{"id":2463,"date":"2009-09-07T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T18:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/npt08.wordpress.com\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2009-09-07T12:59:12","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T18:59:12","slug":"sesame-street-as-relevant-and-fun-as-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2009\/09\/07\/sesame-street-as-relevant-and-fun-as-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Street: As Relevant (And Fun) As Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Ed. note). The 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street has NPT staffer <strong>Erin McInnis<\/strong>, who divides her time between the production and education departments, thinking about the impact the show has had on her life, and the impact it continues to have on the world-at-large. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sesameworkshop.org\/toughtimes\" target=\"blank\">Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times<\/a><\/strong>, a new special from Sesame Workshop, airs Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00 pm. on NPT and PBS stations nationwide. The program features brief documentaries about real-life families and the story of a Muppet family coping with the ups and downs of these uncertain economic times. Hosted by <strong>Al Roker<\/strong>, <strong>Deborah Roberts<\/strong> and <strong>Elmo<\/strong> and his friends, the special will offer help, hope and strategies for families and will encourage children to express their feelings and ideas as their families adjust to a new life. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>By Erin McInnis<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2512\" style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/erin_elmo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/erin_elmo.jpg\" alt=\"Erin McInnis, Sesame Street Fan\" title=\"erin_elmo\" width=\"125\" height=\"148\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2512\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin McInnis, Sesame Street Fan<\/figcaption><\/figure>I have a confession to make: I love <em>Sesame Street<\/em>.  And it\u2019s not just nostalgia either.  I perk up and take note anytime I hear <em>Sesame Street<\/em> or one of its delightful Muppets mentioned.   In fact, one of the reasons that I got into Public Television was the hope that one day I might meet one of the famous Muppets, or, even better yet, actually get to take a stroll down that street.  So when I heard that Kermit and Miss Piggy were making an appearance on <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em> to commemorate <em>Sesame Street<\/em>\u2019s 40th Anniversary last week, and that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FYF1dQFo-cY\" target=\"blank\"><strong>Daytime Emmys<\/strong><\/a> would be paying tribute to the show, I made plans to be in front of the television at the appointed time.<\/p>\n<p>As a child of Sesame Street, the resurgence of the show in popular culture this year due to its 40th Anniversary, has opened the floodgates for my own memories.  I don\u2019t know a world without <em>Sesame Street<\/em>.  Growing up we didn\u2019t have cable so the vast array of shows available on Nickelodeon and HBO to 80s kids like me didn\u2019t exist in my world.  As a result, my earliest television memories revolve around <em>Sesame Street<\/em>, specifically the \u201cSesame Street News Flash\u201d segments with Kermit the Frog.  I wouldn\u2019t say that Kermit was a full-time cast member but this was back when <strong>Jim Henson<\/strong> was alive so the frog made regular appearances dressed in a trench coat, fedora, and hauling around a microphone to interview, and get the real story, from characters in nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and even the occasional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ar6cFIfPFW4\"><strong>key moment in history<\/strong><\/a>.  I have vivid memories of Kermit diligently reporting all the juicy secrets behind <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J-fK8rYa45Q\" target=\"blank\">Rapunzel\u2019s rescue<\/a><\/strong> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NYPXox5aMno\" target=\"blank\"><strong>Big Bad Wolf\u2019s affinity for blowing down houses<\/strong><\/a>, despite constantly being drawn into the story itself.  As with all well written parodies, these skits often diverged from the original story but that was, and still is, part of the fun.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2504\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/families_stand_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/families_stand_small.jpg\" alt=\"Families Stand Together, Wed. Sept. 9 at 7:00 p.m. on NPT and PBS stations nationwide.\" title=\"families_stand_small\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2504\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Families Stand Together, Wed. Sept. 9 at 7:00 p.m. on NPT and PBS stations nationwide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>What I love about all the attention Sesame Street has been getting this year is that while informative and enlightening pieces have been written in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,1902845,00.html\" target=\"blank\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/id\/199141\"><em><strong>Newsweek<\/strong><\/em><\/a> about Sesame Street and its impact on the world at large, the affinity for fun has not disappeared.  Yes, Elmo is being used to help teach kids about the importance of hygiene in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrealgazette.com\/health\/Elmo+joins+fight+against+swine\/1951684\/story.html\"><strong>preventing the spread of the HINI virus<\/strong><\/a> and to educate viewers at home about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sesameworkshop.org\/toughtimes\" target=\"blank\">economy<\/a>.  But for every mention of <em>Sesame Street<\/em>\u2019s place in modern history, there is a photo spread like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/fashion\/fashion-articles\/sesame-street-fashion-0909\" target=\"blank\">this one in <em>Harper&#8217;s Bazaar<\/em>\u2019s September issue<\/a><\/strong> which features people like <strong>Vera Wang<\/strong> and <strong>Oscar de la Renta<\/strong> alongside Cookie Monster and Big Bird.  For every new usage of one of the characters to reach out to kids about what is going on in the world around them, there is an appearance by the Muppets to remind everyone that they are there to delight you and bring fun into the world.<\/p>\n<p>PBS isn\u2019t celebrating the 40th Anniversary of <em>Sesame Street<\/em> until November 10th (the actual anniversary date) so I have two months to gear up for that celebration.  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