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TJ joins Ji-Young, the show’s first Asian American character, who was introduced in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/20/1057684571/puppeteer-discusses-the-newest-character-on-sesame-street\">special Thanksgiving episode\u003c/a> in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbjL8fNM1vE&ab_channel=SesameStreet\">segment of the children’s TV show\u003c/a>, TJ spends time with fellow muppets Ji-Young and Grover, and actor Kal Penn, who discusses the word of the day: confidence. “Confidence is when you believe in yourself and your abilities, or in the abilities of others,” Penn explains.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/pbjL8fNM1vE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/pbjL8fNM1vE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>TJ then talks about his growing confidence while learning Tagalog, one of the main languages spoken in the Philippines. “I’m confident because I can always ask my \u003cem>lola\u003c/em> for help when I don’t know a word,” he says, using the Tagalog term for grandmother.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filipino American animator Bobby Pontillas collaborated with puppeteer Louis Mitchell to create the muppet. On Instagram, Pontillas shared concept artwork for the character, who he said was inspired by Max and Mateo, the children of lifelong friends. TJ is played by voice actor and puppeteer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9MhK5OPLP/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">Yinan Shentu\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"Cr98OnUu8hA"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Rosemary Espina Palacios, Sesame Workshop’s director of talent outreach, inclusion and content development, also posted on Instagram about TJ’s debut, saying that his arrival came “just in time for API Heritage Month to show the range in our diaspora.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"Cr9oqPUpvUw"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that she personally felt the topic of confidence could help “unravel the model minority stereotype.” The model minority is a persistent myth about Asian Americans’ collective, monolithic success. The stereotype ignores disparities within specific Asian ethnic groups and minimizes the role racism plays in the struggles of other minority groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Sesame+Street%27+introduces+TJ%2C+the+show%27s+first+Filipino+American+muppet&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13928931/sesame-street-introduces-tj-the-shows-first-filipino-american-muppet","authors":["byline_arts_13928931"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_75","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_11007","arts_2855","arts_1176","arts_1191"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13928937","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13924687":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13924687","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13924687","score":null,"sort":[1675383673000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"tips-to-talk-to-kids-about-traumatic-events-sesame-street-mass-shootings","title":"Do You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Traumatic Events? ‘Sesame Street’ Has Some Tips","publishDate":1675383673,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Do You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Traumatic Events? ‘Sesame Street’ Has Some Tips | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>The brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by police officers in Memphis. Shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two of more than 50 mass shootings in the United States in the month of January alone, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/\">Gun Violence Archive\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is help from an unexpected source: \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2017, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, started the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/\">Sesame Street in Communities\u003c/a>\u003c/em> program. Through resources like games, stories and videos featuring children’s favorite muppets, the program aimed to help parents and caregivers tackle difficult issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one video, Elmo asks his Black friend Wes and Wes’s dad why they all have different colored skin. In another, a traumatized Big Bird \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/-z8UyREHqcg\">seeks comfort with a hug\u003c/a> from his friend, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/-z8UyREHqcg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tools aren’t just for kids. \u003ca href=\"https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/activities/exploring-kids-circle-care/\">The website also includes guides \u003c/a>for those in the “circle of care.” “So it’s not only parents and caregivers,” says Jeanette Betancourt\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>the senior vice president for U.S. Social Impact at Sesame Workshop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='news_11764070']“It’s early childhood educators, the pediatric community, child welfare or social workers, health care workers, all the influencers on young children’s well-being.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betancourt says the program uses what they call the “Sesame Workshop Model” to develop new teaching material. It includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.sesameworkshop.org/what-we-do/research-and-innovation\">research and development in partnership with experts\u003c/a> from national partners such as the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Psychological Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talking about traumatic incidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betancourt believes that when talking to children about traumatic incidents, it is crucial to make them feel comfortable and secure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are a few ways she recommends:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Provide safety: Assure the child that they are safe and taken care of. Offer comfort items and physical contact such as hugs or holding hands.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep routines: It’s important that the child doesn’t feel a big disruption in their life. That can mean having a meal together, reading together or simply walking.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Model healthy ways of coping: Children look to their parents for guidance, so adults need to practice self care and cope in a healthy way.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spend time together: Activities such as playing games or reading stories together can make a child feel secure and comfortable.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Watch and listen: Pay attention to all signs of anxiety or discomfort. Ultimately, you know your child best and can see the change in behavior.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Although it may be helpful to use these tools to plan important conversations, Betancourt says that these conversations don’t have to be perfectly planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In fact, the more you make it an everyday explanation, a moment when the little one asks a question or shows a sign of distress, it’s especially important to take advantage of these resources.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Do+you+need+to+talk+to+your+kids+about+traumatic+events%3F+Sesame+Street+has+some+tips&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A program from the makers of ‘Sesame Street’ is helping kids deal with traumatic incidents.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705005890,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":489},"headData":{"title":"Do You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Traumatic Events? ‘Sesame Street’ Has Some Tips | KQED","description":"A program from the makers of ‘Sesame Street’ is helping kids deal with traumatic incidents.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Do You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Traumatic Events? ‘Sesame Street’ Has Some Tips","datePublished":"2023-02-03T00:21:13.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T20:44:50.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprImageCredit":"Evan Agostini","nprByline":"Ziad Buchh","nprImageAgency":"AP","nprStoryId":"1151957882","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1151957882&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1151957882/sesame-street-communities-trauma?ft=nprml&f=1151957882","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:43:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Fri, 27 Jan 2023 05:06:00 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:49:20 -0500","nprAudio":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2023/01/20230127_me_sesame_street_in_communities_aims_to_help_children_make_sense_of_traumatic_events.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1138&d=92&p=3&story=1151957882&ft=nprml&f=1151957882","nprAudioM3u":"http://api.npr.org/m3u/11151957885-0cc5f4.m3u?orgId=1&topicId=1138&d=92&p=3&story=1151957882&ft=nprml&f=1151957882","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/arts/13924687/tips-to-talk-to-kids-about-traumatic-events-sesame-street-mass-shootings","audioUrl":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2023/01/20230127_me_sesame_street_in_communities_aims_to_help_children_make_sense_of_traumatic_events.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1138&d=92&p=3&story=1151957882&ft=nprml&f=1151957882","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by police officers in Memphis. Shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two of more than 50 mass shootings in the United States in the month of January alone, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/\">Gun Violence Archive\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is help from an unexpected source: \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2017, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, started the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/\">Sesame Street in Communities\u003c/a>\u003c/em> program. Through resources like games, stories and videos featuring children’s favorite muppets, the program aimed to help parents and caregivers tackle difficult issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one video, Elmo asks his Black friend Wes and Wes’s dad why they all have different colored skin. 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It includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.sesameworkshop.org/what-we-do/research-and-innovation\">research and development in partnership with experts\u003c/a> from national partners such as the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Psychological Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talking about traumatic incidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betancourt believes that when talking to children about traumatic incidents, it is crucial to make them feel comfortable and secure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are a few ways she recommends:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Provide safety: Assure the child that they are safe and taken care of. Offer comfort items and physical contact such as hugs or holding hands.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep routines: It’s important that the child doesn’t feel a big disruption in their life. 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To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Do+you+need+to+talk+to+your+kids+about+traumatic+events%3F+Sesame+Street+has+some+tips&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13924687/tips-to-talk-to-kids-about-traumatic-events-sesame-street-mass-shootings","authors":["byline_arts_13924687"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_75","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_3081","arts_930","arts_1191"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13924688","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13922327":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13922327","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13922327","score":null,"sort":[1670261035000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"bob-mcgrath-longtime-star-of-sesame-street-dies-at-90","title":"Bob McGrath, Longtime Star of 'Sesame Street,' Dies at 90","publishDate":1670261035,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bob McGrath, Longtime Star of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 90 | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13922328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1020x1178.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit and bowtie waves to the camera in a dark room\" width=\"640\" height=\"739\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13922328\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1020x1178.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-800x924.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-160x185.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-768x887.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1330x1536.jpg 1330w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1774x2048.jpg 1774w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1920x2217.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob McGrath is seen at the 2010 AFTRA AMEE Awards in 2010. McGrath, the longtime, original cast member of the iconic children’s show ‘Sesame Street,’ died on Sunday. \u003ccite>(Larry Busacca/Getty Images for AFTRA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bob McGrath, an actor and recording artist who was an original cast member on \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, died on Sunday. He was 90.