I remember her from our local, dubbed Sesame street broadcasts back in 1992-1995. Was she as big a part of your 90's childhood? Was she more 80's or 90's fixture on children TV? Maybe both? To me Maria, along with showings of MJ's Billie Jean and various movies showed me a totally different society where people looked differently. We don't have any Black or Latin people in my country.

I don't remember thinking anything about that which shows children don't discriminate based on race and they are more accepting. Bigotry develops over time by listening to stories, slanted news and unfortunately sometimes due to bad personal experience (a Roma friend stole from me 😒).

I remember her from our local, dubbed Sesame street broadcasts back in 1992-1995. Was she as big a part of your 90's childhood? Was she more 80's or 90's fixture on children TV? Maybe both? To me Maria, along with showings of MJ's Billie Jean and various movies showed me a totally different society where people looked differently. We don't have any Black or Latin people in my country.

I don't remember thinking anything about that which shows children don't discriminate based on race and they are more accepting. Bigotry develops over time by listening to stories, slanted news and unfortunately sometimes due to bad personal experience (a Roma friend stole from me 😒).


Maria was there for the whole thing until she had to retire and slowly wind down.

Oh great Howard, so I guess millions of other kids grew up with her. :)

Oh great Howard, so I guess millions of other kids grew up with her. :)



I grew up with her, Linda, Bob, Mr.Hooper, David, Luis, Susan, Gordon and Barkley just to name a few.

I also think that David (Northern Calloway) was supposed to be a fixture on Sesame Street, he was the other owner of Mr.Hooper's store after Mr.Hooper died in 1983 but David had died in January 1989. :\'(

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I sort of see her peak in the late 80's, specifically Seasons 18-20. Her life story was told in the breakdancing episode from Season 16 in early 1985, but Susan was still the first lady of Sesame Street at the time. She had a lot of featured episodes in Season 18 (1986-87), including her sleepover with Elmo, the Count chasing her, and being victim to the Amazing Mumford's trick. Season 19 (1987-88) had the arc with Luis throughout the season as they fell in love and got married at the end of the season, and the following season involved her pregnancy and birth of Gabi to end that season. After a few more featured episodes for Season 21, she sort of was just there for a good part of the '90s with the occasional featured episode.

I sort of see her peak in the late 80's, specifically Seasons 18-20. Her life story was told in the breakdancing episode from Season 16 in early 1985, but Susan was still the first lady of Sesame Street at the time. She had a lot of featured episodes in Season 18 (1986-87), including her sleepover with Elmo, the Count chasing her, and being victim to the Amazing Mumford's trick. Season 19 (1987-88) had the arc with Luis throughout the season as they fell in love and got married at the end of the season, and the following season involved her pregnancy and birth of Gabi to end that season. After a few more featured episodes for Season 21, she sort of was just there for a good part of the '90s with the occasional featured episode.


I may be the odd kid out but I was never really big into Sesame Street and SS didn't seem all that big back in the 90s. I mean, it was big in a legacy kind of way but not big in a newness kind of way. No idea who Maria is.

Then again, I was more of a Muppets kid.

I may be the odd kid out but I was never really big into Sesame Street and SS didn't seem all that big back in the 90s. I mean, it was big in a legacy kind of way but not big in a newness kind of way. No idea who Maria is.

Then again, I was more of a Muppets kid.


Who is your favorite Muppet?