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Warning Labels Placed On "Sesame Street" DVDs

Parents who grew up watching the first episodes of "Sesame Street" will be shocked to hear that they're now for adults only.

The first two DVDs of the earliest episodes have warning labels on them that say they're "intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child."

Executive producer Carol-Lynn Parente tells the New York Times that some things that were OK then, are not now.

Like the Cookie Monster eating all those unhealthy Cookies or smoking a pipe while playing Alistair Cookie. And what about Oscar the Grouch being so mean to everyone?

She says they might not create a character like him now.

Remember when Big Bird was the only one who could see Snuffleupagus? that suggests hallucinations, which is a no-no.

Even in the first episode ever aired, Gordon befriends a lonely girl named Sally, holds her hand and takes her home to meet his wife and eat cookies with milk

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OMG, this is hilarious and scary at the same time.

How can any of you comment on Sesame Street without mentioning the "special" relationship between Bert and Ernie? I mean, I'm shocked I'm not a lesbian after watching them every day. I even hang out with my gay and lesbian friends and that STILL didn't make me gay!

The Count is obviously a negative stereotype against people from Transylvania who enjoy math.

I would like to live in NY some day; does that qualify for S.S. brainwashing?

You know...I don't know about all of you, but I grew up watching not only Sesame Street, Captain Kangaroo, and Romper Room, but Looney Tunes cartoons too.

Remember how Wile E. Coyote was constantly cooking up crazy schemes to catch and eat the Road Runner using explosives and other materials ordered from ACME? :boom:How Elmer Fudd was always hunting Wabbit? I haven't run around murdering people and I don't hunt down fluffy wabbits either (yet...but if I get hungry enough...hmmm--watch out rabbit! LOL!). :Bunny

What about watching The Three Stooges? We all watched that and didn't whack each other in the head with typewriters or poke each others' eyes out!

The difference back then was we were actually allowed to think and reason as children and we managed to figure out all by ourselves what was fantasy and what was reality. All this namby-pampy "protection" that is being imposed is dumbing down our kids IMHO.

Censoring Sesame Street--give me a break!!!

You know...I don't know about all of you, but I grew up watching not only Sesame Street, Captain Kangaroo, and Romper Room, but Looney Tunes cartoons too.

Remember how Wile E. Coyote was constantly cooking up crazy schemes to catch and eat the Road Runner using explosives and other materials ordered from ACME? :boom:How Elmer Fudd was always hunting Wabbit? I haven't run around murdering people and I don't hunt down fluffy wabbits either (yet...but if I get hungry enough...hmmm--watch out rabbit! LOL!). :Bunny

What about watching The Three Stooges? We all watched that and didn't whack each other in the head with typewriters or poke each others' eyes out! :girl_hug:

The difference back then was we were actually allowed to think and reason as children and we managed to figure out all by ourselves what was fantasy and what was reality. All this namby-pampy "protection" that is being imposed is dumbing down our kids IMHO.

Censoring Sesame Street--give me a break!!!

OMG those were some of the best shows.. H&R Puffenstuff was one of my favorites. And Land of the lost.

Schoolhouse rock!!!

or my alltime favorite the MONKEES!

And while occasionally while playing word of warcraft I will comment about "Sshhhhhhhhh be berry berry quiet I'm huntin waskally wabbits!" In the guild chat. I can't see where any of the tv watched as a child has prompted me to do anything other then laugh.

Other then the constant exposure to sugar/candy/cereal adds contributing to a weight problem.

I think there is such a thing as to much sheltering of kids also.

Now while i have banned the grand theft auto series of games from our house. Censoring sesame street is just ............................. to much!