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==Season Overview==
 
==Season Overview==
Starting this season, the focus would be geared toward the main cast of characters. Also, the season emphasizes the use of classic ''Sesame Street'' songs, such as "[[Sing]]" and "[[The People in Your Neighborhood (song)|The People in Your Neighborhood]]", for the idea of getting kids to sing along and familiarize with the songs an also to attract parents who were fans when they were young.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/36007354.html?dids=36007354:36007354&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+16%2C+1998&author=LESLIE+BERGER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=They%27ve+Learned+a+Lesson%3B+For+30th+season%2C+%27Sesame+Street%27+refocuses+on+its+core+characters+to+appeal+to+younger+viewers.&pqatl=google They've Learned a Lesson; For 30th season, 'Sesame Street' refocuses on its core characters to appeal to younger viewers.]</ref>
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Starting this season, the focus would be geared toward the main cast of characters. Also, the season emphasizes the use of classic ''Sesame Street'' songs, such as "[[Sing]]" and "[[The People in Your Neighborhood (song)|The People in Your Neighborhood]]", for the idea of getting kids to sing along and familiarize with the songs and also to attract parents who were fans when they were young.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/36007354.html?dids=36007354:36007354&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+16%2C+1998&author=LESLIE+BERGER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=They%27ve+Learned+a+Lesson%3B+For+30th+season%2C+%27Sesame+Street%27+refocuses+on+its+core+characters+to+appeal+to+younger+viewers.&pqatl=google They've Learned a Lesson; For 30th season, 'Sesame Street' refocuses on its core characters to appeal to younger viewers.]</ref>
   
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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* [[Episode 3792]] -- Old MacDonald's duck gets the moos
 
* [[Episode 3792]] -- Old MacDonald's duck gets the moos
 
* [[Episode 3793]] -- Herry spends the night at Gabi's
 
* [[Episode 3793]] -- Herry spends the night at Gabi's
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* [[Episode 3794]] -- Luis teaches Rosita to play the guitar.
 
* [[Episode 3795]] -- Zoe uses Telly's pogo stick
 
* [[Episode 3795]] -- Zoe uses Telly's pogo stick
 
* [[Episode 3796]] -- Telly And Baby Bear Take Turns Wearing Papa Bear's Hat
 
* [[Episode 3796]] -- Telly And Baby Bear Take Turns Wearing Papa Bear's Hat
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* [[Episode 3816]] -- Baby Bear's Little Cousin Visits
 
* [[Episode 3816]] -- Baby Bear's Little Cousin Visits
 
* [[Episode 3817]] -- Exploring the Land of Lulu-Puddy
 
* [[Episode 3817]] -- Exploring the Land of Lulu-Puddy
* [[Episode 3818]]
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* [[Episode 3818]] -- Oscar's bad mood
 
* [[Episode 3819]] -- Big Bird follows an ant
 
* [[Episode 3819]] -- Big Bird follows an ant
 
* [[Episode 3820]] -- Everyone is too busy to tell Elmo a story
 
* [[Episode 3820]] -- Everyone is too busy to tell Elmo a story
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* [[Episode 3827]] -- Prairie gets in touch with her inner Monster
 
* [[Episode 3827]] -- Prairie gets in touch with her inner Monster
 
* [[Episode 3828]] -- Maria babysits Natasha
 
* [[Episode 3828]] -- Maria babysits Natasha
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* [[Episode 3829]] --Gina is teaches the neighborhoods kids about words that rhyme.
 
* [[Episode 3830]] -- Mumford magically transports Telly
 
* [[Episode 3830]] -- Mumford magically transports Telly
 
* [[Episode 3831]] -- Big Bird receives a model boat
 
* [[Episode 3831]] -- Big Bird receives a model boat
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* This season also introduces new recurring segments: [[Ernie's Show and Tell]], [[Monsters in Day Care]], and [[Sesame Street Goes to Day Care]].
 
* This season also introduces new recurring segments: [[Ernie's Show and Tell]], [[Monsters in Day Care]], and [[Sesame Street Goes to Day Care]].
 
* Except for the Subway, everything from [[Around the Corner]] has been removed.
 
* Except for the Subway, everything from [[Around the Corner]] has been removed.
* The opening theme sequence has once again changed to a more traditional version of the tune, resembling the original opening theme.
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* The opening theme sequence has once again changed to a more traditional version of the tune, resembling the original opening theme. The "dancing city" closing credits from 1992 remain in use, and this was the final season to feature the complete credit sequence (later seasons would edit it to remove references to the Children's Television Workshop.)
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*The Sesame Street sign has a new look beginning with this season, with a thinner yellow border and a rounder half-circle containing the "CTW" in it. It replaced the original Sesame Street sign that had been used since [[Episode 0001|the very first episode]].
 
* [[Hooper's Store]] is taken over by [[Alan]].
 
* [[Hooper's Store]] is taken over by [[Alan]].
 
* The episodes are no longer followed by a "Coming soon on ''Sesame Street''" bumper. Only the ending from these bumpers, with Big Bird saying "Toodle-oo!" to the camera, are kept.
 
