ame ▁Tree ▁compr ised ▁twenty ▁sevent een ▁minute ▁program mes , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁ 3 – 6 ▁year ▁old s . ▁Following ▁a ▁format ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁The ▁Ho obs , ▁it ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁original ▁pu ppet ▁segments ▁featuring ▁Mu ppets ▁created ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁series , ▁local ▁mini ▁document aries ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁child ’ s ▁eye ▁view ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁classic ▁Mu ppet ▁segments ▁from ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁Ses ame ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁common ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁is ▁the ▁" S es ame ▁Tree " ▁– ▁a ▁h ollow ▁tree ▁where ▁children ▁can ▁ask ▁questions ▁and ▁have ▁them ▁answered ; ▁the ▁Ses ame ▁Tree ▁is ▁the ▁programme ' s ▁analog ue ▁to ▁the ▁street ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Ses ame ▁Street ▁programme . ▁The ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁Tree ▁are ▁P otto ; ▁H ilda ▁and ▁Arch ie , ▁a ▁new ▁arrival ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁series . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁characters ▁were ▁developed ▁by ▁Ses ame ▁Work shop ▁and ▁Six teen ▁South , ▁and ▁the ▁Mu ppets ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁The ▁Jim ▁H enson ▁Company ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁exclus ively ▁local ▁writers ▁and ▁Mu ppet ▁Perform ers . ▁Martin ▁P . ▁Robinson ▁assist ed ▁in ▁aud ition ing ▁and ▁training ▁local ▁perform ers , ▁who ▁include ▁Les a ▁G illes pie , ▁Paul ▁C urr ie , ▁Michael ▁Mc N ulty , ▁Mike ▁Smith , ▁Helen ▁Slo an ▁and ▁Al ana ▁K err