Open Sesame

Open Sesame
Details
Country	United States
Language	English
Channels	ABC (formerly) Nickelodeon (formerly) Nick Jr. (formerly) Treehouse TV (formerly) SABC 1 (School TV block, formerly) SABC 2 (School TV block, formerly) TV3 (formerly) Kermit Channel (formerly)
Release	1975 - 2001[unverified]

Open Sesame is the umbrella term coined by Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to describe a specific format of Sesame Street adaptation. In contrast to the full co-production models, Open Sesame shows are dubs, initially packaged as either 13 or 27 segment blocks.

In the earliest years, a locally produced opening film, often featuring animated versions of Sesame Street characters, introduced the series, and was the only local footage used. In more recent decades, the openings have generally been produced in the United States of America, by Bill Davis' studio (with some countries having customized endings reflecting the landmarks of the nation). With few exceptions, nearly every show in this model was called Open Sesame, as translated into the native language of the intended country. The first series of packages in the 1990s mostly consisted of material from seasons three through twenty-four of the American show. The second set of packages included updated segments, as well as more segments with Big Bird.

Cast

Character		Actor
	Big Bird	Caroll Spinney
	Oscar the Grouch
	Ernie	Jim Henson
	Kermit the Frog
	Bert	Frank Oz
	Cookie Monster
	Grover
	Prairie Dawn	Fran Brill
	Herry Monster	Jerry Nelson
	Count von Count
	Snuffy	Jerry Nelson
		Michael Earl
		Martin P. Robinson
	Two-Headed Monster	Jerry Nelson (left head)
		Richard Hunt (right head)
	Telly Monster	Brian Muehl
		Martin P. Robinson
	Elmo	Kevin Clash

International versions

	Language	Title	Channels
	Arabic	حكايات شارع سِـــــمـسِـــــــــم	Miracle TV (formerly)
	Armenian	unknown	unknown
	Czech	Sezame, otevři se	ČT1 (formerly)
	Danish	Sesam, luk dig op	TV2 (formerly)
	Filipino	Open Sesame	ABS-CBN (formerly)
	Finnish	Seesamtie	Yle TV2 (formerly)
	French (Canada)	Bonjour Sésame	Radio-Canada (formerly)
	French (Europe)	Bonjour Sésame	ORTF Télévision (formerly) France 5 (formerly) RTM (Mali, formerly)
	Galician	Abrete Sésamo	TVG (formerly)
	Greek (Studio Cross)	Σουσάμι Άνοιξε	ET1 (formerly) ET2 (formerly)
	Greek (ERT)	Σουσάμι Άνοιξε	ET1 (formerly) ET2 (formerly)
	Greek (Audio Visual)	Σουσάμι Άνοιξε	Star Channel (formerly)
	Icelandic	Sesam Opnist Þú	RÚV (formerly)
	Indonesian	Open Sesame	Indosiar (formerly)
	Italian	Sesamo Apriti	Rai 2 (formerly)
	Khmer	Sabai Sabai Sesame	Apsara TV-11 (formerly) ETC (formerly)
	Malay	Taman Sesame	TV1 (formerly) Astro Ria (formerly) Suria (formerly)
	Portuguese (Portugal)	Abre-te Sésamo	I Programa (formerly)
	Sotho	Open Sesame	SABC 1 (School TV block, formerly) SABC 2 (School TV block, formerly)
	Spanish (Spain)	Ábrete Sésamo	TVE (as a segment on Un globo, dos globos, tres globos, formerly)
	Swedish (1976)	Sesam	SVT1 (formerly)
	Swedish (1996)	Sesam	SVT1 (formerly)
	Thai	ถนนสาย เซซามี Thailand Open Sesame	ITV (formerly)
	Turkish	Açıl Susam Açıl	D Çocuk (formerly)
	Urdu	کھُل جَا سِم سِم	PTV Home (formerly)
	Zulu	Open Sesame	SABC 1 (School TV block, formerly) SABC 2 (School TV block, formerly)

