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Hey, history lovers.

I'm Mike Rosenwald with Retropod.

A show about the past, rediscovered.

With the holiday season upon us, we're taking a little break.

So for the next few days, we're replaying some of our favorite episodes from 2018.

We'll be back after the new year with more fascinating and fun discoveries from the past.

Happy holidays.

Now, on with the show.

Sally, you've never seen Street like Sesame Street.

Everything happens here.

You're going to love it.

One late November afternoon in 1969, a little girl named Sally was touring her new neighborhood along Sesame Street.

She met Mr. Hooper, the manager of the corner store.

She met a nice lady named Susan, who offered her cookies and milk.

She met two other kids from the block, Ariana and Ronald.

And then, all of a sudden, she heard garbage cans being knocked over.

Through some alley doors, the source of the noise appeared.

A bumbling, eight-foot-tall-y-tall yellow bird who, in addition to surprising Sally,

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