"An entire generation of British adults was raised by Sesame Street. They're easy enough to spot; they're kind, they have had that Pointer Sisters pinball counting song as an earworm for four decades, and they were repeatedly told off at school for pronouncing the final letter of the alphabet zee. But this generation is old. The last time Sesame Street was regularly broadcast in the UK was September 2001, when Channel 4 made the decision to replace it with The Hoobs."
"More than almost any other children's show, Sesame Street seemed to crack the code on how to simultaneously educate and entertain children. Lessons about early phonics and mathematics have always been folded into madcap, brightly coloured sketches, like the warring two-headed monster that teaches you to share, or the monomaniacal numerical egotism of the Count (official name: Count von Count)."
Sesame Street significantly influenced a cohort of British adults who display kindness and long-standing associations with its musical and pedagogic elements. The series blended early phonics and mathematics instruction with colourful, comedic sketches and memorable characters to teach sharing, counting, patience, cooperation and coping with loss. The programme last aired regularly in the UK in September 2001 after Channel 4 replaced it with The Hoobs, though it had previously appeared on regional ITV franchises from its creation. The BBC initially refused to air the show, criticising it as didactic and potentially indoctrinating.
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