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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

Marilyn Agrelo

Documentary, Self: Jim Henson, Jon Stone, Joan Ganz Cooney

7.1

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Documentary Based on Michael Davis’s best-selling book of the same name, Marilyn Agrelo's film Street Gang explores how creator Joan Ganz Cooney, original series director Jon Stone, and legendary Muppets creator Jim Henson—among other key talents—joined forces to create a children's television show that would become a groundbreaking cultural phenomenon. Recognizing that kids were utterly captivated by television, these visionaries set out to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] may lightly gloss over some of the tougher elements (...), but the staggering amount of material on offer makes the case that a good heart was always meant to be the best part of the show."	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Starts off dry, but the emotion kicks in by the end."	NEU
United States	Chris Willman Variety	"Agrelo’s sweeping look at the origins and impact of the revolutionary kids' show transcends nostalgia, documenting television and cultural history alike. (...) It’s hard to ask for much more"	POS
United States	Matt Goldberg Collider	"'Sesame Street' was designed to educate instead of sell, but 'Street Gang' feels designed to sell rather than educate."	NEG
United States	Jason Bailey The Playlist	"[It] ultimately focuses on the correct subject: the artists and educators who made “Sesame Street,” and how much of its power and influence seems an outgrowth of the unique chemistry created by those specific people, at that specific moment."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"A remarkably likable documentary (...) but it does feel like it’s barely scratching the surface of the many stories that could be told about this production."	NEU
United States	Steve Pond The Wrap	"[Agrelo] does an exemplary job of storytelling as she corrals this saga into about 100 minutes (...) [It is] appropriately celebratory and thoroughly entertaining"	POS
United States	Ethan Anderton SlashFilm	"A satisfying and entertaining look at one of the most important and influential television shows of all time (...) It’ll make you want to go back to 'Sesame Street' all over again."	POS
Canada	Reuben Baron CBR	"Any excuse to spend almost two hours watching hilarious and heartwarming interviews and behind-the-scenes clips with the classic 'Sesame Street' team is worth your time."	POS

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