Cookie Monster To Promote Healthy Eating
Something must be wrong in the land of Muppets. First PBS announced that "Sesame Street" would kick off its 36th season this week with a multiyear story arc about healthy habits. No problem there; childhood obesity rates are soaring. Then I learned of changes that turned my "Sesame Street" world upside-down.
My beloved blue, furry monster — who sang "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me" — is now advocating eating healthy. There's even a new song — "A Cookie Is a Sometimes Food," where Cookie Monster learns there are "anytime" foods and "sometimes" foods.
"Sacrilege!" I cried. "That's akin to Oscar the Grouch being nice and clean." (Co-workers gave me strange looks. But I didn't care.)
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posted by Rob at
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That's the most retarded thing I've ever heard. (I say that so often it's lost all meaning though) But man... it's a MONSTER. Tell kids that MONSTERS can have cookies anytime, but kids can't or they'll die of scurvy.
I also heard a while back that they did something about Oscar. not sure what. apparently there was uproar that he glorified homelessness.
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Mike, at April 13, 2005 11:49 AM
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