Peppermint Park

Peppermint Park
Behold, the show that killed its own company in an instant!
Genre: "Family" "Educational" Running Time: 27 minutes Country: United States Release Date: 1987-1988 Starring: Melody Knighton DeAnna Hawkins Ray Pierce John Horton Barbara Carlson Pamela Tretter Episodes: 6

Peppermint Park is a six-volume direct-to-video children's show released on VHS in 1987 and 1988. The show contains live action, animation, and puppet segments.

Plot

The characters of these direct-to-video show include Ernie, who sings about the letter M; Snorkee, a character who lacks common sense; Maynard, an old man who likes the color blue; and Piggle, a pig with a big appetite.

Why This Show Isn't Your Good Friend

1. To get the elephant out of the room, this show is a shameless rip-off of Sesame Street, another children's show that was released on November 10, 1969. Many people noticed this and it has garnered some controversy surrounding this knockoff.
2. The puppets may be considered terrifying and uncanny to younger viewers, however, we're not saying that only kids got scared by this. Some adults might be creeped out by the designs of the puppets as well, especially Maynard, an old man who likes the color blue.
3. For something so low budget, the acting is abysmal and might make you cringe just by looking at it.
4. The puppets' voice-acting is annoying and it will get on your nerves.
   • "The Letter M" song, sung by a character by the name of Ernie, would go on to become a meme for how terribly sung it was.
5. The camera quality, for something that was made in the 1980s, is low budget and awful when compared to other shows, such as Sesame Street.
6. The puppetry is sloppy and poorly done, just like everything else wrong with this show.

The Only Redeeming Quality

1. While some may find the scarecrow segment scary for younger viewers, you can tell it was made with actual talent, unlike the other puppet segments.
   1. Maynard's "Blue" song can be considered good, depending on your point of view.

Reception

Many critics and fans of Sesame Street panned this show, calling it "the weirdest yet dreadful series ever in the history of children's entertainment". As of March 2023, the series holds a 3.6/10 rating on IMDb and a 24% rating on Google.

Trivia

• Many people who discovered this show have made YTPs and memes including it.

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