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Season 29 (1997-1998)

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Season 29 focuses on space and science. For over half of the season, Slimey is aboard the Wiggleprise, and exploring the moon and space.
In the season premiere, Big Bird meets Jerome, a new friend who just moved to the street.
The famous Sesame Street sign goes missing.
Wynton Marsalis' Monster Music Class.
Slimey arrives home in the season finale.
"Count Me In"
"Slimey to the Moon" with Tony Bennett.
This season was dedicated to Jon Stone.

Sesame Street Season 29 aired from November 17, 1997 to May 15, 1998.

Episodes 3656 - 3785 (130 episodes)

Notes

  • Slimey makes an historic trip to the moon over a six episode arc, with references to the journey in additional episodes. The events were later included in a timeline montage of clips from the show when Sesame Street celebrated its 35th Anniversary with the television broadcast of The Street We Live On.
  • This was the first season in which Susan appears only occasionally.
  • This is the last season Mr. Handford appears in.
  • This was also Jeff Moss's final season as head lyricist for the series. After the season finale, Moss passed away due to cancer, and the following season was dedicated in his memory.
  • The Corporation for Public Broadcasting stops funding until 2000.
  • Tim Robbins appears as a celebrity guest, while his son Miles tapes segments with Baby Bear, that appeared throughout the season.
  • The final season to feature the Around the Corner setting, as well as the final season to use the calypso version of the opening Sesame Street Theme, introduced in Season 24. However, the animated end credits, also introduced at that time, will continue to be used on later seasons until 2007.
  • This was the last season produced with 130 episodes.
  • This season introduces a fuzzier puppet build for Elmo, the design of which has been used ever since.

Cast

Human Cast:

Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, Gabi, Miles, Carlo, Celina, Gina, Mr. Handford, Bob, Linda, Ruthie, Tarah, WASA Training Officer

Actors:

Carlo Alban, Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Lexine Bondoc, Linda Bove, Ruth Buzzi, Desiree Casado, Annette Calud, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Imani Patterson, Tarah Schaeffer, David L. Smyrl

Muppets:

Alice Snuffleupagus, The Amazing Mumford, Baby Bear, Baby Natasha, Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Bert, Betty Lou, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, The Count, Dingers, Dusty and Eartha, The Elephant, Elizabeth, Elmo, Ernie, Frazzle, Goldilocks, The Grand High Triangle Lover, Grover, Grungetta, Herry Monster, Honkers, Humphrey, Ingrid, Jerome, Kermit the Frog, Kingston Livingston III, Loretta, Lurlene, Mama Bear, The Martians, Merry Monster, Mimsy, Mommy Snuffleupagus, Mrs. Grouch, Norman, Oscar the Grouch, Papa Bear, Penguins, Poco Loco, Prairie Dawn, Professor Albert Einslime, Rosita, Selma Worm, Shelley the Turtle, Sherry Netherland, Slimey, Sloppy, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Stinky the Stinkweed, Telly, The Three Little Pigs, Wolfgang the Seal, Zoe, Anything Muppets

Muppet Performers:

Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Dinnean-Vernon, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, Rick Lyon, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbhar, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Judy Sladky, John Tartaglia, Steve Whitmire, and Bryant Young

Guest Stars

Arrested Development, Tony Bennett, Robert MacNeil, Wynton Marsalis, Lynne Thigpen

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