* The episodes are no longer followed by a "Coming soon on ''Sesame Street''" bumper. Only the ending from these bumpers, with Big Bird saying "Toodle-oo!" to the camera, are kept.
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'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Muppets of Sesame Street]]:'''
 
'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Muppets of Sesame Street]]:'''
:[[Caroll Spinney]], [[Pam Arciero]], [[Fran Brill]], [[Kevin Clash]], [[Bruce Connelly]], [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]], [[Alice Dinnean-Vernon]], [[Rick Lyon]], [[Jim Martin]], [[Joey Mazzarino]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Carmen Osbahr]], [[Frank Oz]], [[Martin P. Robinson]], [[David Rudman]], [[Steve Whitmire]], [[Matt Vogel]], and [[Bryant Young]]
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:[[Caroll Spinney]], [[Pam Arciero]], [[Fran Brill]], [[Kevin Clash]], [[Bruce Connelly]], [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]], [[Alice Dinnean-Vernon]], [[Eric Jacobson]], [[Rick Lyon]], [[Jim Martin]], [[Joey Mazzarino]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Carmen Osbahr]], [[Frank Oz]], [[Martin P. Robinson]], [[David Rudman]], [[Steve Whitmire]], [[Matt Vogel]], and [[Bryant Young]]
   
 
'''[[:category:Sesame Street Cast|Actors]]:'''
 
'''[[:category:Sesame Street Cast|Actors]]:'''
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'''[[:Category:Sesame Street Guest Stars|Guest Stars]]'''
 
'''[[:Category:Sesame Street Guest Stars|Guest Stars]]'''
:[[Maya Angelou]], [[Rosemary Clooney]], [[Doug E. Doug]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Backstreet Boys]]
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:[[Maya Angelou]], [[Garth Brooks]], [[Rosemary Clooney]], [[Doug E. Doug]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Liam Neeson]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Trisha Yearwood]], [[R.E.M.]]
   
 
==Credits==
 
==Credits==

Revision as of 20:42, 5 July 2014

Sesame Street
Premiere November 16, 1998 (3786)
Finale February 12, 1999 (3850)
Episodes 65
HoopersSeason30

Cast of Season 30. (Note that Ruthie, though her Finders Keepers shop is no longer on the set, is still a cast member.)

3786

Title card for Episode 3786, the first show of the season.

3786b

Alan's first appearance on Sesame Street.

Elmosgotballs

Elmo's World debuted this season.

3788l

The format of the show is revised. Like the earliest episodes, characters would often introduce segments, or characters associated with inserts would appear on the street before or after their clip was shown. At times, they even appeared in the videos. Here, Big Bird appears in the "Ookyook" song.

3789ah

Zoe gets her very own Zoemobile in Episode 3789. She would eventually stop being seen with it by Season 34.

Daycare3

Herry Monster stars in the recurring Monsters in Day Care segments.

SesameStreetCharacters-30

A collectible sculpt of this cast photo was available to purchase.

Sesame Street Season 30 aired from November 16, 1998 to February 12, 1999.


Season Overview

Starting this season, the focus would be geared toward the main cast of characters. Also, the season emphasizes the use of classic Sesame Street songs, such as "Sing" and "The People in Your Neighborhood", for the idea of getting kids to sing along and familiarize with the songs and also to attract parents who were fans when they were young.[1]

Episodes

Episodes 3786 - 3850 (65 episodes)

Notes

  • Starting this season, each episode of Sesame Street ends with a new segment, "Elmo's World." This season's segments are about Balls, Shoes, Hats, Dancing, Jackets, Food, Books, Music, Water and Transportation.
  • This season also introduces new recurring segments: Ernie's Show and Tell, Monsters in Day Care, and Sesame Street Goes to Day Care.
  • Except for the Subway, everything from Around the Corner has been removed.
  • The opening theme sequence has once again changed to a more traditional version of the tune, resembling the original opening theme. The "dancing city" closing credits from 1992 remain in use, and this was the final season to feature the complete credit sequence (later seasons would edit it to remove references to the Children's Television Workshop.)
  • The Sesame Street sign has a new look beginning with this season, with a thinner yellow border and a rounder half-circle containing the "CTW" in it. It replaced the original Sesame Street sign that had been used since the very first episode.
  • Hooper's Store is taken over by Alan.
  • The episodes are no longer followed by a "Coming soon on Sesame Street" bumper. Only the ending from these bumpers, with Big Bird saying "Toodle-oo!" to the camera, are kept.
  • This season was the first in which Sesame Street was funded in part by corporate sponsors.
  • This season was dedicated in memory of Jeff Moss in a title card at the end of the first episode.
  • All episodes in this season were shown in one of Noggin's 123 Sesame Street rotations from 2003 to 2005.
  • This was the first season to have only 65 episodes.

Cast

Humans:

Gordon, Susan, Bob, Gina, Alan, Linda, Maria, Luis, Ruthie, Gabi, Miles, Tarah, Mr. Noodle, Dorothy

Muppets:

Big Bird, Elmo, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Ernie, Bert, Count von Count, Cookie Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, Mr. Johnson, The Amazing Mumford, Zoe, Herry Monster, Prairie Dawn, Elizabeth, Rosita, Barkley, Honkers, Dingers, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Slimey, Irvine, Stinky the Stinkweed, Kermit the Frog, Biff, Sully, and Guy Smiley.

Muppets of Sesame Street:

Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Dinnean-Vernon, Eric Jacobson, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Steve Whitmire, Matt Vogel, and Bryant Young

Actors:

Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Linda Bove, Ruth Buzzi, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Bill Irwin, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman, Imani Patterson, Tarah Schaeffer

Guest Stars

Maya Angelou, Garth Brooks, Rosemary Clooney, Doug E. Doug, Patti LaBelle, Liam Neeson, Conan O'Brien, Ben Stiller, Backstreet Boys, Trisha Yearwood, R.E.M.

Credits

Sources

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