Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
Sesame Street's cute red-furred monster must retrieve
his cherished blue blanket from Grouchland. With Vanessa Williams and Mandy Patinkin, and
with the voices of Kevin Clash, Carroll Spinney, Martin P. Robinson, Frank Oz, Fran Brill,
Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson and Stephanie D'Abruzzo. [1:13]
SEX/NUDITY 0 - Some
of Vanessa Williams' cleavage is
evident.
VIOLENCE/GORE 1 - A Muppet is threatened with being crushed by a large stamp after
being lifted up in a basket. A gigantic chicken tries to peck at a Muppet and a Muppet is
thrown through the air and hits a tree. A couple of Muppets tussle over a blanket. A
Muppet is pummeled by other Muppets throwing paper at him. Some Muppets are frightened and
run away when a flying machine appears and a Muppet is sucked into a flying machine and
dumped on the ground. Muppets run into things and other Muppets knock them down. A
telescope beans a Muppet in the head. A Muppet is sucked into a tunnel and a Muppet rides
through a tunnel in a mining car. A Muppet is hit in the head by a bulldozer's shovel and
There's some light scatological humor which includes flatulence, burping and raspberry
blowing.
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limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process.
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