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Status
Released
Release
1989
Runtime
48m
This one-hour special marks the 20th anniversary of Sesame Street, the ground-breaking educational children's series that has taught numbers and the alphabet, along with social and cultural concepts, to generations of preschoolers.
34 Cast Members
Bill Cosby
Self – Host
Ray Charles
Self
Plácido Domingo
Self
Jim Henson
Self – Kermit the Frog / Ernie
Frank Oz
Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Richard Hunt
Self – Placido Flamingo / Don Music / Gladys the Cow
Emilio Delgado
Self – Luis
Sonia Manzano
Self – Maria
Bob McGrath
Self – Bob
Fred Garver
Self – Barkley
Caroll Spinney
Self – Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
Loretta Long
Self – Susan Robinson
Roscoe Orman
Self – Gordon Robinson
Miles Orman
Self – Miles Robinson
Fran Brill
Self – Prairie Dawn
Camille Bonora
Self – Ruby Monster
Judy Sladky
Self – Alice Snuffleupagus
Martin P. Robinson
Self – Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
Bryant Young
Self – Mr. Snuffleupagus (back half)
David Rudman
Self – Additional Muppet Performer
