| Sesame Street | |
| Premiere | November 9, 2023 (5401) |
| Finale | July 4, 2024 (5435) |
| Episodes | 35 |
Sesame Street’s 54th season premiered on Max on November 9, 2023 and on PBS on September 2, 2024.
According to Sesame Workshop, this season's curriculum expands on the past season's celebration of diversity, where "children will learn to feel confident and find joy in connecting with and learning about others, celebrating differences, and embracing similarities in their neighborhood."
New Muppet characters appearing this season include TJ (Yinan Shentu), Lalo (Andrew Cano), and Yasmine (Leila Ghaznavi). Gordon (Roscoe Orman) makes a return appearance in the season premiere (his first on the series since Season 46).
Also introduced in this season is "Sesame Street Nature Explorers," an animated series featuring Elmo and Tango alongside Gabrielle and her grandma Nell.
Production
Production on the season took place between January 11 and March 17, 2023.[1]
Celebrities
Celebrity guests for the season include Quinta Brunson, Brandi Carlile, Eugene Cordero, Ariana DeBose, Dan Levy, and Kal Penn.
Episodes
Episodes 5401 - 5435 (35 episodes)
- Episode 5401 -- Can They Be Friends?
- Episode 5402 -- The Oct-Dough-pus
- Episode 5403 -- Proud of My Name
- Episode 5404 -- Abby's Magical Sleepover
- Episode 5405 -- Sesame Street Self Portraits
- Episode 5406 -- Scootin' on Sesame Street (repeat)
- Episode 5407 -- Worms Want to Play
- Episode 5408 -- Elmo's Morning Routine (repeat)
- Episode 5409 -- Are You Ready for School?
- Episode 5410 -- Supermarket Games (repeat)
- Episode 5411 -- Sesame Street Song Day
- Episode 5412 -- The Flamingo Scoop
- Episode 5413 -- A Home for Fido (repeat)
- Episode 5414 -- Sesame Street's Lunar New Year Celebration
- Episode 5415 -- Elmo Helps the Amazing Zero!
- Episode 5416 -- The Grover Game
- Episode 5417 -- The Kitty Sitters (repeat)
- Episode 5418 -- Tamir's Water Works
- Episode 5419 -- Bert and Ernie's Opposite Day
- Episode 5420 -- Our Family Musical
- Episode 5421 -- Elmo and Abby's Ocean Adventure (repeat)
- Episode 5422 -- The Feelings Fair
- Episode 5423 -- The Sign Language ABCs
- Episode 5424 -- Jumpin' in the Rain (repeat)
- Episode 5425 -- Shabbat Shalom!
- Episode 5426 -- Elmo's Little Star (repeat)
- Episode 5427 -- The Tasty Transport
- Episode 5428 -- Tamir Learns Tagalog
- Episode 5429 -- Brave Bessie by Brave Gabrielle
- Episode 5430 -- Elmo Visits the Library (repeat)
- Episode 5431 -- Elmo Goes Down the Big Slide
- Episode 5432 -- Roar, it's a Dinosaur (repeat)
- Episode 5433 -- Use That Rice!
- Episode 5434 -- The Mystery Cricket
- Episode 5435 -- Prairie Dawn's Cookie Party
Muppets
- Abby Cadabby, Alfred, AM Monsters, Anything Muppets, Baby Bear, Bert, Biff, Big Bird, Coach Jones, Cookie Monster, Cookie Monster's Mommy, Count von Count, Elmo, Ernie, Felix, Frankie, Fred, Freddy, Gabrielle, Gonger, Grandma Nell, Granny Bird, Grover, Herb, Herry Monster, Honkers, Hoots the Owl, Ji-Young, Joey, Julia, Kayla, Lalo, Lily, Louie, Mae, Maggie Cadabby, Margo, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Crustworthy, Niamh, Norbert the Robot, Oscar the Grouch, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Rosita's Abuela, Rudy, Samuel, Slimey, Snuffy, Sully, Tamir, Tango, Telly Monster, The Three Little Pigs, TJ, Two-Headed Monster, Yasmine, Zoe
Cast
- Sesame Street Puppet Performers[note 1]
- Latoryah Alexander, Pam Arciero, Jennifer Barnhart, Lindsey "Z" Briggs, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Tyler Bunch, Andrew A. Cano, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Jimmica Collins, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Bradley Freeman Jr., Leila Ghaznavi, Stacey Gordon, Liz Hara, Chris Thomas Hayes, Eric Jacobson, Haley Jenkins, Kathleen Kim, Peter Linz, Spencer Lott, Lara MacLean, Carmen Osbahr, Megan Piphus Peace, Sebastiano Ricci, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Yinan Shentu, Brandon Smith, Matt Vogel, Bryant Young
- Puppet Captain: Matt Vogel
- Assistant Puppet Captain: Martin P. Robinson
Credits
- Executive Producers: Sal Perez, Kay Wilson Stallings
- Senior Producers: Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo, Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A.
