Sesame Park [Lost Canadian Sesame Street Adaptation, 96-01]

Sesame Park was a joint production by Sesame Workshop and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Shorter versions of "Canadian Sesame Street" or "Sesame Street Canada" were produced to air between commercials, but Sesame Park was a full 26-minute program. (It might have been longer, as the CBC didn't run third-party ads.) It featured segments about Canadian culture, bilingualism (replacing Spanish with French joual), and their own set of Muppets. Some segments of the show were apparently licenced to other foreign versions of Sesame Street, including Plaza Sesamo. The show is notable enough to be featured in the CBC Museum. There is no known home release.

So where is it?

My guess is, somewhere in CBC's archives. It's reasonable that the network would have archives of things they produced, if not full episode tapes. The show would probably be released on DVD, but the joint effort could mean there are licencing issues with the program.

What can we do?

I would say encouraging CBC and SW to coordinate a new licencing agreement would be a good start. It would be great to get official copies of full episodes, but even just getting access to Canadian segments would be great. I am aware there are a few clips of the show online, but most of the show is missing.

Do any of the more experienced Lost Media hunters have any other suggestions for a search?