Global Grover Global Grover is an award - winning " Sesame Street " segment hosted by Grover , in which the blue monster travels all over the world to explore the traditions of peoples from many diverse cultures . Grover speaks directly to the viewer , usually having just returned from a trip to somewhere around the globe . After a brief film shot on location , Grover may receive a helping hand from a Muppet assistant before signing off . Says Grover , " I come back and I always bring something from my travels and teach everyone on Sesame Street about the places I went to . " He continues , " I had not even gone around the corner before . This was something extra special . " The segment made its debut in Season 34 , using " the power of television to demonstrate the diversity of the world we live in . " Melissa Dino serves as the segment ' s producer , choosing the filming locations and educational value of each segment , which have been designed to teach children to respect the diversity of people from all over the world . Grover reinforced these ideas during a presentation at the Common Ground Awards , where , by learning about different languages , different cultures and different religions , he surmised that people are different everywhere , and yet we are all very much the same . At the time of its debut , Grover made the rounds on the press circuit . He was interviewed by the Associated Press in an article which was picked up by several publications , and even appeared on talk radio shows such as " The Savvy Traveler " . In March 2007 , Global Grover was still making headlines when he was featured in a cover story for NJN Public Television & Radio ' s issue of " The Guide " . The article stresses Global Grover ' s exploration of " daily life abroad , " and extends the segment ' s goals in an initiative with Kean University that helps early childhood educators incorporate the promotion of global awareness into their curricula . Internationally , " Global Grover " has been distributed separately as a 5 - minute , 30 - episode series , which began in fall 2005 . The series tacks on opening and closing credits , plus an existing animated segment from " Sesame Street " , to round out the program . The concept of Global Grover has been published in the books " Global Grover Travels All Over " and " Hide & Seek , Near & Far " , got its own section in " Brought to You by . . . Sesame Street ! " , issued as the coloring book , and featured in the activity pads " " and " " . Online content includes a dancing game called " Global Grover Grooves " ( by 360Kid ) , a postcard email creation kit called " Greetings from Grover " , and the " Around the World Day " playlist on sesamestreet . org . Global Grover has also been featured in its own section in several issues of " Sesame Street Magazine " , and the Sesame Place theme park even has a ride based on the segment , Grover ' s World Twirl . Previous to these instances , Grover was a globe - trotting delivery monster in the special " Sesame Street Stays Up Late " , bringing anchormonster Elmo various New Year ' s Eve - related items from all over the world . Google Earth . Google launched a " Global Grover " feature of their Google Earth tool that lets users explore the various international productions of " Sesame Street " . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _