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Sesame Street is an educational and entertaining show for preschoolers. It involves the use of muppets, humans and cartoon segments. Originally airing in the late 1960's, it is one of the longest running shows in television today.
Ronald McDonald is the official mascot of McDonald's. He was created by Willard Scott and is regularly aired in commercials with kids in everyday life.
Paul Harvey is a radio broadcaster for ABC. He broadcasts every morning, mid-day, and noon on Saturday. He is most notably famous for his 'The Rest of the Story' segments.
I chose these icons because they represent an element of my youth. I grew up watching Sesame Street even before I went to school, so for me this is a fun program to watch. On the rare occasion we were able to go to McDonald's and get a happy meal, I would always hold out hope that he would be there. Paul Harvey, I can remember my great grandfather and grandfather listening to him on the radio. I loved to visit my relatives even as a teenager, because I looked forward to knowing we would listen to the Paul Harvey show. My grandfather still listens to the show today, as does my husband. I try to listen on the rare occasion I can turn off the cartoons.
Once again all 3 icons remind me of childhood. Watching Sesame Street reminds me of what it was like to be a child. No cares, no worries, except maybe learning to write the alphabet, and even that was fun. Since I grew up in a small town, going out to eat at a fast food restaurant was a special treat. I could order my own happy meal and would get a surprise toy. What could be better! Hearing Paul Harvey just reminds me of going to visit my grandparents, great grandparents, and my aunt, they all lived within one mile of each other. It meant I could play with my cousin and my uncle. We would go down to the creek, play hide and seek in the barn or play baseball. We would ride our bikes for hours. The grownups would all hang out on the front porch and talk, while we kids played.
These icons are a fond remembrance of my youth and what I hope for, for my children.
1 comment:
Hi Bobbi! I think it's interesting that we both picked Ronald McDonald as one of our favorite icons! I hear kids now say that Ronald is scary or creepy and I think are you serious, he's a clown! I don't think he's any of those things, I see him and think of happy childhood memories.
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