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[giebergoldfarb2]

It is the sworn duty of all decent, clean-living, right-thinking people to hate Elmo. I hate Elmo. Even when I was a kid, and he hadn't yet taken over the show, I didn't like him. I'm waiting for the special episode where Grover (yay Grover!) turns into Super-Grover and pummels the crap out of Elmo, making Sesame Street safe for entertaining characters again.

Edited by giebergoldfarb2, Apr 2, 2004 @ 5:25 PM.

[elcondor43]

WORD giebergoldfarb2--Grover is where it's at. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with a deep, seething hate for Elmo. My aunt, who has younger kids, informs me that he takes up half of the show now with "Elmo's World." Dumbass referring-to-himself-in-the-third-person puppet . . . LOL.

Sesame Street and Mister Rogers were my early afternoons as a small tike. I have a lot of memories of eating popcicles with my younger sister while being entertained and taught something at the same time. Imagine!

[jcpdiesel21]

I fucking loathe Elmo. Since when is he the star of Sesame Street? The third person speak is just annoying, and you know he thinks he's so cute. Grover, Telly, and the Cookie Monster are easily a whole lot cooler.

Every so often I flip by this show on PBS and it warms my heart that it is still on. I used to watch it and Mr. Rogers when I was younger.

[PostToastie]

Sesame Street is 35 years old? How is that possible?

Yes it's ONE!! TWO!!!!! THREE!!!!.........

I too think that Grover is wonderful, it doesn't matter if he's near or far!

[StephenTrendy]

Word to the Elmo hate...man he's annoying. I think the worst thing was when he was a guest on talk shows...him and Rosie O'Donnell make me wanna vomit.

I like Rosita the best out of the newer characters. The older characters, I love all of them. I heart this show.

[NicoleMN6]

Elmo sucks. Am I the only one who remembers that he was introduced to the show because he was the anonymous culprit putting graffiti all over Sesame Street? And then everyone had to teach him that "drawing is for crayons and paper?" I swear I vividly remember this and everyone always thinks I'm insane -- it's part of the cover-up to allow Elmo to take over the world!

Incidentally, I read somewhere that the show used to be geared to an older audience (4-7 year olds), so Big Bird was the star because he was in that demographic. As older kids switched over to cartoons and Nikelodeon programs, etc., the show became more for the REALLY young kids. Which is why Elmo took over -- his "age" is supposed to be about 3 years old, compared to Big Bird's 6.

However, I think by pandering to the really young audience, Sesame Street has lost a lot of its appeal for parents, as well as for the young elementary school kids. I know that Elmo annoys the crap out of me, so why would I want to sit and watch with my kid? When I have children, I'm going to make sure they watch the 1980s Sesame Streets on Noggin or on DVD (if they have them).

[jcpdiesel21]

Elmo is 3? That I can believe. But Big Bird is 6? WTF?

[Phishtar]

Alas, Elmo does indeed appeal to the younger demographic, like my daughter, who lurves him. Fortunately, the show isn't completely Elmo-saturated any more, though there's a tragic lack of Grouch.

I like Rosita too. Though Zoe has grown on me, and Baby Bear's okay when he's with Telly. They have a great dynamic.

I miss the old waiter skits with Grover, though. Desperately.

[QAFSpartan]

I have to add my Grover lurve. My mom can do the voice and used to read me the grover books, in his voice!! I am 22 and still ask to hear the grover voice.
Elmo needs to go far, far away.

[The Pez]

Oy! Whenever I baby-sit my cousin he wants to go to sesamestreet.com and then go to Elmo's World. I turn down the volume because that voioce just is plain annoying, and his LAUGH! His LAUGH! Oh my god I've never had such hatred for a puppet

[emdroberts]

I have always hated Elmo even before he took over the show when I was young. I miss the old format of the show where the story lasted all week and some arcs lasted all season. It was like a kiddy soap opera. I think the reveal of Snuffy being real actually set me up for soap opera teasers and reveals for later on in life.

The one character I hate more than Elmo is Baby Bear. That voice, ugh. I love Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, and Oscar. And is it my imagination, or have they quit thundering after the Count was done counting?

[Readster]

Big Bird, Grover and of course Cookie Monster were my main three for Seasme Street growing up. I do catch and episode here and there if I'm sick or have a day off from work. I agree on how Elmo took over, I can still tolerate the little red seed of evil. However, when I have kids, God willing. They'll look to Cookie and Grover and of course Big Bird then Elmo.

[Phishtar]

You have to look at Elmo as the introductory drug. Now my little one lurves Bert and Ernie. Thank goodness (though she still loves Elmo).

[Mangetical Anji]

I have unlimited hate for Baby Bear. Lisps are NOT CUTE! Jeez. And he's even dumber than Elmo. How is that possible?

I'm all about those weird little dishtowel-alien things. Am I the only person who knows what they are? They sort of have googly eyes and antenna and look like dishtowels, and run across the screen going, "Yipyipyipyipyipyipyip, ya-HAWNK." I've been dying to know what their names are since I was about four. They're just "the weird little dishtowel-alien things" to me.

[cutecouple]

They're just "the weird little dishtowel-alien things" to me.

I always thought of them as Martians.

