But also, in this era of social media, Elmo remains one of the most memeable of all Muppets. For one, if you were a millennial like myself, you probably have fewer negative memories of him than those who were exasperated parents or childcare workers at the time of Peak Elmo. here he is, sliding into the Top 25 on this list, presumably voted on by adults rather than 5-year-olds who wouldn't know any better.
the recurring segment "Elmo's World," and this furry monster – who refers to himself in the third Muppet – became inescapable.Īnd yet. (It was just as annoying and creepy as a toy can get.) Then came The Takeover a.k.a. And for a time, I had to live with one of those bad boys, courtesy of my little sister. By the mid-'90s, I had graduated from the streets of sesame to the green slime of Nickelodeon, so I was a bit too old to get wrapped up in the craze, but I have vivid memories of the parodies and news reports of grown adults fighting each other to get their hands on the toy. Ground Zero for this animosity has to be Tickle Me Elmo, of course. Sesame Street YouTubeĮlmo gets a bad rap for the same reasons Barney the Dinosaur did at the height of his fame: Parents find him overly cloying and oversaturated. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker?Įrnie and Bert get ready for bed with a song. Which made our daily PCHH Zoom call a place where the thorniest philosophical questions of our time were pondered: Should Statler and Waldorf be considered separately, or as a pair? What about Bert and Ernie? Dr. We established some ground rules, of course. Here, though, we'll tick off your top 25.
(Sorry, Ma Otter, it's not your time.) On Friday's episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour, we reveal the top ten vote-getters, so stop reading now if you want to listen and be surprised. Someone else - you can always count on PCHH listeners to bring the deep, deep cuts - cast a single vote for Delbert the La Choy Dragon.īut naturally enough, votes accreted around the Muppets with greater notoriety.
Some brave, beautiful, misguided soul voted for H. Over 18,000 votes were cast over 150 different Muppets received votes. When we asked our trusty Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to vote for the Best Muppet, we knew they'd come through. Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners' opinions about the best Muppets are.
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