The beloved show that’s been around longer than most of us is finding a new streaming option to immortalize itself. Sesame Street will be available on YouTube and YouTube Kids.
Sesame Street hit some bumps in the road a couple of years ago, and Netflix picked the show up to air new episodes online as PBS continued to air them on television. HBO did not, at the time, renew its contract to house Sesame Street, and the classic had to find other options in 2024.
YouTube announced that it would officially be picking up a large portion of the Sesame Street episode catalog. The company notes that episodes dating back to the first one in 1969 would be among the list of streamable options. In total, there are over 100 episodes available to watch.
It might not seem like a lot, but YouTube claims it now houses the largest collection of Sesame Street episodes online. It also provides a succinct list of classic moments:
- Welcome to Sesame Street: Watch the first-ever episode that aired in 1969 introducing favorite characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Kermit the Frog, and more.
- Snuffy is Revealed: Big Bird finally reveals that his friend Snuffleupagus isn’t imaginary at all!
- Mr. Rogers Visits: It’s a beautiful day on Sesame Street when Fred Rogers comes to visit the neighborhood.
- Maria & Luis Get Engaged: Maria and Luis are in love and decide to get married.
- Goodbye Mr. Hooper: The neighbors of Sesame Street come together after the passing of their friend Mr. Hooper.
The acquisition also means those nostalgic characters will be popping up in Shorts, as well as long compilation education videos curated based on children’s themes.
It doesn’t appear that this new addition means YouTube will be streaming new episodes on YouTube and YouTube Kids, as Netflix still airs new episodes from PBS. YouTube TV, however, does offer PBS as an option to watch new episodes as they air.
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