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Sesame Street: Season 20

33 episodes Premiered Nov 21, 1988 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Sesame Street

Season 20 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Sesame Street Season 19.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 20 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 20: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (30): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S20·E9 Core

Episode 578

Dec 1, 1988

Gordon has a headache.

S20·E10 Core

Episode 579

Dec 2, 1988

Luis and his old chair.

S20·E11 Core

Episode 580

Dec 5, 1988

Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin sings ABCs with Hoots the Owl. The Two-Headed Monster learns to blow bubbles. Maria and Luis try to reminisce about their wedding. Betty Lou s

S20·E14 Core

Episode 583

Dec 8, 1988

Telly’s birthday party.

S20·E15 Core

Episode 584

Dec 9, 1988

Maria and the Fat Blue man.

S20·E18 Core

Episode 587

Dec 19, 1988

An early Elmo meets Bob's deaf friend and learns to say "hello" in sign language. A classic skit of Phil Harmonic and Placido Flamingo live from the Nestropolitan Opera. A vintag

S20·E20 Core

Episode 589

Jan 3, 1989

Legendary chanteuse Lena Horne and Grover perform a duet about not being shy. "Monsterpiece Theater" presents "Alibaba and the 40 Thieves". The classic "Plants Need Water" and th

S20·E47 Core

Eipsode 2598

Apr 26, 1989

Loud talker Guy Smiley goes on safari and scares off the animals. A classic skit staring Ernie as "Old King Cole". The Two-Headed Monster sings a lullaby to itself. Snuffy write

S20·E129 Mytharc

Episode 2614

May 18, 1989

Maria goes into labor.

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