The Muppets went to France and somehow got EVEN more chaotic.
Season 1 • Episode 10
Latest1, rue Sésame is a French children's television series based on the popular U.S. children's program Sesame Street. The show first aired January 4, 1978 at 6:25 p.m. on TF1. Its musical director was Roger Elcourt, composer Jean Morlier. The series was executive produced by Michel Berthier from TF1 and Lutrelle Horne from CTW. The show ran for a total of 82 episodes and ceased production in June 1982. The series is occasionally called Bonjour Sésame, or la Rue Sésame. In October 2005, a new series by Sesame Workshop was launched, called 5, Rue Sésame.
Practical Effects
Original Muppet designs meeting French puppet sensibilities
Score
Roger Elcourt's jaunty educational earworms
Production
Rare CTW/TV1 international collaboration case study
Creators
Jim Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was CTW's first international co-production, predating even the German Sesamstraße—making it ground zero for the Muppet globalization strategy.
The show's 6:25 p.m. timeslot was strategically chosen for working parents, revolutionizing French children's television scheduling. Most episodes are considered lost media.
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