History Awesome / SesameStreet

* The entire season-long "Slimey to the Moon" plot of season 29. In fact, it could even qualify as a [[WhamEpisode Wham]] '''''[[WhamEpisode SEASON!]]''''' Very young children may be hard to keep their attention on something, but the fact that Sesame Street; a series known only for its number counting, alphabetical teaching, shape and color recognition, social studies for children, and comedy for children and parents alike, decided to tackle an overarching idea as complex as space missions, training, scientific knowledge, the unknown of science and the universe (brought down to just the level of the moon), and the very '''''real''''' dangers involved, for children from 3 to 5 years old, and treat it as seriously as adults would (as seriously as ''Sesame Street'' could within its own boundaries), is pretty big and heavy stuff! Plus, this was not just a one-and-done episode deal. This was spread out non-consecutively over approximately one-third of a YEAR (18 weeks!), with frequent callbacks in the form of "Worms in Space" interstitial segments (to teach alphabet, number, and shape recognition), or even entire ''episodes'' based around the event, and after each episode in the season, in the vein of ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'', the Wiggleprise's progress to the moon before landing, and its progress back to Earth afterwards!

*** An agency looking for worm individuals to train for a mission that requires skill, stamina, courage... aaaand the ability to hold onto a spinning platform going faster and faster in the [[BuffySpeak Worm-O-Hold-On-Tight-O]] test (much like a High-G-Force centrifuge in real life), and the ability to not get dizzy and find their footing after being bounced around like a Slinky in the [[BuffySpeak Upsy-Downsy-Every-Way-Aroundsy-Wormsy-Bouncy]] test. (Much like real-life prospective astronauts do in the Vomit Comet OR underwater with a spacesuit)

---->'''WASA Official:''' ''[aghast, including some bystanders]'' Ah-- Uh-- '''Why?!''' ''[fanfare begins to play]'' [[RousingSpeech Because it's]] '''''[[RousingSpeech there!]]''''' ''[bystanders agree]'' [[RousingSpeech Because they want to explore space! They want to explore the moon!]]

*** The additional plot points that, yes, even the big things can go wrong (As the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and multiple other launch missions aborted on the launch pad, or Aborted-To-Orbit, have shown us). First, the rocket does not lift off. It's figured out that one of the oscillators wasn't oscillating. Then, when it's fixed, it still doesn't lift off, and it's stuck on the launch pad, even though it's giving all the thrust it can give. (Because it's being weighted down by a chicken hiding in the engine, but not fully known by the characters until later.) Thankfully, Snuffy's allergy to the smoke from the rocket is enough to send it roaring off into the wild blue yonder!
*** The fact that the successful launch is treated with revered celebration, and not just a silly little event that's temporary; everyone in and around the block is cheering wildly, to a triumphant "The Planets, Mars Suite"-like fanfare, finishing off in an equally-triumphant rendition of the Sesame Street theme instrumental.

*** Bringing in ''TONY FREAKING BENNETT'' to sing a rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon", titled this time as [[TitleDrop "Slimey to the Moon"]].

* The operatic remake of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaF7kT5Moc0 "C is for Cookie" by Marilyn Horne]] (complete with melody snippets from ''[[Theatre/{{Aida}}]]'' and Egyptian staging to match) is epic.

* The operatic remake of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaF7kT5Moc0 "C is for Cookie" by Marilyn Horne]] (complete with melody snippets from ''[[Theatre/Aida]]'' and Egyptian staging to match) is epic.

* The operatic remake of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaF7kT5Moc0 "C is for Cookie" by Marilyn Horne]] is epic.

* For your [[JustForPun Oscar]] consideration: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnfAxUjRQAo Big Birdman]].

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* While we're on the subject of special guests, the 30th Anniversary special ''Elmopalooza'' deserves points for not only getting Music/GloriaEstefan to sing "Mambo I, I, I", Shawn Colvin to duet with Ernie on "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon", Music/KennyLoggins putting his sweet spin on "One Small Voice", or Music/TheFugees to sing and rap on "Happy To Be Me", but getting '''''[[Music/JimmyBuffett JIMMY BUFFETT]]''''' to sing "Caribbean Amphibian" with Kermit! And as if ''that'' wasn't awesome enough, the music video for "Caribbean Amphibian" had special animation by ''Sesame'' cartoonist Sally Cruikshank, the person famous for animating musical shorts like "Above It All", "Island of Emotion", and "Beginning, Middle, and End" on the show.

* This [[PrejudiceAesop stereotype-busting]] skit shows two boys playing a stereotypical CowboysAndIndians game, when an actual Native American boy shows up:

* Pretty much the entire 50th anniversary special, with special mention going to Kermit the Frog making his first major appearance in ''Sesame Street''-related media after being acquired by Disney in more than a decade.[[note]]His last appearance on the show was in 2009, where he had a relatively small role in an ''Elmo's World'' episode about frogs.[[/note]] He even gets the chance to sing his signature song "Bein' Green" with Music/ElvisCostello.

* Pretty much the entire 50th anniversary special, with special mention going to Kermit the Frog making his first appearance in ''Sesame Street''-related media in a decade. He even gets the chance to sing his signature song "Bein' Green" with Music/ElvisCostello.