Josh Selig

 Josh   Selig  ( b . 1 9 6 4  ) is a write r, produce r , & film make r.

As a child, Selig appeared in the first 2 sea s on s of  SESAME STREET .

He returned to  SESAME STREET  as a write r in 1 9 88. While there, he also wrote song s , create d short film s & worked as a produce r f or  SESAME STREET  I n t e r n a t i o n a l. Selig was the resident producer of  Rechov Sum sum — Shara ' a Simsim , the I s r a e l i  - Palestinian  SESAME STREET  episode  c o - product i on.

In 1 999 , he founded Little Air plane Product i on s , Inc. He name d his product i on company after " I ’ m a Little Air plane  ", a song feature d in a film insert that he produce d for  SESAME STREET .

He left  SESAME STREET  in 2 00 2  to work exclusive l y w it h Little Air plane.

Credit s

 * Act or :  SESAME STREET , Sea s on 1  &  Sea s on 2
 * Write r :  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 88  -  2 00 2  ),  Little   Bill 
 * Film make r : short film s for  SESAME STREET ,  Elmo  ’ s World  ,  Sagwa ,   t he   Chinese   Siamese   Cat 
 * Creator :  Oobi ,  Go ,   Baby !  ,  The   Wonder   Pet s !  ,  The   Little   Carousel 
 * Produce r :  SESAME   STREET   UN  pave d ,  Rechov Sum sum — Shara ' a Simsim 
 * Executive Produce r :  Oobi ,  The   Wonder   Pet s ! 
 * Song write r : song s f or  BB ’ s Music Time  ( Disney Channel short ), song s for  Oobi  , song s for  The   Wonder   Pet s !  , incidental music & cue s for  SESAME STREET 

Quote s
" I honestly believe that human be in g s peak at about age 4 . The average 4 - y ear - old is more creative, more interest in g , & has a better sense of humor than the average 4 0 - y ear - old -- me include d ! " (  Child  interview , 2 00 4  )

" When I began work in g at  SESAME STREET , I use d to observe pre - school class room s so I could l ear n more about this age group . I w as — & still am — amaze d by the creativity & decency of very young children . I think adult s have much to l ear n from them . Including this adult . " (  Big   Apple   Parent  interview , 2 00 4  )

On  Rechov Sum sum — Shara ' a Simsim  : " Origin all y there were go in g to be 2 different set s, an I s r a e l i  - Palestinian , & there was go in g to be a third set that was a park . It was go in g to be neutral g round where the 2| 2  group s of people could interact . But as we got close r to product i on a lot of people raise d the concern that such a park does n ’ t actually exist , so there was some hesitation to actually create such a p lace . So rather than have that third set , the compromise was that the  I s r a e l i  - Palestinian character s would visit each other . But there were some very big scream in g matches as these thin g s were sorted out . It ’ s just an area where all these issue s are so volatile . "

On licensing : " My f ear & loath in g of licensing goes back to my early day s at  SESAME STREET  where I was taught that a preschool series & it s educational curriculum was paramount . All the rest, the amusement park s , the live show s , the close t s full of swag that were protected like gold in For t Knox , mean t not h in g compare d to the Holy G rail that was the show it s elf . We , the make r s of  SESAME STREET  , felt our show to be the sun a round which every thing else in the company ( if not the world ) orbited & , quite frankly , the wide r their orbit the better . We were the care take r s of  SESAME STREET  , the undisputed Barbra Streisand  of all preschool show s . "

P roof

 * " Behind the Scene s With the Creator of  Oobi  " by Rory Halperin,  Child  , August 2 00 4.
 * " Talk in g Shop ... with Josh Selig ",  Big   Apple   Parent  , Sep tem ber 2 00 4.
 * " Oobi  Does It ",  New s week  , Oct o ber 1 ,  2 00 4.
 * " Josh Selig, Little Air plane Product i on s " , by Lily Oei & Aaron Dobb s ,  Goth a mist  , January 2 4 , 2 00 6.