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Sesame English is an American television/video series developed as a collaboration between Sesame Workshop and Berlitz International. Launched in 1999, with Taiwan and China as the debut markets, the series differs from the typical international versions of Sesame Street in that it was devised as a supplement to ESL instruction. The target age group is children from 4 to 7 years old.
Original Release
1999
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kelly Karbacz | Niki |
| John Tartaglia | Tingo |
| Tom Plotkin | Tom |
| Shannon Walker Williams | Sam |
| Wali Collins | Mike |
| Frank Oz | Bert / Cookie Monster |
| Jim Henson | (archive footage) / Ernie / Guy Smiley |
| Fran Brill | Girl |
| Jerry Nelson | Hot Pink Alphabeat / The Count / Woman / Mr. Lucky |
| Richard Hunt | Anything Muppets / Green Alphabeat |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All in the Family | |
| 2 | Wake Up, Niki! | |
| 3 | How Does it Feel? | |
| 4 | Yes, Baby | |
| 5 | Tingo Meets the Band | |
| 6 | Exercise Emergencies | |
| 7 | Mine! | |
| 8 | Family Acrobatics | |
| 9 | Rock On | |
| 10 | Just Say It, Jake | |
| 11 | A Zoo for Jenny | |
| 12 | Tingo Hears a Noise | |
| 13 | Push me, Pull Me | |
| 14 | Where Is It? | |
| 15 | The Fugitive | |
| 16 | Yes, I Can | |
| 17 | I'm Hungry | |
| 18 | Vegetable Soup | |
| 19 | Where's the Chicken? | |
| 20 | Do You Like It? | |
| 21 | Make Me a Sandwich | |
| 22 | Niki's Thanksgiving Disaster | |
| 23 | A Home Run for Niki | |
| 24 | Cooking with Jake | |
| 25 | To the Beach! | |
| 26 | The Empire Strikes Backside | |
| 27 | Tingo's Cold | |
| 28 | Growing Pains | |
| 29 | Bugged | |
| 30 | Forecast: Wind | |
| 31 | Why? | |
| 32 | What Time Is It? | |
| 33 | Tingo's Crush | |
| 34 | Still Life Without Fruit |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kelly Karbacz | Niki |
| John Tartaglia | Tingo |
| Tom Plotkin | Tom |
| Shannon Walker Williams | Sam |
| Wali Collins | Mike |
| Frank Oz | Bert / Cookie Monster |
| Jim Henson | (archive footage) / Ernie / Guy Smiley |
| Fran Brill | Girl |
| Jerry Nelson | Hot Pink Alphabeat / The Count / Woman / Mr. Lucky |
| Richard Hunt | Anything Muppets / Green Alphabeat |
| Christopher Cerf | Little Chrissy |
| Jeff Moss | Lavender Alphabeat |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lewis Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Jill Gluckson | Producer |
| Debbie Meyer | Producer |
| Maura McGloin | Producer |
