Susam Sokağı
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Susam Sokağı is the Turkish adaptation of children's television program Sesame Street. It was aired on TRT, the state television in Turkey between late 1980's and early 1990's. It involved a street design in a studio, and original Sesame Street material, translated and adapted.
Characters
- Real People
- *Tahsin Usta: lit. Master Tahsin A repairman and Sabiha Teyze's husband. (Alp Öyken)
- *Zehra Teyze: lit. Aunt Zehra A greengrocer. (Güven Hokna)
- *Nihat Amca: lit. Uncle Nihat A Stationary store owner. (Alpay İzbırak)
- *Hakan Abi: lit. Elder Brother Hakan A young man who plays the guitar. (Tevfik Tolga Tecer)
- *Zeynep Abla: lit. Elder Sister Zeynep A young woman living in the street. (Aslı Öyken)
- *Sabiha Teyze: lit. Aunt Sabiha A tailor and Tahsin Usta's wife. (Betül Arım)
- Muppets
- *Minik Kuş: lit. Little Bird Adaptation of Big Bird. He's in an orange color and is called as "little bird" despite his size.
- *Kırpık: Adaptation of Oscar the Grouch. Lives in a large basket.
- *Edi ve Büdü: Adaptation of Ernie and Bert. Taken from the idiom "Edi ve Büdü", based on a folktale, which is used for two people getting along good, particularly used for older couples.
- *Kurbağacık: lit. Little Froggie Adaptation of Kermit. Kermit's name is Kermit as usual in the Muppet Show episodes shown in Turkey and only adapted into Kurbağacık in Susam Sokağı
- *Kurabiye Canavarı: Adaptation of Cookie Monster. Name is literally translated.
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