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ellaesther
12/26/08

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Oh man, I totally love Sesame Street and honestly believe the world in its entirety -- not just kids' TV -- to be a much better place for its presence in our lives...

...but did she HAVE to say "impactful"? It's not a word.... Even Firefox knows it's not a word! Oh, sigh.
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LucilleMcGillicuddy
12/26/08

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About ten years ago, I had tried to get some directors I repped in on the updated collection of all those great Sesame Street songs and Ms. Cooney went out of her way to be so nice to me, invited me to screening, etc. She really didn't need to be, I was out of my league, but she was really supportive and open and great.

So I am a big fan of hers. And, of course, of the show.
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daisen-in
12/26/08

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There will always be a special place in my heart for the Sesame Street Aliens.

Their song "Yip Yip Family" is one of the ones I can still remember after years and years. Also, would didn't love "Letter B" (to the tune of "Let It Be") and "U Really Got a Hold on Me"? Genius!!
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sockittovee
12/26/08

@daisen-in: Me too on the "Yip Yip Family"! I remember when I was five and we first immigrated from Russia that was one of the first things I heard in English. My dad is apparently so touched by that song that he still sings it to me to this day, 17 years later.
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daisen-in
12/26/08

@sockittovee: What a sweet memory!
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badmutha
12/26/08

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I really really loved Grover. He was kind of goofy, and liked to do silly stuff, and never whined about being blue and furry. I still aspire to love myself as he loved himself.
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Jello Mix
12/26/08

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I was terrified of Sesame Street when I was a kid. My stomach still gets a little fluttery when I see those damn puppets.
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SydneyGal
12/26/08

@jello_mix: I've got to ask - how does a kid become terrified of Sesame Street? I get that kids can become scared of all kinds of weird things because of some experience or thought put into their head by mean, nasty older brothers (I'm looking at you Chris!) but I've curious as to how this happened with Sesame Street? And did it crossover to the Muppets? The Labyrinth? All puppets or just muppets?
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Jello Mix
12/26/08

@SydneyGal: Puppets, Muppets, clowns, ET, anything that derived too far from how humans look, but acted like a human being. I hated them all. Hello Kitty was horrifying because of her enormous head. "Where the Wild Things Are" made me cry at just the sight of the cover. Why? Who knows. The same reason I carried crickets in my pockets and sneaked caterpillars into the bathtub, I suppose. I hope my kid isn't like me.
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Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve
12/28/08

@SydneyGal: @SydneyGal: Labyrinth scared the crap out of me as a kid and still does, and I have no idea why. I think my mum knows, but she won't tell me. Thats probably a good thing.
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safi
12/26/08

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And now I'm going to spend the rest of the day singing C Is for Cookie. Damn.

Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C!
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missviolaswamp
12/26/08

@safi: Indeed! Sadly, they have replaced that song with "A Cookie is a Sometimes Food". It is a nice little ditty, but doesn't have the joy of "C is for Cookie".
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ClockOnTheStove
12/26/08

@safi: Me and my llama. Me and my llama. Going to the dentist today! :)
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safi
12/26/08

@missviolaswamp: I'm old school. Mr. Hooper, invisible Snuffy, and no frickin' Elmo. They can mess with it all they want, but I still remember that C is for COOKIE and that all alien puppet things say, "Yip, yip, yip, yip, uh huh, uh huh." Kids today just don't understand.
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ellaesther
12/26/08

@safi: I recently YouTubed the bit where they tell Big Bird about Mr. Hooper (I was out of the country when he died, so I never got to see it) and I just cried and cried. And then I watched Big Bird sing "It's Not Easy Being Green" at Jim Henson's funeral, and cried and cried some more.

Thankfully, my husband loves me just the way God made me.
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SydneyGal
12/26/08

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I'm going to have to podcast this one for listening to on the bus - Sesame Street is great! I watched it with the daughters and it felt like nothing had changed, except that Elmo was a much bigger star than when I was younger. Obviously he'd grown into his talents.

Favourite character: Snuggleupugus.

Favourite song: REM/Michael Stipe singing Shiny Happy Monsters.

Favourite crossover: when Big Bird was on the West Wing.
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mfnher
12/26/08

@SydneyGal: When did elmo first make an appearance on Sesame Street? I'm 26 and don't remember him from when I was a child.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
12/26/08

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I cannot freakin' wait to watch this show with the ovumlord. I was such a huge Sesame Street kid. I even forgave them for inducing my crippling fear of goldfish.

Related: when will Bert and Ernie stop dicking around and get together? Or do you all think that would make the show jump the shark?
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SydneyGal
12/26/08

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): I've often wondered this, and also about the bananas in pajamas. I mean, we've got two guys living together who never get out of their pyjamas and are gigantic phallic symbols, and then next door, there's a guy shacked up with two girls. Plus they're always at the beach and seem to have plenty of money to spend anything they want without actually working.

I always suspected a drug-smuggling ring, probably with Rat's shop as a front.
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DangerMouse
12/26/08

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): I got the greatest skits of the first five years for the niece, although really more for my sister because the niece clearly does not yet get it.

B&E used to sleep in the same bed, but it was toned down.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
12/26/08

@SydneyGal: It's a vast homoerotic puppet conspiracy to brainwash the human children! Hide the little ones!
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
12/26/08

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (and the ovumlord of the rings): My children will so watch Sesame Street, if I have to get puppets and act it all out for them because there is no technology to play DVDs anymore.
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