The real reason Larry David attacked Elmo
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Hear Yiddish spoken on ‘Sesame Street’
In this clip from a 1974 episode, storekeeper Mr. Hooper surprises Big Bird and the other characters by answering the phone in Yiddish.
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Culture The Gorgeous, Grungy New York Values Of ‘Sesame Street’
If you want to really understand “Sesame Street,” watch any segment in which Oscar the Grouch springs out from the tin can he calls home to sing about how much he loves trash. He’s done so many times over the decades, starting in 1970 during the show’s very first season, when a gleeful Oscar —…
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News So just how Jewish is Sesame Street?
Mr. Hooper was a Yiddish-speaking Jew, but the show's Jewishness hardly ends with him
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Fast Forward Sesame Street Seeks To Rein In ‘Anti-Semitic Elmo’
Elmo and Cookie Monster have long delighted young viewers on TV’s “Sesame Street,” but the recent antics of New York street performers dressed as the beloved characters have drawn the ire of city officials and now the show’s producers. Sesame Workshop, which owns the rights to Big Bird, Ernie and the assorted puppet monsters on…
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The Schmooze Does Grover Speak Yiddish?
It was Elmo, cameras, and applause at WNET’s Annual Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street at which community leaders, philanthropists and celebrated personalities toasted the innovative partnerships, which have brought cutting edge programming to millions for decades. Emceed by husband-wife team Deborah Roberts, correspondent for ABC News’ 20//20 and Al Roker co-host of NBC News’ Today…
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The Schmooze 4 Coolest Passover Videos for Your Seder
Sesame Street, Macklemore, animation, leopard-print coats… Everything is better with a Passover theme. To fill the gaps between the Four Questions and the Ten Plagues, here are some Passover videos that’ll have your whole family talking – or not. 1. Passover Story: The Animated Kids Version Move over, Rugrats! The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family…
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The Schmooze Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Sesame Street
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has recently been on the big screen with roles in such grown-up fare as “Lincoln,” “Looper” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” recently took a turn on children’s television with an appearance on Sesame Street. Watch below to see him talk about the word “reinforce” with Murray:
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