As a kid, you likely spent a lot of time learning your ABCs from characters like Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Elmo, and Oscar the Grouch. "Sesame Street" has been on the air since 1969, and has ...

While we now know the reasoning behind Sesame Street's shrinkings — Big Bird's literal one, and Elmo's therapeutic ... bowing out of the Big Game, Cookie Monster has been spared from suffering ...

Over the decades, the show has expanded from a small cast of characters to more than 50, including iconic staples like Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar The Grouch, and Big Bird. In recent years ...