Are Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch no longer on "Sesame Street"?

Question

I just read this article and it made me wonder:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html

I have to admit that when I was growing up, I didn't watch much "Sesame Street", but I'm kind of bothered by some of the changes that have taken place on the show. The author of the article mentions the depression of Oscar the Grouch. I can't help but think that getting rid of a depressed character (Oscar) and replacing it with a euphoric one (Elmo) sends the wrong message to kids. If anything, it sends the message that your emotions are acceptable only as long as they don't bring other people down and that you shouldn't share your pain. Not only that, but while I'm well aware of the fact there is a major obesity problem here in the US, it's ridiculous to get rid of or to change the diet of Cookie Monster. (He IS called Cookie Monster for a reason, you know!) I doubt that there are any Gen Xers out there who will say that their lives were damaged by early episodes of

"Sesame Street", so I wonder if we're blowing everything out of proportion and treating children with kid gloves when it's unnecessary.

Answer 1

I just read that article and my co-work and I feel the world is getting ridiculous. It's a cartoon. Yeah there have been some changes made and it is supposed to be all positive and politically correct but really look at the generations that everything was changed for...

These timeout kids are the ones who are holding in their anger and then something terrible happens when they finally burst from keeping it bottle up for so long. Is the generation of the beginning of Sesame Street that messed up? (I am starting to think not as bad as the kids we are protecting by keeping them sheltered)....

At least Oscar the grouch let it out and people knew when he was upset and Gordon and Maria and some of the kids on the show would help him by talking to him and straighten it out and such.......

I don't think cookie monster caused the obesity problem, I believe it is the simple fact that there are all these game systems and computers that kids don't have to go outside to ride a bike or play capture the flag and run around like we did as children- outdoors from just after breakfast till evening.

Answer 2

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Are Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch no longer on "Sesame Street"?
I just read this article and it made me wonder:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html

I have to admit that when I was growing up, I didn't watch much "Sesame Street", but I'm kind of bothered by some of the changes that have taken place on the show....

Answer 3

Oscar Sesame

Answer 4

Dave Chappel does a great bit on Sesame Street. He sort of has the same sentiments as that article.

He says Sesame Street sendss the wrong message to kids because of the adult nature of it's characters. Oscar the Grouch is pissed, because he lives in a garbage can, Mr. Snuffalopagous is manic depressive, Cookie Monster is a junkie and the Count is a pimp.

Answer 5

All the sources I'm getting is yes, Cookie is gone. Mrs Obama is the one responsible for it. Just another example of the Liberal elite deciding they know what's best for everyone else with out regard for what anyone else thinks or has to say on the matter. So after killing liberty and personal responsibility are they going to kill fun, enjoyment and childhood innocence. There is nothing wrong with cookies as long as you remember they are a sometimes food.

Answer 6

i really hope not but some ppl are all ready saying the changed cookie monster to veggie monster and im not sure about oscar the grouch but i still hope they didn't

Answer 7

Viginia Hefferman,the "author" of that article is one of the New York Times' resident smart-a** blogger wannabes now on the paper's Magazine staff. That bunch believes themselves to be smart,witty and hip but are really the collective horse's a** of the NYT organization.

Anything written by any member of that pack of high-school kid 'zine also-rans should be suitable only for emergency T.P.

Answer 8

They ran out of oreos for the Cookie Monster . . . "me want cookie"

All the trash cans were full so there was no place for Oscar to live.

Answer 9

In my opinion you cannot blame childhood obesity on COOKIE MONSTER. There are ALWAYS going to be choices that are not good for you. And, as for Oscar..I felt he was more a rude crab then anything..and there are plenty of those in life. You cannot blame depression on him either.
To me, that is someone who wants an easy target to lay that on.

Answer 10

Oscar is real life humans he speeks the truth like we wish we all could say,