Sesame Street episodes with recycled plots

The New Mexico trip, which aired in both 1975 and 1978.

On Sesame Street, in order to produce 130 shows a season, sometimes the street scenes from an episode that aired two seasons before would be recycled and combined with a different set of inserts to create a new episode. This list contains all known episodes that contain recycled street scenes.

The practice started as early as the sixth season and lasted until season 32, as the episode total number of episodes diminished in the later seasons. However the practice of recycling street scenes was re-started in season 41. Due to the addition of Elmo's World and a change in episode format, no episodes from seasons 30 and beyond would recycle plots from season 29 or earlier.

Original episode	Rerun episode(s)	Plot
Episode 0418	Episode 0769	Snuffleupagus drinks soapy water from a bucket.
Episode 0429	Episode 0774	Big Bird offers to be Luis' songbird.
Episode 0435	Episode 0775	Sam the Machine tries to make a handball.
Episode 0494	Episode 0789	David tries to study for a law school exam.
Episode 0513	Episode 0791	Mr. Hooper finds Snuffleupagus' postcard.
Episode 0518	Episode 0792	Oscar conducts the Grouch Philharmonic Orchestra.
Episode 0689	Episode 0978	Oscar sets off an explosion in his trash can.
Episode 0706	Episode 0981	David tries to learn Spanish.
Episode 0720	Episode 0985	The Muppets use pencils to express themselves.
Episode 0727	Episode 0982	Big Bird babysits an egg, which hatches.
Episode 0731	Episode 0986	Oscar pretends to be a pirate.
Episode 0740	Episode 0990	Big Bird tries to prove that he's old enough to do anything.
Episode 0745	Episode 0995	Big Bird's cousin Herman visits.
Episode 0757	Episode 0991	Big Bird teaches Grover about eggs.
Episode 0796	Episode 1106	Headline Howie gets the scoop on Snuffy.
Episode 0797	Episode 1107	Big Bird runs for President.
Episode 0799	Episode 1108	Oscar installs a swimming pool in his trash can.
Episode 0807	Episode 1111	The Count forgets a number.
Episode 0808	Episode 1113	Sam the Machine proves that he has feelings.
Episode 0810 Episode 0811 Episode 0812 Episode 0813 Episode 0814 Episode 0815 Episode 0816	Episode 1160 Episode 1161 Episode 1162 Episode 1163 Episode 1164 Episode 1165 Episode 1166	Trip to New Mexico.
Episode 0820	Episode 1110	Oscar takes up the cause of recycling.
Episode 0823	Episode 1109	Mr. Hooper goes to the hospital for a checkup.
Episode 0836	Episode 1103	It snows on Sesame Street.
Episode 0838	Episode 1104	Big Bird and Snuffy sing to the snow.
Episode 0886	Episode 1112	The Amazing Mumford makes Sesame Street disappear.
Episode 0894	Episode 1114	Cookie Monster orders a radio.
Episode 0926	Episode 1231	Mr. Hooper celebrates the 25th anniversary of his store.
Episode 0930	Episode 1235	Linda signs the weather report for Oscar.
Episode 0938	Episode 1243	Mr. Snuffleupagus has a drink before bedtime.
Episode 0941	Episode 1237	Oscar learns some Grouch phrases in Spanish.
Episode 0946	Episode 1242	Maria, David and Big Bird go fishing.
Episode 0953	Episode 1238	Count von Count falls in love with a Countess.
Episode 0954	Episode 1232	Ernest Grouch visits.
Episode 0959	Episode 1236	The gang goes camping.
Episode 0964	Episode 1239	Oscar's good mood.
Episode 0997	Episode 1244	Oscar's crabapple tree.
Episode 0999	Episode 1272	Mr. Hooper learns Spanish.
Episode 1000	Episode 1245	Bob finds a puppy.
Episode 1011	Episode 1241	Cookie Monster imagines cookies.
Episode 1015	Episode 1240	Mr. Snuffleupagus tries to ride on a gigantic skateboard.
Episode 1017	Episode 1233	Big Bird believes that everyone should speak Spanish.
Episode 1044	Episode 1271	Oscar prepares for a visit from the President of the United States.
Episode 1047	Episode 1234	Mr. Hooper tries to exercise.
Episode 1062	Episode 1376	Big Bird's presents.
Episode 1076	Episode 1381	Buffy invites her friends to visit her in Hawaii.
Episode 1077	Episode 1382	Big Bird learns that Snuffleupaguses come from Hawaii.
Episode 1079	Episode 1384	Big Bird wins a trip to Hawaii.
Episode 1089 Episode 1090 Episode 1091 Episode 1092 Episode 1093 Episode 1094 Episode 1095 Episode 1096	Episode 1384 Episode 1385 Episode 1386 Episode 1384 Episode 1388 Episode 1389 Episode 1390 Episode 1391	Trip to Hawaii.
Episode 1141	Episode 1377	Big Bird's insomnia.
Episode 1150	Episode 1380	Maria and Olivia repair a bike.
Episode 1157	Episode 1379	The Mirror Game.
Episode 1159	Episode 1378	Big Bird tries to use a washing machine.
Episode 1197	Episode 1517	Big Bird waits for the sun.
Episode 1201	Episode 1514	The Count counts and sorts items at Hooper's Store.
Episode 1252	Episode 1509	Oscar's taxi service.
Episode 1255	Episode 1515	Big Bird and his tonsils.
Episode 1287	Episode 1516	The Count gets a parking ticket.
Episode 1570	Episode 1755	Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Episode 1663	Episode 1899	Bob talks to the Phone.
Episode 1706 Episode 1707 Episode 1708 Episode 1709 Episode 1710	Episode 1976 Episode 1977 Episode 1978 Episode 1979 Episode 1980	Big Bird at Camp.
Episode 1859	Episode 2107	Bernie, the piano tuner, tunes Oscar's piano.
Episode 1952	Episode 2103	Hooper's has a broken window
Episode 2029	Episode 2243	Big Bird stays up late.
Episode 2064	Episode 2238	The Sesame Street Pet Show.
Episode 2140	Episode 2375	Oscar writes Grouch poems.
Episode 2142	Episode 2367	Jiffy the turtle / Barkley the cow
Episode 2164	Episode 2366	Nighttime on Sesame Street
Episode 2201	Episode 2376	A hot day on Sesame Street
Episode 2269	Episode 2579	Oscar moves to Candy Cane Lane
Episode 2290	Episode 2505	Take a Cowboy/Cowgirl to Lunch Day
Episode 2304	Episode 2504	Olivia sings at Birdland
Episode 2317	Episode 2517	Placido's Sesame Street opera
Episode 2352	Episode 2503	The Count's "Sleeping Beauty"
Episode 2390	Episode 2680	Telly's magic pencil.
Episode 2398	Episode 2674	Barkley's tricks.
Episode 2431	Episode 2678	Big Bird's gift for Luis / Elmo watches for stars.
Episode 2456	Episode 2673	Natasha joins clubs.
Episode 2458	Episode 2679	Big Bird listens.
Episode 2460	Episode 2675	Big Bird and Snuffy play games
Episode 2494	Episode 2787	Gordon has a headache.
Episode 2525	Episode 2770	Big Bird's Sesame Street map
Episode 2528	Episode 2761	A rainy day on Sesame Street
Episode 2538	Episode 2763	Oscar leads the Grouchytowners on a tour of Sesame Street
Episode 2540	Episode 2775	Good Morning Sesame Street
Episode 2542	Episode 2767	The Wide World of Sesame Street covers Linda
Episode 2556	Episode 2764	Jamie Lee Curtis visits
Episode 2557	Episode 2766	Elmo's dinosaur
Episode 2583	Episode 2774	Rudder Rabbit visits / Barkley's doghouse
Episode 2588	Episode 2768	Wigwamm-froo-SMOSSmee-Sreep!
Episode 2590	Episode 2765	Snuffleupagus picnic in Central Park
Episode 2592	Episode 2769	Hatching an egg
Episode 2593	Episode 2773	An artsy day on Sesame Street
Episode 2594	Episode 2762	Oscar's phone system / Elmo imitates his friends
Episode 2596	Episode 2772	Gina babysits Irvine
Episode 2619	Episode 2897	Sleepytime on Sesame Street
Episode 2637	Episode 2916	Gina Babysits Elmo
Episode 2645	Episode 2920	Ruby experiments with eyes.
Episode 2646	Episode 2898	Preston's "Illustration Activation" machine.
Episode 2647	Episode 2891	A park for Slimey.
Episode 2648	Episode 2899	Bob accompanies Oscar to Grouchytown
Episode 2661	Episode 2917	A day with Hiroshi
Episode 2683	Episode 2894	Old MacDonald relocates to Sesame Street
Episode 2694	Episode 2893	Athena's bird-day party.
