# Sesame Street 8 Hacker News commenters recommended Sesame Street and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Long-running children's show that people recommend for positive values, inoffensive characters and language and social skills. Critics say it taught watching TV more than a love of learning. ## Why people recommend it - Positive value, not engagement-driven (2 comments): "The producers of shows such as Mister Rogers and Sesame Street did not have a profit motive to increase "engagement" numbers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46482418)) "they were delivering positive-value content" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48861167)) - Teaches language, social skills, respect (2 comments): "It has interesting inoffensive characters teaching useful language and social skills." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49593159)) "He has seen how adults interact with each other and respect one another through Mr Rogers and (older) Sesame Street." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48861691)) ## What people warn about - Taught watching TV, not love of learning (2 comments): "By educating kids with Sesame street you didn't teach them to love education" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46447290)) "the Sesame Street didn't teach people anything but how to watch television" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49589866)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Bluey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bluey.md): 20 recommend - [Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mr-rogers-neighborhood.md): 7 recommend - [Peppa Pig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/peppa-pig.md): 6 recommend - [Numberblocks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/numberblocks.md): 6 recommend - [Paw Patrol](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paw-patrol.md): 5 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Sesame Street", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sesame-street/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).