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Local children and families got a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the most beloved Muppets on the popular television show Sesame Street come to life Sunday afternoon, at an event at Lisner Auditorium.

This week's new releases for kids, teens and families: "Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days" : Forty years of quality educational programming is summed up in this two-disc set, which features segments from all 40 seasons of the beloved show.

Kevin Clash is an Emmy-award-winning performer and producer with dozens of TV and film credits to his name, but he's far better known as a furry red monster.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. Big Bird was the first Muppet seen in the opening episode, followed by Oscar the Grouch; Oscar's first lines were: 'Don't bang on my can! Go away!' He hasn't gotten any mellower.

Before you are introduced to the characters from Sesame Street you are handed a list of rules and suggestions - the sort of thing you are given before meeting members of a royal family.

I resisted, at first. How could I not? As someone who grew up on 1970s-era "Sesame Street,'' then revisited the show with my own kid three decades later, I was appalled to see that my beloved Grover and Cookie Monster had lost precious airtime to a skinny red Muppet who refers to himself in the third person.

It's the day before Halloween, and on the set of Sesame Street , the usual trickery is underway.

Continuing her promotion of eating healthy, first lady Michelle Obama visits "Sesame Street," where she plants vegetable seeds with Elmo, Big BirdA and several young gardeners.

Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.

Actor David Huddleston is 79. Singer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 70.