Soulfull of Thoughts

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
PBS Show Host Fired for Virgin Video

The Headline Reads: PBS Kids' Show Host Fired for Video

There's something about her that I just don't like. Maybe it was the way she made such corny (but cool) crafts that had my oldest son begging to create some creative craziness in my house, but now PBS has fired her over a joke video.

Late last week, Melanie Martinez, host of The Good Night Show, alerted us to the internet posting of an independent short film that she appeared in seven years ago. PBS KIDS Sprout has determined that the dialogue in this video is inappropriate for her role as a preschool program host and may undermine her character’s credibility with our audience. As a result, PBS KIDS Sprout has decided that she will no longer appear as host of The Good Night Show. Melanie has been an important part of our network and we are disappointed that we had to make this difficult decision.

I think Howard Gensler of the Philly Daily News said it best:

Give the woman her job back, PBS. You need a timeout.

posted by Soulfull @ 7/25/2006 ,

4 Comments:

At 7/25/2006 7:34 PM, Shavar said...: Wow, I always watch this show with my daughter. Man, just when I thought she was makin' some new episodes. Dem pants she wore on the old episodes was really urkin' me!
At 7/26/2006 10:20 AM, Soulfull said...: Hi Shavar! LOL! I know! Those things were crazy. At any rate, it's just plain crazy to fault her now for something she did 7 years ago. Good grief!
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