Rruga Sesam/Ulica Sezam
TV series or program
Rruga Sesam and Ulica Sezam are the Albanian and Serbian-language names for the Kosovan co-production of Sesame Street, which began airing in December 2004.
Production
Inspired by the success of Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim, Sesame Workshop began considering creating a co-production for Kosovo, another region with high political and social tensions, in this case between ethnic Albanians and Serbians. The show was originally sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and UNICEF.
The first season began airing on 5 December 2004. Both the first and second seasons of the show consisted of 26 episodes, each half an hour long. The second season of the show began airing on Radio Television Kosovo, as well as Serbian-language channels TV Puls, TV Most, and TV Herc, in late 2006.
In 2006 the co-production was included in the documentary The World According to Sesame Street.
Content
The content of Rruga Sesam and Ulica Sezam was essentially identical, with the exception of which language the episodes were dubbed in. The production combined Open Sesame content with locally filmed live-action segments focusing on children's lives. In addition to showcasing Albanian and Serbian children, the show also includes segments featuring Bosniak, Croatian, Gorani, Roma, and Turkish children. Unlike some other co-productions, no original muppets were introduced for the series.
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