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Sesame Street Season 40 Episodes
Season 40 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
Frankly, It's a Habitat
Tue, Nov 10, 200955 mins
Big Bird is eating a hot bowl of soup on a cold day outside Hooper's store when Freddy Flapman, played by Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Flychert Real Estate, finds Big Bird and tries to convince him to migrate somewhere warm.
Episode 2
Cowmonster Pair
Wed, Nov 11, 200955 mins
Little Bo Peep has lost her cow. The Cowmonster Pair, also known as Elmo and Telly, come to her rescue. They use clues to find her cow, but will they be successful? Brought to you by the letter E and the number 2.
Episode 3
Baby Bear Is Afraid of Bees
Thu, Nov 12, 200955 mins
When Abby accidentally turns Baby Bear and Chris into bees, they learn how to collect pollen from a flower and even take a trip into a beehive. Baby Bear learns that bees help flowers grow and make honey and wax.
Episode 4
Wild Nature Survivor Guy
Fri, Nov 13, 200955 mins
Wild Nature Survivor Guy, played by Jimmy Fallon, finds himself on Sesame Street. He is accustomed to surviving in the wilds of nature and thinks he needs to "survive" out on Sesame Street.
Episode 5
Abby Makes Seasons Change
Mon, Nov 16, 200955 mins
[HBO] HD. 'Abby Makes the Seasons Change.' Abby makes the seasons change on Sesame Street.
Episode 6
Y a Quest Y Not
Tue, Nov 17, 200955 mins
Elmo, Telly and Abby find words that begin with the letter Y.
Episode 7
Bears Try to Hibernate
Wed, Nov 18, 200955 mins
There is a porridge shortage on Sesame Street! Telly runs to tell Baby Bear, but when he finds him, he is getting ready to hibernate until springtime when there is porridge again. What is Telly supposed to do for five months without a best friend?
Episode 8
Stinky's Birthday Flower
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Today is Stinky's birthday and all of his friends try to find the perfect present for him.
Episode 9
Elmo Finds a Baby Bird
Fri, Nov 20, 200954 mins
Elmo and Rosita are thinking of rhymes when they hear, "peep, peep." Suddenly, a little baby bird appears. Elmo and Rosita want to help the bird but do not know why he is peeping.
Episode 10
Grouch Messing Machine
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
When the laundromat washing machine is broken, Elmo and Leela turn it into a washing machine for grouches.
Episode 11
The Cookie Tree
Fri, Nov 27, 200953 mins
Maria, Luis and Elmo are picking apples from an apple tree. Cookie Monster hears something loud and crunchy and is excited because he thinks it's a cookie, but is disappointed when he finds out the noise is an apple.
Episode 12
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
Mon, Dec 7, 200955 mins
Mary Mary Quite Contrary is growing a garden by Oscar's can using dirt, sun, and water. Oscar does not like it and calls for Hairy Hairy to bring stinky weeds and pigs. Mary moves her garden, and Oscar enjoys the stinky weeds.
Episode 13
Abby Has the Sparkle Freckles
Wed, Dec 9, 200956 mins
Elmo and Abby are playing tag and suddenly, Abby's freckles start sparkling! She has a case of the "Sparkle Speckle Fairy Freckles," where freckles sparkle and glow, and eventually fall off. But Abby likes her freckles. Watch to find out how she gets her freckles back! Brought to you by the letter I and the number 6.
Episode 14
The Rainbow Show
Fri, Dec 11, 200956 mins
Elmo is drawing when he looks up in the sky and sees a rainbow! Elmo rushes to show everybody, but when Rosita arrives, the rainbow has disappeared. How will he get the rainbow back? Brought to you by the letter O and the number 12.
Episode 15
Amphibian Show
Tue, Dec 22, 200955 mins
Elmo and Abby are lounging in the garden, when music plays and an announcer introduces the "Find The Amphibian" game. But the problem is that they don't know what an amphibian is! Can they piece all of the clues together to "Find the Amphibian?" Brought to you by the letter N and the number 0.
Episode 16
Camping Show
Thu, Dec 24, 200955 mins
When Elmo and Chris go camping, they meet a beaver, some raccoons and some ducks.
