My understanding is that Sesame Street is a revenue stream for CTW and PBS: Big Bird and the rest not only pay their own way through merchandizing and licensing fees, they turn a profit that helps support other CTW efforts.
That’s why the whole “Republicans are gonna kill Big Bird” rings so hollow: the only way Big Bird/Sesame Street dies as a result of cuts is if the Liberals running PBS decide to cut off their own noses to spite their face rather than drop shows that only brie-eating/chardonnay-sipping insomniacs watch and scale back their broadcasting day by a few hours each night/early morning.
Sesame Street is Nazi-infested.
Literally.
The illustrators infatuation with Ernst Zundel is legendary.
http://junipersec.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/obama-and-the-big-bird/
http://www.deesillustration.com/