Sesame Street Live

Sesame Street, on PBS, had been entertaining children for more than a decade before mine were born. Even the roadshows pre-date my kids, who are now in their mid-thirties.

In January 1986, we took our children to Sesame Street LIVE!  The venue was the Coliseum at Wichita. What I remember is that it was expensive. We couldn't help but notice that most of the adults were grandparents treating the kiddos to the show. 

Our seats were lousy.  They were on the left-hand side of the arena at floor level.  

When it was time for the show, all the performers ran through the audience on their way to the stage. Now our seats were fantastic.  Grover patted my two-year-old daughter on the hand.  WOW!
Daddy didn't have his camera ready.  👎

The theme of the show was Save Our Street.  
Here is a link to the commercial:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtqPve_oUmM

The colors faded after 30 years in the scrapbook.

Mr. Meanie was threatening to tear down Sesame Street to make way for a parking lot. An animated sign lit up at the audience response to a vote on the question.









The kids loved Oscar Grouch, and their grandma made a penny bank at ceramics class.
























 


The clothes hamper was the perfect place to pretend to be in the Grouch Can.

Love of all things Sesame Street extended to eating utensils. Now their children think they are fun to eat with when they come to this grandma's house.