No, I don’t like Elmo. He is nothing short of a screen hog. Have you seen Sesame Street lately? There’s some annoying segment at the end called Elmo’s World that bleeds at least 15 minutes out of every episode. I’ve even timed it at 17 minutes. Yes, I timed it, because I just had to know how long I was listening to that grating voice.
This morning, I read a Sesame Street book to the toddler. It starred Cookie Monster, but Elmo piped up every time Cookie Monster spoke. I told the toddler, “See, Elmo is just like Julia Roberts: he’s got to insert himself in EVERY scene.”
They’re both jerks.
