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Sesame Street
Premiere November 18, 1996 (3526)
Finale May 16, 1997 (3655)
Episodes 130
BigBird

Big Bird and Baby Bear learn about art appreciation, body parts, and different perspectives while looking at artworks at the Museum of Modern Art.

3526i

Maria goes to the hospital in the two-part season premiere.

3977q

A number of Sesame Street segments involved certain characters being given a task to accomplish in fifteen seconds, with a time clock appearing behind them.

Emotionintheocean

Elmo sings about "Emotion in the Ocean" during his visit to the New York Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation.

Jasonalexander

Jason Alexander plays "A Very Simple Dance" with Big Bird, Lexine, and the kids.

4111zj

"Budgie #10 - Song," one of the animated segments produced by Gene Barretta for the season.

ProfTV1

Bill Irwin stars in a new series of segments as "Professor Television."

LikeUDoes

Melissa Etheridge performs "Like the Way U Does."

3643b

Frazzle makes recurring appearances once more starting this season.

S28-Abelardo&Cast

Abelardo Montoya of Plaza Sésamo visits in a special episode that aired on Cinco de Mayo. The episode was taped in December, hence the Santa hats.

Sesame Street Season 28 aired from November 18, 1996, to May 16, 1997.

Episodes[]

Episodes 3526 - 3655 (130 episodes)

Notes[]

  • This is the last season with Norman Stiles as head writer. Stiles shares credit with his successor Lou Berger, who continued to serve as head writer until Season 39.

Cast[]

Cast
Carlo Alban, Lexine Bondoc, Linda Bove, Ruth Buzzi, Annette Calud, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Roscoe Orman, Imani Patterson, Tarah Schaeffer, David L. Smyrl
Jim Henson's Muppets
Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal, Judy Sladky, Jim Martin, Bryant Young, Alice Dinnean, Bruce Connelly, Rick Lyon (Uncredited: Lisa Buckley, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Brian Muehl, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire)
Guest Stars
Jason Alexander, Melissa Etheridge, Whoopi Goldberg, Wai Ching Ho, Bill Irwin, Wynonna Judd, Mark Linn-Baker, Alice Liu, Lourdes Lopez, Mark Morris, Rosie O'Donnell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Noah Wyle

Characters[]

Humans
Gordon, Maria, Luis, Linda, Bob, Gabi, Miles, Carlo, Mr. Handford, Gina, Ruthie, Celina, Lexine, Tarah
Muppets
Abelardo Montoya, Alice Snuffleupagus, AM Monsters, The Amazing Mumford, Anything Muppets, Auntie Audubon, Baby Bear, Baby Natasha, Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Bert, Betty Lou, The Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Dinger, Elmo, Ernie, The Fairy Godperson, Frazzle, Goldilocks, The Grand High Triangle Lover, Grouches, Grover, Grundgetta, Herry Monster, Honkers, Humphrey, Ingrid, Irvine, Kathleen the Cow, Kermit the Frog, Kingston Livingston III, Leo Birdelli, Mama Bear, Norman, Oscar the Grouch, Papa Bear, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Roxie Marie, Sir John Feelgood, Mr. Snuffleupagus, The Squirrelles, Stinky the Stinkweed, Telly, Wolfgang the Seal, Zoe, Zaftig

Credits[]

Sources[]

  1. The Star Ledger, November 1996.


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