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath died of complications from a stroke, his daughter Cat McGrath confirmed to NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The actor’s death was announced by family members on social media: “He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family,” read the post on McGrath’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bob.mcgrath.7165/posts/pfbid09EXZXQucDg3iyoGrSGkKe85JpsYsGTztXkvrZyVJPvD5NDw8U67T6fcNSvzfSxa6l\">Facebook page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath, one of \u003cem>Sesame\u003c/em> \u003cem>Street\u003c/em>‘s first human cast members who starred in the children’s television show 1969 pilot, became a show regular for nearly five decades, playing the friendly neighbor character Bob Johnson, alongside Big Bird and a host of other beloved Muppets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_11867386']Sesame Workshop shared a statement on social media mourning “a beloved member of the Sesame Street family for over 50 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bob embodied the melodies of Sesame Street like no one else, and his performances brought joy and wonder to generations of children around the world, whether teaching them the ABCs, the people in their neighborhood, or the simple joy of feeling music in their hearts,” the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SesameWorkshop/status/1599557469113843712?s=20&t=R0_Yt6RkyIwYUKeNJTclBQ\">Workshop said on Twitter\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in Ottawa, Ill., McGrath studied music at the University of Michigan and, later, the Manhattan School of Music. McGrath was a veteran performer by the time Sesame Street recruited him. In 1962, NBC brought on the tenor singer to perform as part of Mitch Miller’s family-friendly ensemble TV show, \u003cem>Sing Along With Mitch\u003c/em>. After the show was canceled two years later, McGrath continued to sing with the group, holding down a residency at Las Vegas’ Desert Inn. He took his talents on tour in Japan, where he found a fervent teenage fanbase, \u003ca href=\"https://bob-mcgrath.com/bob/\">according to the biography page on his website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13922332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade.jpg\" alt=\"A parade float with a Sesame Street theme moves down Broadway in New York City \" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13922332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath waves to the crowd while riding on a float during the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. The longtime, original cast member of the iconic children’s show died on Sunday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was Dave Connell, a fellow University of Michigan alum who worked as a producer for \u003cem>Captain Kangaroo\u003c/em> before executive producing \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, who approached McGrath about auditioning for the kids show. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath, who hoped instead to break into the U.S. teenage market with his own show, according to his site, had no interest in working on a children’s program at first. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after he was shown tapes of Muppets creator Jim Henson’s work, he \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYv83c2ZYXA\">told a crowd at a 2016 convention in Florida\u003c/a>, he was “totally blown away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thought, to heck with that teenage thing, this is what I want to do,” he said. “Because it was obvious from the very, very beginning this was going to be a very unique and incredible show.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_11864851']In 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2016/08/03/488548572/c-is-for-contract-longtime-actors-in-grown-up-dispute-with-sesame-street\">Sesame Workshop cut McGrath\u003c/a> and two other longtime cast members from the show, deciding not to renew their contracts. In response to the cast shakeup, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11864851/sesame-street-lets-go-longtime-cast-members-bob-gordon-and-luis\">Workshop had pointed\u003c/a> to its need to constantly adapt its content to children’s educational needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although McGrath ended his run on the show that year, he continued to make public appearances tied to Sesame Street, including his feature in the 2021 HBO documentary \u003cem>Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath, a father to five children and a grandfather to eight, is survived by his wife Ann Sperry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Bob+McGrath%2C+longtime+star+of+%27Sesame+Street%2C%27+has+died+at+90&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"McGrath, who starred as 'Bob Johnson' on the beloved children's program, died on Sunday after complications from a stroke, according to his family.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006094,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":633},"headData":{"title":"Bob McGrath, Longtime Star of 'Sesame Street,' Dies at 90 | KQED","description":"McGrath, who starred as 'Bob Johnson' on the beloved children's program, died on Sunday after complications from a stroke, according to his family.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Bob McGrath, Longtime Star of 'Sesame Street,' Dies at 90","datePublished":"2022-12-05T17:23:55.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T20:48:14.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprImageCredit":"Larry Busacca","nprByline":"Emma Bowman","nprImageAgency":"Getty Images for AFTRA","nprStoryId":"1140661012","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1140661012&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/12/04/1140661012/bob-mcgrath-sesame-street-died?ft=nprml&f=1140661012","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:35:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:17:19 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:35:52 -0500","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13922327/bob-mcgrath-longtime-star-of-sesame-street-dies-at-90","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13922328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1020x1178.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit and bowtie waves to the camera in a dark room\" width=\"640\" height=\"739\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13922328\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1020x1178.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-800x924.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-160x185.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-768x887.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1330x1536.jpg 1330w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1774x2048.jpg 1774w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/gettyimages-96966020_custom-9999609f027c2d488b7aed9124f07b042df59b4c-1920x2217.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob McGrath is seen at the 2010 AFTRA AMEE Awards in 2010. McGrath, the longtime, original cast member of the iconic children’s show ‘Sesame Street,’ died on Sunday. \u003ccite>(Larry Busacca/Getty Images for AFTRA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bob McGrath, an actor and recording artist who was an original cast member on \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, died on Sunday. He was 90.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath died of complications from a stroke, his daughter Cat McGrath confirmed to NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The actor’s death was announced by family members on social media: “He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family,” read the post on McGrath’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bob.mcgrath.7165/posts/pfbid09EXZXQucDg3iyoGrSGkKe85JpsYsGTztXkvrZyVJPvD5NDw8U67T6fcNSvzfSxa6l\">Facebook page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath, one of \u003cem>Sesame\u003c/em> \u003cem>Street\u003c/em>‘s first human cast members who starred in the children’s television show 1969 pilot, became a show regular for nearly five decades, playing the friendly neighbor character Bob Johnson, alongside Big Bird and a host of other beloved Muppets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_11867386","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Sesame Workshop shared a statement on social media mourning “a beloved member of the Sesame Street family for over 50 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bob embodied the melodies of Sesame Street like no one else, and his performances brought joy and wonder to generations of children around the world, whether teaching them the ABCs, the people in their neighborhood, or the simple joy of feeling music in their hearts,” the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SesameWorkshop/status/1599557469113843712?s=20&t=R0_Yt6RkyIwYUKeNJTclBQ\">Workshop said on Twitter\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in Ottawa, Ill., McGrath studied music at the University of Michigan and, later, the Manhattan School of Music. McGrath was a veteran performer by the time Sesame Street recruited him. In 1962, NBC brought on the tenor singer to perform as part of Mitch Miller’s family-friendly ensemble TV show, \u003cem>Sing Along With Mitch\u003c/em>. After the show was canceled two years later, McGrath continued to sing with the group, holding down a residency at Las Vegas’ Desert Inn. He took his talents on tour in Japan, where he found a fervent teenage fanbase, \u003ca href=\"https://bob-mcgrath.com/bob/\">according to the biography page on his website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13922332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade.jpg\" alt=\"A parade float with a Sesame Street theme moves down Broadway in New York City \" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13922332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/BobMcGrath.Parade-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath waves to the crowd while riding on a float during the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. The longtime, original cast member of the iconic children’s show died on Sunday.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was Dave Connell, a fellow University of Michigan alum who worked as a producer for \u003cem>Captain Kangaroo\u003c/em> before executive producing \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, who approached McGrath about auditioning for the kids show. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath, who hoped instead to break into the U.S. teenage market with his own show, according to his site, had no interest in working on a children’s program at first. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after he was shown tapes of Muppets creator Jim Henson’s work, he \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYv83c2ZYXA\">told a crowd at a 2016 convention in Florida\u003c/a>, he was “totally blown away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thought, to heck with that teenage thing, this is what I want to do,” he said. “Because it was obvious from the very, very beginning this was going to be a very unique and incredible show.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_11864851","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2016/08/03/488548572/c-is-for-contract-longtime-actors-in-grown-up-dispute-with-sesame-street\">Sesame Workshop cut McGrath\u003c/a> and two other longtime cast members from the show, deciding not to renew their contracts. In response to the cast shakeup, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11864851/sesame-street-lets-go-longtime-cast-members-bob-gordon-and-luis\">Workshop had pointed\u003c/a> to its need to constantly adapt its content to children’s educational needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although McGrath ended his run on the show that year, he continued to make public appearances tied to Sesame Street, including his feature in the 2021 HBO documentary \u003cem>Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath, a father to five children and a grandfather to eight, is survived by his wife Ann Sperry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Bob+McGrath%2C+longtime+star+of+%27Sesame+Street%2C%27+has+died+at+90&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13922327/bob-mcgrath-longtime-star-of-sesame-street-dies-at-90","authors":["byline_arts_13922327"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_235","arts_1564","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_16917","arts_10278","arts_930","arts_1091","arts_1191"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13922333","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13917867":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13917867","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13917867","score":null,"sort":[1660935334000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"hbo-max-cuts-dozens-of-titles-in-a-cost-cutting-move-before-a-merger-with-discovery","title":"HBO Max Cuts Dozens of Titles in a Cost-Cutting Move Before a Merger with Discovery+","publishDate":1660935334,"format":"standard","headTitle":"HBO Max Cuts Dozens of Titles in a Cost-Cutting Move Before a Merger with Discovery+ | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>HBO Max is pulling 36 titles from its streaming platform this week, the company confirmed to NPR, citing the pending merger of HBO Max and Discovery+, which are both owned by parent conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s the platform’s latest and largest content purge in a series of recent cost-cutting moves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” HBO Max said in a statement emailed to NPR. