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Season 29 (1997-1998)

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Sesame Street
Premiere November 17, 1997 (3656)
Finale May 15, 1998 (3785)
Episodes 130
3740-moon

Season 29 focuses on space and science, over half of which is dedicated to Slimey going to the moon.

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Lynne Thigpen and the Muppets at the launch of the Wiggleprise in Episode 3698.

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In the season premiere, Big Bird meets Jerome, a new friend who just moved to the street.

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The famous Sesame Street sign goes missing.

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Kermit the Frog makes his first new appearance on the show since 1990, covering the events of the moon trip in Episode 3740 and Episode 3785.

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Wynton Marsalis' Monster Music Class.

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Slimey arrives home in the season finale.

Song

"Girl of the World"

Song

"Slimey to the Moon" with Tony Bennett.

Wormsinspace

"Worms in Space" sketches were introduced this season.

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This season was dedicated to Jon Stone.

Sesame Street Season 29 aired from November 17, 1997, to May 15, 1998.

Overview[]

The season's main focus is "The Science of Discovery," featuring many story lines pertaining to the excitement of discovering science. The season also features the "Slimey to the Moon" story line, told over the course of the 18-week arc.[1]

The season also features special theme weeks, where each episode in the week pertains to a specific curriculum: Music (Episode 3721 - Episode 3725), Health and Safety (Episode 3731 - Episode 3735), Literacy (Episode 3766 - Episode 3770) and Laughter (Episode 3776 - Episode 3780).[1]

Episodes[]

Episodes 3656 - 3785 (130 episodes)

Notes[]

  • Episodes made during Slimey's moon mission story arc would always end with the progress of Slimey's moon mission, typically by a character (usually the one announcing the sponsors) saying "And Slimey's spaceship is still on its way to the moon" for when the Wiggleprise is heading toward the moon, or "And Slimey's spaceship is still on its way back to Sesame Street" for the return trip. Episodes that recycled street scenes from the 27th season would have a generic bumper at the end of the episode, before the credits or "Coming Soon on Sesame Street" segment, with Martin P. Robinson announcing the same lines (depending on the progress of the mission) accompanied by the Worms in Space theme music.
  • This was the final season to feature the Around the Corner setting, as well as the final season to use the calypso version of the opening Sesame Street Theme, introduced in Season 24. However, the animated end credits, also introduced at that time, will continue to be used on later seasons until 2007.
  • This was the last season to feature the original Sesame Street sign.
  • This was the last season produced with 130 episodes.
  • This season introduces a fuzzier puppet build for Elmo, the design of which has been used ever since.
  • This was the final season before the filming of The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland despite that the film was not released until five months after Season 30 finished airing. This is evidenced by Alan Muraoka's absence in the movie, Hooper's Store retaining its original exterior design and the use of the Around the Corner sets.
  • Several episodes from this season were later rebroadcast in 1999 shortly before the premiere of Season 31, most of them being from the "Slimey to the Moon" storyline. Some inserts and songs produced that year would debut in some of the re-aired episodes.

Cast[]

Cast
Carlo Alban, Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Lexine Bondoc, Linda Bove, Ruth Buzzi, Desiree Casado, Annette Calud, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Imani Patterson, Tarah Schaeffer, David L. Smyrl
Jim Henson's Muppets
Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Alice Dinnean, Pam Arciero, Judy Sladky, Jim Martin, Bryant Young, Bruce Connelly, Lisa Buckley (Uncredited: Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Rick Lyon, Noel MacNeal, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire)
Guest Stars
Erykah Badu, Tony Bennett, Tracy Chapman, Anthony Clark, Angel Corella, Dominique Dawes, Celine Dion, Doug E. Doug, Dennis Franz, Denyce Graves, Rebecca Lobo, Robert MacNeil, Wynton Marsalis, Mark McEwen, Bill Nye, Lynne Thigpen, Alice Walker

Characters[]

Humans
Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, Gabi, Miles, Carlo, Lexine, Celina, Gina, Mr. Handford, Bob, Linda, Ruthie, Tarah, WASA Training Officer
Muppets
Alice Snuffleupagus, The Amazing Mumford, Anything Muppets, Baby Bear, Baby Natasha, Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Bert, Betty Lou, Biff, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, The Count, Dingers, Dusty and Eartha, The Elephant, Elizabeth, Elmo, Ernie, The Fairy Godperson, Farley, Frazzle, Goldilocks, The Grand High Triangle Lover, Grover, Grundgetta, Herry Monster, Honkers, Humphrey, Ingrid, Irvine, Jerome, Joey and Davey Monkey, Mr. Johnson, Kermit the Frog, Kingston Livingston III, Loretta, Lurlene, Mama Bear, The Martians, Merry Monster, Mimsy, Mommy Snuffleupagus, Mrs. Grouch, Norman, The Oinker Sisters, Oliver, Oscar the Grouch, Papa Bear, Penguins, Poco Loco, Prairie Dawn, Professor Albert Einslime, Rosita, Selma Worm, Shelley the Turtle, Sherry Netherland, Simon Soundman, Slimey, Sloppy, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Stinky the Stinkweed, Telly, The Three Little Pigs, Two-Headed Monster, Wolfgang the Seal, Zoe

Credits[]

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Season 29 credit crawl

credit crawl

Sources[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sesame Street: The TV Show (Season 29) at CTW.org (archived)


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