Why the "sesame" in Sesame Street?

[Mathochist]

@pkbites

:smack: Gawd I wish I could find this on YouTube. But I remember seeing a bit dating back to circa 1968. It was a board meeting of television executives (all muppets, of course, but in suite and tie) trying to come up with a name for the new show. One of the execs says “This is a show for kids who don’t know their alphabet, can’t read or write, and don’t know their numbers yet? I have the perfect name for it: HEY, STUPID!”

Nonono, it’s “HEY YOU GUYS!”

[jasonh300]

@crowmanyclouds

Sesame Street is produced by the Sesame Workshop, but it appears that the Sesame Workshop is named after the show.

CMC fnord!

When I was a kid, it was produced by the Children’s Television Workshop…after the show, there was always mention of it with the big CTW logo. When did they change it to Sesame Workshop?

[jasonh300]

@Meeko

The production company changed it’s name to reflect the show. It used to be Children’s Television Workshop. (CTW)

Duh…nevermind.