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13907737']The content set to disappear includes HBO Max originals like the teen drama \u003cem>Generation \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> spinoff \u003cem>The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo\u003c/em>, as well as an unspecified selection of \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> specials, and several animated shows, including \u003cem>Summer Island Camp.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HBO Max has \u003ca href=\"https://collider.com/what-movies-tv-shows-removed-from-hbo-max/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quietly axed\u003c/a> several shows and movies in recent weeks, such as \u003cem>Vinyl\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mrs. Fletcher, Run \u003c/em>and\u003cem> Camping\u003c/em>. But this latest announcement marks the most titles the company has taken off the platform, \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-originals-removed-1235344286/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Variety\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a>. Removing titles that aren’t as popular, the publication noted, will likely save Warner Bros. Discovery money on residuals for those programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The content slashes are just one part of multiple changes—largely hitting HBO Max the hardest—ahead of the merger, in the wake of last year’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/997546087/at-t-to-spin-off-warnermedia-and-merge-it-with-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">merger between Warner Media and Discovery.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 70 employees—or about 14% of the total staff—were laid off earlier this week, as \u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2022/08/hbo-max-layoffs-reality-amy-gravitt-sarah-aubrey-reorg-acquisitions-casting-international-1235091596/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Deadline\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a>. Most of the layoffs were on the HBO Max side, as Warner Bros. Discovery looks to reduce redundant positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news follows the platform’s recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115380005/warner-bros-kills-off-batgirl-movie-90-million-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canning of \u003cem>Batgirl\u003c/em>\u003c/a> while the film was in post-production, which Warner Bros. Discovery attributed to its “leadership’s strategic shift” as it rethinks its superhero content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s the full list of the titles HBO Max says it will remove this week:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>12 Dates of Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>About Last Night\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aquaman: King of Atlantis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Close Enough\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Detention Adventure\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dodo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ellen’s Next Great Designer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Elliott From Earth\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Esme & Roy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Fungies! \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Generation Hustle \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Genera+ion\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Infinity Train\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Little Ellen \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Messy Goes to Okido\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mia’s Magic Playground\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mighty Magiswords\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>My Dinner with Herve\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>My Mom, Your Dad\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Odo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>OK K.O.! — Let’s Be Heroes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Ollie & Moon Show\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Select Sesame Street Specials \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Make It Big, Make It Small\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Share\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Squish\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Summer Camp Island\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Runaway Bunny – Special\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Theodosia\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Tig n’ Seek \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Uncle Grandpa\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Victor and Valentino\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem> Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=HBO+Max+cuts+dozens+of+titles+in+a+cost-cutting+move+before+a+merger+with+Discovery%2B&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"HBO Max is pulling 36 titles and over 200 'Sesame Street' episodes from its platform this week.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006471,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":47,"wordCount":486},"headData":{"title":"HBO Max Cuts Dozens of Titles in a Cost-Cutting Move Before a Merger with Discovery+ | KQED","description":"HBO Max is pulling 36 titles and over 200 'Sesame Street' episodes from its platform this week.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"HBO Max Cuts Dozens of Titles in a Cost-Cutting Move Before a Merger with Discovery+","datePublished":"2022-08-19T18:55:34.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T20:54:31.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Emma Bowman","nprImageAgency":"Cartoon Network Studios, Inc.","nprStoryId":"1118344173","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1118344173&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/08/19/1118344173/hbo-max-cuts-shows?ft=nprml&f=1118344173","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:40:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:40:28 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:40:28 -0400","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13917867/hbo-max-cuts-dozens-of-titles-in-a-cost-cutting-move-before-a-merger-with-discovery","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>HBO Max is pulling 36 titles from its streaming platform this week, the company confirmed to NPR, citing the pending merger of HBO Max and Discovery+, which are both owned by parent conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s the platform’s latest and largest content purge in a series of recent cost-cutting moves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” HBO Max said in a statement emailed to NPR. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13907737","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The content set to disappear includes HBO Max originals like the teen drama \u003cem>Generation \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> spinoff \u003cem>The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo\u003c/em>, as well as an unspecified selection of \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> specials, and several animated shows, including \u003cem>Summer Island Camp.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HBO Max has \u003ca href=\"https://collider.com/what-movies-tv-shows-removed-from-hbo-max/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quietly axed\u003c/a> several shows and movies in recent weeks, such as \u003cem>Vinyl\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mrs. Fletcher, Run \u003c/em>and\u003cem> Camping\u003c/em>. But this latest announcement marks the most titles the company has taken off the platform, \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-originals-removed-1235344286/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Variety\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a>. Removing titles that aren’t as popular, the publication noted, will likely save Warner Bros. Discovery money on residuals for those programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The content slashes are just one part of multiple changes—largely hitting HBO Max the hardest—ahead of the merger, in the wake of last year’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/997546087/at-t-to-spin-off-warnermedia-and-merge-it-with-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">merger between Warner Media and Discovery.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 70 employees—or about 14% of the total staff—were laid off earlier this week, as \u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2022/08/hbo-max-layoffs-reality-amy-gravitt-sarah-aubrey-reorg-acquisitions-casting-international-1235091596/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Deadline\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a>. Most of the layoffs were on the HBO Max side, as Warner Bros. Discovery looks to reduce redundant positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news follows the platform’s recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115380005/warner-bros-kills-off-batgirl-movie-90-million-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canning of \u003cem>Batgirl\u003c/em>\u003c/a> while the film was in post-production, which Warner Bros. Discovery attributed to its “leadership’s strategic shift” as it rethinks its superhero content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s the full list of the titles HBO Max says it will remove this week:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>12 Dates of Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>About Last Night\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aquaman: King of Atlantis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Close Enough\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Detention Adventure\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dodo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ellen’s Next Great Designer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Elliott From Earth\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Esme & Roy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Fungies! \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Generation Hustle \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Genera+ion\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Infinity Train\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Little Ellen \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Messy Goes to Okido\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mia’s Magic Playground\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mighty Magiswords\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>My Dinner with Herve\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>My Mom, Your Dad\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Odo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>OK K.O.! — Let’s Be Heroes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Ollie & Moon Show\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Select Sesame Street Specials \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Make It Big, Make It Small\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Share\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Squish\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Summer Camp Island\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Runaway Bunny – Special\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Theodosia\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Tig n’ Seek \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Uncle Grandpa\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Victor and Valentino\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem> Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=HBO+Max+cuts+dozens+of+titles+in+a+cost-cutting+move+before+a+merger+with+Discovery%2B&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13917867/hbo-max-cuts-dozens-of-titles-in-a-cost-cutting-move-before-a-merger-with-discovery","authors":["byline_arts_13917867"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_11186","arts_1191"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13912082","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13916277":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13916277","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13916277","score":null,"sort":[1658253129000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"sesame-place-apologizes-after-viral-video-shows-2-black-girls-being-passed-over-at-parade","title":"Sesame Place Apologizes After Viral Video Shows 2 Black Girls Being Passed Over at Parade","publishDate":1658253129,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Sesame Place Apologizes After Viral Video Shows 2 Black Girls Being Passed Over at Parade | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Sesame Place Philadelphia has issued an apology and said its employees will undergo more training \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgGAHtyFoHg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following backlash from a video\u003c/a> showing an employee in a Sesame character costume seemingly ignore two small Black girls during a parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13914377']The video shows the two girls decked out in Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby sparkly backpacks waiting along the side of the parade as a person in a costume of another character, Rosita, makes their way down. Before reaching the girls, the character gives out high-fives to another small child and an adult, both who appear white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Sesame employee reaches the two Black girls—who have their hands outstretched—the character waves them off and keeps on walking, leaving the girls with looks of confusion and disappointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The adult who was with the children posted \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgGAHtyFoHg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the video to Instagram\u003c/a> and said they were on their way out of the park when they stopped for the parade because the girls wanted to see the characters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGAHtyFoHg/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us! Then when I went to complain about it, they looking at me like I’m crazy,” Instagram user \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgGAHtyFoHg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@__jodii__ said in her post.