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[bluegargantua]

The folks at Sesame Street are working with military groups to make a new video for children of active service members. In it, Elmo's father deploys (although it's vague about whether he's in the Army or going to war) and the red-furry muppet has to cope with his absence. The target is the half a million children younger than five with parents in the military.

OK, so yes, it's a very important issue to these children and I don't feel like Seasame Street is "selling out" to "the Man" or anything like that.

However. I really gotta wonder -- how desperate is the Army that they'll let a red furry monster with a man hanging out of his ass enlist?

"Well, Mr. Monster, let's just say your evaluation report was brought to you by the number 4 and the letter F..."
Tom

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[dirkcjelli.livejournal.com]

Let me just say... Oscar knows to keep his head down in a trench, and who wants to mess with an invisible mammoth... there might be something to this...

[purly.livejournal.com]

I met one of the producers of Sesame Street this past weekend in NYC. He was fun... it totally explains why the show is so wacky.

[bluegargantua]

I wish *I* was a producer for Sesame Street...

"It's a 3 and a 5 and a 7"
"No, Big Bird, it's a .357"
"Wow! That sure is a big number!"
"Uh-huh and it's an awfully big gun too!"
Tom

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

*laughing very very hard*