Analysis Of Sesame Street And Blue's Clues

Register to read the introduction… Kids have the ability to interact with a guy named Joe and his cute, blue puppy, Blue. Along with Joe, children work to solve a mystery that Blue has laid out for them. With this show, children have the ability to be entertained through interaction with an animated puppy that also stimulates their brain. Though “Sesame Street” has been seen for many years and is highly known, this show still continues to branch out more and more. This Day, a newspaper out of Nigeria stated that later this year, “Sesame Street” will be introduced as “Sesame Square” in Nigeria; however, with it comes a unique twist to the characters (“This Day” n.pag). This show will be hosted by two Muppet characters. One is named Kami, a golden fur, girl Muppet who is HIV positive, and Zobi, a furry blue, boy Muppet (“This Day” n.pag). This show has drawn quite the anticipation in Nigeria and even allowed the Nigerian people to vote on a name for the blue furry Muppet (“This Day” n.pag). With the ongoing advancement of technology and improvement of shows made for children, it can only be wondered how long until the next animated phenomenon is …show more content…
Amanda Dunn, writer for The Age newspaper in Australia, views opinions of various people about the effect of television on children. Mark Mitchell, star of an Australian show “Round the Twist,” states that while he enjoys engaging children in his show, he worries that television has and will continue to become a babysitter for kids (Dunn n.pag). Lee Burton, senior lecturer in media education at RMIT University Australia, strongly disagrees and, “thinks the babysitter argument is something of a myth, and believes that television is a fine educator and entertainer of children as long as it is regulated,” (Dunn n.pag). Even those that find television valuable for children agree that there needs to be some sort of limitation on how much kids are