\u003c/a> “I asked the lady who the character was and I wanted to see a supervisor and she told me SHE DIDNT KNOW !!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Backlash swiftly followed after the video took off on social media, where others shared similar experiences and videos, and prompted Sesame Street Philadelphia to issue\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CgInXl6uy4T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> a statement on its Instagram account\u003c/a> in which it said it was not the character’s intention to ignore the girls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CgInXl6uy4T/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The costumes our performers wear sometimes make it difficult to see at lower levels and sometimes our performers miss hug requests from guests,” the statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sesame Place went on to say that it had invited the family back for a personal meet-and-greet opportunity with the characters. But many, including singer Kelly Rowland, chimed in to say the damage was already done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13906142']“Those gorgeous girls will never forget that feeling! THEY ARE KIDS!!!!! You should be ASHAMED of yourselves for this pathetic statement!” Rowland \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CgInXl6uy4T/c/17843462354817155/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote in a comment on Instagram\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CgLBV9mOC0q/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second apology was posted on Monday\u003c/a> in which the company apologized more directly and said its employees will receive more training for better guest experiences in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We sincerely apologize to the family for their experience in our park on Saturday; we know that it’s not ok,” the company said. “We are taking actions to do better. We are committed to making this right. We will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For over 40 years Sesame Place has worked to uphold the values of respect, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to doing a better job making children and families feel special, seen and included when they come to our parks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Sesame+Place+apologizes+after+video+shows+2+Black+girls+being+passed+over+at+a+parade&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In its apology, Sesame Place Philadelphia said its employees will undergo more training.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006600,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":542},"headData":{"title":"Sesame Place Apologizes After Viral Video Shows 2 Black Girls Being Passed Over at Parade | KQED","description":"In its apology, Sesame Place Philadelphia said its employees will undergo more training.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Sesame Place Apologizes After Viral Video Shows 2 Black Girls Being Passed Over at Parade","datePublished":"2022-07-19T17:52:09.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T20:56:40.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Wynne Davis","nprImageAgency":"__jodiii__/Screenshot by NPR","nprStoryId":"1112234153","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1112234153&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/07/19/1112234153/sesame-place-apology-backlash-racism-rosita?ft=nprml&f=1112234153","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:24:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:24:40 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:24:40 -0400","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13916277/sesame-place-apologizes-after-viral-video-shows-2-black-girls-being-passed-over-at-parade","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sesame Place Philadelphia has issued an apology and said its employees will undergo more training \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgGAHtyFoHg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following backlash from a video\u003c/a> showing an employee in a Sesame character costume seemingly ignore two small Black girls during a parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13914377","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The video shows the two girls decked out in Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby sparkly backpacks waiting along the side of the parade as a person in a costume of another character, Rosita, makes their way down. Before reaching the girls, the character gives out high-fives to another small child and an adult, both who appear white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Sesame employee reaches the two Black girls—who have their hands outstretched—the character waves them off and keeps on walking, leaving the girls with looks of confusion and disappointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The adult who was with the children posted \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgGAHtyFoHg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the video to Instagram\u003c/a> and said they were on their way out of the park when they stopped for the parade because the girls wanted to see the characters.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CgGAHtyFoHg"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us! Then when I went to complain about it, they looking at me like I’m crazy,” Instagram user \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgGAHtyFoHg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@__jodii__ said in her post.\u003c/a> “I asked the lady who the character was and I wanted to see a supervisor and she told me SHE DIDNT KNOW !!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Backlash swiftly followed after the video took off on social media, where others shared similar experiences and videos, and prompted Sesame Street Philadelphia to issue\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CgInXl6uy4T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> a statement on its Instagram account\u003c/a> in which it said it was not the character’s intention to ignore the girls.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"CgInXl6uy4T"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>“The costumes our performers wear sometimes make it difficult to see at lower levels and sometimes our performers miss hug requests from guests,” the statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sesame Place went on to say that it had invited the family back for a personal meet-and-greet opportunity with the characters. But many, including singer Kelly Rowland, chimed in to say the damage was already done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13906142","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Those gorgeous girls will never forget that feeling! THEY ARE KIDS!!!!! You should be ASHAMED of yourselves for this pathetic statement!” Rowland \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CgInXl6uy4T/c/17843462354817155/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote in a comment on Instagram\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CgLBV9mOC0q/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second apology was posted on Monday\u003c/a> in which the company apologized more directly and said its employees will receive more training for better guest experiences in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We sincerely apologize to the family for their experience in our park on Saturday; we know that it’s not ok,” the company said. “We are taking actions to do better. We are committed to making this right. We will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For over 40 years Sesame Place has worked to uphold the values of respect, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to doing a better job making children and families feel special, seen and included when they come to our parks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Sesame+Place+apologizes+after+video+shows+2+Black+girls+being+passed+over+at+a+parade&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13916277/sesame-place-apologizes-after-viral-video-shows-2-black-girls-being-passed-over-at-parade","authors":["byline_arts_13916277"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_835"],"tags":["arts_3652","arts_1191"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13916283","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13912555":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13912555","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13912555","score":null,"sort":[1651172427000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"escapism-is-a-cop-out-two-years-into-a-pandemic-why-isnt-covid-on-tv","title":"‘Escapism Is a Cop-Out’: Two Years Into a Pandemic, Why Isn’t COVID on TV?","publishDate":1651172427,"format":"standard","headTitle":"‘Escapism Is a Cop-Out’: Two Years Into a Pandemic, Why Isn’t COVID on TV? | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Before being slapped at the Oscars, Chris Rock joked about the unmasked celebrity crowd “just breathing raw dog tonight.” The lead-up to the ceremony was marked by \u003ca href=\"https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/academy-announces-2022-oscars-covid-19-vaccination-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dodgy COVID policies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So perhaps it should come as no surprise that there was nary a pandemic mention in the nominated works. Two years in, and the film industry is still ignoring the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TV is no better. Early on, a few shows made half-hearted attempts to incorporate the once-in-a-generation pandemic into their storylines: \u003cem>The Resident, 9-1-1\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Brooklyn Nine-Nine\u003c/em> all paid COVID lip service before all the masks disappeared. \u003cem>It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\u003c/em> gave it two episodes, while \u003cem>And Just Like That…\u003c/em>’s infamous first episode alluded to the pandemic in the past tense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912585\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a crowded party scene with people cheering and raising their arms\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from ‘And Just Like That…’ with no masks in sight. \u003ccite>(Craig Blankenhorn / HBO Max)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One could blame the long production schedule of film and television. Although lockdowns still produced new music (two Taylor Swift albums, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT20KfhnQow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social distancing anthem\u003c/a> from E-40 and a pro-vaxx redux of Juvenile’s “Back that Azz Up”), visual media requires more active participants and long-term planning. Sure, there are exceptions, but one doesn’t expect a long production like \u003cem>Bob’s Burgers\u003c/em> to be as up-to-date as an episode of \u003cem>South Park\u003c/em> (made in seven days).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13908472']Still, that excuse only goes so far—all pop culture becomes dated. Hell, an episode’s soundtrack becomes a playlist the next day. I’d argue that ignoring a major contemporary event is hypocritical when trying to stay current. COVID-19’s been around for two years. I think that puts it in the category of HIV/AIDS or 9/11, in that it’s not ending soon and worth discussing for a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a San Francisco native, I don’t bring up AIDS lightly. I remember when it either wasn’t mentioned at all or was used like cancer to show a character’s tragic end (\u003cem>Philadelphia, Boys on the Side\u003c/em>). Yet, four decades later, we’ve seen narratives justifying AIDS as punishment for an “immoral” character (Tyler Perry’s 2013 \u003cem>Temptation\u003c/em>). Entertainment we consciously seek out lingers in the consciousness and normalizes the behaviors of its characters. It’s why we say “representation matters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why the absence of COVID-related content is unsettling, given the strides marginalized creators have made in entertainment. For us, \u003ca href=\"https://blackcoalitionagainstcovid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-Report-State-of-Black-America-and-COVID-19-A-Two-Year-Assessment-3292022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID infection rates are as high\u003c/a> as access to COVID resources is low. We need our voices heard and our struggle portrayed. Instead, those marginalized creators are ignoring that very struggle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912586\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a group of people cheer at a birthday party\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A birthday party scene from Season 5 of ‘Insecure.’ \u003ccite>(Raymond Liu/HBO)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pamela Adlon insisted the production of her show \u003cem>better things\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/better-things-pamela-adlon-tv-show-interview-season-3-1202059849/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be as eco-friendly\u003c/a> as it is safe for women (including banning co-creator Louis CK), but the show hasn’t mentioned COVID in its still-running final season. Issa Rae revels in the acclaim she garnered for \u003cem>Insecure\u003c/em>, but its 2021 final season—shot partly here in the Bay—refused to address either the pandemic or the George Floyd protests. Even \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>, lauded for its portrayal of contemporary teens, shot two feature-length specials and an entire season during lockdown without a single virus mention on camera. (Meanwhile, one cast member’s notable absence may be \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-euphoria-star-algee-smith-is-missing-this-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-related\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How well can these works truly represent the characters they portray if they ignore what their audiences have now struggled with for two years? Like \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>, the CBS sitcom \u003cem>Mom\u003c/em> was lauded for mixing entertainment with its honest portrayals of addiction. And like \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mom\u003c/em>’s final, lockdown-shot season ignored the pandemic, despite substance abuse emerging as a dangerous COVID-era \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/stress-coping/alcohol-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coping mechanism\u003c/a>. [aside postid='arts_13909218']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claiming “escapism” is a cop-out of toxic positivity. It assumes someone lacks the mental wherewithal to address serious topics. What’s more, most works ignoring the pandemic contradict what we already know of their characters. Most vampires on \u003cem>What We Do in the Shadows\u003c/em> are multi-century-old Europeans, meaning they’ve been through multiple plagues. Hell, a common trope in vampire fiction—from Bram Stoker and Richard Matheson to San Francisco’s own Anne Rice and Christopher Moore—is for the vamps to hide in plain sight by letting the public believe their victims died of some illness. That makes it perfect for \u003cem>Shadows’\u003c/em> morbid humor, but somehow this plague has passed them by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912587\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-800x387.jpg\" alt=\"a woman with blue hair wears a face mask as she passes by protestors\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-800x387.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-1020x493.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-160x77.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-768x371.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoe Kravitz in a still from ‘KIMI,’ during a scene where her character wears a mask while encountering protesters in Seattle.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I haven’t seen Steven Soderbergh’s \u003cem>KIMI\u003c/em>, which I’m told is one of the few recent films to truly acknowledge the pandemic. But I’ve seen both great seasons of HBO’s \u003cem>Betty\u003c/em>, the latter of which features its teen leads living in a post-George Floyd world of COVID and Karens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wish those weren’t outliers in mainstream pop culture. I haven’t been to the movies in two years, but I hope films and series lean more heavily into COVID-related material. After all, if I wanted to watch shows where everyone ignores the virus, I’d just watch the news.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Entertainment can influence behavior or help us process struggle. What does it mean that so few films and TV shows have acknowledged COVID-19?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006916,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":932},"headData":{"title":"‘Escapism Is a Cop-Out’: Two Years Into a Pandemic, Why Isn’t COVID on TV? | KQED","description":"Entertainment can influence behavior or help us process struggle. What does it mean that so few films and TV shows have acknowledged COVID-19?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"‘Escapism Is a Cop-Out’: Two Years Into a Pandemic, Why Isn’t COVID on TV?","datePublished":"2022-04-28T19:00:27.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T21:01:56.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Commentary","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/arts/category/commentary","sticky":false,"nprByline":"Charles Lewis III","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13912555/escapism-is-a-cop-out-two-years-into-a-pandemic-why-isnt-covid-on-tv","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Before being slapped at the Oscars, Chris Rock joked about the unmasked celebrity crowd “just breathing raw dog tonight.” The lead-up to the ceremony was marked by \u003ca href=\"https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/academy-announces-2022-oscars-covid-19-vaccination-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dodgy COVID policies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So perhaps it should come as no surprise that there was nary a pandemic mention in the nominated works. Two years in, and the film industry is still ignoring the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TV is no better. Early on, a few shows made half-hearted attempts to incorporate the once-in-a-generation pandemic into their storylines: \u003cem>The Resident, 9-1-1\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Brooklyn Nine-Nine\u003c/em> all paid COVID lip service before all the masks disappeared. \u003cem>It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\u003c/em> gave it two episodes, while \u003cem>And Just Like That…\u003c/em>’s infamous first episode alluded to the pandemic in the past tense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912585\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a crowded party scene with people cheering and raising their arms\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/cynthia-nixon-sarah-jessica-parker-kristin-davis_0.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from ‘And Just Like That…’ with no masks in sight. \u003ccite>(Craig Blankenhorn / HBO Max)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One could blame the long production schedule of film and television. Although lockdowns still produced new music (two Taylor Swift albums, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT20KfhnQow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social distancing anthem\u003c/a> from E-40 and a pro-vaxx redux of Juvenile’s “Back that Azz Up”), visual media requires more active participants and long-term planning. Sure, there are exceptions, but one doesn’t expect a long production like \u003cem>Bob’s Burgers\u003c/em> to be as up-to-date as an episode of \u003cem>South Park\u003c/em> (made in seven days).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13908472","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Still, that excuse only goes so far—all pop culture becomes dated. Hell, an episode’s soundtrack becomes a playlist the next day. I’d argue that ignoring a major contemporary event is hypocritical when trying to stay current. COVID-19’s been around for two years. I think that puts it in the category of HIV/AIDS or 9/11, in that it’s not ending soon and worth discussing for a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a San Francisco native, I don’t bring up AIDS lightly. I remember when it either wasn’t mentioned at all or was used like cancer to show a character’s tragic end (\u003cem>Philadelphia, Boys on the Side\u003c/em>). Yet, four decades later, we’ve seen narratives justifying AIDS as punishment for an “immoral” character (Tyler Perry’s 2013 \u003cem>Temptation\u003c/em>). Entertainment we consciously seek out lingers in the consciousness and normalizes the behaviors of its characters. It’s why we say “representation matters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why the absence of COVID-related content is unsettling, given the strides marginalized creators have made in entertainment. For us, \u003ca href=\"https://blackcoalitionagainstcovid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-Report-State-of-Black-America-and-COVID-19-A-Two-Year-Assessment-3292022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID infection rates are as high\u003c/a> as access to COVID resources is low. We need our voices heard and our struggle portrayed. Instead, those marginalized creators are ignoring that very struggle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912586\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a group of people cheer at a birthday party\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/ins-ep510-06082021-rl-0112-r.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A birthday party scene from Season 5 of ‘Insecure.’ \u003ccite>(Raymond Liu/HBO)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pamela Adlon insisted the production of her show \u003cem>better things\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/better-things-pamela-adlon-tv-show-interview-season-3-1202059849/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be as eco-friendly\u003c/a> as it is safe for women (including banning co-creator Louis CK), but the show hasn’t mentioned COVID in its still-running final season. Issa Rae revels in the acclaim she garnered for \u003cem>Insecure\u003c/em>, but its 2021 final season—shot partly here in the Bay—refused to address either the pandemic or the George Floyd protests. Even \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>, lauded for its portrayal of contemporary teens, shot two feature-length specials and an entire season during lockdown without a single virus mention on camera. (Meanwhile, one cast member’s notable absence may be \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-euphoria-star-algee-smith-is-missing-this-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-related\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How well can these works truly represent the characters they portray if they ignore what their audiences have now struggled with for two years? Like \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>, the CBS sitcom \u003cem>Mom\u003c/em> was lauded for mixing entertainment with its honest portrayals of addiction. And like \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mom\u003c/em>’s final, lockdown-shot season ignored the pandemic, despite substance abuse emerging as a dangerous COVID-era \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/stress-coping/alcohol-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coping mechanism\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13909218","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claiming “escapism” is a cop-out of toxic positivity. It assumes someone lacks the mental wherewithal to address serious topics. What’s more, most works ignoring the pandemic contradict what we already know of their characters. Most vampires on \u003cem>What We Do in the Shadows\u003c/em> are multi-century-old Europeans, meaning they’ve been through multiple plagues. Hell, a common trope in vampire fiction—from Bram Stoker and Richard Matheson to San Francisco’s own Anne Rice and Christopher Moore—is for the vamps to hide in plain sight by letting the public believe their victims died of some illness. That makes it perfect for \u003cem>Shadows’\u003c/em> morbid humor, but somehow this plague has passed them by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912587\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-800x387.jpg\" alt=\"a woman with blue hair wears a face mask as she passes by protestors\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-800x387.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-1020x493.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-160x77.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1-768x371.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/rev-1-KIMI-FF-049r_High_Res_JPEG-1260x609-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoe Kravitz in a still from ‘KIMI,’ during a scene where her character wears a mask while encountering protesters in Seattle.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I haven’t seen Steven Soderbergh’s \u003cem>KIMI\u003c/em>, which I’m told is one of the few recent films to truly acknowledge the pandemic. But I’ve seen both great seasons of HBO’s \u003cem>Betty\u003c/em>, the latter of which features its teen leads living in a post-George Floyd world of COVID and Karens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wish those weren’t outliers in mainstream pop culture. I haven’t been to the movies in two years, but I hope films and series lean more heavily into COVID-related material. After all, if I wanted to watch shows where everyone ignores the virus, I’d just watch the news.