Episode 2696	Episode 2896	Telly plays with an empty carton
Episode 2699	Episode 2892	Monster detectives
Episode 2711	Episode 2904	Luis cleans the apartment
Episode 2715	Episode 2900	Ruby and Tatyana imagine growing up
Episode 2720	Episode 2895	Oscar's brother Ernest visits.
Episode 2730	Episode 2905	Oscar writes to Grundgetta
Episode 2738	Episode 2901	Slimey is hurt skydiving
Episode 2751	Episode 3033	A day in the laundry room
Episode 2756	Episode 3029	Oscar drives Gordon to the basketball game
Episode 2776	Episode 3034	Oscar tells the story of the Knights of the Broken Table
Episode 2796	Episode 3031	Telly wants to be like Bob
Episode 2809	Episode 3021	The Count gets the counting flu
Episode 2821	Episode 3026	Everyone prepares for the big hurricane
Episode 2822	Episode 3027	The Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe's house arrives on Sesame Street
Episode 2824	Episode 3046	Elmo and the Beanstalk
Episode 2825	Episode 3050	Noel Cowherd visits
Episode 2832	Episode 3028	Elmo takes tap lessons
Episode 2851	Episode 3049	Natasha crawls away
Episode 2855	Episode 3025	Tim Robbins stars in Prairie Dawn's pageant
Episode 2860	Episode 3035	Elmo's imagination hat
Episode 2862	Episode 3048	Savion gives tap lessons
Episode 2869	Episode 3024	Slimey and the Worm Scouts
Episode 2871	Episode 3022	The Grand High Triangle Lover visits Telly
Episode 2876	Episode 3175	Floyd the Fluter-Tooter needs a home
Episode 2910	Episode 3165	Roxie Marie and Elmo capture a Doozy bug
Episode 2912	Episode 3173	Slimey's first day of school
Episode 2915	Episode 3250	Oscar's mother visits
Episode 2924	Episode 3188	Merry tries scaring people / Chicago visits the library
Episode 2926	Episode 3186	Word play on Sesame Street
Episode 2929	Episode 3184	Mr. Big visits
Episode 2935	Episode 3185	Oscar uses Disappear-o.
Episode 2936	Episode 3176	Elmo stands on his head / Bob babysits Natasha
Episode 2938	Episode 3264	Big Bird's Yellow Ambition Concert Tour!
Episode 2939	Episode 3254	A ridiculous day with Monty
Episode 2949	Episode 3168	Savion can't stop tap dancing
Episode 2951	Episode 3174	Wanda the Word Fairy visits
Episode 2953	Episode 3197	Telly breaks Luis' vase
Episode 2956	Episode 3183	Telly sees a giant number 11
Episode 2957	Episode 3167	Telly's waits for Radish Dude.
Episode 2966	Episode 3243	Telly is Grand High Triangle Lover for a Day
Episode 2967	Episode 3177	Gina's sick from her job.
Episode 2990	Episode 3195	CinderTelly
Episode 3017	Episode 3298	Mr. Quincy's 10 Second Toaster
Episode 3058	Episode 3281	Telly is "Triangle Guy"
Episode 3059	Episode 3304	Natasha can't get to sleep
Episode 3060	Episode 3315	Savion helps out at Birdland
Episode 3067	Episode 3314	Oscar bugs Maria; Slimey flies a plane
Episode 3076	Episode 3309	Humpty Dumpty looks for a new place to sit
Episode 3084	Episode 3296	An indoor picnic with Bob
Episode 3093	Episode 3288	A day at the movies
Episode 3108	Episode 3299	Savion's Magic Circle!
Episode 3110	Episode 3310	Baby Bear visits Birdland
Episode 3116	Episode 3286	Big Bird returns as The Great Nineteeni / Triangles vs. Squares
Episode 3119	Episode 3297	Oscar meets Prunella
Episode 3122	Episode 3287	SuperNanny visits
Episode 3123	Episode 3283	The adventures of SuperWorm and Slimey!
