"Sesame Street" for grown-ups only

[dragonimp]

So apparently the old school Sesame Street episodes, now available on DVD, are for grown-ups only, and may not be suitable for today's preschoolers. Because it has, y'know, kids playing on unpadded surfaces. With animals nearby. And Cookie Monster, who's headed for type-2 diabetes. And Oscar the Grouch has untreated depression. Oh, and we can't forget Bert and Ernie, two men living together in a run-down apartment.

I think the saddest thing is, there probably is a real danger of the company getting sued by today's parents if they didn't put that warning on it.

Comments

[fullmetalrose.livejournal.com]

Ya know I grew up with Sesame Street old school and it amazes me how things were then vs now. I mean we didn't have seat belts in school buses or many cars, no cable or satellite and we had only 3 channels CBS, ABC and NBC and you got up to change those channels!

The sad part is the parents of today should be mostly my age who grew up with this shit and they are the ones complaining while giving their kids, computers, video games, cell phones and who knows whatelse. Back then the simplest stuff was the best that is why I HATE Christmas in the sense of that it is soooo commercialized. I mean it is in your face BEFORE Halloween ... ridiculous. Living in New Orleans area trust me Mardi Gras decorations will be up in about another week or so as it is in early February this year.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

And think of all those unpadded surfaces we were encouraged to play on because of our exposure to Sesame Street. Horrors!

Yeah, I kinda try my best to ignore Christmas because of all the commercialization (kinda hard with everything being shoved in our faces, though).