Early Sesame Street specialized in melancholy.
Seven years before The Muppet Show even aired, Kermit The Frog’s muted acceptance of “Bein’ Green” appeared in Sesame Street‘s very first season in 1969 and appeared on the show’s first album, The Sesame Street Book & Record.
No Muppet has ever been as “mad as hell and not going to take it anymore” than Big Bird. Ever since Mitt Romney, childhood-killing, numbers hater said he would defund PBS and effectively fire Big Bird, well, the Bird has had it. PBS sent a stern message to the campaign calling Romney some sort of soul-stealing, dream bashing wizard (none of that is true except the parts that are), and when Obama’s re-election campaign used Big Bird’s image in an ad, the Sesame Workshop also reached out and sent their campaign a cease and desist letter. Naturally all the hub-bub surrounding Big Bird has made the long-time childhood friend popular in other circles including the Halloween market. Oh, geez. Yandy.com. Continue reading