At its prime, Sesame Street had a little something for everybody. The educational content was foremost, of course, but there were lots of gags aimed at mom and dad, too. By the time my youngest siblings were watching (mid-nineties), though, it just seemed l-a-m-e. I was pleasantly surprised, then, to see this aired on Sesame Street this morning. It’s not comic genius, but it is a step in the right direction.
Colum is obsessed with YouTube clips of old Cookie Monster numbers. This is his Dad’s doing and I’m not usually a fan of any lit screen media for toddlers, but sometimes you’ve just got to roll with the punches. They’re pretty charming, too. Check it out: