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Sesame Street: Season 4

130 episodes Premiered Apr 17, 1970 Updated Sep 19, 2026

Sesame Street Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 130 episodes on a special inner city street where human and muppet inhabitants teach preschoolers basic educational concepts. As part of the American educational children's television series, the season utilizes a combination of live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry to deliver its content. Kindness is in the air on the street as the characters

Previously on Sesame Street

Season 4 Lore Primer

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

  • Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series combining live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry.
  • Human and muppet inhabitants live together on a special inner city street.
  • The inhabitants of the street teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts.
  • Characters such as Elmo, Cookie Monster, and friends are featured in the official activities, games, and videos.

Season overview

Sesame Street Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 130 episodes on a special inner city street where human and muppet inhabitants teach preschoolers basic educational concepts. As part of the American educational children's television series, the season utilizes a combination of live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry to deliver its content. Kindness is in the air on the street as the characters engage viewers in learning. The series features various inhabitants who help preschoolers learn basic educational and social concepts through its established format.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: 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 (127): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Episode 406

Nov 27, 1972

Season 4 premiere: Gordon and Susan meet Sam the Robot, Mr. Snuffleupagus plays "London Bridge" with the kids. Sponsors: D, 2

S4·E47 Core

Episode 452

Jan 30, 1973

The Geefle and the Gonk is a Sesame Street story about two aliens on the planet Snew, narrated by Jerry Nelson. (First: Episode 0452) The segment was written by Jeff Moss and direc

S4·E109 Core

Episode 514

Apr 26, 1973

Stevie Wonder visits. Sponsors: G, I, 11

S4·E130 Mytharc

Episode 535

May 25, 1973

Oscar imagines that there are no people living on Sesame Street. Sponsors: X, Z, 10