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Kids, of course, didn’t care or even notice. They love Elmo now the same as ever, this character they know as a fellow child and kindred spirit. And all the better that he’s fuzzy and red.

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EDITOR'S NOTE — Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore(at)ap.org and at http://www.twitter.com/tvfrazier