Elmo, other Sesame Street characters send heartwarming messages ahead of Election Day "We all face moments when things feel overwhelming, and that’s okay," Sesame Street wrote in a X post just ...

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.

A spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces "Sesame Street," told Snopes by email, "Ronald Grump hasn't appeared in nearly 20 years, long before President Trump entered office.

" `Sesame Street's' mission is not just about teaching ABCs and 123s -- reading and arithmetic," he said. "We're also teaching major global issues." ...

"Sesame Street" is setting off for its 46th season of making children "smarter, stronger, kinder" at its new HBO address. Those 35 new half-hours won't begin rolling out on PBS until fall.