Sesame street is a bit Dick and Jane-ish: and assumes the child is a complete idiot;

Sesame Street assumes that very small children are learning very rapidly, and that not all of them are in English-speaking households. The lowest-common denominator that works for the tiny children who watch it is the occasional "special English" slow and clear approach, but it does NOT presume that a child is an idiot.

It does presume that their caregivers are watching with them, so it endeavors to entertain them as well as teach the children.

SRS