In response to "Pox News," Sesame Street introduces Spill O'Reilly

[PDittie]

Earlier this month we reported on a minor controversy that arose after PBS re-aired a two-year-old episode of “Sesame Street” that parodied Fox News. Last night, in an effort to make light of that episode, a Sesame Workshop executive went on Fox News’ “The O'Reilly Factor” to introduce a brand-new muppet: Spill O'Reilly.

The sketch that began the controversy featured Oscar the Grouch reporting for the Grouch News Network, or GNN. After hugging and kissing his interview subjects, Oscar is lambasted by an angry caller for not providing news she deems sufficiently grouchy, prompting her to exclaim, "From now on, I am watching Pox News," adding, "Now there's a trashy news show!"

The skit caused some like the anonymous writer "Stage Right" at the prominent conservative website Big Hollywood to complain of a liberal bias in “Sesame Street's" content...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_en1000

Don't miss the YouTube of Spill, either. Classic.

[peekaloo]

1. Puppets doing the news, guided by a hand up their asses.

but enough about Fox.

[satya]

4. ROFLMAO! nt

[Lasher]

2. Well I guess Stage Right didn't approve when Stewie went back in time & disguised himself as a Nazi.

He and Brian had just acquired uniforms from Nazis. Stewie looked on his lapel and there was a McCain/Palin campaign badge.



Edit: Hey check it out, I found a video clip of the Grouch News Network skit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQxqMzUosg

[Froward69]

3. O'liely trying to understand Sesame Street [link]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw8svQUp4c4&feature=related