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'Goodness and Humor' Celebrated as 'Sesame Street' Turns 50

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared
   on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a
   bunch of furry puppets.
   Blink and you might miss it, but Burnett followed a cartoon about a
   witch called Wanda, which was loaded with words beginning with the
   letter w.
   "Wow, Wanda the Witch is weird," Burnett commented. And then -- poof --
   she was gone.

   That show was "Sesame Street" and Burnett, like a lot of kids, was
   instantly hooked. She would return to the show multiple times,
   including visits to demonstrate to pre-school viewers where her nose
   was and to smooch a rubber duckie.

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