CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREET?

Who ever said "dont let tv babysit your kids" was obviously nuts and didn't have children. At 3 months old Ryan is already mesmerized by tv. Often times not paying attention to his bottle when I feed him in the living room and Steve has a hockey game on. Ryan is already aware that we are not big fans of Rachael Ray but we love Dr. Phil and Oprah. Oh and he knows every little detail of Erica Kane's life on All my Children. I do think kids can benefit to learn from tv if your watching the right show. We've already learned so much by watching Rosie Odonnell. This morning, I had some MS stuff to do on the computer so I tried to be a good parent and instead of watching Regis and Kelly (repeat anyway- as my Reeg is still recovering from heart surgery) I turned on On Demand and tuned into Sesame Street. Zachary never watched it because when he was little it was on at 6 am, and my 2nd shift baby and I were still in dream land at that time. And there was no on Demand or DVR back in the day. We caught it every once in a while but thats it. So its been a while. But even still, as soon as the jingle comes on, I can sing every word. After watching a few episodes, heres what I have observed.
I still cant get over that Elmo is played by a big black man. That mans got some talent to make his voice do that. Either that or he has no balls.
Speaking of Elmo, I think everyone should have a fish named Dorothy to confide in and a friend named Mr. Noodle to help answer everyday questions like "What should we wear when it rains?" A fire suit? NOOOOOO!'
Im really hoping Ryan doesnt start referring to himself in the 3rd party when he starts talking as Elmo does. "Elmo loves Dorothy" "Elmo wants to hold baby" "Elmo likes the rain"...etc....
Snuffolufogus really needs to trim his eyebrows. I dont know how that dude even sees.
Bert and Ernie were without a doubt, tv's first gay couple. Not that theres anything wrong with that. But cmon folks they sleep in the same room and there not even brothers. When Ernie gets scared in the night, he crawls into Burts bed. Um hmmm. And Bert is always yelling at Ernie like an old married couple. Im pretty sure Ive actually seen them go in and out of their closet. Did they suspect we wouldn't notice what they were implying?
I love Oscar the grouch. He appreciates sarcasm and passes it along to little children.
I love Cookie Monster because he likes cookies and well, I do too.
Grover has some serious dance moves. Maybe he could teach me?
Maria and Luis seem to never age. How can that happen? I watched them 30 years ago and I swear they still look exactly the same.
I really love those "yippers". I dont know their actual name. But they look like a deflated cookie monster. Theres one blue and one pink one. And all they do is go "yip yip yip yip yip" in an animated way and it cracks me up. Does anyone know their name?
The count is still creepy to me. Anyone who laughs like that to children is probably a pedophile. Im sorry, I know thats an awful thing to say, but think about it. Do you know anyone else who laughs like that? I didnt think so.
I cant believe that Caroll Spinney who plays Big Bird is 70 and yet Im still seeing big bird on roller skates. I saw a PBS show about him once and he obviously is not as tall as big bird. The top of his head is about at Big Birds neck, and he has this scope thingy that he looks into to see. Big birds mouth is actually Carolls hand. So his hand is always above his head operating the mouth to talk, while looking through a scope to see all the while on roller skates! Whoa. That's impressive. I cant even pat my head and rub my belly simultaneously.
When I was a kid I always wanted to be one of those kids on Sesame Street. I wanted to sit on that stoop with Maria and just hang. I envied Jose and Juan cuz they got to hang and why cant I? After watching today, I still do! Oh and Jose and Juan havnt aged either.
So it seems theres always things to learn on Sesame Street. I cant wait for my next lesson! Now I cant get the Elmo tune out of my head! "La la le la, la la le la Elmos World!"