Elmo Gets Fired
Due to cuts in funding to PBS, our favorite furry monster is out of work.
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00:00 Hey, what's going on?
00:01 - Oh, thanks for coming in, Elmo.
00:03 We have something very important to discuss.
00:06 - Elmo happy to help.
00:07 Elmo loves to help.
00:09 - Elmo, it does me no great joy to inform you
00:12 that due to recent cuts in government funding to PBS,
00:16 you are no longer employed by Sesame Street Workshop.
00:19 - Huh?
00:22 What?
00:23 - Elmo, you're being laid off.
00:25 - Just like that?
00:28 Elmo's been working at Sesame Street for 32 years.
00:32 Elmo, Elmo, Elmo doesn't--
00:34 - Elmo, the Trump administration is getting
00:37 all arts and education funding
00:38 from the new congressional budget.
00:40 - But Elmo's rent just went up.
00:42 - Elmo, you're gonna land on your feet, don't worry.
00:46 - But Elmo hasn't been unemployed since the '80s.
00:49 What's going to happen to Elmo's insurance?
00:52 Elmo has pre-existing condition.
00:54 - Well, you should apply for government healthcare.
00:56 Well, you can, that's being done at two.
00:59 - (scoffs) Where is Elmo supposed to go?
01:03 Elmo's only real talent is being Elmo.
01:06 - Well, you could take pictures
01:08 with tourists in Times Square for tips.
01:11 - Huh?
01:12 - I know it's not glamorous, Elmo, but--
01:13 - Is there anyone Elmo can contact?
01:16 - What, you mean Donald Trump?
01:18 - Donald Grump?
01:19 - Sure, sure, Elmo, Donald Grump.
01:22 - Are there other monsters fired too?
01:25 Cookie Monster?
01:27 Tally Monster?
01:28 - Yes, we let Tally and Cookie go this morning.
01:31 - But what about the kids?
01:34 - They have YouTube, Elmo.
01:36 - YouTube.
01:37 Will you guys rate Elmo a good reference?
01:40 - I can give you a letter of recommendation.
01:42 - All right, well, that's...
01:44 An F?
01:46 Okay, Elmo will go bye-bye now.
01:49 - One more thing, leave the puppet.
01:53 - Leave the puppet?
01:55 What are you?
01:56 (puppet thuds)
01:59 (wind whooshing)
02:02 (wind whooshing)
02:05 (wind whooshing)
02:08 (wind whooshing)
02:11 (wind whooshing)
02:13 [BLANK_AUDIO]