Sesame Street Desert Island Challenge Debate Rages on

March 19, 2019 9:53 AM EDT

Sesame Street’s Twitter account opened up the week by posing a burning question to the internet: who would you want with you if you were stranded on a desert island?

Whether you want Cookie Monster, Elmo, Grover, or Oscar the Grouch to help you survive when you’re marooned says a lot about your perspective on the events of life.

“The whole adorable lot” is not an acceptable response, so suffice it to say that people got ruthless with their opinions on the characters from the iconic show for kids.

Weighing in on this debate requires knowledge of what each muppet could bring to the table when it comes to an extreme test of the human spirit.

You’re stuck on a deserted island and you can pick one of these Sesame Street friends to come with you. Who are you picking and why? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/bGjF7Bx5Xo
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) March 18, 2019

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— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) March 18, 2019

Some chose Oscar for his resilience.

Oscar. He's the only one who knows how to live off of trash in rugged conditions... which makes him the only survivalist of them all.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) March 18, 2019

Some celebrities like Paul F. Tompkins and Joss Wheedon felt Elmo was the only companion who could make the grade.

Ever heard of Super Grover, you idiots? He’s gonna get stuff DONE. Planes will see him in his cape and Roman helmet or whatever it was. He’s ENTHUSED. He’d do all the cooking for sure. Also will provide a good amount of food when you kill/eat, not like scrawny #Elmo https://t.co/bEutULhpoe
— Joss Whedon (@joss) March 18, 2019

Elmo is the ONLY choice.

Grover: too anxious

Cookie Monster: would go through cookie withdrawal & who even knows what his sober personality is

Oscar: anyone who chooses Oscar should be on a watchlist https://t.co/dmKLvZszKg
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) March 18, 2019

Gauntlets were thrown.

Rules were broken.

Breaking the rules. Picking ANIMAL. https://t.co/CNPxSbS1eL
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) March 18, 2019

Ground was stood.

Just to be clear, I am WAY too cute and adorable to get stuck on a deserted island.
— Grover (@Grover) March 18, 2019

Words were not minced.

Oscar's Debbie Downer act would get tired real quick. Elmo is simply too stupid, would accidentally kill himself somehow with a coconut then I'm alone on the island. Cookie Monster would blow through our food in a day and we'd have to eat bugs for weeks.

Grover's great. Grover. https://t.co/IWfLFn3464
— follow @bencollins on bluesky (@oneunderscore__) March 19, 2019

Who would you want with you?

The Sesame Street Desert Island Challenge Has Sparked Heated Debate

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