zoe first appeared on sesame street in 1993.
when did zoe first appear on sesame street?
1993
by the early 1990s, "sesame street" was, as davis put it, "the undisputed heavyweight champion of preschool television". "parade magazine" reported in 2019 that the show's music had been honored with 11 children's grammys. the show's dominance, however, was soon challenged by another pbs television show for preschoolers, "barney & friends", and "sesame street's" ratings declined. the producers of "sesame street" responded, at the show's twenty-fifth anniversary in 1993, by expanding and redesigning the show's set, calling it "around the corner". new human and muppet characters were introduced, including zoe (performed by fran brill), baby natasha and her parents ingrid and humphrey, and ruthie (played by comedian ruth buzzi). the "around the corner" set was dismantled in 1997. zoe, one of the few characters that survived, was created to include another female muppet on the show, to break stereotypes of girls, and to provide female viewers with a positive role model. according to davis, she was the first character developed on the show by marketing and product development specialists, who worked with the researchers at the ctw. (the quest for a "break-out" female muppet character continued into 2006 with the creation of abby cadabby, who was created after nine months of research.) in 1998, for the first time in the show's history, "sesame street" pursued funding by accepting corporate sponsorship. consumer advocate ralph nader urged parents to protest the move by boycotting the show.
history of sesame street
bullet::::- caroll spinney - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- christopher knowings - "sesame street" (pbs)





























2011





























bullet::::- kevin clash - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- caroll spinney - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- leslie carrara - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- eric jacobson - "sesame street" (pbs)





























2012





























bullet::::- kevin clash - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- caroll spinney - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- dakota goyo - "" ("flight") (the hub)





























bullet::::- leslie carrara - "sesame street" (pbs)





























2013





























bullet::::- kevin clash - "sesame street" (pbs)





























bullet::::- jeff corwin - "ocean mysteries with jeff corwin" (abc)





























bullet::::- joey mazzarino - "sesame street" (pbs)
daytime emmy award for outstanding performer in children's programming