Sesame Street
"Kindness is in the air."
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Season 17 Episodes
Big Bird reveals to Snuffy that something special is going to happen today: all his grown-up friends will finally get to…
In the early morning, Snuffy stops by Big Bird's nest, unable to sleep from the thrill of meeting everyone yesterday. A …
Snuffy wants to introduce Big Bird, Maria, Bob, Luis and Gordon to his new friend, but isn't sure how to do it since he …
Gordon is sitting on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street and reminisces with the viewer about a time where he waited all day …
Telly Monster speaks in whispers as Gordon is asleep nearby in the yard, having stayed up late grading papers. The two w…
Bob comes across Oscar's trash can, which has now been converted into an ice creamery. Oscar advertises his nine differe…
Snuffleupagus wrote his name today in Snufflegarden, but because he writes so big, he had to use four cards. He shows th…
Telly goes to Hooper's Store, but finds the door is locked and the glass from the window is missing. He calls David over…
The Honkers are in deep honk conversation when they notice the viewer and start honking even more and waving. Olivia com…
After an encounter with Forgetful Jones, Maria imagines what it would be like to be just as forgetful as he is. Back in …
Bob plays “Pop Goes the Weasel” with two kids and Forgetful Jones, who plays the cymbals off-cue. Bob instructs him to p…
As Olivia rushes to work, she bumps into Bob and his friend, who Olivia shows signs of interest in. When they pass Oscar…
Oscar acts like a pirate in preparation for a bout of sailing with his pet elephants. Their ship, the S. Discontented, f…
Bob and Luis encounter Oscar training some live dogs in his Grouch dog training school; he’s training them to disobey hi…
The Count tells the viewer that today, they're going to learn to count grown-ups. He calls over Bob, Susan, Maria, David…
The cast prepares the street for a special occasion, decorating with a large banner, balloons and food. Forgetful Jones …
Susan, Olivia, David, and Bob prepare to have a picnic in the park for an outdoor concert. Grundgetta brings them someth…
Bob finds Oscar typing away in his trash can. Oscar, wearing a writer's outfit, tells him that he's working on a play ab…
Telly Monster and Big Bird are fighting over who gets to read a book in Big Bird's nest, tugging on each end until it te…
On Ask Oscar, Telly reads a letter asking about the importance of listening. Oscar drives Telly crazy by blatantly payin…
Luis gives Telly Monster a plan on how to get Oscar the Grouch to help show one of today's letters - R. Telly loudly beg…
Maria welcomes the viewer, then encounters Big Bird teaching a baby Honker to honk the alphabet. Big Bird recites it one…
Slimey has had a long day of activity, so Oscar weighs him on a scale. David notes that Slimey weighs 4 ounces, which is…
At today's Grouchketeer meeting, Oscar presents a lesson on the letter S. On his Grouch computer, he's loaded a program …
Snuffleupagus shows Big Bird his outfit for a pageant about the alphabet at Snufflegarden, where he's playing the letter…
Piri wants to ask David for a part-time job at Hooper's Store. Oscar demonstrates how he should make the ask, with Telly…
Big Bird and Snuffy declare today as "Best Friends Day," and plan to celebrate together with a picnic in the park. Big B…
Everybody on Sesame Street prepares for Miles' arrival in their own ways. A deliveryman drops off extra diapers and baby…
Susan and Gordon welcome the viewer to Sesame Street, and explain their process of baby-proofing the apartment in order …
Susan's parents arrive from Michigan to see Miles. They are eager to see their grandson for the first time, but he is fi…
While Oscar and Susan argue over the placement of Oscar's piano positioned in front of his trash can, along comes Mrs. T…
"Explorer Jones" and the kids pretend to be explorers. They're looking for the alphabet, but Forgetful doesn't know what…
At the crack of dawn, Ferlinghetti Donizetti drums a rhyme in the yard waking everyone up in the neighborhood. Big Bird …
Bob walks outside of his apartment and greets the viewer. He's just happened to receive his mail, and decides to go thro…
Gordon asks Piri, Big Bird, and Mr. Snuffleupagus to watch Miles while he goes to get his dry cleaning. Big Bird and Snu…
The Count recruits Maria to help him in "Counting Toes." Simon Soundman brings his vacuum cleaner to the Fix-It Shop and…
It has just finished raining on Sesame Street, and Telly finds himself admiring the pitcher of rainwater he just collect…
Oscar hands Telly Monster the sheet music for his new song, "Q is for Quick," accompanied by his pet elephants. Telly si…
Telly Monster and a few kids hear some unique vocalizing; sounds they've never heard before on Sesame Street. They appro…
Big Bird, an Anything Muppet kid (Pam Arciero), Desiree, Elmo, and Gladys the Cow welcome the viewer one word at a time.…
Telly, while helping Luis at the Fix-it Shop, asks him when lunch will be. When he realizes they're both hungry Telly pa…
Forgetful Jones explains to Maria that he’s labeled all his body parts so he won’t forget them, but she points out that …
Big Bird greets David at the door of Hooper's Store and says he can't tell him anything about the surprise waiting for h…
