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You're not wrong, Sesame Street was developed to look like Harlem. It's been very much about black representation in every aspect they could consider since the very early days.
Huh, even as a young child in Australia I kind of was aware sesame street was from a rougher area, although safe. Wonder how I clocked that even though it was never explicit
The result of a very creative dude who had a vision of exactly how he wanted convey his message so everyone felt included.
We still miss you Jim.
Sesame Street and Avenue Q were closer than we thought.