History of Sesame Street including changing its traditional magazine format to a narrative format. Because of the popularity of the Muppet Elmo, the show incorporated a popular segment known as "Elmo's World". "Sesame Street" has won eight Grammys and over a hundred Emmys in its history—more than any other children's show. In the late 1960s, 97% of all American households owned a television set, and preschool children watched an average of 27 hours of television per week; programs created for them were widely criticized for being too violent and for reflecting commercial values. Producer Joan Ganz Cooney called children's programming a "wasteland", and she
The Best of Elmo what picture is best. Maria notices one drawing with Elmo and Ernie. Maria tells Elmo that she likes the previous drawing the most, which Elmo, to her surprise, says that she can keep (as there is plenty more pictures to choose for the show). Maria spots another picture and asks where he got all his ideas; Elmo says that it is because of using his imagination. Maria notices one drawing with Elmo in his imagination. Meanwhile, at Finders Keepers, Ruthie startles Elmo as he handles a Chandelle boa. After Elmo regains posture, Ruthie looks at his pictures and learns that