SESAME STREET: Episodes 2.1-2.3

Name: SESAME STREET: Episodes 2.1-2.3
Item: SESAME STREET: Episodes 2.1-2.3
Author: Review

“Sunny Days Ahead”

Family Content: +2 Moderately questionable elements.

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What You Need To Know:

The first three episodes of SESAME STREET’s second season for Netflix are a fun blend of education and entertainment, teaching young viewers basic skills like counting and recognizing objects and patterns, as well as emotional lessons, like learning to apologize, or ask for help. The new season has everything that young fans of the show have come to expect with amazing puppetry and quality performances. Familiar faces pop up like everyone’s favorite, Elmo, as well as celebrity guest Miley Cyrus.

SESAME STREET Season 2 Episodes 1-3 have a high production value. Each episode teaches children both educational and emotional lessons, with short, entertaining segments that will keep young viewers engaged. Overall, the episodes have a strong Biblical worldview, encouraging friendship, helping others, doing the right thing, and apologizing when you’re wrong. There are some light Pagan elements, as one of the characters is a fairy and often performs magic spells, but otherwise, the show features no objectionable content. MOVIEGUIDE® finds the first three episodes of the new Season 2 of SESAME STREET acceptable for all children.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

A strong Biblical worldview, promoting themes of friendship, helping others, doing the right thing, and apologizing when you’re wrong. There are some light Pagan elements, as one of the characters is a fairy and often performs magic spells;

Foul Language:

No foul language;

Violence:

No violence;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

No nudity;

Alcohol Use:

No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

None; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

A character is jealous of a friend’s bike, but learns to appreciate what he has by the end of the episode.

More Detail:

The first three episodes of SESAME STREET’s second season on Netflix continue the show’s mission of teaching children basic skills, like counting and object recognition, as well as emotional lessons, like understanding feeling overwhelmed and learning how to ask for help. The new season has everything fans of the show have come to expect with amazing puppetry and quality entertainment that stands the test of time. Familiar faces pop up like everyone’s favorite, Elmo, as well as celebrity guest Miley Cyrus.

In Episode 1, Elmo and his friends take part in a “Sesame Street Swap Day.” However, Elmo gets frustrated when he swaps toys with his friends, and they don’t play with them the way that he thinks they should. Will Elmo take the toys back, or will he learn an important lesson about our differences?

Episode 2 is bedtime-themed, with a central storyline that focuses on Abby, who has been tasked with babysitting three baby dragons. When she forgets their bedtime routine, the dragons make a racket, and Abby must learn to ask for help from her friends.

In Episode 3, Elmo learns an important lesson about appreciating what you have when he gets a new bike from a friend. He later meets up with Abby, on a bike of her own, and is jealous that hers can do things his bike can’t. After a conversation with a friend, Elmo learns the value of appreciating what you have, instead of focusing on what you don’t.

The first three episodes of SESAME STREET Season 2 have a high production value, teaching young viewers important lessons about counting, color and object recognition, as well as emotional lessons that will help them get along with others. Each episode contains several segments that will keep children engaged and entertained.

Overall, SESAME STREET Season 2 Episodes 1-3 have a strong Biblical worldview, with each episode promoting friendship, helping others, doing the right thing, and apologizing when you’re wrong. There are some light Pagan elements, as one of the characters is a fairy and often performs magic spells; however, the show features no other objectionable content. MOVIEGUIDE® finds the first three episodes of the new Season 2 of SESAME STREET acceptable for all children.