Children are lucky. Not only do they get extra-long holidays, but they’re also allowed to watch Sesame Street and call it educational. Most adults, meanwhile, only jump in and out of the Sesameverse when the clever folk down at Jim Henson’s workshop make a movie parody and pop it on YouTube. Here are ten of our favourites, with the one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others being a Sesame Street movie parody in honour of the upcoming movie I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story.
***The Aveggies: Age Of Bon Bon ***
Rated: F for Focus
***Lesson learnt: ***Distraction control
Best character name: Captain Americauliflower (Captain America)
***Best line: ***“People of earth, prepare to be… desserted!”
***Star S'Mores ***
Rated: SC for Self-Control
***Lesson learnt: ***Controlling your desires
Best character name: Luke Piewalker (Luke Skywalker) or Chewy The Cookie (Chewbacca) or Only One Cannoli (Obi-Wan Kenobi) or... the list goes on and on.
***Best line: ***“Luke, I am your father!” “Interesting twist!”
The Spy Who Loved Cookies
Rated: LTD for Listen To Directions
Lesson learnt: Remembering things / paying attention
***Best character name: ***Double-Stuffed Seven (007)
***Best line: ***“This case was a royal pain in the cookies” or “Only the best secret agent could thwart Lady Finger’s plan. Unfortunately he wasn’t available, so they called…”
***The Hungry Games: Catching Fur ***
***Rated: ***G for Games
***Lesson learnt: ***Basic puzzle solving
***Best character name: ***Cookieness Evereat (Katniss Everdeen)
Best line: “What do you think, Pitta?” “I dunno, I’m just a piece of bread.”
***Twilight Breaking Cookie ***
Rated: SC for Self-Control
***Lesson learnt: ***Remembering things / self-control
***Best character name: ***Shortbeardward the yumpire (Edward)
***Best line: ***(Repeated) “I love you Shortbreadward”.
Furry Potter And The Goblet Of Cookies
Rated: LTD for Listen To Directions
Lesson learnt: Listening carefully / remembering things
***Best character name: ***Professor Crumblemore (Professor Dumbledore)
Best line: (Muffled) “Hmmm grumm un uh grmmm vmmm.”
***The Biscotti Kid ***
***Rated: ***SR for School Readiness
***Lesson learnt: ***Listening carefully / paying attention
***Best character name: ***The Karate Squid (The Karate Kid)
Best line: “I take fly kwon do.”
Cookies Of The Caribbean
***Rated: ***TP for Task Persistence
Lesson learnt: Focus / working the odd one out
Best character name: “Captain Snack Sparrow (Captain Jack Sparrow)
***Best line: ***“Ouch! Me think narrator spoke too soon.”
***Lord Of The Crumbs ***
***Rated: ***DG for Delayed Gratification
***Lesson learnt: ***Remembering things / self-control
***Best character name: ***Crazy Light Lady (Galadriel)
***Best line: ***“You SHALL pass!” “Terrific.”
The Cookie Of Oz
***Rated: ***WM for Working Memory
***Lesson learnt: ***Following instructions / remembering directions
***Best character name: ***Glindegestion, The Good Witch Of The Lower Intestine (Glinda)
Best line: (Burp noise)
Big Birdman
***Best line: ***“Smells like birdseed” or “How many different ways can you learn the alphabet? Lots, apparently.”