Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano is an actress and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Follow That Bird (1985) and Firepower (1979). She has been married to Richard Reagan since 1986. They have one child.

  • Title: Sonia Manzano
  • Popularity: 0.2332
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1950-06-12
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Sonia Manzano Movies

  • 2002
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    Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

    Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

    10 2002 HD

    Elmo learns fire safety from Firefighter Bill. This all comes about because he was scared after being in a fire at Mr. Hooper's Store on Sesame Street. Elmo visits Engine Company 58 Ladder Company 26 of the FDNY where he gets to see the firetruck, try on a helmet, and learn about firefighters.

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  • 1978
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    A Special Sesame Street Christmas

    A Special Sesame Street Christmas

    6 1978 HD

    Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas.

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  • 2010
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    Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

    Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

    1 2010 HD

    C is for Cookie and that's good enough for everyone! Celebrate all things Cookie Monster with this collection filled with sweet stories andscrumptious songs including favorites the "Cookiehood" story, Healthy Food Song with Wyclef Jean, the Cookie Tree story, and Cookie Monster's Sorting Song. Join Cookie in discovering that while having Food", and that it is important to eat healthy foods too. And just in time for the holidays, enjoy the special classic segment The Gingerbread Man Song. The Cookie Collection is a dozen delicious Cookie Monster favorites baked just for you!

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  • 1999
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    The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

    The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

    6.392 1999 HD

    Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth, Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his prized possession.

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  • 1994
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    Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

    Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

    7.5 1994 HD

    The Best of Elmo is a 1994 Sesame Street video originally released on VHS as part of the "My Sesame Street Home Video" series. In this video, Elmo prepares for the "Monster Art Show", but he must choose only one of his drawings. He shows the drawings to his friends, who all like his drawings so much that he gives them the drawings. Will he have any left to enter? Maria (at the Fix-It Shop), Ruthie (at Finders Keepers), Zoe (at the park), and a blue Honker with a green nose all meet up with Elmo and ask him for pictures. A sequel, The Best of Elmo 2, was released in 2010.

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  • 2010
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    Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

    Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

    1 2010 HD

    A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.

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  • 1996
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    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    5.9 1996 HD

    Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be like if every day were Christmas! You'll enjoy lots of songs and holiday cheer with Elmo and his new friend Lightning, the reindeer, and discover for yourself why Christmas is best kept to one day a year!

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  • 1987
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    Sesame Street: Sing Along

    Sesame Street: Sing Along

    6 1987 HD

    Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the fun. So sing along with Big Bird, Grover, Ernie, and special guest star Madeline Kahn as they perform Sesame Street favorites "Sing" and "Rubber Duckie," as well as all-time classics like "Old MacDonald," the "Alphabet Song," and more!

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  • 2022
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    Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

    Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

    8 2022 HD

    An in-depth look at the life of the activist and musician, with archival material never seen before, with present-day footage of Buffy performing and interviews with her bandmates, colleagues and herself.

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  • 1983
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    Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    6.5 1983 HD

    As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as Big Bird and Snuffy team up to help a small Egyptian boy solve a riddle - as the rest of the cast searches for their big, yellow friend.

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  • 2024
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    The Casagrandes Movie

    The Casagrandes Movie

    7 2024 HD

    On a birthday trip to Mexico, 12-year-old Ronnie Anne accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain and needs her family's help to set things right.

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  • 1998
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    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    5.8 1998 HD

    Jon Stewart hosts the Sesame Street Muppets' 30 year celebration, but Elmo steps in when things go awry.

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  • 2015
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    I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    7.4 2015 HD

    A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.

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  • 1974
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    Death Wish

    Death Wish

    6.9 1974 HD

    After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

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  • 2014
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    Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers

    Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers

    1 2014 HD

    Elmo loves using his super number math skills! Join him at the biggest number lovers' convention of the year, Numeric Con, taking place on Sesame Street. Elmo and Leela, who are excited fans who have dressed up as The Dark Nine and Princess Three-ah have a plan to take in all the sights. When numerical problems arise at the con, watch Elmo as he harnesses the powers of math to solve them, save the day and show everyone that numbers are super! Join Elmo and his "super friends" in this heroic number adventure full of fandom spoofs, tons of number segments, and full-length extra catalog video title, Elmo's Shape Adventure.

