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Season 39 (2008)

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Sesame Street
Season premiere August 11, 2008 (4161)
Season finale date unknown (4186)
No. of episodes 26
Sandra Oh and Cookie Monster.
Sandra Oh and Cookie Monster.
Leela, Snuffy and Big Bird.
Leela, Snuffy and Big Bird.
Murray Has a Little Lamb.
Murray Has a Little Lamb.
Fairy Shoeperson (Neil Patrick Harris) with Gabi, Gordon, Luis, Gina, Maria, and others.
Fairy Shoeperson (Neil Patrick Harris) with Gabi, Gordon, Luis, Gina, Maria, and others.
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.

Sesame Street Season 39 premiered on August 11, 2008.

Contents

Season Overview

The curriculum for Season 39 will focus on math literacy "designed to help children put their mathematical thinking into words and talk about how they solve problems." Math literacy is featured in many scenes (including Episode 4161, Episode 4163, Episode 4166, and Episode 4168).[1]

Season 39 welcomes a new human character to the cast, Leela, who runs a laundromat next to Hooper's Store.[2] Two new segments have been added to the season, Murray Has a Little Lamb and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures. Returning this season is The Word of the Day and What's the Word on the Street with 26 new words. Muppets sometimes help the guest(s) present the word. Also, Elmo's World returns for the ninth season as a regular Sesame Street segment and has three new segments: Frogs, Drums and Eyes.[3]

Parodies

Parodies are set to include "30 Rocks" (based on 30 Rock) "Pre-School Musical" (High School Musical) and "Are You Smarter Than an Egg Layer" (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?).[4] Other Parodies include "Plain White T’s" (based on Plain White T’s), "Feist 1234" (based on 1, 2, 3, 4) and "Dirtiest Jobs with Mike Rowe" (based on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe).[3]

Episodes

Episodes 4161 - 4186 (26 episodes)[3]

Notes

  • The season was filmed at the Kaufman Astoria Studios, and the 40th season is booked for the same location.[5]
  • This season is the first to be shot in high-definition.[6]

Cast

Muppet Characters[3]

Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo, Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Baby Bear, Telly, Count Von Count, Rosita, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Curly Bear, Murray Monster, Ovejita

Other Characters[3]

Maria, Alan, Gordon, Gina, Luis, Bob, Susan, Gabi, Miles, Chris, Leela, Mr. Noodle, and Dorothy

Muppets of Sesame Street

Actors

Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Bill Irwin Christopher Lawrence Knowings, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman, Nitya Vidyasagar

Guest Stars[3]

Jessica Alba, Will Arnett, David Beckham, Jack Black, Kim Cattrall, Lorena and Lorna Feijoo, Leslie Feist, Gilbert Gottfried,[7] Neil Patrick Harris, Jonah Hill, Randy Jackson, Heidi Klum, LL Cool J, Jenny McCarthy, Megan Mullally, Sandra Oh, Mike Rowe, Molly Shannon,[7] Jason Taylor, Tilly and the Wall,[8] Patrick Warburton, Brian Williams, Chandra Wilson

Sources

  1. ↑ UPI.com "Sesame Street to begin its 39th season" June 20, 2008
  2. ↑ India West. Meet Leela, Sesame Street’s newest cast member March 22, 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Season 39 Press Kit
  4. ↑ Boston.com "Brought to you by the letter L" June 19, 2008
  5. ↑ Markee Magazine. Kaufman Astoria’s Neighborhood Studios. July 2007.
  6. ↑ Sesame Street Converts to High-Definition Production with Sony Cameras and Swithcers. April 13, 2008
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 UPI.com "Black, Harris plan trip to Sesame Street" July 29, 2008
  8. ↑ Nadia Pflaum, "West 18th Street Fashion Show Update: Peggy Noland", The Pitch (Kansas City) June 13, 2008.


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