If you’re of a certain age – say, between four and forty – it’s likely that your moral compass was calibrated by a bunch of hairy freaks, elbow deep in the hindquarters of some hairier freaks.
Yes, Sesame Street not only taught us how to count. It taught us how to love and respect one another.
But as we get older and realise that the world is basically shit and all people are dicks, Kermit and chums refuse to grow up. They’re just so happy and adorable, it almost makes you believe that the world isn’t screwed after all. We’ll always have Ms. Spears to remind us of humanity’s squalid plight, but perhaps it’s about time those puppets took off their rose-tinted glasses. So while we wait for Big Bird and Mr Snuffleupagus to discover frotting, we’ll have to make do with BBC Three’s new comedy Mongrels. Billed as an adult puppet sitcom, it takes the basic premise of Avenue Q – swearing puppets are funny – and runs with it.
The best way to judge the quality of a TV show (without the hassle of actually watching it) is to see which stars have signed up. 
