Sesame Street is not for kids anymore!

January 23rd 2008 08:26

Category: Eclectic

I watched Sesame Street fanatically when I was a kid, loving everything about it. The crazy invisibleness of Snuffalupagus or the bottomless pit of Oscar's garbage can... the friendly shopkeepers and the hotness of that Spanish lady.

It was good times, but apparently, our good times are no longer appropriate for today's kids.

Yes! Luckily, CBS is there for us!

Old Sesame Street episodes are no longer appropriate for today's kids

For example: little kids riding bikes without helmets! Kids in construction sites! Kids jumping on beds! What will the church elders make of this?

""These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grownups and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child," the warning reads."

Oh. I see.

"Oscar turned green in season two, but some of today's producers thought the early Oscar might be too grouchy. And cookie monster … well his diet is a problem when today's parents are worried about childhood obesity.

He also smoked a pipe in one sketch - ate it too. Still ... none of these parents thought the old episodes needed a warning. "

What? Get outta here. Don't you think we're taking this too far? Are we really this protective of our kids that we worry about the colour of fictional monsters? What else you got?

""In the very first episode, Gordon takes a little girl's hand who he's just met on the street, befriends her and takes her into his home to give her ice cream," Rollins Westin said. "That's something we wouldn't do on the show today." "

Oh... yeah, that's a little creepy...

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Comment by AmyHuang

January 23rd 2008 09:57

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I have some German interpretation of Sesame Street's Ernie and Bert, called Bernie und Ert. They are dirty as hell! But as an adult, totally hilarious. Not intended for children.

Comment by D. Armenta

January 24th 2008 00:21

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Well, maybe kids today are too stupid to realise the difference between a T.V. show and real life. At least that's CBS appears to be saying.

Comment by Lilla

January 24th 2008 05:03

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OMG, this is just too much, how long will we have to put up with the crap the church keeps bashing out... it is not to be believed... no wonder Jesus wept.

Comment by Cibbuano

January 24th 2008 05:21

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Amy, maybe you're not watching Sesame Street anymore?

D, what can you do? I think we're all to blame... in our push to remove racism and sexism from TV, we've whitewashed the media...

Lilla, I'm not sure if this has to do with the Church, or just the TV networks reflecting modern times.

Something similar: I rewatched an Eddie Murphy stand up recently, I think it was Delirious... he starts making jokes about gays and AIDS, and I didn't think it was funny, just offensive. Isn't that odd?

Comment by Nina

January 24th 2008 06:18

I guess that times change, as do our standards... although some of the censorship does seem a tad extreme...

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