Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger Highlight Reel

[nellie2581]

Great idea

[TimbobJames]

A girl is not starving because her father is not packing her a snack.

[gleekyfunnybunny]

Milly should be there

[texasghost]

People keep saying..this isn't about politics...but it is.

This country spends million of dollars helping other countries with their oil, with their wars, with their ethnic cleansing, with their human rights issues. And we barely spend a fraction of that same money on our own people in this country.

It's time to tell these other countries "We feel for your plight, but we can't help you anymore. We have to take care of our own."

[Collageman90]

This is brought to you by the letter J as in JESUS CHRIST I HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT STARVATION IS TO MY KID WHILE I JUST WANTED HIM TO WATCH TV QUIETLY! By Lewis Black.

[snappleizzypop]

I cant believe the ignorant people who have commented on this. Its a great thing that people are trying to stop hunger and teach their kids to help as well.

[Jate14]

Brad and Kim are so cute! Such good people I think! Not that I know them but I just think they are so good!

[iLOVEBradPLukeBJoshT]

brad paisley♥;)

[TheBoeing144]

WHat kind of a sick person would dislike this

[somegalfromcan]

food not bombs

[3headedpuppy]

It makes me sad to think i was one of these kids, and now i'm 19 and still find it hard to get food. Don't seat here and insult people when you know nothing about them, keep in mind not everyone is the same and not every situation is the same so don't bash on the people you don't know and just help them out, because you don't know their story.

[Jakezilla829]

Stop feeding everyone else in the world before you feed your own countrymen. Charity begins at home!

[Aaronc7775]

NEXT WERE GONNA SEE LILLY AND HER FAMILY IN LINE FOR THERE FOOD STAMPS AND COUNTY CHECK LOL

ANYBODY WHO RESPONDS TO MY POST IS HAPPY :))

[BUNNYBUTT1984]

NOTE TO EVERYONE STOP MAKING SO MANY CHILDREN IF YOU CAN'T TAKE TAKE CARE OF THEM USE A CONDOM YOU LOSERS AND ANOTHER NOTE FOR YOU BITCHES IN HEAT CLOSE YOUR LEGS AND QUIT SHITING OUT YOUR LITTLE MUTTS THAT HOW YOU END WORLD HUNGER

[iamsuperrandom]

there would be money if we weren't wasting it on useless shit

[MimiGoesRawr]

wannabe milly :|

[LITTLECD200]

@MimiGoesRawr are you serious dude come on realy

[TC78obsessed]

@InternetManable people work hard for little. Imagine having to drop out of school to provide for your family, but now you have no diploma and you can get grants for college, but no time to go working 2 jobs for peanuts. You stay honest and away from drugs...you don't have kids just for the taxes. There is virtually no help for the honest hardworking people. The rich can spare a dollar or two for starving people, instead of having a selfish attitude. Its luck, not work ethic.

[moongazer00]

this is just so sad, i'm hosting a food drive right now, which makes me feel good, and i can't wait to feed others :)

[NCcarterTV]

THIS ISN'T FAIR!!! I JUST CRIED!!!

[3fatkid]

okay sesame street should NOT make you cry!

[Tschepiner]

I'm from Poland. I have a question to Americans: is this true, that in the film? Some people here in Poland say that it's only the propaganda of the leftists. Thank you

[HillaryRhey]

@Tschepiner Yeah this is very true. There are some schools where over 90 percent of the kids are on free and reduced lunches and breakfasts. It is really horrible when school is over for those kids because sometimes they have very little way to find food. It is used as some propaganda, but it is actually a legit horrible thing.

[EmoxChikk33]

Tggh

[MisledTrick]

The Daily Show brought me here. So sad. :(

[MisledTrick]

ALSO, THE VATICAN GROSSES A BILLION DOLLARS PLUS A YEAR. WHERE DOES IT ALL GO??

[FisherCynge]

@MisledTrick The Pope's pocket :) NO JOKE!

