Joan gans cooney and lloyd morriset, they founded this show. Had great timing. They had the idea for the show in 66, and though it didn't make it to the hair till 69. It was right in the middle of linden johnson's war on poverty,. I propose that we begin a programme in education to insure every american child the fullest development of his mind and skill. Huge amounts of federal money to improve public education to alleviate the effects of child poverty. So they talped into good moment when they could get all manner of funding and good will to underwrite sesame street. And how long does that glory last? In the early