Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fun with Words

Charles and I obtained the first episode of Sesame Street from Netflix.

It's an interesting DVD, because there's only one show, but in the "extra" materials is a pitch video for the program. The originating producer explains the idea, then they have some clips to demonstrate how they intend to appeal to/teach children. So here's Kermit watching little movies that emphasize one letter, or one number. It's all the characteristics we grew up with, explained as conscious choices.

In one bit, they have a bunch of muppets sitting around a table trying to decide on the title for the show. The joke is that you can't please everyone. So they come up with:

Itty Bitty
Nitty Gritty
Farm & City
Little Kiddie
Show

That's a winner, don't you think?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

That is awesome. That should be the title of your book.