The BEST episodes of Sesame Street

Every episode of Sesame Street ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sesame Street!

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

Last Updated: 4/29/2025Network: MaxStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Feelin' Groovy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1969

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#2 - Sing-Along in Ernie and Bert's Bathroom

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/1969

Oscar gets wet in a rainstorm. Sponsors: E, W, S, 2, 3

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#3 - I Wonder If We Can Use This?

Season 55 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/17/2025

Abby, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster play a game called "I Wonder If We Can Use This!" against Gabrielle, Zoe, and Elmo.

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#4 - Jerry Monster comes to visit (821)

Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/5/1976

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#5 - Luis yells at Herry Monster (820)

Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/2/1976

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Kind Alan
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#6 - Kind Alan

Season 52 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/2022

Elmo, Rosita, and Julia are disappointed that plans changed and they can't have story time with Alan at the moment; to pass the time, they paint pictures of all the kind things Alan has done for them.

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The Super Shape Heroes
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#7 - The Super Shape Heroes

Season 52 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2022

Telly, Rosita, and Elmo reprise their “Helper Bot” characters and use their shape-shifting abilities to help a Sesame Street visitor find missing shapes.

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Family Day
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#8 - Family Day

Season 51 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/17/2021

It’s Family Day on Sesame Street, and relatives are coming from all over to celebrate! Alan’s cousin is flying in from California, Nina’s brother is driving over with his family, and Elmo’s and Abby’s parents will be there too. Meanwhile, Big Bird’s friends have a surprise for him. He thinks his Granny Bird can’t make it, but she just arrived. As everyone gets ready for a group portrait, she surprises Big Bird, and they celebrate Family Day together. Kelsea Ballerini’s music makes Family Day even more festive.

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Abby Airlines
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#9 - Abby Airlines

Season 51 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/20/2021

Elmo, Abby, Rudy, and Chris want to make their own pretend plane so Rudy can see what it’s like to fly in one. The airplane is almost finished, but they’re missing the propeller and they ran out of cardboard. This is a problem! The friends try a couple of ideas and then wonder what else they can use. What if they make a propeller from a spinning pinwheel in Abby’s garden? It works! They didn’t give up and now their plane is ready for take-off.

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Potluck Pickle
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#10 - Potluck Pickle

Season 51 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/2021

There’s a potluck party for everyone on Sesame Street, including Steph and Ayesha Curry! Elmo, Abby, Cookie Monster, and Gonger want to bring a vegetable lasagna but don’t have all the ingredients and the oven is broken. They wonder where they can find tomatoes, what else they could use for pasta noodles, and how they can cook their dish. What if they get tomatoes from Abby’s garden, use zucchini as noodles, and cook the lasagna with Norbert’s solar oven? It works! They didn’t give up and cooked their veggie lasagna just in time for the potluck.

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Big Bird Worries That Susan and Gordon Will Forget About Him (819)
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#11 - Big Bird Worries That Susan and Gordon Will Forget About Him (819)

Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/1/1976

Big Bird is going to the post office to buy postage stamps. He passes by Susan and Gordon, who forget to say hello to him. He's afraid that they'll forget all about him in the time it takes to get to the post office.

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#12 - Episode 398

Season 3 - Episode 123 - Aired 5/3/1972

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#13 - Big Bird Builds a Race Car

Season 1 - Episode 122 - Aired 4/28/1970

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Abby's Tricycle
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#14 - Abby's Tricycle

Season 40 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/29/2010

Abby is preparing to ride her very first tricycle! She has her basket, helmet, and her friend Elmo, but Abby doesn’t know how to ride a tricycle. Elmo suggests that Gordon teach Abby since Gordon was the one to teach him. Gordon teaches Abby about all the different parts of a tricycle; the seat, handlebars, and pedals. Abby has trouble at first. She sits on the bike the wrong way. She also becomes frustrated riding her tricycle and thinks she needs magic to push the pedals. With hard work and practice, though, Abby learns to ride without help from Gordon. Whee! Abby becomes so excited that her wings start flapping, and her tricycle lifts off! Abby swoops back down to get Elmo and they both ride off together into the sky, singing on their tricycles.

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Mine-itis on Sesame Street
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#15 - Mine-itis on Sesame Street

Season 39 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/24/2008

Brian Williams breaks in with an important news update: No one is sharing!

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The Amazing Alphabet Race
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#16 - The Amazing Alphabet Race

Season 38 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/28/2007

Elmo finds letters all around him playing the "Amazing Alphabet Race".

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#17 - Episode 1470

Season 12 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/26/1980

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#18 - Episode 1471

Season 12 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/29/1980

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Episode 2233
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#19 - Episode 2233

Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1986

Linda's friend Ed visits.

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#20 - Rosita's First Day on Sesame Street

Season 23 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1991

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#21 - Elmo's Zoo

Season 31 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/5/2000

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#22 - Baby Bear's Porridge Birthday Cake

Season 32 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2001

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#23 - Salsa Party on Sesame Street

Season 32 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/2001

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Baby Bear's First Day of School
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#24 - Baby Bear's First Day of School

Season 36 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/18/2005

It’s Baby Bear’s first day of school and he’s very excited! Papa Bear drops Baby Bear off at the Storybook Community School and tells him that he loves him and will be back after school to pick him up. At school, Baby Bear meets and becomes friends with Hansel and Gretel, Jack and Jill, Little Red Riding Hood, and other storybook characters. While Baby Bear is having fun making friends and learning new things, he often misses his family throughout the day. Baby Bear wonders what they are doing and wishes that they could be there to share in the excitement of his first day in school. When Papa Bear picks Baby Bear up, Baby Bear tells him that while he had a great time at school, he also really missed his family. Papa Bear reassures Baby Bear by telling him that it’s okay to miss the family. He tells Baby Bear to just think about the time they get to see each other again at the end of the day, and how he will tell his family about all the great things he did in school!

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Elmo Learns to Bowl
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#25 - Elmo Learns to Bowl

Season 38 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/5/2007

Chris tries to teach Elmo how to bowl, but the lessons don't go well at first and Elmo gets frustrated.

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