The End of Elmo?

ididnotnothat · 11-20-2012

Kevin Clash, Elmo Puppeteer has resigned due to the sexaul assault allegations against him.

I'm sure they'll find a replacement soon enough.

spurs_fan_in_exile · 11-20-2012

Which end of Elmo was he using?

Wild Cobra · 11-20-2012

This isn't going no where. The accuser keeps changing his story.

leemajors · 11-20-2012

Originally Posted by Wild Cobra

This isn't going no where. The accuser keeps changing his story.

this is a new allegation, allegedly took place ~20 years ago:

http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/cla...me-street.html

spurs_fan_in_exile · 11-20-2012

As to the actual question of the thread le it won't end Elmo (and the OP states as much) but I can't think of a worse time for it to hit than the busiest shopping week of the year. I don't want to throw around the word "conspiracy" but Dora and Diego's Christmas may have gotten a little merrier. Honestly I don't even know what's supposed to be the big seller this year. Still it's tough to see a big ad blitz for him or almost anything Sesame Street, and tarnished nostalgia might turn off the aunts and uncles of the world looking for gift ideas regardless of the veracity of the charges.

monosylab1k · 11-20-2012

I bought Being Elmo a few weeks ago but haven't gotten around to watching it, this news should make that do entary a little more interesting

Buddy Holly · 11-21-2012

Originally Posted by ididnotnothat

Kevin Clash, Elmo Puppeteer has resigned due to the sexaul assault allegations against him.

I'm sure they'll find a replacement soon enough.

The puppets on Sesame Street and the Muppets have two or three different voice actors behind them. Kevin Clash probably did 30% of the Elmo voice in the last few years. He was the main guy in the office at Sesame Street.