Early Sesame Street judged unsuitable for kids

[jeriendhal]

From Internet Movie Database News, 11/20/07

DVDs of early seasons of Sesame Street bear a warning to parents that they may not be appropriate for small children, the New York Times observed today (Monday). Carol-Lynn Parente, executive producer of Sesame Street noted that in the early days of the show, a regular feature was a parody of Masterpiece Theater, featuring Alistair Cookie, played by Cookie Monster, who appeared with a pipe. "That modeled the wrong behavior," Parente observed. Oscar the Grouch appeared too grouchy. "We might not be able to create a character like Oscar now," she said. The Times also noted that in the DVDs (Volumes 1 and 2) Cookie Monster can be seen "in his former inglorious incarnation: a blue, googly-eyed cookievore with a signature gobble ('om nom nom nom')."

Comments

[selenite.livejournal.com]

Yep. We actually prefer those since they don't have as much PC insanity as the later ones. Damn hard to find though.

[grayhawkfh.livejournal.com]

Is it any wonder why I hate modern "civilization"?

We were the first generation raised with Sesame Street! Doesn't seem to have adversely affected us!

F**king PC bastiches.

[moonshadowed.livejournal.com]

And today's sesame street ain't a bed of roses either.... everything is done in micro-flashes. And they wonder why Jonny don't have the attention span of a flea?

Give me a grouchy Oscar the grouch (duh - part of his character is in the name)...and as for cookie monster... he's fine the way he is/was!

Pbbb on P.C. bull-puckey!

[cleverthylacine]

***********facepalms***********

[badasher.livejournal.com]

You gotta be kidding me. That's so bloody ludicrous to the point of lunacy. Course that's the same namby-pamby PC rubbish that causes so much trouble these days...I guess in a warped way it's to be expected. Damn sheeple!