A new muppet named julia is joining the diverse and inclusive sesame street crew that has been part of so many childhoods. The workshop produces sesame street programs, seen in over 150 countries, and other acclaimed shows. Julia is a fouryearold girl on the childrens television program sesame street who is autistic. Sesame street to reveal new episode starring julia, new resources. She and elmo are different in some ways, but they have lots in common too. An autism advocate explains how she helped sesame street. Meet julia, an old buddy of elmos and the newest friend on sesame street. Some of sesame streets autistic muppet julias creators. Meet julia, sesame streets firstever muppet with autism. The newest resident of sesame street has orange hair and a fondness for her toy rabbit. With billy barkhurst, jennifer barnhart, warrick brownlowpike, leslie carrara.
For 50 years, sesame street has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the goldstandard in quality educational programming. Join julia, fluffster, elmo, and david as they play peekaboo. Julia and abby share a magic moment of friendship as. She is a yellow anything muppet with a red bob cut hairstyle and green eyes blue for green screen uses who wears a dark dress shirt over a light pink tshirt and green pants with white flowers on them and black shoes. In honor of autism acceptance month this april, two popular kids tv series sesame street and fancy nancy will air.
Two years ago, sesame street began airing episodes featuring its first new muppet in a decade. Meet julia, the first sesame street muppet with autism. Sesame street muppet with autism, julia, gets a family. Notes as with previous episodes that prominently feature julia, this episode aired on pbs. Elmo, abby and alan pretend to be stylists to help julia feel less scared about getting a haircut. Sesame street will air the special episode meet julia monday, april 10 on hbo and pbs kids. Julia has autismand she and elmo share an amazing friendship. The first thing children watching sesame street might notice about julia, the new muppet on the block, is that she doesnt want to make eye contact with big bird sesame devotees which is. Julia and abby share a magic springtime moment of friendship as they blow bubbles, relax, and watch them. In order to ensure she acted authentically, sesame workshop. Julia, who has austim, joins the sesame street gang cnn. Help kids explore and celebrate the differences with julia and rosita. Sesame street introduces julia, its first muppet with autism. When rudy tries to use julias special toy, fluffster, as part of a game hes playing with elmo and abby cadabby, julia gets very upset.
Julia has a stuffed bunny named fluffster, and elmo has a doll named david. Big bird tries to be friends with a girl who has autism. If you sign up for a free sesame street account you can get access to more games, videos, start favoriting content and more. Why the team behind sesame street created a character with autism the bravest new face on television is a muppet that doesnt say much. As with previous episodes that prominently feature julia, this episode aired on pbs concurrently with hbo, departing from the established deal between hbo and sesame workshop that allows pbs to broadcast new episodes after a nine month window. Sesame street is a production of sesame workshop, a nonprofit educational organization. Four years ago, sesame street introduced julia, its first new muppet in 10 years. Julias new sesame street muppet family debuts as part of autism. The following is a script from new kid on the street, which aired on march 19. Julia s great at slowing down and noticing detailsand teaching grover to identify patterns. All cheers for julia, the newest friend to join elmo, big bird and the sesame street family in a new program designed to spread awareness about children with autism. Complementing the new resources, hbo and pbs kids will premiere a juliafocused sesame street episode on april 8. Alan explains that fluffster helps julia feel calm, so. At first only in an online picture book, and later the show itself, the character.
For four television seasons, a sesame street episode starring julia has premiered simultaneously on hbo and pbs on the same day during april, popularly. Sesame street brings to life julias family for autism. Julia, sesame streets latest muppet, is a great singer and can remember all the words to many songs. In a departure from the specific deal made between sesame workshop and hbo where new episodes air on pbs following a ninemonth window, this episode premiered on both pbs and hbo concurrently, as well as cartoonito united kingdom, abc australia and televisa mexico. Young viewers and their families will soon meet a sesame street muppet whos a little different than the ones they already know when the longrunning childrens show introduces julia, who.
Sesame street, fancy nancy to air episodes featuring autistic characters renee fabian. Julia is sesame streets newest muppet, and she has autism. While julias family wont be appearing on sesame street just yet, the website for the shows autism initiative amazing in all children offers three new videos featuring the family, an. Petey wonders about the origin of the name of the store on sesame street, so big bird and maria tell him about the late mr. These shows include julias introductory episode, shape hunt,julias haircut, and the fluffster kerfuffle. Muppet julia from sesame street holding up a fuzzy bunny. Notes in a departure from the specific deal made between sesame workshop. Julia, the first muppet with autism to appear on the show, made her debut on sesame street in 2017.
Why the team behind sesame street created a character with. Meet julia, the first muppet on sesame street with. Sesame street is known for educating kids about things such as numbers, but now its teaching them about autism by introducing julia, a muppet with autism. Julia will also be the focus of sesame streets april 8 episode, in which elmo, abby cadabby, and alan help julia overcome her fear of getting a haircut by playing hair salon with her. On monday, sesame street introduced its newest muppet, a redheaded 4yearold with a fondness for tag and a stuffed bunny, to the world. Juliaand the whole familyhelps dad get ready for his saxophone gig at hoopers store. For four television seasons, a sesame street episode starring julia has premiered simultaneously on hbo and pbs on the same day during april, popularly recognized as autism awareness month. In a departure from the specific deal made between sesame workshop and hbo where new episodes air on pbs following a ninemonth window, this episode. A naturally musical child, he watched episodes with glee, singing the songs. For three television seasons, a sesame street episode from each season starring julia has premiered simultaneously on hbo and pbs on the same day during. Sesame street, fancy nancy to air episodes featuring.
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