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Post by janetcatbird on Oct 27, 2006 14:42:44 GMT -5
What? I'm young, I grew up with it. My parents are convinced that the reason I started reading early (and got to be so good at it) was the Sesame Street approach to letters and phonics. I still have a soft spot for it, even if Elmo is the Anti-Christ who ruined an ensemble show. I still have old tapes--and I'll admit it, there have been times when I just got in a major funk and the only thing that made me feel better was watching some of the old segments. I also have the CD box set of classic songs which cheer me up. Grover sits on my computer desk now, because Grover makes me happy and I need that to keep from stressing out when I'm writing papers and such. And I'm sure there are people here with young moppets who watch (or at least used to).
Anyways, Tuesday night PBS showed a special documentary on Independant Lense called "The World According to Sesame Street", examining how different societies take Sesame and work it to suit their own needs. South Africa has a muppet named Kami who is HIV positive, Kosovo has segments showing the lives of Serbs and Albanians to try and keep kids from hating each other. THey mainly focused on Bangladesh trying to get their own started up, just amazing to see the combination of muppets with traditional puppetry. Some of it would just break your heart though--the development team at Kosovo discussing that they need the children to recognize old hand grenades so they won't play with them or set them off, or the negative "Muppets have AIDS!" criticism from Kami. But I highly reccomend the program, truly great work. Watch for repeats.
--Catbird
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Post by Techguy on Oct 27, 2006 21:04:01 GMT -5
Deja vu flashback!
My favorite "Sesame Street" characters are Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker (well I am Techguy after all!) and the Swedish chef...just because.
I'm just not telling my age when I last watched! ;D
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Post by Cassie on Oct 27, 2006 21:38:44 GMT -5
Gonzo. I love Gonzo..... He reminds me of Ron Silver for some reason ;D and I think Ron Silver is a great actor too
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Post by member727 on Oct 27, 2006 22:27:07 GMT -5
That's actually the Muppet Show you're thinking of, but it's close enough I used to like Ernie, but couldn't stand Bert Anyway, it's nice when you're channel-surfing and happen to flick onto SS and they're repeating one of the old animated segments from like twenty years ago...
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Post by Techguy on Oct 27, 2006 22:41:45 GMT -5
Thanks Member727 for setting the record straight--it is indeed "The Muppet Show" I'm thinking of.
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Post by janetcatbird on Oct 27, 2006 22:55:40 GMT -5
For fun and giggles, try to find "Muppet Family Christmas" from the 80s. The Muppets from "The Muppet Show", "Sesame Street", and "Fraggle Rock" all get together, so great! Classic exchange with Doc from Fraggle Rock:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doc: How do you do, I'm Doc. Bert: Did you know that Doc starts with the letter "D?" Doc: Yes. Ernie: Yes! Yes starts with the letter "Y" Doc: True. Ernie: And true starts with the letter "T" Doc: What is all this? Bert: Where we come from, this is small talk.
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Yes, I grew up with the ensemble show. My favorites were Grover and Cookie Monster, but I loved Bert and Ernie together, and Oscar, and Big Bird and Snuffleupagus had a few moments. I remember a few years ago when I was babysitting the TV was on for background and I was so excited that Sesame Street came on, maybe they'll show a classic! Oh lord, the whole bloody thing is "Elmo's World", and all green-screen computer generated. AAAAACCKKK! (You'll be grateful to know I did not cuss right there in front of the children.)
But occassionally a good one will be rerun. Ladybug's Picnic, "Monster in the Mirror", "Sing", the museum segment "You say little, I say itsy", SuperGrover, Doin the Pigeon, and my personal favorite, "Monsterpiece Theatre". My parents remember the live segments about making crayons or peanut butter, or the hippies making cheese, and the celebrities. To this day I will look in a mirror in frustration and exclaim "Wubba wubba wubba!" or moan "Me in deep internal conflict!" (Cookie). I think I remembered spazzing out when I saw Gina a while back with Corbin Benson on CI a season ago.
And my overprotectiveness of Sesame Street does not prevent me from loving and adoring Avenue Q.
Member 727, one of the producers on the show commented once that "Bert's everybody's idea of a blind date", hee! I love him because he's so uptight and anal. That whole "Hawo-awo, Err-niee!" still makes me smile. But while Ernie can stand alone and do quite well (with songs at least), Bert really works better with/as a foil.
--Catbird
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Post by gorensdoppelganger on Oct 27, 2006 23:04:45 GMT -5
My favorite Muppet was [glow=red,2,300] The Count[/glow] One, Two Three, Ha Ha Ha..... Four, Five, Six, Ha Ha Ha....
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Post by member727 on Oct 28, 2006 4:09:37 GMT -5
Yupyup, I just found it amusing that I liked one and hated the other (of course, my sister was the other way around, maybe that had something to do with it?)
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Post by Sirenna on Oct 28, 2006 21:26:38 GMT -5
Count dracula!
Just because I could always follow...
and come to think of it, he defines a truth I've come to recognise:
Do what you love to do and enjoy doing it.
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Post by untitled on Oct 28, 2006 22:37:13 GMT -5
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Post by Sirenna on Oct 28, 2006 22:40:13 GMT -5
yes, it's a good one!
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Post by untitled on Oct 28, 2006 22:54:58 GMT -5
- I heard it did so good that their going to do more.
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Post by Sirenna on Oct 28, 2006 22:58:15 GMT -5
so not just the case of the missing 'm'? That's great to hear!
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