DVD of Early "Sesame Street" Comes With Warning: - Page 2 - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Nathander · 11-21-2007, 08:32 PM

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I asked Carol-Lynn Parente, the executive producer of ?Sesame Street,? how exactly the first episodes were unsuitable for toddlers in 2007. She told me about Alistair Cookie and the parody ?Monsterpiece Theater.? Alistair Cookie, played by Cookie Monster, used to appear with a pipe, which he later gobbled. According to Parente, ?That modeled the wrong behavior? ? smoking, eating pipes ? ?so we reshot those scenes without the pipe, and then we dropped the parody altogether.?

Some one please tell me I'm not the only person who finds the idea of them dropping this scene because of it giving the bad idea of PIPE EATING as being inherently hilarious. That is one heck of a stretch of the imagination to find fault with its supposed "politically incorrectness".

As for the current, dumb-downed iteration of Sesame Street, I honestly feel bad for today's kids, because they don't know what they're missing. But there are a lot of reasons I feel bad for today's kids, mainly due to the fact that they're given only a few shreds of quality entertainment.

Cassini90125 · 11-21-2007, 08:41 PM

I don't know of any child who would actually eat a pipe. Firstly, it would be physically very diffucult, if not impossible. Secondly, if it's been used, the taste of the tobacco will turn him off immediately. And thirdly, if the kid does manage to somehow eat the pipe, he's got problems that aren't related to what he's watching on TV.

These idiots need a serious reality check.

One Radical Dude · 11-21-2007, 09:15 PM

*sighs* Even on Sesame Street, the PC police invades there.

Nothing surprises me anymore.

Subzeroace · 11-21-2007, 09:54 PM

Excuse my language but seriously... That is BS!

Invader Bloo · 11-22-2007, 09:07 AM

Henson was smoking some serious crack back in the day. 0.o

jekylljuice · 11-23-2007, 02:48 AM

If something sounds too ridiculous to be true, then the odds are that it probably is.

I don't know much about this Virginia Heffernan lady myself, or what type of reporting she's generally renowned for, but in my opinion that whole article smacks of a satire.

It might be the case that the "Sesame Street: Old School" DVDs come with a disclaimer at the start, which may in itself constitute something of an overreaction, but I suspect that it has nothing to do with "cows eating common grass, not grain improved with hormones", or "two brothers risk[ing] concussion while whaling on each other with allergenic feather pillows". At least I sure hope not.

GrimTheLost · 11-23-2007, 10:20 AM

People need to really try to realize how to separate reality and from fiction. They need to see it is a show, that is all it is. People are idiots sometimes.

fosters home fan · 11-23-2007, 12:47 PM

What a bunch of crap. Well at least we can say (if any-one watches this stuff)

"We're not watching kid's stuff"

This was SARCASM, by the way.

Bunch of wimps,,,,, people these days.......

Invader Bloo · 11-25-2007, 06:57 PM

The only thing I saw wrong was the going home with the old man part.

Partymember · 11-26-2007, 04:16 PM

the pipe eating thing kills me

11-21-2007, 08:41 PM	#12
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,652	I don't know of any child who would actually eat a pipe. Firstly, it would be physically very diffucult, if not impossible. Secondly, if it's been used, the taste of the tobacco will turn him off immediately. And thirdly, if the kid does manage to somehow eat the pipe, he's got problems that aren't related to what he's watching on TV. These idiots need a serious reality check. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.

11-21-2007, 09:15 PM	#13
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11-21-2007, 09:54 PM	#14
Subzeroace Has a PhD in Horribleness Burning things is fun and useful! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: A place to live, a place to grow, Ontari-ari-ari-O Posts: 500	Excuse my language but seriously... That is BS! __________________

11-22-2007, 09:07 AM	#15
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11-23-2007, 02:48 AM	#16
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	If something sounds too ridiculous to be true, then the odds are that it probably is. I don't know much about this Virginia Heffernan lady myself, or what type of reporting she's generally renowned for, but in my opinion that whole article smacks of a satire. It might be the case that the "Sesame Street: Old School" DVDs come with a disclaimer at the start, which may in itself constitute something of an overreaction, but I suspect that it has nothing to do with "cows eating common grass, not grain improved with hormones", or "two brothers risk[ing] concussion while whaling on each other with allergenic feather pillows". At least I sure hope not. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend.

11-23-2007, 10:20 AM	#17
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11-23-2007, 12:47 PM	#18
fosters home fan (.�??�) Yes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Behind the Cheddar Curtain Posts: 587	What a bunch of crap. Well at least we can say (if any-one watches this stuff) "We're not watching kid's stuff" This was SARCASM, by the way. Bunch of wimps,,,,, people these days....... __________________ Last edited by fosters home fan; 11-23-2007 at 12:47 PM.

11-25-2007, 06:57 PM	#19
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11-26-2007, 04:16 PM	#20
Partymember super-scientist GO TEAM VENTURE! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lake George Posts: 1,500	the pipe eating thing kills me __________________ Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?