<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Muppet Monday: &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; is Now Like &#8216;MadTV&#8217;, But&nbsp;Good]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><em>Sesame Street</em> has long been in the pop culture parody business; in fact that&#8217;s basically it&#8217;s whole model, come up with concepts that will educate children but also entertain adults.  But lately, they&#8217;re becoming kings of the genre, with <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgvKCfZqxrQ" target="_blank">Mad Men</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlLv268-JhE" target="_blank">30 Rock</a></em> and, most recently, <em><a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2010/09/24/apparently-even-preschoolers-watch-true-blood-and-we-still-dont/" target="_blank">True Blood</a></em> parodies.  And now they&#8217;ve moved even further from the mainstream with their version of Old Spice&#8217;s &#8220;Smell Like a Man&#8221; campaign:</p>
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<p>Between Grover and <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2010/10/08/justine-bateman-knows-way-more-about-the-internet-than-i-do/" target="_blank">Justine Bateman</a> we&#8217;re feeling really uncool.</p>
<p>Next up, no doubt, is the <a href="http://sad-keanu.com/page/2" target="_blank">Sad Elmo</a> campaign.  Or maybe <a href="http://tv.gawker.com/5660073/cigar-guy-revealed-meet-the-man-behind-the-internet-frenzy?skyline=true&amp;s=i" target="_blank">Cigar Kermit</a>.</p>
<h4><a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/11/sesame-street-spoofs-old-spice-commercial-moo/" target="_blank">via PopWatch</a></h4>
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