It doesn't really make a very good babysitter, Amos, because it's only on for a limited time each day. As with the other shows. But it was a great way for my son to get some extra stimulus I couldn't give him on a daily basis.

I used to spend quite a lot of time reading to my son (often several hours each day when he was very small) and doing activities of an educational nature, but I'm still thankful that he had a show like Sesame Street (and the other shows I mentioned) as additional sources of stimulus.