Season 48 (2017-2018)

Sesame Street’s 48th season premiered on HBO on November 18, 2017, and premiered on August 6, 2018, on PBS. The season was preceded the week prior with the prime-time special, The Magical Wand Chase.
==Overview==
The season continues applying its kindness curriculum to new material, as this season adds a focus on celebrating diversity. The season features special guest appearances by international Sesame Street characters Chamki (from Galli Galli Sim Sim), Lily (from Zhima Jie: Da Niao Kan Shijie), and Zuzu (from Takalani Sesame).
The season introduces a new segment starring Cookie Monster, "Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck." Aided by Gonger of The Furchester Hotel, the five-minute segments introduce the origins of certain food items as the monsters cook up orders in their food truck.
Starting this season, Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson perform Big Bird and Oscar's voices respectively in new material, though Caroll Spinney still receives on-screen credit. This is also the last season to feature Billy Barkhurst as Ernie, with Peter Linz having taken over the role in mid-2017.
===Production===
The season began production in the fall of 2016, with partial taping officially beginning on October 31, 2016,Matt Vogel on Twitter: "First day of school! #sesamestreet #season48" and ending on December 9.Stephanie D'Abruzzo official site Filming resumed the week of January 30, 2017, and continued through the week of February 27.
==Episodes==
Episodes 4801 - 4835 (35 episodes)
*Episode 4801 -- A Sesame Street Thanksgiving
*Episode 4802 -- Rosita's Sneaky Sneakers
*Episode 4803 -- Elmo's Nursery Rhyme
*Episode 4804 -- Rapunzel Gets a Haircut
*Episode 4805 -- Martian Mission
*Episode 4806 -- Clothing Drive
*Episode 4807 -- M is for Missing
*Episode 4808 -- Abby's Sock Solution (repeat)
*Episode 4809 -- Our Family's Way
*Episode 4810 -- The Last Straw
*Episode 4811 -- Kitty Kindness
*Episode 4812 -- Hair Training
*Episode 4813 -- Book Worming
*Episode 4814 -- Chinese New Year
*Episode 4815 -- Chamki Visits Sesame Street
*Episode 4816 -- Street Food
*Episode 4817 -- Crafty Friends (repeat)
*Episode 4818 -- It’s Dance Your Favorite Dance Day
*Episode 4819 -- Me Am Cookie Monster (repeat)
*Episode 4820 -- Elmo's Butterfly Friend (repeat)
*Episode 4821 -- Shape Hunt
*Episode 4822 -- The Helpful Cloud
*Episode 4823 -- The Happy To Be Me Club (repeat)
*Episode 4824 -- My Rahki Family (repeat)
*Episode 4825 -- The Wheel Deal
*Episode 4826 -- Grandparent's Day (repeat)
*Episode 4827 -- The New Old MacDonald
*Episode 4828 -- Oscar the Kind
*Episode 4829 -- Elmo and Abby's Bubble Fun (repeat)
*Episode 4830 -- The Golden Triangle (repeat)
*Episode 4831 -- Fido the Frog
*Episode 4832 -- Abby and Zoe Love Karate
*Episode 4833 -- Rosita and Elmo Teach Yoga (repeat)
*Episode 4834 -- Surfin' Sesame Street
*Episode 4835 -- The Count’s Counting Error
==Notes==
*"Below the Frame," a Facebook live series conceived by Matt Vogel and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, was created during the taping of this season.
*Although he is not listed in the show's credit sequence, Roscoe Orman is still credited as Gordon in the credits on HBO's streaming services.
==Characters==
;Muppets
:Abby Cadabby, Anything Muppets, Baby Bear, Bert, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Mrs. Crustworthy, The Duke, Elmo, Ernie, Francine Lloyd Wright, Freddy, Gabrielle, Gonger, Granny Bird, Grover, Grundgetta, Herry Monster, Honkers, Mr. Johnson, Julia, Louie, The Martians, Old MacDonald, Oscar the Grouch, Ovejita, Prairie Dawn, Rosita, Rosita's Abuela, Rudy, Slimey, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Two-Headed Monster, Zoe
;International Muppets
:Chamki, Lily, Zuzu
==Cast==
*Alan: Alan Muraoka
*Chris: Chris Knowings
*Nina: Suki Lopez
*Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar (sic)
;Sesame Street Muppet™ Performers
:Pam Arciero, Billy Barkhurst, Jennifer Barnhart, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Stacey Gordon, Eric Jacobson, Ghazal Javed, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Boitumelo Maretele, Carmen Osbahr, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Bryant Young (Uncredited: Jake Bazel, Tau Bennett, Kathleen Kim, Weston Chandler Long)
;Guest Stars
:Leon Bridges, Alessia Cara, Ilana Glazer, Ellie Goulding, Josh Groban, Laurie Hernandez, Padma Lakshmi, John Legend, Lucy Liu, Kate McKinnon
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Brown Johnson
*Line Producer: Stephanie Longardo
*Supervising Producer: Benjamin Lehmann
*Coordinating Producer: Mindy Fila
*Producer: Karyn Leibovich
*Directors: Ken Diego, Jack Jameson, Benjamin Lehmann, Scott Preston, Chuck Vinson, Matt Vogel, Nadine Zylstra, Marilyn Agrelo, Alan Muraoka, Liliana Olszewski
*Head Writer: Ken Scarborough
*Writers: Molly Boylan, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Jennifer Capra, Jessica Carleton, Geri Cole, Joe Fallon, Christine Ferraro, Liz Hara, Ron Holsey, Raye Lankford, Benjamin Lehmann, Andrew Moriarty, Max Nicoll, Carol-Lynn Parente, Luis Santeiro, Ken Scarborough, Belinda Ward
*Puppets, Costumes, Props: The Jim Henson Company NY Creature Shop - David Bizzaro, Ben Durocher, Victoria Ellis, Liz Hara, Michelle Hickey, John Douglas James, Rollie Krewson, Sarah Lafferty, Lara MacLean, Anney Ozar, Constance Peterson, Kate Rusek, Sierra Schoening, Jessica Simon, Polly Smith, Whitney Thayne, David Valentine, Jason Weber, Stacey Weingarten, Matt Withiam
*Music Director: Bill Sherman
*Music Coordinator: Tyler Hartman
*Music Director - (Arrangements and Orchestrations): Joe Fiedler
*Music Director - (Vocals): Paul Rudolph
*Music Copyist: Joe Fiedler
*Composers: Eli Bolin, Nicholas Dayton, Joe Fiedler, Chris Jackson, Tom Kitt, Tim Kubart, George Noriega, Kathryn Raio, JP Rende, Paul Rudolph, Bill Sherman, Joel Someillan, Sean McPherson, Jake Huffman, Matthew Sklar
*Sesame Street Band: Randy Cohen, Michael Croiter, John Deley, Doug Derryberry, Joe Fiedler, Rob Jost, Gary Meyer, Kenny Rampton
*Production: Melissa Creighton, Gabriella Degennaro, Joseph Roddy
*Associate Producers: Theresa Anderson, Andrew Moriarty
*Production Coordinators: Maxwell Nicoll, Kelly Ferrara
*Control Room PAs: Christina Elefante, Andrew Moriarty
*Film Producer: Kimberly Wright
*Lighting Designer: Dan Kelley
*Costume Designer: Brian C. Hemesath
*Production Designer: David Gallo
*Celebrity Talent Booker: Bella Harkins
*Child Talent: Carolyn Volpe, Ph.D
*Prop Coordinator: Keith Olsen
*Post Production Graphics provided by Ed Mundy
*Associate Directors: Frank Campagna, Emily Cohen, Ken Diego, Todd E. James
*Script Supervisor: Jennifer Capra
