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Open Sesame

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How it feels

This series packages skits and segments from Sesame Street into standalone episodes for international audiences. It features educational and entertaining content for young children.

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What happens

Open Sesame is a children's television series composed solely of the skits and segments of the American television series Sesame Street. While some countries air the American program in whole, and some create their own versions of the show, many more air this title of loosely associated skits, as Open Sesame. The name is a pun based on the magic words "Open sesame" which are used in the legend of Ali Baba. The first Open Sesame packages debuted in 1975 and 1976, in Spain, Sweden, France, and Montreal, Canada. By 1979, Portugal and Italy had followed suit. Some of these countries, based on the success of the dubbed series, later expanded into co-productions, with varying levels of success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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