The new season of the hit Netflix show only days away, as the full third season is set to premiere next Friday, February 27th, Sesame Street's "House of Cards" parody is right on the money, featuring a big bad wolf called Frank Underwood playing a puppet version of the politician without scruples played by Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey.
Sesame Street has been on a roll these days, after Big Bird was featured in two different (and awesome) videos: in the most recent one, he danced with the First Lady Michelle Obama; before, he haunted the actor who plays him, Caroll Spinney, just like in the Best Picture winning film "Birdman" - now, the Sesame Street "House of Cards" spoof takes things to a new level altogether!
As Time Magazine reports, the new Sesame Street "House of Cards" parody was inspired by the old tale of the "Three Little Pigs," only with a fun twist: the wolf, the protagonist of the story who talks to the camera, is wearing a suit and really wants to take the third house, made of bricks and bearing a strong resemblance to the White House (US flag and everything!) for his own!
According to MSNBC, the short Sesame Street "House of Cards" video is filled with little references to the Netflix show, which is about to premiere its third season. A literal wolf dressed in a suit, Frank Underwoof wants to overpower all three piggies' houses to then take the White Brick House for himself.
The Sesame Street "House of Cards" spoof, entitled "House of Bricks," shows some of the most recognizable aspects of the original show, like Frank's Southern accent, his love for ribs (or, in this case, piggies) and his style of directly talking to the camera.
As Entertainment Weekly reports, sadly Kevin Spacey didn't make a cameo for the short, though the actor was the first to comment when Sesame Street posted it on its Facebook page.
Don't miss out the Sesame Street "House of Cards" spoof below!