Oscar the Grouch loves the early morning because there are a multitude of sounds he gets to enjoy (such as garbage truck…
Snuffleupagus wants to play football with Slimey, but Oscar thinks the size difference will make the game unfair to Slim…
Big Bird observes Uncle Wally and the kids as they prepare to climb up a mountain. They check to see if they have all of…
At Hooper's Store David greets Jiffy the turtle, who comes in for breakfast. Jiffy speaks very slowly, so David makes su…
David has been looking after a potted plant for his friend and is on his way to return it. On his way there, he hears ar…
Maria and Luis welcome the viewer in Spanish, then Big Bird - or rather, "The Amazing Birdford," greets them. Big Bird h…
Luis, Piri, Grace, and Gordon are gathered to get a group photo with Miles. Olivia, operating the camera, gets them all …
Elmo greets the viewer, as do the kids nearby. Elmo wants Barkley to say "hello" too, but Barkley's manner of saying hel…
Oscar hosts "Real Grouches," the show that showcases talented Grouches from around the world. First, Romeo Scuggs shows …
Biff supervises as Sully drills the sidewalk outside 123 Sesame Street. Gordon comes to the window, begging them to stop…
Maria greets the viewer, when a panicked Telly alerts her that something has happened to Desiree. Maria goes over to inv…
Big Bird and Snuffy pretend to explore Sesame Street, imagining it's their first time seeing it. They observe an "umpadu…
Uncle Wally and Bob are up very early to go jogging with Gordon. Bob remains groggy and falls asleep standing up as Wall…
Maria, Gordon, and the kids see Forgetful Jones has a new, large hat. He was given it by Clementine, claiming it would b…
Bob and Big Bird are just about to go to the movies when Bob takes notice of Big Bird's clever note for Snuffy. Big Bird…
Big Bird brings Luis a floppy disk to load on the computer in the Fix-It Shop while Snuffy looks on from outside (he cou…
Big Bird and the Birdketeers show the viewer how "You Can Be a Birdketeer." Oscar the Grouch objects following the song …
Nobel Price yells out on the street to everyone about his new invention. Maria and Luis come out of the Fix-It Shop to s…
Barkley follows Big Bird as he carries a basket over to the yard. Inside the basket is Rhymena the Rhyming Cat (Pam Arci…
Olivia discovers a door in the middle of Sesame Street with an "entrada" sign on it. Nobel Price boasts this is another …
Miss Blechman is visiting Sesame Street and pesters Luis to try and guess what she does for a living. Given her clues of…
At the Fix-it Shop, Jason watches Maria attempt to fix a clock. He offers to help but she doesn’t think he could help he…
The Grouchketeers fish in Oscar's trash can, and Oscar tells them they'll be getting clues on their lines for what they …
Luis and Maria go about their business at the Fix-It Shop when they hear a loud tune blaring. In comes Leo the Party Mon…
Telly asks Gordon if he spends too much time worrying. Gordon assures him that he just happens to feel one feeling very …
At night, Maria, Olivia, and Bob are getting ready to go home and go to bed. While Hoots continues playing his lullaby, …
Telly prepares Elmo to welcome the viewer, but Elmo doesn't know what the word "welcome" means. Telly finds he can't des…
Big Bird has asked Gladys the Cow to help say hello to the viewer, but she balks at a cow of her talent being wasted on …
Uncle Wally and Elmo are planning an adventure to the library. At the library, Uncle Wally reads a story to the kids fro…
The Count welcomes the viewer and unveils the number 2, and then presents Snuffy as he is going to count to two. Forgetf…
Susan asks Telly to go to her car and retrieve Miles' toy from the front seat. Telly runs back and forth, asking questio…
In song, Big Bird shows Elmo the difference between "Big and Small." Bob encounters Tyler the tailor, wheeling a clothin…
Slimey enters the new worm movie theater to see Gone with the Worm. Oscar encourages him to spoil his appetite on movie …
Snuffy sets up a proscenium in the yard with help from Daniella and Naoika, and Bob tries to guess what's going on. Snuf…
Luis is swamped with work at the Fix-It Shop, and Maria is too busy reading her book - The Adventures of Captain Swashbu…
Maria is strolling along Sesame Street when she finds a "Se Habla Español" sign outside Hooper's Store. Elmo finds David…
Luis, Susan, and the kids are meeting Mrs. Honker's new baby, who doesn't have a name yet. Big Bird asks Micki to hold h…
The Count and Gordon count all the body parts on Miles, which add up to "one fine, wonderful, beautiful baby boy." Glady…
Maria welcomes the viewer from the yard, where Telly and the kids are writing their own stories today. Maria encounters …
Luis has a board with three drawings of animals on it. Luis discovers the mess in Big Bird's nest, and he decides to cle…
Bob welcomes the viewer and gives Oscar a cheerful morning greeting. Oscar is sick of the peace around him and hopes an …
At Hooper's Store, Forgetful Jones struggles to remember some important information, but he succeeds: he remembers to sa…
Snuffy greets Big Bird in the yard wearing a cap and speaking with a New Jersey accent. Snuffy has decided that since ta…
David procures 12 ping-pong balls for Telly. He asks why Telly would need so many, and Telly begins his lengthy explanat…
