tide, america's #1 detergent ♪ sunny days ♪ sweepin' the clouds away ♪ >> generations of children havened their way of how to get to sesame street. >> so the iconic show actually has productions in several countries around the world and it's coming to millions of children whose lives have torn apart by the war in syria. we are up all "nightline" with abc's terry moran. >> reporter: earlier this year, elmo went to a refugee camp. >> all kids are pretty much the same. you know, we have differences that elmo has red fur, but we like to have fun together. >> reporter: did you think that children that you met over there were sad? >> well, you know, elmo thought that some of the kids were sad, but elmo tried to do his best to cheer them up and make them smile. >> reporter: sesame workshop is building centers in the camps. >> education is a haven for people who have lost everything and for children it gives them just an ounce of normality that can give them the chance to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: and they're sesame street in arabic, aimed at reaching children in syria, iraq, lebanon a