Greater than 100 traditional episodes of Sesame Avenue are actually streaming on YouTube and YouTube Children

When you’re in search of one thing to entertain your youngsters for the subsequent a number of months (and probably longer), YouTube would love you to know that greater than 100 traditional episodes of Sesame Avenue are on the platform.

The partnership between Sesame Avenue creator Sesame Workshop and YouTube was first announced final yr and encompasses each outdated episodes in addition to new content material. A few of the themed compilations which have additionally been added to YouTube and YouTube Children deal with particular academic subjects equivalent to ABCs and STEM, whereas others have broader themes like “Journey & Creativeness” and “Friendship & Play.”

Media historical past fanatics even have good motive to take a look at the brand new Sesame Avenue archive. The very first episode, which aired in 1969, is included, again when Kermit the Frog was nonetheless hanging out with the likes of Huge Chicken and Bert.

The YouTube partnership is to not be confused with the deal Sesame Workshop additionally not too long ago with Netflix, which noticed new episodes of Sesame Avenue — now in its 56th season — transfer to the streamer and PBS from its former dwelling on HBO. The community opted to not renew a partnership that lasted a decade.