Country of origin France No. of episodes 150 First episode date 22 October 2005 Network France 5 Number of episodes 150 | No. of seasons 2 Running time 26 minutes per episode Final episode date 21 December 2007 Number of seasons 2 | |
Starring are the same characters Program creators Jim Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney Similar Sesame Street, 1 - rue Sésame, Ulitsa Sezam, Hikayat Simsim, Zhima Jie |
5, Rue Sésame is a French language children's television series based on the popular U.S. children's show Sesame Street, aired by France 5. This series is the second Sesame Workshop co-production for France, the first being 1, rue Sesame.
Contents
Seventy-five 26-minute-long episodes were created for the two season, directed by François Basset and Jul Mallard. The series is produced for France 5 by Expand-Drama with Sesame Workshop. Executive producer of the series is Georges Campana. The show debuted airing daily, Sunday to Friday at 6:30 am, and Saturdays at 7:00 am and 12:30 pm.
Terry Fitzpatrick, Sesame Workshop's executive VP for distribution:
"France has always been a priority market for Sesame Workshop. We first provided local programming and licensed products in the 1970s, and have since seen the preschool media landscape evolve tremendously. We are excited to be re-entering the French market with two of the strongest partners in the television business — France's number one preschool broadcaster and the most innovative production company — to deliver compelling educational television that serves the needs of today's children."Characters
For the most part, characters in 5, Rue Sésame are unique to the series.
Muppets
Humans
Season 1
The show follows the original Sesame Street format, in which the extended storyline (known as "a Street scene") continues throughout the show, in four parts.
Twenty songs are featured in this season, ten of which are exclusive to the show. The music is composed by Madeleine Going with lyrics by D’Alexandra Pic.
Each episode includes a 1:30 segment featuring sign language, exercise segments around the country, and Le monde de Nac, which uses the international films from the American Global Grover series. La lettre du jour (Letter of the Day) with Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn is dubbed and shown on 5, Rue Sésame, as well as Le chiffre du jour (Number of the Day), with Comte von Compte (Count von Count).