[daidouji]

The "yipyip" aliens are called the Martians in Sesame Street Unpaved.

If they're sure enough going to show clips from back in the day, I will make a point to watch the anniversary show. But why does Elmo have to be the focus yet again? Geez....

[MaggieElizabeth]

When my nephew was two, and started watching "Sesame Street," I remembered why I loved the show so much when I was little. Part of it was the music: "C is for Cookie," "I Love Trash," "Rubber Duckie" and "The Aardvark Song" are terribly infectious and singable. And then I learned, through my nephew's watching, that catchy songs had come along in the days since I'd outgrown the show (i.e. since around 1975): "Fuzzy and Blue," "Monster in the Mirror," "Put Down the Duckie." (I adore "Fuzzy and Blue"! But then, Broadway show music, particularly classic Broadway show music, is my favorite musical genre.)
But then there is the Odious Red One. I agree that he should be regarded as the Introductory Drug; he was my nephew's favorite Muppet when he first started watching, and now he's my niece's favorite. Sooner or later, however, their wits kick in and they realize how much funnier and cooler such characters as Grover (my hero!), Cookie Monster, Bert & Ernie, and Oscar are. Oh, and Kermit. Can't forget Kermit. His "Sesame Street News" segments are, along with Cookie's "Monsterpiece Theatre," some of my favorite segments on the show.

Who else loves these segments?
Kermit trying to interview the Seven Dwarfs: "We've got the wrong dwarfs again!"
"The King and I" (really i) on "Monsterpiece Theatre": "I, your lovable and cute King, wishes to dance with you!"
Rapunzel of Brooklyn: "Git me oudda heah!"

[harlequinade]

I too, hate Elmo. I know loads of grown men and women who like him. I'm so ashamed of them. I wouldn't hate him so much if it wasn't for the merchandising. And the way he refers to himself in third person. And the baby voice.

I used to love the Monsterpiece version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which was literally a two flying over a cuckoo's nest.

I was once compared to Oscar the Grouch, not, as you'd think, because I'm grouchy, but because "[I'm] green and live in a bin". I assure you, none of that is true.

[kathyk2]

I love Sesame Street! I can't wait to watch the anniversery special tomorrow night. I think they need to spin Elmo off and leave Seseme Street to the best Muppets. I learned to read early thanks to Sesame Street and the Electric Company. I miss Kermit the Frog so much.

[PostToastie]

Word to the Elmo hate...man he's annoying. I think the worst thing was when he was a guest on talk shows...him and Rosie O'Donnell make me wanna vomit.

Feeling the Rosie/Elmo hate. But I do have to laugh when he's a 'guest' on Martha Stewart Living. It's like the puppet guy is trying to piss her off!!

Can't stand Zoe. She was a 'guest' last week on the Today show and I had to change the channel.

[Mangetical Anji]

The "yipyip" aliens are called the Martians in Sesame Street Unpaved.

I still like "yipyip" aliens better. LOL

[Andrew's Mommy]

I need to throw in a vote here for Cookie Monster. Loved him since I was a small child, and with Animal, Daffy Duck & Beetlejuice is one of my favourite characters.

I do hate the 1/2 hour format of the show that they show down here in Oz. I would also like to find a large stick for Elmo however he is Andrew's favourite muppet - MoMo - and Baby Bear and HeroGuy is rather pointless. They have spun Elmo off, but like a bad case of mold he just keeps on reoccurring.

I hate how a lot of the older characters e.g. Guy Smiley, The Amazing Mumford and YES Kermit have been relegated to obscurity.

[kathyk2]

Why was Zoe on the Today show? Noone has mentioned the best part of Sesame Street the music. Classic songs like I Love Trash and C is for Cookie, I've lost count of the great musical acts that I've seen on Sesame Street especially Smokey Robinson and James Taylor.

[PostToastie]

Why was Zoe on the Today show?

They had a couple of the characters on to celebrate the 35th anniversary. Zoe, Big Bird & some others that I didn't recognize. Katie & Matt tried to 'interview' them while they were in 'make-up', but that Zoe thing just kept babbling and babbling - even worse than Katie Couric.

[majiggie]

Nothing sucked harder than "Worms in Space" that they seemed to show over and over and over again a few years ago.

My kids love Dora, Blue, JoJo and the like ~ but they always come back to good old Sesame Street.

[thesporq]

I loved the skits with Grover as a waiter and the blue-headed guy, especially when Grover would go back to the kitchen and yell at Bernie or Frankie or whoever.

And what about the greatness of Smokey Robinson and U Really Got a Hold On Me? The Beetles and Letter B?

I kind of feel bad for little kids nowadays since the show has to keep up with pop culture quicker than before. According to MuppetCentral, they'll be introduced to Joe Hundred Guy, Dr. Feel, and TriangleBob Trianglepants.

Sigh.

[NicoleMN6]

I wonder if they still show Teeny Little Super Guy? Remember when his nephew wanted to get a pet spoon?

I think a while back they did a special with just the music videos -- but I missed it :( I would love to get a tape of: "I would like to visit the moon," "C is for Cookie," "Do the Duck," "Sing a Song," "Letter B," "I Love Trash," "Cereal Girl," etc. I wonder if there's one floating around somewhere...