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  • 1979
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    Night-Flowers

    Night-Flowers

    1 1979 HD

    Two Vietnam vets, Tom and Nordi, live sad lives in a crumbling New Jersey city. Sharing a one room apartment, they talk about their inability to hold down real work, struggle to get noticed at the VA and fail to connect with women. This changes for Tom when he meets Marcella and they begin a relationship. However, he can't escape his past with Nordi and the toxic bond soon takes a gruesome turn.

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  • 1988
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    Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    6 1988 HD

    The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!

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  • 2019
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    Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    9.3 2019 HD

    C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human and monsters alike - to celebrate 50 years of learning, laughter, and love. Familiar felt faces like Roosevelt Franklin, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, and the Amazing Mumford join celebrity guests Norah Jones, Nile Rodgers, Sterling K. Brown, Meghan Trainor, Patti LaBelle, and Elvis Costello in this heartwarming special.

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  • 1985
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    Follow That Bird

    Follow That Bird

    6.3 1985 HD

    Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

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  • 1984
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    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    6.603 1984 HD

    When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

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  • 1993
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    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

    6 1993 HD

    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration is a special produced forSesame Street’s 25th anniversary. Released in a slightly different form on video as Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years in October 1993, the special was shelved for its broadcast premiere on PBS until 1994, during pledge drive season, and in many markets, aired as part of a marathon block with three show episodes. The special was a companion to the prime-time network special, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

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  • 1997
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    Sesame Street: Fiesta!

    Sesame Street: Fiesta!

    5.7 1997 HD

    The loveable Sesame Street characters congregate on FIESTA! to sing some of their favorite songs. As always a few humans are along for the ride as well, and this time around Linda Ronstadt and Celia Cruz help out with some vocal melodies. A sing-along option allows viewers to flex their vocal chords as well, providing a lot of fun for all the family!

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  • 1986
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    Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

    Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

    1 1986 HD

    Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part of the My Sesame Street Home Video label. The video was re-released with different segments under the new title of Sleepytime Songs & Stories in 1996, and on DVD in 2005. The framing story involves Big Bird speaking to the audience, offering advice on the best ways to fall asleep. A Honker and her baby stop by, and Telly arrives for a sleepover with heaps of cuddly toys that he couldn't sleep without. Buster the Horse demonstrates how to fall asleep standing up and Susan comments from her apartment window.

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  • 1998
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    Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game

    Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game

    6 1998 HD

    Elmo, Zoe and Telly are exploring the Alphabet Jungle, where letters grow on trees. Every letter from A to Y leads them on an animated alphabet adventure. But what about Z? What will happen if Zoe can't find her favorite letter? Come play the Alphabet Jungle Game and you'll find out!

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  • 2020
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    Godmothered

    Godmothered

    6.72 2020 HD

    A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."

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  • 1978
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    Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    7.3 1978 HD

    Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.

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  • 2021
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    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    7.5 2021 HD

    Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

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  • 1994
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    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    7 1994 HD

    Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Bernsen (as real estate attorney, Arnie), Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman (as a Worm TV hosts), John Goodman (as Tough Guy Helpline operator), Charles Grodin (as Chaz), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as reporter Kathie Lee Kathie), Rosie O'Donnell (as the Good Hope Fairy), Susan Sarandon (as Bitsy), Barbara Walters (reporting for 25/25), and Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves).

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  • 2021
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    Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

    Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

    6.5 2021 HD

    For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.

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  • 1979
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    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    1 1979 HD

    Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. (Muppet Wiki)

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  • 1990
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    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    6 1990 HD

    Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone with tunes like, "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball," "Mary Had a Bicycle," and more. James Taylor drops by to sing "Jellyman Kelly," and Jeremy Irons, Jane Curtin, and Paul Simon lead an all-star cast of celebrities in the showstopper, "Put Down the Duckie." Songs: The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree; Ladybug Picnic; Jellyman Kelly; Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart; Old MacDonald Cantata; Everything in the Wrong Place Ball; One Banana; Calcutta Joe; Mary Had a Bicycle; Ten Tiny Turtles on the Telephone; Put Down the Duckie.

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  • 2006
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    A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

    A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

    6.8 2006 HD

    Oscar the Grouch is visited by three ghosts in an attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

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  • 1977
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    Sesame Street at Night?

    Sesame Street at Night?

    1 1977 HD

    Shalit is to host an adult 'look' at Sesame Street in a Festival '77 special for PBS. The 30-minute special, Sesame Street at Night? takes its theme from a critic's remark when TV's most popular children's series began eight years ago – 'It's too good for kids.

