There was mention the other day that Children's Television Workshop put a
warning label on the recently-released DVDs of Sesame Street seasons one and two, stating "these early 'Sesame Street' episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child."
You see, Alastair Cookie Monster introduced Monsterpiece Theatre while smoking a Pipe (Horrors!) and little Sally had a big grownup friend named Gordon, who held her hand while he took her home.....for milk and cookies with his smiling wife. And, of course, Cookie Monster behaved in a politically incorrect fashion, and ATE COOKIES without a single word of permission, and no cautionary discussion of nutritionally balanced diets.
Thus,
this introspective monologue seems both appropriate and timely.