Episode 3129	Episode 3349	The Adventures of Nick and Nora Chicken
Episode 3132	Episode 3284	Pirate Edna comes to Sesame Street
Episode 3136	Episode 3189	Around the Corner
Episode 3144	Episode 3436	Big Bird and Luis convince Hans that he's not an ugly duckling
Episode 3148	Episode 3412	Telly and Baby Bear's friendship
Episode 3152	Episode 3482	Oscar can't get the Sesame Street theme out of his head
Episode 3156	Episode 3414	The Strange Squeaky Sound at the Furry Arms Hotel/ Gordon tutors Carlo
Episode 3157	Episode 3476	The Amazing Mumford switches personas with a dog
Episode 3158	Episode 3419	Elmo's minigolf game
Episode 3163	Episode 3481	Kingston's Day
Episode 3164	Episode 3483	Slimey's Errands
Episode 3171	Episode 3439	The Grand High Triangle Lover's Success Story
Episode 3182	Episode 3416	Telly does something original
Episode 3199	Episode 3496	Telly's fear of sliding
Episode 3200	Episode 3480	Slimey's Birthday
Episode 3213	Episode 3499	The Sesame Street Talent Show
Episode 3217	Episode 3502	Biff has a bowling ball stuck in his hand
Episode 3244	Episode 3497	Telly's list
Episode 3253	Episode 3479	The Count's Australian friend Mathilda visits
Episode 3259	Episode 3438	Oscar and Telly have to share a magic lamp
Episode 3271	Episode 3546	Oscar's nightmares
Episode 3300	Episode 3600	The Worm Summer Games
Episode 3307	Episode 3640	Sloppy is born
Episode 3321	Episode 3598	Big Bird earns a dollar
Episode 3334	Episode 3547	Bob learns to dance
Episode 3342	Episode 3542	Prince Charming visits
Episode 3346	Episode 3618	Staring Contest
Episode 3351	Episode 3601	Gabi and the lost dog (part 1)
Episode 3352	Episode 3602	Gabi and the lost dog (part 2)
Episode 3384	Episode 3635	Irvine's blanket
Episode 3399	Episode 3708	Baby Bear stains his tie
Episode 3401	Episode 3672	Snuffy visits Miles
Episode 3402	Episode 3691	Hatching a Honker egg
Episode 3408	Episode 3724	Big Bird wants to be The Alligator King
Episode 3422	Episode 3752	Telly breaks Big Bird's toy car
Episode 3426	Episode 3694	Linda breaks Ruthie's pitcher
Episode 3427	Episode 3733	Following a butterfly
Episode 3428	Episode 3675	The Robinsons have dinner with the Three Bears
Episode 3432	Episode 3692	Telly and the Slap-Happy Cap
Episode 3434	Episode 3735	Big Bird has the birdy pox!
Episode 3435	Episode 3755	Rosita and Elmo try farming
Episode 3442	Episode 3732	Gabi gets sick on her birthday
Episode 3444	Episode 3764	Celina watches Barkley
Episode 3445	Episode 3753	Baby Bear visits the Furry Arms hotel
Episode 3448	Episode 3671	The Worm World Music Festival
Episode 3450	Episode 3721	Big Bird wants to be a dancer
Episode 3459	Episode 3751	Oscar writes a story
Episode 3465	Episode 3722	Snuffy has trouble tap-dancing
Episode 3473	Episode 3674	Oscar looks after Natasha
Episode 3487	Episode 3673	Tarah sleeps over at Gabi’s
Episode 3495	Episode 3676	Maria and Luis Take Care of Barkley
Episode 3508	Episode 3761	Baby Bear sleeps over at Gina's, Part 1
Episode 3509	Episode 3762	Baby Bear sleeps over at Gina's, Part 2
Episode 3511	Episode 3765	Big Bird goes fishing for Wolfgang
Episode 3513	Episode 3754	Magical hide-and-seek
Episode 3518	Episode 3723	Renata Scottie employs Bob
Episode 3519	Episode 3763	Grouches who love too much
Episode 3522	Episode 3680	Grundgetta makes Oscar look yucky
Episode 3790	Episode 3958	Miles' video project
Episode 3791	Episode 3938	Maria spends the day looking after everyone's pets
Episode 3794	Episode 3936	Rosita learns to play the guitar
Episode 3799	Episode 3937	Elmo, Zoe and Big Bird can't decide how they want to play together
Episode 3806	Episode 3960	Linda's birthday
Episode 3808	Episode 3956	Big Bird and Baby Bear play together
Episode 3812	Episode 3933	The Count counts mistakes on Sesame Street
Episode 3814	Episode 3939	Elmo and Miles play basketball
