Michelle Obama shares tribute to ‘Sesame Street’ on show’s 50th anniversary

Former first lady Michelle Obama is paying tribute to “Sesame Street” with an Instagram post celebrating the landmark children’s program on its 50^th anniversary.

In the Wednesday post, Obama describes her experience visiting the set of the show in 2010 with her daughters.

“As Malia, Sasha, and I walked onto that street with the brownstone, the grocery store, and the famous trash can, we were totally overwhelmed, in awe, our faces filled with wonder, and our spirits soaring,” she writes. “But it wasn’t just us—my staff was mesmerized. Even the Secret Service agents had big goofy grins on.”

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I could not be more honored to help celebrate 50 years of @SesameStreet tonight. It’s a program that’s been a part of my life as a child, as a mother, as First Lady—and thankfully, still today. I’ll never forget the first time my daughters came to Sesame Street with me back in 2010. As Malia, Sasha, and I walked onto that street with the brownstone, the grocery store, and the famous trash can, we were totally overwhelmed, in awe, our faces filled with wonder, and our spirits soaring. But it wasn’t just us—my staff was mesmerized. Even the Secret Service agents had big goofy grins on. There is something unexplainable that happens there, some unique alchemy that bubbles up that you just can’t find anywhere else. There’s nothing in the world that so beautifully marriesboundless aspiration with simple goodness, nothing that strips away the daily madness and distraction, nothing that is so pure and hopeful—and absolutely essential to our future. Congrats on 50 great years—here’s to 50 more. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating by sharing a favorite memory or lesson learned using #Sesame50.

A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on May 29, 2019 at 7:40pm PDT

{mosads}Obama praises the show in her post for how it “beautifully marries boundless aspiration with simple goodness” and invited followers to share their own memories of the show.

On Wednesday, Obama received the Joan Ganz Cooney Award at the Sesame Workshop’s 50th Anniversary Benefit Gala in New York.