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    Question about law regarding children's programming on network television

    And live shows invented in those days weren't meant to be just for kids...people have told me the circus is supposed to be a family show, not just for kids.
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    Question about law regarding children's programming on network television

    But do the Charlie Brown Christmas specials and the Thanksgiving one have educational/informative value? One Charlie Brown holiday special contains somebody being told that the Santa who makes public appearances is not linked to the source of your presents...a common thing parents tell their...
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    Question about law regarding children's programming on network television

    I read on Wikipedia that children's programming airing on network television is required to be educational and informative and one can identify this type of programming by a bug at the top of the screen that says, "e/i" and this rule does not apply to cable stations. So why do they allow the...
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    What does anybody think of this idea for Mysterious Theater?

    Because of the death-related opening card of Mysterious Theater I came up with the idea of decking the backdrop of Vincent Twice Vincent Twice's living room when he hosts Mysterious Theater with pictures of deceased Sesame Street cast and crew: In the first skit we'd see a picture of Will Lee...
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    Question about Honey Nut Cheerios bee

    They once tried Apple and Cinna-Man as symbols of Apple Cinnamon Cheerios.
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    Does anybody like these old books?

    Does anybody know AlphaTales, a similar series to the Sweet Pickles books? They are published by Scholastic.
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    Will Season 31 ever air on Sprout again?

    I want to know if we will ever see Season 31 of Sesame Street on Sprout again.
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    Should Sesame Street continue after season 40?

    Look at it another way. The show as I remember it (a main street story interrupted by various short clips) is no longer on air, so as far as fans who know it that way are concerned, it's not on anymore.
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    "A tribute to Sherlock"

    YES! Mysterious Theater was the name of the series.
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    Mr. Men and Little Miss

    So how is the show? I ask now that it started.
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    Anybody remember the game show Crush?

    I remember this game show called Crush which aired on USA Network in 2000. It was hosted by Andrew Krasny and was known as, "The show that begs for an answer to the question, "Should friends try love?". The contestant first had to guess who the suitors were by their quotes, then determine who...
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    Mr. Men and Little Miss

    I remember this book series. When my aunt gave them to me as a present, the format(words on the left, pictures on the right) reminded me of something I saw on Sesame Street when I was little in the early 1990s. It was a story Maria was reading about a tightrope walker with the words on the left...
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    Origin of the story element of coming down chimneys

    I read the entry about Santa's reindeer, yes, the stories on I-mockery are barbecue sauce.
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    Bellhop clips remind me of the Curious George books

    You mean the man with the yellow hat?
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    Bellhop clips remind me of the Curious George books

    The artwork of the Bellhop clips on Sesame Street remind me of the illustrations in the Curious George series by Margaret and H.A. Rey. Has anybody else noticed the similarity?
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    Origin of the story element of coming down chimneys

    Here's a website with the origin of Santa coming down chimneys: http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/xmas-history/default.php
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    Remember these PBS funding credits?

    The way I remember the Duracell and Mentos funding credits were in the format of nationwide PBS sponsors. The local sponsors on my local station(WGBH)had a membership card come on screen, with a voiceover announcing, "Local broadcast of(name of show)was made possible by our members, in...
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    Remember these PBS funding credits?

    When I was little in the early 1990s, some PBS show had the sponsors Mentos and (I think) Duracell. Does anybody know what show it was? Also, I remember the funding credits for the PBS show A.M. Weather, also in the early 1990s. The sponsors I remember were the U.S. Department of...
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    Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter, DONT EAT

    See www.soynutbutter.com and www.onceagainnutbutter.com for information about other nut butters.
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    So... Anyone like Cashews?

    I've eaten cashew butter. Same idea as peanut butter, but it's made with cashews instead of peanuts. Actually, it was a cashew butter and jelly sandwich-call it CB&J.
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