Sesame Street’s 40th season was a pretty big deal. And with all the promotions they did, it’s not out of the question for you to be a little burnt out on new Sesame material. But then again, new episodes of Sesame Street are right around the corner, and there’s a good deal of stuff to look forward to! So we counted out 41 reasons why you should be excited, and if your interest isn’t just a little piqued by the end of this page, then you might need a solid thwump on the noggin.
1. Super Grover 2.0 – Seriously, how can you not be excited about an amped-up, regularly-occurring Super Grover segment? And he’s cute too!
2. True Mud – This year’s “True Mud” will be the new “Mad Men“. And if it doesn’t include appearances by both Oscar and The Count, someone will pay. Oh yes, they will pay.
3. Music Magic – Elmo finds Abby’s magic wand and does a little “Once More With Feeling” on the Sesame Street cast. Another acceptable pop culture reference: That one episode of Scrubs with Stephanie D’Abruzzo.
4. The Furry Four – Telly, Abby, and Elmo emulate the first super-family (or a disappointing film franchise). It’s bound to be the best Marvel Comics parody until…
5. Ironing Monster – Y’see, he’s like Iron Man, but with an iron for a head! Comedy gold!
6. Rakhi Road – Chris and the Muppets bring a slice of India to Sesame Street for Leela, and then everyone does a Slumdog Millionaire dance (thankfully, they’ll be skipping the cattle prods scene).
7. The flying Snuffleupagus – In the episode “Up in the Air”, Abby disproves everything Isaac Newton worked for by turning off gravity, teaching Big Bird and Snuffy about what keeps us on the ground. You will believe a Snuffleupagus can fly!
8. iSesame – Sesame Workshop sticks it to Apple by giving Telly Monster an iPogo Stick, which ends up being overpriced and disappointing. Who says Sesame Street doesn’t teach kids real-life lessons??
9. Sesame Street goes up to 11 – Michael McKean guest stars as a David St. Hubbins-esque character who brings a bit of Spinal Tap to the Street.
10. It’s Raining Cookies – Hallelujah! This might be Cookie Monster’s best song since he left his cookie at the disco.
11-40. Celebrities – Okay, so it’s a bit of a cheat, but 41 is a big number! And these celebs are worth exaggerating about:
Jim Parsons
Reggie Bush
Katy Perry
Ryan Reynolds
Sherri Shepherd
Idina Menzel
Taye Diggs
Amy Poehler
Jason Bateman
Ty Burrell
Wanda Sykes
Alton Brown
Colin Farrell
Kara DioGuardi
Jude Law
Rebecca Romijn
Terrence Howard
Chris O’Donnell
Jennifer Garner
Julie Bowen
Ellen Pompeo
Anna Faris
LaDainian Tomlinson
Usher
Rachel Griffiths
Natalie Morales
Samantha Harris
Zoe Saldana
Kyra Sedgwick
Michael McKean
41. Video previews – Check out videos of some of the above highlights and more on Sesame Workshop’s press page!
Click here to look forward to Sesame’s early 40s on the ToughPigs forum!
by Joe Hennes – Joe@ToughPigs.com
