Big Bird

You were all not doubt saddened to hear about the death of Sesame Street educational developer Dr Gerald Lesser at the age of 84. Well maybe not, but I was.

Anything that represents the decline of Sesame Street upsets me: the death of Mr Hooper, the death of Jim Henson and the rise and rise of Elmo.

Dr Lesser’s death is not only a reminder of the quality of the minds that went into this show, but you also have to question whether a show like Sesame Street would ever get made today.

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  • whatahooha says:

    01:20am | 29/10/10

    How about that classic sketch that ends “Let’s call it co-operation!” “No, let’s call it Shirley” Things have changed so much.I am sad that my kids don’t get how cool Grover is. But so much of tv is different now. Used to be just SS or PS, and cartoons on… Read more »

  • Jax says:

    09:42am | 09/10/10

    I actually attended a conference recently on Media and Social good where the Marketing Manager for Sesame St: Sherri Rollins Westin talked about how Sesame Street were specifically creating content targeted towards achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals by educating their massive international audience on the topics of girls education… Read more »

 

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