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"Sesame Street" Introduces A Muppet Whose Father Is In Jail
For decades, Sesame Street has taught children the educational basics, as well as how to deal with life's challenging obstacles. Hot off the heels of introducing Julia, the first Muppet with Autism, it's just been announced a new character has been added. His name is Alex and unfortunately Alex's father is in jail.
"Sesame Street" Introduces A Muppet Whose Father Is In Jail
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I don't know why this is news now; it's my understanding that they introduced this character years ago.
You're right. It's strange that the article is from yesterday, but the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration package he debuted in was from 2013.
The only reason I'm aware of this is because I was reminded of this character being in the news a while back when the new autistic muppet made headlines yesterday. I guess they decided to bring an old story back because it was relevant again?