Now that Sesame Street is available on Hulu, you can revisit Elmo, The Count and Cookie Monster any time you want. We have 75 clips spanning the show’s history, including some of the notable guest visits: Natalie Portman, Johnny Cash, Ben Stiller, Liam Neeson and American Idol’s Ruben Studdard, among many others. They cover everything from exercise and art to asking questions and rhyming — along with counting and the alphabet, of course.

So whether you need to brush up on your ABCs or just want an excuse to sing along, now you can find your way to Sesame Street through Hulu. Here’s one of my favorites:

Have a favorite of your own? Share yours on the show’s discussion board.

Rebecca (rebecca.harper@hulu.com),
Rubber Duckie’s BFF

We like Carrier for the insider’s perspective on all the personalities aboard the ship, and how each resident — mostly sailors and Marines — deals with life under a runway. Their lives are exciting, fast-paced and sometimes stressful, with each crew member playing an integral role, whether they’re flipping pancakes or launching aircraft. And then there’s the conflict. Listening to the drama aboard this “floating high school” — after all, most of crew members are between 18 and 20 years old — beats the latest reality TV catfight anytime, probably because it seems so real.

For all the drama, there’s also the real thrill of “shooting planes” (sending the fighter jets off the carrier). While we may be in the comfort of our own homes and cubicles, these firsthand accounts give a sense, no matter how remote, of what life at sea is really all about.

From the Hulu flight deck,

Rebecca

rebecca.harper@hulu.com

Hulu Editor

When I was a child, I often got to stay up late to watch Nova with my parents. Not only did the show foster a love for science, but also a keen interest in the spectacular — and Nova has both in abundance. Nova comes to Hulu with 14 amazing episodes, from the Lost King of the Maya to a behind-the-scenes look at the Mars Exploration Rover project.

In addition to Nova, we’re launching 10 episodes of Scientific American Frontiers — an entertaining look at the latest trends in science, medicine, technology and the environment with the ever-charismatic host, Alan Alda. In a similar vein, we have 10 episodes of Wired Science, spotlighting the latest in cutting-edge research and technology as it redefines our culture, brought to you by the team behind Wired Magazine. If you like the magazine, you will love this show. Architecture and design fans will want to tune into design: e2. It moves “green” to the forefront of building practices and habitability, bringing sustainable architecture indoors as it explores the impact on concrete jungles and our homes alike.

My newest favorite, Carrier, takes you aboard the USS Nimitz — a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier — and gives you an incredible look at the day-to-day operations of one of the world’s largest warships. It shows what it’s like to manage an airport that floats 24 stories off the water; check out this clip of Navy F-18 pilots taking off from the flight deck at 130 miles per hour:

One of the things I’ve always appreciated about PBS is that they are publicly supported, with no commercial breaks in their shows. We’ve done our best to support that format here at Hulu. While you’ll see a couple short advertisements at the beginning of each show, as well as some “overlay” ads (the ads that appear at the bottom of a video), we’ve made sure you can watch episodes as they were intended, with no ad breaks.

Love what you see? Continue to support your local PBS station to keep great shows like these coming. In the meantime, I can’t wait to see more from PBS — and it’s a good bet that I’ll be staying up late to watch!

Mark Forbes