Season 46 (2016)



Sesame Streets 46th season' is expected to air in August 3, 2015.

Season overview
The show's focus this season tightens in on certain, select characters:

"The cast of Muppets, which has mushroomed over the decades, will be pared down to focus on a core six: Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Big Bird and Oscar. The others will still be on the show, but the core cast will be the daily focus."

Episodes include Elmo and Abby posing as "Boo-Boo Busters" and a special Mothers Day episode

Following the retirement of Fran Brill the previous fall, Stephanie D'Abruzzo will take over over the role of Prairie Dawn and Jennifer Barnhart is cast as Zoe. Sonia Manzano will also not be returning this season to play Maria.

Music Director Bill Sherman revealed at the "On The Street Where You Learn" panel at Lincoln Center in January 2015 that a new version of the "Sesame Street Theme" would debut this season.

Set changes
The season introduces new changes to the set in an effort to get viewers to associate the Muppet characters with locals, as well as to modernize the look of the street. Changes include:
 * Elmo's room is now located in the first floor cornerstone of 123 Sesame Street.
 * Cookie Monster takes up new residence above Hooper's Store, which is given complete facelift to resemble its initial design.
 * Big Bird's nest area is no longer hidden by used doors and is now sitting within a small tree.
 * Oscar's trash can is relocated to the front of 123 Sesame Street. Oscar is also given the ability to appear from trashcans around the street.
 * An expanded garden area is added in the arbor, maintained by Abby Cadabby.
 * Other additions include a community center in the carriage house (with rooftop sitting area) and a Newsstand.

The changes were designed by David Gallo. The new set elements were constructed by Showman Fabricators and Gotham Scenic (who built Oscar's new enclosure, the newsstand and Big Bird's nest).

Production
Initial elements for the season were taped in early February 2015, with primary filming taking place from April 14 to June 5. Word of the Day and other celebrity segments began filming in Los Angeles the week of March 30, 2015.

The season marks the first use of a StediCam in studio for the show.

Episodes
Episodes 4601 - 4626 (26 episodes)


 * Episode 4601 -- School for Chickens (repeat)
 * Episode 4602 -- Bert's Training Wheels (repeat)
 * Episode 4603 -- Proud to Be Me (repeat)
 * Episode 4604 -- Numeric Con (repeat)
 * Episode 4605 -- The Enthusiastic Penelope Penguin (repeat)
 * Episode 4606 -- Number 15's Quinceañera (repeat)
 * Episode 4607 -- A Bicycle Built for Two (repeat)
 * Episode 4608 -- Ernie's Dance Video (repeat)
 * Episode 4609 -- If Me Had That Wand (repeat)
 * Episode 4610 -- Calm Down and Think, Elmo (repeat)
 * Episode 4611 -- Peter Piper's Purpose (repeat)
 * Episode 4612 -- Big Bird Loses His Nest (repeat)
 * Episode 4613 -- Waiting for the Present (repeat)
 * Episode 4614 -- Oscar's Trash Saving Plan (repeat)
 * Episode 4615 -- Stinky's First Day of Preschool (repeat)
 * Episode 4616 -- Oscar's Clean Tuxedo (repeat)
 * Episode 4617 -- Elmo the Grouch (repeat)
 * Episode 4618 -- Friendship Day (repeat)
 * Episode 4619 -- Chaos at Hooper's Store (repeat)
 * Episode 4620 -- Bert's Sign Painting Challenge (repeat)
 * Episode 4621 -- Papa Bear Goes to Preschool (repeat)
 * Episode 4622 -- Jack B. Nimble Can't Sit Down (repeat)
 * Episode 4623 -- Upside-Down Nursery Rhymes (repeat)
 * Episode 4624 -- Abby Schools in Cool (repeat)
 * Episode 4625 -- Grover Does It All (repeat)
 * Episode 4626 -- Everyday Magic (repeat)

Guest stars
Celebrity guests for the season will include Fifth Harmony, Gwen Stefani, Gina Rodriguez, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ne-Yo, Sara Bareilles, Aloe Blacc, Nick Jonas, and Alan Cumming.