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The Worst Episodes of Sesame Street

Every episode of Sesame Street ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Sesame Street!

Worst episode
S43E6 A Song For The Letter
5.431 votes
Best episode
S15E4 The adults explain Mr. Hooper's death to Big Bird
9.8180 votes
Top season
Season 30
9.4avg
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Sesame Street Season 43 Episode 6 - A Song For The Letter
    5.4/10(31 votes)

    S43:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sesame Street Season 31 Episode 62 - Elmo writes a book called Elmo in Numberland (3912)
    6.3/10(30 votes)

    S31:E62

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Sesame Street Season 48 Episode 2 - Cinderella's Slippery Slippers
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    S48:E2

    Cinderella would rather play than open her new shoe store and be a princess; Rosita tells Cinderella she can solve both of her problems if she gets a pair of sneakers like hers from the new store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Sesame Street Season 42 Episode 15 - Cast Iron Cooks
    6.4/10(35 votes)

    S42:E15

    Alan, Chris and Elmo are challenged to make stew with things that start with the letter "P".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sesame Street Season 51 Episode 32 - Family Day
    5.5/10(12 votes)

    S51:E32

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sesame Street Season 47 Episode 29 - Big Bird’s Big Move
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    S47:E29

    Freddy Flapman, real estate agent to birds, tries to convince Big Bird to migrate away from Sesame Street. Guest: Lin-Manuel Miranda.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Sesame Street Season 1 Episode 62 - Episode 62
    6.6/10(28 votes)

    S1:E62

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sesame Street Season 23 Episode 52 - Oscar's GO sign
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    S23:E52

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sesame Street Season 29 Episode 7 - Natasha's horn party (3662)
    6.5/10(20 votes)

    S29:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Sesame Street Season 37 Episode 10 - It's Time For Ask Oscar!
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    S37:E10

    On the "Ask Oscar!" show, Telly reads a letter from a boy who can't remember what the little round things that hold his jacket together are called. Telly is ready to get the answer from Oscar, but Oscar isn't ready to tell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Sesame Street Season 42 Episode 1 - Failure to Launch
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    S42:E1

    Hubert the Human Cannonball comes to Sesame Street to be launched out of a cannon

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sesame Street Season 45 Episode 2 - Bert's Training Wheels
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    S45:E2

    Luis and Ernie help Bert gain the confidence to ride his bike without training wheels after they break.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Sesame Street Season 45 Episode 20 - Bert's Sign Painting Challenge
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    S45:E20

    Chris helps Bert calm down as he struggles with letters that look similar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Sesame Street Season 1 Episode 76 - Episode 76
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    S1:E76

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Sesame Street Season 38 Episode 6 - The Tutu Spell
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    S38:E6

    Abby and Zoe are playing in the courtyard. They love dancing so much, so Zoe lets Abby try on her tutu. To return the favor, Abby lets Zoe try out her wand. As she's figuring it out, she inadvertently wishes that everyone would wear a tutu and wear ballet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Sesame Street Season 36 Episode 10 - Big Bird, Snuffy and Friends Hike (4092)
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    S36:E10

    Maria and Luis are planning for their hike gathering their backpacks, water, and trail mix. Big Bird and Snuffy are especially excited since they have never been on a hike before! Maria explains what great exercise it is and how many interesting things you can find around you. They don’t get very far on their hike because they stop to observe things around them that they’ve never really noticed before - the bark and leaves of a tree, the colors of a pebble on the ground, and even a tap dancing spider! Even though they don’t get very far, Big Bird and Snuffy had a great time on their very first hike!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Sesame Street Season 40 Episode 6 - Y a Quest? Y Not
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    S40:E6

    Telly excitedly runs to Abby and Elmo to tell them he has the book they’ve been waiting for, How to be a Knight for a Day. Hooray! Telly, Abby and Elmo look to the book to tell them how to become knights. First, they have to wear a suit of shining armor. They zip off and whoosh! Elmo, Abby and Telly are dressed in suits of armor. Clank! Clank! Clank! Next, they must sing a knight song, so they sing, “We Are Three Knights So Merry.” Then the book tells them they must go on a quest. But they don’t know what to search for! As Elmo, Telly, and Abby think about their quest, they hear a whimpering letter “Y.” When they ask the letter “Y” why he is crying, he tells them he is unsure of his purpose in life. He can’t think of any words that begin with the “Y” sound. That’s it! Telly decides their quest will be to look for things that begin with the letter “Y.” First, they enter Gina’s veterinarian office looking for animals that begin with the letter “Y.” Then they decide to check the laundromat but they still can’t find any “Y” words. Next, they visit Alan at Hooper’s store. Just as they are about to leave, they see a hairy cow passing, but are disappointed because hairy cow doesn’t begin with a “Y.” But wait! Alan explains that the hairy cow is actually a yak, and yak begins with “y.” All of the sudden, Abby, Elmo, and Telly think of other words that begin with the letter “Y,” such as yogurt and yo-yo. They did it! They found words that begin with the letter “Y.” Elmo, Abby and Telly sing the knight song and cheer in delight!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Sesame Street Season 29 Episode 27 - Episode 3682
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    S29:E27

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Sesame Street Season 4 Episode 34 - Episode 439
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    S4:E34

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Sesame Street Season 29 Episode 108 - Episode 3763
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    S29:E108

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Sesame Street Season 40 Episode 11 - The Cookie Tree
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    S40:E11

    Maria, Luis and Elmo are picking apples from an apple tree. Cookie Monster hears something loud and crunchy! He is excited because he thinks it’s a cookie, but is disappointed when he finds out the noise is an apple. Maria and Luis tell Cookie Monster that apples grow on trees, and share a story about how they planted an apple tree when they were younger. In fact, they are eating apples from the apple tree they planted many years ago! Cookie Monster gets an idea! What if he grew a chocolate chip cookie tree? Cookie Monster plants a chocolate chip in dirt and tries everything to help the “seed” grow. He places it in sunlight and gives it water but nothing happens. Cookie Monster sees Abby, who grants Cookie Monster a wish. Abby waves her magic wand and poof! A bunch of cookie trees begin to pop up! Abby’s wand begins to spin out of control and cookie trees pop up around Hooper’s store! But the cookies are too high for Cookie Monster and Elmo to reach. While Elmo helps Cookie Monster, Alan helps Abby think of a rhyme to poof the cookie trees away. Just as Elmo is about to reach for the cookie, the cookie trees disappear. Luckily, Maria and Luis give Cookie Monster a freshly baked apple cinnamon cookie made from apples they picked from their tree. Cookie Monster realizes that while chocolate chip cookies are delicious, freshly baked cinnamon apple cookies are just as yummy!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Sesame Street Season 1 Episode 45 - Episode 45
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    S1:E45

    Sponsors: I, K, N, 6, 7

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Sesame Street Season 38 Episode 23 - Elmo Shows Abby How to Pretend
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    S38:E23

    Abby Cadabby looks for Elmo, and introduces the viewer to her toy frog, Prince. When Elmo sees it, he doesn't understand how a frog could be a Prince, until Abby explains he was a prince that got turned into a frog. She kisses the frog doll, and POOF! it turns into a prince doll (and vice versa).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Sesame Street Season 32 Episode 56 - Stinky Wishes He Was Big (3971)
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    S32:E56

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Sesame Street Season 2 Episode 44 - Episode 174
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    S2:E44

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Song For The Letter" is the worst rated episode of Sesame Street. It scored 5.4/10 from 31 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 4, 2012. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Elmo writes a book called Elmo in Numberland (3912)".

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