Apart from its commitment to teaching kids ABC and 123 basics in a way that’s creative, fun and meaningful, and being the absolute boss of pop culture pop culture videos, Sesame Street has always placed music front and centre over its 50 years of time on the year. A parade Continue Reading
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Goodbye clouds: New Sesame Street book Sunny Day celebrates the show’s iconic song
SNAPSHOT Inspired by the lines of the song written by Joe Raposo with Bruce Hart and Jon Stone, Sunny Day features the artwork of award-winning picture-book illustrators. Each spread features a different artist’s interpretation of the lyrics, resulting in a unique tribute to Sesame Street and the generations of children Continue Reading
Is Cookie Monster a letter? Kermit says no, little girl begs to disagree … but they still love each other
SNAPSHOT Joey: Now I’ve sung my ABC next time Cookie Monster giggling. Kermit – Next time Cookie Monster, will sing with you, I’m leaving. Joey – I love you. Kermit – I love you, too. Joey – Thanks. If there’s one thing that you associate with Sesame Street, and good Continue Reading
Respect, opportunity and joy: The timeless lessons of 50 years of Sesame Street
Sesame Street is 50 years old this year! That’s a lot of words of the day, pearls of wisdom, Grover-led hilarity and learning opportunities dispensed to the children of the world, especially those in disadvantaged situations, and Sesame Workshop, the organisation behind Sesame Street since 1969 when it all began, Continue Reading
“I feel the need … the need for …” the cast of Sesame Street to recite famous movie quotes
I love the Muppets so much that frankly they couldn’t recite the telephone book (well the online version anyway), naturally with their trademark whit and whimsy and I would more than happily sit their in rapt attention until they were good and done. Vanity Fair, in a moment of inspired Continue Reading
Sesame Street: How They Became Bert & Ernie (Fresh Prince of Bel Air parody)
There are many reasons to go to Sesame Street – there are 26 very good reasons I can think of straight off the bat – but one of the main ones, apart from watching my favourite monster Grover do this thing (super and otherwise), is to watch the latest Continue Reading
You DRINK coffee? Amateur! 1967 Cookie Monster EATS the machine that makes it
You can’t miss the fact that Cookie Monster, by sheer dint of name alone, loves cookies. And who can blame him? They’re freaking delicious! But coffee? Or more precisely, coffee machines? In this hilarious IBM promotional film from 1967, Cookie Monster goes to town on a very chatty coffee Continue Reading
Ready to get scarily generous? Sesame Street’s Sharing things gets you in the mood
Oh Sesame Street, take me to the Snackside Down! I’m not usually a fan of scary horrific alternate realities but when they’re part of an alternate Sesame Street parody reality where Stranger Things, Netflix’s hit show where up is down and down is up and your laundry bill to Continue Reading
Beware of The Walking Gingerbread! They will eat ALL your cookies #SesameStreet
One of the great, inestimable joys in life is when Sesame Street parodies a show you love. Their brilliantly-realised parodies are a joy on just about every level – they capture the look and feel of the target show while making merry with its premise, its characters and plots Continue Reading
Monster in the Mirror: Grover delightfully goes all wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo
Grover, my favourite monster in the world – yeah sorry Godzilla and the Demagorgon, you’re not even in the running – is a lot braver than most people think. Sure he may be spooked by monsters at the end of books, and get a little nervous when he is Continue Reading