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Now that Sophie watches Sesame Street daily, I too have come to love it once again. I actually find it as entertaining for me as it is for her. So many of the skits are based on nighttime adult shows, whether it be "Law and Order: Special Alphabet Unit" or "Deal or No Deal", there really is something for everyone on this show. And it's great to see my old friends, as well as new ones (Elmo). Looking it up on the Wik I see this was exactly their plan from the beginning-to get adults as involved as the children so they don' t use the show as a babysitter but so they become involved in the learning process right along with their children.

Reading about the creation process, writing and history of the show is fascinating. It is reported that by the time children reach 3 years of age, 95% of them have seen Sesame Street. 95%!

While reading about the variety of characters on the show, I came across the clip below, which has been classified as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Moments in daytime television history. To me, it's just heartbreaking. Bye Bye Mr. Hooper.