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13912555/escapism-is-a-cop-out-two-years-into-a-pandemic-why-isnt-covid-on-tv","authors":["byline_arts_13912555"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_2303","arts_75","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_2767","arts_11014","arts_1601","arts_12226","arts_10278","arts_10985","arts_1191","arts_3026","arts_2792"],"featImg":"arts_13912583","label":"source_arts_13912555"},"arts_13912071":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13912071","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13912071","score":null,"sort":[1650387653000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"cjms-jim-henson-exhibit-highlights-impact-innovation-of-the-man-behind-the-muppets","title":"A Deeper Look at Jim Henson, the Man Behind the Muppets, and His Unbridled Innovations","publishDate":1650387653,"format":"standard","headTitle":"A Deeper Look at Jim Henson, the Man Behind the Muppets, and His Unbridled Innovations | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>“As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are the words of legendary puppeteer, actor and filmmaker Jim Henson. Greeting visitors of the traveling exhibition \u003cem>The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em>—dedicated to the creator of the Muppets and on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum through Aug. 14—the quote is plastered upon a Kermit the Frog-green wall at the show’s entrance. (Henson was not Jewish, but a statement from the museum says his work is featured because it “celebrates diversity and inclusion, both core values of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As expected for a show about the Muppets, the installation successfully evokes the sense of childlike wonder that Henson’s creations instilled in so many. But \u003cem>Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em> also puts a closer focus on the moral lessons and technological innovation inherent in Henson’s work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912084\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"A male puppeteer holds a Kermit the Frog puppet on the set of a movie\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-1920x1284.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog in 1978 on the set of ‘The Muppet Movie.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Jim Henson Company/Museum of the Moving Image. Kermit the Frog © Disney/Muppets)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From the moment Henson checked out two library books on puppeteering as a Washington, D.C.-area high school student in the ’50s, and on through his creations becoming international sensations, the exhibit takes visitors on a journey through Henson’s professional life, which spanned four decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Containing an impressive collection of storyboards, scripts and behind-the-scenes footage, the exhibit reveals how Henson’s creative process produced some of the most iconic children’s characters of the 20th century. During my visit, I saw hand-drawn storyboards for commercials featuring Muppet prototypes from the ’50s, and how they were perfectly translated onto the screen, as well as \u003cem>The Muppet Movie\u003c/em> test reels that give insight into the complications of operating puppets in real-world environments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912081\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912081\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-800x634.jpg\" alt=\"a sketch of a pink muppet on paper\" width=\"800\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-800x634.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-1020x809.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-160x127.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-768x609.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-2048x1624.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-1920x1522.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson’s sketch for Oscar the Grouch, 1969. \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though we may think of puppeteering as a rudimentary form of entertainment, Henson relentlessly pushed it toward new horizons; technical innovation was a hallmark of his career. The Henson exhibit explains how he preferred to keep the design of his puppets simple in order to have more control over what he called “the magical triangle”: a puppet’s eyes, nose and mouth, a balance which he believed lent humanism to the puppeteer’s performance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time Henson created the Saturday-morning TV sensation \u003cem>Fraggle Rock\u003c/em> in the mid-’80s, he had actors in full-body puppet suits complete with animatronic heads, whose expressions were controlled off-screen by a puppeteer using a remote-controlled gadget. But it wasn’t just the puppets that evolved—the worlds they inhabited evolved, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fast-forward to the full-length movies like \u003cem>The Dark Crystal\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Labyrinth\u003c/em>, and Henson’s characters had graduated from being confined to simple, static backgrounds in a television studio to parading around in custom-made, fully-realized 3D worlds with texture and color that would make George Lucas blush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912079\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912079\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-800x836.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-800x836.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-1020x1066.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-160x167.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-768x803.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-1469x1536.jpg 1469w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira.jpg 1722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen performing the puppets Jen and Kira on the set of ‘The Dark Crystal’ in 1981. \u003ccite>(Photograph by Murray Close. © The Jim Henson Company. Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In its more interesting moments, \u003cem>Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em> pulls back the felt to reveal little-known information about the man behind (or beneath) the puppet—like the internal conflict he felt as his creations received widespread acclaim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, Henson had moonlit as an experimental filmmaker in the ’60s: he’d created a documentary about counterculture for NBC called \u003cem>Youth 68\u003c/em>, and crafted irreverent short films like the Oscar-nominated \u003cem>Time Piece\u003c/em> and the teleplay psychological thriller \u003cem>The Cube\u003c/em>. He had even considered opening a multimedia nightclub called “Cyclia” in New York or Los Angeles with kaleidoscopic images projected onto the bodies of female dancers and light shows synced with music; a typical LSD lounge. In this context, it makes sense that Henson was apprehensive about the success of \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> and its ensuing pressures. He didn’t want to be pigeonholed as a children’s performer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912077\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-800x787.jpg\" alt=\"A photo from the 60s of a man sitting behind a movie camera in a warehouse.\" width=\"800\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-800x787.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-1020x1004.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-160x157.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-768x756.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-1536x1511.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson on the set of ‘Time Piece,’ the short film he directed (and starred in) which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1965. \u003ccite>(The Jim Henson Company. Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His flirtation with the nightclub scene aside, Henson was at heart a student of film, and was adamant about keeping his characters consistent. \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> style books on display feature strict guidelines about characters. (Some rules: Oscar the Grouch does not leave his trash can; Big Bird should never be drawn with knees; Bert is only interested in dull things like reading about pigeons.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henson was similarly purposeful about messaging. Indicative of the lessons he wanted to convey to children, an early \u003cem>Fraggle Rock\u003c/em> script treatment states: “What the show is really about is people getting along with other people, and understanding the delicate balances of the natural world.” Henson added that the show “will make the point that everything affects everything else, and that there is a beauty and harmony of life to be appreciated”—pretty heady stuff for a kid’s show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912078\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13912078 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-800x639.jpg\" alt=\"A puppeteer surrounded by five colorful muppets.\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-800x639.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-1020x815.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-160x128.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-768x614.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-1536x1227.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-2048x1637.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-1920x1534.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson with puppets from Fraggle Rock. \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The exhibit may be named for Henson, but it importantly draws attention to other influential figures in the Muppetsphere, like Henson’s longtime puppeteering partner Frank Oz, with whom he gave life to the iconic duos of Kermit and Miss Piggy, and Ernie and Bert. \u003cem>The Muppet Show\u003c/em> head writer Jerry Juhl and Henson’s wife and first collaborator, Jane Nebel, are given their due, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Absent from the installation is any reference to Henson’s fraught relationship with the Walt Disney Company. Negotiations with Disney for the rights to the Muppets notoriously brought Henson great stress near at the end of his life. (Henson died in 1990 at the age of 53.) Oz once rearked in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/30/frank-oz-on-life-as-fozzie-bear-miss-piggy-and-yoda-id-love-to-do-the-muppets-again-but-disney-doesnt-want-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 interview\u003c/a> that “the Disney deal is probably what killed Jim,” later adding that “Jim was not a dealer, he was an artist—and it was destroying him, it really was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disney finally did buy the Muppets in 2004, likely explaining why the messier aspects of the transaction aren’t represented in this feel-good exhibition. And there is still so much here to feel good about. Along with the inner workings of Henson’s mind on display for adults who grew up on \u003cem>The Muppet Show \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, interactive sections of the exhibit offer a create-your-own-Muppet station, and an area where young visitors can put on their own televised puppet show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912080\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912080\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-800x1056.jpg\" alt=\"Three puppeteers hold up iconic Bert and Ernie puppets on the set of 'Sesame Street'\" width=\"800\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-800x1056.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-1020x1346.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-160x211.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-768x1013.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-1164x1536.jpg 1164w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Hunt (left), Jim Henson (center), and Frank Oz (right) performing Ernie and Bert on the set of ‘Sesame Street,’ 1970s. \u003ccite>(© 2018, Sesame Workshop Courtesy Sesame Workshop/MoMI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, during the two and a half hours I spent at \u003cem>Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em>, the majority of those who came to see Henson’s work were grown adults. I’m 21 years old, too young to have witnessed the Muppets’ prime of the ’70s and ’80s. I wasn’t even born until 10 years after Henson passed away, well past the Muppets’ network-television popularity. My most prominent Henson-adjacent memories come from watching \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>’s timelessness as a child, seeing \u003cem>Muppet Treasure Island\u003c/em> reruns on the Disney Channel and going to the theater to watch \u003cem>The Muppets\u003c/em>, the 2011 movie reboot, which I found to be a well-crafted reunion story with some surprising, subtle critiques of capitalistic greed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All this is to say that I may not have the same emotional connection to Henson’s creations that many older adults do. But looking around at the museum, it was heartwarming to vicariously experience the 35-plus crowd’s reactions to their cherished childhood memories. Giddy laughter ensued at a fondly remembered \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> episode. People sang along to the \u003cem>Fraggle Rock\u003c/em> theme song as the melody filled the room. Others enthusiastically took photos alongside their favorite Muppets, posing under \u003cem>The Muppets Show\u003c/em>’s iconic arches and grinning like children taking first-day-of-school photos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLQS6xo40kI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henson helped reinvent puppetry from novel performance art to mainstream entertainment, and in doing so created stories that have helped multiple generations better understand each other’s humanity. In a time where children are growing up consuming more content than ever, and when our society is constantly connected but deeply polarized, Henson and his works serve as an inspiration on how to live more humanely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My hope,” Henson once said, “is to leave the world a little better for having been there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em> makes it apparent that, in his time with us, he did just that. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited’ is on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco through Aug. 14. \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/exhibitions/157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Details here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"On view through Aug. 14, an exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum honors the puppeteer's imaginative creativity.