Which iconic children's TV show, first airing in 1969, was the first to use a detailed educational curriculum developed by researchers to guide every episode?
Sesame Street
The answer was Sesame Street. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Sesame Street debuted on November 10, 1969, and was groundbreaking because each episode was built around a formal curriculum designed by educational researchers. It was one of the most extensively studied TV shows in history, with researchers testing whether children actually learned from what they watched.
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- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Sesame Street - correct answer.
- The Electric Company - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Schoolhouse Rock - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Sesame Street is the one to remember. Sesame Street debuted on November 10, 1969, and was groundbreaking because each episode was built around a formal curriculum designed by educational researchers. Big Bird was originally envisioned as a silly, dim character so that child viewers could feel smart by knowing the answers before he did.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Sesame Street