They don't go into much detail about that, do they? Was it supposed to be a rhetorical question?

One thing I learned ABOUT Sesame Street, from an interview with one of the puppeteers, I guess, was that they keep on having to replace the puppets, because they get worn out from use. I never would have thought of that. Then again, I pictured them as having fallen to pieces, but it's probably more like Ernie's face…

Agua = water in Spanish. They pounded that thing in.

No, but that… is just… so… wrong.

We had taped OGP on Betamax (!), followed by Annie. Naturally, I wasn't interested in the boring adult movie. So mostly, I just saw snippets from when I hit "Play" to see if I was at Annie yet.

That's exactly what I've been thinking. Not that stories that address sadness and alienation are unwelcome. But. The headline! "Tragic"! "Heartbreaking"! I mean, dude. I haven't read all of them, because I don't want a sad tinge to one of my nicest childhood memories.

Apologies for going off-topic, but when the hell is that annoying, "The website book lovers go NUTS over!" (Or whatever.) and its fraternal twin, "This book lovers site is the web's worst-kept secret!!" (Or whatever.)

Basic cable version of Pulp Fiction (!) had Samuel Jackson, near the end in the diner tell Travolta: "Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I wouldn't know, cuz I've never touched the filthy Mother Hubbards."

We're with you, brother.

Sesame non-sequitur (since we're talking memorable bits): anyone else remember the one where the little girl gets sent to the store, and she's memorizing the grocery list? "A loaf of bread, a bottle of milk, and a stick of butter."

That's the Pointer Sisters one, right? Counting up to 12?

"The Conjuring 2." Hmmm… With fairly generic movie titles like that, it took me a bit to remember which Isn't Our Isolated Farmhouse Nice and Quiet movie they meant. They need to title any would-be sequels more specifically, a la: "The One with the Evil Witch Who Hanged Herself, Continued."

I wish they would have straight-out ripped off "Let it Be." Imagine the PR flap that would have ensued if the Beatles had sued the Children's Television Workshop! "Fuck you and your delightful puppets, Jim Henson! When I'm done with you, you'll never be able to make a wholesome yet entertaining children's show ever…

Seriously, though: has Sesame Street always parodied current popular shows so much, like they did with 30 Rock and Mad Men? Especially as regards an adult show like Mad Men, it makes me wonder if those sorts of pieces are more for a parent's amusement.

I think Glenn got rid of his cap in S2 when Maggie crushed an egg in it. He's not had it for a few seasons now.

I would have liked to ask the actor who played Eugene (who appeared on Talking Deaf along with Cudlitz) if Eugene would have kept his promise to Tara not to sabotage things again. I worried that he had fucked up the fire engine, too. But apparently not?

He's not really believable as a teacher, either. Zach is right: humor on this show is always welcome. There would be all kinds of dark humor in a ZA.

I had thought that if he was telling the truth, once he got to DC there would be obstacles to E's solution. In other words, he could know how to end things, but nothing would get solved.

I might be suffering from a bad case of, "Back in MY day…" BUT times I've tuned in to current episodes, it seemed like Sesame Street was trying way too hard to be modern. Like, they were worried they weren't trendy enough.

For "B," there was a Beatles parody of a moptop Muppet group singing Letter B.