Joan Ganz Cooney

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41 titles

Projects in Development (1 title)	Budget
Sesame Street Writer (based on the television series created by) Writer (based on the television series created by) See fewer

Past Film & Video (4 titles)	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Knife Skills (2017) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Girl Rising (2013) Grateful Acknowledgment Grateful Acknowledgment See fewer	$82K	$1.7MM	$1.7MM
The World According to Sesame Street (2006) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Follow That Bird (1985) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$2.4MM	$14MM	$14MM

Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
Sesame Street (1969–2022) (TV Series) - Writer (created by) (68 episodes, 1969), Writer (creator) (2 episodes, 1970) Writer (created by) (68 episodes, 1969), Writer (creator) (2 episodes, 1970) See fewer Happy Hair Day (Dec 15, 2022) Season 53, Episode 7 - Writer (created by) Writer (created by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	69
The Electric Company (2009–2011) (TV Series) - Writer (based on the 'The Electric Company' by) (53 episodes, 2009), Special Thanks (53 episodes, 2009) Writer (based on the 'The Electric Company' by) (53 episodes, 2009), Special Thanks (53 episodes, 2009) See fewer The Junior Assistant (Apr 5, 2011) Season 3, Episode 12 - Special Thanks, Writer (based on the 'The Electric Company' by) Special Thanks, Writer (based on the 'The Electric Company' by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	54
5, rue Sésame (2005) (TV Series) - Writer (created by) (150 episodes, 2005) Writer (created by) (150 episodes, 2005) See fewer Episode #1.150 Season 1, Episode 150 - Writer (created by) Writer (created by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	150
Cro (1993–1994) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (20 episodes, 1993) Executive Producer (20 episodes, 1993) See fewer They Move Mammoths, Don't They? (Oct 22, 1994) Season 2, Episode 6 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	20
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1988) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (107 episodes, 1980) Executive Producer (107 episodes, 1980) See fewer Island: Conch (Nov 18, 1988) Season 7, Episode 30 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	107
The Electric Company (1971–1977) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (779 episodes, 1971) Executive Producer (779 episodes, 1971) See fewer 129B (Apr 14, 1977) Season 6, Episode 129 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	779
Feelin' Good (1974–1975) (TV Series) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Wallace Stevens: A Poet's Seasons (1967) (TV Movie) - Producer Producer See fewer

Self (24 titles)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) Self Self See fewer
The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2019) (TV Special) - Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer
Bold & Untold by Makers (2018) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2018) Self (1 episode, 2018) See fewer The Creator of Sesame Street was Told to Let a Man Run the Show. Why She Said Absolutely Not \| Bold & Untold by MAKERS (Oct 30, 2018) Season 2, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
60 Minutes (2017) (TV Series) - Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") (1 episode, 2017) Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer You're Fired/Fighting Famine/New Kid on the Street (Mar 19, 2017) Season 49, Episode 26 - Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") See fewer
In Their Own Words (2015) (TV Series) - Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop (1 episode, 2015) Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Jim Henson (Sep 15, 2015) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop See fewer
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014) Self Self See fewer
Pioneers of Television (2011) (TV Series) - Self / Sesame Street Producer (1 episode, 2011) Self / Sesame Street Producer (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Local Kids' TV (Feb 8, 2011) Season 2, Episode 4 - Self / Sesame Street Producer Self / Sesame Street Producer See fewer
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) Self - Co-Founder - Sesame Workshop Self - Co-Founder - Sesame Workshop See fewer
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Television in America: An Autobiography (2002– ) (TV Series) - Self Self See fewer
Biography (2001) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2001) Self (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Close-Up: Sesame Street (2001) Self Self See fewer
The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Intimate Portrait (2001) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2001) Self (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Diane Sawyer (Jan 2001) Self Self See fewer
The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1998) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1998) Self (1 episode, 1998) See fewer Joan Ganz Cooney (Apr 27, 1998) Self Self See fewer
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1989) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
The Sesame Street Experiment (1989) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (1989) (TV Special) - Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
Television (1988) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1988) Self (1 episode, 1988) See fewer The Promise of Television (Mar 14, 1988) Season 1, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
Television (1985) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1985) Self (1 episode, 1985) See fewer The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Apr 16, 1985) Season 1, Episode 10 - Self Self See fewer
Henson's Place (1984) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Bicentennial Minutes (1976) (TV Series) - Self - Narrator (1 episode, 1976) Self - Narrator (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #1.873 (Nov 22, 1976) Season 1, Episode 873 - Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer
Telescope (1971) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1971) Self (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Seeds of Sesame (Jan 5, 1971) Self Self See fewer
Sesame Street Pitch Reel (1969) (Short) - Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (4 titles)
Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024) Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop (archive footage) Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop (archive footage) See fewer
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Power (Nov 29, 2020) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self (archive sound) (archive footage) Self (archive sound) (archive footage) See fewer
60 Minutes (2017) (TV Series) - Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") (1 episode, 2017) Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Storm After the Storm/Enhancing the Bike/New Kid on the Street (Sep 3, 2017) Season 49, Episode 51 - Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") (archive footage) Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment "New Kid on the Street") (archive footage) See fewer

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