In the late 1960s, Joan Ganz Cooney, a socially conscious TV executive, was approached by Lloyd Morrisett Jr. to create a children's show that would "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them." Inspired by the civil rights movement, Cooney and Morrisett envisioned using TV to educate all children, specifically reaching inner-city kids to close the educational gap created by systemic racism and poverty. They recruited Jim Henson and Jon Stone to craft the iconic world of Sesame Street.
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
The documentary delves into the history of Sesame Street's groundbreaking influence on children's television, highlighting the iconic characters and catchy songs that transformed the way kids interact with media.
