Comments on: Sesame Street does Mad Men send up http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/ Stylish celebrity escapism Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sandeep http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-471256 Sandeep Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:05:17 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-471256 Loved it. Mad Men is really funny. Loved it. Mad Men is really funny.

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]]> By: Bee http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-470199 Bee Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:44:31 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-470199 @i what show are you watching? Mad Men is not at all misogynistic. It does at times highlight the misogynistic views of most men during that time period. However, in doing so it clearly illustrates the struggles that many women were facing. The women (Betty, Joan, and Peggy) are in many ways the heroes of this show. They provide Mad Men with much of its heart and moral compass. @i what show are you watching? Mad Men is not at all misogynistic. It does at times highlight the misogynistic views of most men during that time period. However, in doing so it clearly illustrates the struggles that many women were facing. The women (Betty, Joan, and Peggy) are in many ways the heroes of this show. They provide Mad Men with much of its heart and moral compass.

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]]> By: Ally http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-470133 Ally Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:57:06 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-470133 Thanks for posting this. Jon Hamm must feel so honored! Yeah, I think this was using the title of the show for a skit for kids about emotions... mad-sad-happy. (As well as hinting about the manipulative potential of advertising, which is important to talk to kids about.) But the skit is for adults with the making fun of the underlings' smooching Don's behind. (Which of the puppets is Pete, do you think?) Proved by the Don puppet using the word "sycophantic" (behind-smooching) at the end -- hardly a word for toddlers! Thanks for posting this. Jon Hamm must feel so honored!

Yeah, I think this was using the title of the show for a skit for kids about emotions… mad-sad-happy. (As well as hinting about the manipulative potential of advertising, which is important to talk to kids about.)

But the skit is for adults with the making fun of the underlings’ smooching Don’s behind. (Which of the puppets is Pete, do you think?) Proved by the Don puppet using the word “sycophantic” (behind-smooching) at the end — hardly a word for toddlers!

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]]> By: Hieronymus Grex http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469936 Hieronymus Grex Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:44:56 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469936 "Hi-ho, Kermit the Madman here." <i>Mad Men is inappropriate for children, they should not have done this, period.</i> I'm sure there are a lot of savvy six year olds out there who will understand what TV show they are referencing. :roll: Sometimes kids' shows will toss out something for the adults who are (hopefully) watching the TV show and interacting with their children to help them learn. “Hi-ho, Kermit the Madman here.”

Mad Men is inappropriate for children, they should not have done this, period.

I’m sure there are a lot of savvy six year olds out there who will understand what TV show they are referencing. :roll: Sometimes kids’ shows will toss out something for the adults who are (hopefully) watching the TV show and interacting with their children to help them learn.

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]]> By: Rio http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469711 Rio Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:01:34 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469711 I worked for Jim Henson studios throughout college, and the people that worked there were by far some of the most off-beat, funniest people I've ever met– average age about 35, with that Gen X sense of irony. They loved working at Sesame Street because it's what they grew up on, but they were savvy enough to know that kids today grow up on far different subject matter. It doesn't surprise me in the least that they'd come up with this. "Get over YOURSELF. Who the fuck are you to tell me to do anything? Mad Men is misogynistic and I’d rather it not taint children’s programming, thanks. If its for adults, then leave it to adults. " Er– wow. I won't bash your opinion, but for someone saying that a show is a bad influence on children, you're not exactly using kid-friendly language yourself. I worked for Jim Henson studios throughout college, and the people that worked there were by far some of the most off-beat, funniest people I’ve ever met– average age about 35, with that Gen X sense of irony. They loved working at Sesame Street because it’s what they grew up on, but they were savvy enough to know that kids today grow up on far different subject matter. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that they’d come up with this.

“Get over YOURSELF. Who the fuck are you to tell me to do anything? Mad Men is misogynistic and I’d rather it not taint children’s programming, thanks. If its for adults, then leave it to adults. ”

Er– wow. I won’t bash your opinion, but for someone saying that a show is a bad influence on children, you’re not exactly using kid-friendly language yourself.

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]]> By: Jessie http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469661 Jessie Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:13:22 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469661 !: Lighten the fuck up, geez...I have a 7 year old kid and she has no idea what the hell Mad Men is, but she saw the You Tube clip right now and found it cute. And with regards to Mad Men being misogynistic, HELLO, it's a SHOW, and a lot of the attitudes in the 60's were surprise, surprise, MISOGYNISTIC. I'm completely with Delilah on this one. !: Lighten the fuck up, geez…I have a 7 year old kid and she has no idea what the hell Mad Men is, but she saw the You Tube clip right now and found it cute. And with regards to Mad Men being misogynistic, HELLO, it’s a SHOW, and a lot of the attitudes in the 60′s were surprise, surprise, MISOGYNISTIC. I’m completely with Delilah on this one.

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]]> By: L http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469658 L Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:10:33 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469658 @! It's not like they took the plot from Mad Men and plugged it in. It's just using mad-sad-happy. Watch some Sesame Street from the 70/80/90's, and they do the same thing. Making kid's entertainment appropriate for that age group, and then doing a slight wink to the parents that no kids are going to get. Actually most successful kid's entertainment has that aspect. But hey, if you don't like it and think it's not appropriate, you can always not watch Sesame Street. 'Sup to you. Good luck with that if you have a 5 year old though. :) @! It’s not like they took the plot from Mad Men and plugged it in. It’s just using mad-sad-happy. Watch some Sesame Street from the 70/80/90′s, and they do the same thing. Making kid’s entertainment appropriate for that age group, and then doing a slight wink to the parents that no kids are going to get. Actually most successful kid’s entertainment has that aspect.

But hey, if you don’t like it and think it’s not appropriate, you can always not watch Sesame Street. ‘Sup to you. Good luck with that if you have a 5 year old though. :)

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]]> By: Mairead http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469542 Mairead Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:54:38 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469542 Love it! :D Love it! :D

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]]> By: ! http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469540 ! Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:54:14 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469540 Get over YOURSELF. Who the fuck are you to tell me to do anything? Mad Men is misogynistic and I'd rather it not taint children's programming, thanks. If its for adults, then leave it to adults. Get over YOURSELF. Who the fuck are you to tell me to do anything? Mad Men is misogynistic and I’d rather it not taint children’s programming, thanks. If its for adults, then leave it to adults.

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]]> By: Delilah http://www.celebitchy.com/73347/sesame_street_does_mad_men/#comment-469459 Delilah Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:17:08 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=73347#comment-469459 Oh lord !, get over yourself. This is funny. Its not the real "Mad Men" you know. When the Guy Smiley reincarnated muppet lights up, then you got a legitimate beef. Oh lord !, get over yourself. This is funny. Its not the real “Mad Men” you know. When the Guy Smiley reincarnated muppet lights up, then you got a legitimate beef.

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