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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 10, 2019 14:34:00 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Nov 10, 2019 15:30:59 GMT
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
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Post by kls on Nov 10, 2019 15:34:00 GMT
I loved it when I was little and it first aired. I was always asking my parents "Carry me to TV, see if Sesame on." (or see if Peter on for the Brady Bunch).
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Post by Catman on Nov 10, 2019 15:50:43 GMT
Catman fondly remembers many of the silly cartoons. Cowboy X was among his favorites.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 10, 2019 16:46:31 GMT
Introducing millions of young children to the concept of human trafficking and subsequent forced labor.
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Post by amyghost on Nov 10, 2019 16:58:48 GMT
I was a little past the target age for the show when it began, but as a teen I used to get a kick out of watching some of the little films, as well as the Muppets. The series had a sort of freewheeling tone back then that made it more amenable to sort of 'experimental' stuff. By the time of the late eighties, into the nineties, a lot of that disappeared and the show began to look more 'corporate' and commercial--the better to sell related toys, I suppose. The newest, 1/2 hour version for HBO is pretty soulless, imo. Not horrible--Grover's still good for a lot of laughs--but somehow lacking heart and a feeling of creative spontaneity (and I'm one of those who thinks the over-reliance on Elmo helped to ruin it a lot). There's a good article about that topic here: kotaku.com/how-elmo-ruined-sesame-street-1746504585that starts out sounding like the typical rant; but read it in full--the author actually makes some very perceptive points about just how the character has tripped up the show's original intent. I've wondered if Jim Henson hadn't died, how different things might have been for the show. |
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Post by theauxphou on Nov 10, 2019 19:21:57 GMT
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Post by Lucy on Nov 17, 2019 7:16:01 GMT
I loved watching it as a kid. Great memories!
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Post by vegalyra on Nov 17, 2019 15:25:50 GMT
Nice... before the plethora of crappy TV shows for kids, I think almost everyone of my generation grew up with Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. I still have a few of the LP's of the various actors singing the Sesame Street songs. Dad even has some old 8mm footage of me riding on a rocking horse in our house with the soundtrack playing in the background.
Awhile back Amazon had selected episodes from the first few seasons for free on Prime. I watched through all of them. I grew up with Sesame Street in the late '70s/very early '80s so it was pretty cool seeing an orange Oscar and some of the early skits that were phased out by the time I watched it. I do know that some of the animated shorts that were created in the very early days were still being used when I was a kid. I think one of them was Wanda the Witch. It's a time capsule watching some of those early shows. I love the music and outdoor footage that was captured of the inner city and parks, etc. circa 1970's.
If you get a chance, check out the short documentary about "cracks" or "crack master". It's a Sesame Street short that only aired once during the duration of Sesame Street. Guess it was too scary for young viewers. It's very fascinating.
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Post by msdemos on Nov 17, 2019 15:59:09 GMT
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