We want Melanie back on PBS Sprout. As an adult I personally don't care about the videos she did 7 years ago and my children aren't going to watch them either so I don't have a problem with them at all. Please bring Melanie back.
MY DAUGHTER LOVES MELANIE, SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR HER ALL WEEK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GEORGE CARLIN CAN NARRATE THOMAS THE TRAIN, HIS STAND UP ACTS ARE WORSE!!!!
because a company should not have the right to fire anemployee because of something LEGAL that happenedin their life outside of work, and even before theemployee was hired.
if anyone who ever told a lewd joke was fired, there'd be a gigantic unemployment problem in this country. Let's not set a precedent. She didn't even do anything illegal.
a company should not have the right to fire an employee because of something LEGAL that happened in their life outside of work, and even before the employee was hired.
People need to get a life. This gal does a funny couple of videos and everyone loses it? Melanie, you're REALLY cute and should do more of these. They're hilarious!
I am sorely disappointed with PBS' decision to remove Melanie Martinez from The Good Night Show.
Ms. Martinez’ independent short film was filmed 7 years ago. This was before she had any involvement with Sprout.
Also, my 2-year old does not have access to the internet and I limit him on what he watches on television. I’m positive my child wouldn’t have access to see Melanie in a role which would “undermine her character’s credibility.”
I don’t understand why PBS didn’t consider the fact that Melanie alerted them to the fact that the film was out there, which to me shows that her foremost priority was to do what was best for her young viewers and their families.
Also, since she is also a mother of a toddler, I’m sure her views about her career and child-oriented programming have changed once she became a parent, much like the rest of us. If this is PBS' line of thinking, why don’t they stop airing Thomas the Tank Engine because both George Carlin and Alec Baldwin narrate from time to time and I don’t want my child listening to Mr. Carlin’s comedy or watching the majority of Mr. Baldwin’s movies.
I find this firing of Ms. Martinez a gross error on PBS' part and shows me that they don’t believe in redemption for their employees and don’t care for our children’s happiness. I’m sure plenty of you have made mistakes in your careers seven years ago and don’t have to pay for it today.
My sons will no longer be watching Sprout or contribute to PBS Kids. We will watch Noggin and Nick, Jr. for their entertainment and educational needs.
What a ridiculous reason to be fired. PBS shouldn't be firing someone over someone's previous work if they didn't do any kind of background check themselves anyway.
It seems PBS, and their children's programming specifically, works hard to get across messages in new, exciting, and sometimes humorous ways. I think our kids all learn from that. This actress, now having been fired, was doing nothing more than using humor to express some of her ideas and opinions. Additionally, I don't think our kids (the target audience) will have any idea how to find these now out-of-date 30-second videos. Firing her is wrong.
The hypocracy of this decision is simply amazing. Had she actually participated in these acts in private she would still have her job, but firing her for simulating them in a (defunct) parody that is only accessable via the internet is moral idiocy.
I thought PBS had hit moral rock bottom when they canned Bert and Ernie because there was a crusade against homosexual plush toys: I was wrong.
