Editing Hooper's Store (section)

==David and Gina==
The fictional character David ([[Northern Calloway]]), a young [[African-American]] who moved to Sesame Street in the early 1970s, was soon hired by Mr. Hooper as an assistant.  David was originally conceived as a hip, upbeat singer fresh out of high school who was fond of eccentric hats. Although he appeared in Season 3, he began working at the store in Season 4 while studying law at college.

Upon Mr. Hooper's death, which correlated with the death of his actor, Will Lee, in real life, the store was left to David in-universe.  During seasons 16 and 17, a teenaged boy named Piri  (played by Eddie Castrodad) worked at the store.  Following this, David hired a new resident of the area, [[Dr. Gina Jefferson|Gina]] (played by Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly) in 1987.  This young teenage girl helped David as he himself had helped Mr. Hooper.

[[Bert (Sesame Street)|Bert]] was hired to help David in one Sesame Street book. During his employment he accidentally broke a [[teapot]] given to David by Mr. Hooper, but was forgiven for the mistake.

Actor Calloway faced health issues in 1989, and left the series.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.J. Calloway, veteran of 'Sesame Street' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38901694/obituary_for_nj_calloway_aged_62/ |accessdate=12 November 2019 |work=Arizona Republic |date=14 January 1990 |location=Phoenix AZ |page=37}}</ref> His character moved to a farm, to live with his grandmother. The actor died in 1990.

David's final appearance was the season finale of Season 20 (the birth of Maria and Luis' daughter). Gina continued to work at the store for a couple of years after it was bought out by Mr. Handford. In 1995, she got a new job at the local daycare, until she finished college and remained on the show as a veterinarian.