Susam Sokagi
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Susam Sokağı is the Turkish
adaptation of children's television program Sesame Street
. It was aired on weekday mornings 9:00 a.m./8:00 central on TRT
, the state television in Turkey, between late 1980s and early 1990s. It involved a street design in a studio, and original Sesame Street material, translated and adapted.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
adaptation of children's television program Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. It was aired on weekday mornings 9:00 a.m./8:00 central on TRT
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
, the state television in Turkey, between late 1980s and early 1990s. It involved a street design in a studio, and original Sesame Street material, translated and adapted.
Characters
- Real People
- Tahsin Usta: lit. Master Tahsin A repairman and Sabiha Teyze's husband. (Alp Öyken)
- Zehra Teyze: lit. Aunt Zehra A greengrocer. (Güven Hokna)
- Nihat Amca: lit. Uncle Nihat A Stationary store owner. (Alpay İzbırak)
- Hakan Abi: lit. Bro. Hakan A young man who plays the guitar in the neighborhood. (Tevfik Tolga Tecer)
- Zeynep Abla: lit. Sis. Zeynep A young woman living in the street. (Aslı Öyken Taylan)
- Sabiha Teyze: lit. Aunt Sabiha A tailor and Tahsin Usta's wife. (Betül Arım)
- Muppets
- Minik Kuş: lit. Little Bird Adaptation of Big BirdBig BirdBig Bird is a protagonist of the children's television show Sesame Street. Big Bird, like many of the other Sesame Street characters, is a Muppet character. He is sometimes referred to simply as "Bird" by his friends....
. He's in an orange color and is called as "little bird" despite his size. As a local adaptation, he's living in the fictional street with Real People characters. - Kırpık: Adaptation of Oscar the GrouchOscar the GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
. Lives in a wooden basket larger than the original one. As a local adaptation, he's living in the fictional street with Real People characters. - Edi ve Büdü: Adaptation of ErnieErnieErnie is a fictional character, a Muppet on the Public Broadcasting Service's long-running children's television show, Sesame Street. He and his roommate Bert form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve troublemaker and Bert the world-weary foil...
and Bert. Taken from the idiom "Edi ve Büdü", based on a folktale, which is used for two people getting along well, particularly used for older couples. - Kurbağacık: lit. Little Froggie Adaptation of KermitKermit the FrogKermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over...
. Kermit's name is Kermit as usual in the Muppet Show episodes shown in Turkey and only adapted into Kurbağacık in Susam Sokağı - Kurabiye Canavarı: Adaptation of Cookie MonsterCookie MonsterCookie Monster is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Om nom nom nom" . He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples,...
. Name is literally translated. - Açıkgöz: lit. Open-eyed Adaptation of GroverGroverGrover is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing....
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- Minik Kuş: lit. Little Bird Adaptation of Big Bird