60 Minutes: Feb 17

60 Minutes turned 40 this week.

On Sunday it pays its respects to 50 years of Sesame Street.

Babies at First Sight
At first sight, the man in this story appears as a knight in shining armour. He offers hope to people desperate to have babies. But as Liz Hayes reports in an astonishing 60 Minutes investigation, it’s not long before he starts to lose his gloss. A clue is the name he goes by. “Joe Donor” travels the world impregnating any woman who’ll have him, any way they’ll have him. He proudly boasts he’s already fathered more than 100 children. Australia is his latest stopover, but instead of welcoming his helping hand, fertility experts here warn that Mr Donor is a dangerous public health risk with questionable motives.
Reporter: Liz Hayes
Producer: Gareth Harvey

Road to Success
What happens when you put a monster who eats cookies, an oversized bird, a garbage-loving grouch and a green frog together in a room? You end up with the finest children’s television program in history. Sesame Street has been entertaining millions of preschoolers for 50 years. Its success is even more remarkable because while the kids are having fun those watching fast-talking, cheeky Muppets, they’re also learning. But not just their ABCs and 1-2-3s. Sesame Street has never been afraid to tackle controversial issues like race, divorce and death. And the good news is, it’s not about to stop.
Reporter: Liam Bartlett
Producer: Grace Tobin

Little Legend
Of the 300,000 Australians going to school for the very first time this year, the leap into learning for one young man is greater than for all the others. Five-year-old Floyd Morley was born with a rare form of dwarfism. Physically it means he has no choice but to look up to the other kids. But in every other way, this spirited little legend is already proving to be more than their equal.
Reporter: Allison Langdon
Producer: Naomi Shivaraman

8:30 (ish) Sunday on Nine.