Get in those free viewings of "The Graduate," "Air Bud" and "Anaconda" while you still have the chance!

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

Wal-Mart sponsors a "Sesame Street" special. Maybe Lily's hungry because a big company doesn't pay higher wages

Abla Fahita is being investigated by Egyptian officials, but she's hardly the first puppet to be persecuted

Dave Goelz -- who is the voice, mind and hand behind Gonzo -- has been performing with the Muppets since 1973

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

Public television's attempt to bring Big Bird and friends to Arab-Americans has been curbed by reluctant corporate sponsors -- and a wary immigrant community.

If pop culture wants to explore autism with integrity, it needs to stop being afraid of it

More than 1,000 puppeteers and PBS supporters will march on the National Mall

There is more to being neurotypical than not being a statistical outlier

Their viral videos and appearances with Sarah Silverman and Jason Segel suggest the puppets are getting savvier

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

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

With singer Sia joining the ranks of people who claim to be autistic, it is valuable to define the diagnosis