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  1. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    I mean, maybe I don't watch the show as closely as I should because I thought Mando and (especially) Leela have shown up a lot. Those two plus Alan and Chris are practically the only humans that show up on the regular, at least to me.
  2. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    Yeah, I understand what the purpose of the human characters was forty five years ago and how big of a deal they were then, but today where Sesame's biggest competitors are colorful, computer-animated characters, the humans have been the focus less and less. They have a cast of ten human...
  3. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    I'm hoping that these new changes will allow more characters to appear in more street stories. It seems like they would want to show off all of these new changes. So, that might mean Big Bird and Oscar might get to show up more since they now have totally new digs. Also, I'm pretty sure the...
  4. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    That's true. He does need a role aside from just hanging out on the street. I'm pretty sure the press release regarding his character says he is a writer, but I don't think the show has ever touched on that.
  5. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    Now that I got a better look at the garage, it most likely is a new day care or pre-school. It has a bunch of little chairs, racks of toys, and other things like that. I think they just hadn't put the actual door on the building yet at the time of this video being filmed. So, it makes sense that...
  6. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    I think Hooper's picture is hanging up on one of the trees. It's still there.
  7. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    The construction doors are what made this show for you? They seem like the least important thing to go. It's not like Hooper's Store is gone, or the brownstone, or Big Bird's nest. It's hardly a big deal.
  8. SpinneyBigBird1

    Major Changes in store for Sesame Street Season 46

    Some thoughts regarding the new set: Overall, I like it. I think Hooper's looks great now, even if the outside and the inside don't really match anymore. I think the outside says classic soda shop and the inside says convenience store, but still it really looks cool. I think it's awesome that...
  9. SpinneyBigBird1

    Sesame Street Season 45 Episode 4519 - Chaos at Hooper's Store

    I rewound the part where all the kids say their names about four times because I was trying to place who played which kid. I was able to pick out Eric Jacobson, Carmen Osbahr, David Rudman and Leslie Carrara. The rest of them were a mystery. Anyone else able to pick out the rest?
  10. SpinneyBigBird1

    Sesame Street Season 45 Episode 4515 - Stinky's First Day of Preschool

    That's only started happening since Joey became head writer in season 40. I mean if I had the power to, I would write some significant screen time for my own characters, too. Stinky's role in the story could have been filled by literally any other character. The problem is Stinky is more of a...
  11. SpinneyBigBird1

    Billy Barkhurst

    It didn't seem like Billy was actually pupppeteering in at least the first of the two street stories. He probably was just unavailable for the taping day. But it seems he has since taken over both voice and puppetry.
  12. SpinneyBigBird1

    Sesame Street Season 45 Episode 4517 - Elmo the Grouch

    This overall was a really good storyline that would still hold up in any era of the show, which is a real compliment. In my opinion, the only thing that distinguishes this episode from a classic-era episode is the lack of more human cast members. If Elmo acted grouchy towards more people than...
  13. SpinneyBigBird1

    Sesame Street Season 45 Episode 4514 - Oscar's Trash Savings Plan

    The problem with this street story was that it went into a million directions at once. First the PUgel horn, then Mucklemore, then the Sty Phone, then Goozie Orman, without fully fleshing out any of those ideas. A few thoughts: Why was it necessary to have two parodies in the same street...
  14. SpinneyBigBird1

    Billy Barkhurst

    It is important to note that Steve is no longer listed as a Muppeteer on the Sesame Street Season 45 Press Kit. He was listed in season 44. Billy isn't specifically listed there, but it should be important to realize that Steve isn't there anymore.
  15. SpinneyBigBird1

    Billy Barkhurst

    Let's not jump to any conclusions. I'm pretty sure Eric was there performing Grover so John Kennedy was puppeteering Bert while Eric couldn't.
  16. SpinneyBigBird1

    Billy Barkhurst

    Oh, I didn't even notice that. He must be a lefty, because I'm fairly certain John Kennedy is right-handed.
  17. SpinneyBigBird1

    Billy Barkhurst

    Unfortunately, I did not go. I saw the images online.
  18. SpinneyBigBird1

    Billy Barkhurst

    I'm pretty sure we can qualify Billy Barkhurst as the new performer of Ernie now. In just the few months since he made his first appearance on the show, Ernie has done more than the past five years combined. He sang a line at the Macy's parade, has participated in Vines for the show, has had...
  19. SpinneyBigBird1

    TV Alert: Sesame Street at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    No, it was Billy Barkhurst. He's the guy that has been voicing Ernie for all his new appearances this season.
  20. SpinneyBigBird1

    TV Alert: Sesame Street at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    I've never heard that song before, but it was great! So many characters had lines which is always appreciated. And I always love when Nitya Vidyasagar sings. I wonder why Bob, Susan, Gina and Luis weren't there. They normally are. This was the first time in a long time that the float wasn't...
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