Tango (puppy)

Tango is Elmo's puppy who made her debut in the 2021 animated Sesame Street special Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy. The puppy then transitioned into puppet form in promotion for the special and in Season 52. She also stars in the recurring animated segment "Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries." She is named Tango because she loves to dance.
In Tango's debut special, Elmo and Grover discover the stray animal in a cardboard box. On the way to a pet fair to find her a home, Elmo eventually decides to take her in instead. Tango typically communicates in a series of barks provided by her performer, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph. In the animated 2022 special The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango, Tango gains the ability to speak in a dream sequence with a voice provided by Royina Patel. In 2023, a Mecha version of the character was added to Mecha Builders. Internationally, Tango was added to the cast of Ahlan Simsim in Season 10 in 2024.
Her birthday is August 5 (reflecting the premiere of her debut special). Her "gotcha day," commemorating the day of her adoption, is July 12.A Year of Sunny Days 2025 Calendar In a 2023 Wired autocomplete interview, Elmo fields a question regarding Tango's breed. Elmo does not have a definitive answer, but describes her as "brave like a beagle, smart like a terrier, and very fluffy like a poodle." 'Sesame Street' Muppets Answer More of the Web's Most Searched Questions | Wired 
==Appearances==
*Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
*Sesame Street
**Season 52: 5201, 5202, 5217, 5218
**Season 53: 5305, 5311, 5312, 5313, 5319, 5329
**Season 54: 5407, 5419, 5428, 5429
*My Sesame Street Friends
**"My Elmo: Kindness"
**"My Elmo: Dogs"
*Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2021, 2022)
*The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends
**Episode 202: Firefighters
**Episode 208: Dogs
*The Puppy Bowl (2022)
*The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango
*The Masked Singer (March 15, 2023)
*Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
*Oscar's Handmade Halloween
*Elmo and Tango Holiday Helpers
==Book appearances==
* A Dog's Best Friend (2021)
* Furry Friends Forever (2021)
* All About Veterinarians (2022)
* ...and Tango Was Her Name-O (2022)
* Best Christmas Ever! (2022)
* Elmo & Tango (2022)
* Elmo's Puppy! (2022)
* Elmo's Puppy Playdate (2022)
* Furry Friends Forever (First Look and Find) (2022)
* Meet Your Neighbors on Sesame Street (2022)
* The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango (2022)
* Splashy Day! (2023)
* Elmo's Mommy Day (2023)
* Good Night, Sesame Street (2023)
* Elmo Asks Why (2023)
* Elmo Says Surprise! (2023)
* What's Up, Sesame Street? (2024)
* Elmo's Favorite Jokes and Riddles (2024)
* Furry Friends Forever: 5-Minute Stories (2025)
* You're My Little Cookie Monster (2025)
==Sources==
==External links==
*Associated Press: On ‘Sesame Street,’ Elmo gets a puppy (cue adorableness)
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