Heavy Snow Falls on Sesame Street
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set, and new segments, characters and more.
Grover's Snow Friend
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set, and new segments, characters and more.
Maria Prepares to Go Skiing
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set, and new segments, characters and more.
Oscar Imagines a Slippery Scenario
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Maria Borrows Oscar's Gloves
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Big Bird and Oscar Clear the Snow
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set, and new segments, characters and more.
Big Bird Warms Up Sesame Street
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set, and new segments, characters and more.
Just Another Quiet Day on Sesame Street
While Luis makes a coffee run, he asks Krystal to answer the Fix-It Shop's phone. While out and about, Luis sees Sam the Robot and Mr. Macintosh. When back at the shop, Luis get some inspiration to make something out of the metal he found in an old toolbox. He sends the kids off to play promising a surprise when they return. Once the kids return, Luis shows them what he made. It's a metal bird, and he suggests they go and show it to Big Bird. Meanwhile, Big Bird is playing a game of follow the leader with his grown-up friends. Snuffy secretly joins in on the fun without anyone noticing.
Cookie Monster's Cousin Apple Monster Visits
Cookie Monster is waiting for the arrival of his country cousin, Apple Monster, and asks Luis to keep a look out. Apple Monster arrives, and Luis is convinced that he is Cookie Monster in disguise with a scheme to obtain more cookies. Luis baits Apple Monster with a cookie, but he declines and instead wants Luis' apple. He eats it to the core. Apple Monster then finishes another apple from Hooper's Store and starts to dig in on the selections from Mr. McIntosh's fruit cart. Still not convinced, Luis and David offer more cookies, but Apple Monster declines. When Cookie Monster returns, he gladly takes the cookies offered to his cousin, and they were both pleased with the snacks given to them. Grover takes the job as an elevator operator in Oscar's trash can, but Oscar soon fires him.
A Cold Day on Sesame Street
It is windy and cold on Sesame Street! Big Bird and friends cannot stay warm. Maria suggests exercising to get warm. Her idea works! Big Bird exercises so much he gets hot and needs to cool off. Meanwhile, Oscar decides to prank his friends. Using a microphone and radio, he broadcasts a phony weather bulletin about a snowstorm. The adults realize Oscar is playing a prank! When Oscar is caught in his lie giving them advice on how to prepare for a snowstorm, he vows to make them think a snowstorm is really coming. He uses a block of ice, a fan and fake snow! The adults huddle and play along with Oscar's prank. After bundling up and getting a snow shovel, Maria decides they should ask Oscar why he created a fake snowstorm. As they approach his trash can, it really begins to snow!
Shoveling Snow on Sesame Street
There is fresh snow on Sesame Street! Oscar prefers when the snow is mixed with mud, garbage and soot. He saves a fresh bucket of snow to mix with mud and soot. Bob is unhappy he got dirty holding Oscar's snow bucket and dumps it out on the street. At that moment, a car drives through the mud and splashes Bob with it! Bob is frustrated to get mud splashed. He cheers up and sings and plays in the snow with the neighborhood children. They even go sledding! Bob also plays "Three of These Things" as he teaches children the difference between different kinds of shovels. Later, Susan finds her car buried in snow! Big Bird offers her tools to dig it out, such as an axe and a spoon. He finally gives her a shovel to dig out the car, but then another snowplow buries her car in snow again.
A Sesame Winter Wonderland
As Bob and Linda dig in the snow, kids see a "U," the letter of the day. Sherlock Hemlock helps Luis look for his lost pencil. Luis describes the pencil as yellow, and then long and thin. Sherlock Hemlock thinks it is Big Bird and then a baseball bat. Luis finally finds the pencil on his ear. Sherlock Hemlock believes he solved the case. As it snows, Bob sings "Snow, Snow, Snow," showing how he loves playing in the snow with his friends. Bob's friends sing along, shovel snow, gather on the stoop and throw snowballs. Oscar asks David for help putting a hat on to stay warm in the snow. As Oscar corrects him, David finally pulls the hat over Oscar's face, just the way he likes it. Inside Mr. Hooper’s store, David sees Luis and Bob singing "Three of These Things" with warm winter outerwear.
Big Bird Mails a Snowball
It is a snowy day on Sesame Street. Maria analyzes footprints belonging to David, Gordon and Big Bird. David's footprints lead to Mr. Hooper's store. Gordon's footprints lead to a path where he shovels snow. Big Bird's footprints lead to the mailbox where he is mailing a package to his cousin in Florida! Maria reminds Big Bird not to mail a snowball because it will melt. Instead, he is mailing an icicle. Maria and David see Oscar's new Dial-A-Grouch phone service and try it. They like the service as it makes them feel better when they have small problems! David and Maria realize that, no matter how bad something is, it could always be worse. Oscar was disappointed that his business made people happy, so he goes out of business. Later, as Bob pronounces a word, snow is dumped on his head.
Electric Company Meets Sesame Street
Early in the morning, Big Bird greets the viewers and says his job today is to make sure things are quiet for everyone who's still asleep. Then, Millie, the milk delivery person from Electric Company asks what's going on. Big Bird tells her. She thinks they will need more help to keep everything quiet. She loudly calls out, "Hey You Guys!" and she disturbs and wakes up many of the sleeping neighbors. She realizes her mistake, and splits. Next, a delivery man delivers stacks of newspapers to Hooper's Store as the Count counts to 1,253 newspapers! David is shocked to see this and wonders who could buy up all these newspapers. Easy Reader strolls by and purchases them all after reading the headlines "Gorilla Escapes from Electric Company" and "Naomi Found and Lost Again."
Big Bird Makes Snowflakes
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set and new segments, characters and more.
Freshly Fallen Snow on Sesame Street
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set and new segments, characters and more.
Sesame Street Hires Help to Shovel Snow
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set and new segments, characters and more.
Big Bird and Snuffy Make a Snowman
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set and new segments, characters and more.
Sesame Street is Frozen
For more than four decades, "Sesame Street" has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. Now, the iconic series comes to HBO with 30-minute episodes, new preschool-relevant themes, new opening and closing songs, an updated set and new segments, characters and more.
Headline Howie Gets the Scoop on Snuffy
After Big Bird leaves Mr. Snuffleupagus to go to the library, Snuffy mopes around Sesame Street counting everyone who does not notice him, including Susan, Gordon, Mr. MacIntosh, Cookie Monster, David, Bob, Maria, Mr. Hooper, Willy the hot dog man and Luis. When Big Bird returns, he quickly calls everyone around asking if they saw his friend since they planned to watch television together. Everyone becomes frustrated to hear of Big Bird's "ridiculous imaginary friend" again. Nobody has seen Snuffy, and Big Bird can not prove he is real. Big Bird is frustrated that nobody believes him since Snuffy is real. Newspaper reporter Headline Howie learned of everyone's frustration and creates multiple catchy headlines about the situation.
Big Bird Runs for President
Big bird decides he wants to be president. Maria, David and Luis explain that being president is not as easy as it seems. You need years of school, and you need to be able to make very important decisions. The adults decide to pretend Big Bird is president so that he can really see what it would be like. President Big Bird make holidays for birds, but everyone explains that America is made up of all types of people and animals -- not only birds. Everyone begins stating their problems, which overwhelms Big Bird. Instead of helping, he decides he will roller skate. David explains that as president, he needs to stay and help people. Big Bird realizes that being president is not all fun and games!
Luis Hires Maria to Work at the Fix-It Shop
Luis is overwhelmed with all his work at the Fix-It Shop. As everyone is calling the shop, Luis becomes swamped with work. Maria decides to help her friends by fixing Big Bird's clock and Spencer's wagon. Maria expresses her interest in working with Luis, and he is happy to have the new help! Meanwhile, the Count decides to count all the cold people on Sesame Street. He spots Maria and Luis working hard in the Fix-It Shop. Since they are nice and warm in the shop, the Count leaves disappointed. He then visits Mr. Hooper's and sees people drinking hot cocoa. The Count can't find anyone who is as cold as he is. He realizes is the only cold person on Sesame Street! After he counts himself, he joins the others for some warm hot chocolate.
Mr. Hooper Goes Back to School
Mr. Hooper is not in his shop -- where can he be? David and Big Bird find Mr. Hooper reading a book, but he tries to hide it when they walk over. David asks what he's hiding, and Mr. Hooper admits he is studying for night classes to get his high school diploma. David and Big Bird tell Mr. Hooper he has nothing to be embarrassed about -- that's great news! Later, Rodeo Rosie lassos Big Bird and Susan because she thinks they are stealing from Mr. Hooper. Mr. Hooper explains to Rosie that his customers aren't thieves because they bought their groceries. He assures her a thief will run out of his store, instead of walking. Just then, Mr. Hooper runs out of the store to give David something he left behind. Rosie lassos Mr. Hooper by accident.
Sing-Along in Ernie and Bert's Bathroom
Bert is taking a bath alone when Ernie comes in with his piano to sing a song. Bert insists he will not sing along with Ernie. Ernie, however, explains that singing will make Bert happy. Bert thinks the song is done, but Ernie has invited his friends to sing with him. David brings his guitar, Gordon brings his bass, and Bob and Maria come ready with their vocals. They all begin to sing and play their instruments. However, it doesn't end there! Big Bird joins with his xylophone, the Count walks in counting and Grover enters with his ukulele. Finally, after many songs, Bert decides to sing along. Together, Bert and his friends sing happily, their music being heard throughout Sesame Street.
The Golden Triangle of Destiny
Minnesota Mel is on an adventure to find the Golden Triangle of Destiny on Sesame Street. When Mel hurts his leg and is unable to finish the search, Texas Telly continues the adventure. A giant boulder gives Texas Telly the first clue to look "under" something. He uses a jackhammer to dig under the ground and finds a shape with five sides, the Golden Pentagon of Destiny. Texas Telly is disappointed, but a friendly snake gives him the word "laundromat" for the next clue. At the laundromat, Murray and Leela help Texas Telly look under more things and find a shape with eight sides, the Golden Octagon of Destiny. Texas Telly is ready to give up and sits on a chair but feels a pointy object under the cushion. He finds a shape with three sides and three angles: the Golden Triangle of Destiny!
Telly's Shoes
The Fairy Shoe Person, played by Neil Patrick Harris, visits Sesame Street and gives Abby Cadabby a great, new pair of shoes. He sings about many different kinds of shoes and uses his magic shoe horn to surprise Telly with his first pair. He gives Telly running shoes, but Telly can not stop running. The Fairy Shoe Person then uses the magic shoe horn and gives Telly ballet shoes but all the spinning makes him dizzy. The Fairy Shoe Person uses the shoe horn a third time and gives Telly a pair of "elevator" shoes that make him grow as tall as a building. The Fairy Shoe Person disappears, and Telly realizes that his feet feel great and his toes can roam freely without shoes. Shoes are for people and fairies. Monsters don't need shoes to run, jump, dance and hop.
Sock Chaos at the Laundromat
Chris does his laundry at the Sesame Street Laundromat as lady finishes hers. While folding his clothes, he notices a sock is missing. Socks come in pairs, so he must find the matching sock. Abby appears and has a new "two trick" to turn one thing into two things. She waves her wand, and a talking pink polka dot sock appears, but it doesn't match Chris' striped sock. Abby tries her "more trick," and four more socks appear: an argyle sock with diamond shapes, a white gym sock with blue stripes, a red sock and a baby sock, but none of the them match Chris' striped sock. Abby, Elmo and the socks do the "Five Sock Conga." The lady returns to the laundromat. She holds a sock that got into her laundry by mistake. It's a striped sock that matches Chris' sock!
Leela's Sesame Street Video
Leela is making a video of Sesame Street to send to her parents in India! Prairie Dawn suggests taping the letter "O" with some oatmeal cookies, but Cookie Monster eats them all before she can film anything. Leela spots Jack B. Nimble about to jump over a candlestick. As she grabs the camera to film, he crashes into her, and she's unable to get anything on tape. Leela sees Big Bird and the Birdketeers singing the alphabet and starts to tape, but the meeting ends before she films much. Oscar says Leela can film her, but as she starts, he tricks her and stays in his can. Leela is sad that she does not have anything on video to show her parents. Alan, Big Bird, Rosita, Prairie and the letter "O" sit on the steps together. She is happy to tape the most amazing part of Sesame Street: her friends.
Firefly Show
Telly and Baby Bear are catching fireflies! When they spot a firefly, they chase it all over Sesame Street with their net and jar. Telly has an idea to use a flashlight to attract the firefly, so it thinks the blinking light is another firefly. When the firefly approaches, they catch it and put it in their jar. They notice its light getting dimmer. Leela suggests finding out what is wrong by pretending to be fireflies. When they pretend that someone has put them in a small jar with little room to move, they realize that the firefly is sad because it has no room to fly. They decide to let it go and see that the firefly is happy again. Telly and Baby Bear have more fun singing and pretending to be fireflies. Luis plays "The Firefly Song" and Maria teaches the Spanish word for firefly.
Max the Magician
Max the Magician appears on Sesame Street. Rosita, Big Bird, Elmo and Chris are all excited to see magic tricks. For the first trick, Max takes out one scarf out of his pocket and takes out two other scarves to make a total of three scarves. For his next trick, he makes five cards disappear one-by-one. He also turns one piece of rope into two pieces. Everyone is amazed and wants to know the secrets, but Max will not tell. Chris explains that Max was doing addition when two scarves became three and subtraction when the cards were taken away one by one. Big Bird also figures out that Max was dividing the rope to make it into two pieces and replicates the trick with his breadstick. All of Max's tricks were math! Now everyone knows the secrets of his tricks, and Max magically disappears.
Annual Triangle Toss
Telly is excited to participate in the Triangle Lovers' Annual Triangle Toss. It is a game like ring toss but with triangles. Telly plays every year and wins, which he credits to his lucky triangle vest. Telly's vest is too small now, and Baby Bear and Leela help him squeeze into it, but the vest rips! Telly's not sure if he can toss a triangle without his lucky vest, but Baby Bear and Leela urge him to try. When Telly misses his first toss, he is discouraged but doesn't give up. Following his friends' advice, Telly imagines wearing his lucky vest, and his next two tosses are successful. Everyone celebrates Telly's win, and he gives his repaired vest to an aspiring Triangle Lover, who hopes to love triangles as much as Telly does.
Elmo and Zoe's Hat Contest
It is Who Can Wear the Most Hats on Their Head Day on Sesame Street! Elmo and Zoe are competing as Chris and Alan add more and more hats, and the Hat Check Girl counts them. When the Dinger rings its bell, Elmo and Zoe perform challenges while balancing the hats on their heads. These include saying the alphabet while standing on one leg and estimating the number of hats on their heads. When there are no more hats to add, Abby Cadabby casts a spell for additional hats. Since "hats" and "bats" rhyme, she inadvertently creates bats at first, but then casts a spell creating a huge tower of hats on both their heads. The Hat Check Girl counts the hats by fives. Elmo and Zoe are tied with thirty hats on each of their heads!
Telly the Tiebreaker
Elmo, Zoe, Rosita and two friends are building a block house together. When they can't agree on putting a square or a circle on top, Alan helps solve the problem by asking them to raise their hands to vote for their preference. After counting the votes, the square wins by one. Elmo and Zoe vote again when they each want to sing different songs but end up with a tie. Realizing they need more voters, Zoe and Elmo have Rocco and Dorothy vote as well, but it is still a tie. Alan explains they need one more voter to decide because both sides have the same number of votes. Telly becomes the tie breaker but has a hard time deciding. He wishes they vote on doing "The Triangle Dance" instead and everyone agrees. It's unanimous because everyone votes to do "The Triangle Dance."
Curly Bear Chases Birthday Cake
Mama Bear made Baby Bear's favorite Chocolate-Porridge Birthday Cake for his party, but he worries that his little sister, Curly Bear, might ruin it. Telly decides to help Baby Bear by keeping Curly Bear away from the cake. They play party games and distract Curly Bear, but whenever she sees the cake or hears the word, she runs for it. In his efforts to prevent Curly Bear from ruining the cake, Telly breaks the limbo stick, wrecked the Pin the Spoon on the Porridge Bowl picture and falls right onto the cake while on a pogo stick! Baby Bear gets upset. Telly leaves because he thinks he ruined the party. Baby Bear apologizes for yelling and realizes friends are much more important than cake. They return to the party together and blow out the candles on the remainder of the cake.
Big Bird and Snuffy Talent Show
Big Bird and Snuffy are having a Talent Show, but they dont know what a Talent Show is. When Leela explains that it's a show where people do different things like singing and dancing or anything they like to do, they ask her to be part of the it. Leela juggles an apple and orange while singing the ABCs. Big Bird and Snuffy search for other guests for their show but see Wolfgang the Seal playing the glockenspiel too close to them. They ask Wolfgang to play elsewhere. Cookie Monster joins the show and gobbles down a cookie. Leela returns to tap dance around her laundry. When they see Wolfgang again, Leela recognizes Wolfgang's talent. Big Bird and Snuffy realize they were chasing away the talent. Wolfgang the Seal plays his glockenspiel, and they have the greatest talent show ever.
Number 6 Games
It's the Number 6 Day on Sesame Street! All the games, songs and festivities are about the number six. Telly brings out five cheerleaders and adds Chris as their sixth cheerleader. For the Six Pig Tickle, there are seven pigs tickling Elmo instead of six. Telly thinks the Number 6 day is ruined, but Chris explains that since seven is one more than six, one pig can be taken away to equal six. The next event is the Chicken Laying Six Eggs event at Big Bird's nest. When the chicken only lays three eggs, Big Bird brings another chicken that lays another three. By adding up all the eggs, they get six eggs all together! For the finale, Pete is going to sing "Six Penguins in My Shirt" song. When Telly hears that Pete missed his flight, he sings the song and saves the Number 6 Day!
Abby Thinks Oscar is a Prince
Chris reads Abby a story about a princess who kisses a frog and it turns into a prince. Since Oscar is green like a frog and grouchy, Abby thinks he could be an enchanted prince who was turned into a grouch by a Fairy Grouchmother. She believes that a kiss can break the spell and turn him back to Prince Oscar. He does not want to be kissed. She keeps trying to kiss him and even chases him down his can. Oscar asks Chris for a disguise so Abby will not recognize him. When Abby finds him, Chris suggests allowing Abby to kiss him to prove that he is not a prince. Abby finally kisses Oscar and learns Oscar is just Oscar the Grouch and not a prince after all. She still loves him just the way he is! Chris tells Abby the frog in the story is a fairy tale frog, and frogs will always be frogs.
