Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration 2019

9.40

C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human and monsters alike - to celebrate 50 years of learning, laughter, and love. Familiar felt faces like Roosevelt Franklin, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, and the Amazing Mumford join celebrity guests Norah Jones, Nile Rodgers, Sterling K. Brown, Meghan Trainor, Patti LaBelle, and Elvis Costello in this heartwarming special.

2019

Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days 2021

6.30

For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.

2021

Sesame Street

Sesame Street 1970

1

Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends are mysteriously expelled from their neighborhood, finding themselves in Manhattan. They team up with a plucky history show host Sally Hawthorne who’s on a quest to save her show and prove that Sesame Street actually exists, with obstacles created by the “evil” Mayor, with reasons of his own for keeping Sesame Street hidden from the world.

1970

Elmo's Magic Cookbook

Elmo's Magic Cookbook 2001

10.00

Join Elmo and his Sesame Street pals on their most magical adventure ever! The action begins when they encounter the wish-granting Genie of the Magic Cookbook- who takes them on a guided tour of an enchanted kitchen! Also along for the mouthwatering trip: super-chef Emeril and Broadway’s Heather Headley. It’s a simply scrumptious Sesame Street story of savory surprises guaranteed to get kids cooking!

2001

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt 2020

10.00

Silliness and surprise twists abound in the half-hour special, in which Elmo teams up with Abby Cadabby via video chat for a virtual scavenger hunt. Aided by Sesame Street friends Big Bird, Grover, Rosita, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo's dad Louie, and tiger Mr. Stripey, the duo invites children to join in the search for all seven items on their list...along the way, "Monster Foodies" Cookie Monster and Gonger whip up a tasty summer dessert, Amy Sedaris shares an easy craft the whole family can make, and Gabrielle Union leads Elmo and Abby in a sweet sing-along.

2020

Sesame Street The Nutcracker

Sesame Street The Nutcracker 2022

8.00

Featuring new music inspired by holiday classic The Nutcracker, this animated special follows Elmo’s fantastical adventure through magical lands to retrieve a nutcracker toy, along with his puppy Tango – who can speak for the first time!

2022

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! 1998

5.80

Jon Stewart hosts the Sesame Street Muppets' 30 year celebration, but Elmo steps in when things go awry.

1998

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate 2020

5.00

Part of Sesame Workshop's "Caring for Each Other" Initiative, Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate offers families a moment of joy and connection in challenging times.

2020

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy 2021

6.70

An upcoming animated Sesame Street special premiering on HBO Max on August 5, 2021. The special serves as an introduction to Tango, Elmo's new pet puppy.

2021

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special 2020

1

Everyone's favorite furry red monster is back with a brand-new special to teach us the importance of standing up and speaking out when people are treated unfairly.

2020

Happy Birthday Jim Henson

Happy Birthday Jim Henson 2024

10.00

Join Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch, and Gobo Fraggle as they celebrate Jim Henson, the man who inspired the lovers, the dreamers, and all of us to come and play, and dance our cares away.

2024

The King of Eight

The King of Eight 1971

10.00

The King of Eight is a 1970 short film produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson, using stop-motion animation. The 70-second short film focuses on the title character, the jovial king (voiced by Jim Henson) of a land where everything exists in denominations of the number eight.

1971

Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch 1974

6.00

The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.

1974

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas 2016

7.00

This holiday special goes back in time to show how Elmo's ancestors--not to mention those of Grover, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster--helped transform "the most unfriendly street in town" into the bright, kind, music-filled place it is today.

2016