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Volunteers with AM extras...another great idea that would give Sesame Street the older inner-city feel without killing the production budget. Back in the 70s and 80s, I could believe the neighborhood was some magic-touched part of NYC; now it feels like a gentrified suburb crossed with a...

Priceless! It's a shame Sesame Workshop doesn't hire good writers the way they used to hire them...no degrees in early education or child psychology required, just a great sense of humor and a gut feeling for what the kids like.

Most of you have taken the words out of my mouth already, but I might as well throw in my own review... The good points: Bert is a major street-scene character for the first time in, what, 3-4 seasons? Cute in-jokes about Hunt's characters, especially Bert's frustration à la Don Music. The...

I too am worried about Sesame Workshop's budget: for Pete's sake, they're having to rework Season 39 eps (Golden Triangle of Destiny, the Shoe Fairy) into that block format. Can't they at least let the reruns air as near-reruns, changing only the inserts and letter/number clips? (Back when...

I can understand the producers wanting to appeal to toddlers and adults at the same time; that's pretty hard to do well, even though some of the older Workshop staff had the knack for reaching all ages at the same time. And yes, a lot of the old-school humor would never make it past network...

I still think a reshoot with a different outfit (or digital reworking, as one member suggested) would be the best solution. The song itself is kid-friendly, as is Kate's behavior towards Elmo...it's just that her outfit doesn't seem right for a playdate. She and Kevin Clash have both joked...

For what it's worth, I was over at the official Sesame Street channel: the comment section is filthier than Oscar's can, and those who do mention the Perry scandal refer mainly to her, ahem, cleavage. Yes, Sesame Street has shown two women breast-feeding as part of an educational discussion of...

If Perry's outfit hadn't looked more appropriate at a nightclub than on a kids' show, I wouldn't have objected to the video staying on Sesame Street. Come on, how many adults dress like that to play with a 3-year-old friend--especially a friend of the opposite sex? (Even though Perry mentioned...

A dig at people who depend on technology too much, especially when that tech does everything except what the customer needed in the first place...it's good that Sesame Workshop hasn't lost its old comedic edge completely. Here's hoping that we get more episodes like that, and fewer plots as...

So far, I'm having mixed feelings about Season 41-- The block format needs to go as soon as possible; it exposes the same characters too often and wastes time that could be used for lesson material. ("Sounds of the Street" and Murray's demonstrations of opposites? Those teach very little...

I was pretty shocked to hear about Lionsgate pulling the clip with Big Bird learning about Mr. Hooper's death...especially since Hoopersghost didn't use the 20th anniversary special as a source, he got it from the episode (#1839) where it aired originally. Just in case those so-and-so's get DVD...

Don't recall the exact numbers offhand, but they were in the mid to late 3900s (the range Sprout on Demand is showing lately).

Yes, that film series did count all the way to 20; I've seen the whole thing in a couple of pre-season 32 episodes with 20 as a sponsor. (Thank heaven for Sprout On Demand!)

A few more goodies "When I'm at a Restaurant" (parody of "Alice's Restaurant"): Mr. Johnson/Fat Blue is standing in line at some fancy place, lamenting about the bad service he usually gets--with or without Grover, judging by this season! "I can never get what I want/When I'm at a...

The Veggie Monster rumors are alive and well on YouTube, judging by the comments I see on every other Sesame Street clip. Still, it seems that great minds think alike: Sesame Street has taught about nutrition for years, since parental complaints about Cookie Monster's influence go further back...

For Pete's (or Jim's, or Caroll's) sake... Count me in with the long-time viewers who want Big Bird kept on Sesame Street! He's been around since Episode 1; he's seen a good chunk of the outside world; he's taught at least two generations of preschoolers more than all the other Muppets...

My suggestions for each character: Herry: "I Can't Help It" (a musical number set on the street, in which Herry apologizes for the damage that a strong-but-clumsy monster can cause) Sherlock Hemlock: Ernie and Sherlock reach different conclusions about a party-related mess in Ernie's yard...

I may be a hardcore Old Schooler with no children of my own, but I'm also a realist. Sesame Street was created to teach preschoolers by imitating the TV programming style they saw on other networks; to stick by this basic idea, producers have had to change the show's format. The result may not...

Using only the music or only the animation from the original Pinball Count series (as most of the nominees did) doesn't do it justice. I'm surprised that this clip didn't rank higher than fifth place; if I'd been on the committee, it'd probably make number 1. A classic series deserves a remake...

Good theory, D'Snowth! Sesame Street might not need an "in-universe" explanation for their props; but if "123" can be both an address and a counting lesson, it makes sense that the faded "ABCDEF" on that back wall identifies the building as a letter factory.