- Coordinating Producer: Mindy Fila, Andrew Moriarty
- Producers: Michael J. Cargill, Ken Scarborough, Bryce-Loren Walker, Ashmou Younge
- Post Producer: William D'Amico
- Senior Line Producer: Aimee Blackton
- Co-Producer: Matt Vogel
- Directors: Ken Diego, Shannon Flynn, Kimmy Gatewood, Todd E. James, Jack Jameson, Benjamin Lehmann, Noel MacNeal, Alan Muraoka, Scott Preston, Brittany Scott Smith, Matt Vogel
- Head Writer: Ken Scarborough
- Writers: Belinda Arredondo, Molly Boylan, Jennifer Capra, Jessica Carleton, Geri Cole, Monique D. Hall, Joe Fallon, Christine Ferraro, Liz Hara, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough, Pilot Viruet, Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A., Moujan Zolfaghari
- Film Producer: Christina Bacigalupo
- Associate Producer: Kelly Ferrara
- Associate Producer, Post: Elena Sassano
- Senior Vice President of Curriculum and Content: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
- Sesame Street Curriculum and Content Team: Jessica DiSalvo, Susan Scheiner, M.A., Hei Min You, Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A.
- Script Supervisor: Jennifer Capra
- Script Coordinator: Lynda Holder-Settles
- Sesame Street Research Team: Julie Baran, Kim Foulds, Ph.D., Becca K. Seibert Nast, Remi Torres, Ph.D.
- Puppets, Costumes, Props: The Jim Henson Company NY Creature Shop - Seth Abrams, Tifa Chii, Nicolina Dante, Richard Dyer, Joel Gennari, Allison Green, Brain Haimes, Aaron Hartnett, Tyler Hall, Michelle Hickey, Joshua Holden, Ann Marie Holdgruen, Benjamin Kress, Rollie Krewson, Jim Kroupa, Sarah Lafferty, Lara MacLean, Laura Manns, Tom Newby, Anney Ozar, Constance Peterson, Kelsey Rondeau, James W. Wojtal, Jr.
- Production (Henson Workshop): Jason Weber, Melissa Creighton, Joseph Roddy, Delassie Gadzanku
- Music Director: Bill Sherman
- Music Director (Arrangements and Orchestrations): Joe Fiedler
- Music Director (Vocals): Paul Rudolph
- Music Coordinator: Tyler Hartman
- Composers: Mel Campbell, Nicholas Dayton, Joe Fiedler, Crystal Hall, Toby Lightman, Stefan Lutrownik, Jamie Lozano, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Kathryn Raio, JP Rende, Paul Rudolph, Talullah Ruff, Bill Sherman, Matthew Sklar, Pam Steebler, Josh Tangney
- Lyricists: Molly Boylan, Geri Cole, Christine Ferraro, Liz Hara, Monique D. Hall, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough
- Music Copyist: Joe Fiedler
- Music Editor: Tyler Hartan
- Music Editor/ADR Mixer: Paul Rudolph
- Supervising Music Editor: Michael Croiter
- Sesame Street Band: Randy Cohen, Michael Croiter, John Deley, Doug Derryberry, Joe Fiedler, Rob Jost, Gary Meyer, Kenny Rampton
- Production Designer: Katie Akana
- Art Director: Naomi Munro
- Prop Coordinators: Melissa Farrar, Keith Olsen
- Celebrity Talent Booker: Bella Harkins
- Child Talent: Carolyn Volpe, Ph.D.
- Child Casting Assistant: Amy Ann Goelz
- Supervising Editor: Joseph DiGiacomo
- Post Production Graphics: Ed Mundy
- Associate Directors: Frank Campagna, Emily Cohen, Michelle Gritzer, Julie Lorusso, Ashmou Younge
- Key Control Room Production Assistant: Kelly Ferrara
- Control Room Production Assistants: Gabriella DeGennaro, Jane June, Lindsey Mutz, Yacine Ndaw
- Nature Explorers! with Elmo, Gabrielle, and Tango!
- Head Writer: Katherine Sandford
- Writers: Laura Canty-Samuel, Jennifer Capra, Gabriella DeGennaro, Liz Hara, Amanda McNiece, Katherine Sandford, Desmond Sargeant, Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A.
- Directors: Joanna Hepworth, Mark Taylor
- Sound Effects Editor / Re-Recording Mixer: Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
- Supervising Sound Editor / Re-Recording Mixer: Steve "Major" Giammaria
- Sound Editor / ADR Mixer: Chris Sassano, C.A.S.
- Technical Directors: Tom Guadarrama, Rich Drummond
- Cameras: Mark Britt, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins, Mark Renaudin
- Senior Video: Howie Rosenzweig, Lewis Rothenberg
- Recordists: Ernie Albritton, Barbara Bianco
- Stagehands: Jason Caccavo, Russell Hooton, Karen Sunderlin
- Special Thanks: A Productions, Armada Content, Banded Media, Rampany, Richard Termine, Safe Production Services, Sound Lounge, Studio G Brooklyn, 422 Films, Zach Hyman
- Taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York
Sources
- Footnotes
- ↑ The credits for Episode 5401 use "Sesame Street Muppet™ Performers," which was changed to "Puppet Performers" in the episodes thereafter.
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