[misssoriginal]

why is tears falling from my eyes :(

[winstonoboogieism]

This is exactly why we need senate bill 510 Google SB 510 to find out what it's all about then write your Senator before it is to late.

[Greltam]

Everyone needs to have a garden.

[andrewmueller23]

This is sad :( Poor Lily

Poor Kids

[thatMikhail]

In my childhood the bulk of what I ate were potatos, cabbage, apples and some berries in summer all grown by us in our garden. We could hardly afford southern fruits like peaches or water-melons if at all buying only a few of them in a year and there were even several weeks when I actually was on short commons. Since then the situation hasn't got better as business is under pressure here as if communism is still ruling. Obama's socialism is a crooked way! Keep to capitalism, dear americans!

[afterefex]

stop spending billions on war? feed the people

[iamsuperrandom]

@afterefex exfuckingzacly

[afterefex]

a hungry muppet?

[ineffablecat]

I think Dad ate all the food.

[InternetManable]

Is it sad that children are hungry? Yes. Is this an easily solved problem? Yes. If you are poor: don't have children! I am a middle class college student. I have bills and I am smart enough to not reproduce until I have enough money to support a family. We all just need to use some personal responsibilty! Giving away free stuff to people (i.e. communism) just perpetuates this cycle of lazy people who don't have to work and just get free handouts. We've known for years communism is bad.

[rcameron30]

@InternetManable Lets put another scenario out there since you are a MIDDLE CLASS COLLAGE STUDENT. Fifteen years down the road when you have the money and pay all your bills you decide that you are ready to reproduce as you put it. You now have a family but wait ....uh ohhh whats this i lost my job and now I cant pay those bills but you still have a family and gosh darn it the job market isnt great and you are out of a job.

[rcameron30]

@InternetManable Lets put another scenario out there since you are a MIDDLE CLASS COLLAGE STUDENT. Fifteen years down the road when you have the money and pay all your bills you decide that you are ready to reproduce as you put it. You now have a family but wait ....uh ohhh whats this i lost my job and now I cant pay those bills but you still have a family and gosh darn it the job market isnt great and you are out of a job....now you are one of the ones you are complaining about.

[winstonoboogieism]

@InternetManable William Jefferson Clinton stated recently that 25% of our nations tradesmen are out of work-unemployed. President Obama made the exact same statement 1 week later. PBS news broadcasted that America's unemployment rate is 16% not 10. I have seen men standing on the street with signs stating "Tradesmen: Willing to Trade Services for Food" I saw another sign "US Congress Jobs Bill 2011: Will Work For Food" ( So don't extend a helping hand. These men are just lazy freeloaders)

[InternetManable]

@winstonoboogieism exactly... they are irresponsible and lazy freeloaders! (for the most part, a small amount of them are really on hard times and are really trying to do something about it. it is easier to just sit back and do nothing)

[W1LDwanderer]

Liberals don't understand the trickle-down system. Don't give more to the poor, GIVE MORE TO THE RICH. More for the pigs means more crumbs for the rats to fight over!

[argebarse]

If NASA got the same budget as the military, I'd be posting this comment from my resort on Mars right now

[Njskabone]

Fuck Walmart. Those cocksuckers treat their employees like slaves, but will give money out nonstop to try and improve their image. WHY NOT JUST NOT TREAT YOUR EMPLOYEES LIKE SHIT?

[madge555]

why did'nt wal-mart just feed people instead they spent money to tell us people are hungry.

[sakansas]

pish posh! didnt you read the new heritage foundation study that said 95% of muppets own a refrigerator?

[ltylcz]

I approve, Sesame Street!

[officalmixtape]

#SK

[MrRiggyRiggs]

I miss the 80s Sesame Street. I miss Oscar and Cookie Monster.

[AnarchisThinker]

I would like to give something to all the people here throwing stupid politics around:

Shut. UP!

