This is Public Health

Best use of social media for public health I’ve seen in awhile. I’m going to have the chorus stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

An unusual coupling

We can always use some Sesame Street, so here’s the latest installment for thinkofthechildren. I’m not really sure what’s going on in the clip, can you imagine being a 5 year old and seeing this in the midst of the episode? Still, Richard Pryor on Sesame Street, pretty awesome. They might be right up there with The Simpsons as far as best list of guest stars.

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James Todd Smith is the New LL Cool J

Or he’s the old LL Cool J, or LL Cool J has always been James Todd Smith. But whatever the case I am simply writing to express my appreciation for the Cool. As his appearance Wednesday night on Project Runway (sorry Suede, but you needed to go) showed us, the man is a fantastic looking fourty. Seriously. The man was born in 1968, or so the wiki tells me. I was a fan of his ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ video back in 1991 (special attention to the Unplugged version) and it seems he’s calling a comeback now with strategic appearances on popular shows. Come on, appearing as a hip-hop mogul called Ridikolus on 30 Rock? Superb. The already mentioned Project Runway guest judge appearance. And, the highest achievement of coolness possible, appearing on the new season of Sesame Street. So yeah, props to the Cool. And does anyone else remember the movie Toys? He played the military minded cousin of Robin Williams’ character? He was the son of the bad uncle who took over the toy company? Anyone? Well, I was a huge fan of that movie. I suppose that’s all I’ve got to say. Yay LL. Take it away Elmo…

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GOB’s final countdown, Sesame Street style

I found it!!! The previously mentioned Will Arnett segment from Sesame Street has finally surfaced on the internet (thank you person who TiVoed it). Unfortunately Arnett’s entrance and first trick are absent. To fill you in on the missing section: the entrance music is reminiscent of GOB’s theme song from Arrested Development, and I’ll give away the secret to his first trick, he uses addition…

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But where was the banana stand?

Apparently these days you know you’ve really made it if you get to appear on Sesame Street. Or maybe everyone I like just happens to appear on Sesame Street. Meaning I was flipping channels this morning and happened to land on Sesame Street while Will Arnett was on it! He was a magician (oh GOB, how we miss you) helping Elmo, Big Bird and another monster with counting, all while using his AMAZING magic abilities. After watching the wonderful cross the Sesame Street writers made between their show and Arrested Development I decided it must be a clip posted for the children! But apparently it isn’t up yet. Makes me think that the episode I saw this morning was a new one, not a repeat, so we’ll all have to wait patiently for it. Season 39 looks like its gonna be pretty chock full of amazingness. In the meantime, we’ll let Feist help us with our counting…

(Obviously the Sesame Street people are talented, hip, with-it folks. Not only exemplified by those they get on the show – NPH, Feist, Will Arnett – but check out the similarities between the Feist Sesame Street clip and the actual video for her song. I love me some Sesame Street. Hey sisterkungfuhustler, if the public health thing and the dinosaur-bear gig at the Museum of Natural History don’t work out, we should try to be on Sesame Street. Maybe they’ll let us clean the dressing rooms.)

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nph teaches diversity…through shoes!

alrighty, first post!

i know how much everyone loves doogie and his amazing singing, so here he is on sesame street to teach us about how there are different types of shoes in the world. if i was a shoe, i’d probably be penny loafers – incredibly boring but ironically appreciated by a few.

also, his wings are awesome. i have no idea what the context is, but it just makes nph that much more amazing. i’m sure he just demanded to have them cause he’s nph.

enjoy!

love, lone,

laureen

p.s. i’m still thinking of a blogger name. my brother takes all the good ones involving our last name.