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Sesame Street had a jive-talking black puppet named Benjamin Franklin
| Big Bear Energy | 07/04/26 |
| dat rigor | 07/04/26 |
| Big Bear Energy | 07/04/26 |
| dat rigor | 07/04/26 |
| dat rigor | 07/04/26 |
| Big Bear Energy | 07/04/26 |
| Cletus Van Damme | 07/05/26 |
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Date: July 4th, 2026 11:43 PM Author: Big Bear Energy Or something like that
I remember him from when I was a kid, but he has been completely Disappeared, I guess cause he was too slappy. |
Date: July 4th, 2026 11:44 PM Author: dat rigor lmaoo
You're thinking of Roosevelt Franklin, not Benjamin Franklin . Introduced in 1970 and voiced by Matt Robinson (who also played the original Gordon), Roosevelt was a confident, quick-witted, purple Muppet explicitly created to represent African American culture, though he was retired by 1975 due to evolving community feedback.
Roosevelt Franklin was designed as a smart, empowering figure for Black children, often seen teaching his classmates—like Hardhead Henry Harris—important life lessons, social skills, and the alphabet using soulful, rhythmic songs. Despite his educational focus, some viewers and cultural critics in the 1970s felt that his slick-talking, funky persona relied too heavily on stereotypical language, leading to his gradual removal from the show. |
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Date: July 4th, 2026 11:45 PM Author: Big Bear Energy Holy shit that was him
Lolololol |
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Date: July 4th, 2026 11:46 PM Author: dat rigor evolving community feedback tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2)#49979450) |
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Date: July 4th, 2026 11:48 PM Author: dat rigor https://youtu.be/Vt8bl_4etAw?t=40 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2)#49979451) |
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Date: July 4th, 2026 11:52 PM Author: Big Bear Energy The brother in the back is a lot funnier
I like how the black female puppets have hair like the Supremes
I’m gonna go into a Roosevelt Franklin rabbit hole I think |
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Date: July 5th, 2026 12:14 AM Author: Cletus Van Damme elmo was black
you can really here it here in labyrinth
https://youtu.be/kiUt5HuW3xc?si=Y4rldUEi3BGQWxgy&t=144 |