We don't need this. We don't need people endlessly throwing insults around. What we need is to donate, is to help the people around us who need it the most, not giving stupid buzz words like 'Ron Paul wants those children to die' or 'People sell their entitlement to buy weed and crack.' I'm trying hard now not to use vulgarities to get my point, but it's clear that we don't need more squabble!

[electrogeek77]

@AnarchisThinker I can't understand why you don't have thousands of "thumbs up"s...

[AnarchisThinker]

@electrogeek77 I won't really know either, but I don't care too much at this point on how many thumbs up I'm getting. :/

I am a bit guilty of inactivity though, since I still haven't started, but I'm planning to start with my dinner on that with the donations, that is if Mac Donalds still has those there.

[BenkaiDebussy]

@AnarchisThinker Even though many of the comments posted have been pointless antagonistic, hunger (and poverty in general) is absolutely a political issue. Charity can't solve these problems. Other countries have far lower poverty rates than the US due to having a higher minimum wage and heavily subsidizing expenses like health-care (among other things). The bottom 40% in this country own only *1%* of its total wealth.

Food insecurity is an economic issue, and economic policy is political.

[gldnglow]

Only Sesame Street could do this justice. Thank You.

I always go shopping just for the food collections. If every person that could would just purchase one extra non perishable item, it would make such a big difference.

[quita71]

@bwitz72 The way the US economy is at the moment, more & more people may face unemployment, loss of income, etc. Race is not an issue & it should not be, be thankful of what you have because who knows some day you may face tough times like so many Americans are currently facing. I'm not trying to start an argument with u. I have no idea how old u are but it sounds like you have some growing up 2 do.

[BenkaiDebussy]

@quita71 Race is absolutely an issue. The unemployment rate among African Americans has doubled since the recession hit; the increase among whites wasn't nearly as large. Minorities in this country face discrimination both in the workplace and in the judicial system; a black man with a clean record has a harder time getting interviews/finding employment than a white man with a criminal record and the same resume/skill-set.

If you choose to ignore race, you're part of the problem.

[Lg175]

Junk food is much less expensive and more filling than fresh veggies. Eating healthy is one of the things that was in danger of becoming something only the rich could afford, but people are fighting to prevent that.

Though our family's resources are limited, I think we've stayed just this side of 'food insecurity' but there have definitely been times when I need to put back the bag of grapes or the tomatoes, because they're too expensive.

[BenkaiDebussy]

@Lg175 I think it's even more due to the scarcity of full-sized grocery stores in poor neighborhoods. I think they're called "food deserts."

[silvershields]

and yet there are so many obese people in america - go figure

[BenkaiDebussy]

@silvershields I don't think you understand how nutrition works.

[silvershields]

@BenkaiDebussy i think i do

[MaryPoppins917]

19 people are heartless, uncaring souls who hate kids and are rich and greedy. This is a serious problem, and if you think it shouldn't be shown on kid's television, then so be it. But you can't isolate them from the real world. It's here and it's happening, right now.

[kbo300492]

What annoys me is that there is so much hunger in America yet 20 percent of the worlds resources are used in America (food,fuel ect) so what does that tell you?

[BenkaiDebussy]

@kbo300492 That the bottom 40% of Americans own just 1% of the country's wealth! It's unbelievable to me that so many people have no problem with the top 1% of Americans owning around 30-40x as much wealth as the bottom 40%. And a lot of these people are in the bottom 40% themselves.

It's amazing how effective corporate pro-capitalism/"free market" propaganda has been. Looked at objectively, America is a pretty substandard country, but many Americans think it's some bastion of freedom.

[Stacieann23]

Wow. These little kids standing up and making a difference. This is truly inspiring.. God bless the families who do not have the money to get food. Praying that this all ends soon.

[MaryPoppins917]

Is that Brad Paisley? And 0:53 is so sad!

[solky54]

1:00 I actually cried :(

[brianprince100]

Then "they" (GOATS) will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?"

