Sunny days, sweepin’ the clouds away – to HBO? Sesame Street announced on Thursday morning that the public broadcast show is moving to the premium cable channel. But with more, let’s say, adult neighbours and primetime real estate, the popular children’s show seemed like a unlikely fit. So of course the internet reacted hilariously.
Thankfully, Sesame Street will be staying on PBS as well (after a nine-month window), which means America’s favourite educational show might still make some damn sense (looking at you True Detective).
Yes, the clues to this HBO / Sesame Street partnership were subtle, but they were out there. pic.twitter.com/hPYOiFRGh1
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 13, 2015
Ari the Grouch? The star agent from Entourage would never take up residence in a trash can. But like a friendly monster, he would definitely hug it out, bitch.
Last HBO / Sesame Street mashup, I swear. pic.twitter.com/jKIvUIQMmw
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 13, 2015
Cookie Monster meets Sookie monster.
Sesame Street-HBO crossovers: Count von Count joins True Blood
— Ryan Teague Beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) August 13, 2015
These two. Will they or won’t they?
Mr Big (Bird) #HBOSesameStreet pic.twitter.com/COxZjIuhgF
— Magdalene Hobbs (@mcnhobbs) August 13, 2015
Spell it with me: D-A-E-N-E-R-Y-S. Maybe we’ll have to try that one a few times.
Now that HBO has a partnership with Sesame Street we'll finally learn how to spell the names of all the Game of Thrones characters.
— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 13, 2015
"you know nothing jon elmo" pic.twitter.com/EcMoCkK7UV
— darth™ (@darth) August 13, 2015
This episode is brought to you by the letter F. The next episode is brought to you by the letter F. All episodes brought to you by the mothereffing letter F.
Sesame Street is moving from PBS to HBO. You want to learn the letter F? I'll teach you the letter F. pic.twitter.com/d5LUeSRoHS
— JRehling (@JRehling) August 13, 2015
HBO will feel like home for the colourful nudist colony. Being the subjects of wild objectification, however, will be new for the PBS natives.
Sesame Street is gonna be on HBO which makes total sense since they're all naked anyway. pic.twitter.com/K9BZogqbWc
— Adam Rose (@RealAdamRose) August 13, 2015
And naked puppets reminded people ...
isn't Sesame Street on HBO just Avenue Q
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) August 13, 2015
Elmo wants to join the SWAT team! S-W-A-T! See Elmo even knows how to spell it. YAY!!!
Sesame Street on HBO pic.twitter.com/3n3nKy3DE9
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) August 13, 2015
Did this Sesame Street Game of Thrones parody predict the future? Probably not, but let’s roll with it.
