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The terrific documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street features awesome archival footage that takes viewers behind the scenes of the hit childrens television show. Based on the best selling book by Michael Davis, director Marilyn Agrelos film explores the origins of the show and dives deep with intimate video clips from the past, classic scenes from the PBS series, and extensive interviews with the creative visionaries that changed the world of kids t.v. forever.
Even if you arent a fan of Sesame Street, there is so much to love about this film. Theres an extensive history about how the show came to be, including the earliest ideas of using advertising techniques to educated instead of sell to children. Theres Joan Ganz Cooney...