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jberryhill

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7. I still remember the first show!

Reply to Bjorn Against (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 01:36 AM

Oct 2012

On PBS affiliate WHYY in Philadelphia. It was back-to-back with Mr. Roger's Neighboorhood.

I sort of figured at the time that maybe Sesame Street was located in the urban area in relation to Mr. Rogers' suburbanish neighborhood.

It's hard to do a media rollout to six year olds, but there was what amounts to a promo article in Weekly Reader, whose circulation was freaking huge, really.

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I think Romney handed Obama the youth vote with his Big Bird comment [View all] BarackTheVote Oct 2012 OP

I've been saying it all day: Willard put a face on his proposed killing of PBS. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #1

Sesame Street debuted in 1969 Bjorn Against Oct 2012 #2

I still remember the first show! jberryhill Oct 2012 #7

Maybe. My daughter is mid 20's and her friends are pissed. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #3

I didn't know six-year-olds could vote... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #4

I was once a child 31 now DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #8

My point is, the youth vote is incredibly important to Obama BarackTheVote Oct 2012 #5

I'm 47 and I love Big Bird and Sesame Street ellie Oct 2012 #6

32, here...and I can tell you that everyone around my age is livid. Shit my heart broke. vaberella Oct 2012 #9

Well, you have anyone who was born in the 60s and up SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #10

Not to mention the Perdue family vote. Kurovski Oct 2012 #11