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Evidence I’m Super Uncool + Sesame Street Love, HBO Style

November 24, 2015 by Dani 95 Comments

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elmo spectacles
Am I the only mom that knows Sesame Street songs by heart? ::looks around::
Am I the only mom that sings the songs to herself when she’s driving? Shopping? Pumping Gas? ::hangs head in shame::
OK, but am I the only mom who has them in her phone in mp3 format? And sings along to them when they randomly pop up during cardio at the gym instead of skipping over? Even if it makes the sweaty dude on the next treadmill give me a dirty look? (Not my fault bro, you should’ve brought your headphones!) 
(Sidebar: It wasn’t a Sesame Street song, but, this one time back in New York, I was on a treadmill running hard at NYSC and had my headphones blasting some reggae song and I was singing along to it, and some guy tapped my shoulder. I turned to him with a semi-dirty look for interrupting my cardio, and he goes “ummm miss, did you know you’re singing that… out loud?”… I cackled…. but then I shut up.)
Yeah…so Sesame Street has led to some kinda embarrassing moments for me, but I can’t help it. It’s always on in my house. And their songs are so catchy!! A little bit after Rohan turned one we started letting him watch TV and that was only Sesame Street. Now we’ve expanded, but Sesame Street is still number one for us. Elmo is really his homeboy. He’s always close by. He gets a seat at the table for meals and in the car. (Mind you, it’s not the bright shiny new hug me Elmo we bought him, it’s the old tattered guts-ripped-out tickle me Elmo that belonged to my now 20 year old little brother…yeah…) 
elmo cool
Speaking of my brother, Sesame Street was his fave show when he was a little guy too! I’m 14 years older than him so I was the perma babysitter. My parents left before us in the morning, so I would bargain with him to eat his breakfast really fast so he could watch Sesame Street in my room before walking him to school.
He slept with the same raggedy Elmo doll that my two kids fight over today. Now Kaya loves Sesame too, but she’s not into Abby or Zoe like I thought she’d be. She loves Grover! But calls him “rover” which sounds like “wover” and Elmo is “aymo.” #adorbs.  (Just like her big brother used to say)

A video posted by D A N I E L L E F A U S T (@thedanifaust) on Dec 27, 2013 at 12:57pm PST

It’s gotten way high tech. I remember watching when I was a kid and even back with Garrison. They’ve really stepped up their game. It’s all brand new! It’s all the same characters with a few new friends and lots of fun features that keep it fresh and entertaining for kids. I love all the celeb cameos, and the “smart” jokes and pop culture references they sprinkle in to make it bearable for mom and dad. It gives me a chuckle and surprises me. Even John knows the Elmo’s world song, and the Feist version of her song 1234 that she sang with Elmo.  That says a lot.

It’s something that all four of us can lay up in bed and watch on a Saturday morning with our coffee and cocoa (and warm milk for Kai). Sesame Street is the reason dinner has gotten on the table many nights. My cooking hour seems to be the “go berserk hour” for Rohan and Kaya. Sometimes I have to put on an epi of Sesame Street on demand so I can get them from (literally) underfoot while I’m cooking.

HBO loves me and wants to make my life easier. We don’t have cable/on-demand on our living room TV, we just have an Apple TV box, so I have to put the kids into my bedroom while I cook and check on them every few minutes while cooking. On January 16th, Sesame Street is going to also be available on HBO!! Now, I can pop the kids on the couch and use HBO GO in the living room and watch the kids – and the show – while cooking. #winningatlife.

I feel good having my kids watch Sesame Street. Outside of the cute songs, and the nostalgia for me, it’s really educational. I love when Rohan answers the characters on the TV and counts along. Kaya tries to do the same, but her alphabet song goes like “A B C D mumblemumble P mumblemumble X Y and Z.” Outside of those basics, they learn about loving themselves, not being shy, making friends, being a good person, and other lessons. It’s just wholesome.