Big Bird walks up to Susan and the kids on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street, wanting to show them a new trick where he can…
While planning to clean out his nest, Big Bird realizes he needs to return some books to the library, so he and Snuffy w…
Bob sings "I Sing It" to the kids. Susan wearily returns home from a long day at work, ready to hit the sack early. She …
Elmo enters the Fix-It Shop where Luis is busy fixing a clock. Luis asks, "What's new?" which prompts Elmo to fetch a sh…
Maria, Elmo, and the kids find Shelley the Turtle sitting next to Oscar's trash can. Oscar is still trying to lead the t…
At dusk, Oscar shows Luis and the kids a demonstration of how the Earth revolves around the sun, using a large apple as …
Big Bird notices Gordon bouncing baby Miles on his lap in the yard when he asks Gordon to play. Gordon explains to Big B…
Mr. Snuffleupagus asks Big Bird and Elmo to watch Mr. Anteloper for him for awhile, telling them his toy really likes be…
Telly is decked out in weather gear of all kinds. As soon as Telly heads for home, it begins to snow on Bob. Sponsors: …
Maria and David stand by as Slimey reads "The Earthworm's Book of Magic. Oscar tells Linda and Bob to scram now that the…
Oscar objects to Gordon sweeping in front of his trash can. Gordon says Oscar doesn't own the sidewalk, so he won't stop…
Big Bird asks the viewer not to touch that dial and hums a game show fanfare as he announces that it's time for... Gordo…
Big Bird gets up early in the morning and encounters a sleepy Hoots the Owl who is too tired to play with Big Bird. Osca…
Oscar quizzes the Grouchketeers on opposites, namely ones that pertain to Grouches (being dirty instead of clean, loud i…
Big Bird and Elmo surprise Snuffy with an "abierto" sign on the door to Big Bird's nest. They sing "Abierto to You" to S…
Maria has just finished making a small table to give to Linda for her birthday. Telly comes by with a potted plant and a…
At the library, Telly Monster looks for a book called The Book of Trees. Micki helps him look in the section it should b…
Forgetful Jones can't remember Buster the Horse's telephone number, so Luis (taking a break from repairing the window of…
Maria welcomes the viewer as she fans herself with a magazine, upset by the extreme heat today. Oscar calls her over and…
Big Bird, taking a cue from “Ask Oscar,” sets up an information booth with a sign that reads “telephone. Mr. Snuffleupag…
Maria tells the viewer that she's going shopping downtown. Grundgetta guesses what she's going to be shopping for, which…
Telly displays a sign that reads "INFORMATION" so he can give an explanation of what the word means. Buster the Horse, D…
At nighttime, Hoots the Owl meets up with fellow jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. Wynton says that "N" begins the word "no…
Big Bird delivers detective-style narration over scenes of the street, claiming today was just like any other day. Big B…
Telly shows Maria that he's taking care of Piri's dog Cool while he's off downtown. Maria and some kids draw pictures of…
Telly explains to Susan and Gordon that he's waiting at the bus stop for Uncle Wally to arrive. When the bus does arrive…
Oscar the Grouch warns Chip and Dip to stay away from his trash can, but it only prompts them to sing a song about how t…
At dusk, Maria observes the many sounds coming from her neighbors: Gordon vacuuming, Bob listening to his records, and L…
Luis tells Big Bird that his friend, singer Rubén Blades, is coming to visit today. Rubén sings "Ayuda" with Piri and th…
Gordon introduces Leo the Party Monster to Miles and demonstrates how he can almost walk, sort of dance, and he's beginn…
Uncle Wally emerges from his apartment, dressed in overalls and a straw hat. Uncle Wally plants the seeds in the dirt. H…
Big Bird greets Susan, Maria and Barkley before checking out what Bob is up to. Bob is listening to an opera on the radi…
Maria introduces Snuffy to Baby Natasha, whom she's watching while her mother is away. Elmo stops by the Fix-It Shop and…
Up on the roof of 123 Sesame Street, Gordon, Susan, and Maria finish work on a scarecrow for the rooftop garden. Big Bir…
Itzhak Perlman and a Honker accompany Placido Flamingo in the tenor aria "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci. Piri kicks hi…
The Grouchketeers assemble as the audience for The Grouch News, anchored by Oscar the Grouch. He checks in with English …
As Susan exits 123 Sesame Street carrying some boxes to throw out, Forgetful Jones offers to help, then immediately forg…
Telly Monster is going to talk to the viewer about the word information. Maria, Big Bird and Luis have a "Rhyme Out." S…
As Gordon prepares some breakfast, Telly interrupts the action with a Monster on the Spot message on the word important.…
Gordon comes across Dexter juggling in the yard and wishes he can juggle as well as he can. Telly has caught word that L…
A cheerful young lady named Amelia Adams (Teri Garr) applies to attend Oscar's New School for Grouch Research. Oscar cal…
Big Bird and Elmo intend to play with Barkley, but he's fast asleep. Elmo darts off, inspired to make a game that won't …
Big Bird brings a live chicken named Edwina to the Fix-It Shop. He explains to Luis that things have gotten slow on her …
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