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I watched some of the new Sesame Street with my toddlers and it’s frankly just boring and cheap now. All the other characters have been sidelined for Elmo. The

by pram 5y ago

I watched some of the new Sesame Street with my toddlers and it’s frankly just boring and cheap now. All the other characters have been sidelined for Elmo. The songs and themes are really repetitive too. I mean I know it’s for infants, and it feels petty complaining, but the episodes from the 80s are like a million times better lol

moshmosh 5y ago
Changing the "main character" from Big Bird to Elmo, and other re-structuring of the show, really did harm it a ton. Sells merch better, though. And I dunno, maybe zero kids would still watch it in a world of smart phones and YouTube and other relatively frantic entertainment for pre-schoolers, if it were still as sedate as it once was. Maybe kids can't relate or look up to Big Bird like they can wacky, high-energy Elmo, anymore.
- floren 5y ago
  I thought I read something about how Grover was the main character, intended to be a little older than the viewers, while Big Bird was supposed to be a little younger and more of an audience surrogate. Of course that all depends on your own definition of what a "main character" is, but it's hard to deny it became The Elmo Show at some point.
  - subungual 5y ago
    I think the piece you're both referencing is here: https://kotaku.com/how-elmo-ruined-sesame-street-1746504585 https://kotaku.com/how-elmo-ruined-sesame-street-1746504585
  - MichaelMoser123 5y ago
    and what about Cookie Monster? Did he ever make it to stardom?
- FridayoLeary 5y ago
  Maybe they need to come up with new ideas, 'baby shark' and Elmo will fight to the death on Sesame Street today! That should liven things up a bit. (no, I've never watched Sesame Street)
MichaelMoser123 5y ago
My son likes 'muppet babies' that's a show for little kids, it's without Elmo, but with most of the Muppet show characters that came from Sesame street - and it is sort of interesting, i watch it togather with my son. Unfortunately it is without Bert and Ernie and without Cookie Monster, miss them.

by pram 5y ago

moshmosh 5y ago

Changing the "main character" from Big Bird to Elmo, and other re-structuring of the show, really did harm it a ton. Sells merch better, though. And I dunno, maybe zero kids would still watch it in a world of smart phones and YouTube and other relatively frantic entertainment for pre-schoolers, if it were still as sedate as it once was. Maybe kids can't relate or look up to Big Bird like they can wacky, high-energy Elmo, anymore.

floren 5y ago
I thought I read something about how Grover was the main character, intended to be a little older than the viewers, while Big Bird was supposed to be a little younger and more of an audience surrogate. Of course that all depends on your own definition of what a "main character" is, but it's hard to deny it became The Elmo Show at some point.
- subungual 5y ago
  I think the piece you're both referencing is here: https://kotaku.com/how-elmo-ruined-sesame-street-1746504585 https://kotaku.com/how-elmo-ruined-sesame-street-1746504585
- MichaelMoser123 5y ago
  and what about Cookie Monster? Did he ever make it to stardom?
FridayoLeary 5y ago
Maybe they need to come up with new ideas, 'baby shark' and Elmo will fight to the death on Sesame Street today! That should liven things up a bit. (no, I've never watched Sesame Street)

MichaelMoser123 5y ago

My son likes 'muppet babies' that's a show for little kids, it's without Elmo, but with most of the Muppet show characters that came from Sesame street - and it is sort of interesting, i watch it togather with my son. Unfortunately it is without Bert and Ernie and without Cookie Monster, miss them.