YMMV / Hey Cinderella!

• Alternate Character Interpretation:
  • When Cinderella has Arthur "pretend" to be the prince so she can practice talking to him if she meets him at the ball, only for Arthur to talk in a way that Cinderella doesn't associate with royalty, is this a case of Love Makes You Dumb or is he actually trying to throw her off from suspecting he's Prince Charming?
  • Is the king's refusal to allow frogs at the ball just Fantastic Racism against frogs, or is he considering the stereotype that princesses dislike frogs and (as he is expecting his son to want to marry a princess) does not want them to be disgusted and leave the ball?
• Misblamed: While Hey Cinderella! had debuted in Canada in the spring of 1969, it didn't get an American airing until ABC showed it on April 10, 1970, a few months after the debut of Sesame Street. ABC touted the Sesame connection in its promotion, since not only did it feature the Muppets, with Kermit in a prominent role, but Sesame Street's showrunner Jon Stone and composer Joe Raposo were also involved. As a result, there was some confusion over whether the Children's Television Workshop produced it. One review flat-out castigated CTW for cashing in on the success of Sesame Street by producing this special for commercial television. Jim Henson wrote a letter to the critic correcting him on many counts, informing him that CTW had no involvement with the special and that the special was actually produced before Sesame Street debuted. One side effect of the controversy was Kermit getting mostly phased-out for season 2 of Sesame Street, so Henson could use the character for other projects without getting accused of a conflict of interest. Eventually the misunderstandings were forgotten and Kermit returned as a Sesame semi-regular starting in season 3.
• Overshadowed by Controversy: Kermit's appearances in commercial lead-in bumpers for this special created a conflict with his role as a regular on Sesame Street, with critics complaining that a Sesame character shouldn't be selling products. As a result, Kermit didn't appear in new material created for Season 2, but would return the following season.
• Retroactive Recognition: Promotional releases for the special's U.S. broadcast in 1970 played up its connections to Sesame Street, which was firmly established as a hit show by then, although it had been made some time before Sesame debuted.

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