Nick Martel

Kermit is in the pilot episode. So is Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch. Starting lineup, I like the way it looks, Jack. Smooth. They even get a cameo from star comedian Carol Burnett for a little celebrity riz, a technique that Sesame Street will go back to again and again. But it's also fun to look at who's not there. Sesame Street launches without Grover.

He's a season two edition. Oh, and Jack Count Von Count? You won't see him until season one, two, three, four seasons. Even Mr. Snuffleupagus doesn't show up until 1971. But this is The Pylon, episode number one. And as it airs, Joan Cooney and Lloyd Morissette hold their breaths. It's become so much bigger than they ever imagined.

He's a season two edition. Oh, and Jack Count Von Count? You won't see him until season one, two, three, four seasons. Even Mr. Snuffleupagus doesn't show up until 1971. But this is The Pylon, episode number one. And as it airs, Joan Cooney and Lloyd Morissette hold their breaths. It's become so much bigger than they ever imagined.

He's a season two edition. Oh, and Jack Count Von Count? You won't see him until season one, two, three, four seasons. Even Mr. Snuffleupagus doesn't show up until 1971. But this is The Pylon, episode number one. And as it airs, Joan Cooney and Lloyd Morissette hold their breaths. It's become so much bigger than they ever imagined.

If it succeeds, they'll be able to reach thousands, maybe millions of children. But if it fails, educational television might just be called impossible. And kids will go back to singing jingles from beer commercials and Mentos ads. The stakes...

If it succeeds, they'll be able to reach thousands, maybe millions of children. But if it fails, educational television might just be called impossible. And kids will go back to singing jingles from beer commercials and Mentos ads. The stakes...

If it succeeds, they'll be able to reach thousands, maybe millions of children. But if it fails, educational television might just be called impossible. And kids will go back to singing jingles from beer commercials and Mentos ads. The stakes...

are high that's one of the risks that startup founders take when they're piloting a totally new concept like a whole new industry that didn't exist yet if it fails it can cast out not just on the startup that they launched but on the entire sector yeah it's like hey impossible hamburgers no pressure but the entire plant-based industry depends on you ipoing successfully

are high that's one of the risks that startup founders take when they're piloting a totally new concept like a whole new industry that didn't exist yet if it fails it can cast out not just on the startup that they launched but on the entire sector yeah it's like hey impossible hamburgers no pressure but the entire plant-based industry depends on you ipoing successfully

are high that's one of the risks that startup founders take when they're piloting a totally new concept like a whole new industry that didn't exist yet if it fails it can cast out not just on the startup that they launched but on the entire sector yeah it's like hey impossible hamburgers no pressure but the entire plant-based industry depends on you ipoing successfully

Nick and I call this the future fallacy, when investors will disregard a viable concept because the first try didn't work out. And Jack, that's exactly what Joan is worried about right now. She feels the burden that the future of children's educational programming depends on her Sesame Street hitting it out of the pot.

Nick and I call this the future fallacy, when investors will disregard a viable concept because the first try didn't work out. And Jack, that's exactly what Joan is worried about right now. She feels the burden that the future of children's educational programming depends on her Sesame Street hitting it out of the pot.

Nick and I call this the future fallacy, when investors will disregard a viable concept because the first try didn't work out. And Jack, that's exactly what Joan is worried about right now. She feels the burden that the future of children's educational programming depends on her Sesame Street hitting it out of the pot.

So Jack, after all this production, two years of work, everything's set, how do they do? Within the first few weeks, WGBH, Boston's public broadcasting network, receives more than 7,600 phone calls and 2,000 letters from parents and educators. who praise the show. Grab the rubber ducky and let's dive in. What are they saying, Jack?

So Jack, after all this production, two years of work, everything's set, how do they do? Within the first few weeks, WGBH, Boston's public broadcasting network, receives more than 7,600 phone calls and 2,000 letters from parents and educators. who praise the show. Grab the rubber ducky and let's dive in. What are they saying, Jack?

So Jack, after all this production, two years of work, everything's set, how do they do? Within the first few weeks, WGBH, Boston's public broadcasting network, receives more than 7,600 phone calls and 2,000 letters from parents and educators. who praise the show. Grab the rubber ducky and let's dive in. What are they saying, Jack?

People share stories of their little kids suddenly learning to count and singing their ABCs. According to the Educational Testing Service, Sesame Street is improving cognitive skills for underserved kids by as much as 62%. Kids are actually learning from TV. Jack, this is U-N-P-R-E It's unprecedented, baby. Yes, it is. TV critics, they're given glowing reviews of this whole new concept.

People share stories of their little kids suddenly learning to count and singing their ABCs. According to the Educational Testing Service, Sesame Street is improving cognitive skills for underserved kids by as much as 62%. Kids are actually learning from TV. Jack, this is U-N-P-R-E It's unprecedented, baby. Yes, it is. TV critics, they're given glowing reviews of this whole new concept.

People share stories of their little kids suddenly learning to count and singing their ABCs. According to the Educational Testing Service, Sesame Street is improving cognitive skills for underserved kids by as much as 62%. Kids are actually learning from TV. Jack, this is U-N-P-R-E It's unprecedented, baby. Yes, it is. TV critics, they're given glowing reviews of this whole new concept.

And so do public figures like Jesse Jackson, Orson Welles, even the president of the United States at the time, Richard Nixon. Although that won't stop that president from later trying to cut Sesame Street's federal funding, but that's a story for another pot. The show is also producing at a pace that would make Dora the Explorer blush. Sesame Street is producing 130 episodes every 26-week season.