Big Bird's Nest Sale
Big Bird sells his old toys at his nest sale. Snuffy helps by remembering everything in the nest is for sale and everything out of it, especially Radar, is not. As Big Bird leaves to get more of his old toys, his tail accidentally drops his teddy bear, Radar, into the nest. The Count buys all the toys in the nest in exchange for birdseed. When Big Bird returns and looks for Radar, he and Snuffy realize that it was sold to the Count. He says he gave it to a thin, tall curly-haired monster. When they find a monster who fits the description, they learn he gave Radar to a little girl who lost her teddy bear. Big Bird is heartbroken. That little girl comes to the nest sale looking for a baseball glove. She does not have birdseed, so she trades the glove for a teddy bear. Big Bird hugs Radar!
Slimey Adopts a Pet Bug
Oscar takes his pet worm Slimey in his sloppy jalopy to the "Bug-a-Wee Bug Shelter." Slimey is excited to get a pet bug. Natalie, the worker at the Bug Shelter, shows Slimey the four different kinds of bugs they have. Slimey's decision is made when the Detroit Dirt Digger stops digging in the dirt and approaches him. Slimey names him Dirty. When they get home, Dirty is hiding because everything is new to him. Oscar suggests reading "The Bug Book" that Natalie gave them. Oscar and Slimey read the first chapter and learn that Dirty may be frightened. In order to calm him down, Oscar and Slimey wear bug antennae hats to make him feel at home. When that does not help make Dirty feel comfortable, they sing the "Welcome Bug Song." Their song makes Dirty less afraid, and he plays with Slimey.
Elmo Steps In for Super Grover
Super Chicken and sidekick, Robin, help Elmo get his airplane out of the tree. Feeling slighted, Super Grover remarks it would be easy to be a superhero if he has a sidekick to help. Horatio the Elephant, wearing a cape, offers to be Super Grover's sidekick and together they set off to help others in need. Throughout their adventures, Horatio runs off in the wrong direction and get stuck in doorways. While Super Grover and Chris help Horatio become unstuck, Elmo not only helps Baby Bear find a fourth animal for his quartet but also gets a basketball unstuck from the hoop. When Horatio decides to return to the ballet company, Super Grover needs to find another sidekick. Even though Elmo has done a super job of solving everyone's problems today, he prefers to just play with his airplane.
Abby's First Sleepover
Abby and Big Bird have a sleepover! Abby takes her wand, pillow and her favorite book to Big Bird's nest. When nobody is available to read a bedtime story, they ask Maria. She and Luis are going dancing, but they agree to read first. Before the story, Abby does her bedtime routine. She brushes her wings, sings the "Brush the Wings" song and gets tucked into bed. Maria finishes the book and is about to leave when it begins to rain. To help get Abby out of the rain, Maria and Luis invite Big Bird and Abby to have the sleepover at their apartment. Abby's mommy grants a wish to thank Maria and Luis. Their wish was to go dancing and soon their living room transforms into a ballroom. Maria and Luis dance under the disco ball while Big Bird and Abby have the best sleepover ever!
Three Cheers for Us
While Elmo is trying to bounce his ball three times in a row, Zoe comes along with her pompoms and cheers for him. Elmo tries again and is successful with the help of Zoe's cheer. Elmo asks if he can be a Sesame Street Cheerleader, and they search for someone to cheer. They cheer for Telly, who is trying to boing on his pogo-stick three times with a triangle on his head. Telly succeeds and becomes a cheerleader too. They find Alan, Gordon, Maria and a Chicken, but they do not need cheerleaders for the chess game, fixing a toaster or going to a violin lesson. Instead of giving up, the cheerleaders cheer for themselves until some sheep and penguins ask if they would like to cheer for their football game. Instead of choosing one team to cheer for, Zoe, Elmo and Telly cheer for everybody!
Sesame Street Bird Games
Chris and Alan become the judges of the Sesame Street Bird Games. This is a game where birds of all feathers compete in exciting bird events. Big Bird, a duck and a chicken are the contestants. The first event is the Square Meal Peck, where each bird must make a square out of bird seed. The duck wins by making a shape with four equal sides. In the Thirty-Second Egg Lay event, the chicken wins because it is the only bird that can lay an egg. After Big Bird wins the rhyming competition, all scores are tied. For the final event, each bird must do a dance, showing what it feels like to be a bird. All of them dance so "birdy" in their own way that Alan and Chris decide that Big Bird, the chicken and the duck all win! The grand prize is ten pounds of birdseed which they all feast on together.
Elmo Wants To Be Like Gordon
Elmo wants to be just like Gordon, so he spends the day looking and acting just like him. Elmo reads the newspaper, upside-down at first, and the Count counts two Gordons, two newspapers and two mustaches. Elmo asks to do the Chicken Dance like Gordon. Gordon wasn't planning on doing the Chicken Dance, so Elmo and a group of chickens wearing mustaches like Gordon dance it. Big Bird asks Gordon to read "Humpty Dumpty" to him. Elmo wants to read the book like Gordon would, but he cannot read yet. Elmo listens to Gordon read so that one day he will be able to read just like him. Gordon reads the story so well that Humpty Dumpty, the King's Horses and the King's Men all appear looking like Gordon. They want to be just like him, too! Gordon says, "I had no idea it was so much fun being me."
Elmo and Leela Look for a Mine-itis Cure
Sesame Street Nightly News Update reports Mine-itis is going around Sesame Street. It is a grouch disease where no one shares and says "Mine!" They often take other people's belongings. Shocked, Elmo and Leela investigate. Elmo wants to hug Radar, but Big Bird yells "Mine!" Elmo wants to see the balloon, but Snuffy also yells "Mine!" Maria, Luis and Gabi share a family picnic. Oscar says they won't share for long because of Mine-itis. Soon, Maria shows symptoms. She gets itchy, hops like a kangaroo, twirls around and takes all the food. The reporter grabs Oscar's ice cream and binoculars, so he is forced to tell the cure: a grouch needs to share. Oscar shares his old shoe with the reporter. People are finally cured one-by-one. Everyone on Sesame Street is sharing again, thanks to Oscar!
Hurry Up! You're Running Out of Time with Denny the Distractor
Telly is a contestant on his favorite game show "Hurry Up! You're Running Out of Time!" hosted by Guy Smiley. Telly must recite the alphabet in one minute while Denny the Distractor plays instruments, sings and makes noises to distract Telly. On his first try, Telly is sidetracked and runs out of time. He is given a second chance and chooses Chris to help him. Denny distracts both of them, and they run out of time again. Telly and Chris are given a third and final chance, but Telly feels frustrated. Chris encourages him that they can work as a team. Telly focuses only on Chris and does not get distracted. Telly and Chris win. For their prize, Telly chooses to say the alphabet without a time limit or distractions. Chris and Telly dress up and sing the alphabet song with the Oinker Sisters.
Maria the Cow Girl
Big Bird, Elmo and Abby are excited to hear Gordon read "Maria the Cowgirl -- The Lonesome Trail." It is about Maria the Cowgirl and her hobbyhorse Amigo. They meet Bad Duck, who says that the trail is not big enough for both of them. As she rides, Bad Duck blocks her by getting in front. She solves that problem by going in the opposite direction of Bad Duck. Everyone wants to hear the story again, but Gordon has to leave. Big Bird suggests acting out the story, and Abby pretends to be Maria. When both Big Bird and Elmo want to be Bad Duck, Abby solves the problem by choosing Big Bird as Bad Duck and Elmo as Amigo. A Tumbleweed asks to join and wants to be Maria the Cowgirl. Abby and the Tumbleweed decide to be Maria together. Everyone sings and has a fun time acting out the story.
The Cookie Touch
Cookie Monster wishes to never have to wait for a cookie again. The Cookie Fairy appears and grants his wish. She gives him "The Cookie Touch," making everything he touches turn into a cookie. To share his happiness, Cookie Monster turns Telly's favorite triangle and Big Bird's book into cookies. When it is time for lunch, he touches his tuna sandwich which also turns into a cookie. Cookie realizes he will never be able to eat anything but cookies again. Telly and Big Bird are upset because they want their favorite things back. Cookie Monster decides to ask Chris for advice, but he accidentally turns him into a cookie too! He regrets that he ever made his wish. The Cookie Fairy reverses the spell. All his friends are happy again, and Cookie Monster runs home to eat his mommy's lasagna.
The Help-O-Bots
Chris reads the story of "Rico, The Very Helpful Robot!" to Elmo, Telly and Rosita. After hearing the story, they decide to become Help-O-Bots to help Chris at Hooper's store. They start being very helpful, but then they go too fast making more of a mess for Chris. The seventeen pies go all over, and one even lands on his head! The Help-O-Bots tell Chris they can change into brooms, vacuums and feather dusters to become a great cleaning force. However, as they start cleaning, they make the mess even worse. The Help-O-Bots are upset that they have failed their mission. Chris suggests they figure out what they are really good at and use that strength to help others. When they realize they are good at the alphabet, they become the Alpha-beta-bots to help those with alphabet-related issues.
Baby Bear's New Baby Sitter
Papa Bear says that Grandmama Bear has a cold and will not be able to babysit for Baby Bear and Curly Bear. Gabi can babysit, but Baby Bear thinks his sister might be nervous with a new babysitter. In reality, he is the nervous one. When Gabi arrives, Baby Bear guides her through what Grandmama does when she babysits. She makes porridge-raisin cookies, sings the golden oldie bear songs and plays bear games. Although Gabi does not exactly know how to do those things, she introduces them to a new granola bar snack, a new bear song and different fun games. Baby Bear is no longer nervous and has a great time. He looks forward to Gabi babysitting again. He learns that it is important to have an open mind to new experiences and that even though things are different, they can still be fun!
Frankly It's Becoming a Habitat
Freddy Flapman is helping Big Bird find a new home to migrate to where is it warm. Big Bird goes on a virtual tour to see how birds live in different habitats. Freddy first takes Big Bird to the beach where there are pelicans, gulls and beautiful ocean views. When Big Bird says he likes visiting the beach, but wouldn't want to live there, Freddy takes him to a big swamp. Big Bird learns that there are owls and ducks living in this habitat but decides it's not the right place for him. Freddy transforms Big Bird's nest into a rainforest, a warm and colorful place with animals of every color and size. Although Big Bird would like to move to the rainforest, he realizes Sesame Street is where he belongs because that's where all his friends are.
The Cowmonster Pair
Elmo and Telly are helping Little Bo Peep find her cow. As they find animal tracks on the ground, Telly tosses his lasso and catches a chicken. They see that the animal tracks have three long toes just like the chicken's claws. Elmo and Telly continue their search for round animal tracks and find some on a trashcan. Telly tosses his lasso and catches a raccoon, who has a paw with a circle in the middle with four ovals fingers. Elmo and Telly also find animal tracks in the shape of two half-moons, but the tracks are from a moose. Telly becomes discouraged, but Elmo reminds him that they can't give up. Elmo realizes they have to find tracks that look like moose tracks but only smaller. They follow some animal tracks that lead to a door and finally they find the cow!
Baby Bear is Afraid of Bees
A bee flies into Abby's garden and scares Baby Bear. Abby decides to do a spell so Baby Bear is no longer afraid of bees and ends up turning both him and Chris into bees. While Abby tries to find a way to fix her spell, Chris and Baby Bear collect pollen and nectar from a flower. Baby Bear learns that bees spread pollen, which helps flowers and living things grow. When Chris and Baby Bear enter a beehive, Baby Bear learns that bees make wax which is used for candles, soap and crayons. Baby Bear also learns that bees make honey, and he realizes that bees are not scary after all. Abby finally learns how to undo the spell, and Baby Bear tells her all about how important and incredible bees really are.
Wild Nature Survivor Guy
Wild Nature Survivor Guy is on Sesame Street. He believes that nature is all around and begins his search for food, water and shelter. Wild Nature Survivor Guy finds a tomato plant and bites into a ripe tomato. Not only do tomatoes come from nature, but all fruits and vegetables come from plants. Wild Nature Survival Guy goes on to look for water and finds leaves with drops of water. Elmo and Rosita learn that although they get water from the faucet, water comes from rain. Wild Nature Survival Guy becomes concerned about nighttime approaching and looks for ways to keep warm. He picks up feathers to put inside his shirt and finds Big Bird's nest as the perfect shelter. It has lots of branches, which lots of animals use as shelter. Elmo and Rosita learn that nature is all around them!
Abby Makes the Seasons Change
It's springtime, but Elmo wants to go sledding. Chris explains that Elmo has to wait for the seasons to change because there's no snow in spring. When Abby hears Elmo wishing for it to be winter, she says a spell and changes the season to summer. The blossoms disappear and the arbor is filled with green leaves. Abby tries again and changes the season to fall. It becomes windy and the leaves have changed colors. When Abby gives it one more try, it becomes winter! There are no leaves on the tree and Baby Bear has fallen asleep, hibernating until spring. Elmo is excited to go sledding but learns that seasons come at their own times. Abby recites another magic spell, and Sesame Street is transformed again to a perfect spring day.
Y a Quest? Y Not
Telly, Abby and Elmo learn how to become knights by reading How To Be a Knight for a Day. They first dress in suits of shining armor and sing a knight song, "We Are Three Knights So Merry." They hear the letter "Y" crying because he can't think of any words that begin with the "Y" sound. Telly, Abby and Elmo decide to go on a quest to look for things that being with the letter "Y," and they go to Gina's veterinarian office, the laundromat and Hooper's store. They leave feeling disappointed about not being able to find any "Y" words, and then they see a hairy cow passing by. Alan explains that a hairy cow is called a yak, and yak begins with "Y." They also find other words like yogurt and yo-yo. Elmo, Abby and Telly sing the knight song and cheer in delight!
Bears Try to Hibernate
Baby Bear is getting ready to hibernate for five months. Telly and Baby Bear set up a play date for the spring when Baby Bear wakes up. Telly says goodbye, and the bears try to go to sleep, but they are not tired. They try counting, and then call Max Bear, a hibernation consultant. Max Bear says their cottage is too warm, so they start looking for an empty cave or hollow tree outside. They find a flower bed and start digging a hole to sleep in. When Max Bear suggests the bears eat before hibernating, Chris brings cereal and they like it! They decide to eat it all winter long and not hibernate. Baby Bear happily eats the cereal while spending time with his good friend Telly.
Stinky's Annual Birthday Flower
It's Stinky the Plant's birthday. Elmo surprises Stinky by giving him a drum, but plants can't hold drumsticks. Zoe brings Stinky a tutu to wear when he dances, but he can't dance since he is in a pot. Rosita brings Stinky a guitar, but his leaves scratch the strings and make a horrible sound. Cookie Monster rushes in with a plate of cookies, but plants don't eat cookies. When Elmo tells Chris that they have been trying to get Stinky the perfect birthday gift, Chris reminds Elmo they should think about what Stinky would like and not what each of them would like. Stinky already has soil, so he needs water, sunlight and love! Big Bird carries Stinky's pot over to a table in the sun, Cookie Monster waters Stinky and Zoe and Rosita give him a big hug.
Elmo Finds a Baby Bird
Elmo and Rosita find a little baby bird. Chris hears the chirping too and places the bird back in its habitat, a tree. When the bird hops out, they think he is hungry, but they don't know what to feed him. Big Bird comes along and suggests feeding Baby Bird some birdseed. Baby Bird finishes the birdseed and also takes Leela's sandwich, an apple and Cookie Monster's granola cookie. When Baby Bird begins flapping his wings, Elmo and Rosita decide they will teach Baby Bird how to fly. They think Abby can help by showing Baby Bird how she flies with her wings. Everyone begins flapping their wings as Baby Bird begins to fly over Sesame Street. Baby Bird's mommy comes along, and Baby Bird and her mother fly off together as Elmo, Chris and Rosita wave goodbye.
Grouch Messing Machine
Elmo is helping Luis fix a washing machine. Elmo helps Luis get a wrench from the toolbox and find a nut with six sides in the shape of a hexagon. When Luis tries starting the machine again, it starts to bang, clang and hiccup even louder! Luis suggests that something might be stuck in the spin basket. He opens it and pulls out different objects such as socks, toys and a cup. Elmo adds up all the objects and counts seven objects all together. Luis throws in clothes and detergent to see if the machine works, and the machine starts spewing clothes and soap everywhere. Leela wants to get rid of the machine, but Elmo suggests reusing it for another purpose. Oscar thinks it the greatest machine ever and all the grouches come running to take turns messing up their clothes.
The Cookie Tree
Maria, Luis and Elmo are picking apples from an apple tree. Cookie Monster hears something crunchy and finds out the noise came from an apple. Maria and Luis share how they planted an apple tree by covering an apple seed with soil and giving it lots of sunlight and water. Cookie Monster wonders if he can grow a chocolate chip cookie tree, so he plants a chocolate chip in soil, but nothing happens. He learns that cookies don't grow on trees, but Abby uses her magic to make cookie trees appear all around Sesame Street. Abby finally thinks of a rhyme to poof the cookie trees away, and Cookie Monster tries a freshly baked apple cinnamon cookie made from apples and realizes that they are just as yummy as chocolate chip cookies.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
Mary Mary Quite Contrary dumps a pile of dirt outside Oscar's trashcan. She is planning to grow a garden with silver bells and cockle shells, but Gordon reminds her that gardens have living things -- like vegetables, fruits or flowers. Mary Mary decides to grow flowers in her garden by using dirt, sun and water. When a beautiful garden appears by Oscar's trashcan, he gets his elephant, Fluffy, to squirt water to get rid of the garden, but water helps her flowers grow. Oscar calls for Hairy Hairy, to come with stinky weeds, moldy seeds and three pigs. Oscar likes the horrible smell from the stinky weeds and loud noises from pigs and asks Mary Mary to keep her garden. As she likes to be contrary and do the opposite, Mary Mary moves her garden.
Abby Has the Sparkle Speckle Fairy Freckles
Abby has a case of the Sparkle Speckle Fairy Freckles! As the freckles jump off her face, they glow and bounce all around Sesame Street. Abby starts chasing her freckles so she can say the magic word and poof them back on her face. She spots one on a cereal box, two more on Rosita's drawing and poofs them on her face. Abby needs to find three more but notices that all the freckles seem to be hiding on little circles. She follows two more freckles bouncing into the Laundromat and find one freckle on Baby Bear's polka dotted underpants and another on Leela's nose ring. Abby leaves the Laundromat and notices a freckle on Cookie Monster's cookie. Abby says the magic words, and finally all six of her freckles are back on her face.
The Rainbow Show
There is a rainbow in the sky! Elmo calls everybody to come over, but by the time Rosita arrives, the rainbow has disappeared. Leela offers to draw a picture of a rainbow, but she can't remember all of the colors. She remembers the acronym Roy G. Biv, and that helps her make the picture. Rosita still wants to see a real rainbow, so Elmo gathers monsters of all different colors to create a monster rainbow. Gordon also tries to help, and makes a rainbow appear using a flashlight, a glass of water, tape and white paper. Abby also tries to help, and she recites a magic rhyme to make a rainbow appear but ends up making a rainstorm instead. As the rainstorm passes, Rosita looks up and sees a rainbow!
