tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37916241.post2919525230062358787..comments2023-09-01T01:29:15.314-06:00Comments on zigzigger: "That cat who lives in a garbage can should be out demonstrating and turning over every institution, even Sesame Street..."mznhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12336592183292185884noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37916241.post-9545444406657639012008-06-29T11:18:00.000-06:002008-06-29T11:18:00.000-06:00Great entry as it also explains this post 1977/vig...Great entry as it also explains this <A HREF="http://www.pimpyourshirts.com/catalog/oscartransfer.jpg" REL="nofollow">post 1977/vigilante/Taxi Driver Grouch shirt</A> I once remember seeing. Wish I would have thought of this.Commanderson Education and Consultationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558002885087968750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37916241.post-83135157475983667732008-06-26T13:40:00.000-06:002008-06-26T13:40:00.000-06:00i have to say that mr. rogers is the one kids prog...i have to say that mr. rogers is the one kids programming show that is not enhanced by nor derived from psychedelics (versus SS, teletubbies, etc). not that i would know anything about that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204613892974003991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37916241.post-88024464694451278692008-06-24T19:45:00.000-06:002008-06-24T19:45:00.000-06:00Regarding the delightfulness of Oscar, I recall be...Regarding the delightfulness of Oscar, I recall being frightened and made uncomfortable by Oscar as a young child (and I remain uncomfortable about grouchiness to this day, so I may be over-sensitive).<BR/>And you know, I *thought* he was another color once.the chocolate doctor מרת שאקאלאדhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844956689807749316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37916241.post-68456410927544623742008-06-12T04:00:00.000-06:002008-06-12T04:00:00.000-06:00I can't pretend to generalize this outwards, but a...I can't pretend to generalize this outwards, but at the same time, I had an odd experience this year when in one of my classes, we had an impromptu discussion over whether Mr. Rogers (himself parodied by Eddie Murphy, in heavily racial and class terms) or Sesame Street was better, and I found myself surprised to note as it continued that the white middle class students were often Rogers stalwarts, while the 9 or 10 African-American or Latino students were ardent defenders of SS and just as ardent critics of Rogers (who, let's face it, is one of the whitest white guys in the history of white television).<BR/><BR/>While I realize that personally, my love of the show makes it very hard for me to engage in criticism, or to even want to try to do so, rendering me a gushing critic-phobe when it comes to SS, one of the things I admire about it is how it "glocalized" long before the term was common, creating various international editions with new puppets, issues, etc. The Canadian one, as you know, had lots of French, the South African one has a muppet with HIV, and so forth.<BR/><BR/>One of the things this points to is that, to the best of my knowledge, it's one of the few shows out there whose production has been continually informed by actual qualitative research, not just industry lore, Nielsens data, and statements from on high. Thus, for instance, I wonder whether Cooney actually had a host of data to back up her assertion that many African-American kids identified with Bert and Ernie?<BR/><BR/>Whether she did or not of course doesn't nullify Francke's work. But I guess I'd just observe that if the show has so many ardent supporters such as myself and some of my students, that's probably precisely because it's proven a rarity in actually talking to audiences and seeing what they want, what they like, etc. If only more shows would do thisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243028602550250426noreply@blogger.com