All over the world, little children learn their letters, numbers, and bad jokes watching the Muppets on their local version of Sesame Street. Here’s a sample of the shows from the far corners of the earth.
Denmark
Elmo sounds the same, even in Danish! The show is called Sesamgade.
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Indonesia
Cookie Monster appears on an episode of Jalan Sesama.
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Kuwait
The earliest Arabic version of Sesame Street.
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Mexico
Plaza Sésamo has been produced since 1972. It is broadcast to many Spanish-speaking nations, including the US.
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Israel
Shalom, Cookie Monster! He and Ernie are on Rechov Sumsum.
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Russia
In Russia, Sesame Street is Улица Сезам, or Ulitsa Sezam.
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South Africa
On Takalani Sesame, the Muppet Kami was introduced as an HIV positive character to help children talk about it.
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China
When Ernie sings “Rubber Duckie” in Mandarin, it’s called Xiàng Pí Xiao Ya.
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Stay tuned for more clips from international versions of Sesame Street next week, same time, same bat channel!