Sesame’s Street’s Grover may need to go take a timeout for his alleged pottymouth – or perhaps he’s just been misunderstood. The answer all depends on who you ask.
A clip from the November 24th episode of “Sesame Street” has started to make the rounds on the internet. In the video, many viewers think they hear the iconic blue monster telling a pal something is “a f**cking excellent idea!”
What you hear depends a bit on what you expect. In reality, Grover is saying “that sounds like an excellent idea.” Listen to the video again. You’ll probably hear it that way this time.
Uh, that's what? Pic.twitter.com/NODCrXNPjS
— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 25, 2018
Many are comparing the video to “The Dress” from 2015 where people saw a photo of a dress as a different color. Just like The Dress, or the “Yanny or Laurel” audio snippet that divided social media earlier this year, the matter of whether the beloved Grover use foul language is causing a ton of debate:
https://twitter.com/_BrooklynBatman/status/1078740537690214400
Damn. Grover was a real inspiration of mine back in the day. Sad to see him fall from grace like this. Pic.twitter.com/lomf0zg3zk
— Trent (@TygerxL) December 28, 2018
Wondering what it says about me that I'm more freaked out about whether Grover dropped an F-bomb on Sesame Street than what caused a massive blue-green light to appear over the NYC skyline.
— Mitch Wertlieb (@mwertlieb) December 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/kazweida/status/1078687816165421060
Grover is the best!!! I hear it both ways. But the “that’s a F’n excellent idea” is amazing. While “it sounds like an excellent idea” is what he really says. Pic.twitter.com/9hOYde5460
— JT (@JTChief82) December 28, 2018