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Children's Television Workshop shaped us. Here: Vintage Sesame Street & The Electric Company. Minimal to no Elmo. Very little post-1980. Follow us on Twitter.

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“It was very difficult at that time to find meaningful work as Latino actors, you know? I don’t remember ever reading for any kind of a positive character. The only roles that I could find were gang members or drug addicts. I realize I had gotten a role on television that was a role of a Latino, Mexican-American, who was like a regular person. He was part of the neighborhood. He had his own business. It was a role that hadn’t been shown before.” - Emilio Delgado

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Maria (Sonia Manzano) and Luis singing about snow, 1974. Look at their baby faces. Pretty much made me cry before they even started. #RIPLuis

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Luis and David in "Computer Trouble" (1986). #RIPLuis

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Luis, Kermit (Henson), and Cookie (Oz), "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others (Musical Banana)." #RIPLuis

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Emilio Delgado's debut as Luis on @sesamestreet, 1971. #RIPLuis

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Fran, Frank, Jerry, & Jim. 1970.

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Maria, do you think its wrong little girls to do things that will get them dirty? Like playing in leaves?

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Jim Henson and Fran Brill on the set of Sesame Street

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Fran Brill gets her fruits and veggies.

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Getting to Know the Muppet Performers…

FRAN BRILL (born September 30, 1946); Prairie Dawn, Zoe, Little Bird, The Countess, Polly Darton, Roxie Marie, Wanda Cousteau, Coleen Barker, Vicki, Zondra

"They had a little pink puppet, they put on a blond wig, a party dress and asked me to create a character - a very feminine, girly-girl in the ’70s. I came up with an innocent, pretty sound. I developed the character by working with her."

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Prairie Dawn gets LOUD

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Danger- Prairie Dawn

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Frannie and Zoe - Hear Muppeteer Fran Brill discuss creating one of the first female puppets on Sesame Street!

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I’m a Person- Prairie Dawn

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Stephanie D’Abruzzo confirmed on Twitter today that Fran Brill will be retiring from Sesame Street, and show business entirely. Fran’s had a long and wonderful career, with her Muppet career starting in 1970 on Sesame Street. She was the first female puppeteer hired by Jim (other than his wife, Jane), and she’s played a major role in the run of Sesame Street and The Muppets over the years. We’ll miss you Fran!