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006960,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1571},"headData":{"title":"Review: Jim Henson's Muppet Innovations at the Contemporary Jewish Museum | KQED","description":"On view through Aug. 14, the exhibition honors the Muppet puppeteer's imaginative creativity.","ogTitle":"Review: Jim Henson's Muppet Innovations at the Contemporary Jewish Museum","ogDescription":"On view through Aug. 14, the exhibition honors the Muppet puppeteer's imaginative creativity.","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"Review: Jim Henson's Muppet Innovations at the Contemporary Jewish Museum","twDescription":"On view through Aug. 14, the exhibition honors the Muppet puppeteer's imaginative creativity.","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Review: Jim Henson's Muppet Innovations at the Contemporary Jewish Museum %%page%% %%sep%% KQED","socialDescription":"On view through Aug. 14, the exhibition honors the Muppet puppeteer's imaginative creativity.","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"A Deeper Look at Jim Henson, the Man Behind the Muppets, and His Unbridled Innovations","datePublished":"2022-04-19T17:00:53.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T21:02:40.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13912071/cjms-jim-henson-exhibit-highlights-impact-innovation-of-the-man-behind-the-muppets","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>“As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are the words of legendary puppeteer, actor and filmmaker Jim Henson. Greeting visitors of the traveling exhibition \u003cem>The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em>—dedicated to the creator of the Muppets and on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum through Aug. 14—the quote is plastered upon a Kermit the Frog-green wall at the show’s entrance. (Henson was not Jewish, but a statement from the museum says his work is featured because it “celebrates diversity and inclusion, both core values of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As expected for a show about the Muppets, the installation successfully evokes the sense of childlike wonder that Henson’s creations instilled in so many. But \u003cem>Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em> also puts a closer focus on the moral lessons and technological innovation inherent in Henson’s work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912084\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"A male puppeteer holds a Kermit the Frog puppet on the set of a movie\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/13_Jim_Henson_and_Kermit_Muppet_Movie-1920x1284.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog in 1978 on the set of ‘The Muppet Movie.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Jim Henson Company/Museum of the Moving Image. Kermit the Frog © Disney/Muppets)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From the moment Henson checked out two library books on puppeteering as a Washington, D.C.-area high school student in the ’50s, and on through his creations becoming international sensations, the exhibit takes visitors on a journey through Henson’s professional life, which spanned four decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Containing an impressive collection of storyboards, scripts and behind-the-scenes footage, the exhibit reveals how Henson’s creative process produced some of the most iconic children’s characters of the 20th century. During my visit, I saw hand-drawn storyboards for commercials featuring Muppet prototypes from the ’50s, and how they were perfectly translated onto the screen, as well as \u003cem>The Muppet Movie\u003c/em> test reels that give insight into the complications of operating puppets in real-world environments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912081\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912081\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-800x634.jpg\" alt=\"a sketch of a pink muppet on paper\" width=\"800\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-800x634.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-1020x809.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-160x127.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-768x609.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-2048x1624.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/07_EarlyOscarSketch-1920x1522.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson’s sketch for Oscar the Grouch, 1969. \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though we may think of puppeteering as a rudimentary form of entertainment, Henson relentlessly pushed it toward new horizons; technical innovation was a hallmark of his career. The Henson exhibit explains how he preferred to keep the design of his puppets simple in order to have more control over what he called “the magical triangle”: a puppet’s eyes, nose and mouth, a balance which he believed lent humanism to the puppeteer’s performance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time Henson created the Saturday-morning TV sensation \u003cem>Fraggle Rock\u003c/em> in the mid-’80s, he had actors in full-body puppet suits complete with animatronic heads, whose expressions were controlled off-screen by a puppeteer using a remote-controlled gadget. But it wasn’t just the puppets that evolved—the worlds they inhabited evolved, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fast-forward to the full-length movies like \u003cem>The Dark Crystal\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Labyrinth\u003c/em>, and Henson’s characters had graduated from being confined to simple, static backgrounds in a television studio to parading around in custom-made, fully-realized 3D worlds with texture and color that would make George Lucas blush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912079\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912079\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-800x836.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-800x836.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-1020x1066.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-160x167.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-768x803.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira-1469x1536.jpg 1469w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/04_DarkCrystal_JenKira.jpg 1722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen performing the puppets Jen and Kira on the set of ‘The Dark Crystal’ in 1981. \u003ccite>(Photograph by Murray Close. © The Jim Henson Company. Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In its more interesting moments, \u003cem>Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em> pulls back the felt to reveal little-known information about the man behind (or beneath) the puppet—like the internal conflict he felt as his creations received widespread acclaim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, Henson had moonlit as an experimental filmmaker in the ’60s: he’d created a documentary about counterculture for NBC called \u003cem>Youth 68\u003c/em>, and crafted irreverent short films like the Oscar-nominated \u003cem>Time Piece\u003c/em> and the teleplay psychological thriller \u003cem>The Cube\u003c/em>. He had even considered opening a multimedia nightclub called “Cyclia” in New York or Los Angeles with kaleidoscopic images projected onto the bodies of female dancers and light shows synced with music; a typical LSD lounge. In this context, it makes sense that Henson was apprehensive about the success of \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> and its ensuing pressures. He didn’t want to be pigeonholed as a children’s performer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912077\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-800x787.jpg\" alt=\"A photo from the 60s of a man sitting behind a movie camera in a warehouse.\" width=\"800\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-800x787.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-1020x1004.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-160x157.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-768x756.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965-1536x1511.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/02-jim-henson-c1965.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson on the set of ‘Time Piece,’ the short film he directed (and starred in) which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1965. \u003ccite>(The Jim Henson Company. Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His flirtation with the nightclub scene aside, Henson was at heart a student of film, and was adamant about keeping his characters consistent. \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> style books on display feature strict guidelines about characters. (Some rules: Oscar the Grouch does not leave his trash can; Big Bird should never be drawn with knees; Bert is only interested in dull things like reading about pigeons.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henson was similarly purposeful about messaging. Indicative of the lessons he wanted to convey to children, an early \u003cem>Fraggle Rock\u003c/em> script treatment states: “What the show is really about is people getting along with other people, and understanding the delicate balances of the natural world.” Henson added that the show “will make the point that everything affects everything else, and that there is a beauty and harmony of life to be appreciated”—pretty heady stuff for a kid’s show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912078\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13912078 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-800x639.jpg\" alt=\"A puppeteer surrounded by five colorful muppets.\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-800x639.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-1020x815.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-160x128.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-768x614.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-1536x1227.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-2048x1637.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/03_jim_henson_fraggles-1920x1534.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Henson with puppets from Fraggle Rock. \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Jim Henson Company / MoMI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The exhibit may be named for Henson, but it importantly draws attention to other influential figures in the Muppetsphere, like Henson’s longtime puppeteering partner Frank Oz, with whom he gave life to the iconic duos of Kermit and Miss Piggy, and Ernie and Bert. \u003cem>The Muppet Show\u003c/em> head writer Jerry Juhl and Henson’s wife and first collaborator, Jane Nebel, are given their due, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Absent from the installation is any reference to Henson’s fraught relationship with the Walt Disney Company. Negotiations with Disney for the rights to the Muppets notoriously brought Henson great stress near at the end of his life. (Henson died in 1990 at the age of 53.) Oz once rearked in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/30/frank-oz-on-life-as-fozzie-bear-miss-piggy-and-yoda-id-love-to-do-the-muppets-again-but-disney-doesnt-want-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 interview\u003c/a> that “the Disney deal is probably what killed Jim,” later adding that “Jim was not a dealer, he was an artist—and it was destroying him, it really was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disney finally did buy the Muppets in 2004, likely explaining why the messier aspects of the transaction aren’t represented in this feel-good exhibition. And there is still so much here to feel good about. Along with the inner workings of Henson’s mind on display for adults who grew up on \u003cem>The Muppet Show \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>, interactive sections of the exhibit offer a create-your-own-Muppet station, and an area where young visitors can put on their own televised puppet show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13912080\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13912080\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-800x1056.jpg\" alt=\"Three puppeteers hold up iconic Bert and Ernie puppets on the set of 'Sesame Street'\" width=\"800\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-800x1056.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-1020x1346.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-160x211.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-768x1013.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set-1164x1536.jpg 1164w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/06_RichardHunt_JimHenson_FrankOz_on_set.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Hunt (left), Jim Henson (center), and Frank Oz (right) performing Ernie and Bert on the set of ‘Sesame Street,’ 1970s. \u003ccite>(© 2018, Sesame Workshop Courtesy Sesame Workshop/MoMI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, during the two and a half hours I spent at \u003cem>Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em>, the majority of those who came to see Henson’s work were grown adults. I’m 21 years old, too young to have witnessed the Muppets’ prime of the ’70s and ’80s. I wasn’t even born until 10 years after Henson passed away, well past the Muppets’ network-television popularity. My most prominent Henson-adjacent memories come from watching \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em>’s timelessness as a child, seeing \u003cem>Muppet Treasure Island\u003c/em> reruns on the Disney Channel and going to the theater to watch \u003cem>The Muppets\u003c/em>, the 2011 movie reboot, which I found to be a well-crafted reunion story with some surprising, subtle critiques of capitalistic greed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All this is to say that I may not have the same emotional connection to Henson’s creations that many older adults do. But looking around at the museum, it was heartwarming to vicariously experience the 35-plus crowd’s reactions to their cherished childhood memories. Giddy laughter ensued at a fondly remembered \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> episode. People sang along to the \u003cem>Fraggle Rock\u003c/em> theme song as the melody filled the room. Others enthusiastically took photos alongside their favorite Muppets, posing under \u003cem>The Muppets Show\u003c/em>’s iconic arches and grinning like children taking first-day-of-school photos.