References

v - e - d (franchise) Series Sesame Street (1969) • Open Sesame (1975) • Shalom Sesame (1986) • Sesame English (1999) • Play with Me Sesame (2002) • Sesame Beginnings (2006) • 3, 2, 1 Let's Go! (2009) • Count TV (2010) • Best Friends (2012) • Super Healthy Monsters (2012) • The Furchester Hotel (2014) • Chamki ki Duniya (2015) • I Heart Elmo (2018) • The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2020) • My Sesame Street Friends (2020) • Mecha Builders (2022) Segments Elmo's World (1998) • Ernie's Show and Tell (1998) • Hero Guy (2001) • Monster Clubhouse (2001) • Journey to Ernie (2003) • Global Grover (2003) • Lola Aventuras (2005) • Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (2008) • Sesame Street ABC's (2008) • Murray Has a Little Lamb (2008) • The Adventures of Kami and Big Bird (2009) • Abby's Flying Fairy School (2009) • Super Grover 2.0 (2010) • Ernie & Bert Märchensongs (2011) • Elmo the Musical (2012) • Cookie's Crumby Pictures (2013) • Monstruos en Red (2013) • Bert and Ernie's Math World (2014) • Smart Cookies (2016) • Bert and Ernie's Math World (2016) • Berts Experimente (2016) • O Desafio do Elmo (2016) • ¡Listos a Jugar! (2016) • Pequeñas Aventureras (2017) • We Can Do It! (2017) • Elmo's World (2017) • Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck (2017) • Abby's Amazing Adventures (2018) • Playtime with Basma & Jad (2020) • Elmo's World News (2020) • Elmo's World News Special Report (2020) • Mae's Minute (2020) • Pop-Up Playtime With Raya and Grover (2020) • Oficinas Criativas (2021) • Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries (2021) • The Big Feelings Explorers (2022) • Elmo and Zoe's Math Adventures (2022) • Let's Find Out (2022) • Caring Friends Circle (2022) • Sesame Street Nature Explorers (2023) Movies Follow That Bird (1985) • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) Specials Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) • Big Bird in China (1983) • Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) • A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) • Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting (1989) • Basil Hears a Noise (1990) • Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993) • Sesame Street Stays Up Late (1993) • Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) • Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) • Elmopalooza (1998) • CinderElmo (1999) • The Street We Live On (2004) • Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) • One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (2008) • Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change (2009) • When Families Grieve (2010) • Growing Hope Against Hunger (2011) • The Cookie Thief (2015) • Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016) • The Magical Wand Chase (2017) • When You Wish Upon a Pickle (2018) • Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019) • Elmo's Playdate (2020) • Elmo's World News (2020) • Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt (2020) • The Power of We (2020) • The Monster at the End of This Story (2020) • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) • Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021) • Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy (2021) • See Us Coming Together (2021) • Sesame Street: The Nutcracker Starring Elmo & Tango (2022) • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023) • Elmo and Tango Holiday Helpers (2023) Home Videos The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988) • Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse (1990) • A New Baby in My House (1994) • The Best of Elmo (1994) • Learning to Share (1996) • Imagine That! (1996) • Elmocize (1996) • Get Up and Dance (1997) • Telling the Truth (1997) • Quiet Time (1997) • 123 Count with Me (1997) • Big Bird Gets Lost (1998) • The Great Numbers Game (1998) • The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998) • Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999) • Kids' Favorite Songs (1999) • Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (2001) • Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf (2001) • Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001) • Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002) • Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! (2002) • Zoe's Dance Moves (2003) • Sesame Sings Karaoke (2003) • Three Bears and a New Baby (2003) • What's the Name of That Song? (2004) • A Magical Halloween Adventure (2004) • A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004) • Happy Healthy Monsters (2005) • All-Star Alphabet (2005) • Elmo Visits the Doctor (2005) • Elmo and Zoe's Scientific Exploration (2006) • Guess That Shape and Color (2006) • Elmo's Potty Time (2006) • Ready for School! (2007) • Abby in Wonderland (2008) • Love the Earth! (2008) • Count on Sports (2008) • Dinosaurs (2008) • Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure (2008) • Bedtime with Elmo (2009) • Being Green (2009) • Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun! (2009) • Elmo Loves You! (2009) • Elmo's Animal Adventures (2009) • Elmo and the Bookaneers (2009) • Silly Storytime (2011) • Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures (2011) • Elmo's Travel Songs and Games (2011) • Bye-Bye Pacifier! (2011) • Big Elmo Fun (2012) • Preschool is Cool: Making Friends (2012) • Arts and Crafts Playdate (2013) • C is for Cooking (2013) • Being Brave (2013) • Fairy Tale Fun! (2013) • Be a Good Sport (2014) Resource Videos Lead Away! (1996) • A is for Asthma (1998) • Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor (1999) • Language to Literacy (2000) • Music Works Wonders (2001) • You Can Ask! (2002) • Talk, Read, Write (2003) • Happy, Healthy, Ready for School! (2004) • Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments (2006) • The Get Healthy Now Show (2007) • Here for You (2007) • Learning is Everywhere (2007) • Let's Get Ready! (2008) • Talk, Listen, Connect: Homecomings (2008) • Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes (2008) • Food for Thought (2010) • Math Is Everywhere (2010) • Talk, Listen, Connect: When Families Grieve (2010) • For Me, For You, For Later (2011) • Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me (2012) • Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce (2012) • Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration (2013) • Little Children, Big Challenges (2013) • Words Are Here, There, and Everywhere (2014) Video Games Letters (1991) • Numbers (1991) • Art Workshop (1995) • Let's Make a Word! (1995) • Elmo's Preschool (1996) • Get Set to Learn! (1996) • Search & Learn Adventures (1996) • Elmo Through the Looking-Glass (1998) • The Three Grouchketeers (1998) • Grover's Travels (1998) • Elmo's Get Set to Read (1998) • Create and Draw in Elmo's World (1999) • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) • Baby & Me (1999) • Music Maker (1999) • Ernie's Adventures in Space (2000) • Elmo's Deep Sea Adventure (2000) • Let's Grovercise (2001) • Your Amazing Body (2001) • Check Out Cookie (2002) • Clouds (2002) • Footprints (2002) • Monster Clubhouse (2002) • Snuffy's Magic Garden (2004) • Elmo's Big Discoveries (2005) • Bert & Ernie's Imagination Adventure (2006) • Elmo & Grover's Lemonade Stand (2008) • Bert and Ernie's Printmaker (2011) • Read a Face (2011) • Ready, Set, Grover! (2011) • Once Upon a Monster (2011) • Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece (2012) • All About Numbers (2013) • Counting With The Count (2013) • Picture Play (2013) • Shape Play (2013) • What Comes Next? (2013) Podcasts The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends (2020) See also