Episode 0001



In the 1 st episode  of  SESAME STREET , Gordon take s a girl named Sally on a tour of SESAME STREET , introducing her ( & t he viewer s ) to the various characters on the  show. On the street, Sally meet s the h u m a n c a s t - - Gordon , Susan , Bob & [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Hooper Mr. Hooper ] - - as well as 2 Muppet character s :  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & BIG BIRD.

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

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

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

Note s

 * This episode  was taped on Octo ber 21, 1969.
 * This episode  can be viewed in it s entire t y at the Museum of Broad cast Communication s Archive s.