franklin on the show, the franklin syndrome. it was difficult because he was the first black puppet and he fulfilled everybody's dreams of what a black puppet should be. too street. not street enough. too hip-hop. not hip-hop enough. sadly what happened was they cut the puppet because everybody couldn't agree how a black puppet should be prevented. there was another black puppet on "sesame street" for 50 years. that's the problem when people can't decide or they think a whole culture has to rest on the shoulders of one character. yeah, mar len. i think that's the point. there is no character who can make everyone happy. but "sesame street" probably has tried than any other show to represent every child. there are red muppets, muppets can flight. i am a grover given.