迄今为止，获得艾美奖奖项最多的一个儿童节目（71项）。这个节目综合运用了木偶、动画和真人表演等各种表现手法向儿童教授基础阅读、算术、颜色的名称、字母和数字等基本知识，有时还教一些基本的生活常识，例如，怎样安全过马路、讲卫生的重要性等等。其中许多的滑稽短剧和小栏目都已成为其他电视节目竞相模仿的典范。

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.

A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.