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| 'Sesame Street' unveils muppet to teach kids about hunger |
| 2011-10-05 |
| Sesame Street has a new muppet who is hungry for more than just cookies. The iconic kids show is set to unveil a new impoverished puppet named Lily, whose family faces an ongoing struggle with hunger issues. Lily will be revealed in a one-hour Sesame Street primetime special, Growing Hope Against Hunger, which is being sponsored by Walmart. The special will star country singer Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams Paisley, as well as the Sesame Street Muppets. “Food insecurity is a growing and difficult issue for adults to discuss, much less children,” said the Paisleys in a statement. “We are honored that Sesame Street, with its long history of tackling difficult issues with sensitivity, caring and warmth asked us to be a part of this important project.” The special will share the stories of real-life families to raise awareness of hunger issues in the United States, as well as strategies that have helped these families find food. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 17 million American children — nearly 1 in 4 — have limited or uncertain access to affordable and nutritious food. Walmart is sponsoring the show as part of a $1.5 million grant toward the initiative and holding screenings in select communities. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #8 Sesame Street's show today is brought to you by the letter 'Gay' and the number '15 trillion'. Isn't Oscar already poor? He lives in a garbage can! My how times have changed. |
| Posted by: airandee 2011-10-05 17:02 |
| #7 Lily is fat. Come on who would believe someone that had that color.I vote for Achmed. He doesn't dance around the issue. He looks like he has lost weight. A cute little kid asks Achmed why a person can't have fries. His response "SILENCE I KILL YOU". Ah, the good old public school days. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-10-05 15:55 |
#6 I saw on there the dirtiest, nastiest, most filthy hippie I have ever seen in my life. What's his position in the Obama administration? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2011-10-05 14:55 |
| #5 I actually watched the show last week. I saw on there the dirtiest, nastiest, most filthy hippie I have ever seen in my life. What happened to the kids show? |
| Posted by: newc 2011-10-05 13:12 |
| #4 Are any of the adults on Sesame Street funemployed? |
| Posted by: charger 2011-10-05 11:53 |
| #3 Food Insecurity Muppet weighs 315 pounds. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-05 11:53 |
| #2 Tomatoes and peppers and herbs in window boxes, scattering breadcrumbs on the roof to catch pigeons, aka city chicken? Brilliant! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-10-05 11:43 |
| #1 Can't eat hope. As a parent who is experiencing these children programs first-hand, SS has turned into, if it ever was not, crap. "How many sides does a triangle be?"...really. It is like some drug addled kids show geared more towards electronic babysitting than education where the occasional hollywood celeb does unofficial community service guest appearances. Public Broadcasting is corporation! Down with Cookie Monster and his cookerate greed! Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Cookie Monsters got to go! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-10-05 11:31 |