Though the intro has changed visually over the years, that song still rings true. All of which probably make last week's news of the restructuring of Sesame Street & the loss of three of their key andlongstanding actors even more ground shaking for those of us who grew up on the wholesome diet of Sesame Street. Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when "Bob," "Gordon," & "Luis" feel like old friends. (Actors McGrath, Roscoe Orman and Emilio Delgado, respectively.)
Even when you haven't watched the show in maybe 10 years (and that "you" would be ME due to my children outgrowing it), you feel the loss. It's the loss of "the good stuff" that has stood the test of time. It's the loss of knowing and taking pleasure in the fact that it was out there. And it's also that secondary loss of losing something that was a part of my childhood that I grew up with.
There's some controversial conversation that maybe the backlash was not well received, and the "Powers That Be" over at HBO may be reconsidering this decision. Time will tell.
In the July 28th article "Five Times Bob, Luis and Gordon from ‘Sesame Street’ Taught Us to Be Better" by Gabe Meline, we take comfort in where this trio of gentleman have taken us. It seems especially contradictory to this election year when it seems we haven't an empathetic "gentleman" in the race. (Though half of the reason is because we have a historic election year with our first female to be a major party candidate nomination, so kudos to Hillary Clinton for that!). The 5 video clips in the article are throwbacks to how great these 3 gents were at serving as role models for young viewers. Gabe too shows how these messages stay with those of us who are now adults.
In thinking and reminiscing about the cast of human and muppet characters on Sesame Street, I'm thrown into a meandering down memory lane--many of which are accompanied with their songs and my own Sesame Street soundtrack. Cookie Monster. Big Bird. Elmo. Snuffleupagus. Maria & Susan. Bert & Ernie. Grover. The Count. Kermit. Oscar the Grouch. Sesame Street always took the big and small life lessons and peppered them in amidst the ABCs and 123s. Sometimes with big name stars along the way.
Take for instance this music parody video with Macklemore from January 2015 as he and Oscar take on trash. Oscar's been in that trash can for 45 years and counting....and he's still there. But, at least he is enlightening us along the way
For more trips down memory lane, here you can find "11 'Sesame Street' Videos for Earth Day."
If you still haven't gotten your fill....here's a collection of 99 environmental videos from Sesame Street!
Thank you for all you've taught us these 45 years, Sesame Street. Cheers to your 46th year ahead--may it be the start of many, many more.
For more trips down memory lane, here you can find "11 'Sesame Street' Videos for Earth Day."
If you still haven't gotten your fill....here's a collection of 99 environmental videos from Sesame Street!
Thank you for all you've taught us these 45 years, Sesame Street. Cheers to your 46th year ahead--may it be the start of many, many more.
Sesame Street video opener for the 46th Season https://youtu.be/b2rBhpVDzO8;
Images from http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/07/29/sesame-street-looking-to-bring-back-senior-cast-members-after-uproar/; "Sesame Street" sign picture with Bob and Gordon from http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/07/28/five-times-bob-luis-and-gordon-taught-us-to-be-better-on-sesame-street/; video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=STH9ZpeFH2o
Images from http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/07/29/sesame-street-looking-to-bring-back-senior-cast-members-after-uproar/; "Sesame Street" sign picture with Bob and Gordon from http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/07/28/five-times-bob-luis-and-gordon-taught-us-to-be-better-on-sesame-street/; video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=STH9ZpeFH2o
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