If you're curious about how Sesame Street has evolved, we've compiled a list of its most popular characters—ones you're sure to spot the next time you sit down to watch with your kids.

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In South Africa's Takalani Sesame, the character Kami is an HIV-positive orphan puppet whose mother died of Aids. In Afghanistan, Zari and her brother Zeerak model gender equality and respect for ...

Now, the program is breaking new ground by introducing a character with autism, a Muppet named Julia. While Julia has appeared in an online storybook from Sesame Street, this will be the first ...

Cozying up with the characters during a private meet and greet at Sesame Place San Diego. Once the little one’s belly was full (at least for the moment), we headed off to catch Elmo’s ...