SESAME STREET: OLD SCHOOL HITS SHELVES OCTOBER 24, 2006

For Almost Four Decades, Big Bird And His Friends Have Taught Children And Their Parents How To Get To .Sesame Street. . For The First Time in The History Of the Series, Fans Can Own A Piece Of Pop Culture With The Release of Rare and Classic Footage From The Ground-Breaking Program.s First Five Seasons

New York, September 26, 2006 - When Sesame Street hit the airwaves in 1969, it created a new benchmark in educational and entertaining programming for children. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster and all their Muppet friends captured the hearts of preschoolers and parents around the globe like no television show before that time. With over 70 million "graduates" of Sesame Street, the critically acclaimed series, the longest running children.s program on television, has impacted generations of fans whose love and adoration for all things Sesame continues to this day.

Beginning October 24, 2006, fans of all ages can relive their childhood by watching classic footage with the release of Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1: 1969-1974 (Sesame Workshop and Sony Wonder; suggested retail price $39.98). The three disc box set features the premiere episodes from the first five "experimental" seasons plus bonus footage never before offered to consumers...The over seven hours of vintage content includes the pilot episode of the series which has never been seen on DVD! In addition, packaged with the disc set will be an exclusive 16-page liner notes booklet filled with fun facts and photos from each season, as well as an 8-page activity pullout that parents can share with their kids.

"When we set out to create Sesame Street, our goal was to use media to help prepare children for school," adds Joan Ganz Cooney, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sesame Workshop. "But in just one season, we realized it was much more than that. Today, Sesame Street is considered to be the world's largest informal educator of children and is seen in over 140 countries. The footage on this box set is a testament to the magic of Sesame Street and the Muppets who live there."

"From the moment Jim Henson introduced me to 'The Bird' back in 1969, I knew this was something special," comments Caroll Spinney, the person responsible for bringing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life since the very beginning. "The Sesame Street Muppets are more than just characters on a television show, they're lifelong friends, playmates and teachers. It's been a huge privilege to be a part of this phenomenon from the very beginning."

Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1: 1969-1974 features celebrity appearances, songs and animation which are sure to bring people down memory lane. Footage includes:

• Bill Cosby doing his ABCs
• Big Bird meeting Snuffy for the first time
• Lena Horne singing "How do you do?" with Grover
• Bert doing "The Pigeon" dance
• James Earl Jones counting to 10
• Oscar singing "I Love Trash"
• Ernie singing "Rubber Duckie"
• Kermit singing "It's Not Easy Being Green"
• King of Eight
• "Sing" with Bob
• Alligator King
• Ladybug Picnic
• Johnny Cash singing with "Nasty Dan" with Oscar
• Grover singing "Around, Through, Over, Under" ...and much, much more!

Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit educational organization making a meaningful difference in children's lives around the world. Founded in 1968, the Workshop changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street. Today, the Workshop continues to innovate on behalf of children in 120 countries, using its proprietary research methodology to ensure its programs and products are engaging and enriching. Sesame Workshop is behind award-winning programs like Dragon Tales and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat, Pinky Dinky Doo and ground breaking multimedia productions in South Africa, Egypt and Russia. As a nonprofit, Sesame Workshop puts the proceeds it receives from sales of Sesame Street, Dragon Tales, Sagwa and Pinky products right back into its educational projects for children around the world. Find the Workshop online at www.sesameworkshop.org. Sony Wonder is the children's and family division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

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Stephanie Baumoel
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Ray Hammerman
Sesame Workshop
(212) 875-6434
ray.hammerman@sesameworkshop.org

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