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/KLQS6xo40kI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/KLQS6xo40kI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Henson helped reinvent puppetry from novel performance art to mainstream entertainment, and in doing so created stories that have helped multiple generations better understand each other’s humanity. In a time where children are growing up consuming more content than ever, and when our society is constantly connected but deeply polarized, Henson and his works serve as an inspiration on how to live more humanely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My hope,” Henson once said, “is to leave the world a little better for having been there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited\u003c/em> makes it apparent that, in his time with us, he did just that. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited’ is on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco through Aug. 14. \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/exhibitions/157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Details here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13912071/cjms-jim-henson-exhibit-highlights-impact-innovation-of-the-man-behind-the-muppets","authors":["11792"],"categories":["arts_835","arts_75","arts_990","arts_70"],"tags":["arts_1787","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_977","arts_7955","arts_15919","arts_1191","arts_585"],"featImg":"arts_13912072","label":"arts"},"arts_13910381":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13910381","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13910381","score":null,"sort":[1646959009000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"emilio-delgado-luis-sesame-street-dies","title":"Emilio Delgado, Who Played Luis on 'Sesame Street,' Dies at Age 81","publishDate":1646959009,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Emilio Delgado, Who Played Luis on ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at Age 81 | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Emilio Delgado, the Mexican American actor who played the character Luis on \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> for 40 years, died Thursday at his home in New York City after a battle with blood cancer. Delgado was 81.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delgado died surrounded by family, according to his wife Carol, who spoke with \u003ca href=\"https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/10/sesame-street-actor-emilio-delgado-luis-dead-dies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ\u003c/a>. Delago had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2020, and recently was in hospice care. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_11867386']Delgado joined \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> in 1971, debuting as Luis the handyman and owner of the “Fix-It Shop.” Later on the show, Luis married Maria, played by Sonia Manzano, and the two were instrumental in introducing Hispanic culture to \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> viewers. (Manzano retired from the show in 2015.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, Delgado along with Roscoe Gorman (“Gordon”) and Bob McGrath (“Bob”) were let go from \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> as part of the show’s retooling after being acquired by HBO, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11864851/sesame-street-lets-go-longtime-cast-members-bob-gordon-and-luis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">first reported online by KQED Arts\u003c/a>. Reaction by longtime fans and PBS viewers was swift; the three actors were subsequently invited to take part in the show on a per-episode basis. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/QxOft5QZjDI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delgado’s character Luis was also known for one of Sesame Street’s signature songs, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxOft5QZjDI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sing\u003c/a>,” in which he sang a verse in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A stage actor, Delgado was recently seen on the Bay Area stage in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835456/stereotype-addled-quixote-nuevo-comes-at-a-too-serious-time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cal Shakes’ 2018 production of \u003cem>Quixote Nuevo\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and adaptation of \u003cem>Don Quixote\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The Mexican American actor was instrumental in introducing Hispanic culture to 'Sesame Street' viewers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705007108,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":247},"headData":{"title":"Emilio Delgado, Who Played Luis on 'Sesame Street,' Dies at Age 81 | KQED","description":"The Mexican American actor was instrumental in introducing Hispanic culture to 'Sesame Street' viewers.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Emilio Delgado, Who Played Luis on 'Sesame Street,' Dies at Age 81","datePublished":"2022-03-11T00:36:49.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T21:05:08.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"WpOldSlug":"emilio-delgado-who-played-luis-on-sesame-street-dies-at-age-81","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13910381/emilio-delgado-luis-sesame-street-dies","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Emilio Delgado, the Mexican American actor who played the character Luis on \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> for 40 years, died Thursday at his home in New York City after a battle with blood cancer. Delgado was 81.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delgado died surrounded by family, according to his wife Carol, who spoke with \u003ca href=\"https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/10/sesame-street-actor-emilio-delgado-luis-dead-dies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ\u003c/a>. Delago had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2020, and recently was in hospice care. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_11867386","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Delgado joined \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> in 1971, debuting as Luis the handyman and owner of the “Fix-It Shop.” Later on the show, Luis married Maria, played by Sonia Manzano, and the two were instrumental in introducing Hispanic culture to \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> viewers. (Manzano retired from the show in 2015.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, Delgado along with Roscoe Gorman (“Gordon”) and Bob McGrath (“Bob”) were let go from \u003cem>Sesame Street\u003c/em> as part of the show’s retooling after being acquired by HBO, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11864851/sesame-street-lets-go-longtime-cast-members-bob-gordon-and-luis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">first reported online by KQED Arts\u003c/a>. Reaction by longtime fans and PBS viewers was swift; the three actors were subsequently invited to take part in the show on a per-episode basis. \u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QxOft5QZjDI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/QxOft5QZjDI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delgado’s character Luis was also known for one of Sesame Street’s signature songs, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxOft5QZjDI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sing\u003c/a>,” in which he sang a verse in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A stage actor, Delgado was recently seen on the Bay Area stage in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835456/stereotype-addled-quixote-nuevo-comes-at-a-too-serious-time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cal Shakes’ 2018 production of \u003cem>Quixote Nuevo\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and adaptation of \u003cem>Don Quixote\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13910381/emilio-delgado-luis-sesame-street-dies","authors":["185"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_235","arts_75","arts_1564","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_16917","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_1091","arts_4565","arts_1191"],"featImg":"arts_13910384","label":"arts"},"arts_13907737":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13907737","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13907737","score":null,"sort":[1641407852000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"we-are-all-elmo-the-puppets-very-relatable-feud-with-a-rock-just-went-viral","title":"We Are All Elmo: The Puppet's Very Relatable Feud With a Rock Just Went Viral","publishDate":1641407852,"format":"standard","headTitle":"We Are All Elmo: The Puppet’s Very Relatable Feud With a Rock Just Went Viral | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Elmo losing his last nerve feels so good right now. With omicron raging and the prospect of more mass shutdowns, the beloved Muppet yelling about his pal Zoe’s pet rock—”Rocco’s just a rock!”—is downright cathartic. Thank you to Twitter user @wumbooty for sharing this video clip, which is now trending. We too have tears in our eyes from laughing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/wumbooty/status/1478193742075023365\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To Sesame Workshop, this is Episode 4077 from May 3, 2004, titled “Elmo feels he’s treated unfairly by Rocco” and written by Christine Ferraro. But to us, this episode could be called “We are Elmo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This \u003cem>Sesame Street \u003c/em>episode is, of course, some kind of lesson in sharing and waiting your turn. Zoe asks if she can join Elmo’s playdate with their friend Gabi, and brings along her rock friend, Rocco. When Elmo wants to say the alphabet, Zoe says Rocco wants to jump. They compromise. When Elmo wants to go next on the tire swing, Zoe says no; it’s Rocco’s turn. But when Zoe won’t let Elmo take Rocco’s oatmeal cookie (because, hey, rocks can’t eat), Elmo can’t take it anymore. “Rocco’s a rock, Zoe. Rocco won’t know the difference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/formermerc/status/1478421750669053958\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this writing, @wumbooty’s Tweet has over 112,000 likes and counting. “Elmo ended him when he said ‘Rocco shouldn’t talk with his mouth full’ at the end of this segment,” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Sil3nt_H/status/1478409116762529798?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweets\u003c/a> Helio Carrasco. “Elmo vs Rocco has been one of my favorite battles while watching SS with my kid.” User @KoolKat \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Sil3nt_H/status/1478409116762529798?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wonders\u003c/a>: “Was Elmo always like this?” And \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/@ShariAnnSG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ShariAnnSG\u003c/a>, speaking our minds: “Idk if I should’ve found this thread as funny as I did!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/jonnyjukeboxx/status/1478417205956165633\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How about we split the difference and say: We’re all pretty fed up with everything right now, and Elmo is the perfect red vessel for our frustrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=What%27s+making+us+smile%3F+That+time+Elmo+lost+his+cool+over+Rocco&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"We're all pretty fed up with everything right now, and Elmo is the perfect red vessel for our frustrations. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705007352,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":7,"wordCount":375},"headData":{"title":"We Are All Elmo: The Puppet's Very Relatable Feud With a Rock Just Went Viral | KQED","description":"We're all pretty fed up with everything right now, and Elmo is the perfect red vessel for our frustrations. 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With omicron raging and the prospect of more mass shutdowns, the beloved Muppet yelling about his pal Zoe’s pet rock—”Rocco’s just a rock!”—is downright cathartic. Thank you to Twitter user @wumbooty for sharing this video clip, which is now trending. We too have tears in our eyes from laughing.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1478193742075023365"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>To Sesame Workshop, this is Episode 4077 from May 3, 2004, titled “Elmo feels he’s treated unfairly by Rocco” and written by Christine Ferraro. But to us, this episode could be called “We are Elmo.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This \u003cem>Sesame Street \u003c/em>episode is, of course, some kind of lesson in sharing and waiting your turn. 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