Sesame Street Season 52, Episode 11: Let's Play Pretend

Elmo Builds a Robot Dog

Elmo, Tamir, and Alan build a robot dog for Norbert the Robot, but the tail isn’t upright and “waggedy” like Tango’s tail. What if they use a wooden paint brush and wrap it with shiny foil? Let’s try!

Elmo Mails a Letter

Elmo is mailing his first letter and follows mail carrier Ms. Hampton to the post office, where he sees how everyone’s mail gets sorted to go to the right place. Celebrity guest Jon Batiste sings about the heroes in our neighborhoods.

Lunchtime Engineers

When Chris sprains his ankle, Zoe, Gabrielle, and Rosita use a rope and pulley to bring him his lunch, but the rope slips off the lunch bag. What if they put the lunch bag in a basket and tie the rope to the basket handle? Let’s try!

Sesame Street Art Museum

Everyone is making a painting to hang in Sesame Street’s art museum. Rudy wants to paint a rainbow, but he can’t make the perfect purple. What if he mixes the red and blue paint a little bit at a time? Let’s try!

20 min

Bug Scouts

Bug Scouts Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster want to help Artie the Ant carry a heavy crumb. They try pushing the crumb, but it’s too heavy to move. What if they break the crumb into smaller pieces? Let’s try!

20 min

Doggie Job Search

Brandeis, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is looking for a job on Sesame Street, 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. Elmo’s Shaky Shake instrument isn’t noisy enough for the concert. What if he adds more rocks and blocks to his jar? Let’s try!

The Letter M Mystery

The letter “M” goes missing from everywhere around Sesame Street, and it’s up to Nina and the gang to find it.

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 they can follow to find the hidden treasure left by hike pirates.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Elmo and his friends are making a Peace Tree to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They each draw a picture to show how they will carry on Dr. King’s wish by treating people fairly and kindly every day!

Astro Team Alpha

Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster are playing a space game, driving rovers back to the rocket ship before it blasts off, but then Cookie gets stuck in a crater. What if they push a pile of dirt to make a ramp? Let’s try!

26 min

A Trip to the Dentist

To help remind Julia what happens when you visit the dentist, Elmo, Charlie, and Alan play “pretend dentist” with her. After they count and clean a toy alligator’s teeth, they learn that dentists help keep our teeth clean and healthy.

26 min

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.

26 min

Let's Grow Together

Welcome to the Sesame Street community garden! Tamir has an idea: open a garden stand to share what they grow. Alan shares his grandmother’s pickled daikon recipe. Alan's proud of his heritage and happy to be sharing his family’s culture

26 min

The Super Shape Heroes

Telly, Elmo, and Rosita transform themselves into shapes to help people.

Rainy Day 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

Friendship Celebration

A Home for Gecko

Kind Alan

Elmo Rosita and Julia are disappointed that their plans changed and they can't have storytime with Alan right now. To help the waiting 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

Sesame Street Goes to the Farm

Elmo, Bert, Rosita and Ernie visit a farm, where they learn a lot about the machines, animals and food that can be found there.

The Missing Goat Mystery

The Pie Caper

Haymobile

Chickens on the Farm

Fairy Tale Haircut

The Great Home Carnival

Backyard Pizza Parlor

Elmo's Number Adventure

Goldilocks and the Three Homes

Hubert the Human Cannonball

Family Recipe