{“Sesame Street” adds child Muppet to deal with poverty, hunger issues|The 7-year-old child Muppet will be introduced and featured during a special primetime episode titled “Growing Hope Against Hunger,” which is scheduled to air on Oct|”We felt it was best to have this new Muppet take this on in a positive way and a healthy way,” she added|The retail chain will be holding screenings in select communities|Betancourt said that the team understands it’s hard to talk about such serious issues, and this is one way to address the topic while keeping a hopeful message|