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'Sesame Street' turns 40 with help from Michelle Obama

'Sesame Street" launches its new season Tuesday, 40 years to the day it premiered - and revolutionized television.

The show (weekdays at 7 a.m. on WNET/13 and 9 a.m. on WLIW/21) has made such an impact that the world can be divided into pre- and post-

"Sesame Street" people. Those old enough to have learned to read from Dick and Jane wound up watching the Muppets with younger siblings...

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