Sesame Street at Night

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I was browsing through some articles from 1975-79 on the Google News Archives, and there was one article that mentions this TV special, from 1976. Anyone here remember seeing it or what it was about?
 

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From a newspaper TV listing of the time:

"Sesame Street at Night?"
Gene Shalit hosts an adult look at Sesame Street, which features excerpts from appearances by nearly 100 stars who have been guest "teachers" on the pre-school show, plus songs, satires and sketches by some of the human and Muppet stars. (30 mins)

From what I gather from other articles, it seemed to be PBS' way of celebrating the fact that SST had made it to 1,000 episodes.
 

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I've read about this special on the forum before. I think somebody once said that it includes the "Grover's Restaurant: Alphabet Soup" sketch.

I don't think Muppet Wiki has a page for this special yet.
 

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I DO remember seeing this special when I was five. The only thing I remember about it is Gene Shalit talking to a Muppet replica of himself as the end credits were rolling! :wink:
 

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I DO remember seeing this special when I was five. The only thing I remember about it is Gene Shalit talking to a Muppet replica of himself as the end credits were rolling! :wink:
I wonder if that might have been the same Muppet replica ftom Sex and Violence (hey, the Gene Shalit Muppet does look a little like the lavendar live-hand Anything Muppet). .
 

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Well, it looks like that special used a different Gene Shalit charicature puppet than the Muppet Show pilot.
 
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