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Come on. Elmo did some awesome music videos. With Norah Jones: https://youtu.be/FEzxchU4RUY https://youtu.be/FEzxchU4RUY With Katy Perry: https://youtu.be/Pw

Come on. Elmo did some awesome music videos. With Norah Jones: https://youtu.be/FEzxchU4RUY https://youtu.be/FEzxchU4RUY With Katy Perry: https://youtu.be/PwZnCkoX5gI https://youtu.be/PwZnCkoX5gI And my absolute favorite, better than the original, with the Goo Goo Dolls: https://youtu.be/uGohKgNOXnU https://youtu.be/uGohKgNOXnU Edit... but... yes... the Elmo Numa Numa tops everything: https://youtu.be/2rAKszSX2tU https://youtu.be/2rAKszSX2tU (which btw, was indeed uploaded 11 years ago, but I think has an erroneous view count..)

whatshisface 7y ago
Children's entertainment from the Mr. Rodgers era combined lessons from therapy and child psychology to act as a supplement for parenting. I'm not sure what it is now, and it's especially confusing to me why PBS would be so interested in merchandising when they're supposedly a government agency.
- darkengine 7y ago
  PBS receives some funding from the US government, however it is an independent non-profit corporation. My guess is they are trying to generate much-needed funds from toy sales, as well as compete for eyeballs with other more engaging children's programming ("bombardment" as Fred Rogers once called it).
- js2 7y ago
  PBS is not a government agency. It's a non-profit funded in part (about 50%) by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The rest of its funding is through donations and sponsorships. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is also a non-profit, funded solely by the federal government, but is independent from PBS and doesn't produce any programming.
js2 7y ago
Those all make the OP's point - none of them has grown-up lyrics. Compare to Dave Matthews and Grover singing about feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5lHYJJQfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5lHYJJQfw
- ronilan 7y ago
  “Everybody make like a train now” https://youtu.be/E4TRvYAyt3k https://youtu.be/E4TRvYAyt3k
  - js2 7y ago
    That's not Sesame Street. The Sesame Street Muppets were unique to the show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_Muppets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_Muppets Here's Johnny Cash on Sesame Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75eQX006jA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75eQX006jA
    - ronilan 7y ago
      “Come on you guys, Let’s have a beach party” https://youtu.be/yUcWNz4YXlA https://youtu.be/yUcWNz4YXlA
    - hindsightbias 7y ago
      All good, but the Stevie Wonder episode changed my life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE
    - op00to 7y ago
      apparently your take on childrens TV is wrong! i hope you are sufficiently corrected!
Wistar 7y ago
Ah, that Nora Jones piece is gold.

whatshisface 7y ago

Children's entertainment from the Mr. Rodgers era combined lessons from therapy and child psychology to act as a supplement for parenting. I'm not sure what it is now, and it's especially confusing to me why PBS would be so interested in merchandising when they're supposedly a government agency.

darkengine 7y ago
PBS receives some funding from the US government, however it is an independent non-profit corporation. My guess is they are trying to generate much-needed funds from toy sales, as well as compete for eyeballs with other more engaging children's programming ("bombardment" as Fred Rogers once called it).
js2 7y ago
PBS is not a government agency. It's a non-profit funded in part (about 50%) by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The rest of its funding is through donations and sponsorships. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is also a non-profit, funded solely by the federal government, but is independent from PBS and doesn't produce any programming.

js2 7y ago

Those all make the OP's point - none of them has grown-up lyrics. Compare to Dave Matthews and Grover singing about feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5lHYJJQfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5lHYJJQfw

ronilan 7y ago
“Everybody make like a train now” https://youtu.be/E4TRvYAyt3k https://youtu.be/E4TRvYAyt3k
- js2 7y ago
  That's not Sesame Street. The Sesame Street Muppets were unique to the show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_Muppets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_Muppets Here's Johnny Cash on Sesame Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75eQX006jA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75eQX006jA
  - ronilan 7y ago
    “Come on you guys, Let’s have a beach party” https://youtu.be/yUcWNz4YXlA https://youtu.be/yUcWNz4YXlA
  - hindsightbias 7y ago
    All good, but the Stevie Wonder episode changed my life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE
  - op00to 7y ago
    apparently your take on childrens TV is wrong! i hope you are sufficiently corrected!

Wistar 7y ago

Ah, that Nora Jones piece is gold.