Sunday, January 11, 2009
'Sesame Street' characters show ageless appeal
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The beloved characters from 'Sesame Street,' known to children and parents alike, will gather onstage to entertain as they ponder aloud the age-old child's question: What do I want to be when I grow up?"
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I remember Sesame Street as a kid and am so pleased to see my younger brother and his friends still enjoying and learning from this show. It is timeless and ageless and does not seem to be outdated or out of touch. Children still need to learn basic values, spelling and mathematics. If they can get it while having fun, why shouldn't Sesame Street still be around?
It has always impressed me how ageless muppets seem to be. Children have Sesame Street while adults have The Muppets and even Avenue Q. Muppets just seem to help teach all sorts of ideas with out forcing the knowledge of learning onto the audience. Plus who doesn't love big furry creatures teaching you life lessons?
Sesame Street was one of my favorites as a kid--it really is timeless. Little kids that I baby-sit get just as much a kick out of it that I did when I was their age. I'm glad it's held up so well over the years!
I still love sesame street. When Gary Knell came to visit in the fall, he talked about all the new initiatives of sesame going global and helping to combat illiteracy and obesity. I wonder if this show of all grown up encompases these new values they are pushing. He mentioned that cookie monster learned that cookies are a sometimes food, not an always food. Does this hold true in the show? I hope that it does. i assume the characters are costumed i nfull muppet gear. It surprised me that they all seemed to be women.
I love it when I see the younger generation making their own fads and trends just as we had ours. It's pretty neat that Sesame Street still has a lot of appeal; I mean, that's how I learned to speak English from watching Sesame Street when I was three. This comment was brought to you by the letter J.
It seems to me that children can relate so much better to muppets because they don't at all relate them to their parents. Children can listen all day to adults teaching and telling them things, then they can go watch Sesame Street and be told the same exact thing in a fun, upbeat way from colorful, crazy creatures. The appeal of muppets does not seem to be going anywhere.
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