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TSSR- Season 6 (1974-1975)

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  Season 6. A season that a lot of people remember fondly, and a season that I’ve been particularly looking forward to covering. The sixth season of Sesame Street was its true turning point. The previous five seasons we’ve already covered were really just the show experimenting and trying to figure out what it wanted to be and do, but this season, in particular, would be the start of what most fans would refer to as “The Golden Age of Sesame Street”, and it featured quite a few things that would become staples of the show as a whole, so without further ado, let’s dive in. Production History Guess what? I actually have more to say in terms of production history this time around! Yipee! So, come 1974, Sesame Street was already a pop culture phenomenon, airing on 250 American TV stations and in 41 different countries, international versions of the show like Vila Sesamo, Plaza Sesamo, and Sesamstrasse were coming into fruition, Sesame Street Records was created to make and distribute SS al