Darth Vader walks Sesame Street. No, seriously. Your childhood needed this.
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. (Muppet Wiki)
Acting
James Earl Jones treating Oscar the Grouch like Shakespeare.
Production
The actual 1979 set—pre-Elmo, pre-Chaos, pure magic.
Practical Effects
Puppeteers performing miracles on a cramped Brooklyn soundstage.
Director
Emily Squires
James Earl Jones
Self - Host
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Linda Bove
Linda
Bob McGrath
Bob Johnson
Alaina Reed Hall
Olivia Robinson
Will Lee
Mr. Hooper
Brian Muehl
Barkley (voice)
Frank Oz
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster
Self (archive footage)
Henry Winkler
Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (archive footage)
Ron Howard
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Michael Landon
Little Joe (archive footage)
Javier Dotú
Blas (voice) (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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