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Thread started 07/02/15 2:30pm

kpowers

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End of an era: Maria leaving Sesame Street

Sesame Street' losing 'Maria' after 44 years

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  • Actress Sonia Manzano is retiring from the show
  • She hinted that she may return for the 50th anniversary in 2019

(CNN)It's the end of an era on "Sesame Street."

The block is losing one of its most beloved citizens: Sonia Manzano, who has played shop owner Maria on the PBS series for almost 45 years, has announced that she is retiring.

The 65-year-old Puerto Rican actress revealed her plan to exit the show at the recent American Library Association Annual Conference in San Francisco.

Sonia Manzano is retiring from playing "Maria."

Manzano first appeared on "Sesame Street" in 1971 and became a series regular in 1974. Manzano's character, Maria, has been an integral part of the long-running series along with TV husband Luis (played by Emilio Delgado), with whom she ran the Fix-It Shop.

News of her departure set off sadness across social media, and Manzano tweeted responses to some disappointed fans, assuring them that the show would go on and telling them not to be "bummed."

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Reply #1 posted 07/02/15 6:26pm

babynoz

Sorry to see you go but enjoy your retirement Maria. wave

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #2 posted 07/02/15 8:19pm

hifidelity67

had such a crush on her

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Reply #3 posted 07/02/15 8:38pm

kewlschool

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hifidelity67 said:

had such a crush on her

Yes. She was the hot one.

99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment
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Reply #4 posted 07/02/15 8:44pm

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kewlschool said:

hifidelity67 said:

had such a crush on her

Yes. She was the hot one.


Also one of my first crushes.

Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #5 posted 07/02/15 9:47pm

hifidelity67

love



I'm in a groovy dream, don't pinch me, I'm diggin' the scene
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Reply #6 posted 07/02/15 10:34pm

HuMpThAnG

hifidelity67 said:

had such a crush on her

hell, who didn't?? lol razz

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Reply #7 posted 07/03/15 12:26am

kpowers

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HuMpThAnG said:

hifidelity67 said:

had such a crush on her

hell, who didn't?? lol razz

this guy

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Reply #8 posted 07/03/15 12:59am

HuMpThAnG

lol well, he always had issues...

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Reply #9 posted 07/03/15 1:22am

hifidelity67

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Reply #10 posted 07/03/15 2:47am

Chancellor

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I bet she had no idea that she'd spend most of her Adult life working on that show..Smart Entertainers never try to fix what aint broken..65 is still young so maybe she has other projects in the works...

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Reply #11 posted 07/03/15 5:23am

SPYZFAN1

I used to love her too. Well earned retirement.

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Reply #12 posted 07/03/15 9:33am

HuMpThAnG

So this means she'll be divorce from her tv husband Luis? hmmm

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Reply #13 posted 07/03/15 9:50am

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After watching Scott Pelley's send off, my mom thought that she had died. lol No!, she's only retiring. It's just the way they presented the segment, that's why.

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Reply #14 posted 07/03/15 12:13pm

Cinny

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I wonder how they are writing her out, or if they'll bother?

Remember when Maria had to explain to Big Bird that Mr. Hooper died?

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Reply #15 posted 07/03/15 1:54pm

TD3

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Cinny said:

I wonder how they are writing her out, or if they'll bother?

Remember when Maria had to explain to Big Bird that Mr. Hooper died?

yes... yes i do. sigh bawl

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Reply #16 posted 07/03/15 11:12pm

Hudson

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I had a Big Bird with a pullstring that would talk. It was my favorite toy when I was a kid, though I don't think I've ever seen this show. I don't know who Maria is.

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Reply #17 posted 07/05/15 8:24pm

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Man she been on this joint a long time. I had no idea she was still there.

I was in fucking elementary school when she started. Damn. lol

Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #18 posted 07/06/15 9:06am

TD3

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phunkdaddy said:

Man she been on this joint a long time. I had no idea she was still there.

I was in fucking elementary school when she started. Damn. lol

grandpa ARRP.

razz

lol

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Reply #19 posted 07/06/15 1:26pm

kpowers

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Cinny said:

I wonder how they are writing her out, or if they'll bother?

Remember when Maria had to explain to Big Bird that Mr. Hooper died?

bawl

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Reply #20 posted 07/06/15 1:27pm

kpowers

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HuMpThAnG said:

lol well, he always had issues...

He was such a grouch

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Reply #21 posted 07/06/15 7:47pm

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TD3 said:

phunkdaddy said:

Man she been on this joint a long time. I had no idea she was still there.

I was in fucking elementary school when she started. Damn. lol

grandpa ARRP.

razz

lol

lol

Were you attending your Jr. High prom then?

Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #22 posted 07/10/15 6:26pm

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kewlschool said:

hifidelity67 said:

had such a crush on her


Yes. She was the hot one.


Maria has age pretty well too!

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Reply #23 posted 07/10/15 6:28pm

TonyVanDam

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kpowers said:

HuMpThAnG said:

hell, who didn't?? lol razz

this guy

Oscar has always been a total dick toward the adults of Sesame Street. lol

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Reply #24 posted 07/10/15 7:09pm

hifidelity67

Oscar represents the homeless in NYC. Of course he's a grouch! You'd be grouchy too...
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Reply #25 posted 07/12/15 2:01pm

kewlschool

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Lammastide said:

kewlschool said:

Yes. She was the hot one.


Also one of my first crushes.

Good taste.

99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment
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Reply #26 posted 07/13/15 8:33am

Cinny

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kewlschool said:

Lammastide said:


Also one of my first crushes.

Good taste.

hehe

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Reply #27 posted 07/14/15 6:34am

TD3

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phunkdaddy said:

TD3 said:

grandpa AARP.

razz

lol

lol

Were you attending your Jr. High prom then?

Uh, yes. What's your point, my brotha. lol

Everybody gets the AARP magazine at somepoint, your time has come. Welcome. razz



lol

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Reply #28 posted 07/14/15 6:44am

PurpleJedi

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Yeah, I was also shocked to discover that the people I saw on there when I was a little boy are still doing their thing on the show.

grandpa

She earned a well-deserved retirement. nod

By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!
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Reply #29 posted 07/14/15 11:08am

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Takes a rope, get's a chair. Starts to put the rope around his neck, very tight. Ready to jump. Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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