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TIL the song “I Want a Monster to Be My Friend” from Sesame Street was removed from the show after a mother complained about the lines “If I make friends with a friendly monster, I’ll let him bounce me on his knee. I’ll let him do whatever he wants to especially if he’s bigger than me.”

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