Amphibian Show
Elmo and Abby are playing "Find That Amphibian!" They must find an amphibian before the game show's tadpole turns into a frog, but they don't know what an amphibian is. The announcer gives them clues that amphibians start out living in water and can breathe air when they grow up. Elmo and Abby meet a fish, but fish can't breathe air. They also learn that amphibians have four legs and go through metamorphosis, a big change that makes them look different when they grow up. Elmo and Abby find a horse and an alligator which both have four legs, but a horse is a mammal and an alligator is a reptile. As they think about all the clues, they realize that the game show announcer, Anne Phibian, is a newt and matches all the clues. She is an amphibian!
Camping Show
Chris and Elmo are camping in the woods! They unpack their camping supplies and take out two sleeping bags, two canteens, four hotdogs and six marshmallows. As they prepare for dinner, a beaver asks to join them, but beavers don't eat hot dogs and marshmallows, but they do eat bark. As they sit down to eat their dinner, two turtles, two raccoons and four ducks come along. The turtles eat green leaves and dandelions, the raccoons eat acorns and berries and the ducks eat water plants which are all from the forest. Elmo and Chris both agree they should have a sleepover like this every night!
Squirmadega Car Race
Elmo is watching Slimey racing in the Squirmadega Car Race. To complete the racecourse, the five worms must drive over the laundry basket, under the table, around the fire hydrant and through the finish line to win the race. The worms start their engines and take off! Cars 1, 2 and 3 lose control and are quickly out of the race, but Shawna Wiggleson and Slimey are still going! As Slimey approaches the finish line, he gets caught in Big Bird's toes and Shawna wins. Elmo is sad and disappointed since he wanted Slimey to win. However, Slimey is happy because he loves racing whether he wins or loses. Elmo learns that what matters most is that Slimey did his best.
Jack's Big Jump
Jack Be Nimble is getting ready for his big jump over eight candlesticks. As he tries to jump over them, he knocks them over and falls. Jack runs away and hides because he is having so much trouble jumping. Baby Bear and Telly find a kangaroo to help him. When the kangaroo has trouble jumping, he sings the "Jumping Song" to help him overcome his fear. Jack is able to jump up and down but is still having trouble jumping over the candlesticks. Telly and Baby Bear find the cow that jumped over the moon. Jack practices jumping with the support and help from the cow and realizes that he is ready to jump over the eight candlesticks. Everybody chants as Jack successfully jumps over the candlesticks!
Inspected By 4
Inspector 4 comes into the Laundromat to inspect for things that are in groups of four. He counts four bottles of fabric softener from the Laundromat and goes on to Hooper's to find another group of four things. Inspector 4 inspects the peanut butter sandwiches but finds ten sandwiches instead of four. Telly decides to eat one sandwich, then two and three more so that only four sandwiches remain. As Inspector 4 looks around the steps of Sesame Street, he sees the letter "R" standing next to a rake. Since the letter "R" only has one thing that begins with the letter "R," Elmo and Telly decide to find three other things that begin with the letter "R" and add them all together. They find a rose, a rock and a rodent, so that makes four things all together. Inspector 4's mission is completed!
Wing in a Sling
Big Bird falls down roller skating and injures his wing. Chris suggests going to Dr. Berger, but Big Bird is nervous that it might hurt. Dr. Berger carefully examines Big Bird's wing and explains his wing isn't broken but has a bad sprain. Dr. Berger gently puts a sling on Big Bird's arm and explains that he has to rest for a few days. Big Bird is sad because he was planning on roller skating all day. Elmo and Zoe cheer him up by singing about all the things Big Bird can do with an injured wing, such as singing songs, drawing pictures and drinking birdseed milkshakes. Big Bird learns that there are lots of things he can do, especially spending time with his good friends!
The Planet G
Maria is helping Elmo write a story about the letter "G." Elmo thinks of the word "golf" and draws a picture of him playing miniature golf, hitting the ball so hard it flies into space on Planet G. Elmo remembers another "G" word, goldfish, and draws a picture of himself riding on a goldfish to look for the golf ball. Baby Bear helps him think of the word goose and Elmo draws a goose who thinks the golf ball is her egg. Elmo has to get his ball and decides to draw the goose doing the "Get Up and Go" dance, leaving the golf ball behind. When a goat tries to eat Elmo's golf ball, Elmo offers the goat some goulash. The goat drops the golf ball, and Elmo is able fly back home to Sesame Street. Elmo excitedly reads the story of Elmo's Adventure on the Planet G to Maria and Chris.
The Counting Booth
The Count needs someone to watch his Counting Booth while he is away, and Elmo and Abby agree to help. The Three Little Pigs come by first, and they are counted one-by-one to make sure they are all there. Next Old McDonald's chickens are counted by twos. Baby Bear comes to the counting booth holding ten boxes of crayons with five crayons in each box. Baby Bear wants to know how many crayons he has all together, and Elmo and Abby help count each box by fives. When Snuffy and Big Bird can't figure out how many fingers all the Birdkeeters have together, they count by tens all the way to eighty. Elmo and Abby even help Super Grover count down using a number line as he blasts off to save the world.
Tribute to Number Seven
Today is the number seven day on Sesame Street! Rosita, Abby and Zoe begin singing about the number seven as they count seven dancing chickens. As the seven celebration continues, the letter "S" arrives sniffling because he can't think of anything to do to help celebrate the number seven. Abby and Zoe suggest finding seven words that begin with the letter "S." Together, they think of the words seven, spoon, skate, sandwich, seal, sea star and snow. Abby performs some number seven magic, making the number seven rise out of Elmo's hat, seven butterflies appear out of Elmo's ear and turning one pumpkin into seven pumpkins. It is an amazingly, awesome, super terrific, seven celebration!
Abby's Tricycle
Abby is preparing to ride her very first tricycle! Gordon teaches Abby by first showing her all the different parts of a tricycle. He explains how the seat, handlebars and pedals are in the front, and the two wheels are in the back. Abby places her two feet on the pedals and her hands on the handlebars. She learns how to steer using her handlebars by turning one way and then the other. Abby feels frustrated when she can't push the pedals, and thinks she needs magic. With Gordon's help, Abby begins to pedal and become so excited her wings start flapping, lifting her tricycle up in the air. After she comes back down, Elmo and Abby have a great time riding their tricycles together.
Jacks Grows His Own Beanstalk
Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk needs a beanstalk, but he only has a cow. Jack has to trade the cow for something, but doesn't know what. Leela suggests finding something that grows in the ground. Jack returns with a duck, but ducks don't grow in the ground. Leela tells Jack to find something that rhymes with "jeans." Jack comes back with a tambourine, and although tambourine rhymes with jeans, they don't grow in the ground either. Jack becomes discouraged and doesn't think he'll be able to grow a beanstalk. When Leela tells him to look for something little, Jack trades the cow and comes back with a handful of beans. Jack learns how to plant the beans in the garden by covering the beans with soil, watering them and keeping them under the sun, and up comes the greatest beanstalk ever!
Princess Show
Abby, Rosita and a penguin are playing princess. The penguin leaps up and lands on a balcony. A prince tries to rescue her by calling to let down her hair, but penguins don't have hair. Abby flies up and brings the penguin to the ground. When the penguin can't find her skate, a prince pulls out a glass slipper, but the penguin can't skate with a glass slipper. They look for the missing skate instead. As the penguin begins to skate fast, she crashes into a mailbox and gets stuck. The prince comes to kiss her, but that won't help. They work together and pull her out, but the prince is upset that he wasn't able to rescue a princess today. Abby explains that just because they are dressed as princesses, they do not need to be saved. The prince agrees, and they all play football together.
Camouflage Challenge
Elmo and Rosita try to find six camouflaged things in six minutes. Special guest stars Amy Poehler demonstrates what a challenge is, Oprah announces some O-word guests and Tilly and the Wall perform the ABC song. Plus, a parody of "The Closer." Brought to you by the Letter "O," the number "6" and the word "challenge."
The Happy Scientists
Telly, Rosita and Elmo become scientists to find out if everyone on Sesame Street takes a bath.
Chicken When It Comes to Thunderstorms
Elmo and Abby calm some chickens and explain that thunderstorms are safe. Special guest Jason Bateman comforts someone to help explain the word's meaning. Plus, Oscar's parody of the GrouchBO hit series, "True Mud." In Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, Bert and Ernie visit Scotland. Finally, Elmo's World is all about the sky. Brought to you by the letter "C" and the number "9."
Ironing Monster
Super Grover comes to the rescue at the laundromat. Special guest stars Jude Law has animals clinging to him, and LL Cool J and Elmo sing about addition. In Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, there's a frog race! In Abby's Flying Fairy School, the class plays with Niblet, the class pet. Finally, Elmo's World is all about frogs.
What's That Noise?
Elmo is sleeping at Luis and Maria's house when he hears a grasshopper in the house. Special guest star Kara DioGuardi and Chef Elmo show the various kinds of pasta, and Jennifer Barnhart sings "You'll Find Bugs Everywhere." Plus, a parody of RSI: Rhyme Scene Investigation, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his powers of observation.
The Furry Four
Telly, Abby and Elmo decide to pretend to be the "Furry Four" but need one more person. Special guest stars Chris O'Donnell tries to activate a robot, and Ziggy Marley sings "Set Your Piggies Free." The letter of the day is "X," the number of the day is "4" and the word is "activate." The educational goal is mathematics.
The Whoosh and Vanish Mystery
Elmo and Telly use science to investigate what made their things disappear. Special guest star Colin Farrell leads an investigation. In Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his power of observation. The letter of the day is "J," the number of the day is "17" and the word is "investigate." The educational goal is science.
Music Magic
Elmo pretends he is a music conductor with Abby's wand and has everyone singing. The letter of the day is "M," the number of the day is "0" and the word is "appetite." The educational goals are art and music.
Bert's Pigeon Search
Bert is searching for the rare bluebar pigeon, the only pigeon he's never seen. Can Elmo and Abby help him find this elusive feathered friend? Also, Modern Family's Julie Bowen introduces the word "binoculars." Brought to you by the letter "P" and the number "12."
Up in the Air
Big Bird and Snuffy decide they're tired of gravity, and with a wave of Abby's wand, they become weightless! Will they enjoy floating, or will they want to get their feet back on the ground? Also, Natalie Morales helps Abby demonstrate the word "float." Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "1."
Snuffle Sneeze
After Big Bird's dust bath, it seems that Snuffy is allergic to his best friend! Will Snuffy and Big Bird ever be able to play together again? Also, Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel try to explain the word "allergic," but their animal assistants keep making them sneeze. Brought to you by the letter "K" and the number "10."
There's an App for That
Telly's new pogo stick, the iPogo, has an app for everything: phone calls, milkshakes and, most importantly, boinging. Is boinging still fun when the machine does all the work for you? Also, Ty Burrell demonstrates the word "hexagon," and Super Grover 2.0 helps a robin family move a piano into their new nest. Brought to you by the letter "E" and the number "11."
The A Team
Abby, Elmo and Telly join the "A" Team and help people solve problems using letter "A" words. Brought to you by the letter "A" and the number "9."
Where's the Itsy Bitsy Spider?
Rosita, Telly and Elmo are waiting for the Itsy Bitsy Spider to climb up the water spout, but the spider is missing! Can the friends track down their arachnid among all the insects in the garden? Also, The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons explains the word "arachnid." Brought to you by the letter "N" and the number "8."
Fetch the Letter I
Telly and Elmo think of words that start with the letter "I." Brought to you by the letter "I," the number "20" and the word "incognita." The educational goal is literacy.
Rakhi Road
Telly and Zoe help Leela celebrate the Indian holiday, Rakhi. Brought to you by the letter "U," the number "19" and the word "recipe." The educational goal is social development.
Puddle Jumping
Elmo looks for things to do in the rain, like catching it in a bucket and jumping in puddles. Brought to you by the letter "Q," the number "3" and the word "galoshes." The educational goal is science.
Saved by the Super Foods
Elmo and Grover learn that healthy foods give us energy and taste delicious. Brought to you by the letter "G," the number "5" and the word "crunchy." The educational goal is health.
Twins Day on Sesame Street
It's Twins Day on Sesame Street, and Chris introduces his twin sister Christy to his friends. Abby and Zoe do their best to pretend to be twins, but not even Abby's magic can help. Can Abby and Zoe find something in common before the Twins Day party? Also, The View's Sherri Shepherd helps Abby learn the word "identical." Brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "2."
Veggies Revolt
Zoe, Cookie Monster and Telly do the veggie dance and learn that they love to eat vegetables. Brought to you by the letter "T," the number "16" and the word "healthy." The educational goal is health.
Sesame Street Fairy Tale Science Fair
Telly Monster and Baby Bear are reporting on Sesame Street's Fairy Tale Science Fair, where fairy tale characters solve their problems using science. Also, Samantha Harris and Elmo explain the word "reporter," and Ernie sings his Daytime Emmy-nominated song, "I Wonder." Brought to you by the letter "W" and the number "18."
Rock, Rock Band
Elmo, Abby and Zoe learn about different kinds of rocks, such as marble and limestone with fossils. Brought to you by the letter "V," the number "10" and the word "gem." The educational goal is science.
Zoe Loves Rocco
Elmo is given the all important task of watching over Rocco, Zoe's pet rock. When Elmo gets distracted, Rocco goes missing! Elmo has to follow the clues to find Rocco and save his friendship with Zoe. Also, The New York Jets' LaDainian Tomlinson helps Elmo explain the word "celebration." Brought to you by the letter "R" and the number "19."
Dirtballs
If there's one thing Oscar the Grouch hates, it's cleanliness. He starts a new company, Dirtballs, to spread dirt all over Sesame Street. As Oscar gets to work, the extra dirt seems to make his neighbors happy. Yuck! Also, Usher teaches Elmo about the word "volunteer." Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "17."
Grouchy Mother's Day
It's Grouch Mother's Day, which means Oscar's mother and his sister, Bunny, are visiting Sesame Street! Who will give Mrs. Grouch the stinkiest, yuckiest gift -- Oscar or Bunny? Will Mrs. Grouch's day be ruined enough to be considered a success? Also, Rachel Griffiths teaches the word "dozen" by showing 12 eggs, bagels and penguins. Brought to you by the letter "Y" and the number "12."
Abby Tries and Tries Again
Abby Cadabby tries using magic to help Leela and Chris get ready for a party. Will her magic rhymes succeed, or will her friends be stuck wearing off-the-wall outfits? Also, Zoe Saldana and Elmo talk about different types of transportation. Brought to you by the letter "Z" and the number "15."
Failure to Launch
Hubert the Human Cannonball comes to Sesame Street to be launched out of a cannon into a bucket of blue gelatin. He enlists Baby Bear, Elmo and Telly to help him, but things don't exactly go as planned! Plus, James Marsden stops by to explain the word "engineer." The fun continues with Abby's Flying Fairy School and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
Rocco's Boat
Will it sink or float? Zoe wants to help Rocco the rock float, but Rocco is too heavy. Leela, Elmo and Zoe experiment and invent boat to keep Rocco afloat. Special guest star Craig Ferguson explains what "experiment" means. Plus, the fairy friends build a giant tower over at Abby's Flying Fairy School, and Bert and Ernie are cavemen in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
The Bubblefest
It's Bubblefest on Sesame Street! Alan and Chris create fun bubble challenges, but it's Abby and Elmo who blow everyone away with one really big bubble! George Lopez explains what "liquid" is. It's letter "B" day at Abby's Flying Fairy School, and Super Grover 2.0 uses his powers of observation. Finally, Murray experiments with bubbles and things are "fishy" in Elmo's World.
Observe, Record, Annoy
Oscar makes a mess in Grouchology class. His professor gives an assignment that includes three important objectives: observing, recording and annoying. Special guest Jerry O'Connell explains the word "observe." Smile and say "cheese" for picture day at Abby's Flying Fairy School, and watch as Bert and Ernie become dogwalkers in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
Shape-O-Bots
Telly, Elmo and Rosita play Shape-O-Bots and transform themselves into shapes to help people. Special guest star Johnny Galecki explains "transform," plus Andy Samberg appears. The letter of the day is "Q," the number of the day is "18" and the word of the day is "transform."
Latinization of Marco
Marco, Rosita and pals celebrate Latin culture through song, dance, language and more. Guest star Sofia Vergara explains the word "baile," and singer Juanes performs a Spanish song. Also, lunch becomes enchanted at Abby's Flying Fairy School, and there's more fun in store with Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
Humpty Dumpty's Big Break
Humpty Dumpty has a chance to join a football game, but Telly's in a tizzy because Eggs + Football = Trouble. Special guest star Jesse Tyler Ferguson explains the word "fragile." In Abby's Flying Fairy School, the friends take the "Cinderella Challenge," and in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, Ernie, Bert and Rubber Duckie are "The Three Duckateers."
Goodbye Pacifier
Elmo helps Curly be a big bear by explaining how he said goodbye to his pacifier. Special guest stars Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts explain what "exchange" means. Brought to you by the letter "T" and the number "3."
The Good Bird's Club
Big Bird feels bad about himself after being teased, but Abby reminds him he is special. Special guest star Mila Kunis explains what "include" means. In Abby's Flying Fairy School, the pals meet Morty the Musical Muse, and in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventure, Bert and Ernie coach the Bird Games. Murray experiments with sports, and Elmo's World is all about friends.
The Big Bad Wolf Huffs & Puffs Slimey
Slimey learns that if something is bothering him, he should trust a grown-up to help. Special guest star Mark Ruffalo explains what "empathy" means, plus the Harlem Globetrotters appear. In Abby's Flying Fairy School, it's letter "B" day, and in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, the pals meet the Loch Ness Monster.
Baby Bear's Baby Doll
Baby Bear learns that it's ok for both boys and girls to play with dolls. Special guest star Seth Rogen explains what "embarassed" means, plus Elvis Costello appears. In Abby's Flying Fairy School, Abby and her friends take a field trip to Colonial Trolliamsberg, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his powers of observation.
Elmo and the Monarch Butterfly
Elmo and Telly learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly through metamorphosis. Special guest star Michelle Monaghan explains "fascinating." Plus in Abby's Flying Fairy School, the pals build the world's tallest block tower. Finally, Murray experiments with an air canon, and Elmo's World is all about friends.
Siblings
Baby Bear learns the importance of sharing with a sibling. Special guest star Jimmy Kimmel explains what "sibling" means, and Sonia Sotomayor appears. Plus, in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his power of observation. Finally, Murray experiments with a swing, and Elmo's World is all about families.
Letter "R" Mystery
Abby and Elmo investigate who is stealing things that start with the letter "R." Brought to you by the letter "R," the number "19" and the word "compare."
