On this day in 1970, Time magazine did a feature story on Sesame Street, and Big Bird was put on the cover.
The second season was just two weeks old, but the article pointed to a few new surprises.
The first human addition was Jaime Sanchez as Miguel. He would only last a season, but a year later we’d get Rafael, Luis, David, and Maria.
Kermit was retired, to be replaced by Herbert Birdsfoot.
The numbers in the curriculum would expand to 20.
A dozen or more new cartoons would come from John and Faith Hubley’s Storyboard Studios.
A brand new Sesame Street monthly magazine will hit newsstands by Christmas.
So 1971 was gonna be a great year. And 2-year-old me was ready to take it all in.