<i>&gt;The reason the author doesn&#x27;t like Elmo is because he acts like a two year old.</i><p>I think the author&#x27;s reasons for not liking Elmo are actually the ones he stated and took an entire essay to carefully explain.<p>And I find the author&#x27;s detailed reasons compelling. I think there&#x27;s something to be said in modeling behavior that you&#x27;d want a younger child to aspire to rather than just presenting them a mirror as they are today. I&#x27;m with him in feeling that it just isn&#x27;t as challenging or valuable. I absolutely think the old show did a much better job of that.