48 years ago today, our friend Snuffy made his debut on Sesame Street! #Sesame50 | Sesame Street

107K views · 5.3K reactions | It's our friend Snuffy's birthday today, so you know what dance we're practicing for the party! #HappyBirthdaySnuffy | Sesame Street | Facebook

Happy birthday to our favorite, not-so-imaginary, Mr. Snuffleupagus! When Snuffy was first introduced on "Sesame Street," he was meant to be Big Bird’s imaginary friend. But over time, the show’s creators realized the unintended message this sent: that adults might not believe children, even when they’re telling the truth. Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente explained, “The fear was that if we represented adults not believing what kids said, they might not be motivated to tell the truth. That