Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

Rebecca Gitlitz
2021-04-26

It's the series we've all grown up with, and still cherish.
6.5
120 min

For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.

Cast

Name Character Team
Whoopi Goldberg Self - Guest Calvin and Nobbs
Anthony Fauci Self - Guest Unowned
W. Kamau Bell Self - Guest Unowned
Gloria Estefan Self - Guest Unowned
Christopher Jackson Self - Guest Unowned
Lucy Liu Self - Guest Unowned
John Legend Self - Guest Unowned
Olivia Munn Self - Guest Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Questlove Self - Guest Unowned
Usher Self - Guest Unowned
Chrissy Teigen Self - Guest Unowned
John Oliver Self Unowned
Rosie Perez Self The Free Refills
Stevie Wonder Self Unowned
Angelina Jolie Self Calvin and Nobbs
Sonia Manzano Self Unowned
Peter Linz Self Unowned
Martin P. Robinson Self Unowned
Alan Muraoka Self Unowned
Kay Wilson Stallings Self Unowned
Jill Biden Self Unowned
Louis Henry Mitchell Self Unowned
Chris Thomas Hayes Self Unowned
Carmen Osbahr Self Unowned
Nyanga Tshabalala Self Unowned
Bill Sherman Self Unowned
Jason Weber Self Unowned
Stacey Gordon Self Unowned
David Miliband Self Unowned
Zaid Baqaeen Self Unowned