The new dreadlocked, hungry, poverty-stricken Muppet ‘Lily’ to appear on “Sesame Street”

- A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of “Sesame Street”, the show said in a statement on Tuesday.

Pink-faced Muppet Lily, whose family deals with food insecurity, will join Big Bird, Elmo and other favorites on a one-hour prime-time special featuring country star Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams Paisley called “Growing Hope Against Hunger,” to air Oct 9.

The new Muppet will bring awareness to the ongoing hunger struggles that families face in the United States, the show said.

“Food insecurity is a growing and difficult issue for adults to discuss, much less children,” the Paisleys said in a statement.

“Sesame Street” is seen in either the U.S. or local TV versions in more than 140 nations and has won multiple awards for its educational content for pre-schoolers.

I’m adding some of my favorite readers comments:

FedUp: This muppet must of voted for Obama…

Brian:  I’ll file for benefits on that muppet’s behalf. It was created here in the USA and as such is as much a person as a corporation is.

America Unchained: You think Lily is hungry now, wait until next year when we unplug all your Free Obamaphones. Lily’s mom and dad are going to have to get jobs.

Duke:  They are also introducing Wally the Wall Steet Banker muppet ~ he gets the crap kicked out of him each episode. Now that would be sweet!

The special will see children tell personal stories of their families struggling with hunger, and will also show how some families find innovative and community-driven solutions, including food drives and assistance programs.

Recent U.S. Department of Agriculture data estimates that 17 million American children have limited or uncertain access to food. And 9.6 million of these children are under the age of 6, which prompted Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind “Sesame Street,” to launch a “Food For Thought: Eating Well on a Budget” initiative.see source for more

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