On 'Sesame Street,' Elmo Gets a Dog
2021-07-10
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1The children's television series Sesame Street is welcoming a new lovable character for its 52nd season.
2The new character is a white-and-brown puppy.
3The young dog is named Tango.
4She gets adopted by the young red Muppet, Elmo.
5Kay Wilson Stallings is an executive vice president at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street.
6She said the show's creators "wanted to explore that special bond between children and pets by introducing this new character."
7Tango will join Sesame Street's 52nd season as both an animated character and a live-action Muppet.
8The new season will air this autumn on HBO Max and on PBS KIDS next year.
9Tango will be introduced in a 30-minute animated special called Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy.
10The televised special will air on the HBO Max channel in the United States on August 5.
11Tango is Elmo's second pet.
12He has been caring for a fish named Dorothy for several years.
13"He's done quite well taking care of his goldfish," Wilson Stallings said of Elmo.
14"We thought he's been successful with taking care of Dorothy and that this could be the next step in his development..."
15The show's writers had plans to introduce a pet on Sesame Street even before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
16During the pandemic, animal adoptions have risen sharply in the United States.
17Now, Sesame Workshop hopes Tango can help show children of different ages how to help with the care and feeding of new family pets.
18"The timing of it is perfect," said Wilson Stallings.
19Details about Tango have been carefully considered.
20The show's producers talked at length about what the dog should look like.
21They decided to make Tango a female mixed breed dog.
22"She could be a little of anything. Anybody that has a pet might see a little of their pet within Tango," Wilson Stallings said.
23Tango will remain a puppy - just like Elmo stays 3-and-a-half years old.
24Wilson Stallings said, "Right now we're just really focusing on that relationship between she and Elmo as she gets to become more familiar with all the rest of the characters on Sesame Street."
25Sesame Street co-productions have aired in over 70 languages in more than 150 countries worldwide.
26I'm Ashley Thompson.
1The children's television series Sesame Street is welcoming a new lovable character for its 52nd season. 2The new character is a white-and-brown puppy. The young dog is named Tango. She gets adopted by the young red Muppet, Elmo. 3Kay Wilson Stallings is an executive vice president at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street. She said the show's creators "wanted to explore that special bond between children and pets by introducing this new character." 4Tango will join Sesame Street's 52nd season as both an animated character and a live-action Muppet. The new season will air this autumn on HBO Max and on PBS KIDS next year. 5Tango will be introduced in a 30-minute animated special called Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy. The televised special will air on the HBO Max channel in the United States on August 5. 6Tango is Elmo's second pet. He has been caring for a fish named Dorothy for several years. 7"He's done quite well taking care of his goldfish," Wilson Stallings said of Elmo. "We thought he's been successful with taking care of Dorothy and that this could be the next step in his development..." 8The show's writers had plans to introduce a pet on Sesame Street even before the COVID-19 pandemic began. During the pandemic, animal adoptions have risen sharply in the United States. Now, Sesame Workshop hopes Tango can help show children of different ages how to help with the care and feeding of new family pets. 9"The timing of it is perfect," said Wilson Stallings. 10Details about Tango have been carefully considered. The show's producers talked at length about what the dog should look like. 11They decided to make Tango a female mixed breed dog. "She could be a little of anything. Anybody that has a pet might see a little of their pet within Tango," Wilson Stallings said. 12Tango will remain a puppy - just like Elmo stays 3-and-a-half years old. 13Wilson Stallings said, "Right now we're just really focusing on that relationship between she and Elmo as she gets to become more familiar with all the rest of the characters on Sesame Street." 14Sesame Street co-productions have aired in over 70 languages in more than 150 countries worldwide. 15I'm Ashley Thompson. 16The Associated Press reported this story. Ashley Thompson adapted the report for VOA Learning English. Bryan Lynn was the editor. 17________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19character - n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show 20adopt - v. to take a child of other parents legally as your own child (can also be used for animals whose previous owners abandoned or released them to a rescue organization) 21bond - n. something (such as an idea, interest, experience, or feeling) that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them 22pet - n. an animal (such as a dog, cat, bird, or fish) that people keep mainly for pleasure 23animated - adj. produced by the creation of a series of drawings, pictures, etc., that are shown quickly one after another : produced through the process of animation 24breed - n. to keep and take care of animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind 25focus - v. to cause (something, such as attention) to be directed at something specific 26We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.