Sesame Street, Season 35
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Sesame Street, Season 35 officially began April 5, 2004, although the season debut aired the Sunday night before, as a prime-time special. Although the series had been 35 years old since November 10, 1969, it started its thirty-fifth season six month after that date.
A strange recurring topic in this season was fairy godpeople. Cinderella's Fairy Godmother appears as a title character in episode 4061, a fairy napmother appears in 4078, and a fairy godperson, named Joey, appears in episode 4080, to turn Elmo into a bird.
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Episode list
- 4057 Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On
- 4058 Best Pet in the World
- 4059 Curly Doesn't Like Porridge
- 4060 Alan's Vacation Replacement
- 4061 Cinderella's Fairy Godmother's Mistake
- 4062 Little Furry Red Monster Parade
- 4063 Elmo's Chicken Dream
- 4064 Rocco's New Dance
- 4065 The Sesame Street Square Game
- 4066 The New Four Bears Story
- 4067 Gordon, Miles & Grandpa's Music
- 4068 Telly Falls from his Pogo Stick
- 4069 Snuffy's Invisible - Part 1
- 4070 Snuffy's Invisible - Part 2
- 4071 Professor Super Grover's School for Super-Heroes
- 4072 Gabi Becomes a Temporary Playdate
- 4073 Baby Bear Tries to Teach Curly to Draw
- 4074 Telly Joins the Letter of the Month Club
- 4075 Cookie Monster Writes a Story
- 4076 Baby Bear Adjusts to Curly's Big Growl
- 4077 Elmo Feels He's Treated Unfairly by Rocco
- 4078 Baby Bear Can't Get Curly to Fall Asleep
- 4079 Miles' Band Needs a Quiet Place to Practice
- 4080 Elmo's Fairy Godperson Grants his Wish to be a Bird
- 4081 Rosita Wishes She Didn't Have an Accent
- 4082 Big Bad Wolf Huffs and Puffs When he Loses
Character notes
Characters making rare appearances, becoming major characters, or making stunning changes in personality:
- Bert and Ernie, despite decreasing popularity, Bert appears to be making a comeback of sorts. Bert appears in the concert crowd at Hooper's Store in episode 4067, minus Ernie. Ignoring the season premiere episode, where both feature, and Ernie's Journey to Ernie segments, this is the only street appearance of either.
- The Birdketeers in 4080 and 4081, who make a come back this season, holding a meeting in the first episode, going to the park, as well as select members teasing Rosita, in the second.
- Bob Thankfully for Sesame Street fans Bob is still plentifully around, in episodes 4063, 4065, 4067, 4070, as well as the new Dr. Feel segment.
- Curly Bear, who has become a regular character, in six episodes this season, is revealed to not like porridge.
- Elephant, the newest version of the "elephant from out of no where", a full-body anything muppet, is being used frequently. It appears in 4072, needs its back scratched by the super-heroes in episode 4071, is part of Rocco's new dance in 4064, and visits Hooper's Store when Alan is replaced by Natalie, in 4060.
- Gina Jefferson, other than her appearance in Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On, she appears only in episode 4061, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother's Mistake, with a relatively minor role.
- Gordon Robinson, acts as Trash Gordon in Slimey's "nightly" stories from The Adventures of Trash Gordon.
- Grungetta Grundge, despite being retired due to puppeteer commitments, rejoins the cast in 4072, albeit showing up late to act grouchy with Oscar. 4073 lets her character shine, as she and Oscar wait anxiously for Curly to throw a tantrum, which never ends up happening.
- Herry Monster, despite making a gradual, minimal comeback in previous seasons, is scaled back to only appearing in the season debut, singing the song "The Street We Live On".
- Rocco, Zoe's pet rock, becomes a recurring character of relative note, appearing as a contender for being the best pet in the world in 4058, teaching Elmo a dance in 4064, and treating Elmo unfairly in 4077.
- Slimey, while appearing in episodes 4062 and 4073, he also is featured at the end of every show, in The Adventures of Trash Gordon.
- 'Snuffy, once a considered invisible by everyone on Sesame Street, aside from Big Bird, he mail-orders a magical ukulele which makes him invisible for two episodes, 4069 and 4070.
The ten most used characters in this season's street scenes are Big Bird (17), Elmo (13), Alan (12), Zoe (12), Oscar (9), Telly (9), Baby Bear (8), Maria (8), Gabi (7), Gordon (7). Other popular characters are Curly Bear (6), Grover (6), Rosita (5), Bob (4), Elephant (4), Snuffy (4).
Episode descriptions
Best Pet in the World
- Episode 4058, L/N B, 8, Theme Social interactions, global awareness
- PBS Airdates April 6, May 12, June 17, July 23, August 30, October 5
- Characters Maria, Zoe, Elmo, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Ralphie (AM Parrot)
A debate between Zoe, Telly, Elmo, and Baby Bear begins on the topic of who has the best pet. Each of the four believes they have the best pet, and expresses why they believe that to be true. When the debate becomes really heated, Maria comes over from the Mail-It Shop, to ask what's going on. After being filled in, Maria explains to them how their pet is the best pet in the world to themselves, for their own reasons, and that if each loves their pet, that's all that really matters.
- Segments Unknown
Curly Doesn't Like Porridge
- Episode 4059, L/N N, 3, Theme Social interactions, global awareness
- PBS Airdates April 7, May 13, June 18, July 26, August 31, October 6
- Characters Baby Bear, Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Curly Bear, Telly Monster, Alan, Grover, AM Monster News Anchor, AM Fairy Tale Chorus (Little Red Riding Hood, The 3 Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf), Little Bo Peep, Announcer Voice-Over, 3 kids
Telly is a news reporter on location when Curly Bear is to try porridge for the very first time. Baby Bear is extremely excited, until Curly tries it, and spits it out. Baby Bear is utterly upset at the fact his sister doesn't like porridge. Baby Bear offers Curly different varieties, in hopes of finding a compatible match, to no avail. If Curly Bear doesn't like porridge, Baby Bear fear, maybe she doesn't like him. Alan explains to Baby Bear how just like families, even best friends don't always have the same tastes. Brother and sister won't be exactly the same, and not only is that okay, but it can be a special part of their relationship.