The WORST episodes of Sesame Street
Every episode of Sesame Street ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Sesame Street!
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
#1 - Big Bird Bowling Ball (Repeat)
Season 27 - Episode 107 - Aired 4/16/1996
Biff has a bowling ball stuck on his hand.
#2 - Luis's Birthday
Season 15 - Episode 123 - Aired 5/9/1984
#5 - Prairie Dawn Gives Maria the Gift of Music
Season 29 - Episode 70 - Aired 2/20/1998
#6 - Papa Bear's Perpetual Porridge Machine
Season 31 - Episode 56 - Aired 5/1/2000
#8 - Country Icon Johnny Cash Sings a Tall Tale
Season 25 - Episode 105 - Aired 4/15/1994
Big Bird and Snuffy Add. Another sunny day on the street.
#9 - Wanda the Word Fairy Visits (Repeat)
Season 25 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/13/1994
#10 - Remembering Mr. Hooper's Egg Cream
Season 15 - Episode 114 - Aired 4/26/1984
#11 - The Grand High Triangle Lover's Success Story
Season 25 - Episode 36 - Aired 1/10/1994
#12 - Mechanics in Space
Season 49 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2019
Rudy pretends to be a space alien; when his spaceship won't start, Abby and Elmo play mechanics and fix it.
#14 - Lena Horne Sings with Grover
Season 20 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/27/1988
Placido's Sesame Street opera
#15 - Grandmothers on Sesame Street
Season 20 - Episode 113 - Aired 4/19/1989
Grandmothers on the street
#16 - Hooper's Has a Broken Window
Season 15 - Episode 117 - Aired 5/1/1984
Hooper's has a broken window.
#18 - Cookie Monster's Museum Mystery (repeat)
Season 49 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/13/2019
A brand-new museum has opened on Sesame Street - the Museum of Modern Cookie! Cookie Monster, Elmo and Chris are very excited to check it out. While walking around the museum, the paintings suddenly begin to disappear and the museum guards think Cookie Monster stole them. With Abby's help, Cookie Monster, Elmo and Chris catch who really was taking the cookie art. Season finale.
#19 - Big Bird Across America
Season 50 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2019
Big Bird wants to visit Cousin Bird in California, but he learns that it’s too far for him to walk! Nina suggests a cross-country road trip, so they can stop off to meet new friends along the way.
#20 - The Great Sesame Street Cake Off
Season 50 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2019
Cookie Monster and Gonger team up against Grover and Alan in a competition to see who can bake the best birthday cake for Nina. Elmo and Rosita help the two teams work together, combining one team’s cake and the other team’s frosting to make the ultimate birthday treat.
#21 - Pigs for Another Day
Season 50 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2019
After the three little pigs catch a cold, Grover, Rosita and Cookie Monster become "Pigs for a Day." They make a couple of mistakes, but they keep trying until they build the right-sized doghouse for Chris’ friend.
#22 - Getting Dressed, Not Stressed
Season 50 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2019
Elmo wants to play with his friends in the snow, but he gets frustrated when he tries to get dressed. With help from his friend Jacket, Elmo remembers to take a deep breath and keep trying until he gets dressed in his winter clothes.
#23 - Math Magic (repeat)
Season 49 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/2018
Max the Magician appears on Sesame Street, doing magic tricks that make scarves appear and cards disappear.
#24 - Rosita and Elmo Teach Yoga
Season 48 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/30/2018
Telly practices balancing his weight during yoga class.
#25 - Surfin' Sesame Street
Season 48 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/7/2018
Alan tells Elmo and Grover that he couldn't go on vacation this year, so Elmo, Grover and Chris surprise him by bringing the beach to Sesame Street.