Forget Sesame Street! Katy Perry set to appear on The Simpsons as herself (risque costumes and all)

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

From Sesame Street to Simpsons: Katy Perry will appear on the first ever all-puppet Simpsons episode this December


Katy Perry may have been axed from Sesame Street, but it looks like she will be performing with puppets after all.

The singer is set to appear on The Fight Before Christmas, an all-puppet live action segment on an upcoming episode of The Simpsons.

And The Simpsons seem to appreciate Katy's naughty style, judging by the tongue-in-cheek statement from executive producer Al Jean to Entertainment Weekly.

He said: 'In the wake of Elmo’s terrible betrayal, the Simpsons puppets wish to announce they stand felt-shoulder-to-shoulder with Katy Perry.'

Katy's Hot N Cold duet with Elmo was banned after her low-cut costume was considered a little too risque for the children's show.

In the Christmas-themed episode, Katy, 25, plays bar keeper Moe's girlfriend. And she leads Homer and the gang in a rendition of The 39 Days of Christmas.


Banned! Katy Perry's outfit was too risque for family-friendly Sesame Street


Celebrity chef Martha Stewart also appears in the episode, but in cartoon form.
Bosses on Sesame Street admit they were surprised by the reaction to Katy's segment , but insisted she received a lot of support from viewers as well.

'It caught us by surprise,' said Sesame Street executive producer Carol-Lynn Parente.
'We are trying to go after those younger parents that may not have grown up on Sesame Street or seek it out We know how effective Sesame Street is.


Oops! Katy may have been axed from Sesame Street, but she will still be appearing on The Simpsons as herself


'She (Katy Perry) is a wonderful musical talent and we had a great time.

'We would never produce anything that we felt was inappropriate and we were surprised at the amount of feedback and how fast it came in. There was a lot.

'Parents trust Sesame Street, we take that seriously and we viewed a lot of the feedback and made what we thought was an appropriate decision.'


Hello Elmo! Katy wore a raunchy Elmo T-shirt for her appearance on Saturday Night Live, where she was the musical guest


But Katy seems to have kept her sense of humour about the whole thing.

'Wow, looks like my play date with Elmo has been cut short!' she Tweeted.

The California Gurls star also poked fun at herself by appearing on Saturday Night Live wearing a very revealing Elmo T-shirt.


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