Season 52 (2021-2022)

Sesame Street
Premiere	November 11, 2021 (5201)
Episodes	35

Elmo with his new puppy, Tango

Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries

Trip to Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard

The crew wearing masks on set, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kacey Musgraves, Big Bird, Elmo, Abby, the Count, and Gabrielle

Keke Palmer and the gang

Amanda Gorman with Ernie and Bert

Billie Eilish and the Count

Naomi Osaka with Elmo and Gabrielle

Jon Batiste and Abby

Anderson .Paak and Oscar

Sesame Street’s 52nd season premiered on HBO Max on November 11, 2021.

Overview

The season continues its two-year curriculum of "playful problem solving," while also acknowledging the show's racial justice curriculum, which began with its Coming Together initiative.

Seven of the episodes were filmed on location, including a five-episode arc filmed at Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard in North Salem, New York.

Also, joining the cast is Elmo's newly-adopted puppy Tango, who first appeared in a 2021 special. The two star in a new recurring animated segment, "Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries." Tamir, previously introduced in The Power of We special, is given a recurring role as well (along with his cousin Gabrielle).

Production

Production was complicated due to the COVID-19 pandemic; filming for the season's farm storyline took place at Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard in August 2020 to allow for open-air filming. Two additional episodes were filmed on location in Queens and Croton Gorge Park in Westchester.

In-studio production began a few months later, starting the week of October 26 and wrapping on December 10.

Celebrities

Celebrity guests for the season include Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Dr. Mae Jemison, Kacey Musgraves, Naomi Osaka, Anderson .Paak, and Keke Palmer.

Episodes

Episodes 5201 - 5235 (35 episodes)

• Episode 5201 -- Elmo Builds a Robot Dog
• Episode 5202 -- Elmo Mails a Letter
• Episode 5203 -- Lunchtime Engineers
• Episode 5204 -- Sesame Street Art Museum
• Episode 5205 -- Bug Scouts
• Episode 5206 -- Doggie Job Search (repeat)
• Episode 5207 -- The Grouch Band
• Episode 5208 -- The Letter M Mystery (repeat)
• Episode 5209 -- Hike Pirates
• Episode 5210 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Episode 5211 -- Let's Play Pretend (repeat)
• Episode 5212 -- Astro Team Alpha
• Episode 5213 -- A Trip to the Dentist
• Episode 5214 -- The Hair Dance (repeat)
• Episode 5215 -- Let's Grow Together
• Episode 5216 -- The Super Shape Heroes (repeat)
• Episode 5217 -- Rainy Day Picnic
• Episode 5218 -- Fort Rudy
• Episode 5219 -- Gingerbread Man
• Episode 5220 -- Friendship Celebration (repeat)
• Episode 5221 -- A Home for Gecko
• Episode 5222 -- Kind Alan
• Episode 5223 -- Sesame Street Sitters (repeat)
• Episode 5224 -- Sesame Street Goes to the Farm
• Episode 5225 -- The Missing Goat Mystery
• Episode 5226 -- The Pie Caper
• Episode 5227 -- Haymobile
• Episode 5228 -- Chickens on the Farm
• Episode 5229 -- Fairy Tale Haircut (repeat)
• Episode 5230 -- The Great Home Carnival
• Episode 5231 -- Backyard Pizza Parlor
• Episode 5232 -- Elmo's Number Adventure (repeat)
• Episode 5233 -- Goldilocks and the Three Homes
• Episode 5234 -- Hubert the Human Cannonball (repeat)
• Episode 5235 --

Cast

• Chris: Chris Knowings
• Nina: Suki Lopez
• Alan: Alan Muraoka
• Charlie: Violet Tinnirello

• Dave: Chris Costa
• Mia: Olivia Perez
• Frank: Alex Weisman

Sesame Street Muppet™ Performers

Pam Arciero, Jennifer Barnhart, Tau Bennett, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Megan Piphus, Carmen Osbahr, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel

• Puppet Captain: Matt Vogel
• Assistant Puppet Captain: Martin P. Robinson

Credits

• Executive Producers: Benjamin Lehmann, Kay Wilson Stallings
• Senior Producers: Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo
• Coordinating Producer: Mindy Fila
• Content Producer: Autumn Zitani Stefano, M.A.
• Producers: Michael J. Cargil, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough
• Post Producer: Todd E. James
• Line Producer: Aimee Blackton
• Co-Producer: Matt Vogel
• Directors: Ken Diego, Rick Fernandes, Shannon Flynn, Todd E. James, Benjamin Lehmann, Linda Mendoza, Alan Muraoka, Liliana Olszewski, Scott Preston, Chuck Vinson, Matt Vogel
• Head Writer: Ken Scarborough
• Writers: Molly Boylan, Laura Canty-Samuel, Jessica Carleton, Geri Cole, Joe Fallon, Christine Ferraro, Monique D. Hall, Elizabeth Hara, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford, Tim McKeon, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough, Pilot Viruet, Belinda Ward, Moujan Zolfaghari
• Film Producer: Kimberly Wright
• Associate Producers: Christina Elefante, Kelly Ferrara, Bryce-Loren Walker
• 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 P. Zitani Stefano, M.A.
• Puppets, Costumes, Props: The Jim Henson Company NY Creature Shop - Erin Black, Kate Brehm, Nicolina Dante, Ben Durocher, Joel Gennari, Michelle Hickey, Joshua Holden, Ariella Knight, Rollie Krewson, Jim Kroupa, Lara MacLean, Laura Manns, Anney Ozar, Constance Peterson, Kate Rusek, Sierra Schoening, Polly Smith, Kelly Snook, David Valentine, Jason Weber, Stacey Weingarten, James W. Wojtal, Jr.
• Production (Jim Henson): Melissa Creighton, Joseph Roddy, Carolyn Fanelli
• Music Director: Bill Sherman
• Music Director (Arrangements and Orchestrations): Joe Fiedler
• Music Director (Vocals): Paul Rudolph
• Music Coordinator: Tyler Hartman
• Music Copyist: Joe Fiedler
• Composers: Dominic Fallacaro, Joe Fiedler, Juliet Piper, Toby Lightman, Kathryn Raio, JP Rende, Paul Rudolph, Bill Sherman, Josh Tangey, Craig Thomas, Greg Wells, Will Wells
• Lyricists: Molly Boylan, Jessica Carleton, Joe Fallon, Monique D. Hall, Liz Hara, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford, Andrew Moriarty, Ken Scarborough, Morgan von Ancken, Belinda Ward
• 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, Courtney Williams
• Art Director: Naomi Munro, Kai Lee
• Prop Coordinator: Keith Olsen
• Celebrity Talent Booker: Bella Harkins
• Child Talent: Carolyn Vole, Ph.D.
• Supervising Editors: Joseph DiGiacomo, Todd E. James
• Post Production Graphics: Ryan Denora, David Cowles, Jeremy Galante, Ed Mundy
• Associate Directors: Frank Campagna, Emily Cohen, Ken Diego, Julie Lorusso, Yori Tondrowski
• Key Control Room Production Assistant: Christina Elefante
• Control Room Production Assistants: Kelly Ferrara
• Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries
  • Head Writer: Morgan von Ancken
  • Writers: Harron Atkins, Jennifer Capra, Michael J. Goldberg, Andrew Moriarty, Gabe Pulliam, Pilot Viruet, Morgan von Ancken, 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., Al Theurer
• Technical Directors: Tom Guadarrama, Rich Drummond
• Cameras: Frank Biondo, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins, Jonny Harkins, Paul Wilkins
• Senior Video: James Meek
• Recordists: Ernie Albritton, Barbara Bianco
• Stagehands: Steve Dannenberg, Russell Hooton, Karen Sunderlin
• Script Supervisor: Jennifer Capra
• Script Coordinator: Lynda Holder-Settles
• Sesame Street Research Team: David I. Cohen, Becca K. Seibert, Courtney B. Wong Chin, M.A.
• Special Thanks: A Productions, The Hidden Fortress, Magnetic Dreams, Primal Scream, Safe Production Services, Sound Lounge, Studio G Brooklyn
• Taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York

Gallery

Promotional photos

Episode 5202

Episode 5209

External links

• Season 52 Press Kit
• Lohud: How do you get to 'Sesame Street'? Head through Westchester

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