Sesame Street - Regional Variations of the Show

Some countries have co-produced their own unique versions of Sesame Street, in which the characters and segments represent their country's cultures. Other countries simply air a dubbed version of Sesame Street, or a dubbed version of Open Sesame. Among various other countries, Australia has and still does broadcast the American version on the ABC and the UK had broadcast the American show, on Channel 4 until 2001 when it was replaced with Henson production The Hoobs.

Dubbed versions include Seesamtie in Finnish, Boneka Sesame in Indonesian, Sesam Opnist Pu in Icelandic, Sesamo Apriti in Italian, Sezame Otevri Se in Czech, and Malay Taman Sesame. In 2004, one Japanese network cancelled the dubbed American Sesame, while another created a local version. In New Zealand, locally produced segments entitled "Korero Maori" (in English: "let's speak Maori") were inserted into episodes to educate children in the Maori language. Spanish program La Cometa Blanca also includes segments from Sesame Street.

Locally produced adaptations of Sesame Street include at least 30 series in at least 25 countries on at least four continents. Here are some of them:

･ 1972: Vila Sesamo, Brazil
･ 1972: Plaza Sesamo, Mexico
･ 1973: Sesamstrasse, Germany
･ 1973: Canadian Sesame Street, Canada (reformatted as Sesame Park in the 1990s)
･ 1976: Sesamstraat, Netherlands
･ 1978: 1, rue Sesame, France
･ 1979: Iftah Ya Simsim, Kuwait
･ 1979: Barrio Sesamo, Spain
･ 1981: Svenska Sesam, Sweden
･ 1983: Rechov Sumsum, Israel
･ 1984: Sesame! (Batibot), Philippines
･ 1986: Susam Sokagi,Turkey
･ 1989: Rua Sesamo, Portugal
･ 1991: Sesam Stasjon, Norway
･ 1996: Ulitsa Sezam, Russia
･ 1996: Ulica Sezamkowa, Poland
･ 1998: Rechov Sumsum and Shara'a Simsim, Israel and Palestinian Territories
･ 1998: Zhima Jie, China
･ 1999: Sesame English, Taiwan, China, Italy
･ 2000: Takalani Sesame, South Africa
･ 2000: Alam Simsim, Egypt
･ 2004: Koche Sesame, Afghanistan
･ 2004: Sesame Street, Japan
･ 2005: Sisimpur, Bangladesh
･ 2005: 5, Rue Sesame, France
･ 2005: Sabai Sabai Sesame, Cambodia
･ 2006: Galli Galli Sim Sim, India

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