Kingston Livingston

[Drtooth]

WHy was Kingston abandoned? Here are my four theories.
#1: He was viewed as a racial stereotype by some, just like Roosevelt Franklin.
#2: He was ment to be cool, but came off a little Nerdy. A personal thing. He just reminded me of Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire!
#3: Kevin Clash was so busy with Elmo, he hadn't the time to perform him (a stretch, I know)
and #4, like most characters he was eased off the show slowly to focus on the core characters.
If anyone else has any ideas, please share them!

[GeeBee]

I'm not sure exactly why, but I sure think he was a poor substitute for the classic Roosevelt Franklin.

[Splurge]

WHy was Kingston abandoned?
#2: He was ment to be cool, but came off a little Nerdy. A personal thing. He just reminded me of Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire!


Oh, I thought the cool nerd thing was done on purpose. In any case I'd be more inclined to think that it was reason #4 and that Kingston, like the other "Around the Corner" Muppets, was phased out in order to focus on the core characters.