''Ulica Sezamkowa'' is the Polish
co-production of the
children's television series
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''
Sesame Street
''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...
''.
It first aired in late 1996.
Production
''Sesame Street'' had previously been aired in Poland, with a
Polish voiceover.
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
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.
*Owieczka Beata (Beata the Lamb), a
lamb who thinks she knows everything.
*Pędzipotwór (Speedmonster), a turquoise
monster
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who is similar to
Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster is a blue List of Sesame Street Muppets, Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street.'' He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating catchphrases, such as "Me want cookie!" As ...
, has a big appetite.
Sezamkowy Zakątek
Beginning in 2006, the Polish kids' channel
MiniMini began airing a one-hour Sesame programming block, ''Sezamkowy Zakątek''. The original Polish co-production of Sesame Street, Ulica Sezamkowa, is no longer in production.
Other languages (Sezamkowy Zakątek)
*
Croatian: ''Ulica Sezam''
*
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
: ''Sezamová Ulice''
*
Hungarian: ''Szezám Utca''
*
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
: ''Gioca con Sesamo''
*
Romanian: ''Stradă Sesame''
*
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
: ''Улица Сезам''
*
Slovenian: ''Ulica Sesame''
*
Ukrainian: ''Вулиця Сезам''
*
Uzbek: ''Sezam Ko'Chasi''
References
External links
* on Muppet Wiki
2001 Polish television series endings
Polish children's television series
Polish television series based on American television series
Polish television shows featuring puppetry
Sesame Street international co-productions
1990s Polish television series debuts
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