Cast Iron Cooks
Alan, Chris and Elmo are challenged to make stew with things that start with the letter "P." Special guest star Amy Adams explains what an "ingredient" is, and Jason Schwartzman appears. Plus in Abby's Flying Fairy School the pals have an enchanted lunchtime, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his powers of observation.
Getting Centered
Telly missed yoga class, so Rosita and Elmo offer to teach him what they learned. There's just one problem: can Telly find his balance point? Ohhmm. Plus, Emma Stone visits to introduce the word of the day. Bruno Mars also makes an appearance, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his powers of observation.
A Prince of a Frog
Elmo and Abby learn that frogs are amphibians while helping a princess turn one into a prince. Special guest star Conan O'Brien explains what an "amphibian" is. Plus in Abby's Flying Fairy School there's magical fun with dirty and clean, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his powers of observation.
Elmozilla
The growth chart shows Elmo hasn't grown much, so Abby casts a spell to make him grow tall. Special guest star Drew Brees explains "measure." Plus in Abby's Flying Fairy School, it's picture day, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his power of observation. Finally, Murray experiments with a skateboard, and Elmo's World is all about skin.
Super Maria
There's some serious work to be done at 123 Sesame Street, but Gordon stubbornly insists he doesn't need any help. When things keep breaking, Susan, Chris and the Count suggest that Gordon hire a super -- but do they mean a superintendent or a Super Grover? Special guest Nicole Kidman explains what "stubborn" means. There's some magical fun brewing in Abby's Flying Fairy School.
The Flood
123 Sesame has sprung a leak. While Susan runs to tell Maria and Luis about the flood, Ernie and Bert's beds become sailboats. Help, Gordon, help! Special guest star John Krasinski floats by to explain the word "soggy." Plus in Abby's Flying Fairy School, the pals meet Morty the Musical Muse, and there's more fun with Super Grover 2.0.
Falling Leaves
Whoosh! It's a windy autumn day, and Stinky is under a pile of leaves. Chris, Elmo and Rosita dig him out, then Rosita begins to problem solve, trying to figure out which tree the leaves are from. The friends become leaf detectives, comparing a leaf from the pile with leaves on surrounding trees. Will they find a match?
The All Our Senses Club
Telly, Elmo and Rosita are having fun helping their friends out by using all of their five senses. When Leela loses a glove, they use their eyes to find it. They spot a very miserable Oscar whose nose is so stuffed, and he can't tell whether his milk is sour! What else will they discover using all of their five senses?
What's in Big Bird's Nest?
Nighty-night! Big Bird is excited to sleep in his new pajamas, but when Gordon tucks him in, he can't seem to get comfortable. There's something bothering Big Bird, but he can't put his wing on it. This is a problem that only a sleep consultant can solve. As luck would have it, the Princess from the Princess and the Pea arrives to help diagnose the issue.
Rhyming Block
Abby and Elmo help Mother Goose write three new nursery rhymes. Special guest star Robin Williams explains what "conflict" means, and Samantha Bee also appears. Plus in Abby's Flying Fairy School, Abby's class grows a beanstalk, and in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his power of observation.
Elmo Wants to Have a Ball
Elmo works to earn money and saves up to buy a new ball. Special guest star Gustavo Dudamel explains "stupendous." Plus in Super Grover 2.0, Grover uses his powers of observation. Finally, Murray experiments with balls, and Elmo's World is all about balls.
The Biggest Loser
The new Furry Potter book is all the rage on Sesame Street! Gordon's about to read it to Telly, but can't find his glasses. He suggests Telly read the book himself, but Telly says it's too long and goes off to get help. Hopefully Telly will find someone to read the book for him.
Get Lost Mr. Chips
When Alan hosts an exclusive cookie club, Cookie Monster wants to crash the party. He must learn to follow the rules of the club and savor the cookies instead of devouring them like he usually does. Also featuring celeb vocab "nibble" with Halle Berry, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Guacamole. Brought to you by the letter "P" and the number "5."
The Good Sport
Elmo gets frustrated when he loses Hot Potato to Abby but starts to brag when he wins. Later, Elmo learns what it means to be a good winner, a good loser and a good friend. Also, celeb vocab "champion" with Blake Griffin, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures and Elmo the Musical -- Athlete. Brought to you by the letter "R" and the number "11."
Hansel & Gretel's Playdate with Big Bird
Big Bird teaches Hansel and Gretel how to use their memory and remember the way when they come to Sesame Street for a playdate instead of using bread crumb trails. Also, celeb vocab "remember" with Eric Stonestreet, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures and Elmo the Musical -- Sea Captain. Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "17."
Baby Bear Comes Clean
Baby Bear is all dressed up and ready to visit Granny, when a chance encounter with Telly and a bright purple ice cream cone cause a laundry disaster! Also, celeb vocab "careful" with Casey Affleck, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0, The Voice parody and Elmo the Musical -- Athlete. Brought to you by the letter "C" and the number "18."
Me Am What Me Am
Cookie Monster is eating carrots while he waits for cookies to bake when a reporter spots Cookie! Will Cookie now be called Veggie Monster? Also, celeb vocab "patience" with Zac Efron, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Nest Moving Day on Super Grover 2.0, Boardwalk Empire parody and Elmo the Musical -- Pizza. Brought to you by the letter "W" and the number "2."
A Song for the Letter "G"
The letter "G" wants Elmo and Rosita to sing a song about him, so the group comes up with the perfect song -- an upbeat ditty that has real get up and go, just like the letter "G!" Also, celeb vocab "grimace" with Ed Helms, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Guacamole. Bought to you by the letter "G" and the number "3."
Brandeis is Looking for a Job
Brandeis, the yellow Labrador, goes job hunting on Sesame Street. When Elmo sees Gina training a service dog, it gives him an idea! Could this be the job that Brandeis is looking for? Also, celeb vocab "career" with Sonia Sotomayor, Segi can Change the World, Super Grover 2.0, CSI parody and Elmo the Musical -- Airplane. Brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "9."
Don't Wake the Baby
Leela is rocking her baby niece Nila to sleep and wants quiet so that she stays asleep. Telly and Elmo proclaim themselves the Noise Patrol and vow to help keep the volume down on Sesame Street! Also, Jay Mohr learns about tools, Ricky Gervais sings to Elmo, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Circus. Brought to you by the letter "N" and the number "6."
Practice Makes Proud
When Abby uses magic to improve Elmo's basketball abilities, Elmo learns there are no shortcuts when it comes to mastering a skill. Also, Timothy Olyphant illustrates "proud," Segi sings "I Love My Hair," Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Sea Captain add to the fun. Brought to you by the letter "H" and the number "15."
Afraid of the Bark
Zoe is rattled when Barkley playfully picks up her pet rock, Rocco, in his mouth. Elmo, with the help of Gina, Bob and Grover, help Zoe get over her new fear. Also, celeb vocab "veterinarian" with Wendy Williams, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures and Elmo the Musical -- Airplane. Brought to you by the letter "I" and the number "10."
Telly the Tiebreaker
Zoe and Elmo are voting to see which song to sing, but it's a tie. They need Telly to be the tiebreaking vote, so they try to convince him which one to choose. Also, celeb vocab "vote" with Steve Carell, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures, Boardwalk Empire parody and Elmo the Musical -- President. Brought to you by the letter "Y" and the number "17."
Hat Contest
It's Who Can Wear the Most Hats on Their Head Day, where Elmo and Zoe perform math challenges to try and win. Also, celeb vocab "persistent" with David Beckham, an Ice Block Party at Super Grover 2.0, OK Go sings "Three Primary Colors" and Elmo the Musical -- Circus adds to the fun. Brought to you by the letter "M" and the number "0."
The Very End of X
Big Bird and Snuffy are hosting "The Letter of the Day Show," but when a letter they were set to introduce breaks in two, they'll have to use their powers of deduction to figure out what the mystery letter was. Also, Maya Rudolph and Elmo "brainstorm," The Voice parody, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Cowboy. Brought to you by the letter "X" and the number "1."
Sesame Street-O-Saurus
Grover, Elmo and Rosita dig in the dirt and pretend to be paleontologists. Then, they use the items they found to make a model dinosaur. Also, celeb vocab "paleontologist" with Amy Ryan, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Guacamole. Brought to you by the letter "V" and the number "12."
Abby Thinks Oscar's a Prince
Abby thinks that Oscar is a prince in disguise and that kissing him will break the spell. What's a Grouch to do? Also, celeb vocab "disguise" with Jack Black, Super Grover 2.0, Downton Abbey parody and Elmo the Musical -- Prince. Brought to you by the letter "E" and the number "4."
Finishing the Splat
Oscar's plan to create a painting so grouchy and ugly that everyone on Sesame Street will be mad is backfiring! Also, celeb vocab "splatter" with Kristen Bell, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures and Elmo the Musical -- Pizza. Brought to you by the letter "K" and the number "10."
Figure It Out Baby
There's a big concert coming to Sesame Street featuring Telly's favorite singer, LMNOP, but his entourage is missing. Will he have to cancel his show? Also, celeb vocab "amplify" with Dax Shepard, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures, High School Musical parody and Elmo the Musical -- Circus. Brought to you by the letter "F" and the number "7."
Build a Better Basket
Alan, Rosita and Elmo are preparing a basket of goodies for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandma's house, but it has to be strong enough to stand up to the Big Bad Wolf. Also, celeb vocab "reinforce" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Detective. Brought to you by the letter "L" and the number "14."
Best House of the Year
The Three Little Pigs are building a house to enter into the "Best House of the Year" contest, but it has to be strong enough to withstand the Big Bad Wolf! Also, celeb vocab "innovation" with Paula Patton, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- President. Brought to you by the letter "O" and the number "16."
Fairytale Science Fair
It's the Fairytale Science Fair on Sesame Street, and Baby Bear and Telly are reporting live! Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and the Prince, and the Three Little Pigs all have science projects. Also, celeb vocab "reporter" with Samantha Harris, game show parody, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Detective. Brought to you by the letter "Q" and the number "9."
Lifting Snuffy
Zoe has choreographed a special dance for her Sesame Street friends called "The Dance of the Six Swans" and puts everyone into pairs for the swan lift. Can his Sesame Street friends find a way to lift Snuffy like a swan? Also, celeb vocab "choreographer" with Melissa McCarthy, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Airplane. Brought to you by the letter "U" and the number "8."
Rocco's Playdate
Elmo and Zoe have an arts and craft play date, but Rocco, Zoe's pet rock, is upset that he doesn't have his own friend to play with. Also, celeb vocab "attach" with Matt Kemp, Bruno Mars sings, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Pizza. Brought to you by the letter "T" and the number "9."
Max the Magician
Max the Magician comes to Sesame Street to amaze everyone with his magic, but his tricks are really just him doing math. Also, celeb vocab "subtraction" with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Cowboy. Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "6."
Trashgiving Day
It's the grouchiest holiday of the year -- Trashgiving Day! Oscar is in charge of the parade, and he's got out-of-tune bands, flat balloons and wilted flowers -- but will the parade succeed in being grouchy enough? Also, celeb vocab "inflate" with Don Cheadle, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- President. Brought to you by the letter "J" and the number "13."
Porridge Art
Baby Bear's favorite porridge brand "Quaker Porridge" is holding a Porridge Art Contest, where contestants must create a likeness of the Quaker Duck Man made entirely out of porridge. Also, celeb vocab "sculpture" with Jon Hamm, Super Grover 2.0 and Elmo the Musical -- Athlete. Brought to you by the letter "Z" and the number "19."
Great Vibrations
Abby and Grover see that Bob is teaching a music class and decide they'd like to join. First, they'll need an instrument. Also, celeb vocab "vibrate" with Kellan Lutz, Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures, Jason Mraz sings and Elmo the Musical -- Prince. Brought to you by the letter "A" and the number "20."
Telly Gets Jealous
Telly becomes jealous of Baby Bear's pet parrot for being able to perform tricks his own pet hamster can't do! Also featuring celeb vocab "Jealous" with Charlize Theron, Dave Matthews' song with Grover, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's James Bond parody and Elmo the Musical -- Birds! Brought to you by the letter "C" and the number "7."
Don't Get Pushy
While playing school, Rosita gets so excited when volunteering that she keeps pushing Baby Bear. Baby Bear asks Gordon for help. Will his advice keep Rosita calm in the classroom? Also featuring celeb vocab "Respect" with Henry Cavill, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical -- Cowboys. Brought to you by the letter T"" and the number "12."
The Flower Show
Stinky's got stage fright, and it's preventing him from blooming. Will he be able to find a way to calm himself down in time for the flower show? Also featuring celeb vocab "Fragrance" with Troy Polamalu, Abby's Flying Fairy School and Elmo the Musical -- Detective. Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "0."
Latino Festival
There's a fiesta on Sesame Street celebrating Latin culture and language. Vamonos, amigos! Also featuring celeb vocab "Sturdy" with John Cho, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical -- Guacamole. Brought to you by the letter "V" and the number "9."
Simon Says!
Telly has to learn to relax, listen and think in order to prepare for a very important Simon Says (Peter Dinklage) competition. Also featuring celeb vocab "Relax" with Lena Headey, Sons of Anarchy parody, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's parody of Karate Kid and Elmo the Musical -- Circus. Brought to you by the letter "Z" and the number "15."
Help-O-Bots
Elmo, Telly and Rosita decide to become robots to help Chris at Hooper's store. Will the Help-O-Bots be able to help themselves from creating messes left and right? Also featuring celeb vocab "Robot" with Kunal Nayyar, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical -- President. Brought to you by the letter "R" and the number "17."
Still Life With Cookie
Cookie Monster decides to paint a picture of a cookie, but it looks so good that he decides to eat it. Can Cookie Monster control his urges so people can appreciate his art? Also featuring celeb vocab "Texture" with Josh Gad, Usher's ABCs song, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical -- Pizza. Brought to you by the letter "N" and the number "8."
Mi Amiguita Rosita
Rosita is frustrated that people don't understand her heritage, so she decides to write a book about what being Mexican means to her. Also featuring celeb vocab "Author" with Laura Graham, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.), Romeo Santos song and Elmo the Musical -- Sea Captain. Brought to you by the letter "P" and the number "2."
Leela's Cell Phone Addiction
Leela has promised to read Abby and Zoe a story, but she won't stop texting. The girls become frustrated with Leela and hide her cellphone. Also featuring celeb vocab "Furious" with Jesse Williams, Abby's Flying Fairy School, JR Martinez song and Elmo the Musical -- Airplane. Brought to you by the letter "U" and the number "13."
Firefly Show
Baby Bear and Telly are trying to catch a firefly, but it's not going so well. They'll need to problem-solve in order to find a solution and get their bug! Also featuring celeb vocab "Insect" with Jenny McCarthy, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical -- Repair Monster. Brought to you by the letter "F" and the number "16."
Count Tribute
The Count has won the Noble Prize for Counting, but he's running late to the ceremony to receive his prize. Will the Count arrive in time to receive his prize? Also featuring celeb vocab "Imposter" with Hank Azaria, Homeland parody, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's parody of Les Miserables and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "18."
Gotcha!
Sesame Street is on an episode of "Gotcha!" -- the TV show that uses hidden cameras to catch people using really bad manners. Will host Tom Bergeron be successful? Also featuring celeb vocab "Courteous" with Cobie Smulders, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's parody of Karate Kid and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "E" and the number "12."
Big Bird's Nest Sale
Big Bird accidentally knocks Radar into his nest while have a nest sale. Will Big Bird and Snuffleupagus get him back? Also featuring celeb vocab "Curly" with Neil Patrick Harris, "I Love My Hair" song, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's 007 parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter Q"" and the number "19."
The Wild Brunch
Snuffy is helping serve customers at Hooper's Store, and the first customers are a zookeeper (Audra McDonald) and three animals. Will he be able to deliver the food before the customers get too hungry? Also featuring "Stragedy" with Dwight Howard, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's The Hungry Games and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "X" and the number "16."
Rosita's Abuela Arrives
When Rosita feels awkward speaking Spanish to her grandmother in front of her friends, Maria helps her deal with her feelings and shows her how to feel proud of who she is. Also featuring celeb vocab "Translate" with Benjamin Bratt, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's Lord of the Rings parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "M" and the number "4."
Baby Bear's New Sitter
When Grandma Bear calls in sick, Gabi is enlisted to be Baby Bear and Curly Bear's new babysitter. Will Gabi be able to fill in for Grandma Bear? Also featuring celeb vocab "Fabulous" with Kim Cattrall, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "O" and the number "20."
Grandparents Celebration
Hooper's Store is having a Grandparents Celebration, and Elmo is excited to see his grandparents, but he finds out that they're stuck at the airport and will miss the party. Also featuring celeb vocab "Disappointed" with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's Life of Pi parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "2."
The Princess Story
Abby and Zoe are making up a princess story, but Rosita isn't sure how. Will Rosita be able to create a great story? Also featuring celeb vocab "Adventure" with Ginnifer Goodwin, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's Hunger Game parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "A" and the number "11."
Judy and the Beast
Judy is looking for a beast to be her friend and share adventures with. Enter Abby, who helps her choose between a lobster, a kangaroo or a horse. Which will it be? Also featuring celeb vocab "Unique" with Usher, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the musical. Brought to you by the letter "H" and the number "5."
3 Cheers for Us
Elmo, Telly and Zoe decide they want to go around Sesame Street and find people to cheer for people, but who will they cheer for? Also featuring celeb vocab "Cheer" with Billy Gardell, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "I" and the number "3."
The Pogo Games
Telly trains with a famous pogo stick coach to help him win the Pogo Games, but the most important lesson he learns is something that only he can teach himself -- confidence! Also featuring celeb vocab "Confidence" with Evan Lysacek, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Pentatonix, Cookie Monster's Les Miserables parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "W" and the number "5."
Jack's Big Jump
Jack-Be-Nimble is preparing to jump over eight candlesticks, but when he leaps, he knocks over the candles and falls. Will Jack get his jump back? Also featuring celeb vocab "Stumble" with Ricky Gervais, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "J" and the number "8."
Baby Bear Hates Wee Tee Ball
Papa Bear is excited to teach Baby Bear T-Ball, but Baby Bear would rather sketch the ball than actually hit it. Also featuring celeb vocab "Athlete" with Albert Pujols, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's Karate Kid parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "G" and the number "1."
The Wedding Planner
Wedding planners Elmo and Zoe must make sure everything is taken care of so that Rocco and Petra can be formally pronounced rock and rock! Also featuring celeb vocab "Plan" with Rutina Wesley, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's Life of Pi parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "Y" and the number "14."
