6.0/1021 votes#1 - Failure to Launch
Season 42 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2011
Hubert the Human Cannonball comes to Sesame Street to be launched out of a cannon
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8.0/1020 votes#2 - Rocco's Boat
Season 42 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2011
Elmo and Zoe make a boat for Zoe's pet rock Rocco.
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7.4/1021 votes#3 - The Bubble Fest
Season 42 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2011
George Lopez, Elmo and Abby show what a liquid is
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Observe, Record and Annoy
Season 42 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2011
Jerry O'Connell observes a pie Murray has baked.
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7.6/1022 votes#5 - Shape-O-Bots
Season 42 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2011
Andy Samberg gets help from Telly, Elmo, and Rosita who are playing Shape-O-Bots, robots that actually transform into shapes to help people.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Latinization of Marco
Season 42 Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2011
Gina explains to Rosita that since Marco was born in Guatemala, where people speak Spanish, she would like him to learn Spanish too.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Humpty Dumpty's Big Break
Season 42 Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/2011
Telly is very worried about Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall, but Humpty explains that he is there to watch a football game
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8.8/1022 votes#8 - Goodbye Pacifier
Season 42 Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/2011
Curly Bear is unsure about giving up her binky, so Elmo tries to help.
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8.2/1020 votes#9 - The Good Birds Club
Season 42 Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/2011
Big Bird's singing a happy song—he's been invited to join the Good Bird's Club! But the president of the club teases him about his bright yellow feathers and his gigantic feet, eyes, wings, and beak. Big Bird feels just terrible and asks Abby to cast a magic spell to change his appearance.
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8.0/1021 votes#10 - Big Bad Wolf Huffs and Puffs Slimey
Season 42 Episode 10 - Aired 10/18/2011
Oscar's getting ready to take Slimey to the mud hole, but what's this? It's the Three Little Pigs being chased by the Big Bad Wolf! The wolf huffs and puffs at Slimey too, who goes flying through the air and lands in Snuffy's lunch.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Baby Bear's doll
Season 42 Episode 11 - Aired 10/21/2011
Baby Bear and Curly Bear are playing with dolls, and Telly comes by with his bulldozer. But Baby Bear's embarrassed to be playing with dolls, so he tells Telly that the doll is Curly's.
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7.2/1020 votes#12 - Elmo and the Butterfly
Season 42 Episode 12 - Aired 10/28/2011
Elmo and Telly are reading the book Fascinating Facts about Insects. First, they see two ants and learn from their book that ants never sleep. Next, they see two ladybugs and learn that ladybugs smell with their feet. When a butterfly flutters in, they wonder where his friends are and worry that he is lonely.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Siblings
Season 42 Episode 13 - Aired 11/9/2011
Baby Bear's a little aggravated with Curly Bear as they're coloring—he doesn't want to share the crayons. Sometimes it's hard to share with a sibling, Chris and Christy explain. They should know—they're twins.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Letter 'R' Mystery
Season 42 Episode 14 - Aired 11/11/2011
Abby and Elmo investigate who is stealing things that start with the letter "R".
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5.9/1066 votes#15 - Cast Iron Cooks
Season 42 Episode 15 - Aired 11/18/2011
Alan, Chris and Elmo are challenged to make stew with things that start with the letter "P".
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9.0/1022 votes#16 - Getting Centered
Season 42 Episode 16 - Aired 11/25/2011
Telly practices balancing his weight during yoga class.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - A Prince of a Frog
Season 42 Episode 17 - Aired 12/1/2011
Elmo and Abby learn that frogs are amphibians while helping a princess turn one into a prince.
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7.8/1020 votes#18 - Elmozilla
Season 42 Episode 18 - Aired 12/15/2011
The growth chart shows Elmo hasn’t grown much, so Abby casts a spell to make him grow tall.
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7.6/1020 votes#19 - Super Maria
Season 42 Episode 19 - Aired 12/26/2011
The Count counts all the broken things that Gordon needs to fix.
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8.7/1023 votes#20 - The Flood
Season 42 Episode 20 - Aired 12/29/2011
Oscar helps fix a leaking, broken pipe.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Falling Leaves
Season 42 Episode 21 - Aired 12/30/2011
Chris, Elmo and Rosita brainstorm ways to protect Stinky from falling leaves.
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7.3/1022 votes#22 - The All Our Senses Club
Season 42 Episode 22 - Aired 1/4/2012
Telly, Elmo and Rosita help out by using their five senses.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - What's in Big Bird's Nest?
Season 42 Episode 23 - Aired 1/19/2012
The Princess investigates why Big Bird can't sleep and discovers a pea in his nest.
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6.3/1020 votes#24 - Rhyming Block
Season 42 Episode 24 - Aired 1/25/2012
Abby and Elmo help Mother Goose write three new nursery rhymes.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Furry Potter
Season 42 Episode 25 - Aired 2/2/2012
Telly's book is too long to read by himself, but he likes reading it with Gordon.
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The Best Episodes of Sesame Street Season 42
Every episode of Sesame Street Season 42 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sesame Street Season 42!
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Genres:KidsComedy
Season 42 Ratings Summary
"Failure to Launch" is the best rated episode of "Sesame Street" season 42. It scored 6/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/2011. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "Rocco's Boat".