On November 10, 1969, Sesame Street premiered on public television, forever changing children’s programming. Created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, the show aimed to close educational gaps by using television as a learning tool for preschoolers. It was absolutely groundbreaking. When it premiered, nothing like it had ever been seen on television. It was the first children’s show to be built entirely around educational research, using psychologists, educators, and child-development expe