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Elmo Actor Resigns After Sex Allegation

Jeff Evans — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:17:14 +0000

The New York Times reports that Elmo puppeteer, Kevin Clash, has resigned from Sesame Street after allegations he had sex with an underage teenage boy. The man who had brought up the accusations last week against Clash recanted his story a day later. However, according to TMZ, a second accuser has come forward. The second [...]

Man Who Accused Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash of Underage Sexual Relationship Recants

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:47 +0000

On Monday, news broke that an unnamed 24-year-old man had accused Kevin Clash, who is the creator and puppeteer of Elmo on 'Sesame Street,' of engaging in a sexual relationship with him when he was 16. Today, that man has recanted his allegations.

Train Appearing On Sesame Street [VIDEO]

Lucky Larry — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:03:33 +0000

The 43rd season of Sesame Street kicks off Monday on PBS and this season will feature Train performing a song called “Five By” with the Count and Elmo. Train posted on their Facebook page, The song of course is a take off their chart topping song “Drive By”. The air date hasn’t been announced yet for [...]

Train and Colbie Caillat To Appear On Sesame Street

Lucky Larry — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:03:20 +0000

Sesame Street will continue its tradition of featuring celebrities and artists on the show this year. The 43rd season of the highly popular children’s show will begin September 24th on PBS. In addition to the celebrities, show creators have replaced the “Elmo’s World” segment with “Elmo: The Musical”. This new feature will be an 11 [...]

Is Cookie Monster's 'Call Me Maybe' Cover the Best Yet?

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:00:35 +0000

It’s not exactly what you think. We swear, this one is a little different. Among the array of Carly Rae Jespen’s ‘Call Me Maybe‘ cover songs, this one from our childhood friend — the Cookie Monster — has got to be one of the better ones. Why? Well, he decided to hold onto only the beat and some of the lyrics, yet change most of them to suit something he wants dearly. No, he doesn’t want your number. He wants your cookies.

Bruno Mars Tells Friends 'Don't Give Up' on 'Sesame Street' Clip

Nadine Cheung — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:00:10 +0000

Well, it’s confirmed. Bruno Mars can sing about anything and it’s going to sound amazing. Case in point: the crooner’s new ‘Sesame Street’ tune, ‘Don’t Give Up.’ Mars has teamed up with the long-running children’s program to deliver an encouraging little ditty that supports the proverb “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” [...]

Jimmy Kimmel and His 'Siblings' Invade 'Sesame Street' [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:00:35 +0000

At first the video below of Jimmy Kimmel visiting the gang at ‘Sesame Street’ looks like a spoof. But the late night host actually went on ‘Sesame Street’ yesterday to talk to Abby Cadabby about siblings. Even cuter, his “brother and sister” Timmy and Kimmy joined in the fun.

Bruno Mars To Appear On Sesame Street

Lisa Thomas — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:54:14 +0000

I was looking around today and I found a promo picture for the new season of Sesame Street which starts next Monday. So far there's no word on the date for his appearance but here's my question, can you name all of the characters in the picture? I'll help you out, the guy in the middle is Bruno Mars! Good memories! Give me your guesses of all the characters after the jump!

'Sesame Street' Monsters Take Over 'Good Morning America' [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:16:41 +0000

As ‘Sesame Street‘ prepares to kick off its 42nd season (seriously!) on September 26, several of the show’s monsters stopped by ‘Good Morning America‘ to wreak cuddly havoc. In this short clip, Elmo, Grover and pals man the knobs in the control room and unfortunately, none of them seems to have a clue how to [...]

'Sesame Street' Puppets Rap Along to the Beastie Boys [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:03:53 +0000

‘Sesame Street’ is known for its musical numbers but generally the lyrics lean a little more optimistic (“Sunny day / Sweeping the clouds away”) than the rhymes in the Beastie Boys single ‘Sure Shot’ (“I’ve got the brand new doo-doo / guaranteed like Yoo-Hoo”).

Still, there’s something about this Sesame/Beastie rap mashup that just seems so right. It’s nostalgic, flute heavy and hey, there’s even some counting! That’s got to be worth something, right?

'Sesame Street's' Bert Now Has a Talk Show

Mix 93-1 — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:00:55 +0000

No longer content with just being Ernie’s uptight foil, Bert is now a talk show host. In the maiden episode of ‘Conversations with Bert,’ the Muppet sits down with funnyman Andy Samberg for a discussion that touches on ‘Harry Potter,’ imaginary jet packs and other topics. Bert proves to be an insightful and inquisitive interviewer, [...]