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Sesame Street

Season 53

Sharpen your crayons and hide your cookies, because Season 53 of Sesame Street is coming to HBO Max, starting November 3rd! Join your favorite furry friends for more fun, laughs, and lessons devoted to helping children grow up with a healthy self-identity and sense of belonging.

Episodes
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Community Mural
Episode 126 min2022-11-03

Community Mural

Friends on Sesame Street are painting a mural to celebrate the people in their neighborhood. When Abby has a hard time finding a paint color that is the same as her fur, she learns to mix paint to make a color that looks just like her.

Sesame Street Super Heroes
Episode 226 min2022-11-10

Sesame Street Super Heroes

Elmo, Abby, and Rosita are playing superheroes! When Elmo and Abby suggest Rosita play Super Carga, who can turn on superpowers with a Spanish catchphrase, she shares that speaking Spanish isn’t the only thing that makes her special.

Kind Rudy
Episode 326 min2022-11-17

Kind Rudy

Elmo and Rudy are helping Abby out in the garden because she hurt her wrist, and Rudy wonders how else he can help, too. What if he holds the door for Chris, who is holding the bag of soil, waters the flowers, cleans up paint left out at the community center, and makes a get-well card for Abby's wrist? Just because some things are done doesn't mean you can't help. There are so many ways to be kind!

The Great Corn Festival
Episode 426 min2022-11-24

The Great Corn Festival

Welcome to the Sesame Street Corn Party, where every family brings special food made from corn. Rosita brings pineapple tamales from a special recipe she makes with her Abuela. Together, everyone learns about the many ways corn is used and that by sharing special foods, they share something special about themselves.

Jobs Day
Episode 526 min2022-12-01

Jobs Day

It’s Jobs Day! Elmo and his friends are learning about jobs they would like to do when they grow up. When Gabrielle doesn’t know what she wants to do yet, she learns that if you work hard and practice, you can do anything you want to do. First lady and teacher Jill Biden teaches Elmo, Abby, and Tamir about all different types of jobs.

Bert's Bike Day with Luis
Episode 626 min2022-12-08

Bert's Bike Day with Luis

Luis and Ernie help Bert gain the confidence to ride his bike without training wheels after they break. In loving memory of Emilio Delgado, our beloved Luis.

Happy Hair Day
Episode 726 min2022-12-15

Happy Hair Day

Elmo and his friends are singing about hair! They all sing together about how hair is part of what makes each of them special no matter how it grows.

Rudy's Favorite Sweater
Episode 826 min2022-12-22

Rudy's Favorite Sweater

When Rudy’s favorite sweater no longer fits, Nina suggests they have a clothing drive so everyone in the neighborhood can donate clothes they don’t need to those who do.

How to Catch a Robot Dog
Episode 926 min2022-12-29

How to Catch a Robot Dog

Elmo and Tamir need to catch Norbert’s robot dog, Alfred, but he keeps running away. What if they make a fishing pole with a magnet since Alfred is made of metal? Let’s try!

Big Bird's Happy To Be Me Club
Episode 1026 min2023-01-05

Big Bird's Happy To Be Me Club

Big Bird wants to join the Good Bird’s Club, but the members try to bully him into changing.

Gold Medal Tango
Episode 1126 min2023-01-12

Gold Medal Tango

Elmo, Rosita, and Chris are making a doggy obstacle course for Tango. They find a hula hoop that Tango could jump through, but it won’t stand up. What if they put the hoop through the slats of two chairs? Let’s try!

Bubble Trouble
Episode 1226 min2023-01-19

Bubble Trouble

It's national bubble week! Elmo, Rosita, Zoe, and Charlie are filling all of Sesame Street with bubbles to celebrate, but they are getting tired. They wonder if there's something that could make bubbles for them. What if they put bubble wands on an egg rack in front of a fan and spin it through a tub of soapy water? Let's try! It works. They didn't give up and Sesame Street gets filled with bubbles thanks to their new machine!

Nani Bird Visits
Episode 1326 min2023-01-26

Nani Bird Visits

Big Bird’s aunt, Nani Bird, is visiting Sesame Street from Hawaii. Nani Bird shares with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Nina how to say “aloha,” make paper flower lei, and how to hula – all special things Big Bird’s family does in Hawaii.

Family Album
Episode 1426 min2023-02-02

Family Album

Gabrielle and Tamir are making a family photo album for Grandma Nell. They learn about melanin and that sometimes people in a family can look alike, and sometimes they can look different, but are still the same family.

Rockin' with Elmo and Abby
Episode 1526 min2023-02-09

Rockin' with Elmo and Abby

Elmo and Abby compromise to create the “Best Friend Song” from each of their favorite songs.

