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Tuesday Afternoon Diversion: Sesame Street's Anniversary

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Nov 10, 2009 9:00PM

As we all know by now, today is the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. From the thousands of clips we could possibly choose, including a recent appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama, the side-splitting conversation between Elmo and Ricky Gervais, or even the heart-wrenching scene when Big Bird learns Mr. Hooper isn't coming back, we all know what you really want: Stevie F'n Wonder rocking out "Superstition" with the kids of Sesame Street (especially the kid at 4:12).