Ulica Sezamkowa

Ulica Sezamkowa is the Polish version of the children's television series Sesame Street.[1] It is one of many Sesame Street international co-productions and first aired in 1996.

Ulica Sezamkowa
GenreChildren's television series
Created byJoan Ganz Cooney (concept)
Jim Henson (concept)
StarringAndrzej Buszewicz
Country of originPoland
No. of episodes52
Release
Original networkTVP2
Original releaseOctober 1996 (1996-10) –
2001 (2001)

The Muppets seen in the series were designed in the United States by Jim Henson Productions, using Polish children's sketches as references.

Characters

Characters exclusive to Ulica Sezamkowa include:

  • Smok Bazyli (Bazyli the Dragon), a jovial, furry dragon.
  • Owieczka Beata (Beata the Lamb), a lamb who thinks she knows everything.
  • Pędzipotwór (Speedmonster), a turquoise monster.

Sezamkowy Zakątek

Beginning in 2006, the Polish kids' channel MiniMini began airing a one-hour Sesame programming block, Sezamkowy Zakątek, including dubbed versions of Elmo's World, Global Grover, Sesame English, Play with Me Sesame, Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Elmo the Musical, Sesame Street Best Friends, Super Healthy Monsters and Cookie's Crumby Pictures. The original Polish co-production of Sesame Street, Ulica Sezamkowa, is no longer in production. The Sezamkowy Zakątek programming block began airing in Poland in August 2006, and has also been seen in portions of Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro.

References
  1. "Polish version of Sesame Street". The Gadsden Times. December 20, 1996. p. A6. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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