The Original 1968 Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) Pitch Film For Sesame Street

Here’s the original Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) 1968 pitch film (in 3 parts) produced by Joan Ganz Cooney to help sell what would eventually become the hit children’s public television show Sesame Street. It features early versions of Jim Henson muppets Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.