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Human characters may not get as much spotlight on Sesame Street, especially since the big move to HBO, but no less than three fan-favorites are officially leaving the neighborhood. Say goodbye to Luis the fix-it man, Bob the music teacher, and Gordon the science teacher, the actors for which have been cut from the series.

Ed Sheeran brought his singer-songwriter skills to the most unlikely place: Sesame Street.

Is it time for the new season yet? Nope, not til February 27th. But this should hold you over.

In honor of Sesame Street's 45th Anniversary, Jimmy Kimmel did a special edition of Unnecessary Censorship last night.  Who would have thought those furry Muppets on Sesame Street were so dirty!  

In this video that's just beginning to go viral, Jimmy Fallon and his band The Roots join the crew from Sesame Street, and bust out the classroom instruments to perform the 'Sesame Street Theme Song'. Take a look.

The folks at 'Sesame Street' are taking a moment to honor James Gandolfini who passed away last week.

Perhaps you remember the scandal that swirled around the voice behind a beloved Sesame Street character a few months ago. The allegations were pretty shocking, and now Hollywood has nominated him for two daytime Emmy Awards. Is that a little out of line?

Sesame Street is certainly one of the most recognized children's programs in the world. In addition to teaching young children their shapes and colors, and counting and reading, they have covered some social issues that they thought might be important to their young viewers. The one thing that was never discussed on Sesame Street was the "D" word. Divorce. But with statistics that say th

Forget about that Patraeus guy, the sex scandal that really matters is over. And you'll be happy to know that Elmo is not a statutory rapist! Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who portrays Elmo on "Sesame Street," is in the clear. The man who claimed he had a sexual relationship with Clash when he was 16 years old has recanted.

There are a lot of video remakes of 'Call Me Maybe' out there, but this is by far the most delicious!

Although Sesame Street was known for incorporating tasteful breastfeeding scenes into its educational platform in the 70s and 80s, it's since abandoned the practice in favor of bottle-feeding. Now blogger Lani Michelle wants "Lactivism" to go mainstream, and is circulating an online petition:

Sesame Street has created a new Muppet named Lily. She will represent the 17-million American children that are poor and hungry. Lily makes her debut this Sunday night in a CBS Prime Time Special about hunger. Seems a little heavy for a kids show topic, what do you think? Get a peek at Lily after the jump.