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Economy Rocks Sesame Street, Layoffs Ensue

3/11/2009 1:26 PM PDT by TMZ Staff  

Sesame StreetFirst Wall St ... then Main St ... now the economy is taking its toll on Sesame St.

Sunny days could not sweep the clouds away ... and now the good people behind the world's greatest children's show have announced they must regretfully cut their workforce by 20% -- 67 positions in total.

The letters of the day are B and S.

When not asked to weigh in on the situation, Kermit the Frog responded by throwing up his hands, and screaming the following statement:

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

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1.

People losing their jobs is not very funny

Posted at 1:47 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Oliver

2.

Kermit? why kermit? kermit only makes sparatic guest appearances! why would he know anything?? i want to hear from Oscar! from Big Bird! and from Abby Kadabbie!

unfortuanately, since sesame street relies on donations, it was inevitable people have to cut their donation amounts to they themselves can survive.


aww...hopefully, sesame street will survive this fall. i'd actually cry if it went off the air.

Posted at 1:55 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Isa

3.

Obama will fix this

Posted at 1:57 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by stead

4.

Today's show is brought to you by the color pink.

Posted at 2:03 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Al

5.

So are they looking for a "hand out" or "hand in" ???

Posted at 2:11 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Twinker

6.

I know it is wrong, but this is just too funny. I guess we will soon hear reports of Sesame Street walkers. And Bert and Ernie can do a gay porn.

Posted at 2:12 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Sebastian Stoker

7.

Maybe someone can "pull some strings" and get some more funding.

Posted at 2:12 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Twinker

8.

We need to start spending big bucks on lowering poverty rates.

The Borgen Project has some good info on the cost of addressing global poverty.

$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
$550 billion: U.S. Defense budget

Posted at 2:27 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Abel Tsegga

9.

That sucks =(

Posted at 2:46 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Crispy_Bug_Pilot

10.

Sparatic? #3 did not watch enough.

Posted at 3:15 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Brian

11.

Actually, #3 does watch it. Kermit is now the property of Disney, as well as the rest of the Muppet Show gang. The current Muppet "cast" of Sesame Street is owned by Sesame Workshop. This has been the situation for the past few years, and ever since then, Kermit has never made an appearance on Sesame Street. Really a sin, though. He was an integral part of the show.

Posted at 3:24 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Julia

12.

Awesome. Thanks for the laugh! :)

Posted at 3:25 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Good God

13.

"The letters of the day are B and S" is the wittiest thing TMZ's written in quite awhile.

Posted at 3:39 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Me

14.

First, Cookie Monster starts eating 'sensibly' and limiting his cookie intake. Now this!?!? What a sad, sad world we live in.

Posted at 4:13 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by lost in lalaland

15.

it is not funny when people lose their jobs but the kermit thing is hilarious...................i hope prez o gets us out of this funky eco

Posted at 4:22 PM on Mar 11, 2009 by Yvette

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