Jalan Sesama

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Jalan Sesama
Genre Children's television series
Based on Sesame Street
Theme music composerJack Arthur Simanjuntak
Opening theme"Di Jalan Sesama"
Ending theme"Di Jalan Sesama"
(instrumental)
Country of origin Indonesia
Original language Bahasa Indonesian
No. of seasons3 [1]
No. of episodes>156
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesCreative Indigo Productions
Sesame Workshop
Release
Original network Trans7 (2008–2010)
Kompas TV (2011–2016)
MNC Kids (2013-2016)
TVRI (2020)
Vision Prime (2021-present)
Picture format PAL
Original release18 February 2008 (2008-02-18) –
26 February 2010 (2010-02-26)

Jalan Sesama is the Indonesian adaptation of the American children's television series, Sesame Street . The series was produced by Creative Indigo Productions in association with Sesame Workshop. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

On 13 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series re-aired on TVRI as part of Belajar dari Rumah programming block sponsored by Ministry of Education and Culture. [5]

History

In March 2006, the series was created with funding by the United States government through USAID, which totaled US$8.5 million. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Filming for the series took place in Jakarta beginning in May 2007. A total 156 episodes were planned. [9] Mohammad Zudhi acted as the series educational consultant. [10]

The series debuted on 18 February 2008 on Trans7. [4] [11] A magazine to accompany the show, Jalan Sesama Magazine, was scheduled to release in April of the same year. [12]

Content

The program's set resembles an Indonesian neighborhood, with clay-tiled houses, a snack cart, and a motorcycle taxi stop. [13] Traditional forms of performance, including gamelan and wayang, were included in segments. [10]

The pilot episode showed the characters preparing for, and later partaking in, a celebration for the opening of a new library. Guest stars in the first season included Hetty Koes Endang, Titiek Puspa, Gilang Ramadhan, and Surya Saputra. [12]

Messaging

Jalan Sesama teaches watchers about diversity, environmental awareness, and positive character building. [14] The show avoided mentions of religion for its first season, due to the topic's sensitive nature. [10]

Season 3 of the series focused on the environment, and included information on how to prepare for natural disasters. [15] Season 5 of the show had creativity as its main theme. [16]

Characters

Episodes

The series consisted of about 52 half-hour episodes each season, with a total of 156 episodes over three seasons. [4]

Impact

A 2010 study found that children who watched the program showed greater improvements in cognitive skills, cultural awareness, environmental awareness, health and safety knowledge, literacy, mathematics, and social development than children who had not watched the program. [18]

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References

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  12. 1 2 Purbo, Atun (13 February 2008). "New Children's Series Jalan Sesama Debuts on Trans7". Business Wire.
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