Plaza Sésamo Tema The " Plaza Sésamo Tema " represents several versions of the opening theme song for " Plaza Sésamo " . Openings . The 70s and 80s used two different theme songs and both consisted of footage with children ( and later Abelardo Montoya in the 1980s ) . 1993 video releases re - used the 1980s instrumental theme music with a shot panning across part of Mexico . The 1995 era introduced a new opening that combined live - action sequences with animation ( produced by Oscar González Loyo ) . The theme song from this era has been used ever since ( albeit with modifications ) . The opening sequence started with Abelardo and a butterfly , as the butterfly exits the screen , it then zooms out to show the Plaza Sesamo bus . Aberlardo , Pancho , and Lola and the kids ( including a young Dulce María ) are then seen riding a bus through Mexico . The bus then drives through a rainbow , which completely animates everyone and everything . There were three different versions of the title card animation at the end of the opening . In the 1995 version , as the kids and Muppets get out of the bus , Abelardo is the last to enter the gates of Plaza Sesamo as the logo comes into view and the background fades into yellow . The 1997 version features Pancho planting a seed , while Lola waters it , with Abelardo painting the background . The seed sprouts , revealing the then - new CTW Plaza Sesamo logo . Starting in 1998 , Pancho , Lola and Aberlardo presumably ( due to the opening song being shortened between 1998 and 2000 , not much is known ) drew a triangle , the number 4 , and the letter L respectively , then the sign appears ( without letters ) , then the L shoots onto the sign , causing the rest of the letters to appear , in which it zooms into the screen . A new opening was introduced in 2005 ( with an updated version of the 1995 theme song ) . The intro sequence added Elmo and Grover , along with the rest of the cast . The same opening was re - modified in 2008 to include Abby Cadabby . For the show ' s 15th season , a new , high - definition opening was made . It features the Muppet characters playing ( in a CGI environment ) outside the gates to Plaza Sesamo . Closings . For the 1995 era , the closing centered around the three main Muppet characters singing an upbeat ending song in the same bus from the opening . Like the original American version , this was only used on Friday episodes . The 1997 season introduced a short closing revolving around the credits rolling over a group of shapes containing shots of the " Plaza Sésamo " characters , accompanied by a shortened instrumental version of the 1995 closing theme . ( Friday episodes of this season used the song sequence , " Nuestro Mundo " . ) Starting in 1998 , a brief animated segment showed the Muppet trio displaying the letter - and - number sponsors on a machine , followed by a repeated song from the episode while the credits rolled . Beginning in 2005 , the sponsors were no longer mentioned , but still had a song repeated from the episode presented . This time , however , the credits simply rolled on a generic background . Starting in 2011 , the 2005 version opening theme was used for the credits , accompanied with new footage of Abelardo , Pancho , and Lola , but has since reverted to the 2005 - style credit sequence with the 2005 theme playing . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _