I loved his program as a child. How I adored that man, so. The first television character that I completely fell for. I'm sure it was the kindness that hooked us kids.

I am also extremely against advertising to children. As a child, I didn't like it. I could see the way it affected my brother and knew it wasn't good. It makes the child feel entitled. It says "You need this thing. If you don't have it, they don't love you."

And thanks for dispelling that rumor, I tried to tell people in school that it wasn't true. People just like the abnormal.