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I bought Elmo's World Happy Holidays. It runs sixty minutes, so the extra time must be due to the pledge drive. We really enjoyed this special, even though EW is not a favorite segment of mine. I started a thread about it here...

"You bet your bippy" is a phrase made popular on the late 60s comedy/variety show Laugh-In. More about the show made be found here: http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-1351/ (For those of you who don't know, Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin both got their start on...

Re: Luke MTV videos aren't usually considered to be family fare as, say, a Christmas movie might be.

I don't know about any critic reviews yet, but I did notice that there were a few "fans" on the Disney board that Stevie provided the link for who mentioned the exact same misgivings that I (and a couple other people here) have had. As a parent and teacher who comes into contact with...

To those of you who mention the new "edgier" Muppets: We have been having a slightly more in depth conversation about just that issue on the other VMMCM thread which is simply entitled "Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" if you are interested in hearing what others have said on both sides of...

*shocked* What? I didn't win?! But I didn't enter and everything. ?!?

Oh! I know, I know, I am so sorry. That part of the message was not directed to you. I used your idea to answer some other people who *had* said those things. I thought your post was very well written and thoughtful. I was just trying to answer a lot of people in one post instead of writing...

As for Whoopi as God, I have to say that I agree with the gist of what Sid has been saying. It didn't offend me, but it was a pretty lame, even predictable, choice on how to portray God. I think they could have gone with some twinkling lights in the sky to a much better end. About the...

Since I watched it with her, I knew just what she was reacting to (and asked her about it) at the time. We did not watch the whole thing together. She asked me to turn it off, and after she went to bed, I watched the rest alone. I plan to watch it again by myself sometime. I suppose I...

All interesting. I guess I wonder about the financial sense in not trying to market themselves to kids. I know that they are not popular in that market now (cause I asked all my neighbors and they all said that their children "don't really like muppets"), but wouldn't it make sense for them to...

Re: Jes Agreed. And The Simpsons was (I say that because I haven't seen it in years and don't know what it is like today) a very funny show, also not appropriate for children. Oh boy. This statement makes me really understand how differently we see this. Hey, I saw some toddler...

I know what you mean. I go through this all the time with the word "hate". I have tried to teach Emileigh how strong the word "hate" is, and that it is not a nice thing to say to someone. Yet do you know how many times people say "hate" in regular conversation?! Myself included! And each...

It is a parent's job, you are right. I am only saying that any message the Muppets might deliver will not go over as well if it is wrapped in a lot of crass language and unsavory situations. I know that my opinion on this is not a popular one here, but then again, most of you don't view...

This is a good point. How are parents supposed to know what the target audience is? I guess we should tape it, and watch it first, but how practical is that? I figured Christmas=family, but in this case, I was wrong.

Hey Scott, thanks for asking.... lemme explain this a little better. Maybe you will see what I mean. I was very excited to watch The Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie with Emileigh. In fact, even though it aired late, I made sure she was well-rested in order to stay up past her bedtime in...

I so hoped the new age of Muppetdom would be one I could share with my daughter. :(

That is sure true! I attempted to watch it with my three-year-old only to end up turning it off and at her request! Waaay too much sexual innuendo and even slapstick violence IMO to make this a holiday classic. I guess most adult Muppet fans like it that way, but I was sorry to see them...

It wasn't Robin... he was inside at the time. My guess is one of the frogs from Swamp Years. I was waiting for Kermit to call him by name.

Bucks County, PA is about an hour from me (also it the home of Sesame Place). Here is where I get confused. Aren't there school busses in Maryland?

Re: Matt, You can tell him the truth... it is the Ms. Fellow W Lover word-a-day program (complete with dictionary quotes) that really made the difference, right? ;)