Lights, Camera, Bert
Elmo and Ernie are making a movie, and they're enlisting Bert as their star. Will Bert be able to use his imagination to play the characters in the movie? Also featuring celeb vocab "Imagination" with Forest Whitaker, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Cookie Monster's Lord of the Rings parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "K" and the number "10."
Every Plant That Ever Was
Stinky questions whether he is a plant at all when he finds out that he's been excluded from a book called the "Great Big Book of Every Plant that Ever Was." Can he prove himself and be included? Also featuring celeb vocab "Absorb" with Anna Kendrick, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "L" and the number "9."
School for Chickens
Elmo spends the day at a school for chickens in this hilarious episode which teaches children how to sit still and listen in class. Super Grover 2.0's "The Balancing Act" adds to the fun with a science lesson that involves balancing chickens on an elephant.
Bert's Training Wheels
The world's longest street like you've never seen it before! Check out Sesame's all-new digital set in this episode featuring Ernie and Bert learning to ride bikes without training wheels. Enjoy new music including Elmo and actor Taye Diggs' remake of the hit song "Let's Go Driving," and Janelle Monae's original song, "The Power of Yet."
Proud to Be Me
Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o teaches children that different skin colors are beautiful. Elmo, Big Bird and Mando gather the "Sesame Street Snazzy Society" and help Segi see that being brown is awesome!
Numeric Con
Sesame Street and Super Heroes! Join the greatest number-lovers convention of the year as Elmo teaches children about math and how to be flexible at the same time. Cookie's Crumby Pictures debuts a laugh-out-loud parody "Star S'mores" in which Flan Solo must learn self-control, and Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto teaches the word "flexible."
Enthusiastic Penelope Penguin
Join Cookie Monster in the hilarious debut of the Crumby Pictures parody "Twilight: Breaking Cookie." Back on Sesame Street, Big Bird's pen pal Penelope is visiting. Elmo helps her learn how to make new friends and stay calm when she gets excited. Actress and comedian Mindy Kaling teaches the word "enthusiastic."
Fifteen's Quinceanera
Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis teaches children about the word "fiesta" in this Latin-themed episode, in which Abby Cadabby and the rest of the Sesame Street gang throw a "Quinceanera" birthday party for the Number 15.
A Bicycle Built by Two
The world's longest street like you've never seen it before! Check out Sesame's all new digital set in this episode about engineering, which features "Homeland" star Claire Danes. Also, see Murray and Luis as they use science to help them build the perfect-sized bike for their friend, Little Chicken.
Ernie's Dance Video
Ernie wants to make a music video and get the whole world to dance, but he needs Big Bird and Snuffy's help to convince Bert to join. Also included in this episode -- Grover and comedian Aziz Ansari hilariously explaining the word "ridiculous."
If Me Had That Wand
In this Halloween-themed episode, Cookie is amazed by Abby's wand and all the different kinds of cookies he could make if he took it, but decides their friendship is more important. Actor and musician Ice Cube joins the fun to explain the word "astounding," and Furry Potter and Professor Crumblemore teach children to follow directions in Cookie's Crumby Pictures.
Calm Down and Think, Elmo
Pop sensation One Direction visits Sesame Street to sing the instant classic "What Makes U So Useful." Elmo plays "Calm Down and Think," and he'll need to do just that if he wants to win a brand new bicycle horn! Cookie's Crumby Pictures presents "Nosh of the Titans," and NBA basketball star Pau Gasol explains the word "coach."
Peter Piper's Purpose
Today is Pickled Pepper Day at Hooper's Store, a day when all of the specials start with the letter "P." Peter Piper prefers something pizzazzier than pickled peppers, but when he sees how popular they are, he helps the Sesame Street gang find enough for all their friends. Also included in this episode is Cookie's Crumby Pictures hilarious parody, "Lord of the Crumbs."
Big Bird Loses His Nest
When a new bird Minnie Mynah, tries to take Big Bird's nest by claiming the bird law "finders, keepers," the Sesame Street gang take their case all the way to the Supreme Bird Court! Also included in this episode, actor and comedian Jonah Hill explains the word "empty," and Murray takes an exciting trip to the zoo.
Waiting For the Present
Cookie learns how to wait his turn in line at a New York City deli in "When Cookie Met Sally," a new Cookie's Crumby Pictures. Speaking of waiting, Rosita has to learn to wait before she can open her present from Elmo. Actor Sir Ian McKellen explains the word "resist."
Oscar's Trash Savings Plan
Oscar wants to buy a grouch instrument called a P.U. gelhorn so that he and Fluffy can play a duet, but first he'll need to find a way to save up enough trash to buy one. Grammy-award winning artist Macklemore helps Oscar in his quest for trash currency and sings his original new song "Grouch Thrift Shop."
Stinky's First Day of Preschool
Elmo's friend Stinky is nervous about his first day of preschool. Elmo reassures him that everything will be okay and helps him find ways to relax and enjoy the fun. Also included, actor and comedian Zach Braff teaches the word "anxious."
Oscar's Clean Tuxedo
Elmo is helping Leela fold clothes at the Laundromat when they realize a terrible mistake -- Oscar's dirty clothes have been cleaned! They must remember the shapes and locations of his favorite stains to recreate them. Actor and comedian Craig Robinson from "The Office" explains the word "pattern," and Cookie's Crumby Pictures features "The Hungry Games: Catching Fur."
Elmo the Grouch
Elmo doesn't feel like himself today -- he is cranky and grumpy. Oscar suggests he is becoming a grouch. Chris helps Elmo understand that no one feels happy all the time, and emotions change. This episode also includes Cookie's Crumby Pictures parody "Twilight: Breaking Cookie," and "Saturday Night Live" star Bill Hader.
Friendship Day
It's friendship day on Sesame Street, and the gang is learning about communication and forgiveness. Elmo's feelings get hurt when Zoe calls him "the worst." She tells him it doesn't mean anything, but Chris helps her understand that words matter. Actress Brittany Snow teaches the word "friend."
Chaos at Hooper's Store
When the "old woman who lives in a shoe" shows up at Mr. Hooper's Store with her 12 children, Telly and Alan must learn how to separate things into groups to keep them organized. Actress Nia Long teaches the word "divide." Cookie's Crumby Pictures presents "Nosh of the Titans."
Bert's Sign Painting Challenge
One of the world's greatest painters, Vincent Van Stop, is looking for new assistant. Bert wants the job, but first he'll have to pass a test, and that makes him nervous. Chris shows him how to stay calm and focused. Actor Terry Crews teaches the word "artist."
Papa Bear Goes to Preschool
Papa and Baby Bear have their own way of doing things when they're at home, but when Papa visits preschool for the day, he see that their rules are different. Baby Bear explains that there's a first time for everything -- even following rules. Then, Grammy award-winning artist Ed Sheeran sings, "I Live in Two Worlds."
Jack B. Nimble Can't Sit Down
Jack may be nimble, Jack may be quick, but Jack just can't sit still at the movies! Elmo must help his friend to learn how to be calm so they can enjoy their movie outing. Actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis teaches the word "nimble."
Upside-Down Nursery Rhymes
Mother Goose visits Sesame Street, and she's brought along some amazing friends -- including Grammy and Emmy-winner Tina Fey! When Big Bird helps Mother Goose write new rhymes for Little Miss Muffet and Little Jack Horner, she's so grateful that she writes one about him!
Abby Schools in Cool
Elmo and Abby discover a new website that talks all about the hottest trends. They try to follow the cool rules, but they soon realize that what's really cool is doing what makes you happy. Actress Christina Hendricks explains the word "technology," and Cookie's Crumby Pictures presents "Star S'mores."
Grover Does It All
Grover wants to have a little fun but gets frustrated when he can't do everything at once. Mando tries to show him that it's better to focus on one thing at a time. In Cookie's Crumby Pictures, the evil Bon Bon tries to destroy all healthy vegetables in "Aveggies." Actress Emmy Rossum teaches the word "focus."
Everyday Magic
Abby and Telly want to have a magical playdate, but Abby's wand is out for cleaning. When they search for magic on Sesame Street, they find that sometimes ordinary tools can do things that are just as fun. Actress Emily Blunt explains the word "explore." Cookie's Crumby Pictures parodies a dinosaur classic in "Jurassic Park."
Bedtime Story
While sleeping over Elmo's house, Abby learns how to change her bedtime routine to help her calm down before bedtime. Also featuring celeb vocab "Bedtime" with Tracee Ellis Ross, Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World-sleep. Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "10."
Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer
Along with Mucko Polo, Elmo, Abby and Oscar use their five senses to explore and search for the grouchiest things on Sesame Street. Also featuring Grover finds a pyramid and Elmo the Musical-Guacamole. Brought to you by the letter "E" and the number "6."
Grover's Street Safari
Grover takes Elmo and friends on a Sesame Street Safari, and they pretend to be all of the wild animals they see. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo the Muscial -- Cowboy. Brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "5."
Saved by the Superfoods
The Super Foods fly onto Sesame Street to help their friends try new foods, find a healthy snack and explain the importance of eating breakfast. Also featuring Orange is the New Snack parody and Elmo the Musical --Tomato. Brought to you by the letter "H" and the number "10."
Funny Farm
Elmo, Abby and Alan help Grover think like a farm animal so he can throw the perfect party for farm animals. Also featuring Super Grover 2.0 (S.T.E.M.) and Elmo's World -- Farm. Brought to you by the letter "F" and the number "3."
Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day on Sesame Street! Elmo and Abby make valentines for each other and learn about the importance of friendship. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Twilight parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "V" and the number "14."
The Best Friend Band
Elmo and Abby learn how to compromise and combine their two favorite songs, creating the "Best Friend Song." Also featuring "That's Music" song with 5th Harmony, Murray had a little lamb -- music school and Elmo's World -- Violins. Brought to you by the letter "M" and the number "5."
When Dinosaurs Walked Sesame Street
Elmo, Chris and their friends on Sesame Street have dressed up as dinosaurs. With help from Elmo's book, they learn that there are small and big dinosaurs, some dinosaurs are herbivores and some are carnivores and that Big Bird is a dinosaur! Also featuring Jurassic Cookie parody and Elmo's World -- Dinosaurs. Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "15."
What I Love About Art
Telly learns that by using his imagination and experimenting, he can make art in lots of different ways. Also featuring Murray had a little lamb and Elmo's World -- Drawing. Brought to you by the letter "A" and the number "18."
Say Thank You to Your Face Day
Elmo helps Abby, Grover and Telly figure out how to say thank you to our nose, eyes and mouth all at the same time. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World -- Noses. Brought to you by the letter "F" and the number "9."
Abby's Fairy Garden
Abby is going to teach Elmo how to garden, but a gnome takes his seeds and flower pot. Abby and Elmo need to play memory games in order to get them back. Also featuring Murray had a little lamb and Elmo's World -- Plants. Brought to you by the letter "G" and the number "17."
Elmo Steps In for Super Grover
When Super Grover's new sidekick Horatio keeps getting stuck in doorways, Elmo has to answer the distress calls. Also featuring "Everyday Hero" with Aloe Blacc, Cookie Monster's Aveggies parody and Elmo the Musical -- Superheroes. Brought to you by the letter "H" and the number "1."
The Princess Story
Rosita helps Abby and Zoe think outside the "fairy tale" box as they imagine and make up a story together. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Star Smores parody and Elmo the Musical -- Prince. Brought to you by the letter "P" and the number "4."
Enthusiastic Penelope Penguin
Chris helps Penelope, an overly excited penguin, learn how to control herself and make new friends. Also featuring "Be a Good Friend" with Gwen Stefani, Murray had a little lamb and Elmo's World -- Friends. Brought to you by the letter "F" and the number "2."
Birdie and the Beast
Big Bird makes up a fairy tale about a bird named Birdie who helps a beast learn how to be a good friend. Also featuring Elmo the Muscial -- Prince. Brought to you by the letter "F" and the number "0."
Rocco's Playdate
Elmo and Zoe use arts and crafts to help make a "friend" for Zoe's pet rock, Rocco, to play with. Also featuring Murray had a little lamb and Elmo's World -- Drawing. Brought to you by the letter "C" and the number "7."
Camping Show
Elmo and Chris go camping in the woods near Sesame Street to relax and meet some new friends. Also featuring Murray had a little lamb and Elmo's World -- Plants. Brought to you by the letter "N" and the number "16."
A Very Cookie Mother's Day
Cookie Monster wants to give his mom the perfect Mother's Day gift, but first he needs to learn how to control himself from eating it. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World -- Family. Brought to you by the letter "M" and the number "19."
Move It!
It's "Move It Day" on Sesame Street, where everyone moves their body. After spending the day just sitting and eating cookies, Cookie Monster learns that exercising and moving your body gives you lots of energy and helps you feel better. Also featuring a song with Ne-Yo, Murray had a little lamb and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "M" and the number "8."
Hooper's Lockdown
When Grover's new security gate system accidentally locks Chris out of Hooper's store, Elmo and Abby help solve math problems to open the gates in time to stop Cookie Monster from eating Alan's birthday cake. Also featuring Nick Jonas, Cookie Monster's 007 parody and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "8."
To the Moon Elmo
Rosita, Elmo and Abby pretend to be astronauts and use their imagination to go into space, and with help from Chris, they figure out which "space tool" to use to fix their ripped space ship. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Star Smores parody and Elmo's World -- Sky. Brought to you by the letter "A" and the number "10."
Chicken Thunderstorms
Elmo, Abby, Chris and Leela help to teach some chickens not to be afraid of thunderstorms. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World -- Weather. Brought to you by the letter "W" and the number "4."
Music Magic
When Elmo uses Abby's magic wand, all anyone on Sesame Street can do is sing! Also featuring "Just like Magic" with Sara Bareilles, Cookie Monster's Furry Potter parody and Elmo the Musical. Brough to you by the letter "M" and the number "20."
Abby Makes the Seasons Change
Abby makes the seasons change on Sesame Street. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World. Brought to by the letter "S" and the number "4."
BooBoo Busters
Abby and Elmo are the Boo-Boo Busters, finding friends on Sesame Street who need help making their boo-boos better. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "13."
Elmo & the Bookaneers
The Bookaneers, a band of book and reading-loving pirates led by Tina Fey, comes to Sesame Street! They invite Elmo to become a Bookaneer, and together they look for the pirates' treasure, the library. Also featuring "B is for Book" with Pharrell, Cookie Monster's Smart Cookie and Elmo's Wold. Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "1."
Bye, Bye Pacifier
Elmo helps Curly Bear come to terms with giving up her binky. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "B" and the number "12."
Mi Amiguita Rosita
Rosita is bothered by a story that doesn't resonate with her culture, so she writes her own book about things she loves: dancing, Mexican wrestling and playing with her friends. Also featuring celeb vocab in espanol with Gina Rodriguez and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the ABC's and the number "9."
Dress-Up Me Club
Prairie Dawn learns that it doesn't matter if you're a boy or girl, anyone can dress-up and play any way they want. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookie, and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "15."
Afraid of the Bark
Zoe is rattled when Barkley playfully picks up her pet rock, Rocco, in his mouth. Elmo, with the help of Gina, Bob and Grover, help Zoe get over her fear. Also featuring Murry had a little lamb and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "5."
The Good Sport
Elmo learns how to win and lose gracefully while playing Hot Potato with Abby. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Hungry Games parody and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "G" and the number "3."
Sesame Oceans
Abby turns Sesame Street into a magical ocean so Dorothy can swim anywhere she likes, but when she disappears, Elmo and Abby follow clues to find her. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Smart Cookies and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "O" and the number "6."
Don't Get Pushy
Telly is upset when Rosita pushes Baby Bear by accident because she is too excited, With the help of her friends on Sesame Street, she learns how to control herself. Also featuring Cookie Monster's Les Moussarables and Elmo the Musical. Brought to you by the letter "E" and the number "11."
School for Chickens
Elmo helps Professor Buck Awe, played by Saturday Night Live's Taran Killam, teach a class of chickens using strategies he learned in preschool. Also featuring Murray has a little lamb and Elmo's World. Brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "14."
Halloween
In this Halloween episode, the letter of the day is "H," and Elmo learns that a good imagination is the most important part of pretending.
Be Kind to Your Worm
Oscar participates in the Be Kind to Your Worm Day activities because he knows it will make his best friend Slimey happy. Guest: Gwen Stefani.
The Kindness Kid
The Kindness Kid visits Sesame Street to spread kindness, and Grover wants to be a Kindness Kid too, but every time he tries to do something kind, he fails. Chris helps Grover realize that just trying to help someone is actually being kind. Guests: Zachary Levi, Tori Kelly.
Abby Helps Clear Things Up
Abby helps Prince Charming calm down so he doesn't feel anxious at the eye doctor's office.
Super Sitters
Grover and Cookie Monster help Chris babysit and learn how to take care of a baby.
Having a Ball
When Saul the Ball is disappointed that he can't play ball with Elmo and Rosita inside the house, Elmo and Rosita help him use his imagination to play other games.
Elmo's Sweet Ride
Elmo shares his scooter with Zoe and learns how to be patient and wait for his turn while she practices and learns how to ride.
Dress Up
Abby and Elmo play dress up and pretend to be lots of different people, like bike repair assistants to help Nina fix Rosita's bike.
Snuffy's Dance
Zoe choreographs a ballet, and the dancers have to work together to figure out how to make Snuffy fly through the air. Guest: Jason Derulo.
Norbert's Birthday
Rosita, Zoe and Grover give Norbert the Robot a surprise birthday party to show how much they care about him.
Elmo Comes Clean
Elmo keeps hiding from Nina because he wants more time to play before his bath, but Ernie helps him realize that he can play in the bathtub, too.
Baby Bear Learns About Bees
Baby Bear is afraid of bees until Abby turns him and Chris into bees. Baby Bear and Chris learn just how amazing bees really are.
Big Bird's Song
Abby and Elmo help Big Bird calm down so he won't be nervous singing on the show "The Squawk." Guest: Sia.
Get Ready for Today
Elmo and Abby help Crystal the Ball come up with a morning routine so she can be ready to go out and play.
Painting with Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster learns how to control himself from eating his own paintings.
Meet Julia
While Big Bird plays with Elmo and Abby's friend Julia, he notices that she does things a little differently. Alan helps him understand that sometimes people with autism do things that might seem confusing, but Julia also does some things that he might want to try, like boing tag. Big Bird, Julia and the Sesame friends all then come together to play and sing, celebrating how everyone is special and amazing.
Make Your Garden Grow
Elmo has made sure that his apple tree has good soil, water and sunshine, but he still needs to learn how to be patient and wait for it to grow.
Bike Show With a Beat
Nina and her friends make musical instruments out of bike parts to help them make music and attract customers to her new bike shop. Guest: Little Big Town.
Counting Hats
Elmo and Zoe compete to see who can wear the most hats on their head.
House of Worm
Abby helps Turner the Worm build a place that feels like home.
