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has sesame street out lived its usefulness?
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<blockquote data-quote="KrangPrime" data-source="post: 3729870" data-attributes="member: 26802"><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/16/why-sesame-street-had-to-turn-a-corner/" target="_blank">http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/16/why-sesame-street-had-to-turn-a-corner/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>For me, as an adult, I can still go back and enjoy any episode from the Jim Henson Era. From 1969 all the way up to about 1994.</p><p></p><p>When ELMO reared his ugly head, however...the show started to take a turn for the worse. It all became about elmo. The star Big Bird took a back seat, and soon almost became forgotten. When it was just Big Bird, it never felt ALL ABOUT BIG BIRD. EVERYONE managed to get some great moments in. not so much when the elmo mafia took over. other muppets fell off by the wayside (Anyone remember Guy Smiley? or Gladys?) and the minute Tickle Me Elmo sold out, it was game over for the rest of of the SS cast members. No more caring about louis and maria giving birth to a baby. No more great Olivia songs (man she could sing..)....no more sign language lessons....just a shell of it's former self.</p><p></p><p>Although, considering this article, maybe that's WHY they shifted to elmo once they realized how popular the little annoyance was. they needed cash fast...and when Kevin Clash had his little..exit..., elmo went to the back burner a bit and his popularity died down a little...and now they are back to square one.</p><p></p><p>personally, I think they gave up on educating children a while ago. curious what others thoughts are on this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KrangPrime, post: 3729870, member: 26802"] [URL]http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/16/why-sesame-street-had-to-turn-a-corner/[/URL] For me, as an adult, I can still go back and enjoy any episode from the Jim Henson Era. From 1969 all the way up to about 1994. When ELMO reared his ugly head, however...the show started to take a turn for the worse. It all became about elmo. The star Big Bird took a back seat, and soon almost became forgotten. When it was just Big Bird, it never felt ALL ABOUT BIG BIRD. EVERYONE managed to get some great moments in. not so much when the elmo mafia took over. other muppets fell off by the wayside (Anyone remember Guy Smiley? or Gladys?) and the minute Tickle Me Elmo sold out, it was game over for the rest of of the SS cast members. No more caring about louis and maria giving birth to a baby. No more great Olivia songs (man she could sing..)....no more sign language lessons....just a shell of it's former self. Although, considering this article, maybe that's WHY they shifted to elmo once they realized how popular the little annoyance was. they needed cash fast...and when Kevin Clash had his little..exit..., elmo went to the back burner a bit and his popularity died down a little...and now they are back to square one. personally, I think they gave up on educating children a while ago. curious what others thoughts are on this? [/QUOTE]
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