There’s something magical about Elmo too. I don’t know if it’s his voice that mesmerizes children, but kids are just drawn to him! I’m glad he questions and “learns” along with the viewer. He’s kinda spooky sometimes though…*wink*… remember this:

elmo scary

Rohan is 3 and Kaya is just 1.5 so I have a few more years for Sesame Street to still be “cool” in our house, thankfully. I’m sure I’ll still be as un-cool as ever, singing children’s songs in public… Sidebar: sesamestreet.org has a page with all the fun songs on it…in case you want to make a fool of yourself in public too. (But some of the best songs are the “theme” songs to the daily features on the show like Elmo’s World, The Letter of the Day… and Bert & Ernie’s Great Adventure… #justsayin)

Our family will be watching Sesame Street on HBO and HBO Go in January when these two brands we love have joined forces. Will you?

Did you watch Sesame Street as a kid?

Do your kids watch it (and obsess over Elmo) too?

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Comments

  1. Mami2jcn says

    November 24, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    My kids don’t watch Sesame Street but I did as a kid. My parents spoke Spanish at home so I learned English from Sesame Street as a preschooler.

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  2. Natalie says

    November 24, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/669323185452531712

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  3. Natalie says

    November 24, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    I used to watch Sesame Street all the time growing up and my daughter will watch it occasionally, but she likes Dora better.

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  4. Elena says

    November 24, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    My son loves to watch Sesame Street.

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  5. Elena says

    November 24, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/669351394776739841

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  6. Kelly D says

    November 24, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    Yes, I always watched Sesame Street. My daughter still watches it. My son was crazy about Elmo as a toddler, but they have now outgrown that portion of Sesame.

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  7. Kelly D says

    November 24, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/669353589924589568

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  8. Mami2jcn says

    November 24, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    tweet==https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/669304257728892928

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  9. Jessie C. says

    November 25, 2015 at 12:02 am

    I watched Sesame Street as a kid, and my kids watch it (and obsess over Elmo) as well.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  10. Jessie C. says

    November 25, 2015 at 12:02 am

    tweet-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/669380316461568000

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  11. Carolsue says

    November 25, 2015 at 2:03 am

    I don’t remember watching Sesame Street, but my kids always liked it. Elmo and Oscar were favorites.

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  12. Lisa Brown says

    November 25, 2015 at 5:49 am

    yes, I watched it as a child and so did my children.

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  13. Lisa Brown says

    November 25, 2015 at 5:50 am

    tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/669468075931082752

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  14. Ty says

    November 25, 2015 at 8:28 am

    I did watch Sesame Street as a kid and I loved it. Both my kids watch it now but they don’t have an obsession with Elmo, it’s cookie monster for some reason. haha!

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  15. Ty says

    November 25, 2015 at 8:29 am

    https://twitter.com/WiseOwlDesigns/status/669508167500488704 Tweeted

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  16. heather says

    November 25, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Yes the kids watch it and the love Elmo he is so cute and super sweet and we love his voice.

    Reply
  17. Julie Wood says

    November 25, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    I watched Sesame Street as a kid and so is my daughter and son. They love Elmo and have the Elmo doll. They think he is so cute!

    Reply
  18. Julie Wood says

    November 25, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    tweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/669712310626217985

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  19. Amy Tong says

    November 26, 2015 at 2:48 am

    Yes, I love Sesame Street and so do my kids….and how did you know we are all obsess with Elmo? I guess I’m feeling better that it’s “normal” and I’m not the only one. hehehe…

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

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  20. Amy Tong says

    November 26, 2015 at 2:48 am

    tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/669784819887288320

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

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  21. Shawn Gallagher says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:09 am

    https://mobile.twitter.com/Esham4life/status/669789864599134208

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  22. Shawn Gallagher says

    November 26, 2015 at 3:10 am

    Big Bird actually scared me as a kid…. Lol

    Reply
  23. Angel Jacklyn says

    November 26, 2015 at 6:47 am

    I used to… And yes, Elmo is the favorite around here!

    Reply
  24. Angel Jacklyn says

    November 26, 2015 at 6:48 am

    https://mobile.twitter.com/kytah00/status/669844618943569920

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  25. OFG says

    November 26, 2015 at 8:48 am

    https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/669874448632295424

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  26. OFG says

    November 26, 2015 at 8:54 am

    My son watches it a little. I watched it a ton as a kid.

    Reply
  27. Kristen says

    November 26, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    Yes I watched it all the time….loved Grover and Cookie Monster and Snuffleupagus.

    Reply
  28. sherri crawford says

    November 26, 2015 at 11:48 pm

    yes i watched it my kids and my grandkids

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  29. Rebecca Graham says

    November 27, 2015 at 2:02 am

    My children watched Sesame Street when they were younger.