Wild Animals Stop for Lunch
Snuffy helps out in Hooper's Store when zoo animals come for brunch. He has to figure out a way to remember everyone's order. Guest: Audra McDonald.
Sheep in a Jet Pack
When Ovejita flies up high after putting on a jetpack, Abby and Nina figure out how to get her back down low.
Rocking Rollie
Rosita and Zoe build their own baby-rocking machine to help rock baby Rollie's cradle so their arms won't get tired.
Elmo and Rosita's Rainbow Search
Elmo sees a rainbow and goes to show it to Rosita, but it disappears before she can see it. Rosita, who has never seen one, now becomes determined to. Guest: Ok Go.
Father's Day
It's Father's Day, and Rosita's friends help her make a video message so she can tell her dad how much she loves him. Guest: James Corden.
The Recycling Fairy
Redusa the Recycling Fairy visits Sesame Street and helps everyone recycle their old trash into something new to help keep the Earth clean and beautiful.
The Camouflage Game
Elmo, Rosita and Chris try to find six camouflaged things on Sesame Street so they can join the Camouflage Club. Guest: Kyra Sedgwick.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Elmo
Elmo doesn't give up and keeps practicing until he learns how to play the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on his piano. Guest: Fifth Harmony.
Bert and Ernie Make a Movie
Ernie and Elmo help Bert tap into his imagination as he acts out different scenes for a movie.
Big Bird's Big Move
Freddy Flapman, a real estate agent to birds, tries to convince Big Bird to migrate away from Sesame Street. Guest: Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Battle of the Chefs
Chris and Elmo help Alan compete in challenges to become the "Cast Iron Cook." Guests: Jason Schwartzman, Anthony Mackie.
Hello Rudy
Abby is excited to meet her new stepbrother, Rudy, for the first time. Rosita and Elmo help Abby look out for him so she can see Rudy as soon as he gets to Sesame Street.
Rudy Lets Loose
Abby and Rosita help watch over Grover's dogs, but Rudy scares the dogs when he tries to pet them. Rudy uses Abby's wand and turns himself into a dog so Grover's dogs will be friends with him.
Hide and Seek Rudy
Rudy uses Abby's wand to find the best hiding spot and accidentally turns himself into a banana. Abby becomes worried when she can't find him anywhere on Sesame Street.
The Four Sneezons
Grover wishes he didn't have a cold in the fall, so Rudy uses Abby's wand to change the season. Now every time Grover sneezes, the seasons keep changing.
Snazzy Society
Mando, Chris and Leela help Segi see that being brown is snazzy when she becomes upset after reading a book about her favorite character. Guest: Lupita Nyong'o.
A Very Sesame Street Thanksgiving
Elmo, Big Bird, Rosita, Alan, Julia, Nina and the rest of the neighborhood gather to appreciate all the traditions, cultures and delicious foods their community has to offer.
Cinderella's Slippery Slippers
Cinderella doesn't want to open her new shoe store and be a princess anymore, she just wants to play. She meets Rosita who would love to play with her, but Cinderella's fancy shoes make it difficult. Rosita suggests that she get a pair of sneakers like hers from the new shoe store. Now wearing her new sneakers, Rosita helps Cinderella realize that she can be a princess and play. The best part of the day was becoming friends with Rosita.
Elmo's Nursery Rhyme
Mother Goose (Kate McKinnon) tries to write a nursery rhyme for Elmo, but she doesn't know anything about him. It's up to his friend Abby to show her some of the things that make Elmo special.
Rapunzel Gets a Haircut
Abby and Elmo help Rapunzel figure out how to keep her hair from getting in the way so she can be what she really wants to be: a gymnast.
Martian Mission
Martians have landed on Sesame Street to find out what Earth people are like. Elmo shows them around and helps them learn that people come in lots of sizes, their skin comes in lots of colors and people speak lots of languages. The Martians also learn that even though there are many kinds of people, anyone can be friends!
Clothing Drive
Rudy's favorite sweater doesn't fit him anymore, so Nina suggests having a clothing drive in the neighborhood. Everyone can give clothes that they don't need anymore to the people who do need them. Rudy's sweater goes to a little girl who is very excited to wear it.
M Is for Missing
The letter "M" goes missing from everywhere around Sesame Street, and it's up to Nina and the gang to find it.
Abby's Sock Solution
Abby tries to help Chris after he loses a sock while doing laundry, but her efforts create chaos when she conjures up dancing socks.
Our Family's Way
Abby's family is having dinner at Elmo's house. They find out that even though their families do things differently, everybody had fun working together to get dinner ready.
The Last Straw
Bert can't fall asleep because Ernie is making too much noise. Bert becomes angry and leaves with his bed in search of quiet place to nap. While they are apart, Bert and Ernie think about what they did and how it made the other feel. They apologize to each other and learn that even though they had a fight, they can still be friends.
Kitty Kindness
There's a lost kitten on Sesame Street. While Chris and Elmo put up signs to try and find its owner, Grover and Cookie Monster help look after it and learn how to take care of a kitten.
Hair Training
Gabrielle and Prairie think they can't dance together because their hair doesn't move the same way, but Nina helps them realize it would be cool to just let their hair do what it wants to do. Then, Elmo and Big Bird join their dance and let their fur and feathers do what they want to do. It's more fun to dance together.
Book Worming
Elmo's friend Zuzu is visiting Sesame Street from South Africa. After reading all about her home in the Book Nook, Elmo and Alan throw Zuzu a welcome party with South African food, music and traditional clothing. At the party, Zuzu says she read up on Sesame Street, too.
Chinese New Year
It's Chinese New Year on Sesame Street! To learn how some people celebrate the holiday in China and around the world, Nina helps Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and Grover build their own dragon costume. (Guest: John Legend)
Chamki Visits Sesame Street
Big Bird is getting ready for a visit from Chamki, his pen pal from India. Grover, Elmo, Rosita and Cookie Monster build a giant bird feeder to help her feel comfortable on Sesame Street. When she gets there, the gang finds out that even though she and Big Bird have a lot in common, she's not a bird at all!
Street Food
Lily, a four-year-old tiger cub from China, joins Chamki, Zuzu and all their new friends for an international food festival on Sesame Street, and they learn about traditional dishes from Japan, South Africa, India and China. Rudy is reluctant to try the unfamiliar foods but is pleasantly surprised when Elmo, Abby and Chris encourage him to taste a few. Guest: Padma Lakshmi.
Crafty Friends
Elmo helps Zoe find just the right play date for Zoe's pet rock, Rocco.
It's Dance Your Favorite Dance Day
It's Dance Your Favorite Dance Day on Sesame Street. Nina, who knows lots of dances from around the world, teaches everyone the moves to their favorite dances.
Me Am Cookie Monster
With rumors swirling that he is a Veggie Monster, Cookie Monster must defend his identity.
Elmo's Butterfly Friend
Elmo and Telly learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly through metamorphosis.
Shape Hunt
Everyone on Sesame Street is getting ready to play Shape Hunt. Both teams get a list of shapes and have to look closely around the street to find them. When the teams have difficulty finding shapes on their list, Julia helps by finding them in places no one else thought of.
The Helpful Cloud
Elmo and Grover help Floatie the Cloud try to find a job on Sesame Street. Chris helps Floatie realize that she already has a very important job: being a cloud in the sky, bringing rain to help plants and flowers grow and giving shade to keep everyone cool on hot sunny days. (Guest: Ellie Goulding).
The Happy To Be Me Club
Big Bird feels bad about himself after being teased, but Abby reminds him that he is special.
My Rhaki Family
Telly and Zoe help Leela celebrate the Indian holiday Rakhi. (Guest: John Legend).
The Wheel Deal
Nina cleans out the bike shop, and Oscar wants everything for his trash collection. The Three Pigs Movers figure out how to use wheels to help them move the heavy stuff to Oscar's can.
Grandparents' Day
Hooper's Store is throwing a special party for kids and their grandparents!
The New Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald's animals don't want to sing their song anymore because it's always sung the same way. Nina and the gang figure out how they could sing the song in a fun new way. Guest: Pentatonix.
Oscar the Kind
Oscar gets sick, and instead of feeling grouchy he feels "kind." He shows Elmo and Baby Bear how easy and fun it is to be kind to others. Guest: Tori Kelly.
Elmo and Abby's Bubble Fun
Elmo and Abby test bubble mixtures and learn that a bubble has the colors of the rainbow.
The Golden Triangle
Telly turns into Texas Telly, the explorer in search of the rarest, most beautiful triangle of all.
Fido the Frog
Chris, Elmo and Abby help Fido feel proud that he's a frog and find the right habitat to live in.
Abby and Zoe Love Karate
Nina teaches Abby and Zoe all about karate. After learning how to practice and focus, Abby and Zoe are able to kick a ball off a stand with a special karate kick.
Rosita and Elmo Teach Yoga
Telly practices balancing his weight during yoga class.
Surfin' Sesame Street
When Alan can't go on vacation, Elmo, Grover and Chris surprise him by bringing the beach to Sesame Street!
The Count's Counting Error
When the Count makes a counting mistake, he makes sure it never happens again by trying to find another job, but soon finds out that many other jobs include counting, too. Guest star: Laurie Hernandez.
When You're a Vet
Abby and Elmo play veterinarians. By using their eyes, ears and hands, Abby and Elmo figure out what's wrong with their pretend patients and help them feel better. Guest: Tiffany Haddish.
Picture This
Alan gives Elmo, Rosita and Abby his old cameras to play with and suggests that they can be photographers for the day. So Abby, Rosita and Elmo go around Sesame Street taking pictures of things like sports and fashion, while also learning how to use their cameras.
Hey! Sesame Street News
Cookie Monster is a journalist for Abby and Big Bird's newspaper "Hey! Sesame Street News!" He solves the mystery of Chris' missing belt buckle by asking the five "W" questions: who, what, where, when and why. Guest star: Keegan-Michael Key.
So You Think You Can Choreograph
Elmo and his friends are making a music video. When they ask Zoe to be the choreographer, she comes up with the perfect dance and teaches everyone the moves.
Elmo's Factory
Elmo has a lot of anything holders to make, so Chris helps Elmo put together his own factory. Elmo's friends work as a team and each take on a different job to help make the anything holders more quickly.
Math Magic
Max the Magician amazes Rosita, Big Bird and Elmo with his magical, mathematical tricks.
New Year's Eve on Sesame Street
It's New Year's Eve on Sesame Street. Rosita and Telly try to help Elmo stay awake until the new year so that he can celebrate with his friends.
Play Time
Nina, Elmo, Abby, Big Bird and Chris put on a play about Little Miss Muffet. With the actor, narrator, costume designer and set designer jobs already planned out, Nina helps Big Bird find his role as playwright when he comes up with the idea of changing the ending to the story.
Bath Time for Blanky
Abby brings Rudy to the laundromat to wash his stinky blanky. Grover is the new laundromat attendant, but he doesn't know how to use the machines. Luckily, Chris brings in his dirty clothes too and shows them all how to use a washing machine and dryer.
Astronaut Elmo
Rosita, Elmo and Abby pretend to be astronauts and use their imaginations to go into space. With help from Chris, they figure out which "space tool" to use to fix their ripped spaceship.
Honk If You Love Libraries
Librarian Grover helps Nina and Elmo find the books they need while looking through the different sections of the library.
Elmo's Happy Little Train
Elmo, Rosita and Zoe play train and pretend to be the driver, conductor and passenger. They make up an adventure so that Oscar can play, too.
The Big Pretend Band
Bert learns how to use his imagination and pretend-play a saxophone so that he can join his friends in their pretend band and play in a concert.
Sesame Friendship
Big Bird is building a tall block castle, but it accidentally gets knocked down. Big Bird thinks Snuffy did it and doesn't let him explain. Alan and Nina help them learn to stand up for themselves, listen to each other and apologize.
Rudy Rides the Bus
Elmo and Rudy play bus driver and bus monitor, driving a homemade bus and helping their friends get around Sesame Street.
Mechanics in Space
Rudy is pretending to be a space alien from another planet. When his space ship won't start, Abby and Elmo play mechanics. They figure out what the problem is and fix Rudy's space ship.
Fixing X
Big Bird and Snuffy are the hosts of "The Letter of the Day Show" on Sesame Street and learn all about how the letter "X" can come at the end of a word.
Elmo Goes to Chicken School
Elmo helps Professor Buck Awe teach a class of chickens using strategies he learned in preschool. Guest: Andy Grammer.
Walking the Dog
Elmo wants to be a dog walker just like Dog Walker Grover. His friends help him practice by pretending to be different kinds of dogs.
Elmo the Engineer
Elmo and his dad become engineers as they design a "toy putter awayer" to help Elmo put away his toys.
Julia's Haircut
Elmo, Abby and Alan play hair salon and pretend to be hair stylists to help Julia feel less scared about getting a haircut.
Dinosaur in the Laundromat
There's a strange noise on Sesame Street that Rudy, Zoe and Rosita keep hearing. To find out what's making this noise, they become scientists and observe, ask questions and investigate. Guest: Bill Nye.
Earth Day
It's Earth Day on Sesame Street! Rudy learns to be kind to the Earth after he sees what it would be like if everyone acted like him and threw their trash on the street.
Four Furry Superheroes
Telly, Abby and Elmo want to pretend to be their favorite superheroes, "The Furry Four."
Welcome to Sesame Hospital
Rosita, Abby and Telly play hospital and pretend to be a doctor, nurse and x-ray technician. Chris pretends to be their patient, and they help heal his funny bone.
Wild Adventure on Sesame Street
"Wild Nature Survivor Guy" tries to survive out in the wilds of Sesame Street.
Little Bo Peep Lost Her Cow
Little Bo Peep has lost her ... cow. Telly and Elmo, the Cowmonster Pair, are on the case!
How to Build a Dinosaur
Grover, Elmo and Rosita are imagining that they are paleontologists, a scientist who digs through dirt and stones to find fossils.
Oscar Uncanned
Someone has taken Oscar's trash can! With Abby and Rudy's help, Oscar finds out that it was a sanitation worker who took his trash can.
Counting Critters
Bert and Ernie are animal-sitting six animals, but the animals sneak outside onto Sesame Street. Bert and Ernie ask Alan and Elmo for their help to make sure they find all six animals.
Grocery Games
To make food shopping more fun, Alan turns it into a game. Elmo, Abby and Cookie Monster need to find three foods that start with the letter "C" from different sections of the grocery store. Can they get the food in Alan's cart before he finishes checking out?
Baby Bear's Just Right Cafe
Baby Bear, Elmo and Abby play restaurant. Baby Bear pretends to be a chef and cooks the food, Elmo pretends to be the host and seats the guest, and Abby pretends to be a server and brings the food. Goldilocks is their first guest, and she'll decide if everything is "just right."
Camp Grover
Elmo tells his friends that he's going to go to summer camp, but he's never been to camp before. They pretend to go to Camp Grover for the day and learn all about the fun things that can happen.
Slimey at the Car Race
Slimey participates in the Squirmadega car race.
Cookie Monster's Museum Mystery
A brand-new museum has opened on Sesame Street -- the Museum of Modern Cookie! Cookie Monster, Elmo and Chris are very excited to check it out. While walking around the museum, the paintings suddenly begin to disappear and the museum guards think Cookie Monster stole them. With Abby's help, Cookie Monster, Elmo and Chris catch who really was taking the cookie art.
Big Bird Across America
Big Bird wants to visit Cousin Bird in California, but he lives to too far for Big Bird to walk. Nina offers to take Big Bird on a road trip to visit Cousin Bird. Nina explains that they can even stop in different parts of the country to meet new friends and learn more about where they live. When Nina and Big Bird are packed and ready to go, Elmo mentions that he's going to miss Big Bird. Nina then comes up with an idea of calling Elmo while they're traveling so that he can still see Big Bird and meet new friends too. (Guest: Dave Grohl).
The Great Sesame Street Cake Off
Cookie Monster and Gonger team up against Grover and Alan in a competition to try to make the very best birthday cake for Nina. Elmo and Rosita come up with the idea that everyone should work together, combining one team's frosting and the other team's cake to make Nina a great birthday cake. (Guest: Michael Che).
Pigs for Another Day
After the three little pigs catch a cold, Grover, Rosita and Cookie Monster become "Pigs for a Day." They make a couple of mistakes, but they keep trying until they build the right-sized doghouse for Chris' friend.
Getting Dressed, Not Stressed
Elmo wants to play with his friends in the snow, but he gets frustrated when trying to get dressed. With help from his friend Jacket, Elmo remembers to take a deep breath and keep trying until he does it and gets dressed in his winter clothes.
A Dog and a Song
When Elmo and Abby can't find a band for their friend Mick to sing in, they come up with the idea of making their own band. The music sounds just right for him. (Guest: Charlie Puth).
Game Day on Sesame Street
Sesame Street has turned into a giant board game called "Sesame Stoplight," and Elmo, Abby and Rudy are ready to play. When feeling frustrated during the game, they learn to stop and take a deep breath, think of a plan to solve the problem and then go try their plan. By working together and not giving up, they complete the challenges and win the game.
Grouch University
Sesame Street friends become part of Oscar's experiments when he enrolls in an online class to get his degree in Grouch Science. (Guest: Maren Morris).
A Recipe for Dance
Chris and Rudy have trouble learning the dance moves in Nina's dance class, so they sneak out and leave. They realize that they shouldn't give up, so they practice and work together to learn the dance pattern and go back to join dance class.
Humpty Dumpty's Football Dream
When Humpty Dumpty decides to join the King's Horses & Men in their annual football game, Telly tries to come up with the right protective gear to keep the Humpty from cracking.
Abby Poofs a Party
Leela and Chris are going to a party in the neighborhood, so Abby helps Leela get dressed for the party ... even if she doesn't need it.
The Great Fruit Strike
All of the fruit leave Sesame Street because they think no one likes them. Elmo, Zoe, Alan and Big Bird come up with the idea of singing songs about how much they like the fruit so the fruits will stay. (Guest: Chrissy Teigen).
Elmo's Good Luck Charm
Elmo loses his lucky baseball card before a game of tee-ball and says he can't play without it. When Abby, Alan and Rosita tell Elmo that all he needs to do is practice, Elmo learns that he can still play without his lucky card. (Guest: Chloe Kim).
New Neighbor on Sesame Street
There's a new friend on Sesame Street! Charlie just moved into the neighborhood. Her parents were in the military, so they moved around a lot. Now, Sesame Street is their new home. Elmo and Rosita show Charlie around, and she learns that Sesame Street is a place where anyone can be friends no matter who you are.
Let's Draw
Rudy feels frustrated because he made a mistake on his drawing. Alan helps Rudy calm down and encourages him to keep trying. Rudy suddenly gets an idea from his mistake, and by using his imagination, he changes his drawing.
