Funny parodies and really good education

Before there were Saturday Night Live parodies there was Sesame Street. Created in 1969 Sesame Street’s mission has always been to educate urban children who may not have the same resources as more affluent communities. Transmitted on Public Broadcast Station across the country Sesame Street has broadened its influence globally including South Africa, Kosovo and Bangladesh. Over the 40 plus years Sesame Street has kept its proverbial foot in the door by keeping an ear to the floor and its finger on the collective popular pulse.

Where Pixar inserts adult parodies inappropriately such as The Shining in Finding Nemo , Sesame Street has maintained their course respectively. They’ve mastered a way to teach and entertain both children and adults alike. Their contributions from the beginning such as Jazzy Spies all the way to Feist 1234 delight the intellect and relax the conscious as pure fun.

The film documentary The World According to Sesame Street dives into the challenge of re-creating Sesame Street specifically for each international community including completely new characters that US kids would never be privy to. Similarly, many US kids who spend a significant portion plopped in front of the boob tube may slip into other cable networks and even adult targeted time zones such as AMC’s Mad Men or Law & Order.

Engage your kiddies or inner kid to at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose 180 Woz Way, San Jose, call 408.298.5437 for more information.