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[madbaker]

According to today's Wall Street Journal, Elmo became the most popular Sesame Street character in 1996 (edging out Cookie Monster).

Maybe it's a generational thing - Elmo didn't exist when I was growing up - but I've never understood Elmo's appeal.
My favorite was either the Count, or Super Grover.

Not that I'm possessive towards Sesame Street, or anything. Just 'cause we first aired the same day, I mean.

What I'm reading: Andrew Swann, Broken Crescent

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[aimeric.livejournal.com]

A few years ago, CTW decided that kids' attention-span was too short nowadays for the typical episode-long storylines that usually cropped up on the show. So, they decided to make the show more cookie-cutter. Big Bird was always intended as the avatar of the kids watching at home. (best example: asking the questions regarding the death of Mr. Hooper). Big Bird's outlook was equivalent to a 6-8 year old. Elmo, however, is more like a 3-5 year old, and they decided to focus on this as the main demographic. Yeah, Elmo annoys the hell out of me as well, but what annoys me even more is the aforementioned blunting of the show's focus. *sigh*