The BEST episodes of Sesame Street season 52
Every episode of Sesame Street season 52, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sesame Street season 52!
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
#1 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - Hike Pirates
Season 52 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2022
Abby, Rudy and Freddy are going on a hike. Freddy shows Abby and Rudy a map they can follow to find the hidden treasure left by hike pirates. Celebrity guest Naomi Osaka joins Elmo and friends for a tennis lesson.
#4 - Astro Team Alpha
Season 52 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2022
Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster play a space game, driving rovers back to the rocket ship before it blasts off, but then Cookie gets stuck in a crater.
#5 - A Trip to the Dentist
Season 52 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2022
Julia doesn’t like going to the dentist, so Elmo, Charlie, Julia, and Alan play “pretend dentist” with a toy alligator to help remind Julia of what happens at the dentist. After they count and clean the toy alligator’s teeth, Julia goes along with Charlie to her dentist appointment. There, she sees all the cool tools dentists use and learns that dentists are helpers who help keep our teeth clean, healthy, and strong.
#6 - The Hair Dance
Season 52 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2022
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. Elmo and Big Bird join their dance and let their fur and feathers do their own thing, too. Now dancing together is even more fun!
#7 - Doggie Job Search
Season 52 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2021
After spending most of his days sitting and eating cookies, Cookie Monster learns that exercise gives one energy and helps make one feel better.
#8 - Lunchtime Engineers
Season 52 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2021
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!
#9 - The Grouch Band
Season 52 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2021
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!
#10 - Let's Grow Together
Season 52 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2022
Welcome to the Sesame Street community garden! Tamir has an idea: open a garden stand to share the things they grow. Alan says they can share his grandmother’s recipe for pickled daikon. While Alan’s friends help him make the pickled daikon, they learn more about Alan’s Japanese American cultural heritage. Alan is proud to be Japanese American and he’s happy to be sharing his family’s culture.
#11 - Sesame Street Goes to the Farm
Season 52 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/21/2022
In this first of five on-location farm episodes, the Sesame Street gang learns all about how a farm works. Celebrity guest Keke Palmer leads the gang in a fun rendition of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
#12 - Bug Scouts
Season 52 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2021
Bug Scouts Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster want to help Artie the ant carry a heavy crumb. They try pushing the crumb but the crumb is too heavy to move. What if they break the crumb into smaller pieces? Let’s try!
#13 - Martin Luther King Day
Season 52 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2022
Elmo, Tamir and their friends are making a Peace Tree to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Celebrity guest Anderson .Paak sings about holidays and how we can all celebrate together.
#14 - Gingerbread Man
Season 52 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/2022
Cookie Monster makes a gingerbread man come alive by following a storybook recipe. The gingerbread man quickly runs away and is too fast for Cookie Monster and his friends to catch. Maybe the gingerbread man is thirsty. What if they put a glass of milk under the net to catch him? Let’s try!
#15 - Sesame Street Art Museum
Season 52 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2021
Everyone on Sesame Street is making a painting to hang in their own art museum. Celebrity guest Kacey Musgraves sings about the beauty of every color.
#16 - Family Recipe
Season 52 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/7/2022
Mia, her dad Frank, and Elmo make Mia's family's pasta salad for picnic day, but they can't remember the secret ingredient; after a few guesses, Mia's papi Dave finally arrives and reminds them that the secret ingredient is family.
#17 - Hubert the Human Cannonball
Season 52 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/30/2022
Elmo and friends help Hubert the Human Cannonball fly exactly nine feet across Sesame Street.
#18 - Goldilocks and the Three Homes
Season 52 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/23/2022
Elmo, Abby, Baby Bear, and Chris go to Fairy Tale Land to build a home for Goldilocks.
#19 - Elmo's Number Adventure
Season 52 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/16/2022
A number convention comes to Sesame Street and Elmo helps solve problems using math. The Count and celebrity guest Billie Eilish sing about the joys of counting.
#20 - Backyard Pizza Parlor
Season 52 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/9/2022
Abby and Rudy's family is following a budget and learning to have pizza night at home instead of their usual pizza spot, Crusty Charlie's; to make it more fun, they sing songs, play games, and pretend they're at Crusty Charlie's as a family.
#21 - The Great Home Carnival
Season 52 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/2/2022
It’s raining, and Elmo, Abby, and Rudy can’t go to the carnival anymore. What if they use things at home to make their own memory game, toss game, and rollercoaster? Let’s try! This episode features an all-new street story, I Wonder, What If, Let’s Try ("Making a Tossing Game"), Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck ("Pickles"), and Elmo's World ("Games").
#22 - Fairy Tale Haircut
Season 52 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/26/2022
Abby and Elmo help Rapunzel figure out how to keep her hair from getting in the way so she can be what she really wants to be a gymnast.
#23 - Chickens on the Farm
Season 52 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/19/2022
Big Bird visits his chicken friend, Lottie, at the farm; Lottie hasn't been able to lay an egg because the nesting box isn't comfy and cozy.
#24 - Haymobile
Season 52 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/12/2022
Elmo and Abby are at the farm and they're helping Farmer Todd feed the cows; they need the tractor to carry the heavy hay, but the tractor is broken.
#25 - The Pie Caper
Season 52 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/5/2022
Elmo and Abby are at the farm waiting for their pie; they help Farmer Todd with some chores and come back to see that someone has eaten their pie; Elmo and Abby become detectives and look for clues to find out who ate their pie.