Episode 17
Squirmadega Car Race
Mon, Dec 28, 200955 mins
Slimey is practicing for the Squirmadega Car Race. He zooms forward, backward, and around and around on the counter of Mr. Hopper's store. Elmo excitedly gets ready to watch Slimey in the worm car race. Elmo is Slimey's biggest fan and cheerleader!
Episode 18
Jack's Big Jump
Wed, Dec 30, 200955 mins
Jack Be Nimble is getting ready for his big jump over eight candlesticks! He tries to jump over them, but instead he knocks them over and falls. Jack runs away and hides. He messed up and now is having trouble jumping. Baby Bear and Telly find someone to help him- a kangaroo!
Episode 19
Inspected by 4
Fri, Jan 1, 201055 mins
Who's at the door? Why, it's Inspector 4 (Judah Friedlander), and he's come to Sesame Street looking for items that are in groups of four. Everything is going fine until he spots the letter R. He only has one item that begins with the letter R where will he find three more to even the score?
Episode 20
Big Bird Sprains His Wing
Tue, Jan 19, 201055 mins
Big Bird is happily roller skating along Sesame Street. Uh-oh! Crash! Big Bird falls down! When he visits Dr. Berger, she examines his wing and explains that it isn't broken but has a sprain. Feeling blue what can he do? With his friends, he realizes that there are a lot of things he can do with his sprained wing. Brought to you by the letter X and the number 13.
Episode 21
The Planet G
Thu, Jan 21, 201057 mins
Maria helps Elmo write a story about the letter "G." Elmo is having trouble thinking of letter "G" words, but Maria reminds him of the letter "G" sound.
Episode 22
The Counting Booth
Mon, Jan 25, 201057 mins
The Count has to leave his Counting Booth and has no one to watch it while he is gone. Luckily, Elmo and Abby agree to become the official Counting Booth Counters while he is away. They immediately have their first visitors, the Three Little Pigs. They ask to be counted one by one to make sure they are all there. Next, Old McDonald brings his chickens to the Counting Booth. He wants them to be counted in pairs- the same way The Count counts them. But Elmo and Abby are hesitant; they have never counted by two before! Maria comes along and shows them how to count by groups of two. Suddenly, Baby Bear runs in to the counting booth holding ten boxes of crayons with five crayons in each. He explains that he doesn't know how many crayons he has all together. Elmo is nervous, he has never counted by fives, but with the help of Maria, Abby and Elmo they are able to count each box by five. Next, Snuffy and Big Bird can't figure out how many fingers all the birdkeeters have together. Elmo and Abby suggest counting by five, but Maria has a better suggestion. Why not count by ten? Elmo, Abby, Big Bird, and Snuffy count by ten all the way to eighty! Finally, Super Grover runs in. He needs a count down to fly off and save the world! With some help from Super Grover and a number line, Elmo and Abby are able to count down to one as Grover blasts off. The Count returns as Abby and Elmo share about their new counting abilities!
Episode 23
Tribute to Number Seven
Wed, Jan 27, 201055 mins
Zoe, Rosita, and Abby host "the amazingly awesome, super terrific seven celebration" by counting seven chickens in various poses, doing a 7 Rumba with Maria, finding seven words that start with "s" with a letter S, and Abby doing "7 magic" with her assistant Elmo.
Episode 24
Abby's Tricycle
Fri, Jan 29, 201055 mins
Abby doesn't know how to ride a tricycle. Elmo suggests that Gordon teach Abby since Gordon was the one to teach him. 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!
Episode 25
Jack Grows His Own Beanstalk
Tue, Feb 16, 201055 mins
Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk comes along Sesame Street and tells Leela and Telly he has a problem. He only has a cow, but he needs a beanstalk! He knows he's supposed to trade the cow for something but doesn't know what.
Episode 26
Princess Show
Thu, Feb 18, 201055 mins
Time to play princess. Abby, Rosita, and a penguin are doing princess dancing and princess roller skating. Abby skates fast, Rosita skates even faster, and the penguin skates fastest and loses control, getting stuck in a mailbox.