Posts with tag "sesame street"

'Sesame Street' Dig at POX News Draws Backlash, Rebuke From PBS

Posted Nov 6th 2009 at 12:40 PM by PopEater Staff

A 2-year-old skit on 'Sesame Street' that referenced a "trashy" news channel called POX News came under fire this week when conservative bloggers accused the long-running PBS series of a liberal bias. In the clip, Oscar the Grouch is a reporter for the Grouch News Network (GNN), but he bored one female viewer, who responds: "From now on, I'm watching Pox News. Now there's a trashy news show!" ...

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Mysteries of 'Bert and Ernie,' 'Gretchen Rossi,' 'Elizabeth Lambert' Solved

Posted Nov 6th 2009 at 11:47 AM by Sam Brand

Wondering why 'Bert and Ernie,' 'Gretchen Rossi,' and 'Elizabeth Lambert' are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, at any given time the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of entertainment news. Here's what's steamin' today... ...

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Why You're Searching 'Rodell Vereen,' 'Sandra Bullock,' 'Carrie Prejean Sex Tape' and '$166 Million Jackpot'

Posted Nov 4th 2009 at 07:31 PM by Sam Brand

Wondering why 'Rodell Vereen,' 'Sandra Bullock,' 'Carrie Prejean Sex Tape' and '$166 Million Jackpot' are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, at any given time the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of entertainment news. Here's what's steamin' tonight... ...

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Mysteries of 'Raquel Houghton,' 'BeBe Winans,' and 'Sam Kass' Solved

Posted Nov 4th 2009 at 11:37 AM by Sam Brand

Wondering why 'Raquel Houghton,' 'Sam Kass,' 'Sesame Street Anniversary,' and 'Sarah De Herdt' are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, at any given time the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of entertainment news. Here's what's steamin' today... ...

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Dueling Google Doodles: 'Sesame Street' and 'Wallace and Gromit'

Posted Nov 4th 2009 at 10:29 AM by PopEater Staff

With their whimsical doodles, Google is paying homage to a pair of titans in children's entertainment today. In the U.S., you've got 'Sesame Street,' which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. Big Bird is on "L" duty today. In Great Britain and other parts of Europe, the bumbling inventor and talking dog known worldwide as 'Wallace and Gromit' are being feted on their 20th birthday. ...

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Best 'Sesame Street' TV Spoofs, By Genre

Posted Oct 1st 2009 at 11:00 AM by PopEater Staff

'Sesame Street' spoofs (or parodies) of popular TV shows have always been clever and savvy, especially when they emerge at the exact time the inspired program is at its buzziest. This week, the PBS stalwarts brought the awesomeness with their very literal take on AMC's advertising drama, 'Mad Men.' Over the years, 'Sesame Street' has pretty much covered every show style, from game shows to ...

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'Sesame Street' Has Its Own 'Mad Men'

Posted Oct 1st 2009 at 06:23 AM by PopEater Staff

Sesame Street meets Mad Men, but without cigarettes and cocktails. Long-running children's program 'Sesame Street' made a parody out of the very adult, Emmy winning drama series 'Mad Men,' complete with its own Don Draper and two "sycophants" as he calls them. However, the show has a very different sense of what "mad men" are than the AMC series on which it's based. Watch ...