*Stagehands: Steve Dannenberg, Russell Hooton, Karen Sunderlin
*Director of Post Production Supervisor: Todd E. James
*Supervising Sound Editors: Michael Barrett, Chris Prinzivalli
*Sound Editor: Chris Sassano
*Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Barrett, Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
*Sound Effects Editor: Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
*Music Editors: Jorge Muelle, Paul Rudolph
*Supervising Music Editor: Michael Croiter
*Technical Directors: Tom Guadarrama, Mary Crowley, Manse Sharpe
*Senior Video: James Meek
*Recordist: Ernie Albritton, Mike Hawrylak
*Utility (video): Barbara Bianco, Keith Guadarrama, Michael McCormack
*Utility (audio): Gordon Price
*Cameras: Frank Biondo, Jerry Cancel, Shaun Harkins, Mark Britt, Rich Freedman, Mark Renaudin, Patrick Minietta
*Elmo's World Animation & Compositing:
**Producer: Jack Spillum
**Creative Director: Ian Chernichaw
**Animation Director: Justin Simonich
**Lead Designers: Michael Scanlon, Dagan Moriarty
**Designers: Jason McDonald, Kip Rathke, Sarah Rebar
**Animators: Joe Andriola, Anne Witbeck, H. Stephen Mead, Alex Torres
**Animation Editor: Nathaniel Wixon
**Compositor: Kat Llewellyn
**Production Coordinators: Yuewen Jiang, Tsukasa Nakamori, Kayvalyn Tersch
*Senior V.P. of Curriculum & Content: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
*Curriculum & Content Team: Jessica DiSalvo, Susan Scheiner, M.A., Autumn P. Zitani Stefano, M.A.
*Research Team: Jennifer Kolter Clarke, Ph.D., David I. Cohen, Becca K. Seibert, Courtney B. Wong
*Special Thanks to Definition 6, Hyperactive, Magnetic Dreams, Studio G Brooklyn
*Taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York
==Gallery==
===Behind the scenes===
Season48-Day1.jpg|The set on the first day of shooting
Season48-Day2.jpg|The set on the second day of shooting
LaurieHernandez.jpg|Laurie Hernandez and Big Bird
Season48-Legend.jpg|John Legend and Elmo
EllieGoulding.jpg|Ellie Goulding and Elmo
PadmaLakshmi.jpg|Padma Lakshmi with Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch
LucyLiu.jpg|top, L-R: Jennifer Barnhart, Lucy Liu, Stephanie D'Abruzzo; bottom L-R: Pam Arciero, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Carmen Osbahr
alessiacara.jpg|Alessia Cara and Oscar
Mckinnon-elmo.jpg|Kate McKinnon and Elmo
Simonsoundmanseason48.JPG|Simon Soundman
SS48-Rocket.jpg|The Count in a rocket
SS48-Astronaut.jpg|An astronaut on Sesame Street
Groban-Sesame.jpg|Josh Groban and Cookie Monster
SSMuppeteerGroup17.jpg|Caroll Spinney with fellow Muppet performers.
===Promotional photos===
SS4801.jpg|Episode 4801
Ep4802.jpg|Episode 4802
Ep4803.jpg|Episode 4803
Ep4804.jpg|Episode 4804
Ep4805.jpg|Episode 4805
Ep4806.jpg|Episode 4806
AbbyRudyElmoLouie.jpg|Episode 4809
Ep4810.jpg|Episode 4810
Ep4811.jpg|Episode 4811
Ep4812.jpg|Episode 4812
Ep4813.jpg|Episode 4813
Ep4814.jpg|Episode 4814
Ep4815.jpg|Episode 4815
ChamkiVisits.jpg|Episode 4815
Ep4818.jpg|Episode 4818
Ep4821.jpg|Episode 4821
Ep4825.jpg|Episode 4825
Ep4828.jpg|Episode 4828
SS4828.jpg|Episode 4828
Ep4831.jpg|Episode 4831
Ep4832.jpg|Episode 4832
Ep4834.jpg|Episode 4834
Ep4835.jpg|Episode 4835
==Sources==
==External links==
* "Sesame Street: A Brand New Season" (highlight reel)
* Season 48 Press Kit
* Sesame Workshop press release
* The Guardian: "How the new season of Sesame Street stands up against racial hatred"
* HBO: "Season 48: Muppets from Around the World" (video)
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