Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Season 52

Air Date

November 11, 2021

Episodes

35 episodes

Sesame Street

Season 52

Overview

Join Elmo and the gang as they welcome Tango to the neighborhood, and explore more playful problem-solving with the phrase, “I Wonder…What if…Let’s Try!”

Episodes

Elmo Builds a Robot Dog

1. Elmo Builds a Robot Dog

November 11, 2021

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

2. Elmo Mails a Letter

November 18, 2021

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

3. Lunchtime Engineers

November 25, 2021

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

4. Sesame Street Art Museum

December 2, 2021
20 min

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!

Bug Scouts

5. Bug Scouts

December 9, 2021
20 min

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!

Doggie Job Search

6. Doggie Job Search

December 16, 2021

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

7. The Grouch Band

December 23, 2021

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

8. The Letter M Mystery

December 30, 2021

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

Hike Pirates

9. Hike Pirates

January 6, 2022

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

10. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 13, 2022

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!

Let's Play Pretend

11. Let's Play Pretend

January 20, 2022
26 min

When Prairie Dawn organizes costumes for the Dress Me Up Club, she learns that anyone can dress-up and play any way they want.

Astro Team Alpha

12. Astro Team Alpha

January 27, 2022
26 min

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!

A Trip to the Dentist

13. A Trip to the Dentist

February 3, 2022
26 min

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.

The Hair Dance

14. The Hair Dance

February 10, 2022
26 min

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.

Let's Grow Together

15. Let's Grow Together

February 17, 2022
26 min

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

The Super Shape Heroes

16. The Super Shape Heroes

February 24, 2022

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

Rainy Day Picnic

17. Rainy Day Picnic

March 3, 2022
Fort Rudy

18. Fort Rudy

March 10, 2022

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

19. Gingerbread Man

March 17, 2022
Friendship Celebration

20. Friendship Celebration

March 24, 2022
A Home for Gecko

21. A Home for Gecko

March 31, 2022
Kind Alan

22. Kind Alan

April 7, 2022

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

23. Sesame Street Sitters

April 14, 2022
Sesame Street Goes to the Farm

24. Sesame Street Goes to the Farm

April 21, 2022

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

25. The Missing Goat Mystery

April 28, 2022
The Pie Caper

26. The Pie Caper

May 5, 2022
Haymobile

27. Haymobile

May 12, 2022
Chickens on the Farm

28. Chickens on the Farm

May 19, 2022
Fairy Tale Haircut

29. Fairy Tale Haircut

May 26, 2022
The Great Home Carnival

30. The Great Home Carnival

June 2, 2022
Backyard Pizza Parlor

31. Backyard Pizza Parlor

June 9, 2022
Elmo's Number Adventure

32. Elmo's Number Adventure

June 16, 2022
Goldilocks and the Three Homes

33. Goldilocks and the Three Homes

June 23, 2022
Hubert the Human Cannonball

34. Hubert the Human Cannonball

June 30, 2022
Family Recipe

35. Family Recipe

July 7, 2022