Jalan Sesama
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| genre = Children's television series
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| based_on = Sesame Street
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| theme_music_composer = Jack Arthur Simanjuntak
| opentheme = "Di Jalan Sesama"
| endtheme = "Di Jalan Sesama"
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| country = Indonesia
| language = Indonesian
| company = Creative Indigo Productions
Sesame Workshop
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| network = Trans7 (2008–2010)
Kompas TV (2011–2016)
MNC Kids (2013-2016)
TVRI (2020)
Vision Prime (2021-present)
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|02|18|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2010|02|26|df=y}}
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Jalan Sesama is the Indonesian adaptation of the American children's television series, Sesame Street. The series was produced by Creative Indigo Productions in association with Sesame Workshop.{{Cite web|first=Greg|last=James|url=http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2007/03/indonesia-launches-jalan-sesama.html|title=Indonesia Launches Jalan Sesama|publisher=The Muppet Newsflash|date=23 March 2007}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=61345 |title=Sesame Street's coming to town! The Jakarta Post, 13 January 2007 |access-date=26 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314063958/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=61345 |archive-date=14 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=30 June 2008 |title=Jalan Sesama |url=https://www.comminit.com/content/jalan-sesama |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Communication Initiative Network |language=en}}
On 13 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series re-aired on TVRI as part of Belajar dari Rumah programming block sponsored by Ministry of Education and Culture.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=10 April 2020 |title=Belajar dari Rumah lewat TVRI, Berikut Tayangan yang Akan Diberikan |url=https://www.kompas.com/edu/read/2020/04/10/102319171/belajar-dari-rumah-lewat-tvri-berikut-tayangan-yang-akan-diberikan |access-date=13 April 2020 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}
History
In March 2006, the series was created with funding by the United States government through USAID, which totaled US$8.5 million.{{Cite web |url=http://future.state.gov/what/special/63144.htm |title=Secretary Rice Meets Elmo in Indonesia |access-date=2006-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060922195614/http://future.state.gov/what/special/63144.htm |archive-date=2006-09-22 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mbeproject.net/mbe121e.html |title=The U.S. Secretary of State Visits School |access-date=2006-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125183257/http://mbeproject.net/mbe121e.html |archive-date=2007-01-25 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070324.T03&irec=2 |title=Sesame Street goes Indonesian, The Jakarta Post, Features, 24 March 2006 |access-date=26 March 2007 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929110406/http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070324.T03&irec=2 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |date=22 May 2007 |title='Sesame Street' heads to Indonesia |work=Agence France-Presse}}
Filming for the series took place in Jakarta beginning in May 2007. A total 156 episodes were planned. Mohammad Zudhi acted as the series educational consultant.{{Cite news |date=22 June 2007 |title=Indonesia's "Sesame Street" to emphasize diversity, avoid religion |work=BBC}}
The series debuted on 18 February 2008 on Trans7.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2019 |title=50 years of Sesame Street, through the eyes of its global spinoffs |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/sesame-street-50-years-old-around-world-n1079091 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=NBC News |language=en}} A magazine to accompany the show, Jalan Sesama Magazine, was scheduled to release in April of the same year.{{Cite news |last=Purbo |first=Atun |date=13 February 2008 |title=New Children's Series Jalan Sesama Debuts on Trans7 |work=Business Wire}}
Content
The program's set resembles an Indonesian neighborhood, with clay-tiled houses, a snack cart, and a motorcycle taxi stop.{{Cite news |last=Arga |first=Adhityani |date=2007-05-22 |title="Sesame Street" in U.S. bid to court Indonesians |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-muppets-idUSJAK18073620070522 |access-date=2023-01-05}} Traditional forms of performance, including gamelan and wayang, were included in segments.
The pilot episode showed the characters preparing for, and later partaking in, a celebration for the opening of a new library. Guest stars in the first season included Hetty Koes Endang, Titiek Puspa, Gilang Ramadhan, and Surya Saputra.
= Messaging =
Jalan Sesama teaches watchers about diversity, environmental awareness, and positive character building.{{Cite web |date=24 March 2007 |title="Jalan Sesama": "Sesame Street" Versi Indonesia |url=http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/berita/0703/24/lua08.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225028/http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/berita/0703/24/lua08.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=23 May 2007 |website=Sinar Harapan}} The show avoided mentions of religion for its first season, due to the topic's sensitive nature.
Season 3 of the series focused on the environment, and included information on how to prepare for natural disasters.{{Cite news |date=29 January 2010 |title=THIRD SEASON OF USAID-SUPPORTED JALAN SESAMA TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT |work=US Fed News}} Season 5 of the show had creativity as its main theme.{{Cite web |last=Zuhdi |first=Muhammad |date=6 December 2011 |title=Nurturing Creativity in Children: A Jalan Sesama Initiative |url=https://blog.dinamika.ac.id/nunuk/files/2012/11/3D2-Muhammad-Zuhdi.pdf |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Blog Sivitas Universitas Dinamika}}
Characters
- Momon - A 5-year-old yellow monster boy who is very neat and loves drawing and counting.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Meet Sesame Street's Global Cast of Characters |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/meet-sesame-streets-global-cast-of-characters-148607164/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}
- Putri - An active and extroverted young girl who is always asking Momon for help.
- Tantan - A wise orangutan that settles every dispute on Jalan Sesama.
- Jabrik - A baby rhinoceros that is always complaining and laughing.
- Elmo - introduced in the show's third season
Episodes
Impact
A 2010 study found that children who watched the program showed greater improvements in cognitive skills, cultural awareness, environmental awareness, health and safety knowledge, literacy, mathematics, and social development than children who had not watched the program.{{Cite journal |last1=Borzekowski |first1=Dina L.G. |last2=Henry |first2=Holly K. |date=March 2011 |title=The impact of Jalan Sesama on the educational and healthy development of Indonesian preschool children: An experimental study |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0165025410380983 |journal=International Journal of Behavioral Development |language=en |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=169–179 |doi=10.1177/0165025410380983 |s2cid=145785698 |issn=0165-0254 |via=SAGE Journals|url-access=subscription }}
References
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Category:2000s Indonesian television series
Category:2008 Indonesian television series debuts
Category:2010s Indonesian television series
Category:2010 Indonesian television series endings
Category:Indonesian children's television series
Category:Indonesian-language television shows
Category:Indonesian television series based on American television series