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Post by Mister Pigwell on Oct 13, 2007 22:53:15 GMT -5
.sigh. They taught me never to exercise 5 minutes before I go to sleep cause it makes it hard to wind down.
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longdogga
Don Corleone
All australian look like this ^^^
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Post by longdogga on Oct 13, 2007 22:58:21 GMT -5
big bird = god
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Post by Jock Ass on Oct 13, 2007 23:00:13 GMT -5
From Muppet Wiki: After consulting with numerous child psychologists, Norman Stiles, the head writer for the show, prepared a script designed to deal with the issue of death on Sesame Street. The cause of death was not discussed on the show, nor is the process of growing old. Valeria Lovelace, one of the show's researchers, said "We were advised to take the direct approach... Children don't understand words like 'passing away.'" The show took an honest and direct approach. Show producer Fran Kaufman said that the goal was to avoid "sugar-frosting" the message.
That message, according to the producers, was "[Mr. Hooper] died, he won't be coming back, and we are all going to miss him...Another message of the segment was that children have to understand that they will continue to be cared for."
In the episode, Big Bird thinks that Mr. Hooper will return later, but is told about the irreversibility of death. Although being reminded of already being told Mr. Hooper died, Big Bird, like many kids, shows his initial inability to comprehend this concept. But Big Bird's concern soon switches to his own needs. "He's gotta come back," Big Bird exclaimed, "Who's going to take care of the store? Who's gonna make me birdseed milkshakes and tell me stories?" The other adults reassure him that everything will be okay and he will be taken care of. Big Bird gets frustrated by these comments exclaiming "but it won't be the same". Bob addresses Big Bird's concern head-on saying "You're right, Big Bird. It'll never be the same without him. But you know something? We can all be very happy that we had a chance to be with him and to know him and to love him a lot, when he was here."
The farewell episode aired November 24, 1983 (Thanksgiving Day). Loretta Long noted, in an interview on The Tavis Smiley Show, "We were very careful to do it over the Thanksgiving holiday, where there would be a lot of adults in the house to help the children."
The filming of the scene was very emotional for the cast and crew, whom had worked closely with Will Lee for 14 years. Genuine tears were present in almost all on set. "We barely got through that show," said Bob McGrath in a 2006 interview. "Any emotions you saw were real. We tried to do a pickup and we got about a minute into it and we all fell apart emotionally. It crossed over not only from PBS, but all of the networks. They all felt it was such an important show that they took the time to highlight it."
Mr. Hooper's death received a lot of press and drew many viewers. Reports stated that the episode was used to stimulate discussion of death in many homes. Valeria Lovelace commented, "It was a relief to us all that the segment worked as we hoped it would. It was really scary beforehand; we didn't know for sure how it was going to turn out." The episode was soon selected by the Daytime Emmys as being one of the 10 most influential moments in daytime television.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Oct 13, 2007 23:14:01 GMT -5
From Muppet Wiki: After consulting with numerous child psychologists, Norman Stiles, the head writer for the show, prepared a script designed to deal with the issue of death on Sesame Street. The cause of death was not discussed on the show, nor is the process of growing old. Valeria Lovelace, one of the show's researchers, said "We were advised to take the direct approach... Children don't understand words like 'passing away.'" The show took an honest and direct approach. Show producer Fran Kaufman said that the goal was to avoid "sugar-frosting" the message.
That message, according to the producers, was "[Mr. Hooper] died, he won't be coming back, and we are all going to miss him...Another message of the segment was that children have to understand that they will continue to be cared for."
In the episode, Big Bird thinks that Mr. Hooper will return later, but is told about the irreversibility of death. Although being reminded of already being told Mr. Hooper died, Big Bird, like many kids, shows his initial inability to comprehend this concept. But Big Bird's concern soon switches to his own needs. "He's gotta come back," Big Bird exclaimed, "Who's going to take care of the store? Who's gonna make me birdseed milkshakes and tell me stories?" The other adults reassure him that everything will be okay and he will be taken care of. Big Bird gets frustrated by these comments exclaiming "but it won't be the same". Bob addresses Big Bird's concern head-on saying "You're right, Big Bird. It'll never be the same without him. But you know something? We can all be very happy that we had a chance to be with him and to know him and to love him a lot, when he was here."
The farewell episode aired November 24, 1983 (Thanksgiving Day). Loretta Long noted, in an interview on The Tavis Smiley Show, "We were very careful to do it over the Thanksgiving holiday, where there would be a lot of adults in the house to help the children."