Then He will answer them, saying, "ASSUREDLY - I say unto you, inasmuch as you did NOT do it to the LEAST of these, you did NOT do it to Me."

And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the RIGHTEOUS into ETERNAL LIFE. - Matthew 25:44-46 Third Parable. NKJV.

[Ubiscious]

"American Epitaph" explains what to expect. That ebook is going to change the world.

[dfabian24]

Sesame Street is a bunch of socialists.

[sweetsunshine017]

@dfabian24 <--Hater

[themadlolscientist]

@dfabian24 So was Jesus.

[ItalianBlackheart123]

@themadlolscientist how was jesus a socialist??

[BenkaiDebussy]

@ItalianBlackheart123 He wasn't in the sense that socialism's actual meaning is "workers owning the means of production" (co-ops are an example); for some reason people erroneously think it means "government programs" or "state-controlled industry."

But he would support helping those in need, and contrary to what some people believe (no idea how someone could be this naive), charity will never come close to feeding, healing, or sheltering the people who need it.

[korgoncom]

I like how they talk about growing foods. Lets turn our lawns into farms. Different neighbors grow different crops.  Grow. Trade. Profit!

[SynopsisOverload]

THIS YEAR THERE IS A CORN SHORTAGE DUE EXTREME WEATHER.......BUT ETHANOL IS TOP PRIORITY.....40% OF THE CORN IS GOING IN YOUR GAS TANK IN THE NAME OF A CORPOROT BANKER TAX SCHEME CALLED C02 EMMISIONS....NEXT COMES CARBON TAXES.....see codex ailmentarius

[Pattrion]

WHERE IS OUR GLORIOUS LEADERS??? How can we sit still and allow this filth to run our country into the ground, vote the b@$tards out of office at every level, remember our friends and neighbors, this is not left versus right, this is wrong versus right. STAND STRONG AMERICA, real men don't let families go hungry, teach people to garden, permaculture, food forests, CSA's, raise your own food, don't be a slave, live FREE and PROUD, not grovelling for the crumbs at the elite's table!!

[Jacce76]

Well done, not only will it teach children but It will also remind parents. It also opens the door for families to talk about helping others in their local communities. This is why at 35 I still love Sesame Street as much as when I was a kid.

[bingdinggalagash]

?jhh

[OnenessLoves]

10 days of the US military budget could feed the entire planet for one year… The pope/vatican has untold wealth that could end suffering tomorrow but no…. let the children of world suffer needlessly… all in Christ name, that is truly a sin.

[MaximusJacobus]

@OnenessLoves Don't you know? Were killing people to stop bad things from happening. The truth is if we didn't have a thousand people trying to tell us to do this because it is good or that because it is necessary then we would have a lot less taxes and we could help each other a lot more. Thanks for tickling my brain with your comment, always good to think.

[yoyocd]

@OnenessLoves I sooooo hear you and agree. I am a Christian amd I am ashamed that we spend millions on killing others to keep us "safe" !!!!! I am so depressed over this! God have mercy ...bless you my youtube friend!

[rahla82]

Great Job Sesame Street, this is a problem that gets little to no attention.

[VoteLib3rty]

The prime reason for the economic crisis around the world is the fraudulent practice of fractional reserves and the criminals that employ it.

[luinloriel]

Thank you SS for not sticking your head in the sand and pretending that there is no problem.

I was in the same position as a kid where I'd have nothing in my stomach but water for days on end. My mom raised me and my brother by herself with no family to help her after my dad walked out on us. I'm 23 now and more often then not, I'll still go 2-3 days without eating. I got used to not having anything to eat that even now, I rarely feel hunger pangs.

[ZoraCatone]

I think I may've teared a bit here. Especially with that song.....

[tinydancer1965]

PS: If you are hungry, go to your local house of worship. the Salvation Army. Your friends. Don't believe the lies of the left. They are indoctrinating Americans to become communists. I wanted to say something else, but now I forgot what it was. Just don't trust the left. Oh, now I remember, do your research into ALL THE leftist groups. See who is behind them. Chances are 99% are backed by George Soros, etc.

