Conservatives caught wind of this 36-second clip of Sesame Street re-run — it originally aired during the Bush presidency and ran again last week — and they are not amused. Well, at least some of them don’t think it’s very funny.
If you can’t watch, let me break it down for you: Oscar the Grouch starts his own network called GNN (Grouchy News Network). Right here, I gotta say, that’s funny shit and not just for the toddler set. I’ve been laughing about it for at least 17 seconds. A female caller dials in to Oscar’s show and eventually claims that she’s going to start watching Pox News, “a trashy news show.”
This is Sesame Street, dudes. It needs to be kept innocent and clean and free of political agenda, especially considering that it is partially funded by American tax dollars. Let’s just allow our kids to focus on deaf Linda and her hot romance with Bob the shop keeper. Yes, I’ve realized that these characters are probably dead now, but I live in 1975 — it’s how I roll.
Whilst a Sesame Street spokesperson claimed that it was meant to be a “harmless parody,” PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler had this to say about the skit: “I don’t know what was in the head of the producers, but my guess is that this was one of those parodies that was too good to resist. But it should have been resisted. Broadcasters can tell parents whatever they think of Fox or any other network, but you shouldn’t do it through the kids.
Whew. Now that we’ve got that resolved, I’d like to announce tomorrow’s Sesame Street guest: Michelle Obama. Yep, I’m serious.
Oh please. I remember a character called “Ross Parrot” from way back in the day that would yell “Can I finish?!?” when people interrupted his recitation of the alphabet, numbers, etc. They’ve been commenting on politics for quite sometime and most of it goes right over the kids’ heads.
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Laura Bush
Michelle Obama
(Names of First Ladies who have visited Sesame Street.)
Thank you jk.
Really, wendie, we’re supposed to be outraged that MOBama is going to be on Sesame Street? Here’s a POX News flash for you: It would be more unusual if she DIDN’T.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
you are so late…….and why mock the MObama appearance? weren’t the Bush twins a lil old to be relevant during their father’s administration? or a lil too hammered or getting hammered? lmao – Is Michelle O supposed to be the black anti Christ? what is wrong with YOU people? I’m sure Linsay Ho-han would have been a better Sesame street guest star………smdh
I agree, Sesame Street should try and stay out of these sorts of things if they are going to be different from commercialized tv that children watch. I mean, kids are already getting bombarded with messages about the world from other sources, and are getting their parents to spend hard-earned money based on those messages.
But here’s what I don’t get. Aren’t Fox and all of those right-wing politicians always talking about family values? Aren’t family values the way our children should learn what’s right and wrong? I mean, come on…schools shouldn’t teach about sex because you need to learn that from your parents and pastor who are OBVIOUSLY kids listen to the most right? I mean if the government can’t even get involved in rape cases that involve companies the government itself hires, who the hell are they say what Sesame Street can and can’t air just because they get a few of our tax dollars? Grrrrr.
Parents and pastors don’t always teach about sex. In many cases they merely preach against it, giving absolutely no details and just making it seem like a topic that is completely off limits. My younger brother is home schooled, 17 years-old, and because my mother is ultra conservative, he knows nothing about sex that he can’t figure out from TV and our ancient encyclopedias. If all parents were actually capable of raising their young in an educated and unbiased manner then the schools wouldn’t have to step in and fill the void.
Of course our First Lady will be on SS. They always are.
Her appearance will not be political.
She is the First Lady.
i think that the pox/gnn is super funny, as is the ross parrot that a commenter mentioned earlier.
Maybe if they made fun of the other side as much, it would be funny.
As is, it’s just expected these days.
What “other side”? Fox News is supposed to be fair and balanced. I didn’t know they were on any “side”.
They say they are “fair and balanced” over and over in an effort to make people believe it, but you would have to be an idiot to think that it’s true.
This is really a non-issue. GNN and Pox – kind of both funny — who cares?
If it were up to the Right-wingers – Sesame Street would be levelled as a Walmart!
Fox News is a CHANNEL, it is not a show. There are lots of shows on the CHANNEL. Some of the shows on the CHANNEL have conservative hosts like Hannity. Some of the shows like America’s Newsroom report the news. Seriously, if you are going to bag on the CHANNEL you should at least watch it so that you will have an informed opinion.
well they kind of made fun of both CNN and Fox.
like, too much hugging and kissing, brown-nosing on CNN/GNN?
then saying it wasn’t trashy enough, and oscar obvious lives in trash, so she was going to watch the opposing news channel, POX/FOX
both were made fun of, so who cares?
PBS and Sesame Street are simply the White Houses bitches and have no choice but to do what they’re told, or else they lose their funding. And by the way, every one of you so called liberal Americans with your heads in the clouds are paying your tax dollars to put out shows like this. I wouldn’t be surprised if an upcoming episode has Miss Piggy bending over while the Nancy Pelosi puppet puts it to her good with a big ole’ green strap on.
Great analysis, except for the fact that the original bit aired two years ago when Bush was in office. And, of course, in your lame attempt to be “funny”, you’ve equated a comment on news channels with graphic lesbian sex (not to mention made Miss Piggy a sesame street character).
Maybe you should have watch a little more PBS when you were a kid and a little less of whatever it was you did watch.
Haaa! Slam!
Only fucking losers watched PBS when they were rug rats. All the cool kids watched the Banana Splits!!!! http://www.bananasplits.com
^ only fucking queers watched that shit, all the cool kids watched Bananas in Pajamas!!! Motherfuckers could walk down stairs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkPWMaNaIM
Sesame Street signed on November 10, 1969 – exactly as far in the NIXON Administration as we are now with Obama. Yeah – Nixon – that big government liberal pig!
BTW – I’d rather give my tax dollars for chidren’s television than to some money laundering CEO deuche for his yacht fuel.
that. was. BRILLIANT.
Um, to the dude/chick who keeps commenting to him/herself…you know we’re on to you, right?
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