Sesame Street

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The video of the day is the Katy Perry/Elmo duet that Sesame Street decided not to air. Personally, as a lifelong Elmo hater, I think he’s the objectionable part. Replace Elmo with pretty girls who can sing, and the show might be appropriate for children again.

Fuunnkkyy:

While my anti-Elmo position prevents me from saying much about Sesame Street — though considering that I grew up considering the third Gordon to be the “real” Gordon, it would be pretty hypocritical of me to chide today’s kids for considering Elmo the star of the show — I must embed this clip.