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The Best Episodes of Sesame Street

Every episode of Sesame Street ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sesame Street!

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On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 1 - Welcoming Alan (3786)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Welcoming Alan (3786)

    S30:E1

    animal alphabet film

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 6 - Maria Watches Pets At the Fix-It Shop (3791)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Maria Watches Pets At the Fix-It Shop (3791)

    S30:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 7 - Old MacDonald's Duck Gets the Moos (3792)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Old MacDonald's Duck Gets the Moos (3792)

    S30:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 8 - Herry Spends the Night at Gabi's (3793)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Herry Spends the Night at Gabi's (3793)

    S30:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 9 - Luis Teaches Rosita to Play the Guitar (3794)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Luis Teaches Rosita to Play the Guitar (3794)

    S30:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 10 - Zoe Uses Telly's Pogo Stick (3795)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Zoe Uses Telly's Pogo Stick (3795)

    S30:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 11 - Telly and Baby Bear Take Turns Wearing Papa Bear's Hat (3796)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Telly and Baby Bear Take Turns Wearing Papa Bear's Hat (3796)

    S30:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 12 - The Countketeers (3797)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Countketeers (3797)

    S30:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 13 - Telly Pretends to Be a Dog (3798)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Telly Pretends to Be a Dog (3798)

    S30:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 14 - Zoe and Elmo Take Turns (3799)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Zoe and Elmo Take Turns (3799)

    S30:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 15 - V-Day (3800)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - V-Day (3800)

    S30:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 16 - Rosita and Telly's Fix-It Shop (3801)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Rosita and Telly's Fix-It Shop (3801)

    S30:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 17 - Big Bird and Zoe Have Colds (3802)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Big Bird and Zoe Have Colds (3802)

    S30:E17

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 18 - Gordon Wants to Practice His Flute (3803)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Gordon Wants to Practice His Flute (3803)

    S30:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 19 - Big Bird Can't Get "C is for Cookie" Out of His Head (3804)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Big Bird Can't Get "C is for Cookie" Out of His Head (3804)

    S30:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Sesame Street Season 30 Episode 20 - Telly Receives a Z By Mistake (3805)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Telly Receives a Z By Mistake (3805)

    S30:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Sesame Street Season 32 Episode 55 - Telly And Rosita Lose Part Of Their Pinwheel (3970)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Telly And Rosita Lose Part Of Their Pinwheel (3970)

    S32:E55

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Sesame Street Season 33 Episode 50 - Oscar's Road Trip
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Oscar's Road Trip

    S33:E50

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Sesame Street Season 35 Episode 3 - Curly Doesn't Like Porridge (4059)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Curly Doesn't Like Porridge (4059)

    S35:E3

    Curly Bear doesn't like porridge, much to the dismay of Baby Bear. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Sesame Street Season 35 Episode 4 - Alan's Vacation Replacement (4060)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Alan's Vacation Replacement (4060)

    S35:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Sesame Street Season 36 Episode 1 - Telly Learns How to Catch a Ball (4083)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Telly Learns How to Catch a Ball (4083)

    S36:E1

    Everyone on Sesame Street is outside having fun and playing catch! Well, everyone except Telly, who admits to BabyBear he doesn’t know how to catch a ball. Baby Bear, Rosita and Maria each try to help Telly. But no matter how hardhe tries, the ball slips through his fingers! Just when Telly decides he’s ready to quit, Baby Bear introduces a surpriseguest, New York Yankees manager, Joe Torre! Joe assures Telly he’s doing everything right, and reminds him thatsometimes learning something new takes a lot of practice. As he leaves, Joe tosses the ball to Telly—and he catchesit! Now Telly wants to practice even more

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Joey Mazzarino, Tony Geiss, Christine Ferraro, Judy Freudberg, John Weidman, Belinda Ward, Annie Evans

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  22. Sesame Street Season 37 Episode 25 - National Try A New Food Day!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - National Try A New Food Day!

    S37:E25

    Telly reports on National Try a New Food Day, starting with Baby Bear's attempt to eat some porridge with fresh fruit on top instead of brown sugar and honey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Sesame Street Season 40 Episode 1 - Frankly It's Becoming a Habitat
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Frankly It's Becoming a Habitat

    S40:E1

    Big Bird is eating a hot bowl of soup on a cold day outside Hooper's Store when Freddy Flapman, played by Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Flychert Real Estate, finds Big Bird and tries to convince him to migrate somewhere warm. Freddy Flapman tells him that he might like living in a new habitat and takes Big Bird on a virtual tour! First, Freddy Flapman takes Big Bird to the beach where there are pelicans and gulls and beautiful ocean views. Next, Freddy Flapman transforms Sesame Street into a big swamp where Big Bird learns all about this habitat and where owls and ducks like to live. Freddy Flapman pops up one last time and Big Bird’s nest area is turned into a beautiful rainforest! Big Bird likes it. The rainforest is warm and colorful and has animals of every color and size. In fact, Big Bird likes it so much he wants to move there! Big Bird begins packing and waving good bye to all of his friends on Sesame Street. Just as he is about to leave, Big Bird’s friends remind him of all the things he would miss if he migrated to the rainforest. Big Bird realizes he can’t leave, after all this is where all of his friends are and Sesame Street is where he belongs!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Sesame Street Season 54 Episode 1 - Can They Be Friends?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Can They Be Friends?

    S54:E1

    Reporter Grover learns that people can be friends even if they are different ages, cheer for different sports teams and like doing different things.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Sesame Street Season 54 Episode 2 - The Oct-Dough-Pus
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Oct-Dough-Pus

    S54:E2

    Grover and his friend, the octopus, are helping at Hooper's Store but the octopus can only cook bread. With help from his friends, Grover fulfills his customer's order while learning that families all over the world make bread in different ways, shapes, and sizes!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Welcoming Alan (3786)" is the best rated episode of "Sesame Street". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/16/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Maria Watches Pets At the Fix-It Shop (3791)".