I don't know. I mean, I thought the original campaign was hilarious. And I am, as regular readers will be well aware by now, of the firm belief that everything Sesame Street does -- with the obvious exceptions of Elmo and/or Baby Bear -- is likewise touched by the Gods of Coolness.

Still...

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It's funny, the trains of thought that lead to inspiration. I was walking to work the other day, listening to Ghostbusters -- no, really, you'd be amazed how well it sets you up for a long day's UPC checking -- and started wondering if Ray Parker Jr. had done anything else of note. That led me to recall this post, which in turn led to generalised ( Read more... )

In keeping with my ongoing occasional series Reasons Why Sesame Street is the Coolest Children's Series on the Planet, or at Least Used to Be Before the Giggling Red Freakazoid Took Over, I present:

Phillip Glass. The Geometry of Circles. 'Nuff said.

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I may have mentioned this before, but I have a deep and abiding fondness for the Sesame Street song about marmosets. Out of all the thousands of songs they played on the show, repeated over and over again, this is the one whose lyrics I learned by heart. Occasionally, to this day, i break out singing them in public. I cannot explain this; ( Read more... )

OK, so today has been totally Made of Fail for reasons that make me feel crumby just considering typing them, and after that last post I figure a little demonstration of my ongoing connexion with reality wouldn't hurt anyway...in other words, it's past time to bring on more glee. With extra spoonfuls of chocolate syrup and maybe some marshmallow ( Read more... )

So there's been some discussion re: the Take Back the Glee movement here on LJ.

I am highly in favour of this whole idea, and not just because the icon attached to that post? Totally my phrase. Just saying. But no, I've actually been a firm believer in glee ever since I first encountered the concept in about grade five or so. If for no other reason ( Read more... )

Jack Black, eat your heart out. A full thirty years before there was a School of Rock, Sesame Street enrolled us all in the School of Funk. In honour of Motown's 50th anniversary, here's Stevie Wonder, rocking the beloved ol'block with Superstition. Yes, really.

(And for those of you wondering - according to the comments, the guitarist in the blue ( Read more... )

It occurred to me quite suddenly today that my Sesame Street tribute post has maybe one itty-bitty flaw: that a decent chunk of my readership probably doesn't know what the heck I'm talking about, beyond hazy guesses as to a sudden case of Tourettes'.

Mind you, clarifying may not help my cause much either...but it's bound to be a whole lot funnier ( Read more... )

I just spent an entire evening rampaging through the Sesame Street clips on YouTube and favourited all my best ones. All the Yip-Yips, all the Bert & Ernie, all the Grover the Waiter (plus 'Near and Far' - love you, little blue dude!) Kermit and his Muppet News Flashes. Mr. Hooper's death, for when I want a good cry (actually, closer to sobbing ( Read more... )