Sesame Street

Because there is nothing small children still learning to read love more than ultra-violent fantasy epics, Sesame Street has created a Game of Thrones parody. And we’re not talking about a simple excuse to dress up some Muppets in medieval garb. There are some serious George R.R. Martin deep cuts in this strange little sketch, which marks the first and probably last time that Sesame Street will obliquely reference brutal massacres, beheadings, and regicide.

Just when we thought One Direction couldn’t get any more adorable, the British-Irish boy band stopped by 'Sesame Street' and brought it to a whole new level.

Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes, was recently in a video for 'Sesame Street' with his arch-nemesis Murray-arty? So maybe Murray isn't the criminal mastermind and intellectual equal who always seems to test Sherlock, but he does provide Cumberbatch with a nice, easy problem to solve...

Elmo from Sesame Street might say "It’s a monster thing!", but for the actor who does Elmo's voice, it might be a bad thing. Kevin Clash, who has been the Muppet character on the popular preschool PBS show since 1987, is being implicated in an underage sex scandal.

America's favorite eight-foot-tall bird stopped by 'Saturday Night Live' last night to discuss Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comments regarding PBS just this past Wednesday.

We have some great GIFs for you here to sum up your week. Reaction to a big test you just took? We've got that. Frustration with the presidential debate? We've got that too. Got your heart broken so brutally that you're considering switching teams? That most likely didn't happen, but just in case we've got that for you anyway. It's been a good week.

As a kid born in the 80's, deprived of cable television (Yeah Mom and Dad, still giving you grief about that) Sesame Street was one of the only shows I remember watching. I learned my numbers from The Count and marveled at Cookie Monster's insatiable appetite. But I never once, ever, thought Bert and Ernie might be, uh... more than friends. So I was surpised to learn of the recent debate going  on