Sisimpur

Sisimpur (Bengali: সিসিমপুর) is the Bangladeshi version of the children's television series Sesame Street. The show aims to make learning enjoyable for children.[1]

Logo of Sisismpur
Sisimpur Characters Tuktuki, Ikri Mikri and Shiku.

Local production designers localized the backdrop for the show by building a set featuring a rural street with a banyan tree and tea and sweet shops.[2][3]

The first season of the series featured 26 episodes, and a second roster of 36 episodes was in production as of 9 February 2001.[4] A third season went into production April 2007 while production of the fifth season is underway.[5] The series airs four times a week on Bangladesh Television (BTV). The program airs on BTV at 9:05 am on Friday, with repeats on Saturday at 2:15 pm, Wednesday and Thursday at 5:05 pm.[6] Sisimpur started airing on children’s channel Duronto TV on July 14, 2019.[7]

USAID has committed US$7 million in funding over the first three years. It is Bangladesh's first children's educational program and was expected to be seen by 4 million children in its first two years.

The creation of Sisimpur was described in detail in the 2005 documentary The World According to Sesame Street.

Characters
  • Halum is the Bengal tiger. Halum was designed by Ed Christie and built by Rollie Krewson.
  • Ikri Mikri is the small blue monster. Ikri Mikri was designed by Ed Christie and built by Ann Marie Holdgruen.
  • Shiku is a small jackal. Shiku was designed by Ed Christie and built by Victoria Ellis.
  • Tuktuki is the female Muppet. Tuktuki was designed by Ed Christie and built by Ann Marie Holdgruen.

The show has no full-body puppet character and, thus, no equivalent to Big Bird.

Human characters
  • Lal Mia: postman; the actor later died, and the character died within the show, a la Mr. Hooper.
  • Mukul Moira: university graduate and entrepreneur (played by Chanchal Chowdhury).
  • Sumona Moira: local school teacher.
  • Guni Moira: sweet shop owner (played by Syed Dulal)
  • Asha Moira: Guni's wife and the local librarian.
  • Polash Moira: Guni and Asha's son.
  • Bahadur: a nursery owner (played by Shahadat Hossain).

References
  1. "Sisimpur returns with season 12 on Duronto TV". Dhaka Tribune. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Independent Lens . THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET . On the Set". PBS. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. Lepore, Jill (4 May 2020). "How We Got to Sesame Street". The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. USAID Bangladesh in Focus: USAID Introduces Sesame Street Television Program in Bangladesh Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Bangladeshi Sesame Street Producing 5th Season
  6. "[TV Watch :Sisimpur on BTV]", The New Nation (Bangladesh), June 14, 2008.
  7. "Sisimpur to air on Duranata TV". New Age. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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