Yeah, I know, it sounds like the idea for an SNL, Mad TV, or Conan O'Brien sketch, but it actually happened on yesterday's season premiere of Sesame Street. Here's the video.
Now, I'm all for edgy humor and irreverence, even on kids shows, but I think this is an odd choice. I mean, Law and Order: SVU is all about sex crimes, many of them involving children, and that's the show that Sesame Street decides to lampoon? Will kids even get it, or is this something more for parents (I assume the latter). It's called Special Letters Unit, but it's still a bit odd, though enjoyable. They even use the show's sound (they call it "chung chung"), and that's the original cast doing the voices for their puppets too.
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Update: You might have trouble playing the video (not sure why, though I know YouTube is down right now). Here are some screen caps and more from the episode.
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8-15-2006 @ 5:05PM
Chaim said...
YoutTube is up again and here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2CSkLR6mUQ
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8-15-2006 @ 7:53PM
Bebop said...
"that's the original cast doing the voices for their puppets too."
uh i dont think it is. Yhe girl puppet sounds nothing like Mariska Hargitay, the captain sounds nothing like Dann Florek, but the other two are really close to meloni and belzer.
would have been cool to see an Ice T puppet though.
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