After meeting the first Asian American Muppet, we look at others who've joined the inclusive kids TV neighborhood

A bailed-out financial institution teams up with PBS to teach our kids how to spend money on useless crap

No. 13: "Sesame Street" puppeteers can sometimes mourn a puppet who is declared "toast" 

The man behind the puppet leaves under a cloud of new accusations, but the puppet's spirit will endure

Kevin Clash has taken a leave of absence amid allegations of having sexual relations with a minor UPDATED

The company will continue to make Elmo products despite the child sex abuse allegations against Kevin Clash

From an unaired episode about Snuffleupagus' parents divorcing to addressing racism, the show put kids' needs first

Tickling elmo until he bleeds cash from both googly eyes.

I swore Dash would live a childhood free of TV brands. And then he fell for his new best friend

I wish there had been a character like Julia on TV when I was a lonely kid with an autism diagnosis

Will buying educational toys make your kid a genius -- or just leave you broke? Author Susan Gregory Thomas cuts through the baby-business babble.

Steve Whitmire played an amphibian for nearly 30 years — then things got weird

The pop star's appearance is yanked from the TV schedule after parents complain about her cleavage

We love to think of "Sesame Street" as a public trust, but premium cable has more to gain from preserving it

Viral video incidents that appear to show bias against Black children made me reconsider my own family's experience