Encore: Elmo - Reality Rocks

It's an Encore episode!

Elmo and Zoe are friends. Rocco and Zoe are friends. Rocco and Elmo are not friends because Elmo cannot be friends with a rock. At least according to Elmo. Elmo had it one day in 2004 and lost his cool on Sesame Street over Zoe saving the last cookie for Rocco to eat (because rocks don't have mouths and why are we explaining this, you get it, rocks are rocks). Elmo refused to apologize and thus began the great debate: can you be friends with someone who fundamentally disagrees with you on the nature of reality. Or the bigger debate: can you hurt a rock's feelings?

This Sesame Street episode was aired in 2004 but went viral in 2022. What's up 18 years later that would make people want to share this clip millions of times over Twitter? Maybe - just maybe - millions of people have recently been through something and suddenly identify with Elmo's ranting about friends believing that reality is open to debate?

Join us as we meander down the dark twisted alleyways of memory lane: children's TV, puppeteers, and getting the chance to live your dream only to watch it crumble like a cookie in a rock's mouth.