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Sesame Street: Season 9

82 episodes Premiered Nov 28, 1977 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Sesame Street

Season 9 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 8.
  • ⚡ 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 9 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 9: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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

96%
Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (79): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S9·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1056

Nov 28, 1977

Season 9 premiere: Bert leads a marching band; Oscar has a cooking show; Grover drives Gordon's car. Sponsored by H, 2.

S9·E35 Core

Hawaii Day 1 (1090)

Jan 13, 1978

The gang leaves for Hawaii, but Snuffy gets left behind. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

S9·E36 Core

Hawaii Day 2 (1091)

Jan 16, 1978

The gang arrives in Hawaii; Big Bird hears the legend of the Snuffleupagus Mountain. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Docum

S9·E37 Core

Hawaii Day 3 (1092)

Jan 17, 1978

Big Bird and Snuffy search for the Snuffleupagus Mountain. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

S9·E38 Core

Hawaii Day 4 (1093)

Jan 18, 1978

Big Bird and Snuffy continue to search for the Snuffleupagus Mountain. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation Licen

S9·E39 Core

Hawaii Day 5 (1094)

Jan 19, 1978

Big Bird and Snuffy find the Snuffleupagus Mountain at last. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

S9·E40 Core

Hawaii Day 6 (1095)

Jan 20, 1978

The gang's last day in Hawaii. Image and description courtesy of MuppetWiki and used with permission under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

S9·E65 Core

Episode 1120

Woodrow Woodpecker visits Big Bird.

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