Barrio Sésamo was the Spanish version of Sesame Street, a children's television program. The show premiered in 1979. The main character was Espinete, a large pink hedgehog that replaced Big Bird. Like Big Bird, Espinete was a full-body muppet and was the most important character on the show. He became famous for sleeping in pajamas in spite of being "naked" the rest of the day. Some of the friends of Espinete were: From A Celebration of Me, Grover, showing much of the main cast of Sesame Street. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Espinete, a large pink hedgehog. ... For the anti-submarine weapon see Hedgehog (weapon); for the mathematical concepts see hedgehog (curve) and hedgehog (metric). ... For other uses, see Big Bird (disambiguation). ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ...

• Don Pimpón: Another full-body muppet. This farmer was an undetermined brown being, similar to a Sesame Street monster.
• Chema: The baker of Barrio Sésamo.
• Ana: The young friend of everybody.
• Don Julián: The old owner of a mobile news stand.

The show finished around the middle of the 1980s, and was replaced by Los Mundos de Yupi, a similar TV program starred by three extraterrestrial characters.