The latest Sesame Street rumor is that Elmo, the immensely popular red puppet, will retire after allegations of at least two sexual relationships with underage boys.
Elmo has agreed to release a rare public statement to The Spoof. His defense of...
Manhattan, NY - Big Bird is not the only one relieved about the outcome of the 2012 Presidential election and the defeat of Mitt Romney, who vowed to cut PBS funding.
The Sesame Street Corporation was so elated that they were not going to be put out of business, that they handed out Christmas bonuses early. In addition to Big Bird's new yellow Ferrari 458 Spider and Burt and Ernie's custom dia...
Elmo, the former Sesame Street heartthrob, reveals that he is gay in an exclusive interview with Gay Fard Magazine.
He decided to speak about his condition after it was discovered he had recently undergone hemorrhoid surgery and was seen kissing...
RALEIGH, North Carolina - Mitt Romney's Mormon Merriment Presidential Bus Tour stopped off in Raleigh on the way to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
He told the semi-cheering crowd that he was thrilled to be in Raleigh, the town where the inventor o...
French president Francois Hollande issued a statement this morning in which he said, "Today we are all American children!"
The Mayor of London (UK) issued a statement regarding Romney that read in part, "There he goes again!"
The Boston Globe r...
In the first of three presidential debates, Romney explicitly said that he supports cutting funding for PBS and Sesame Street. Fans of public television were particularly angered that he singled out Big Bird. "I'm a huge fan of Big Bird," said Romney...
Bert from Sesame Street has gone to ground after vowing to kill Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Bert was watching the first presidential debate on The Count's TV with several other residents of the street but flew into a rage when Romn...
No, NOT on Twitter. In person!
Here's the scoop. A lost pet parakeet in Japan was recently brought home when he was able to "tell" (well actually tweet) police where he lived.
A happy ending! But it turns out that was just the beginning. A Spoof reporter who has recently interviewed (in bird talk, of course!) a group of birds has discovered that the lost parakeet's act has inspired a num...
SESAME STREET, NY - In an interview conducted by television reporter and journalist Kermit the Frog, two of Sesame Street's long-time residents have finally acknowledged exactly what their relationship is.
Amid lingering rumors and speculation from neighbors as well as executives at PBS as to the true nature of their living arrangement, Bert and Ernie have decided to lay it all on the line and...
Sesame Street is no longer the wholesome neighborhood street that children and their families flock to to enjoy an afternoon of counting and rhyming and learning some fun educational facts. It is becoming more and more a place where you don't want to...
The Chilean miners are finally being freed, ending their 69-day ordeal trapped underground.
Florencio Avalos was the first of the 33 men to be brought to the surface and greeted by the Sesame Street Count in his usual inimitable way; "ONE RESCUED...
Following a pretty weird video of Katy Perry bulging out of a green dress thing on the Sesame Street, the producers were pretty keen to get some more child-friendly talent into the studios.
Unfortunately, as Justin Beiber was busy getting bottles...
HOLLYWOOD, CA - Katy Perry will not be appearing in the Season Premiere of PBS's Sesame Street. The video was pulled after parents complained of too much cleavage being shown by Ms. Perry.
After pulling the segment, it was discovered that Elmo had...
Not only are Bert and Ernie gay, so are their voices!
Although denied by PBS for many years now, the two puppets, Bert & Ernie are finally ending the rumors by getting married this week in California.
Not only that, but their voices, Sammy...
Elmo's life began to turn around when he was introduced to a green triceratops named Frances "Baby" Houseman.
Frances came to the Children's Television Workshop studios to audition for a role on Sesame Street, while playing the role of "Fang, the Man-Eating Dinosaur" on a series of home videos called "Barney and the Backyard Gang," which starred Sandy Duncan.
"That was the summer of 1989 - w...
Elmo was a failure, initially. Debuting in a non-speaking role as "Baby Monster" in 1972, the furry red monster with large white eyes and an orange nose did not hear from PBS' now flagship show, until he was teamed with Kevin Clash in 1984.
Sesame Street staff writer Nancy Sans once described Elmo's rebirth: "Elmo used to hang around the set, helping set designers, giving the lighting crew back...
When Sesame Street debuted in 1969, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood had already been airing on PBS for two seasons. As the elder statesman, Rogers wasted no time bullying the cast and crew of the show he characterized as "Puppets Singing Numbers."
"It was stupid sh-t, really," said Muppetmaster Frank Oz, who, in recent years, has taken to wearing a 'Yoda and Grover are NOT the same voice!' T-shirt...
For years, just below the peaches and cream surface of PBS' block of daytime children's programming, churned a seething cauldron of hatred. And the patriarchs of the shows, which are universally recognized at the forefathers of educational children's programs -Jim Henson / Frank Oz et. al of Sesame Street, and Fred Rogers,the creator and host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood-nearly allowed their hatre...