“Sesame Street” has been such an institution for so long, we forget that it was pretty revolutionary when it debuted back in 1969.
And here’s something you probably didn’t know about it: It was inspired by BEER COMMERCIALS. That’s according to a documentary called “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street”. It’s coming to HBO later this year.
A producer named Joan Ganz Cooney says, quote, “Every child in America was singing beer commercials. Now where did they learn beer commercials?
“Kids adored [television], so why not see if it could educate them?”
She added, quote, “If these kids are going to watch that much television, why not find out what it is that they like to watch, then what is good for them to watch, and put the two things together?”
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