{"id":18927,"date":"2021-03-25T18:25:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T23:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=18927"},"modified":"2021-03-25T18:25:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T23:25:39","slug":"abc-presents-sesame-street-50-years-of-sunny-days-a-two-hour-special-on-the-legacy-of-the-beloved-global-phenomenon-airing-monday-april-26-8pm-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/25\/abc-presents-sesame-street-50-years-of-sunny-days-a-two-hour-special-on-the-legacy-of-the-beloved-global-phenomenon-airing-monday-april-26-8pm-video\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Presents &#8220;Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days,&#8221; A Two-Hour Special on the Legacy of the Beloved Global Phenomenon, Airing Monday, April 26, @ 8PM [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18928\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sesame-street-3-25-2021-05001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sesame-street-3-25-2021-05001.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sesame-street-3-25-2021-05001-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Documentary Special Chronicles the Creation of a Black Family of &#8216;<strong><em>Sesame Street<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; Muppets as Part of New Racial Justice Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Special Appearances by W. Kamau Bell, Gloria Estefan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Jackson, John Legend, Lucy Liu, Olivia Munn, Questlove, Chrissy Teigen and Usher.<\/p><div id=\"morty-731574370\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EDVeXqloPaI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Homelessness, multicultural representation, autism, refugee crises and addiction are just a few of the social issues fearlessly tackled by &#8220;<em>Sesame Street<\/em>&#8221; for over a half a century. 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