There's a New Count in Town
Charlie is counting everything on Sesame Street, so the Count decides to leave, thinking he's not needed anymore. There's too much to count for Charlie on her own, so she asks for the Count's help. Charlie explains that she loves to count, but she could never take his place. The Count agrees to stay, and he and Charlie continuing counting together.
You Can Do It, Elmo
When Abby uses magic to improve Elmo's basketball abilities, Elmo learns there are no shortcuts when it comes to mastering a skill.
Magic Spell
The princess is under a magic sleeping spell, and the spell can only be broken if the prince writes his name on a magic tablet. Elmo and Abby help Prince Billy practice and encourages him to keep trying until he learns how to write his name all by himself.
What Floats Rocco's Boat
Elmo and Zoe try to figure out how to make Rocco the Rock float. Leela helps them experiment with different materials until they design the perfect vessel.
Comic Book Adventures
Elmo and Abby make their very own comic books, but Elmo makes a mistake drawing his story and doesn't want anyone to see it. With Chris' help, Elmo learns that he can use his imagination to change the story and make it anything he wants it to be.
Neighborhood Safari
Grover takes Elmo and friends on a Sesame Street Safari, and they pretend to be all of the wild animals they see.
The Fluffster Kerfuffle
Elmo, Rudy and Abby play superheroes with their toys, while Big Bird and Julia paint nearby. Rudy wants to play with another toy and spots Fluffster, Julia's toy, on a table. As soon as he takes Fluffster, Julia gets upset. Alan explain that Fluffster is Julia's special toy that helps her calm down, so it's not a toy she likes to share. Rudy understands how Julia feels and apologizes for taking Fluffster. Even without sharing their special toys, they all find a way to play together.
The Disappoint-O-Meter
Oscar tries to find someone who's feeling disappointed by using his new disappoint-o-meter, but he accidentally helps them feel happy again.
Zoe Breaks Her Arm
Zoe sets off at a running start for her ballet jump, but she slips and breaks her arm. When Zoey returns from the doctor, she still wants to play, but she can't find anything fun to do. Charlie, Rosita and Elmo come up with the idea of changing the words to the song "If You're Happy and You Know It" so Zoe can be part of it too, even with a broken arm. (Guest: Misty Copeland).
Dog Day Engineers
Zoe and Rosita help Nina dog-sit, but their arms get tired after continuously throwing the balls. They don't give up and keep thinking of a way to solve this problem. They figure out how to design a bike-powered ball-throwing machine they can pedal using their feet. They are two real engineers!
A Very Special Fiesta
Charlie, Grover, Rudy and Abby help Rosita and her abuela plan for a friend's fiesta. While trying to figure out what they need for the party, they try to guess who Rosita and her abuela's friend could be.
Back to Nature
Abby and Rudy want to bring nature inside Hooper's so Chris can feel like he's outside. Abby uses her mom's magic wand but makes a mistake and fills Hooper's with too many animals and plants. Abby apologizes for using her mom's wand without permission, and together with her mom, she learns how to fix her mistake without using magic.
Welcome Baby Chicks
Elmo, Abby, Bert and Ernie have to be patient and wait for baby chicks to hatch. By singing and making arts and crafts together, they learn that time can fly when you're having fun.
Searching for Letter Y
Telly, Elmo and Abby become knights and go on a quest to help an AM Letter "Y" find its purpose in life.
The Treasure of Yucky Mama
Yucky Mama's old treasure map is discovered during Oscar's spring dusting. The map shows how Sesame Street used to look 50 years ago. To find the treasure, Oscar, Elmo, Abby, Nina and Charlie use the map to find their way around Sesame Street, comparing the places that used to be on the Street to the places that are there now, and complete three grouchy challenges. (Guest: Thomas Rhett)
Making the Band
A rock star is performing on Sesame Street, but his equipment is in the wrong town. The gang helps build and design replacements so the show can go on.
Rudy Blows His First Bubble
Rudy feels frustrated that he can't blow a bubble. With help from Elmo, Alan and Rosita, Rudy realizes that he needs to breathe out instead of breathing in when blowing a bubble.
Big Bird's Fairy Tale
Big Bird makes up a fairy tale about a bird named Birdie who helps a Beast learn how to be a good friend.
Lucky's Unlucky Day
It's Lucky's first day on the job as a bulldozer. When he gets upset about making mistakes, Big Bird and Nina tell him that it's ok to make mistakes and explain that Lucky just needs to tell himself "I can do it" and try again.
Fourth of July Celebration
There's a Fourth of July celebration on Sesame Street. Elmo, Abby and Rudy try to find a birthday present for America. Alan explains that the Fourth of July is really a day for family, friends and neighbors to come together. He then comes up with the idea of doing something kind for their neighbors. So together, they pick up trash and plant in the garden. It's the perfect present for America.
Let's Go Camping
Chris and Elmo are excited to be camping in the woods! All kinds of animals join Chris and Elmo for the camp out. After Chris find the right kind of food for each animal, they all eat dinner together. Elmo and Chris they both agree they should have a sleepover like this every night!
Ramp Racers
Elmo and Rosita want to race their ping-pong balls, but the only ramp on Sesame Street is being used. This is a problem! They wonder if they can make another ramp. What if they use cardboard? Let's try! It works. With Julia's help, Elmo and Rosita didn't give up, and they built two long ramps. They all get a chance to race their ping-pong balls -- Julia, too!
Camp Out
Abby, Rudy, Elmo and Charlie are camping, and just as they're about to toast marshmallows, they suddenly disappear. This is a mystery! Together, they look and listen for clues as they wonder where their marshmallows could have gone. (Guest: Maggie Rogers)
Measuring Big Bird
Nina is measuring how tall Elmo and Rosita are with a growth chart that uses smiley faces. Big Bird wants to see how tall he is, too, but Nina is out of smiley faces. This is a problem! They try a couple of ideas and then wonder what else they can use to measure with. What if they make their own smiley faces? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they made more smiley faces to measure Big Bird. (Guest: Hailee Steinfeld)
Bye Bye Boo Boos
Boo-Boo Busters Elmo and Abby go around Sesame Street in search of friends who need help making their boo-boos feel better.
Cardboard Castle
The Queen doesn't have enough bricks to build a play castle for her daughter. This is a problem! Elmo, Cookie Monster and Rosita wonder if they can use something else instead of bricks. What if they use cardboard boxes and tubes? Let's try! It works. They didn’t give up, and they built a cardboard castle for the Queen's daughter. (Guest: Issa Rae)
Holiday at Hooper's
Happy Holidays on Sesame Street! Elmo and Baby Bear's parents are running late from their holiday concert, so they stay with Alan and Nina at Hooper's store. Elmo and Baby Bear are disappointed that they can't celebrate Christmas Eve and Hanukkah like they had planned. Alan wonders if they can make Hooper's more festive for his friends, so Elmo, Baby Bear, Nina and Alan sing carols, make latkes and create lots of holiday decorations. It's a wonderful, creative holiday celebration that helps Elmo and Baby Bear realize that the holidays are about being together with friends and family.
It's Sesame Circus
Welcome to Sesame Circus! Elmo wants to perform, but he can't think of what to do. This is a problem! Elmo wonders what amazing and exciting thing he can do for his circus act. What if he rides his tricycle down a ramp and through a hoop? Let's try! It works. With help from his friends, Elmo didn't give up, and he performed his fantastic circus act.
Return of the Fairytale Helpers
The gingerbread house from the fairytale "Hansel and Gretel" has fallen. This sounds like a job for the Fairytale Helpers! Abby zaps Chris, Elmo and Cookie Monster to Fairytale Land to fix the walls, but they fall again. This is a problem! They try a couple of ideas and then wonder what they can use to hold the walls together. What if they use frosting? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they fixed the house for Hansel and Gretel.
Sneeze a Season
Grover wishes he didn't have a fall cold, so Rudy uses Abby's wand to change the season. Now, every time Grover sneezes, the seasons change!
Huff, Puff and Away!
After Chris reads the story of the "Three Little Pigs," Elmo wonders if they can change it so the wolf isn't mean. What if the wolf brought housewarming presents to the pigs and accidentally sneezed the houses away because of allergies? Let's try! Elmo, Abby, Rosita and Chris act out their new story, where the Big Kind Wolf becomes friends with the three little pigs, and they all live happily ever after.
Tough Monster Race
Elmo, Abby, Grover and Nina want to make an obstacle course on Sesame Street, but they don't have anything to go over, under, around or through. This is a problem! They wonder if they can use household objects to create these obstacles. What if they use a broom to go over, a blanket to go under, pool noodles to go around and a cardboard box to go through? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they made a tough monster obstacle course.
The Waiting Game
Elmo and Rosita are feeling frustrated by the long line at Hooper's, and they don't want to wait for their turn. This is a problem! They wonder how they can stop feeling frustrated. What if Rosita and Elmo make up a game to make waiting fun? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they had fun finding things in the store and adding new rules to their waiting game.
Elmo and the Healthy Heroes
The Super Food Superheroes help Elmo and his friends try new healthy and colorful snacks. Together, they discover the importance of breakfast and how it provides the energy they need for the day.
The Counting Booth Counters
The Count leaves his booth in the hands of an excited Elmo and Abby, who learn how to count in different ways.
The Cool Tool Kid
Elmo's toy airplane gets stuck in a tree, Rosita's ball rolls under the stairs and Bert's bottle cap goes under the dryer. This is a problem! Charlie and Super Grover wonder what tool they can use to get these things for their friends. What if they use Charlie's baton as a tool? Let's try! It works. Charlie and Grover didn't give up, and they used the baton to retrieve all three items.
Glitter Jar
Nina is trying to fix a scooter, but things aren't going right, and she's feeling frustrated. Elmo and Grover wonder what they can do to help Nina calm down. What if they each make her a glitter jar? Let's try! It works. Nina uses the glitter jars to calm down and is able to fix the scooter.
Abby, Rosita and Zoe Make a Story
Rosita helps Abby and Zoe think outside the box to imagine the best fairytale ever!
Rainy Day Play
Zoe and Rosita want to draw with chalk outside, but it's raining. This is a problem! They become scientists and try a couple of ideas, and then they wonder if there's something they can use to keep them dry in the rain. What if they use art smocks? Let's try! It works. Zoe and Rosita didn't give up, and they used the art smocks to keep themselves and the sidewalk dry. Now Zoe and Rosita can draw outside.
The Bike Shop Music Band
Nina and her friends make musical instruments out of bike parts to help them make music and attract customers to her new bike stop.
Potluck Pickle
There's a potluck party on Sesame Street! Elmo, Abby, Cookie Monster and Gonger want to bring a vegetable lasagna, but they don't have all the ingredients, and the oven is broken. This is a problem! What if they get tomatoes from Abby's garden, use zucchini as the lasagna noodles and cook the veggie lasagna with Norbert's solar oven? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they cooked their veggie lasagna just in time for the potluck. (Guests: Stephen & Ayesha Curry)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Band
Elmo and Abby learn how to compromise and collaborate to make a brand-new song out of both of their favorites! (Guest: Billy Porter)
Match It!
Elmo is hosting a matching game on Sesame Street! In each round, team Julia and Sam and team Abby and Rudy have to find something that matches a sweater in different ways. They wonder if they can find something else that people wear, something that matches the sweater's color, that feels the same and that starts with the letter "S." Let's try! It works. Both teams find other things that match the sweater and everyone wins the game.
We Wonder What Happened to Snowman
On a really hot day, Abby makes a snowman to help keep her and Elmo cool. After they return from finding some decorations, their snowman has disappeared, and they wonder where it went. Let's try imagining all the fun places it might be!
Elmo and Rosita's Tallest Block Tower Ever
Elmo and Rosita are building the tallest block tower ever until they run out of blocks. They wonder if they can use something else to build with. What if they use empty oatmeal containers, cookie boxes and plastic bottles as blocks? Let's try! It works. They didn’t give up, and they used different materials to finish building the tallest block tower ever!
Teacher Appreciation Day
It’s Teacher Appreciation Day, but Elmo, Zoe and Rudy didn't make anything for their teacher, Mr. Morrisett. They wonder how to thank him. What if they give him three gifts; a special song, a card and flowers? Let's try. It works! They worked together to make Mr. Morrisett all three gifts just in time for school.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Search
Elmo, Telly and Rosita try to find the Itsy Bitsy Spider so they can sing to her while she crawls up the water spout.
Karli's Life Box
There's a new friend on Sesame Street! Karli is living with her foster parents, Mr. Clem and Ms. Dalia, until her mom can take good care of her again. Elmo and Abby are drawing pictures of their families, and they invite Karli to draw too. Karli tells Elmo and Abby that the drawing will help her remember her mom, which gives her an idea! She asks her foster parents for a box to put all of the things that remind her of her mom in one place. Elmo and Abby think having a box is a great idea, too. All three friends go off to collect things that remind them of their families, and they place everything in their very own special treasure boxes.
Abby Airlines
Elmo, Abby, Rudy and Chris want to make their own pretend plane so Rudy can see what it's like to fly in one. The airplane is almost finished, but they're missing the propeller, and they ran out of cardboard. This is a problem! They try a couple of ideas and then wonder what else they can use as a propeller. What if they borrow the spinning pinwheel from Abby's garden? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and now their plane, Abby Airlines, is ready for take-off.
A Windy Mystery
Elmo and Telly launch an investigation to figure out where their missing basketball went!
The Alphabet Scavenger Hunt
Big Bird and Snuffy are hosting the Sesame Street Alphabet Scavenger Hunt! Charlie, Elmo and Abby work together to find things that start with each letter of the alphabet. Will they finish before the timer runs out? Let's try!
Bowl With Elmo
Elmo, Abby and Rudy just got back from bowling and had so much fun that they wish the bowling alley was closer. They wonder if there's a way to bowl on Sesame Street. What if they use plastic bottles for bowling pins, pool noodles to keep the ball in lane and a squishy ball as a bowling ball? Let's try. It works! They built their own bowling alley and even got to play against another team, the T-Rexes.
Family Day
It's Family Day on Sesame Street, and family members are coming from all over to celebrate! Alan's cousin is coming from California, Nina's brother is driving over with his family, and Elmo and Abby's parents will be there, too. Big Bird thinks his Granny Bird won't be able to make it to the party, but with some help from his friends, Granny Bird surprises him just as everyone's getting ready to take a family portrait! She wouldn't miss celebrating Family Day with Big Bird. (Guest: Kelsea Ballerini)
Turtle Tunes
There's a new friend on Sesame Street, Morty the sea turtle. Morty gets sad because he moves so slowly that, by the time he gets to a playdate, everyone has gone home already. To help Morty feel better, Elmo, Nina and Rudy sing Morty songs about the many things that make sea turtles special.
Cinderella's Clockworks
Cinderella's clock is broken, but she needs to tell time for the ball! When Abby zaps Nina and Rudy into the clock, they discover that a nut holding one of the gears is loose. This is a problem! Nina, Abby and Rudy try a couple of ideas and then wonder what tool they can use to tighten the nut. Will tape do the trick? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and now Cinderella can tell the time for the ball.
Move and Groove on Sesame Street
It's Move It Day on Sesame Street, where everyone is encouraged to move their bodies. After spending most of his days sitting and eating cookies, Cookie Monster learns that exercise gives you energy and helps make you feel better!
Elmo Builds a Robot Dog
Elmo, Tamir and Alan are building a pet robot dog for Norbert the Robot. They finish putting the pieces together, but the tail is droopy. This is a problem! They wonder how they can make a happy, "waggedy" tail. What if they use a wooden paint brush so the tail can stay up and wrap it with shiny foil? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and made the robot dog's tail shiny, happy and extra "waggedy."
Elmo Mails a Letter
Elmo is mailing his first letter, but he's worried something will happen to it, so he follows mail carrier Ms. Hampton to the post office to see what happens. There, he sees how everyone's mail gets sorted to go to the right place. Elmo and Ms. Hampton make stops to deliver mail to their friends and, along the way, Elmo learns that mail carriers are everyday heroes who help us stay connected to each other.
Lunchtime Engineers
When Chris sprains his ankle, engineers Zoe, Gabrielle and Rosita want to bring him his lunch using a rope and pulley, but the rope slips off the lunch bag. This is a problem! They wonder if there's a different way to attach the lunch bag to the rope. What if they put the lunch bag in a basket and tie the rope to the basket handle? Let's try! It works. Zoe, Gabrielle and Rosita didn't give up and found a new way to get Chris his lunch.
Sesame Street Art Museum
Everyone on Sesame Street is making paintings for their own museum. Rudy wants to paint a rainbow, but he can't make the perfect purple. This is a problem! What if he mixes the red and blue paint a little bit at a time? Let's try! It works. Rudy didn't give up and made the perfect purple for his rainbow.
Bug Scouts
Bug Scouts Elmo, Abby and Cookie Monster try to help Artie the Ant carry a crumb, but it's too heavy. This is a problem! They wonder if there's another way to move the crumb. What if they break the crumb into smaller pieces so it won’t be as big and heavy? Let's try! It works. The Bug Scouts didn't give up and helped Artie carry the smaller crumb pieces up the anthill to share with his family.
Doggie Job Search
Brandeis, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is looking for a job on Sesame Street. Elmo notices Gina with a dog nearby, and Gina explains that the dog is a service dog who helps people. Brandeis thinks that would be a great job for him, so Gina trains him for a career as a service dog!
The Grouch Band
Oscar is getting ready for a virtual Grouch concert with the noisiest and most annoying instruments, but Elmo's Shaky Shake instrument isn't noisy enough. This is a problem! Elmo wonders how to make his plastic jar full of rocks noisier. What if he puts in more rocks and adds some blocks, too? Let's try! It works. Elmo didn't give up, and his instrument was noisy enough to be part of the concert.
The Letter M Mystery
Elmo and Nina realize the letter "M" has gone missing from everywhere around Sesame Street. Elmo needs the letter "M" to spell his name! It's up to Elmo and Nina, with the help of Super Grover, to find the missing letter "M."
Hike Pirates
Abby, Rudy and Freddy are going on a hike. Rudy says he's tired and wants to go home. To make their hike more fun, Freddy shows Abby and Rudy a map to find hidden treasure left by hike pirates. As they follow the map, they learn that hiking is fun exercise and that things found in nature, like rocks and a waterfall, are the treasure. The best treasure of all is spending time together as a family.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Elmo and his friends are making a Peace Tree to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They draw pictures on leaves to show how they will treat people fairly and kindly, but Elmo doesn't know what to draw. With Tamir's help, Elmo draws a heart because he's the kindest monster. The Peace Tree is now filled with leaves, each one a promise to keep and follow Dr. King's wish to be fair, kind and loving.