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  • 1990
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    Barney's Campfire Sing-Along

    Barney's Campfire Sing-Along

    6 1990 HD

    After listening to a story about camping read by her mom, Tina wishes that she could go camping someday. After Tina falls asleep, she dreams about a camping trip with Barney and the rest of the Backyard Gang. Barney takes the gang through different fun experiences from pitching tents to having a snack. In the mist of things, a storm comes around and Tina gets lost in the woods. Thanks to Barney's advice earlier of "Stay where you are, hug a tree and blow your whistle," everyone finds Tina and they continue onto more campfire fun. They even explore a cave where a bear lives. Back at the campfire, songs are sung around it and everyone learns how to make S'mores. After the trip is over, Tina wakes up and realizes it was all just a dream - and a magical one at that.

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  • 1970
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    Getting Ready to Read

    Getting Ready to Read

    1 1970 HD

    The video promotes reading skills with various Sesame inserts, along with a new framing sequence where Big Bird operates his own "Reading Hotline."

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  • 1995
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    Baby Balloon

    Baby Balloon

    1 1995 HD

    A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.'

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  • 1999
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    The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

    The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

    1 1999 HD

    Elmo's back in Grouchland to sing some of his favorite songs with his new friend Grizzy. There's just one problem - Grouches aren't supposed to cooperate, so Grizzy won't sing along!

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  • 2025
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    STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

    STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

    1 2025 HD

    STREET SMART: LESSONS FROM A TV ICON is a feature documentary about Sonia Manzano — known to millions as “Maria” from SESAME STREET. The film follows Sonia’s remarkable journey, from a young girl in the South Bronx finding refuge in television, to becoming the first Latina on American TV in a regular role, through 44 years on screen on SESAME STREET, and now as a creator of ALMA'S WAY. Featuring interviews with luminaries, original animation, and scripted scenes that blend humor and heart, this inspirational documentary invites viewers to learn once again from this beloved icon.

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  • 2004
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    Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

    Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

    1 2004 HD

    Come one, come all for Sesame Street's 35th anniversary musical gathering! Is there one song the whole world can sing together? Find out when Super Grover embarks on an outrageous mission. There's musical mayhem when Oscar the Grouch gets a song stuck in Big Bird's head and our yellow-feathered friend begins his own search for someone to help him name that tune.

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  • 1990
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    Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital

    Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital

    1 1990 HD

    Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital was one of two "Sesame Street Visits" titles, as part of an intended series. Produced in 1990 and released by Random House in 1991, the programs featured the cast of Sesame Street learning about important locations related to health and safety issues. The companion title was Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse.

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  • 2006
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    Plaza Sésamo: Bienvenida la primavera

    Plaza Sésamo: Bienvenida la primavera

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1969
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    Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

    7.1 1969 HD

    On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

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  • 1999
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.9 1999 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.369 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

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  • 1989
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    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    1 1989 HD

    Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from October 13, 1988 to October 20, 1991. This series launched the stardom of the PBS television show Barney & Friends. Music for the Barney and the Backyard Gang videos was created by Stephen Bates Baltes and Phillip Parker. The series was a regional success, but only a moderate success throughout the rest of the country. Then one day, in 1991, Larry Rifkin, then head of Connecticut Public Television, rented a Barney video for his daughter Leora. He liked the concept and talked to Leach about possibly putting Barney on television through the Public Broadcasting Service. Rock with Barney was the last video in the series before the television show debuted. Also, only four of the kids from the videos (Michael, Luci, Tina and Derek) were carried over to the television show.

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  • 1970
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    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    7.1 1970 HD

    On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

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  • 1970
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    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    1 1970 HD

    Inspired by Manzano’s own childhood, ALMA’S WAY centers on 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family among a diverse group of close-knit friends and community members. Infused with Manzano’s humor and grounded in a social and emotional curriculum, the series will give children ages 4-6 the tools to find their own answers, express what they think and feel, and recognize and respect the unique perspective of others.

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  • 1970
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    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    Barney and the Backyard Gang

    1 1970 HD

    Inspired by Manzano’s own childhood, ALMA’S WAY centers on 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family among a diverse group of close-knit friends and community members. Infused with Manzano’s humor and grounded in a social and emotional curriculum, the series will give children ages 4-6 the tools to find their own answers, express what they think and feel, and recognize and respect the unique perspective of others.

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