Jack and Nick
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Sesame Street is like Lightning McQueen. It's the most successful race car of all time by far. Okay, I'm following you. But now, Sesame Street is facing next generation competition. And the Jackson Storm is Coco Melon. And Miss Rachel is Cruz. And Bluey, I don't know who Bluey is, but Bluey's competitive too.
Sesame Street is like Lightning McQueen. It's the most successful race car of all time by far. Okay, I'm following you. But now, Sesame Street is facing next generation competition. And the Jackson Storm is Coco Melon. And Miss Rachel is Cruz. And Bluey, I don't know who Bluey is, but Bluey's competitive too.
Okay, so basically what you're saying is Sesame Street is facing new competition from Coco Melon, Miss Rachel, Bluey, even Baby Shark is taking a bite out of Bird and Ernie. These new age kids shows have cracked the code on engagement better than Sesame Street ever has. For example, Coco Mellon mesmerizes kids with endless songs and nursery rhymes that are optimized for the algorithm.
Okay, so basically what you're saying is Sesame Street is facing new competition from Coco Melon, Miss Rachel, Bluey, even Baby Shark is taking a bite out of Bird and Ernie. These new age kids shows have cracked the code on engagement better than Sesame Street ever has. For example, Coco Mellon mesmerizes kids with endless songs and nursery rhymes that are optimized for the algorithm.
Okay, so basically what you're saying is Sesame Street is facing new competition from Coco Melon, Miss Rachel, Bluey, even Baby Shark is taking a bite out of Bird and Ernie. These new age kids shows have cracked the code on engagement better than Sesame Street ever has. For example, Coco Mellon mesmerizes kids with endless songs and nursery rhymes that are optimized for the algorithm.
You just can't change the channel. Meanwhile, Bluey was the most streamed show or movie of 2024 on Disney+. By far, it was the most streamed. In fact, Sesame Street has done research showing that kids laugh while watching Bluey in a way they just don't while watching Sesame Street.
You just can't change the channel. Meanwhile, Bluey was the most streamed show or movie of 2024 on Disney+. By far, it was the most streamed. In fact, Sesame Street has done research showing that kids laugh while watching Bluey in a way they just don't while watching Sesame Street.
You just can't change the channel. Meanwhile, Bluey was the most streamed show or movie of 2024 on Disney+. By far, it was the most streamed. In fact, Sesame Street has done research showing that kids laugh while watching Bluey in a way they just don't while watching Sesame Street.
Now, the CEO of Sesame Street has tried to assure everyone this is not the rejection of Sesame Street and Sesame Street is not going away. But she did acknowledge that Elmo must adapt to survive. So the 56th season is adapting by changing the format. Jack, what's the new Sesame Street going to look like next season?
Now, the CEO of Sesame Street has tried to assure everyone this is not the rejection of Sesame Street and Sesame Street is not going away. But she did acknowledge that Elmo must adapt to survive. So the 56th season is adapting by changing the format. Jack, what's the new Sesame Street going to look like next season?
Now, the CEO of Sesame Street has tried to assure everyone this is not the rejection of Sesame Street and Sesame Street is not going away. But she did acknowledge that Elmo must adapt to survive. So the 56th season is adapting by changing the format. Jack, what's the new Sesame Street going to look like next season?
It's going to be two 11-minute chunks with a tiny chunk in between, which is different than the historical magazine format that Sesame Street had. You're going to get more comedic elements, more music, more animation in Sesame Street now. But distribution is destined. And the 56th season doesn't know where it will be distributed. It doesn't know where it will be streamed.
It's going to be two 11-minute chunks with a tiny chunk in between, which is different than the historical magazine format that Sesame Street had. You're going to get more comedic elements, more music, more animation in Sesame Street now. But distribution is destined. And the 56th season doesn't know where it will be distributed. It doesn't know where it will be streamed.
It's going to be two 11-minute chunks with a tiny chunk in between, which is different than the historical magazine format that Sesame Street had. You're going to get more comedic elements, more music, more animation in Sesame Street now. But distribution is destined. And the 56th season doesn't know where it will be distributed. It doesn't know where it will be streamed.
Sesame Street, they're in talks with Netflix, with YouTube, with Amazon Prime Video, but no one is committed yet. They're also in talks with Tubi, Roku, and PBS. But again, we don't know where it will end up. So Jack, I got to ask you the question from the beginning of this story. Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street next season, man? I can't.
Sesame Street, they're in talks with Netflix, with YouTube, with Amazon Prime Video, but no one is committed yet. They're also in talks with Tubi, Roku, and PBS. But again, we don't know where it will end up. So Jack, I got to ask you the question from the beginning of this story. Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street next season, man? I can't.
Sesame Street, they're in talks with Netflix, with YouTube, with Amazon Prime Video, but no one is committed yet. They're also in talks with Tubi, Roku, and PBS. But again, we don't know where it will end up. So Jack, I got to ask you the question from the beginning of this story. Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street next season, man? I can't.
So, Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over on Avenue C at Sesame Street? To engage or to educate. With the Muppets, Sesame Street got both. Yetis, Jack and I did a whole deep dive episode on the best idea yet about Sesame Street, about this issue. From the start, Sesame Street's mission was to use TV to educate kids, especially kids from low-income families.
So, Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over on Avenue C at Sesame Street? To engage or to educate. With the Muppets, Sesame Street got both. Yetis, Jack and I did a whole deep dive episode on the best idea yet about Sesame Street, about this issue. From the start, Sesame Street's mission was to use TV to educate kids, especially kids from low-income families.
So, Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over on Avenue C at Sesame Street? To engage or to educate. With the Muppets, Sesame Street got both. Yetis, Jack and I did a whole deep dive episode on the best idea yet about Sesame Street, about this issue. From the start, Sesame Street's mission was to use TV to educate kids, especially kids from low-income families.