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Remember the brouhaha with Sesame Street over their alleged swipe at Fox News? Sesame Street has officially extended an olive branch.

Sherrie Westin, executive vice president of the Sesame Workshop, appeared on The O’Reilly Factor to explain the “Pox News” joke and unveil a new character that pays homage to “Papa Bear” as part of the show’s long-standing Grouch journalism homages. Just so there’s no confusion, the new Sesame Street character is the guy in the suit on the left, not the right, I think.

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