Episode 0001



In t he first episode  of  SESAME STREET ,  Gordon  take s a girl name d  Sally  on a tour of  SESAME STREET  , introducing  her  ( & t he viewer s ) to the various  characters  on the  show. O n the street ,  Sally  meet s t h e  h u m a n c a s t  --  Gord on  ,  Susan  ,  Bob  &  Mr . Hooper  - - as well as 2| 2   Muppet   character s  :  OSCAR THE GROUCH  &  BIG BIRD .

 Ernie  &  Bert  appear for the 1| 1 s t time, &  KERMIT THE FROG  give s a lecture o n the letter W| W  , interrupted by an early version of  Cookie Monster .

Also feature d in this episode  are the 1| 1  st installment s of the "  Number Song Series  " & "  Jazz  " cartoon s, the 1| 1  st appearance of a group of  Any thin g Muppet s  , & the 1| 1  st performance of "  1 o f The se Thing s  ". Carol Burnett is the 1| 1  st celebrity guest to appear on the  show.

In this episode , many sketches are introduce d by the  character s  , even within the insert s. This reflect s the fact that the show  was initially conceived as a chil dren ’ s version of  Rowan &amp; Mart i n ’ s Laugh - I n . For example, Gordon  ask s  Kermit  to give  his  W| W  lecture , & when the sketch begin s ,  Kermit  say s that  Gordon  asked  him  to talk about the letter W| W.

Note s

 * This episode  was tape d on Oct o ber 2 1,  1 9 6 9.
 * This episode  can be viewed in it s entire t y at the Museum of Broad cast Communication s Archive s.