- Elmo and Anna Faris try to explain what a “gem” is, but a prince keeps interrupting, giving Anna some rings. This is one of the few where the Muppet assistant is more so the one explaining the word.
- In the park, Grover bothers Mr. Johnson once more trying to sell him some V related items.
- Film: A NASA astronaut counts down from 10 to a rocket launch. Some really nice footage in this one.
- Film: A group of kids visit Sterling Hill Mines and collect rocks. I’ve been there a few times on Boy Scout trips and seeing them with their rock-collecting boxes brought back some memories.
- LaDainian Tomlinson and Elmo show what a “celebration” is.
- Film: 19 is hidden in a pile of pebbles. Another “yawn” bit, but its really short so it doesn’t have much of an impact.
- Film: An announcer asks kids how they feel in different situation. It kind of went on for too long.
- Also, I know it’s not new, but a surprise in this episode was the inclusion of Bert’s song “I Gotta Be Clean.” It’s not “classic”, but it’s the oldest Muppet material we’ve seen all season.
- Usher and Elmo seen various animals “volunteering” to help adults. Susan makes a cameo, which is great because she doesn’t appear much these days.
- Animation: D stands for “dolphin” and “dive”. It has some really nice animation.
- Cartoon: 17 trucks are counted.
- Rachel Griffiths shows some examples of a dozen – a carton of eggs, some bagels, and 12 singing penguins.
- Animation: A claymation remake of the classic “Ladybugs’ Picnic” cartoon. It’s alright, but not as memorable as the original.
- Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures: The two drift out to sea while relaxing on a floaty and end up on an island.
- Grover listens to his heartbeat and learns from a chicken how to make it faster. Another great Grover sketch!
- Zoe Salanda and Elmo pretend to be various types of “transportation.”
- Cartoon: Elmo sings the Z sound in the word “zebra”. Yeesh, another one…
- Cartoon: 15 trucks make a 15
- The “Hot and Cold” song with Katy Perry was supposed to be in this episode, but was replaced with a Cookie Monster song, “The First Time Me Eat Cookie.” A good choice; I was hoping it would air again.
Sesame Street Season 41
Episode Review
Week 7
Shane Keating – Welp, it’s the last week of new episodes! And let me tell you, they’re some of the best this season. Let’s take a look.
EPISODE 4234 – ROCK ROCK BAND
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McKean’s performance in this episode was so great. All of his remarks as he assigned each rock to a part were hilariously clever (like “Use the force, lute”). The running gag with the two Anything Muppets appearing whenever he said “rock” was nice too. There’s also a great gag with some penguins I won’t spoil.
New Segments:
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For some reason, I felt a little uneasy about Elmo’s treatment of Rocco here. It’s always funny when he gets frustrated with him, but his carelessness was kinda thoughtless of him. Despite that, it was a good episode. “Rocco and Roll” was a catchy song that was kinda on the short side.
New Segments:
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I love Oscar and this was a great street plot. He had so many great lines, I couldn’t list them all! The ending was a bit abrupt, but it does come completely from left field and it’s really funny.
New Segments:
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Another winning Oscar episode! That’s why he’s my favorite!
New Segments:
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A nice little Abby episode. I enjoyed the various references to “Cinderella” (including Abby’s “Bipity-boppity-boo” inspired spells).
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