The BEST episodes of Sesame Street season 53
Every episode of Sesame Street season 53, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sesame Street season 53!
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
#1 - Gabrielle's Amazing Maze
Season 53 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/8/2023
Elmo, Abby and Cookie Monster help Gabrielle build a maze for her class pet hamster.
#2 - Grandparents' Day
Season 53 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/15/2023
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.
#3 - Love Makes a Family (repeat)
Season 53 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/1/2023
Relatives from all over come to celebrate Family Day.
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#4 - Art Rocks!
Season 53 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/2023
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!
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#5 - Move and Groove on Sesame Street
Season 53 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/2023
On Dance Your Favorite Dance Day, Nina teaches everyone the moves to their favorite dances.
#6 - Horsing Around
Season 53 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/2023
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!
#7 - How to Catch a Robot Dog
Season 53 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/29/2022
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!
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#8 - Rockin' with Elmo and Abby
Season 53 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2023
Elmo and Abby compromise to create the “Best Friend Song” from each of their favorite songs.
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#9 - Cinderella's New Shoes
Season 53 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/2023
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.
#10 - Bert's Bike Time with Luis
Season 53 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2022
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.
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#11 - Just Right
Season 53 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2023
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.
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#12 - Nani Bird Visits
Season 53 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2023
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.
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#13 - Big Bird's Happy to Be Me Club
Season 53 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2023
Big Bird wants to join the Good Bird’s Club, but the members try to bully him into changing.
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#14 - Rudy's Favorite Sweater
Season 53 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/2022
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.
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#15 - Happy Hair Day
Season 53 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/2022
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.
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#16 - Family Album
Season 53 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2023
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.
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#17 - Read-and-Share
Season 53 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2023
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.
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#18 - Count On
Season 53 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2023
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.
#19 - Make Music with Bob (repeat)
Season 53 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/27/2023
Bob helps Abby learn all about musical instruments and how vibration makes sound, while choosing the right instrument to play.
#20 - Fans of the Fan Dance
Season 53 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/20/2023
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.
#21 - Monster Truckin'
Season 53 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/30/2023
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!
#22 - Community Mural
Season 53 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2022
Friends on Sesame Street are painting a mural to celebrate the people in their neighborhood. When Abby Cadabby has a hard time finding a paint color that is the same color as her fur, she learns to mix paint to make a color that looks just like her. Everyone works together to make the mural special, showing that we may be different on the outside, but we’re all friends and neighbors on Sesame Street. Celebrity guest Mickey Guyton sings a song about community.
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#23 - Sesame Street Super Heroes
Season 53 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2022
Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and Rosita are playing superheroes! When Elmo and Abby suggest for Rosita to be Super Carga, a superhero who turns on everyone’s superpowers with a Spanish catchphrase, Rosita says that speaking Spanish isn’t the only thing that makes her special.
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#24 - Kind Rudy
Season 53 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2022
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!
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#25 - The Great Corn Festival
Season 53 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2022
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.
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