Cookie Monster’s Balanced Diet – What’s Next? Elmo on Ritalin?

Have you seen the changes that Cookie Monster has gone through recently?  Apparently, it’s no longer a good idea to have him eating, well, cookies so he’s been noshing on healthy snacks like carrots and apples.  Whoopi Goldberg argued that it was stupid to have the Sesame Street character change his diet and doesn’t feel like he should be blamed for childhood obesity and I completely agree. 

Sherri Shepherd felt that changing Cookie Monster’s trademark eating habits was the right thing to do and she disagreed wholeheartedly with Whoopi.  What’s next?  Are they going to suggest that The Count get treated for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder since he can’t stop counting?  Is Oscar the Grouch going to get a prescription for anti-depressants?  What about Elmo?  He’s clearly a case for Ritalin since it could easily be argued that the red furry dynamo suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  Heck, why don’t we just scrap the whole show since we don’t want to teach kids that puppets can actually talk?

My children are very active and slim.  So are my siblings.  We all watched Sesame Street.  We all laughed at Cookie Monster’s antics.  I agree with Whoopi – this is absurd.   Watch the segment and tell me what you think!