With almost two hours of assorted sketches, “Spoofs!” from Sesame Street is probably one of their most pleasant titles. From “True Blood” (True Mud here), to “Mad Men,” right down to “Columbo,” nothing is off limits and they make great usage of adult shows and turn them in to constructive segments that can utilize lessons given by the show. Oscar the Grouch teaches Mike Rowe how to sort our property out in “Dirtiest Jobs,” and we learn how to rhyme with “True Mud” where mud is confused for spud, dud, and thud but there’s no mention of blood. It’s funny and not crud.
There’s also Dr. Feel, a lesson with Dr. Phil about feelings and how fragile they are, and for good measure there’s “Smell Like a Monster,” the hilarious spoof of the Old Spice ads with Grover filling in. Not forget John and Kate who (in puppet form) count to eight with their children! “Spoofs!” volumes one and two are two hours filled with so much fun and creative segments and it’s one that will actually manage to have fans of the shows laughing as well. Go to the “Twin Beaks” segment and you can thank me later for starting off just right.