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  30. Mrs. Pancakes says

    November 27, 2015 at 7:39 am

    We love SS over here too! I’m disappointed they are moving it to HBO…so many kids are going to miss out on the joy of SS…hopefully they have old ones still running on YouTube!

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  31. Cynthia C says

    November 28, 2015 at 8:08 am

    Sesame Street wasn’t available when I was growing up, but my kids watched and enjoyed it when they were small.

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  32. Erika says

    November 28, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    I did, and my kids do, too. 🙂

    chambanachik(at)gmail(dot)com

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  33. amanda sakovitz says

    November 29, 2015 at 10:18 am

    yes they do

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  34. amanda sakovitz says

    November 29, 2015 at 10:19 am

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/aes529/status/670985290459324416

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  35. Faith Jacklyn says

    November 29, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    https://twitter.com/faithjacklynswe/status/671145291018592257

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  36. Faith Jacklyn says

    November 29, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    I did as a kid. My kids aren’t as big as fans as I was though…

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  37. BusyWorkingMama says

    November 30, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    When my daughter was a big fan of Elmo when she was a child.

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  38. Tina m says

    November 30, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    Yes!! My favorite is Elmo and my son loves elmo as well!

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  39. Tina m says

    November 30, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/671533430866341888

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  40. Kerry says

    December 1, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    I did watch it and my kids also did!

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  41. Kerry says

    December 1, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/671804294841151489

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  42. rachel says

    December 1, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    Yes, but my sister was the big fan.

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  43. Suncara says

    December 1, 2015 at 11:51 pm

    Yes, I loved that show! No kids, but if any are in my future, they will 🙂

    Reply
  44. sandra says

    December 3, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    I watched it when I was little. my kids did too

    Reply
  45. maria cantu says

    December 3, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    I loved watching oscar the grouch being grouchy.

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  46. Elle says

    December 3, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    I did watch it and my kids watch it now.

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  47. Elle says

    December 3, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/672532352149491712

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  48. Wilma Jones says

    December 3, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    My kids loved Sesame Stree when they were younger. The oldest loved Ernie and my youngest was an Elmo fanatic. And yes, I knew all the songs.backnin the day when they liked for me to sing with them. 🙂

    Reply
  49. Wilma Jones says

    December 3, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    http://bit.ly/1RqvqLo I tweeted it!

    Reply
  50. Will G says

    December 3, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    My kids have not yet..

    Reply
  51. Will G says

    December 3, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    https://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/672611506500972544

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  52. CR Williams says

    December 3, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    Yes I watched it as a kid and my daughter now loves it too and yes she loves elmo. We actually got to meet him in person.

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  53. CR Williams says

    December 3, 2015 at 11:20 pm

    tweeted https://twitter.com/mommysweetiepie/status/672631444334751745

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  54. Jay | Relaxed Thairapy says

    December 4, 2015 at 12:53 am

    Oh my gosh yes, I watched Seseme Street & loved every minute of it.

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  55. Jay | Relaxed Thairapy says

    December 4, 2015 at 12:56 am

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/relaxedthairapy/status/672655436450017281

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  56. Rachel says

    December 4, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    My kids are too young to watch Sesame Street but when they’re older I’m sure they will.

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  57. Rachel says

    December 4, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    https://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/672926644257079296

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  58. Gina M says

    December 5, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    I watched it as a kid. My favorite character was always big bird!
    Thanks for the chance to win!

    wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com

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  59. Gina M says

    December 5, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/673221823690092544

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  60. Susan Smith says

    December 6, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    I always watched Sesame Street when I was young and my daughter watched it when she was young.

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  61. Susan Smith says

    December 6, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/673686765832540160

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  62. Emily N. says

    December 6, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    Yes, I remember watching it as a kid.

    Reply
  63. Emily N. says

    December 6, 2015 at 9:52 pm

    https://twitter.com/prizepuzzle/status/673696393354153985

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  64. Betty C says

    December 7, 2015 at 5:30 am

    Sesame Street wasn’t around when I was a kid. Actually TV wasn’t around until I was a teen. My children watched it though and they all had different favorites. The most popular were Cookie Monster and Big Bird.

