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13 June 2013

Sesame Street in the year 2013 When I was a young'un, back in the twentieth century, Sesame Street dealt with numbers and letters. Now they're addressing the emotional stress kids experience from having a parent in prison.

post by: jason's_planet at: 12:39 | 4 comments

I love Sesame Street!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 June | 12:58

Never forget the War on Drugs is a war on dads.

posted by Eideteker 13 June | 13:11

Sesame Street really started dealing with social issues in the 1980s. They have done segments on deaht and grief (Mr. Hooper), divorce, different family compositions, etc. At that time, Maria getting pregnant on the show was controversial. I think they've been pretty responsive to all kinds of things kids experience for a while.

posted by Miko 13 June | 16:10

...and nowadays Sesamestreet features Graaf Tel!
Which betrays a total misunderstanding of the wordplay in the name 'Count von Count'.

observation may only be valid in neerlandophone parts of the world

posted by jouke 14 June | 11:54

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