The 3rd Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala was held on June 1, 2005.
- Host - Barbara Walters
- Honored - Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and Stan O’Neal (Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc.) "for creating educational opportunities around the globe."
- Attendees - Vanessa Williams and New York Post gossip journalist Liz Smith.
- Muppets - Elmo, Tonton (Heather Asch)