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  65. Betty C says

    December 7, 2015 at 5:31 am

    Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/673812012166602752

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  66. Anne says

    December 7, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    Back in the day when Sesame Street first came on the scene, I was a little too old to be their target audience, but I confess that I often watched it when my little brother had it on. And to this day, it’s part of my life. My cookie jar and my soap dispenser are both Elmo–for real!

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  67. Anne says

    December 7, 2015 at 1:25 pm

    Here’s my tweet about your fun blog post and the Sesame Street giveaway:
    https://mobile.twitter.com/NotherAnneOther/status/673930051407204352?p=p
    Thanks!

    Reply
  68. latanya says

    December 8, 2015 at 7:15 am

    I did watch it as a child. My son does not watch it.

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  69. latanya says

    December 8, 2015 at 7:16 am

    https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/674200756581482496

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  70. Madeline says

    December 8, 2015 at 8:01 am

    I used to watch Sesame Street at my babysitters’ house. All of the other children had to take a nap but I was so quiet that she let me watch TV instead!

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  71. Madeline says

    December 8, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/674213037092552705

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  72. D Schmidt says

    December 8, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    My favorite memory is watching the show with my Mother as a child and always listening to the theme tune knowing it meant time to collect my Sister from school. My Children do watch and enjoy the show.

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  73. D Schmidt says

    December 8, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    tweeted https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/674357444567527424

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  74. Debbie B says

    December 8, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    i watched Sesame Street when i was growing up all the time! Big Bird was always my favorite Sesame Street character

    Reply
  75. Debbie B says

    December 9, 2015 at 7:16 am

    i posted a tweet here:

    https://twitter.com/purplepanda1966/status/674562831073710080

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  76. Ellie Wright says

    December 9, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    I watched it, my kids watched it and my grandkids watch it now.

    Reply
  77. Ellie Wright says

    December 9, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    tweeted

    https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/674740234853199875

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  78. ELIZABETH P says

    December 9, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    I watched it as a kid and enjoyed all the fun characters.

    Reply
  79. ELIZABETH P says

    December 9, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    https://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/674784173073162240

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  80. Thomas Murphy says

    December 9, 2015 at 11:34 pm

    I did watch Sesame Street as a kid.

    Reply
  81. Thomas Murphy says

    December 9, 2015 at 11:35 pm

    tweeted
    https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/674809616409223169

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  82. Jerry Marquardt says

    December 10, 2015 at 1:54 am

    I watched Sesame Street as a kid. My nephew and niece watch it but obsess over Big Bird.

    Reply
  83. Jerry Marquardt says

    December 10, 2015 at 1:55 am

    I publicly Tweeted this giveaway: https://twitter.com/versatileer/status/674843650082271232

    Reply
  84. erica best says

    December 10, 2015 at 2:37 am

    yes i watch it as a kid

    Reply
  85. erica best says

    December 10, 2015 at 2:39 am

    https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/674851596086476800

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  86. Tabathia B says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:44 am

    I grew up watching Sesame Street, my two oldest kids watched it when they were younger, but my two youngest never really got into it—too many other choices

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  87. Tabathia B says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:45 am

    https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/674962246196400128

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  88. angie says

    December 10, 2015 at 11:16 am

    Yes! I grew up watching this show. NO kids of my own. 😀

    Reply
  89. angie says

    December 10, 2015 at 11:18 am

    I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/674985810945515521

    Reply
  90. Stephanie Phelps says

    December 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    I did watch it as a kid and yes when my little ones came a long I did want everything Elmo!

    Reply
  91. Linda C. says

    December 10, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    Not only did I watch it as a kid, also as a teenager. We lived in Japan and that was the only English channel on tv!

    Reply
  92. Linda C. says

    December 10, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    Tweet https://twitter.com/Lindiac/status/675092237198446592

    Reply
  93. WHITNEY says

    December 10, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    I definitely watched Sesame Street growing up. I even went to the concert. Big Bird was my favorite character.

    Reply
  94. WHITNEY says

    December 10, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    I sent out a tweet here: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/675100332960161794

    Reply
  95. Amy says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    Yes, I loved Sesame Street when I was a young child – and now I have a little one who adores Elmo and Abby! 🙂 And of course, we both love Cookie Monster and his C is for Cookie song. 😀

    Reply

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