Season 44 (2013-2014)



Sesame Streets 44th season' is set to begin airing on September 16, 2013. The season began production on September 20, 2012, and wrapped on December 14. The second half of season 43 was also filmed during this production period. Additional inserts were filmed in late April and May. The "What's the Word on the Street?" and other tune-in segments began filming in May 2013. The celebrity Word of the Day segments began filming in a Los Angeles studio in early June 2013.

Season overview
The season's focus will be on Hispanic heritage, and will feature a new recurring Hispanic human picked from an open audition session held in August 2012. Armando, played by Ismael Cruz Córdova, will debut as the show's newest human addition. The season will also deal with topics regarding self-regulation (coping with emotions and self-control) and executive function skills. A new, bi-lingual version of "I Love My Hair" will be performed.

"Elmo the Musical" will return this season, featuring five new episodes. The season will also feature a new segment starring Cookie Monster to promote executive functioning skills.

The season will also feature parodies of the hit shows Homeland (portrayed as "Homelamb") and Sons of Anarchy (as "Sons of Poetry").

Muppeteer Tyler Bunch reported on his Twitter account the season will include posthumous work by Jerry Nelson and will feature a special tribute to him.

Guest stars

 * Hank Azaria
 * Tyra Banks
 * Tom Bergeron
 * Peter Dinklage, playing "Simon Says"
 * Desiree Elle
 * Ginnifer Goodwin
 * Dave Matthews
 * Audra McDonald
 * Christina Milian
 * Troy Polamalu
 * Charlize Theron
 * Pentatonix, performing a rendition of "Pinball Number Count"
 * Rutina Wesley