Singer Katy Perry dropped from Sesame Street show

Reuters ^ | Thu Sep 23, 2010 | Sabrina Ford

[presidio9]

Producers of the hit children's TV show Sesame Street have canceled an appearance by pop singer Katy Perry following feedback from parents.

Perry, who rose to stardom in 2008 with the No. 1 single, "I Kissed A Girl, was set to appear on the premiere of the show's 41st season on Sept 27.

But after a segment of the show appeared online on Monday Sesame Workshop, which produces the show, decided not to air it.

"In light of the feedback we've received on the Katy Perry music video which was released on YouTube only, we have decided we will not air the segment on the television broadcast of Sesame Street, which is aimed at preschoolers," the show said in a statement, adding it valued the opinions of viewers, particularly parents.

The segment features Perry singing a rendition of her 2008 single "Hot N Cold" to the Muppet Elmo. The song, originally about an elusive lover, was rewritten for the clip.

The producers said the show, which has a long history of working with actors, athletes, musicians and artists, has always been written on two levels -- for the child and adult.

"We use parodies and celebrity segments to interest adults in the show because we know that a child learns best when co-viewing with a parent or care-giver," the producers said.

Perry is not the first celebrity to be pulled from the show. A music video featuring singer Chris Brown was canceled in February when Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend Rihanna.

Perry's hit song "California Gurls," the lead single from her current album, Teenage Dream, was named Billboard's song of the U.S. summer season.

The singer and her fiance

[Guyin4Os]

Who cares? If ya seen one boob, ya seen em both.

[dfwgator]

“....like the fist of an angry god.”

[Steely Tom]

I think Natalie shortly after that rubbed salt into the wound and said “we do not need country fans.” She is a real brainiac. They had some libs show up for their shows for a short time.

NPR did everything they could think of for them. Long story on All Things Considered, segment on one of the weekend shows (On The Media, maybe), and also IIRC a segment on one of the "independent" American Public Radio shows that are carried on a lot of public-radio stations. To The Best Of Our Knowledge or one of those. They may have gotten a spot on A Prarie Home Companion too.

Lefty media really pulled out all the stops for them. Of course the only reason they paid them the slightest heed was because it was a way to poke a stick in Bush's eye. They played up the political angle, not the musical value of the group.

Problem is, lefty radio has a miniscule audience of total true believers. You're not going to win over anyone to your point of view there. Plus the whole lefty media system is so rife with careerism, nepotism, political correctness and wierd (that is, non-talent-based) hiring criteria that it has become practically unlistenable unless you are in need psychological support from like-minded bitter-enders.

[Mannaggia l'America]

My kids used to watch Sesame Street, and I noticed that most of the celebrity guests they had on were big libs.

Here's a sampling - a who's who of the liberal world:

Maya Angelou
Kofi Annan
Annette Benning
Candice Bergen
Chris Brown
Kim Cattrall
Cher
Margaret Cho
Hillary Clinton
Anderson Cooper
Katie Couric
Sheryl Crow
Ellen DeGeneris
Cameron Diaz
The Dixie Chicks
Phil Donahue
Melissa Etheridge
Tina Fey
Harvey Fierstein
Jodie Foster
Jamie Foxx
Whoopi Goldberg
Jake Gyllenhaal
Neil Patrick Harris
Ron Howard
Ice-T
Jesse Jackson
Michael Jackson
Peter Jennings
Nathan Lane
Queen Latifah
Matt Lauer
Spike Lee
Ralph Nader
Martina Navratilova
Michelle Obama
Rosie O'Donnell
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sally Jessy Raphaël
Tim Robbins
Jon Stewart
Barbara Walters
Brian Williams

[numberonepal]

Maybe my standards aren’t all that stringent I guess.

OK, she has a nice rack. Solid 7 on the scale and uninspiring. I'd prolly give her a 7.5 if I didn't know she was such a mental midget.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I think the other two girls were not totally on board with the ranting.

I also thought that until their big interview ( 60 Minutes? ). The girls supported Maines' statements but it wasn't wholehearted almost as if to say " What else are we going to do?" Never heard those two comment again on the anti Bush drivel since then.

[Teacher317]

Most celebs are liberal, period. The fair comparison is to see if the proportion of left-vs-right celebs in general is approximately the same as the proportion of Sesame Street guests.

[numberonepal]

Do any country stations play their crap anymore?

I listen to Country Music stations from Nashville to St Pete. I've never heard a Dixie Chicks song - not once. Why worry a lick about them when there's Miranda Lambert? She's country, talented and very very hot.

[enraged]

Once you see one pair, you want to see ‘em all.

[Red in Blue PA]

[presidio9]

Okay, maybe, if I really think about it, there were a few j---ous and p---ed-off moments. So here goes, for the first time in an interview: F---k you Katy Perry, you f---k---ing stupid, maybe 'not good for the g---s,' title-thieving, haven't heard much else, so not quite sure if you're talented, f---ing little sl--. God that felt good.

from interview with first singer

[a fool in paradise]

snuffy only lived in Big Bird’s Mind

Didn't he move to the Clinton campaign, then Clinton White House, then ABC news office where he aided candidate Barack Obama?

[Amerikan_Samurai]

Also, Katy’s parents are Christian Ministers. What on earth causes the daughter to adopt liberalism.

Granted, she’s hot, but ugh. another lib.

[new cruelty]

I confuse her with zooe daschnel.

[Frantzie]

Yup. You are right. They tried everything to keep their careers afloat. I bet SEIU or ACORN or Fem women group (Rush calls em NAGS) probably distributed free tickets to their shows for a while.

They also got Grammy Awards and tons of lib publicity including NPR.

I think the only thing a C&W star could have done to hurt themselves more if they said they hated Jesus or maybe Elvis.

[N. Theknow]

The only good shows were in the 70’s when the count was scary, snuffy only lived in Big Bird’s Mind, Mr. Hooper was still alive, and Oscar was one mean SOB.

And Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) ran a nudist camp in northeastern Connecticut.

[ltc8k6]

Yes, there are.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl

[AppyPappy]

I don’t know. She kinda has that “standing in a prairie dress, next to her husband’s other wives” look

[gman992]

She’s hot!

[numberonepal]

You musta posted somthin’ I cain’t see at work. I bet it’s good tho.