Sesame Street Old School DVD... Not intended for children?

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h3x

29-10-2006 08:23:58

[quote27289a10f9]I admit I’m a couple of decades behind on my “Sesame Street” watching -- blame middle school, my parent’s getting cable, and TIVO -- but I do fondly remember the program that took me on my first tour of the crayon factory and taught me (despite my high school Spanish teacher’s best efforts) the only 20 Spanish words I still know. So imagine my surprise when I read in The Pittsburgh Post Gazette the new “Sesame Street Old School” DVD comes with a disclaimer warning parents it may not be for children. I know, Sesame Street not for children? I was confused too.

But it seems the good people over at “Sesame Street” are concerned the early episodes (1969-1974) aren’t right for today’s tots. I guess when you’re growing up in a world where Cookie Monster gobbles up carrots and wheatgrass shakes the early years of “Sesame Street” may be a bit much to handle.[/quote27289a10f9]

[quote27289a10f9]I was curious about this disclaimer, which I have not seen, so I called over to “Sesame Street” to get to the bottom of it! The official line is the changes over the years may be confusing to children. In early episodes Oscar is orange not green and apparently there is a different actor playing Gordon. Now I can see how a few cast changes might confuse a young child so I did a little research.

What did I discover on “Sesame Street’s” website? The actor currently playing Gordon’s TV credits include “Sex and The City.” I love “Sex and The City,” but I would probably call it one of the least child-friendly shows ever. So I have to ask, what’s more confusing? Explaining the process of re-casting or explaining why Gordon is serving Carrie and Samantha martinis on a train.

I guess my point is the times do change. But I would remind Hollyweird that there are lessons for everyone in the past. Give today’s kids a little credit. I bet they can handle the news, when Mommy and Daddy watched “Sesame Street” Oscar the Grouch was orange. Just don’t tell the kids there was no Nickelodeon. Best to break news like that slowly.[/quote27289a10f9]

Can someone please explain to me... What the fuck is wrong with Americans today? Overprotective of a few subtle changes like a different colored Oscar the Grouch and the fact that Gordon's VA played a role in "Sex & The City". We found out (from the "Power Ranger thread" from a little while ago, that the Red power ranger was in a gay porn movie... But do you see a big warning sticker on any of their DVDs warning that Power Rangers may not be suitable for children? roll

ilanbg

29-10-2006 08:32:34

We also found out that the red Power Ranger [i6ec4eebc15]wasn't[/i6ec4eebc15] in fact a gay porn star, and that only that one scene from the gay porn made it look that way.

In either case, I hate the overprotection that seems to rest everywhere these days. There is nothing worse than reading about psychologists' findings that everything is bad for everyone, because these findings are still new and unsubstantiated, yet most people will not think question them.

tylerc

29-10-2006 09:00:26

I have a book entitled "Everything Bad is Good For You How Today's Pop Culture is Actually Making us Smarter". A lot of it is very dry, but he raises some really interesting points on how TV, movies, and even video games can benefit us.

Killer722

29-10-2006 18:31:10

[quote6a3c385c1d="tylerc"]I have a book entitled "Everything Bad is Good For You How Today's Pop Culture is Actually Making us Smarter". A lot of it is very dry, but he raises some really interesting points on how TV, movies, and even video games can benefit us.[/quote6a3c385c1d]

All my knowledge comes from movies, video games, public school, and The Simpsons. shrug