‘Sesame Street’ debuts Ji-Young, first Asian American muppet At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the "Sesame Street" canon. The death of ...

From Sesame Street to the rest ... these characters, The Muppet Movie — the musical ensemble's first foray into the big screen — is still a timeless classic 45 years after it first hit theaters.