[tinydancer1965]

WHERE are there hungry children in America? Where? Only in homes where the parents are LOSERS who are on food stamps and sell them to buy drugs or alcohol. This is BS. This it THE LEFT lying to gullible Americans like they have done for decades. DON'T BELIEVE THIS LIE. No one in America goes hungry unless they choose to.

[runnerkyle11]

@tinydancer1965 I was on food stamps when I needed help & now I volunteer at a food bank to help people get out of poverty like I did. USDA data shows only 1 in 400,000 foodstamp households intentionally misuse food stamps, so your argument that people starve because they sell food stamps for drugs is totally ignorant. Also, what about kids in homes of so called "losers" who have no choice who their parents are & don't have the ability to support themselves? Hunger is not their fault.

[BenkaiDebussy]

@runnerkyle11 Look, this is no place for your "facts" and "evidence." My dad's boss's friend saw someone selling their food stamps at the supermarket, and I'm going to trust my father over a government organization like the USDA. Of course they would say it's not a problem! They're the ones getting kickbacks from the Poor Drug Addict (PDA) lobby. - American conservatives

[runnerkyle11]

@BenkaiDebussy 1. Relying on hearsay, "I heard from person A, who heard from person B, who read in X newspaper a quote from Y TV show...", always results in misinformation. Ever played Telephone as a kid? So your dad's boss's friend saw ONE person misusing food stamps, what about the million of others he didn't see who are using the program correctly? Besides, who are you to judge, you don't know their situation. Maybe they were selling those foodstamps so they could pay their rent or heat!

[BenkaiDebussy]

@runnerkyle11 I was being sarcastic, but the fact that you took me seriously just reflects how completely devoid of compassion many Americans are. They rationalize it by saying "the government shouldn't do it, it should be people's choice!", but at the end of the day their anger at mythical "welfare queens" is greater than their desire to help those in need. Even if it saves them money, they can't stand the idea of helping the poor ("poor" often = "black" for them).

It's sickening.

[InternetManable]

@BenkaiDebussy Tax the rich to feed the poor, until the rich are no more... People who are rich worked hard for their money. Why should we take it away from them? Because they have too much? Well, they obviously earned it somehow. You are all just bitter they have it and you don't. If you were rich, you wouldn't be screaming for the rich to give up their monies. If you want something in this life, you have to work for it... (or be lazy and make other people buy everything for you).

[zombieslayer25]

@InternetManable some people were born rich and do not deserve it

[runnerkyle11]

@BenkaiDebussy 2. Some food stamp recipients do take advantage, just like some people in all other economic situations take advantage. No matter what class, there are people who do wrong. That doesn't mean ALL people in a particular group, like food stamp recipients, take advantage. Let's remember the millions who truly appreciate & need this program. There are Wall Street execs that steal millions, there are also execs who are honest. You can't judge a group based on one individual's actions.

[LLDancer28]

@kats9livesfive Your the one being inappropriate, not this show! This is for awareness and to get children to do good for others.

[thejihadresistance]

Oh ho ho..the left is getting ready to starve us!!! They are even providing our children with the mental preparation. Thanks to Obama and his communist friends!!! ** Next up, the Obama song...he's gunna change it and rearrange it....

[42angelstar]

:')

[SMA2343]

Sesame Street, the best show ever made and i really hoping that Sesame Street will never end!

[expatted]

USA USA USA richest goddamned country ever and lets people starve

It sucks

[SMA2343]

@expatted i know the US has a bout 5 thousand bricks of gold! George W. Bush said "NEVER that that gold that is for or childerns children and for other generation to come" And i actually think they have sold those same gold bricks

[tinydancer1965]

@expatted NO ONE is starving in America. Stop believing and spreading those lies.

