Sesame Street deleted scenes

Deleted scenes from Sesame Street productions.

Street Stories

Picture	Episode	Description
	Episode 0048 Scene 3 & 4	After Seeger sings "Abiyoyo," Gordon follows the sound of hiccupping to Oscar's trash can where he finds that every time Oscar the Grouch hiccups, he hits his head on the lid of his can. Gordon says he can cure the hiccups by going for a walk in the fresh air, but Oscar would rather bathe. Still, he says he'll think about it. The scene continues after the "Song of Nine" where Oscar's walk takes him to Ernie at a Limbo wall. Calling himself the world's foremost leading hiccup curer, Ernie tells Oscar to hold his breath while he counts to ten for him. He stalls by clearing his throat and fumbling through the numbers, forgetting what comes after eight even when Bert comes by and says he picked up nine loads of laundry from the laundromat at 999 Sesame Street, nine blocks up the street.
	Episode 0702	The second street scene features an extended portion in which Maria — having previously been at odds with Luis over the kinds of jobs women can do — passes Luis on her way to work. Having had some time to process new information and cool down from the excitement of a new job, they apologize to one another and agree that working people need to stick together. The dialogue is present in the script, but the scene in the final cut of the episode breaks away as soon as Maria confronts Luis in front of the Fix-It Shop.
	Episode 0839	The script for this episode includes a deleted scene with Rodeo Rosie having a snowball fight in the yard. In the proposed scene, Rosie brags about being the best snowball fighter, though Susan and Maria are skeptical. To prove it, Rosie bombards the others with thousands of snowballs.
	Episode 4104	A Muppet caricature of Donald Trump was described to appear in the episode as a taxi driver, but no such scene was included in the broadcast.
	Episode 4426	Stinky the Stinkweed, left out of a plant encyclopedia, wonders what species he could be instead. Gina passes by with her dog, giving him the idea he might be a dog. Cut from the broadcast version, this scene was re-inserted into the story on the DVD Elmo's Favorite Stories.
	Episode 4516	Bob is listed among the talent in the episode's script, and a publicity photo was taken of him, Elmo, and Leela in the Laundromat. However, Bob is not present in the final episode as aired.
	Episode 4519	After serving the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe's children some smoothies, Telly and Alan give them dessert. The empty tray and dishes are visible during the street story's conclusion.
	Episode 4618	Cookie Monster, trying to find a suitable gift for Mother's Day, acquires a cookie-shaped pillow, which he ends up eating. The remains of the pillow are visible on the table as Grover approaches them with his locket.
	Episode 4632	The chase between Elmo-Fish, Abby-Fish and the Cowabunga Cookie Shark was trimmed down in the televised version, where the Cookie Shark exclaims, "Come back here with me sea cookie!" The full scene was restored for its release on Elmo and Cookie Monster Supersized Fun and for Episode 5421.
	Episode 4816	Two brief scenes were cut from the street story as it originally aired - Elmo trying a wonton at Lily's booth and Chris eating udon at Alan's booth. The scenes were re-inserted back into the story for its inclusion in the PBS airing of The Magical Wand Chase and the home video title Wonderful World of Friends!
	Episode 5029	After demonstrating his Granny Grouch's old telephone, Oscar points out two artifacts from his grandfather - an old television set and record player. This cut segment was kept in the street story when released on Abby & Elmo's Amazing Adventures.

Inserts

Picture	Production	Description
	"Imagination"	A prologue, where imaginary monsters torment Ernie as he tries to sleep, leading to the song, was originally filmed, but test screenings found the segment's message was lost because of the opening segment. A new opening was filmed, which was then woven into footage from the original shoot.
	"This Frog"	A postman appears in Kermit's office. A picture of this can be found in Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street.
	Celebrity	According to a press release, "Big Bird pretends to be a famous talk show host and interviews a person on the street, who happens to be Jeremy Irons."
	Sneak Peek Previews	Two segments of the recurring Sneak Peek Previews series are catalogued in Sesame Workshop's database, but never appeared in an aired episode: one called "The Big Pig Film" from season 19 and another called "Lambo" starring Meryl Sheep from season 20.

Other Productions

Picture	Production	Description
	Big Bird in China	A puppet version of the Phoenix bird was built for the special either to be used as an additional form of the character, or as a replacement for what ended up in the final cut. A photo appears in My Sesame Street Yearbook 1984 (although it is notably absent from the Big Bird in China photo book).
	Big Bird in China	A sequence with Big Bird riding a unicycle down the street was filmed, but didn't make it into the final cut.
	20 and Still Counting	Two scenes involving Kermit reporting on the street do not appear in the final version of the special. One scene involved an appearance by the Honkers (they can briefly be seen during the first news segment, entering the frame just before it cuts away). Another scene towards the end of the special had Elmo begging Kermit to ask him the question of the day, despite not having an answer.
	20 and Still Counting	An encounter between Bill Cosby and Count von Count was cut from the final special.
	20 and Still Counting	More of the conversation between Jim Henson and Joan Ganz Cooney was shot. An unused portion, with Cooney talking about how, with a large library of inserts, characters can live on without their original performers, appears in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street.
	Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake	A publicity photo shows Telly Monster sitting on the wall of the skating rink, but no such shot appears in the special itself.
	unknown	Harry Belafonte filmed an insert for a Sesame Street special where he sings with Jamal. Belafonte was on set during the show's 25th season for a photo op published in the December 1994 issue of Life magazine.
	Talk, Read, Write	A still of Baby Bear looking at his painting with Papa Bear appears during the credits, but is not featured in the main program.
	Elmo's Christmas Countdown	Shortly after "The Nutcrack Mash," Stiller the Elf steps in a puddle and mistakes it for a melted Stan the Snowball, who turns out to be okay and throws it back to the story. The scene was cut from the broadcast versions of the special, but was re-inserted into the home video release.
	Oscar's Handmade Halloween	Images of Rosita and Grover, dressed as a witch and king (respectively), with some shelter dogs were shared on social media promoting the special, but neither character is seen in the finalized edit.

Described scenes

These scenes have been mentioned in online episode descriptions or otherwise, with no evidence as to whether or not they were actually filmed.

Street stories

• Episode 4208

“ Super Grover runs in. He needs a count down to fly off and save the world! With some help from Super Grover and a number line, Elmo and Abby are able to count down to one as Grover blasts off.”

• Episode 4236

“ Leela and Baby Bear are looking for a new game to play and Oscar’s dirt turns out to be perfect to play “Buried Treasure.” They dig in the dirt and find all kinds of hidden treasures...Bert even finds a rare bottle cap to add to his collection.”

Inserts

• "The 'Can You Do It' Game"

“ Snuffy has to try counting to ten while jumping. ”

Notes

• Certain home video releases (such as Elmo's Music Magic and Elmo's Super Numbers) split up the street stories into sections, with new scenes filmed exclusively intended for the release.

• Repeated street stories in Season 46 often omit sections of the story to fit them in the condensed show time.

See also

• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland deleted scenes
• Unaired Sesame Street inserts