Episode 3815	Episode 3959	Oscar's trash sale
Episode 3820	Episode 3935	The adults are too busy to tell Elmo a story
Episode 3830	Episode 3932	Mumford magically transports Telly
Episode 3831	Episode 3931	Building the USS Terrific
Episode 3834	Episode 3934	Baby Bear is afraid to get a haircut
Episode 3835	Episode 3957	Zoe's Zoemobile delivery service
Episode 3843	Episode 3940	Alan offers to give his customers what they want, just the way they want it
Episode 3977 Episode 3978 Episode 3979 Episode 3980	Episode 4327	Sesame Street Gets Through a Storm
Episode 4161	Episode 4239	The Golden Triangle of Destiny
Episode 4162	Episode 4240	Telly's New Shoes
Episode 4163	Episode 4241, Episode 4808	Sock Chaos at the Laundromat
Episode 4165	Episode 4242, Episode 4410	Firefly Show
Episode 4166	Episode 4243, Episode 4323	Max the Magician
Episode 4167	Episode 4256	Annual Triangle Toss
Episode 4168	Episode 4244, Episode 4312, Episode 4718	Elmo and Zoe's Hat Contest
Episode 4169	Episode 4245, Episode 4311	Telly the Tiebreaker
Episode 4170	Episode 4246	Curly Bear Chases Birthday Cake
Episode 4172	Episode 4247	Number 6 Games
Episode 4173	Episode 4248, Episode 4315	Abby Thinks Oscar is a Prince
Episode 4176	Episode 4249, Episode 4612	Elmo Steps In for Super Grover
Episode 4177	Episode 4250	Abby's First Sleepover
Episode 4178	Episode 4251, Episode 4420	Three Cheers for Us
Episode 4180	Episode 4252	Elmo Wants to Be Like Gordon
Episode 4181	Episode 4253	Mine-itis sweeps Sesame Street
Episode 4184	Episode 4254	The Cookie Touch.
Episode 4185	Episode 4255, Episode 4406	"Helpful" Robots at Hooper's Store.
Episode 4186	Episode 4416	Baby Bear's New Sitter
Episode 4187	Episode 4295, Episode 4729	Big Bird considers moving
Episode 4188	Episode 4283	The Cowmonster Pair
Episode 4189	Episode 4286, Episode 4711	Abby turns Chris and Baby Bear into bees
Episode 4190	Episode 4289	Wild Nature Survivor Guy visits Sesame Street
Episode 4194	Episode 4288	Stinky's Annual Birthday Flower
Episode 4198	Episode 4285	Mary Mary Quite Contrary makes a garden.
Episode 4199	Episode 4292	Abby gets the Sparkle Speckle Fairy Freckles
Episode 4200	Episode 4287, Episode 4723	The Rainbow Show
Episode 4201	Episode 4294	Amphibian Show
Episode 4202	Episode 4293, Episode 4617	Chris and Elmo go camping
Episode 4203	Episode 4299	Squirmadega Car Race
Episode 4204	Episode 4297, Episode 4422	Jack's Big Jump
Episode 4205	Episode 4296	Inspected by 4
Episode 4206	Episode 4298	Big Bird sprains his wing
Episode 4209	Episode 4290	Tribute to Number Seven
Episode 4210	Episode 4284	Abby's Tricycle
Episode 4211	Episode 4300	Jack Grows His Own Beanstalk
Episode 4212	Episode 4291	The Prince and the Penguin
Episode 4233	Episode 4320	Sesame Street Fairy Tale Science Fair
Episode 4174	Episode 4413	Big Bird's Nest Sale
Elmo's Christmas Countdown	Episode 4427	Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Episode 4230	Episode 4604	Saved By Superfoods
Episode 4505	Episode 4614	Enthusiastic Penelope Penguin
Episode 4322	Episode 4616, Episode 4817	Rocco's Playdate
Episode 4418	Episode 4613	The Princess Story
Episode 4220	Episode 4623	Music Magic
Episode 4215	Episode 4622	Chicken When It Comes to Thunderstorms
Episode 4191	Episode 4624	Abby Makes Seasons Change
Episode 4302	Episode 4631	The Good Sport
Episode 4264	Episode 4627	Bye, Bye Pacifier
Episode 4501	Episode 4634	School for Chickens
Episode 4135	Episode 4626	Elmo and the Bookaneers
Episode 4408	Episode 4628	Mi Amiguita Rosita
Episode 4402	Episode 4633	Don't Get Pushy
Episode 4310	Episode 4630	Afraid of the Bark

Notes

• Episodes #4527 through #4551 were used as labels for unaltered repeats of episodes from previous seasons in the 45th season episode package. They all retain their original episode numbers in the title sequences, however.