‘Fired’ Sesame Street Characters Bob, Luis and Gordon May Get Reprieve

It may be possible that you haven’t seen the last of Bob, Luis and Gordon. The trio of veteran Sesame Street characters – played by Bob McGrath, Emilio Delgado and Roscoe Orman – announced that they were released from the long-running children’s television program in late July.

But according to a recent social media post from Delgado — which cites a joint statement written by Orman — the decision to release the three actors may not be set in stone.

The statement reads:

“To all of you who have expressed your appreciation and support for the years of work and service to Sesame Street by me and my colleagues, I thank you! Due to your overwhelming reaction regarding the status of myself and others on the show, the new producers of Sesame Street have reached out to us with an expressed desire to continue our longstanding relationship, to be initiated with a meeting in September. Hopefully, this will result in the inclusion of veteran cast members in upcoming productions. I look forward to sharing with you at such time, the results of that conversation. Thanks again for your loving support and devotion to Sesame Street and to what it has meant to the children of the world."

‘F’ IS FOR FIRED

McGrath gave a statement about the trio’s release at Supercon.

“As of this season, I have completed my 45th season this year,” McGrath said. “And the show has gone under a major turnaround, going from an hour to a half-hour. HBO has gotten involved also. And they let all of the original cast members go, with the exception of Alan Muraoka — who is probably 20 years younger than the rest of us — and Chris Knowings, who is also young.”

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McGrath said the changes were made in part because of HBO’s major re-tooling the show has gone under since it moved to that network in a deal last year. New episodes debut on HBO first. Sesame Workshop retains sole creative control over the show.

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— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) July 28, 2016

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