Play with Me Sesame


Play with Me Sesame is an American children's television series, and a spin-off of Sesame Street. It featured Sesame Street Muppets, including Bert and Ernie, Grover, and Prairie Dawn. The series was produced by Sesame Workshop and Nick Digital, both based in New York City. It originally aired from April 1, 2002 until September 2, 2007 on Noggin, a cable channel operated by Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop at the time. The show aired reruns on Sprout until 2016.

Segments

Play with Me Sesame features many different segments, such as:

At the Show

Muppet performers

''Play with Me Sesame'' UK

One version of Play with Me Sesame produced for the United Kingdom began airing on Playhouse Disney UK in November 2004. It showcased old and new Muppet clips from Sesame Street, with new linked segments, that featured Bert, Ernie, Grover, and Prairie Dawn. The show also included cameos by Zoe, Cookie Monster, and Ernie's cousin Ernestine.
This version also featured two British Muppets, Kit and Domby, who live in a castle on top of a hill. They spent most of their time in the castle kitchen, bedroom and living room, which were very similar to Bert and Ernie sketches. Kit had an English accent, whilst Domby had a Scottish accent. They sometimes visited schools and playgroups, to sing or talk with the children.

Ireland (Tar ag Spraoi Sesame)

In Ireland, the show aired on TG4, dubbed in Irish, as Tar ag Spraoi Sesame during the Cúla 4 children's programming block. Sesame Workshop worked with production company Telegael to adapt the American footage. In the development phase, the title was initially announced in July 2007 as Sraid Sesame.
The series' voice director, Padraic O Neachtain, said they "had to find voices that were as close as possible to the originals and the most likely candidates.... would be sent for approval to Sesame Workshop in the United States where a final decision would be made." The series' adaptation coincided with the pre production of Sesame Tree, a Sesame Street co production for Northern Ireland.

Merchandise

The series' episodes were released onto DVD in the end of 2007 by Genius Entertainment.