What if Sesame Street was ANIMATED ?

[mbmfrog]

What I'm trying to say is...

Remember during the Elmo's World 35th anniversary special "The Street We live on," and that they showed Sesame Street animated...

Well what if that was a Full-hour show?

I mean think about it....fully animated/cartoon like Sesame Street cast on an original storyline idea.

What do you all say to that ?

 

[wwfpooh]

That would certainly be unique, but would it work? Lord knows some fans didn't care for Muppet Babies and the Fraggle Rock cartoon, and so the same fate could befall a Sesame Street cartoon.

 

[ISNorden]

I doubt that an animated version of Sesame Street would keep viewers for very long. Live-action scenes--on the street itself, and in the outside world with ordinary people--make Sesame Street feel like home; a show done only with cartoons or claymation loses much of that you-are-here realism.

 

[wwfpooh]

Agreed. This is why that--outside of MB--cartoons with the Muppet characters didn't fare well.

 

[Drtooth]

I doubt that an animated version of Sesame Street would keep viewers for very long. Live-action scenes--on the street itself, and in the outside world with ordinary people--make Sesame Street feel like home; a show done only with cartoons or claymation loses much of that you-are-here realism.

Agreed. it may have been as successful as Arthur, which has been on since 96... but I doubt they would have held 40 years with animation alone. Why SS works they way it does is because it's a stew pot of different media... animation, puppetry, live action, and lord knows what else. It kept the show full of surprises, even in the tightly regulated state it is now.

Though, I would say, a special or something that was animated would be cute... but to keep to the tradition of SS, it SHOULD be a consortium of different animation styles and techniques. One has to be semi-realistic...

 

[wwfpooh]

Indeed. The Street is best when it's a mix of mediums.

 

[mikebennidict]

What I'm trying to say is...

Remember during the Elmo's World 35th anniversary special "The Street We live on," and that they showed Sesame Street animated...

Well what if that was a Full-hour show?

I mean think about it....fully animated/cartoon like Sesame Street cast on an original storyline idea.

What do you all say to that ?

It would be a dumb idea especially since most PBS shows are animated.

 

[wwfpooh]

But then again, some of the recent projects have been good (ex: WordGirl).

 

[Erine81981]

Now i know it wouldn't have gone over 40 years but how about a spin off? Like a "The Sesame Street Adventures." I wouldn't mind seeing a 30 minute amimated show with some of the older characters.

Main Characters: Ernie, Bert, Big Bird, Snuffy, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Herry, Grover, The Count, Prarie Dawn, Zoe and Elmo.

Supporting Characters: Kermit the Frog, Don Music, Barkey, Guy Smiley, Slimey the Worm, Roxie Marie, Betty Lou, Sherlock Hemlock, Farley, Frazzle, Anything Muppets, Anything Muppet Monsters, Grungetta, Grouches, Hoots the Owl, The Bear Family, Alice Snuffleupagus, etc.

 

[wwfpooh]

That's interesting. Would it involve traditional 2D animation or CGI?