Let's Play Pretend
Prairie Dawn is hosting the Dress Me Up Club. She organizes princess costumes for the girls and superheroes costumes for the boys. When Abby wants to dress up as a superhero and then a pirate, Prairie Dawn learns that it doesn't matter if you're a boy or girl ... anyone can dress-up and play any way they want.
Astro Team Alpha
Elmo, Abby and Cookie Monster are playing a space game, and they need to drive their rovers back to the rocket ship before time runs out ... but Cookie Monster gets stuck in a crater. This is a problem! They wonder if there's something they can use to get him out. What if they push dirt to make a ramp? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and worked together to complete their mission.
A Trip to the Dentist
Julia doesn't like going to the dentist, so Elmo, Charlie, Julia and Alan play "pretend dentist" with a toy alligator to help remind Julia of what happens at the dentist. After they count and clean the toy alligator's teeth, Julia goes along with Charlie to her dentist appointment. There, she sees all the cool tools dentists use and learns that dentists are helpers who help keep our teeth clean, healthy and strong.
The Hair Dance
Gabrielle and Prairie Dawn think they can't dance together because their hair doesn't move the same way, but Nina helps them realize that it would be cool to let their hair do whatever it wants to do. Elmo and Big Bird join their dance and let their fur and feathers do their own thing, too. Now dancing together is even more fun!
Let's Grow Together
Welcome to the Sesame Street community garden! Tamir has an idea: open a garden stand to share the things they grow. Alan says they can share his grandmother's recipe for pickled daikon. While Alan's friends help him make the pickled daikon, they learn more about Alan's Japanese American cultural heritage. Alan is proud to be Japanese American, and he's happy to be sharing his family's culture.
The Super Shape Heroes
Telly, Rosita and Elmo reprise their "Helper Bot" characters and use their shape-shifting abilities to help a Sesame Street visitor find missing shapes.
Rainy Day Picnic
Elmo and Abby wanted to have a picnic in Abby's garden, but it's raining. They decide to have a picnic inside, but the living room doesn't look like the garden. This is a problem! They wonder how they can make Elmo's living room look like Abby's garden. What if they make flowers, birds and bugs using craft supplies? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and Elmo and Abby enjoyed their indoor picnic.
Fort Rudy
Elmo and Rudy are having a sleepover and building a pillow fort, but they don't have a pillow big enough for the roof. This is a problem! They wonder what they can use to build a strong and sturdy roof. What if they use a blanket and weigh it down with heavy books so it doesn't fall down? Let's try! It works. Elmo and Rudy didn't give up and built a pillow fort. Let the sleepover begin!
Gingerbread Man
Cookie Monster makes a gingerbread man following a storybook recipe, but he comes alive and runs away. He's too fast to catch. This is a problem! They wonder if there's a something they can put under the net to catch him. What if they put a glass of milk under the net? Let's try! It works! Cookie Monster and Elmo ask to be friends with the gingerbread man, and they all play together.
Friendship Celebration
It's a friendship celebration on Sesame Street! Elmo and Zoe are practicing a dance for the celebration, but Zoe gets frustrated with Elmo for struggling to learn the dance moves. Zoe learns to be careful with the words she uses after hurting Elmo's feelings over their friendship dance.
A Home for Gecko
Elmo, Abby and Chris are helping Zoe make a habitat for her new pet gecko, Gary. They fill a terrarium with soil, moss, rocks and branches but are missing a hiding place to keep Gary cool. This is a problem! They wonder what they can use for Gary's hiding spot. What if they use an empty yogurt cup? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and made the perfect hiding spot for Gary's new home.
Kind Alan
Elmo, Rosita and Julia are disappointed that plans changed, and they can't have story time with Alan right now. To pass the time, they paint pictures of all the kind things Alan has done for them, like giving them snacks, playing with them and reading them books. They come up with the idea of putting the paintings together to make their own book and then tell their new story to Alan.
Sesame Street Sitters
Grover and Cookie Monster help Chris babysit. Chris teaches them how to take care of a baby by learning how babies communicate when they are hungry or need a nap.
Sesame Street Goes to the Farm
Elmo, Rosita, Bert and Ernie are visiting a farm today! Farmer Todd takes them on a tour and tells them all about the chickens, goats, cows and other animals that live on the farm as well as the tractors and other machines that help farmers do all kinds of jobs, like growing strawberries, blueberries and apples.
The Missing Goat Mystery
Elmo, Rosita and Grover are at the farm today! While they help Farmer Todd take care of goats, they find out that one of the goats, Kudzu, is missing. This is a problem! They help Farmer Todd by looking for clues, following hoof prints and listening closely for bleating sounds until they find Kudzu at the orchard munching on an apple.
The Pie Caper
Elmo and Abby are visiting the farm today and just helped Farmer Todd make a pie. They wait for the pie to cool and help Farmer Todd with some chores. When they return, they see that their special treat is gone. Someone has eaten their pie! Elmo and Abby become detectives and look for clues to figure out that Cookie Monster ate their pie.
Haymobile
Elmo and Abby are helping Farmer Todd feed the cows. They need the tractor to carry the heavy hay, but the tractor is broken. This is a problem! They wonder if there's another way to bring the heavy hay to the cows. What if they use something with wheels, like the wagon, and pull the wagon together to move the hay? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they brought the hay to feed the cows.
Chickens on the Farm
Big Bird is visiting his chicken friend, Lottie, at the farm. Lottie hasn't been able to lay an egg because the nesting box isn't comfy and cozy. This is a problem! Big Bird wonders if there's something they can use to make the nesting box comfier and cozier. What if they use hay? Let's try! It works. Big Bird makes the nesting box comfier for Lottie. It's so comfy that Lottie lays an egg!
Fairy Tale Haircut
It's story time, but Rapunzel is missing from the storybook! Abby poofs Elmo and herself into the storybook to find Rapunzel stuck in a sea of her own hair. Abby and Elmo help Rapunzel figure out how to keep her hair from getting in the way so she can be what she really wants to be: a gymnast.
The Great Home Carnival
It's raining, and Elmo, Abby and Rudy can't go to the carnival anymore. This is a problem! They wonder if they can make their own carnival games with things at home. What if they use paper for a memory game, rolled-up socks for a toss game and empty boxes for pretend rollercoaster cars? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and they made their favorite carnival games at home.
Backyard Pizza Parlor
It's Friday, and that means Abby and Rudy are going to Crusty Charlie's. When Daddy Freddy gets home, he tells them that they won't be able to go for a while because they have to make choices and buy things they need. They can still have pizza at home! To make it more fun, they pretend that they're at Crusty Charlie's -- singing songs, playing games and taking turns being servers.
Elmo's Number Adventure
A number convention comes to Sesame Street, and Elmo helps solve problems using math.
Goldilocks and the Three Homes
Elmo, Abby, Baby Bear and Chris go to Fairy Tale Land to build a home for Goldilocks. They wonder if they can build a home for Goldilocks that's just right. What if they use a tape measure to measure her so the home isn't too big or too small? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and built a home that's just right for Goldilocks.
Hubert the Human Cannonball
Elmo and friends must help Hubert the Human Cannonball fly exactly nine feet across Sesame Street. Will Hubert make it into his bucket of blue gelatin?
Family Recipe
It's family picnic day! Elmo is at the park with Mia and her dad, Frank. They're making Mia's family pasta salad, but they can't remember the secret ingredient. After a couple of guesses from friends, Mia's papi Dave finally arrives at the picnic and reminds them that the secret ingredient is family. On their family picnic, all that mattered was that they were all together.
Community Mural
Friends on Sesame Street are painting a mural to celebrate the people in their neighborhood. Tamir, Ji-Young and Abby have a hard time finding a paint color that is the same color as their skin and fur, but Nina shows them how to mix paint to create a beautiful color that looks just like them. Everyone works together to make the mural special, showing that we may be different on the outside, but we're all friends on Sesame Street.
Sesame Street Super Heroes
When she, Elmo and Abby are playing superheroes, Rosita introduces Super Carga, or "super charge" in Spanish, who can turn on everyone's superpowers with a special catchphrase. Abby and Elmo want to be Super Carga but have a hard time saying the catchphrase, so they suggest Rosita play her instead. When Mia joins them, she and Rosita help Abby pronounce Super Carga's catchphrase, "a lo maximo." Now, the superheroes are ready to play!
Kind Rudy
Elmo and Rudy are helping Abby out in the garden because she hurt her wrist, and Rudy wonders how else he can help, too. What if he holds the door for Chris, who is holding the bag of soil, waters the flowers, cleans up paint left out at the community center and makes a get well card for Abby's wrist? Just because some things are done doesn't mean you can't help. There are so many ways to be kind!
The Great Corn Festival
Welcome to the Sesame Street Corn Party, where every family brings a special food made from corn. Rosita brings pineapple tamales from a special recipe she makes with her abuela. Together, everyone learns about the many ways corn is used, and that by sharing special foods, they are sharing something special about themselves.
Jobs Day
It's Jobs Day on Sesame Street! Elmo and his friends are learning about jobs they might be interested in when they grow up, but Gabrielle doesn't know what she wants to do yet! When she offers to take Tango to her checkup, Gabrielle meets a veterinarian who helps animals by making sure they are healthy and finally realizes what job she wants to do! Gabrielle also learns that if you work hard and practice, you can do anything you want.
Bert's Bike Time with Luis
After Bert's training wheels break, Luis and Ernie help their friend gain the confidence to ride his bike without them.
Happy Hair Day
Elmo and his friends are singing about something that makes each of them special: their hair! Tamir and Charlie realize one thing they both have that makes them special is their curly hair, while Elmo sings about how his red and fluffy fur is something that makes him special. Then, Prairie Dawn and Mia join in, and they all sing together about how hair is part of what makes each of them special no matter how it grows.
Rudy's Favorite Sweater
When Rudy's favorite sweater no longer fits, Nina suggests having a clothing drive, so everyone in the neighborhood can donate clothes that they don't need to those who do. Later, Rudy's sweater goes to a little girl who is very excited to wear it!
How to Catch a Robot Dog
Norbert's robot dog, Alfred, is making odd sounds and not following directions. Elmo and Tamir need to push Alfred's reset button, but he keeps running away. After a toy ball and doggie treats don't work, they wonder what else could be used to catch Alfred. What if they make a fishing pole with a magnet? Magnets attract and stick to metal, and Alfred is made of metal! Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and caught Alfred to make him sound like himself again.
Big Bird's Happy to Be Me Club
Big Bird wants to join the Good Bird's Club, but the members turn out to be bullies who want him to change to fit in.
Gold Medal Tango
Elmo, Rosita and Chris are making a doggy obstacle course for Tango. They use boxes to make a tunnel and cones for zig-zagging. Then, they find a hula hoop for Tango to jump through, but it won't stand up. This is a problem! They wonder how to make the hoop stand up and give Tango enough room to jump through. What if they put the hoop through the slats of two chairs? Let's try! It works. They didn’t give up and made a great game for Tango to play.
Bubble Trouble
It's national bubble week! Elmo, Rosita, Zoe and Charlie are filling all of Sesame Street with bubbles to celebrate, but they are getting tired. They wonder if there's something that could make bubbles for them. What if they put bubble wands on an egg rack in front of a fan and spin it through a tub of soapy water? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and Sesame Street gets filled with bubbles thanks to their new machine!
Nani Bird Visits
Big Bird's aunt, Nani Bird, visits Sesame Street from Hawaii and shares special things with Big Bird, Elmo, Abby and Nina about Hawaiian culture. They learn how to say "aloha," which means hello and goodbye, gift the leis that they make with paper flowers and learn about hula dancing, which tells a story with hand and body movements. They thank Big Bird and Nani Bird for sharing special things their family does in Hawaii.
Family Album
Gabrielle and Tamir are making a family photo album for Grandma Nell's birthday present, but when a gust of wind blows four of their pictures away, they are joined by Elmo and Abby for a hunt to find the missing ones. During their photo hunt, they learn about melanin and that sometimes people in a family can look alike or look different, but they are still the same family.
Rockin' With Elmo and Abby
Elmo and Abby learn how to compromise and combine their two favorite songs, creating the "Best Friend Song."
Read-and-Share
Elmo, Gabrielle and Ji-Young are at an Outdoor Library sharing books about things that make them special! Ji-Young gets an idea to write her own comic book with help from her friends called "The Adventures of Ji-Young, the Electric Soccer Rocker" about a Korean-American girl who loves playing soccer and guitar -- some of the things that make her special!
Just Right
When Elmo, Mia, Charlie, James and Baby Bear are acting out the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Mia wants to play Goldilocks. When James says Mia can't because she doesn't look like Goldilocks, Nina helps him realize that the best part of acting out a story is that you can be anyone you want to be, no matter how you look. James apologizes to Mia, who thanks her friends for being upstanders with her.
Art Rocks!
Elmo, Abby and Big Bird are painting pictures in the community garden. They have smocks to keep them clean and paintbrushes but no paper. This is a problem! They try painting on leaves, but they keep ripping, and pinecones are too bumpy. They wonder if there's something stronger than leaves and smoother than pinecones to paint on. What if they use rocks? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and painted on rocks to decorate the garden for the whole community
Cinderella's New Shoes
Cinderella doesn't want to open her new shoe store and be a princess anymore ... she just wants to play. When she meets Rosita, Cinderella's fancy shoes make it difficult to play, so Rosita suggests that she get a pair of sneakers from the new shoe store. Now wearing her new sneakers, Cinderella realizes that she can be a princess and play, but the best part of the day was becoming friends with Rosita. (Guest: Lucy Liu)
Count On
Grover has a new job as a sitter for four kitties, when suddenly more show up than he can keep track of! The Count shares the "counting on" shortcut -- instead of starting all over, Grover can count on from where he left off. After using the shortcut and counting seven kitties altogether, Grover is able to count out seven bowls, one for each kitty. Grover loves this counting shortcut!
Grouch-ercise
Oscar's been feeling terrible all day, so Elmo, Abby, Grundgetta and Nina try to find different exercises to help him feel better. As they set off to tell Oscar all the exercises they came up with, they find him returning from a long, grouchy walk picking up trash. Oscar feels much better and is back to feeling good and rotten.
Monster Truckin'
Elmo and Chris are making their own monster truck jump, but they don't have a ramp. This is a problem! They wonder if there's something that could be slanted up like a triangle and used as a ramp. What if they use a pizza box lid? Let's try! Elmo and Chris didn't give up and made a ramp for the jump that the Count, Big Bird and Oscar are also able to race on.
Horsing Around
Julia and Sam are helping Elmo learn to ride a pony at a horse farm. Before riding, Elmo first learns how to greet, feed and brush a pony. When it's time to ride, Elmo feels nervous, so Julia and Sam wonder if there's something he can do to help feel calmer. What if they try belly breathing? Let's try! It works. With the help of Julia and Sam, Elmo feels better and is able to ride the pony.
Move and Groove on Sesame Street
It's Dance Your Favorite Dance Day on Sesame Street! Nina, who knows a lot of dances from around the world, teaches everyone the moves to some of their favorite.
Fans of the Fan Dance
Ji-Young uses a special kind of fan to practice buchaechum, a Korean fan dance, for her dance class. It's special to her and her family because Ji-Young's halmoni learned it when she was a kid and now they dance together. After Elmo, Zoe, Gabrielle, Charlie and Tamir join Ji-Young’s class, they learn to move like butterflies and work together to dance like the wind.
Make Music with Bob
Bob is conducting a class of kids playing different musical instruments and offers to teach Abby, but first, she needs to choose an instrument. Grover shows Abby various instruments and Bob explains how each instrument makes music by creating vibrations. Abby notices two timpani drums and chooses to play this instrument. Grover joins the class too and uses his voice as an instrument. Now they can play and sing the new song together!
Recycling Fairy to the Rescue
Redusa the Recycling Fairy visits Sesame Street and helps everyone recycle their old trash into something new to help keep the earth clean and beautiful.
The Letter C Vacation
The letter “C” is on vacation, and the other letters of the alphabet are trying to fill in. All of the things that start with the letter "C "also go missing, turning cans into fans, a cake into a rake and cups into pups. This is a problem! The other letters go find the letter "C." Once rested and ready to go, the letter "C" returns, and everyone realizes the importance of all 26 letters and the difference changing one letter can make.
Wash Day
It’s Wash Day today, a special time between Gabrielle and her Auntie Kayla. First, Auntie Kayla combs out Gabrielle's hair and puts in shampoo. Next, Auntie Kayla rinses out the shampoo with warm water and puts in conditioner to make Gabrielle's hair feel super soft. Then, a big comb detangles all the knots in Gabrielle's curls before avocado oil and leave-in conditioner make Gabrielle's hair even softer. Finally, Gabrielle picks out a special style for her hair!
Community Garden Cleanup
Welcome to the Community Garden, a place where everyone can come together and grow their own flowers, fruits and vegetables. After Tamir and Alan show Elmo the herbs and vegetables they are growing, a windstorm blows everything down. Tamir and Elmo feel sad and decide to ask their friends to help clean up the garden together, because after all, the community garden belongs to everyone.
Love Makes a Family
It's Family Day on Sesame Street, and family members are coming from all over to celebrate! Alan's cousin is coming from California, Nina's brother is driving over with his family, and Elmo and Abby's parents will be there, too. Big Bird thinks his Granny Bird won't be able to make it to the party, but with some help from his friends, Granny Bird surprises him just as everyone is getting ready to take a family portrait! She wouldn't miss celebrating Family Day with Big Bird. (Guest: Kelsea Ballerini)
Gabrielle's Amazing Maze
Elmo, Abby and Cookie Monster are helping Gabrielle build a maze for her class pet hamster, Peanut Butter. They start with an empty box but don't have anything to use for the walls. This is a problem! They wonder if they have a lot of something strong. What if they tape cardboard into the box? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up, and Peanut Butter had the best time ever.
Grandparents' Day
It's Grandparents' Day on Sesame Street! Everyone is coming together to celebrate with a cookout. Gabrielle and her Grandma Nell are making their family's world-famous Grandpa ZZ'’s Triple Cheesy Macareenie. The best part about making it is being able to cook together as a family, and just as Grandma Nell made it with her grandpa, Gabrielle and Tamir get to make it with her every year for Grandparents' Day.
Ramp and Roll
Elmo and Rosita want to race their ping-pong balls, but the only ramp on Sesame Street is being used. This is a problem! They wonder if they can make another ramp. What if they use cardboard? Let's try! It works. With Julia's help, Elmo and Rosita didn't give up, and they built two long ramps. They all get a chance to race their ping-pong balls --Julia, too!
Sesame Street Submarine
Elmo, Rosita and Rudy are making a submarine! They use cardboard boxes to build their submarine, but it's not big enough to fit all three of them. This is a problem! They wonder if there's something big enough that's not too heavy. What if they combine two boxes to make a giant one? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and added windows, propellers and rudders to their submarine to explore the ocean using their imagination.