After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a lot of popular shows shied away from any topic that would recount them. Many shows set in New York City at the time quietly removed images of the World Trade Towers. Sesame Street, however, aired an episode with many references to the attacks with metaphors that wouldn't scare young children.
Rosemarie Truglio, a child psychology expert who is the Vice President of Education and Research for the show, told the website Muppet Central, "It was a devastating time for all of us. We felt we needed to do something in response to 9/11, but we knew we had to be very careful, because our viewers are so young, and parents are returning to educational programming as a safe haven for kids."
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