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I've recently gotten rid of cable TV, so in the mornings, I glance at current Sesame Street shows at breakfast. Most of my negative suspicions about modern Sesame Street seem to be well founded.
Even the Ernie and Bert skits aren't that entertaining anymore. Today I saw one where Ernie wants Bert to play "guess the animal" game. Bert does not want to play and Ernie finally gives up, but then a real lion comes in. At first Bert isn't looking and thinks it's Ernie, but he then turns around and discovers the lion. The lion asks if he can borrow Bert's book. Bert sits still and says, "I'm trying not to show fear." This theme had been done in a MUCH better way in earlier Ernie and Bert skits. Examples are when Bert pretends to be a train and the engineer and his passengers all try to ride on him or when Ernie tries to trick Bert with his disguises and then a real wolf comes in and Bert thinks it's Ernie dressed up. There's something about the current way Ernie and Bert look that I really can't stand too. They've changed throughout the years, but their present look has to be the worst.
Why they keep making new boring skits when they have dozens and dozens of classic skits collecting dust, I will never know.
Even the Ernie and Bert skits aren't that entertaining anymore. Today I saw one where Ernie wants Bert to play "guess the animal" game. Bert does not want to play and Ernie finally gives up, but then a real lion comes in. At first Bert isn't looking and thinks it's Ernie, but he then turns around and discovers the lion. The lion asks if he can borrow Bert's book. Bert sits still and says, "I'm trying not to show fear." This theme had been done in a MUCH better way in earlier Ernie and Bert skits. Examples are when Bert pretends to be a train and the engineer and his passengers all try to ride on him or when Ernie tries to trick Bert with his disguises and then a real wolf comes in and Bert thinks it's Ernie dressed up. There's something about the current way Ernie and Bert look that I really can't stand too. They've changed throughout the years, but their present look has to be the worst.
Why they keep making new boring skits when they have dozens and dozens of classic skits collecting dust, I will never know.