Read-and-Share
Episode 1626 min2023-02-16

Read-and-Share

Elmo, Gabrielle, and Ji-Young are at an Outdoor Library. When Ji-Young can’t find a book with all the things that make her special, she writes her own comic book with the help of her friends.

Just Right
Episode 1725 min2023-02-23

Just Right

When James says Mia can’t play Goldilocks because she doesn’t look like her, Mia stands up for herself and James learns that the best part of acting out a story is that you can be anyone you want to be.

Art Rocks!
Episode 1825 min2023-03-02

Art Rocks!

Elmo, Abby, and Big Bird are painting pictures in the community garden, but they don’t have any paper. What if they paint on rocks that are strong and smooth? Let’s try!

Cinderella's New Shoes
Episode 1925 min2023-03-09

Cinderella's New Shoes

Cinderella doesn’t want to be a princess or open her new shoe store, she only wants to play. But when she meets Rosita, who suggests she get a new pair of sneakers, Cinderella realizes she can be a princess and play.

Count On
Episode 2025 min2023-03-16

Count On

Grover has a new job as a kitty sitter but struggles to count the number of kitties altogether. After the Count shares a shortcut – counting on, instead of from the beginning – Grover learns to count on from where he left off.

Grouch-ercise
Episode 2126 min2023-03-23

Grouch-ercise

Oscar's been feeling terrible all day, so Elmo, Abby, Grundgetta, and Nina try to find different exercises to help him feel better. As they set off to tell Oscar all the exercises they came up with, they find him returning from a long, grouchy walk picking up trash. Oscar feels much better and is back to feeling good and rotten.

Monster Truckin'
Episode 2226 min2023-03-30

Monster Truckin'

Elmo and Chris are making their own monster truck jump, but they don’t have a ramp. What if they make one out of a pizza box lid? Let’s try!

Horsing Around
Episode 2326 min2023-04-06

Horsing Around

Julia and Samuel are helping Elmo learn to ride a pony at a horse farm. Before riding the pony, Elmo learns how to greet, feed, and brush the pony. When it’s time to ride, Elmo feels nervous. What if he practices belly breathing? Let’s try!

Move and Groove on Sesame Street
Episode 2426 min2023-04-13

Move and Groove on Sesame Street

On Dance Your Favorite Dance Day, Nina teaches everyone the moves to their favorite dances.

Fans of the Fan Dance
Episode 2526 min2023-04-20

Fans of the Fan Dance

Ji-Young invites her friends Elmo, Zoe, Gabrielle, Charlie, and Tamir to join her Korean fan dance class. Together they learn how to use the fans and thank Ji-Young for sharing the dance that’s special to her and her family.

Make Music with Bob
Episode 2626 min2023-04-27

Make Music with Bob

Bob helps Abby learn all about musical instruments and how vibration makes sound, while choosing the right instrument to play.

Episode 2726 min2023-05-04

Recycling Fairy to the Rescue

Redusa the Recycling Fairy helps everyone on Sesame Street recycle their old trash to help keep the earth clean and beautiful.

The Letter C Vacation
Episode 2826 min2023-05-11

The Letter C Vacation

When the letter "C" goes on vacation, all of the things that start with it also go missing – cans become fans, a cake becomes a rake, cups turn into pups. When a rested letter C returns, everyone realizes that all 26 letters are important.

Wash Day
Episode 2926 min2023-05-18

Wash Day

It’s Wash Day today, and Gabrielle gets to spend time with her Auntie, Kayla. Auntie Kayla combs, shampoos, conditions, and detangles Gabrielle’s hair. During bath time, Gabrielle’s hair is twisted up in a shower cap and at the end, Gabrielle gets to pick out a new style for her hair. Wash Day is really special to Gabrielle and her family.

Community Garden Cleanup
Episode 3026 min2023-05-25

Community Garden Cleanup

Elmo and friends help clean up after their garden is blown down.

Love Makes a Family
Episode 3126 min2023-06-01

Love Makes a Family

Relatives from all over come to celebrate Family Day.

Gabrielle's Amazing Maze
Episode 3226 min2023-06-08

Gabrielle's Amazing Maze

Elmo, Abby and Cookie Monster help Gabrielle build a maze for her class pet hamster.

Grandparents' Day
Episode 3326 min2023-06-15

Grandparents' Day

It’s Grandparents’ Day on Sesame Street! While Elmo, Tamir, and Gabrielle help Grandma Nell prepare Grandpa ZZ’s Triple Cheesy Macareenie, they learn that the best part about making it is being able to cook together as a family.

Ramp and Roll
Episode 3426 min2023-06-22

Ramp and Roll

Elmo and Rosita wonder if they can make a ramp out of cardboard to race their ping-pong balls.

Sesame Street Submarine
Episode 3555 min2023-06-29

Sesame Street Submarine

Elmo, Rosita and Rudy are making a submarine.