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One Direction may have conquered the world and amassed gazillions of adoring fans, but everyone knows you haven't truly made it until you've met Big Bird and Bert & Ernie!
So they have finally arrived in the ultimate hall of fame – by appearing in Sesame Street.
The boys went behind the scenes on the set of hit kids' show to film an upcoming episode alongside favourites including Elmo and Oscar The Grouch.