Was Sesame Street really that bad?

Question

I was just reading the article about Sesame Street being for adults. I always watched Sesame Street and I never thought of it in the way it was being perceived. Are people reading way too much into this and looking for something to be wrong, or are those people right?

Answer 1

In my opinion ...people REad WAY too much into things.


Sesame street was intended for poor inner city children whose folks couldn"t afford books or preschool opportunities ( this was pre head start) This was designed to help them get a jump start. And, in 1977 it was put on 3 times per day
( after nation wide test scores) in later yrs Kindergarten had to be redesigned because kids new the abc..counting..shapes...ect. They were WAY ahead of the game. As i see it ...The Children's Television Network was a blessing to everyone under the age of 40.

Answer 2

People read way too much into everything now-a-days. We're living in an age where folks are constantly trying to "out" cartoon characters and puppets. That just proves they have way tomuch time on their hands.

I'm 36-years-old and grew up not only watching Sesame Street at home but also in my preschool on rainy days. I can honestly say I learned quite a bit from it and actually started reading by the age of 3 with it's help.

Sesame Street was/is a fictionalplace where the imagination was allowed free reign. Where else could you befriend a monster who is usually percieved as the villan lurking in closet or under bed? Where else could you roam a street day or night without fear? Inner city children have always lived in settings where gun shots, violent behavior and ill regard fro human life is an everyday occurance. We needed the outlet and the idea of Sesame Street being that place we can turn to was and still is needed.

It was on Sesame Street where we first learned the true value of friendship and the idea that even though we all look different we aren't really. It was on Sesame Street where many of us learned to befriend the police officer or firefighter. It was on Sesame Street where we learned the sadness of death when beloved store owner Mr. Hooper passed away and themuppets mourned. It was on Sesame Street where we were introduced to the fact that some adults couldn't have childrn of their own but were willing to adopt a needy child. And it was on Sesame Street that the majority of Americans grew up on.

Where else were poor children going to recieve the same treatment, the same value for the arts, the same education at the same time as the affluent? Only while watching Sesame Street were we all equal, even if it was for only an hour to 90 minutes a day.


....From an Early Childhood Educator and Big fan of Sesame Street!!!

Answer 3

I just read the article, too. A lot of people don't think that the early episodes are PC enough or relevant enough to today's society for children to watch them. For example, the article mentions a scene in which a little girl meets a nice stranger who brings her back to his house to have milk and cookies with him and his wife. I think that the many horror stories about child abductors explain why it wouldn't be good for children to see this. However, I think that we're going too far when it comes to treating children with kid gloves. After all, I doubt any child was seriously damaged by watching old episodes of "Sesame Street". I'm also disturbed by the fact that they seem to have replaced a depressed character (Oscar) with a euphoric one (Elmo), because it sends the message to kids that your emotions are only acceptable as long as they don't bring other people down and that you shouldn't show your pain. Not only that, but even though there is an obesity epidemic in this country, I don't think it's necessary to get rid of Cookie Monster or change his diet. (He IS called Cookie Monster for a reason, you know!)

Answer 4

i just read it too and i think it is a load of crap i mean i thought it was all a big joke.

" bert and ernie live together that makes them gay..."
" oscar the grouch is clinically depressed..."

do you believe it? they are turning a sweet little kid show into a big problem and looking way to much into it. i grew up watching seasame street and i loved it nothing was wrong with it HONEY, they could take any child show and turn it into a PG-13 show i mean lets look at clifford that is a sweet tv show for children learning right and wrong. but you could say "clifford hangs out more with guys than girls that makes him gay."

nothing is sweet anymore. because if it is someone comes around and changes it into a blocked tv show.
so no those people are not right those people obviously got PO.ed at seasame street for something and tried to make it horrible read it again and see all the negetive things that person is obviously more clinically deppressed than oscar. : )

Answer 5

It will be now I read somewhere Britney Spears will be performing on Seasame Street.

Answer 6

heck no...i grew up on that show and i turned out ok...damn PC police...