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Sesame Street To Return with a Host of Celebrity Guests, Spoofs

Sesame Street's upcoming 42nd season promises a gaggle of celebrity guests who'll frolic with children and puppets — as well as some skits based on pop-culture references. Speaking of those, Glee (in a skit called "G"), Deadliest Catch ("The Heaviest Catch"), the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ("SpiderMonster the Musical") and cooking competitions...

Rich Juzwiak

Sesame Street's upcoming 42nd season promises a gaggle of celebrity guests who'll frolic with children and puppets — as well as some skits based on pop-culture references.

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Speaking of those, Glee (in a skit called "G"), Deadliest Catch ("The Heaviest Catch"), the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ("SpiderMonster the Musical") and cooking competitions ("Cast Iron Cooks") will be among the subjects of Sesame's gentle (and gently educational) skewering.

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And as far as the celebs go, here's a full alphabetical list of whom the show announced Monday:

Amy Adams

Carmelo Anthony

Samantha Bee

Drew Brees

Elvis Costello

Gustavo Dudamel

Craig Ferguson

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sutton Foster

Johnny Galecki

The Harlem Globetrotters

Ken Jeong

Jason Jones

Juanes

Nicole Kidman

Jimmy Kimmel

John Krasinski

Mila Kunis

George Lopez

Bruno Mars

James Marsden

Joel McHale

Maria Menounos

Michelle Monaghan

Conan O'Brien

Jerry O'Connell

Adam Rodriguez

Rico Rodriguez

Seth Rogen

Mark Ruffalo

Andy Samberg

Liev Schreiber

Jason Schwartzman

Jay Sean

Emma Stone

Amar'e Stoudemire

Sofia Vergara

Naomi Watts

Robin Williams

Besides the Hollywood types, musicians and sports stars, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will make an appearance. Season 42 of Seasame Street kicks off Monday, Sept. 26 on PBS.