More Sesameplanet News
Sesamstrasse has launged a great fansite
february 10
After 35 years of succes with the German version of Sesame Street, there is finaly a big fansite for real Sesamstrasse- fans!
Its a site that brings news , but you can also read the total history of the show.
All with the pictures from their timeline. And just lik Sesameplanet, you can watch which actors lived on the strasse, and see how their muppet family grew over the years.

In fact I believe it is really close to this site, having a history page and even a merchendise section!
And with their episodes and studio background added, makes this site complete.

The only thing you can have a problem with is the writen language of the site.
At the moment its writen in German, but who knows... Maybe after a while, its possible to watch the site in English too.
Come and visit Sesamstrasse by clicking on the streetsign!!
Hit the road Tiffy
march18
It's old news, but many German Sesamstrasse fans can't forget the day they lost one of German's first Sesamstrasse character. Namely Tiffy the pink child monster (formaly known as the pink bird).
Since NDR started in 1977 this muppet lived next to Samson  and was everyones favorite character. But now she had to step a side for two new characters.

The show needed them to give attention to single parenting. There for they wanted a mother and a child muppet. " The Sesamstrasse will try to customances of the childeren." A NDR- spokeswoman said. And this could only be possible if they dropped an other character. 58 new episodes will be produced in the NDR- studios in Hamburg. And they will be broadcast from the end of june.

As this  news appeared at the 18th of march 2005, the german fans were really annoyed. In the last years, the german version already has changed into a 'stupid' sitcom. Most of the fans chair this oppinion of the current version.

In the meantime (januari 2006) the NDR said that it is possible for Tiffy to make a comeback in the 2007 episodes. " Cause the muppet was send to a general overhaul to America. the puppet was unplayable": NDR further said. But if Tiffy really has her comeback isn't really clear....

Tiffy has many fans in Germany and it's terrible how the german television dropped one of the confirmed characters of the german version of Sesame Street.

S. Schulte
A Tulip named after Purk
april 26
At wednesday Sien and Purk from Sesamstraat babtised a new kind of Tulip in "de Keukenhof". It's a dark roze Tulip named after Sesamstraat's babypiglet.
It's the first time in Dutch history a Tulip is named after a character from a childerns televisionshow. On this day childeren under the age of 8 can visit with their guidance "de keukenhof" for free.
The spectacle started at 15:30 h. and there was also a meet and greet with Bert and Ernie.
Sesamstraat celebrates its 30th birthday, but Purk only lives in the street since december 2003. Therefor Purk is not only the youngest member of the street, but also the most popular.
The 'Purk' tulips will get a nice place in "de Keukenhof". So if you have the change to visit this great flower park in Holland... be sure you don't mis this cool Sesame street flower!
A new stamp for Sesamstraat
june 7
Sesamstraat celebrates it's 30th birthday and TPG post want to tribute this event by creating a special commerorative stamp.

The youngest kids from the Bernadette elementaryschool in Leidschedam  toasted on the new stamp by cutting the cake (with the Sesamstraat stamp in puzzle shape). The stamp is for sale in a stamp map  or as a sheed with the four other designs " De keuze van Nederland".
Almost 25.000 Dutchmen voted in autumn from 15 other designs for their favorite stamp.
It's for sale at TNT offices and through their website.

Designer Anton Beeke: " I could use the logo from the 30th year jubileum of Sesamstraat. The childeren are presented by the loose handwriting in the logo and in the print. And Pino and Purk are completing this composition. It isn't easy to make a clear message on that little space you have..."