The Harlem Globetrotters appeared on Sesame Street in multiple inserts. In one segment, they provide a bridging segment (First: Episode 0536). In another appearance, they demonstrate parts of the body as they pass a basketball. (First: Episode 0627) (YouTube)
In Season 42, the Globetrotters appeared in a segment about the number 3 with Elmo. (First: Episode 4266) (YouTube) The featured Globetrotters were Kevin "Special K" Daley (#21), Anthony "Ant" Atkinson Jr. (#12), and "Blenda" Rodriguez (#10).
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- Gordon whistles "Sweet Georgia Brown" while mime-dribbling a basketball with the kids in the courtyard on Sesame Street in Episode 0217.
- Mr. Hooper's brother Arnold explains to Big Bird and the kids what basketball cards look like in Episode 1545 of Sesame Street, using a set of 1971/1972 Harlem Globetrotters Fleer trading cards.
- A pastiche of "Sweet Georgia Brown" plays as Slimey practices playing basketball in Episode 1960 of Sesame Street.
- In Episode 3139 of Sesame Street, Big Bird helps a group of basketball-playing chickens find the Furry Arms. The scene is punctuated with a music button based on "Sweet Georgia Brown," the theme song for the team.