![]() ![]() ![]() In Sunny Days, bestselling author David Kamp captures the unique political and social moment that gave us not only Sesame Street, but also Fred Rogers’s gentle yet brave Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Marlo Thomas’s unabashed gender-politics primer Free to Be.You and Me Schoolhouse Rock!, an infectious series of educational shorts dreamed up by Madison Avenue admen and more, including The Electric Company, ZOOM, and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. What they didn’t know then was that they were starting a cultural revolution that would affect all American kids. ![]() They were conducting an experiment to see if television could be used to better prepare disadvantaged preschoolers for kindergarten. ![]() In 1970, on a soundstage on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a group of men, women, and Muppets of various ages and colors worked doggedly to finish the first season of a children’s TV program that was not yet assured a second season: Sesame Street. Join us as we go behind the scenes of beloved children's TV programming Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Free to Be.You and Me, and Schoolhouse Rock! Please click here to REGISTER TO ATTENDīestselling writer David Kamp will share the engrossing, behind-the-scenes story of the cultural heroes who created these beloved children’s TV programs, which collectively transformed American childhood for the better, teaching kids about diversity, the ABCs, and feminism through a fun, funky 1970s lens. Join us for this free virtual event Sunny days, sweeping the clouds away. ![]()
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