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Eugene

(62,736 posts)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:08 PM Jul 2016

‘Sesame Street’ axes one, two, three favorite human characters

Source: New York Daily News

‘Sesame Street’ axes one, two, three favorite human characters

BY
NICOLE LYN PESCE

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2016, 5:36 PM

“Sesame Street” is being brought to you today by the letters F-I-R-E-D and the color pink - as in slip.

Three beloved characters from the 45-year-old children’s show - all humans - have been canned after appearing on the program for nearly half a century.

Bob the music teacher, Gordon the science teacher and Luis the “Mr. Fix-It” - played by Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman and Emilio Delgado, respectively - have been axed, the show said in a statement Thursday.

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McGrath said the changes have been part of HBO’s retooling for a new cable audience that is populated by more tech-savvy kids.

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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/sesame-street-axes-favorite-human-characters-article-1.2729512
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‘Sesame Street’ axes one, two, three favorite human characters (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
They're moving to HBO too!!! How Sad! They were at PBS for 46 years or so n/t Stargleamer Jul 2016 #1
Unless plans have been changed they will also be shown on PBS they will just be cstanleytech Jul 2016 #2
that's good news Stargleamer Jul 2016 #3
I remember watching them when I was kid. Larrymn Aug 2016 #4

cstanleytech

(27,122 posts)
2. Unless plans have been changed they will also be shown on PBS they will just be
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:36 PM
Jul 2016

delayed for a few months.

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