# nuh nuh nuh nuh... nuh nuh nuh nuh... Elmo's World **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176 "2011-06-12T00:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/61 "2015-03-17T19:28:30Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Recognizing that you posted this 4 years ago, and may not see this: > > \_**[Mah Nà Mah Nà](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0)**_, or, the muppet version: _**[Mahna Mahna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2P68iML-VM)**_ (even though the you-tuber spells it wrong. I used to play the 45 by the Sesame Street Singers on my college radio station).\ **THAT** is the Muppet video my 3-year-old most wants to see. She’ll have me do a Youtube search on “Mahna Mahna” and pick out one video after the next, commenting on the relative merits. (“That one has a baby as the Mahna Mahna guy. This one looks like it’s in a garage. That one is the old one.”) ETA: At this rate, I suspect it’ll be her doctoral thesis. Something in media studies or sociology. Unless I can turn her into an engineer. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/62 "2015-03-18T16:14:21Z")
> [@67java89](#): > > I agree. Caillou is a tv show devoted entirely to whining. Quoted for truth. Caillou is just plain awful. But it’s still not as bad as… Max and Ruby!! Dear Og! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/63 "2015-03-19T17:01:29Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > Quoted for truth. Caillou is just plain awful. > > But it’s still not as bad as… > > Max and Ruby!! Dear Og! I disagree. My wife and I both found Max and Ruby to be at least tolerable. But Caillou…I can’t tell you how glad I am that it’s been 3 years or so since the Firebug last watched Caillou. It wasn’t even a matter of quickly getting tired of it; I couldn’t stand Caillou from day 1. _I’m just a kid who’s dumb Each day I suck my thumb, I’ll turn your brain numb, I’m Caillou._ ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/64 "2015-06-29T21:01:20Z")
> [@Elemenopy](#): > > My 3.5 y.o. used to love Yo Gabba, and it honestly never bothered me. However, she has discovered Youtube which means the TV never (theoretically) is off. Her favorite requests: > > Some Filipino-sounding mama making things with Playdoh (kill me…) > The worst: Let’s open up Kinder Surprise Eggs (real or fake) WTF??!!! These things have 8 million views. > > Oh, and she finally discovered Frozen. I’ll say n’more. Does she go on [GirlsGoGames.com](http://GirlsGoGames.com) and play the Frozen flash games? I mean, “Anna Brain Surgery”, WTF?! ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/65 "2015-06-30T00:28:34Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I disagree. My wife and I both found Max and Ruby to be at least tolerable. But Caillou…I can’t tell you how glad I am that it’s been 3 years or so since the Firebug last watched Caillou. It wasn’t even a matter of quickly getting tired of it; I couldn’t stand Caillou from day 1. > > _I’m just a kid who’s dumb > Each day I suck my thumb, > I’ll turn your brain numb, I’m Caillou._ Max & Ruby: (every episode) Max wants to do something. It’s something stupid, not permitted, destructive, or mean. Ruby tells him not to do it. Max does it anyway. Hilarity ensues. Happy ending! Max is congratulated and rewarded for his bad behavior. Roll credits. Such a bad show. ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/66 "2015-07-25T00:50:21Z")
I got my kids into Mega Man after showing them the PBS cartoon… Oh and that PS1 game where he goes to the party at the end. I also got them into Bakemonogatari. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/67 "2015-07-25T06:03:14Z")
I got to meet “Elmo”, meaning Kevin Clash. He was a black man about my height and seemed like a nice guy. Like most puppeteers he wanted to do more “adult” stuff but was happy with the money and prestige Elmo gave him. He said that he kind of fell into the role when they gave him the Elmo puppet and had him do it and Elmo just took off. He mentioned “Tickle Me Elmo” where he went in and recorded the laugh but never dreamed how well it would sell. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/68 "2015-07-25T07:45:33Z")
If you’re interested in Kevin Clash, Netflix has a great documentary called _Being Elmo_ which is all about his story. He’s a fascinating guy. The doc was made before his sex scandal and subsequent ouster from the Street. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/69 "2015-07-25T17:50:22Z")
