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Show Tbt Tlmn.HcM3,1tM Oaity lltata Chninicle -- 7 Ik Celebrate 25 years of Sesame Street to air special anniversary program KUED Graver, Ernie and Bert, Big Bird and Mr. Hooper evoke pleasant childhood memories for most of us. The gang of Sesame Street taught us how to count and read. On March 7, a Sesame Street television special will offer a chance to return to that childhood. Twenty-fiv- e years ago, one of the most widely celebrated children's shows premiered as an experiment to test television's capabilities as an educational medium. Sesame Street is now celebrating its 25th year in an upcoming spe cial featuring an cast. With an audience today of over 100 all-st- nations Buzzi. The new characters have been thoroughly researched. This helps in developing concepts and characters, reviewing scripts and con ducting follow-u- p studies to ascertain the show's impact on children. In doing background research for "around the corner," the show went to e centers and asked children of all not including the United States, Sesame Street has expanded since its beginning in 1969 to 38 English speaking countries as well as Germany, a new set. The children's children's twenty-fift- sea- h son, Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration will be aired during prime time on KUED. The special will feature appearances by Marilyn Home, Little Richard, Aaron Neville, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Queen Latifah, En Vogue, and Los Lobos. New characters will also be introduced dur- - Crjmi ltonCgmi DnvLa fm ronva rofiva hurt a J tJF t X So, recently, ChronCgmi "having someplace to response led to the idea of a play" playground. full-fledg- The staff has also researched each field chosen for the characters. For instance, the character Jamal is an urban park ranger so the production staff actually met with a group of urban park rangers to incorporate the script. Even real-lif- e new details into muppets are researched. Pictures and tapes are shown to children to test the response the new muppet will have on them. Although Sesame Street remains the main focus of CTW, the corn-se- e "Sesame" on page eight Test your knowledge of 25 years of Sesame Street 1. How old is Big Bird? 2. What's the oaaress of the brown stone on Sesame Street? 3. Which characters were married on Sesame Sreel? 4. Which American astronaut appeared on Sesame Sfreef? - 5 Can you name ihe friree celebrities who have sung "Put Down the Duckie?" 6 And whose duckie is that? 7. What is Snuffleupagus' first name? 8. Who is the host of Monsterpiece Tifieafre? 9. What Muppefs signature song is "It's Not Easy Being Green?" 1 0. Which two cast members have been played by the same actors since Sesame Street started? 1 1 . Which Muppet is a chronic writer? IX What beloved character on the show died? 13. What actor, who recently played Hamlet on film, performed Shakespeare with Elmo? 14. What is ihe Count's full name? 1 5. Who is the bilingual Muppet from Mexico? C H A0 S rq m aid of laxatives. Chronicling the graffiti on bath- - "The most original graffiti on campus is in Marriott " Library's bathrooms. Side Notes room walls can be difficult. One must have the cunning to be able to stand in a stall, taking notes on the graffiti without appearing to be looking for phone numbers to call for a date on Saturday. What I found was somewhat disappointing. U. students seem to have very little on their CronyCprd xCronCgmi minds. However, I was able to find a decent assortment of graf- rmw,nn LpmixU fiti that can be broken into xlbronyi jrmxLpn iixibron .prnixCb, mixCjroi 'CdmixCI omi xChryyComi xi by Brian Shuster Trusblssd again." LDS-BY- However, written over top were comments from two other individuals. The first said, "Prejudism is something America can do without." The second followed, "I agree, we can do without ignorance." The second writer was obvious-se- e LSD-YBU- one of her moods sev- eral general categories. The first and most obvious one 1 will only address by saying this: It's a sure sign that you've just given up on life when you start soliciting dates on the bathroom walls. Next is the "Flash of Philosophical Inspiration That I Needed to Share" category. In the library there is a wonderfully thought provoking piece of graffiti, "The human mind has an infinite capacity for being inconsistent." This person must be very troubled by people that eat Fruit Loops one day and Lucky Charms the next. Found in the Social Work Building was this one: "Music is God's way of destroying the wicked, so burn in hell." I have no doubt that this person was compelled to write this after thinking about the band Ace of Base, whose songs have certainly been torturing me lately. All we have to do is get everybody to repent and Ace of Base should just disappear. And how about this piece of alphabet trickery, "Reality: "Looks like Grandma is in I have been spending inordinate amounts of time in the bathroom, and all without the Ray Charles pays a visit to the world's most famous neighborhood. brom formxCbrl rivCd ixll torn arm iroM ami Cbrofl rComixChV WyPAmxq brofl lorrn 'broruionUxirjrdJ vlorrn xlCSLorni Ubroyux omi xi Comix issues are put forth, debated and eventually resolved. backgrounds what they would like to see on the Portugal and Norway. The program has also won 85 awards over the past years. Fifty one of those were Emmys for outstanding children's series and outseries. To celebrate its & be behooved to reply. Bathroom walls have always been an unofficial public forum where day-car- Mexico, Canada, the Netherlands, standing writing in boy's room, or potty. Any way you call it, the bathroom has always been a place to take your life's trials, tribulations and ponderings for reflection. There, one is not only offered the seclusion and privacy needed for adequate contemplation, but also the ability to get consultation on any unresolved issues. Simply leave a short statement on the wall and more than likely a later stall occupant will This season the Children's Television Workshop will also introduce a location "around the corner" to Sesame Street where new characters will live. Among the new human and muppet characters will be comedienne Ruth million children in 90 closet, comfort station, little ing the special and featured on later shows. ar OH HEILHAN Bathroom graffiti outlet for aspiring writers and poets john, lavatory, The head, commode, water -J- Jeffrey was just trying to get to know him better. ." "Notes" on page eight |