“Sesame Street did not adequately prepare me for what the streets of New York were really like”

The American educational children’s television series Sesame Street is supposedly based in New York City. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Matty on February 3, 2021:
 
“Sesame Street did not adequately prepare me for what the streets of New York were really like.”
 
“Why is it called Sesame Street”/“They couldn’t call it Thyme Square” is a related joke.
 
 
Wikipedia: Sesame Street
Sesame Street is an American educational children’s television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children’s Television Workshop until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. It is known for its images communicated through the use of Jim Henson’s Muppets, and includes short films, with humor and cultural references. It premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy, and high viewership.
       
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dir NewYorkCity
@dirNewYork
Elmo and Big Bird Hit the Streets of Manhattan: The Sesame Street gang hit the streets yesterday to celebrate the sh… http://bit.ly/3gEHi2
11:23 AM · Nov 10, 2009
 
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Mean Mug
@meanmuglife
@MontriaAnderson Hey Sesame Street was filmed on the streets of New York in the hood. Lol… Somebody had 2 be on drugs.
1:38 PM · Nov 10, 2009
 
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Grace Yek
@Grace_Yek
We need more Sesame Streets 😍 Sesame Street becomes real intersection in New York City https://buff.ly/2vyylMH via
@WCPO
3:25 PM · May 4, 2019
 
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Matty
@bestestname
Sesame Street did not adequately prepare me for what the streets of New York were really like.
6:21 PM · Feb 3, 2021
 
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Discount Selena Gomez
@si_yonce
Sesame Street said we heard y’all forgot this shit is set in the STREETS of NEW YORK
12:57 PM · Jan 4, 2022
 
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Fetch 💃🏻
@Fetch_Schnappi
People who live in New York, are there real life streets that look like Sesame Street with the long tall stoops and the basement windows and the metal garbage cans??? 🤩
9:47 AM · Aug 26, 2022
 
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Jeremiah Liles
@JeremiahLiles1
I would definitely love to spend a year in New York City.  Did you know that one of its streets was renamed Sesame Street to celebrate the show Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary in 2019?  That’s where in New York City I would love to spend a year.
1:58 PM · Oct 1, 2023