the staff writers at sesame street were initially unsure of how to write for her. linda bove explained, "when i joined the cast i found the writers would write about 'how would a deaf person do this?' 'how does a deaf person do that?' and it was just related to my deafness and it didn't feel like they were treating me as a person. i found my character one-dimensional and kind of boring. it showed how brave a deaf person was to do this and that in everday life. i said it was no big deal. i have a sense of humor; why don't you show that? i can be angry over something. show that i can have a relationship with another person. maybe a love relationship with bob. it's not perfect, but... we do have misunderstandings over sign language, make fun of it, and show the funny side of it. it's ok."