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Witness the pure joy of a surprise visit to Sesame Street

Cool October 30, 2018
@maddycunningham's mom grew up with Sesame Street, so when she surprised her with a trip to the set to meet the puppets, the sheer jubilation was infectious.
Photo via @maddycunningham
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· 28 Oct 2018

I didn’t tell her what we were doing/where we were going until we were in the elevator.

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· 28 Oct 2018

We then took these super cute pics in a photo booth they had set up in their offices.

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· 28 Oct 2018

BUT THEN... we walked into the studios and I honestly thought my mom might pass out from excitement.

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· 28 Oct 2018

I’ve never seen her more overwhelmed in my entire life tbh. This is the face of pure, unadulterated joy.

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· 28 Oct 2018

Everyone was so kind and she even got to sit in Big Bird’s nest!

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· 28 Oct 2018

And then things got even more magical...

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· 28 Oct 2018

There were lots of tears and very few words. My mom was TOTALLY speechless.

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· 28 Oct 2018

BUT THEN THE MONSTERS KEPT COMING.

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· 28 Oct 2018

...AND KEPT COMING

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· 28 Oct 2018

To say this was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, would be a total understatement.

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· 28 Oct 2018

But the moment I think my mom loved the most was when Rosita hugged her and told her how much Sesame Street loves teachers.

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· 28 Oct 2018

Ending the thread with this priceless picture that says 1000 words. I love you mom. ❤️

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· 29 Oct 2018
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I cried watching the videos, and I feel like your mom embodied my soul if I ever got to meet them.

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· 29 Oct 2018
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The thing I love the most is how your mom looks all the characters in the eye when she's interacting with them. You can see her glance at the puppeteers - but she can't help it, it's the characters she's talking to 😍They are more real for her 💕

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· 29 Oct 2018
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At first I was like, "But my mother wouldn't have cared," and then I realized your mother was around my age and I totally would have had the same reaction.

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· 29 Oct 2018
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HOW DO YOU GET TO DO THIS!! I've grown up with Sesame Street, and so has my kid! We would literally faint with happiness if we could come anywhere near the real Sesame !!

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· 29 Oct 2018
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Oh my gosh that would be so me! 😍😭 Just imagine me at Sesame Street, talking to Elmo, Ernie, Grover and Kermit! 😍🙈 @aaron_stoermer

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