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I'd probably go with the song about the Count's first day of school; his excitement at "it's time for numbers now", and getting carried away counting classmates beyond the first ten, feel more natural than his emotions in other songs.

Of course, the multiple-beliefs discussion opens a can of worms for parents who don't celebrate any of the holidays in Elmo's special. Imagine a 3-year-old asking, "Mama--how come we don't do Christmas, Hanukkah OR Kwanzaa?" That's a lot tougher question than "How come there's no one like us on...

Muppet Wiki's article on 123 claims that Susan and Gordon own the building. Is there any "official" source (direct from Sesame Workshop) to support that? Since I've never seen the episodes with the lavender Muppet character, now I'm confused...

I agree that Sesame Street should have handled divorce more gradually, possibly through a season-long story arc--the same way they treated the subjects of marriage, birth, and adoption. Couples don't usually decide to break up overnight, and their children usually learn about what's going on...

I agree that Sesame Street was right to teach about the religious aspects of both Christmas and Hanukkah--up to a point. They are religious holidays, despite the wealth of secular traditions that have developed: not telling a curious 3-year-old that much is intellectually dishonest. I...

I confess I had a little crush on Luis...between his singing voice and my curiosity about languages when I was a girl, he had me awestricken.

Ernie may outdo Bert and embarrass him in both sketches, but "All the Fish" does an awkward job of blending comedy with curriculum. Once Bert brings up zero, the sketch feels more like a lecture than a conversation between friends. "Here Fishy Fishy Fishy", on the other hand, shows Bert and...

Not all topical humor on Sesame Street involved parody characters and sketches; remember the political discussion among the adults in Episode 1839, the same episode which announced Mr. Hooper's death? Big Bird (like most preschoolers) thought that political talk was boring when he listened in...

My personal top 5 favorites: 5. A cartoon I've unofficially called "Leave the Flowers Alone": a child picks flowers, thinks of picking more when the first ones wilt, but reconsiders when he sees the living flowers shrink away in fear. When the child does the right thing, a burst of rosy...

Either that blueprint is a fake or the date is wrong, judging by the replies so far; does anyone here have enough access to the CTW archives to show the real thing?

If "Cookie Disco" is the parody of the "Shaft" theme, with the blinged-out Cookie Monster eating cookies as his female backup singers encourage him...then that's the one my vote goes for. The scenery is more dramatic, the minor characters more involved, and the physical comedy more memorable...

Believe it or not, a couple of staff members at the nursing home where I live won't let their preschoolers watch Sesame Street--because they believe that infamous rumor about Bert and Ernie. So when they come into my room, I change the channel as soon as I can grab the remote; and I keep the...

I never saw him as clownlike when I was a girl, though it makes sense when you mention all the details adding up: clownish face, love of silly games and pranks, strange logic, general disregard for "the rules". Not to mention that trademark laugh that drove my Mom crazy when I tried to imitate...

Hmmm...as a Gen-X viewer I remember "The Song of the Count" a bit more personally, though my memories aren't as sunny as most of the others involving Sesame Street songs. The minor key, mostly slow tempo, and lists of things the Count counted made me think of him as a tragic and lonely character...

Another ironic observation, compared with the one Sesame Street used to teach: "Everyone makes mistakes", including the adults that a preschooler trusts. A 5-year-old who can't handle being told "you got scammed, don't believe it" grows up to be a 25-year-old who sues a restaurant for not...

If a group like Commercial Free Childhood had existed when Joan Ganz Cooney got into the TV biz...there would never have been a Sesame Street. Either that, or the show would have been so unwatchable in 1969 that it never would have lasted more than a season or two! P.S. Regarding Sesame...

Bravissimo! It's episodes like those that reassure me: someone on the writing staff still cares more about doing memorable, funny stories that teach without forcing a curriculum initiative down toddlers' throats. Not only that, but Bert's neat-freak attitude makes him the perfect character...

Whew, now I'm relieved that my cable provider doesn't carry that channel! Most of the tween-and-teen programming would have bored me to tears, and the actual kidvid wouldn't be too different from what PBS scatters between other digital channels in the mornings. You've got a point about content...

THAT one I remember fairly well; it doesn't sound like the same episode as the slogan contest, though (the whole plot centered on Telly's demands). I can see how someone might confuse the two!