Sesame Street Season 40 Premieres Tuesday, November 10

Sunny days will once again be on their way tomorrow, when Sesame Street starts its 40th season tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10.

Quite a bit has changed between then and now, and I'm not just talking about the clothes or the color of Oscar the Grouch (check out the photo from season one -- he was orange!). The folks over at Sesame Workshop have put together a list of 40 Things You Didn't Know About Sesame Street, that includes some pretty cool facts about the show, with some interesting nuggets:

• Bert has more than 368 bottle caps in his collection.
• Oscar was just as grouchy in 1969 as he is today. His first words on the show were "Don't bang on my can! Go away."
• Cameraman Frankie Biando has been filming Sesame Street since the first season and still operates Camera 1 on today's set.
• All of the Sesame Street Muppets have four fingers, except Cookie Monster, who has five.

Search engine giant Google has even gotten in on the celebrating, featuring "Google Doodles" of different muppets this week. Honorees have included Big Bird, Cookie Monster and the Count.

What is your favorite Sesame Street memory?

Related:

• Using Sesame Street to Teach Your Preschooler
• A Visit to the Sesame Street set
• Happy Birthday Sesame Street!

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