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Ms. Toad

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42. Well - compared to the alternatives available at the time

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 11:20 PM

Dec 2013

it was a breath of fresh air.

E.g.:

Elmer Fudd with his shotgun.
Wil-e-Coyote perpetually plotting to kill the road runner, and getting blasted to smithereens.

Definitely not perfect, but it tried to be educational - and to make learning fun.

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Sesame Street season one. Not suitable for children. [View all] Savannahmann Dec 2013 OP

The psychedelic stuff Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #10

what a trip ... napkinz Dec 2013 #25

what are you talking about? I just watched them. they gave kids credit for intelligence. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #2

I've noticed that lately. RandySF Dec 2013 #26

I'm a very inbetweener. SheilaT Dec 2013 #3

I never liked it either, except the theme song. But what creeped me out was this: El_Johns Dec 2013 #4

thank goodness you kept from the evils of Sesame Street Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #6

SS first aired in 1969. We were still on 3 channels and video games didn't become widespread El_Johns Dec 2013 #13

Y response was to someone who's children were born in the 80's Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #14

Anyone who'd marry Pete Peterson is evil. El_Johns Dec 2013 #47

And Sesame Street is the only way for kids SheilaT Dec 2013 #19

Like schools, it is a good reinforcement to what parents are doing Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #20

My kid was born in 1980 enlightenment Dec 2013 #30

You are absolutely correct. SheilaT Dec 2013 #33

Remember when we were young and thought our mothers were enlightenment Dec 2013 #36

Coloring on walls! SheilaT Dec 2013 #43

Well, the crayon on the walls enlightenment Dec 2013 #44

Fraggle Rock PeaceNikki Dec 2013 #38

That's the one. enlightenment Dec 2013 #40

Thnk you for injecting reason Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #48

the clips... LOL. Very inappropriate by today's standards. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #5

Well... bobclark86 Dec 2013 #7

some people like Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #9

Run for the hills!!! It's Sesame Street!!! blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #11

Oh, and this: blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #12

Deemed inappropriate by a humorless, non-creative person frazzled Dec 2013 #15

I agree. HappyMe Dec 2013 #16

Count me in as a devotee of Sesame Street. phylny Dec 2013 #37

Exactly. The piece came off as inauthentic Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #49

How are they not suitable for children? MineralMan Dec 2013 #17

Meh. Lighten up, Francis. n/t X_Digger Dec 2013 #18

from 1969, the preview episode and the first episode ----> napkinz Dec 2013 #21

Yipes, I forgot Gordon had hair!!! Revanchist Dec 2013 #22

I think three actors have played Gordon napkinz Dec 2013 #23

Looks like you're right Revanchist Dec 2013 #24

Big Bird's gone through some changes ... napkinz Dec 2013 #27

Bad feather day? N/T Revanchist Dec 2013 #29

ROFL! napkinz Dec 2013 #32

My kids are 7 and 9 abelenkpe Dec 2013 #28

Elmo ruined Sesame Street! napkinz Dec 2013 #31

really ... this is a problem? ---> napkinz Dec 2013 #34

I imagine those muppets BuelahWitch Dec 2013 #45

Ah the good old days. My kids born 75 and 77. kickysnana Dec 2013 #35

Is Bob McGrath still on the show? TheMightyFavog Dec 2013 #39

yep, here's an episode from 2012 napkinz Dec 2013 #54

I remember the criminal muppet. one_voice Dec 2013 #41

Well - compared to the alternatives available at the time Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #42

That guy was really stretching it with the fauxrage. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #46

I just had to set this Sesame Street thread ablaze. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #50

Not seeing a problem Scootaloo Dec 2013 #51

My kids loved it. I believe totally that kids should be exposed to both sides of the coin. appleannie1 Dec 2013 #52

I was 21 in 1968, Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #53

does anyone remember a show called Electric Company? napkinz Dec 2013 #55

Yup. I listed it up thread as one of the top 5 shows Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #56

I don't understand why The Electric Company "failed" ... napkinz Dec 2013 #57