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Elmo very much brought sesame street down to the lowest common denominator by being omnipresent

I am happy to know I'm not alone in thinking Elmo is terrible.

excellent observation -- it's the omnipresence which does it

This article extends the OPs critique with a particular focus on Elmo

I read that when it came out a few years ago [1], and found myself sadly agreeing with it.

[1] click the article to find the date.

For those that refuse to click an amp link, what's the date?