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There's a subtleness to the performance. You think the frog might be suffering from clinical depression. Then he appears to get better, maybe. The song ends in a black pool of doubt.
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posted by Paul Karl Lukacs at
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Those of us with young children may agree that this is the real Sesame Street. It's gritty, sometimes inappropriate, marginally racially offensive (Roosevelt Franklin) and sexist ("the postman is a person in your neighborhood..."), and yes, not always cheery, as is exemplified by this classic and ageless performance by Kermit. I much prefer to watch (and have my daughter watch) our DVDs of early '70s episodes (which, by the way, begin with a warning that the content may not be appropriate for "today's" children) than the middle-America-approved, politically corrected show that Sesame Street has become. It still may be the best children's programming on TV, but it's not what it used to be.
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