▁said : ▁" France ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁priority ▁market ▁for ▁Ses ame ▁Work shop . ▁We ▁first ▁provided ▁local ▁programming ▁and ▁lic ensed ▁products ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁have ▁since ▁seen ▁the ▁pr esch ool ▁media ▁landscape ▁evol ve ▁trem end ously . ▁We ▁are ▁excited ▁to ▁be ▁re - ent ering ▁the ▁French ▁market ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁business — France ' s ▁number ▁one ▁pr esch ool ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁innov ative ▁production ▁company — to ▁deliver ▁comp elling ▁educational ▁television ▁that ▁serves ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁little ▁children ." ▁ ▁Char acters ▁For ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁characters ▁in ▁ 5 , ▁R ue ▁S és ame ▁are ▁unique ▁to ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Mu ppets ▁ ▁N ac ▁( per formed ▁by ▁Rég is ▁F ass ier )   – ▁Gent le , ▁positive ▁and ▁gener ous , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁mon ster . ▁N ac ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁program ' s ▁" m asc ot ". ▁ ▁G ri otte ▁( per formed ▁by ▁Ev ely ne ▁Sche ig am )   – ▁A ▁lav ender ▁An yth ing ▁Mu ppet ▁girl . ▁She ▁is ▁hand ic apped , ▁but ▁still ▁particip ates ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁activities ▁on ▁the ▁street . ▁G ri otte ' s ▁name ▁can ▁be ▁literally ▁translated ▁as ▁Mor ello ▁cher ry . ▁She ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁design ▁to ▁Ro x ie ▁Marie ▁from ▁Ses ame