Lou Berger

Lou G. Berger (born August 21, 1950) is a former head writer for Sesame Street. Berger was one of two writers that helped launch Reading Rainbow in the early 1980s and he co-wrote, with Judy Freudberg, the primetime special The Street We Live On, which was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Children's Program. Berger wrote the lyrics for the special's song "The Street I Live On", which was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Berger attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and is a graduate of Hofstra University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also wrote for Nickelodeon's Pinwheel (TV series) and Hocus Focus (TV series). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Berger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Sesame Street

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

Release Date1969-11-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2775

Vote Count273

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by Jim Henson Productions. It aired for two seasons on the Nick Jr. Block on Nickelodeon. For the first few episodes, the show aired during Sunday night prime time, immediately before Nick News. It also premiered on PBS from January 12, 1998 until May 25, 2002. It is notable for its use of live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, for refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss's own works. It derives its name from wubble, a type of unicycle mentioned in the Dr. Seuss book I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew.

Release Date1996-10-13

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count40

Vote Count5

Between the Lions

Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow

Release Date2000-04-03

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count6

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

Elmo learns fire safety from Firefighter Bill. This all comes about because he was scared after being in a fire at Mr. Hooper's Store on Sesame Street. Elmo visits Engine Company 58 Ladder Company 26 of the FDNY where he gets to see the firetruck, try on a helmet, and learn about firefighters.

Release Date2002-09-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

When Max the Magician (guest star Will Arnett) comes to Sesame Street, Elmo and his friends are excited for a fun magic show! Max makes a scarf appear and cards disappear and Elmo, Big Bird and Rosita are amazed, but Chris points out what Max is really doing is subtraction and addition. This story highlights these math areas and is followed by the rest of a full hour episode complete with additional math and number films as well as favorite segments such as Elmo's World, Murray Had A Little Lamb and The Adventures of Bert and Ernie. Enjoy another full hour of a second math centric story "Hat Day" where Elmo and Zoe have a contest to see who can wear the most hats! Elmo and Zoe must count, estimate and even count by fives. This second story is also followed by the rest of a full hour episode including the spoof "30 Rocks" which has a counting theme. Elmo's World Hats and the classic Pinball Number Count series are bonus extras!

Release Date2012-07-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Come one, come all for Sesame Street's 35th anniversary musical gathering! Is there one song the whole world can sing together? Find out when Super Grover embarks on an outrageous mission. There's musical mayhem when Oscar the Grouch gets a song stuck in Big Bird's head and our yellow-feathered friend begins his own search for someone to help him name that tune.

Release Date2004-03-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!

When Elmo finds out how much they love to read he can't wait to become a bookaneer himself. Can he pass the test and help them find their treasure?

Release Date2009-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Sesame Street: Ready for School!

It's time to get ready for school! Gabi and Miles are graduating from high school, and they share their favorite school memories with Elmo.

Release Date2007-07-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

Elmo hosts his very own TV game show. Kermit, Big Bird, and more of your Sesame Street Pals are on hand for all the high-energy hijinks.

Release Date1991-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby

Everyone knows the story of The Three Bears, so what happens when Mama, Papa, and Baby Bear are expecting a new cub in the family? They become four!

Release Date2003-08-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter