Sesame Port

Sesame Port is the second Sesame Street co-production for. -based companies and  produced the series in association with. The show features the returns of Basil, Louis and Chaos (and later Katie) from Sesame Park, alongside a new cast of Muppet characters.

Season 1
In August 2007, the (SODEC) of  provided support to realize the new project. Additional funding was secured from the, the Quebecor Fund, the , and the. Taping for the first season began in May 2008 at Mel's Cité du Cinéma 2 in the Montreal Technoparc. The first season consisted of 20 15-minute episodes, and debuted over, , and  in 2009. The series also aired in the on.

All the characters were developed by Sesame Workshop and CinéGroupe, and the Muppets for the series were built by in New York, who worked with exclusively local writers and Muppet performers. , and  auditioned and trained some of the new performers for the show, with James Rankin and Rob Mills assisting with training.

Bob Stutt declined to reprise Basil for the series, citing contractual obligations elsewhere and him not "having the spirit" anymore to perform him. George Gillick, a native, inherited the role, having assisted Basil for some appearances late in the run of Sesame Park.

The new songs and theme music were composed by Andrew Huggett, the background music was composed by.

The production also coincided with Place Sésame, a French-Canadian co-production consisting of footage featuring Louis and different French-Canadian Muppets surrounding dubbed material from Play with Me Sesame, dubbed Sesame Park Snippets, dubbed Elmo's World and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures segments, and mini-documentaries featuring Francophone kids.

Season 2
This season has a theme of multiculturalism and bilingualism, and featured the return of Katie from Sesame Park. The season was run for 20 episodes between April 3, 2010 and August 7, 2010. Canadian celebrities visiting this season include singer and Sesame Street veteran, commissioner , actors  and , and comedian.

Season 3
The third season of another 20 episodes aired from August 13, 2011 to December 24, 2011. This season has the themes of "Respect", "Gender Equality", "Community Togetherness", and "Friendship". George Gillick took over as Muppet Coordinator from James Rankin.

Season 4
The fourth season of 20 episodes aired from February 7, 2012 to November 14, 2012 with a Christmas special on December 24, 2012. Jolean's cousin Beata from Poland's Ulica Sezamkowa comes for a visit in one episode.

Season 5
The fifth season aired from March 11, 2013 to November 12, 2013. Two new characters debut, Al the Acadian flying fox and Jackie the Manitoban tiger.

Season 6
The sixth season aired from March 11, 2014 to December 24, 2014. An hour-long special, "Louis Goes Home" featured a visit to Louis' native Quebec as well as a crossover with Between the Lions: Let's Explore. In 2015, the season was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series.

Season 7
The seventh season aired from February 13, 2015 to December 24, 2015. In 2016, the show was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series for the second time. As part of the Sesame Street Canada branding initiative, Elmo made several appearances throughout the season.

Season 8
The eight season aired from February 10, 2016 to November 18, 2016.

Season 9
Martin Berger announced the production of the ninth season, consisting of 20 episodes, on December 1, 2016. It premiered from February 15, 2017 to November 5, 2017.

Season 10
Season 10 debuted on February 10, 2018 and ran until November 11, 2018.

Season 11
Season 11 ran from February 10, 2019 and ran until November 20, 2019 with a Christmas special on December 23, 2019.

Season 12
Season 12 debuted in October 2020. Jacek Fiedorowicz and his crew in (who previously wrote the songs for the Sesame Port Live shows; including the "Magic Circle" song introduced in Sesame Port Live: Across the North and introduced to the show in Season 5) took over as songwriters from Andrew Huggett.

Format
The series at aimed at an audience of 3 to 6-year olds. It is composed of original puppet segments featuring Muppets created specifically for the series, local mini documentaries depicting a child's eye view of life in Canada, educational short cartoons, and classic Muppet segments from the library of Sesame Street.

The main setting of the program is the "Sesame Port", a port in the fictional Canadian Maritime village of Sleepy Cove on the coast, where the Muppet characters of the series live.

Recurring segments include /Chaos' World/, which features puppets created by Noreen Young, and not by the Muppet Workshop, depicted within Chaos' imagination. The segment also features a mime named Cédric (performed by Paul-Louis Blanchard), similar to Mr. Noodle, who tries to answer Chaos' questions through pantomime.

Muppets

 * Basil (performed by George Gillick) - A polar bear and the main character of the series
 * Louis (performed by Pier Paquette) - A bilingual otter who helps the audience learn French
 * Chaos (performed by Karen Valleau) - An energetic kitten.
 * Katie (performed by Trish Leeper; with Dennis Gruijters assisting for wheelchair movements) - A wheelchair-assisted girl. She joins the cast in Season 2.
 * Elmo (performed by (guest appearances; seasons 1-2);  (season 7-present)) - a friend from the American Sesame Street — at 3-and-a-half years old, he's the youngest Muppet on the show.
 * Jolean (performed by Jolene Holliday) - A young lamb of Polish ancestry who is an old pen pal of Louis.
 * April (performed by Jeannie Bagarella) - A full-body lioness with a long mane for hair. She was designed by Chuck Chesney and built by Mary Brehmer.
 * Jeannie Bagarella performs April in a similar manner to the full-body characters from Eagle Rock (which Chesney also designed); April's lower jaw is attached to a balaclava Jeannie wears inside April's head, and Jeannie moves her mouth to make April's mouth move. Jeannie is "miked" while performing Jeannie by way of a lavalier microphone inside April's head, which is run to a radio frequency transmitter hidden in the costume. In Season 3, an eyelid mechanism was added to the character, which is made out of the same one-way see-through material as the eyes on the costume (allowing the performer to see without an monitor, compared to Big Bird in the American Sesame Street).
 * Al (performed by Pascale Thévenoud) - An Acadian flying fox bat. Designed by Henri Ewaskio; Al was recycled from the puppet used for Leah the Fruit Bat in The Animal Show and Benny the Bat in Bear in the Big Blue House, modified with "Muppet-like" eyes. A large hand puppet version of Al was built for closeup scenes and certain flying shots. Al debuted in Season 5.
 * Jackie (performed by Christy Enzensberger) - A Manitoban tiger. Jackie was designed by Chuck Chesney and built by Rollie Krewson. Jackie debuted in Season 5.
 * Dungaree and Dungaroo (performed by and Dennis Gruijters respectively) - Two dock workers at Sesame Port. Dungaree was designed by Chuck Chesney and built by Rollie Krewson, Dungaroo was made from a Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet pattern.

Humans

 * Mayor Rollin (portrayed by Dean Hagopian) - The mayor of Sleepy Cove.
 * Ms. Bompard (portrayed by Amanda Craughwell) - Mayor Rollin's young bilingual assistant.
 * Preying Owl (portrayed by ) - A First Nations friend of Mayor Rollin.

Guest Muppets

 * Elmo (performed by ) - Appeared in 5 episodes of Season 1 and 15 episodes of Season 2
 * Grover (performed by ) - Appeared in 14 episodes of Season 2
 * Cookie Monster (performed by in season 2 and  in season 3) - Appeared in 14 episodes of Season 2 and 7 episodes of Season 3
 * Baby Bear (performed by ) - Appeared in 3 episodes of Season 1 and 7 episodes of Season 3
 * Big Bird (performed by ) - Appeared in 1 episode of Season 3
 * Oscar (performed by ) - Appeared in 1 episode of Season 3