> [@maggenpye](#): > > Teletubbies 1997-2001. RIP. [Here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletubbies) is the Wikipedia link. So much controversy over such silly fun characters. > > A quick scan doesn’t bring it up, but I remember someone getting a wedgie over Po occasionally counting in Cantonese ( I think it was, maybe Mandarin). Asian invasion! Bi-lingual infiltration of the pre-verbal set! > > They were very, very popular so they had to be dragged down. Like the first guy in Blue’s Clues, rumored to have died of a heroin overdose when he actually changed to a music career. > > People are not always very nice. Is is Cantonese. She spoke more than just counting, but usually it was counting like one, two, three (yap yee sam in Cantonese). Let’s fight ignorance on Blue’s Clues Steve aka Steve Burns. Here’s the wiki page: [Steve Burns - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Burns) ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/70 "2015-07-26T05:13:06Z")
The thing that bugs me are the people who do childrens programming and just see dollar sings. Years ago Captain Kangaroo refused advertising that wasnt healthy and wholesome for kids. Mr. Rogers also cared about the kids first and so did Buffalo Bill of Howdy Doody. ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/71 "2015-08-10T20:30:47Z")
ELMO’S EYES! At least it’s not Teletubbies. ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/72 "2016-02-08T21:52:55Z")
> [@Gedd](#): > > We DVR everything so we have pretty tight control at our house. Yo Gabba Gabba is banned, along with Sponge Bob. I see zero redeemable qualities in the latter. I looooooove Spongebob. However, you should wait until your kids are older to watch that. Stuff like [this… thing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49Xsff5zms) might give them nightmares. I speak from experience. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/73 "2016-02-08T21:56:24Z")
> [@Shockaholics](#): > > I looooooove Spongebob. However, you should wait until your kids are older to watch that. Stuff like [this… thing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49Xsff5zms) might give them nightmares. I speak from experience. How old are you? ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/74 "2016-02-08T21:59:20Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > How old are you? 1. That hot sauce scene has become one of my favourite scenes now. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/75 "2016-02-08T22:01:15Z")
> [@Shockaholics](#): > > 1. That hot sauce scene has become one of my favourite scenes now. How do you explain this? > [@Shockaholics](#): > > I got my kids into Mega Man after showing them the PBS cartoon… > Oh and that PS1 game where he goes to the party at the end. > I also got them into Bakemonogatari. ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/76 "2016-02-08T22:17:55Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > How do you explain this? I was faking my age back then, as do most underage attention whores on the Internet. I was 12. I don’t do that anymore. My old stuff makes me cringe. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/77 "2016-02-08T23:36:07Z")
> [@Shockaholics](#): > > I was faking my age back then, as do most underage attention whores on the Internet. I was 12. I don’t do that anymore. My old stuff makes me cringe. This has to be one of the best posts I’ve seen on the SDMB! ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/78 "2016-02-09T00:22:25Z")
All right, let’s get back to the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/79 "2016-02-27T01:48:26Z")
Now I think Sesame Street is just a straight up ghetto. A cool ghetto, though. You got Big Bird strolling around like he owns the place. Oscar the bum who lives in a trash can. The Count was nothing but a hustler… wearing that cape and glasses and always counting… it’s just a subliminal message of how much money he’s gonna make that day. Cookie Monster should be in some rehab center for his “cookie” problem… I think there is more to the story there. But all in all, they behaved and taught us how to count and spell, so they’re one of the most beloved gangsters out there. And Ernie and Bert, if you think about it, were the first acceptable gay couple on TV 😛 Elmo skipping around like a school boy or girl… yeah what was Elmo? ---
**Author:** ![Shockaholics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176/80 "2016-10-21T00:17:11Z")
Oh, I’ve got this: show the kid Toonami. Especially if it’s a girl. You might regret it, though, because if they start having a crush on TOM it’s your fault. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-elmos-world/585176.md?page=5)