[liberalguy513]

Ron Paul wants those children to die.

[tinydancer1965]

@liberalguy513 Stop saying stupid things and stop spreading lies.

[tinydancer1965]

Wait a minute! So, children are going hungry in America, but Michelle Obama wants to stop obesity in children?  Uh oh. Someone is b-sssing someone.

[feedinghope]

America, the land of plenty, where our children go hungry. Do we have the power to change this? Yes we do! Thank you Sesame Street and Walmart for enabling us to see the issue and some of the solutions.

[Dahgrostabphri]

After seeing this video I heard the Tea Baggers are looking to protest Sesame Street, except it doesn't come up on their GPS or Google Maps and they don't know what to do!

[WarmWeatherGuy]

Feeding the hungry is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. You MUST address the cause and not just treat the symptoms. The cause is making babies when you can't afford to feed them. Support planned parenthood.

[37kcarson]

@WarmWeatherGuy You have obviously never been truly hungry. A child's situation is not their fault. By denying them the essentials to thrive they will never reach their full potential. Giving them the tools to succeed is their best bet. Remember this when you are old and dying: that nurse feeding you might have been the one you were denying food.

[WarmWeatherGuy]

@37kcarson You totally missed my point. Without addressing the core of the problem we just create more misery. How can you not see this? If you JUST feed the starving people there will be MORE starving people later on than if you hadn't fed them. Of course I am not suggesting we let people starve to death. The humane solution is birth control. Please watch "The Most Important Video You'll Ever See" on YouTube.

[37kcarson]

@WarmWeatherGuy I understand what you are saying and I agree to support birth control. This add is just about helping feed children of poor families like mine.

[37kcarson]

@WarmWeatherGuy Yeah, we deffinately need to stop teen young adult pregnancy but it is kinda harsh to say feeding the hungry is like pouring gasoline on a fire. I don't feel that was probably the best way to get your message accross.

[shy69iskrazy2]

@WarmWeatherGuy How about teaching children to have morals and values and TO CLOSE THEIR LEGS if they don't want children until they can support them?

[yoyocd]

@shy69iskrazy2 HAHAHAHAHAHAH Ok I can't argue with you on that one!

[CNFrostXY]

@shy69iskrazy2 Absolutely CORRECT!!! I'm glad there are still people who have the concept of 'morals and values' in their head. Looks like we still have some hope...

[SunQuadrant]

Thank you sesame street!!!

[AllisonWooten]

I'm moved by the powerful way Sesame Street communicates hunger facts, the impact hunger has on our children and how everyone can help. Thank you for acknowledging the existing hunger crisis and pressing forward with actions to correct this painful, sorrowful and growing problem. I’ll definitely be watching the nationwide special, Growing Hope Against Hunger, on October 9th. Godspeed

[EquinoxAutumn]

These children are all beautiful both physically and in word and deed. Those kiddos are changing the world! Sesame Street, you just keep getting better and better!

[jenlincoln10]

Thank you Sesame Street for having the vision to address this nation-wide crisis. With nearly 1 in 4 children being food insecure this is a timely and important issue to help children cope with.

[michaelboett173]

Dana :)



[Supersoccerchic]

That girl's eyebrows @2:30 are sooo ugly and creepy as hell.

[lcardinalhand]

Okay, when I'm so low, inspiration and humility find me. There for the grace of God go I.

[lcardinalhand]

Okay, when I'm so low, inspiration and humility find me.

[antsamthompson9]

I can this special will be great!

[fistjedi]

Good going Sesame Street!

[Fragglevision]

Just so you know, this is NOT the first time Brad Paisley is in a Sesame Street special. He appeared in Elmo's Christmas Countdown too!

[GroverKent]

I've had to go to food pantries before... damn recession...

[WellnessNews]

Sesame Street you are the best. Thank you all for highlighting this important message. Sandra Frank, Ed.D, RD, LDN

[amyepage]

Cheesy song, but great message.