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Sesame Street Character Introductory Episodes

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  This wasn’t a planned thing, but emergencies rarely ever are planned. So, last night, Muppet Instagram user Muppet Stuff With Jake made a story about how his girlfriend had never seen Sesame Street before and asked if anyone had good recommendations for episodes he should show her. Naturally, when I heard about this, I had SO many recommendations, I couldn’t possibly narrow it down to just one or two picks, so I decided to do something unique. I think most of us know the biggest hits the street has given us (Mr. Hooper’s Death, Luis and Maria’s Love Story, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, The Two Movies, etc.), and I’m sure Jake will show those to his girlfriend at some point, so what I wanted to do here is not just highlight underrated episodes, but one for each of the central muppets in the cast, so his girlfriend can get a general idea of what each of them is like. I guess I should also mention that for this list, I’m only focusing on seasons 1-50, because that’s where I feel t...
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What Your Favorite Sitcom Says About You

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  (DISCLAIMER: These are all light-hearted jokes. Take them with a grain of salt.) You know, you can usually tell what someone’s deal is by looking at what their favorite sitcom is. Like if you watch the show about a public service bureaucrat and her ragtag group of misfits who strive to make their hometown a better place, you’re trying to cope with the fact that the real world government is an absolute hellhole and the main character would make a better president than anyone we’ve gotten in the last two decades because she loves her job, is willing to cooperate and listen to other people with different perspectives, and actually has everyone else’s interests at heart. Five of the worst people on the planet own a bar in Philadelphia and get into crazy shenanigans that screw over themselves and everyone around them, and despite their awfulness, watching them gives you comfort, because they ironically act like a more tight-knit group of friends than your inner circle. A boss at a pap...
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Children's Television is better than Cocomelon (And why that's important)

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  Cocomelon is a YouTube channel aimed at kids that was created in 2006 and has since gone on to not just become one of the biggest YouTube channels of all time but one of the biggest kids’ media conglomerates of all time, too. It’s got tons of merchandise, full video compilations streaming on Netflix, its own original Netflix series. They even have a full live-on-stage touring performance! Naturally, you would assume that something that was able to reach such heights of popularity would have to be pretty good, right? …And that’s where you’d be wrong. As sad as it is, quite a few things in this world don’t get popular because they’re good, but rather because they’re easy to make and consume despite their terrible quality, and that’s the category Cocomelon falls into. Now I know what some of you are thinking: “Noah, what’s the big deal? This looks like a harmless baby show made to entertain babies. It doesn’t look terrible or dangerous.” And that’s the problem. Cocomelon doesn’t put...
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