The filming of the scene was very emotional for the cast and crew, whom had worked closely with Will Lee for 14 years. Genuine tears were present in almost all on set. "We barely got through that show," said Bob McGrath in a 2006 interview. "Any emotions you saw were real. We tried to do a pickup and we got about a minute into it and we all fell apart emotionally. It crossed over not only from PBS, but all of the networks. They all felt it was such an important show that they took the time to highlight it."
Mr. Hooper's death received a lot of press and drew many viewers. Reports stated that the episode was used to stimulate discussion of death in many homes. Valeria Lovelace commented, "It was a relief to us all that the segment worked as we hoped it would. It was really scary beforehand; we didn't know for sure how it was going to turn out." The episode was soon selected by the Daytime Emmys as being one of the 10 most influential moments in daytime television.I get goosebumps just reading about it. Seriously that's a big bold move I don't think any other show would ever be able to pull off but this one. Kudos to them for being that honest with our youth.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 13, 2007 23:22:42 GMT -5
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 13, 2007 23:24:08 GMT -5
The Mr. Hooper ep. was awesome and sad at the same time. Baffling that they decided to be real about it, but it was totally the right decision.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Oct 13, 2007 23:24:40 GMT -5
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Post by Harmonica on Oct 13, 2007 23:25:45 GMT -5
I thought I was the only one that liked Grover.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 13, 2007 23:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Oct 13, 2007 23:28:03 GMT -5
The Mr. Hooper ep. was awesome and sad at the same time. Baffling that they decided to be real about it, but it was totally the right decision. One of my memories from my childhood. It was sad, yet not.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 13, 2007 23:28:52 GMT -5
I thought I was the only one that liked Grover. No way dude, ask around, I've done more than one thread about the greatest muppet there is.
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Post by Thread Pirate Roberts on Oct 13, 2007 23:31:55 GMT -5
I miss Mr. Hooper.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Oct 13, 2007 23:32:25 GMT -5
I thought I was the only one that liked Grover. No way dude, ask around, I've done more than one thread about the greatest muppet there is. ? ? ?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 13, 2007 23:35:08 GMT -5
Snuffy's cool but he never released a blues album.
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Post by Jock Ass on Oct 13, 2007 23:37:35 GMT -5
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Post by machinegun on Oct 13, 2007 23:39:33 GMT -5
I'm sorry but that made Big bird look like a f***ing moron
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Post by Jock Ass on Oct 13, 2007 23:44:52 GMT -5
I'm sorry but that made Big bird look like a smurfing moron From Muppet Wiki: Since the first episode, the world famous 8-foot, 2-inch big yellow bird has been a central character on the program. The big yellow bird can roller skate, ice skate, dance, sing, write poetry, draw and even ride a unicycle — pretty talented for a character described in the TV show's writer's guide as a 6-year-old. But despite this wide array of talents, he is prone to frequent misunderstandings, on one occasion even singing the alphabet as one big long word, pondering what it could ever mean (see ABC-DEF-GHI). He lives in a large nest behind the 123 Sesame Street Apartment and he has a teddy bear named Radar.
This character helps children feel okay about not knowing everything because he himself does not know everything, and encourages them to enquire: a common Big Bird phrase in recent years has been: "Asking is a good way of finding things out!". He also teaches other life, alphabet and numerical lessons: "I guess it's better to be who you are. Turns out people like you best that way, anyway."
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Post by Kash Flagg on Oct 13, 2007 23:46:14 GMT -5
I'm sorry but that made Big bird look like a smurfing moron Big Bird is suppose to represent a child...like a 5 year old. Sometimes that's how kids react to death. Anyway, here's one of my favorite Sesame Street songs by my favorite character, ERNIE! youtube.com/watch?v=oeNO56xNlZo
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Post by machinegun on Oct 13, 2007 23:47:05 GMT -5
Big Bird = Dumb Blond
That's close enough to a 6 year old I guess (Reminds me of the blue/blond fish from Nemo)
I never watched much Sesame street BTW
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Oct 13, 2007 23:51:41 GMT -5
Big Bird = Dumb Blond That's close enough to a 6 year old I guess (Reminds me of the blue/blond fish from Nemo) I never watched much Sesame street BTW You couldn't make me miss this or Mr Rogers or Reading Rainbow if you threatened me with death.
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