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Has 'Sesame Street' Gone Soft? What It's Missing Now

Devon Corneal | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: New Sesame Street, Cookie Monster, Snuffleupagus, 70s Sesame Street, Slidepollajax, Childrens Television, Sesame Street Changes, Parenthood Nostalgia, Sesame Street, Super Grover, Old Sesame Street, Parents-Moms, TV Canada, Parents News
Devon Corneal

In an effort to address every fear or negative repercussion that might somehow arise from inventive and playful programming, I think Sesame Street lost some of its irreverence. More important, in making these kinds of changes, the show didn't give kids the credit they deserve for being able to separate what's real and what's not.

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Weirdest Videos You'll See This Week

Adult Swim | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Full House, Cookie Monster, Saved by the Bell, Sky Rim, Weird Videos, Holly-Weird, Adult Swim, Ninja Turtles, Internet Treasures, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird News News

"Saved By The Bell" with inappropriate woo'ing? Got it. "Full House" opening with the theme song to "Twin Peaks." Check. Those clips and a weird...

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9 Notable Muppets From Around The World

Mental Floss | David Moye | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Sesame Street, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Muppets, Muppets From Around the World, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Holly-Weird, Weird News News

Muppets like Miss Piggy and Kermit get all the press (especially with the new movie "The Muppets" opening up next week), but "Sesame Street" features ...

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WATCH: Cookie Monster Covers Tom Waits

Posted 10.17.2011

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Fans of gravelly-voiced crooner Tom Waits have probably noticed his vocal similarity to a certain Sesame Street star. Well, finally, one of them did s...

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Forensic Evidence Suggests Cookie Monster Never Ate a Single Cookie

Pablo Andreu | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Sesame Street, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Comedy News, Satire, Comedy News
Pablo Andreu

If the information is verified, the Sesame Street character known for his gastronomical tunnel vision may face charges of fraud.

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Sex Offender Dressed As Cookie Monster Arrested: Police

Posted 10.09.2011

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A sex offender was arrested at a fair in Iowa while handing out fliers, dressed as the Sesame Street character Cookie Monster, according to state poli...

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Cookie Monster's Confession

AOL.Com | Posted 07.10.2011

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He's famous for his appetite -- but few realize what he does before deciding to scarf down a cooooookie. ...

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Cookie Monster Answers Your Questions (VIDEO)

Posted 07.09.2011

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Where was Cookie Monster born? Does he bake his own cookies? Does he prefer chewy or crispy? What does he think of Paul Ryan's budget plan? (Ok, not r...

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'Sesame Street' Coming To Pakistan

Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Cookie Monster, Sesame Street, Education, Children's Programming, Pakistan, Elmo, Jim Henson, Muppets, World News

In an effort to boost education in Pakistan, the U.S. is donating $20 million to fund a local version of "Sesame Street," set to air later this year. ...

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The Week's Top 5 Funniest Videos: The TSA, Kanye West, Cookie Monster and More

Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Onion, Kanye, Tsa, The Onion, Twitter, Kanye West, Oprah, Thanksgiving, Obama, TSA Security, Conan O'Brien, Cookie Monster, Oprah Winfrey, Conan, Babelgum, Snl, Saturday Night Live, Sesame Street, Comedy News
Matt Wilstein

Conan O'Brien showed us one more of Oprah's favorite things, once and for all demonstrating why her audience behaves the way they do.

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Let them eat cake.

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Food Assistance, Cookie Monster, Snack Food, Food Pantries, Hunger, Benefits, Food Choices, Food Stamps, Snap, Snacks, Healthy Food Choice, Vilsack, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

This argument against SNAP recipients using their benefits to purchase snack and other "unhealthy" foods is one I find disappointing. Food insecurity...

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For veterans families: a cookie monster and a guy in a furry blue suit

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Newmark

  Okay, it's Sesame Workshop helping military families: For over 40 years Sesame Workshop has been dedicated to the founding principle to h...

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Bert And Ernie Come Out in Favor of Same Sex Marriage

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sesame Street, Concerned Women for America, National Organization for Marriage, God, Homosexuals, Same-Sex Marriage, Cookie Monster, Not Easy Being Green, Gay Rights, Rubber Ducky, Martin Luther King, Muppets, Archdiocese of Washington, From the Frog, Lesbians, Gay Marriage, Bert and Ernie, Comedy News
David Henry Sterry

Bert and Ernie have long been rumored to be gay. Many have speculated that Ernie's international hit, "Rubber Ducky", was actually a coded love song to Bert.

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Cookie Monster Needs To Make Some New Friends (PICTURE)

Posted 05.25.2011

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We're not sure we like who Cookie Monster's been hanging out with these days. It looks like he's fallen in with a rough crowd and there seems to be a ...

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Sesame Street Google Images Celebrate Anniversary: See Them ALL! (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sesame Street has gone Google! Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and more Sesame Street favorites have all graced the Google logo in celebration of Se...

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Cookie Monster Google Doodle Celebrates Sesame Street's 40th Anniversary (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Cookie Monster, from the children's television show Sesame Street, has taken over Google's Doodle! Yesterday, Google's Doodle featured Big Bird, ...

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Grover Google Doodle Next In Sesame Street Celebration? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Google's Doodle has been on a Sesame Street spree! First Big Bird's yellow legs were pictured in place of the Google "L". Next, Cookie Monster came a...

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Snuffleupagus Google Doodle Next In Sesame Street Anniversary Celebration? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Google's Doodle has been on a Sesame Street spree! First Big Bird's yellow legs were pictured in place of the Google "L". Next, Cookie Monster came a...

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Sesame Street On Google: Wallace And Gromit Star In UK Doodle (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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As we wrote here, Google featured a new Doodle celebrating Sesame Street's 40th birthday: instead of Google's normal lettering, the site featured Sesa...

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Bert And Ernie Google Doodle Celebrates Sesame Street Anniversary (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Why are Bert and Ernie on Google's Doodle? Google's Doodle has looked a bit different the past few days: First Big Bird's yellow legs were pictured...

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Oscar The Grouch Google Doodle Celebrates Sesame Street Anniversary (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Google's Doodle has been on a Sesame Street spree! First Big Bird's yellow legs were pictured in place of the Google "L". Next, Cookie Monster came...

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Big Bird Google Doodle Celebrates Sesame Street's 40th Anniversary (PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Google's doodle looks a bit different: instead of the regular primary-colored G-O-O-G-L-E, Big Bird, the giant yellow bird character from the children...

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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Cookie Monster Remixes Jay-Z's "99 Problems" (NSFW)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're having cookie problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems, but a cookie's not one. I got the Fozzy Roll on the bear patrol, Big Bird...

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