Elizabeth sent me this blog entry about Sesame Street, and Elmo in particular. It's interesting to read about the history of changes in Sesame Street, and the question of whether or not Children's Television Workshop has "sold out." Elmo certainly is a scary marketing powerhouse, and I can't see CTW as having nearly as good intentions with Elmo as they did, say, 30 years ago.
So far, the few times I've turned on the TV in the morning has been a mixed bag. Dorothy has been pretty fascinated by Elmo, but is willing to turn away and play with her toys a bit. But he does hold a very strong draw (heck, his fish is named Dorothy, so she gets to hear her name a lot). I'm cringing, anticipating what kind of battles and horrors I will face in the licensed character department (besides the general fact that it's almost freaking impossible to buy almost anything baby related without it having some licensed character on it).
Posted by Tom Nugent at May 20, 2005 08:35 PM