Maria and Natasha play peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo (or peekaboo) is a form of play often played with an infant. To play, one hides their face, pops back into the view of the other, and says "peek-a-boo!", sometimes followed by "I see you!." Peek-a-boo uses a basic joke-like structure of surprise, balanced with expectation. The game is thought by developmental psychologists to demonstrate an infant's inability to understand object permanence.
Appearances[]
- Oscar and Georgie play peek-a-boo in Episode 1178.
- Elmo and Shelley the Turtle play peek-a-boo in Episode 2300.
- Telly and Baby Natasha play peek-a-boo in Episode 2475.
- Shelley and Barkley play peek-a-boo in Episode 2622.
- Oscar and Irvine play peek-a-boo in Episode 2737.
- Maria plays peek-a-boo with Baby Natasha and Oscar plays peek-a-boo with Irvine in Episode 2851.
- Picabo Street and Elmo play peek-a-boo in a celebrity insert in season 26 (First: Episode 3301). In another insert, Telly Monster meets Street in a "Monster on the Spot" segment, though he thinks he's looking for a location called "Peek-a-Boo Street." (First: Episode 3312)
- Humphrey plays an extended game of peek-a-boo with Baby Natasha in Episode 3613.
- Baby Natasha plays peek-a-boo in Episode 3643.
- Big Bird remembers playing peek-a-boo with Radar in Episode 3884.
- Humphrey and Baby Natasha play peek-a-boo in Episode 3871.
- Big Bird and Baby Natasha play peek-a-boo in Episode 4020.
- Big Bird and Snuffy imagine themselves playing peek-a-boo in Episode 4132.
- Abby Cadabby plays peek-a-boo with Marco in Episode 4145.
- Ralphie plays peek-a-boo in Episode 4155.
- Peter Piper plays peek-a-boo in Episode 4511.
- Sweetiekins attempts to start a game of "Worm Peek-a-boo" with Oscar in Episode 4701.
- Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle plays peek-a-boo with Baby Natasha in the 2000 episode "Elmo's World: Babies."
- Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle, comes up with peek-a-boo as a game he could play with a baby in the 2017 episode "Elmo's World: Babies."
- The "Abby's Advice" segment on becoming a big sibling includes the advice of playing games like pee-a-boo with your younger sibling.
- In "My Sesame Music: Games," Grover plays one of his favorite games - peek-a-boo.
Books[]
Peekaboo! I See You!
- Muppet Babies: Let's Play Peek-A-Boo!
- Sesame Street Babies: Peek-a-Boo!
- Peek-a-boo, Lizzy Lou!
- Sesame Beginnings: Peekaboo! I See You!
- Sesame Street: Peekaboo, Elmo!
- Where's Elmo?: A Peek-a-boo Book
- Where Is Elmo?: A Wiggle & Giggle Peekaboo Book
Videos[]
- Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People
- See Amazing in All Children "Play Peek-A-Boo" resource video (YouTube)
- "Peek-A-Boo with Elmo" web video (YouTube)
Merchandise[]
Peek-a-Boo Ernie
- Peekaboo Cookie Monster (Playskool)
- Peek-a-Boo Elmo (Gund)
- Peek-a-Boo Elmo (Headstart)
- Peek-a-Boo Big Bird (Tyco)
- Peek-a-Boo Ernie (Tyco)
- Musical Peek-a-Boo Big Bird (Illco)
- Musical Peek-a-Boo Ernie (Illco)
- Oscar's Trash Can, with peek-a-boo action (Illco)
- Playtime Big Bird (Tyco)
- Pop-Up Pals (Fisher-Price)
Notes[]
- Puppyduck tries to catch a runaway creature called a "Peekaboo" in the Mopatop's Shop episode "Fuzzle Gump."