Sesame Street at 50: How the cultural trailblazer charmed the world across the decades, The Independent
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The iconic show’s engagement with real life and issues such as bullying, homelessness and poverty is what makes it so powerful, writes Martin Chilton
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I Love You Just Like This (Sesame Street)
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Sesame street - ショルダーバッグ
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I Love You Just Like This (Sesame Street)
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We know we're more than a TV show': how Sesame Street made it to 50, Sesame Street
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Goodness and Humor' Celebrated as 'Sesame Street' Turns 50
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As 'Sesame Street' turns 50, its spinoffs help shape children around the world
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Sesame Street at 50: Five defining moments
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Sesame Street' turns 50
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