Sesame Street Season 30 aired from November 16, 1998, to May 7, 1999.
Overview[]
Starting this season, the focus would be geared toward the main cast of characters. Also, the season emphasizes the use of classic Sesame Street songs, such as "Sing" and "The People in Your Neighborhood," for the idea of getting kids to sing along and familiarize with the songs and also to attract parents who were fans when they were young.
Episodes[]
| Episode # | Episode Overall # | Title | Aired | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3786 | Repilot: Alan's Debut | November 16, 1998 | H, 5 |
| 02 | 3787 | Miles' Video Project | November 17, 1998 | F, 5 |
| 03 | 3788 | Zoe's New Zoemobile | November 18, 1998 | Z, 19 |
| 04 | 3789 | The Longest Hide and Seek Game Ever | November 19, 1998 | Y, 10 |
| 05 | 3790 | Gina Studies to Be a Vet | November 20, 1998 | W, 17 |
| 06 | 3791 | The Countketeers | November 23, 1998 | K, 15 |
| 07 | 3792 | Elmo, Zoe and Big Bird can't decide to play together | November 24, 1998 | N, 3 |
| 08 | 3793 | Baby Bear uses Papa Bear's hat to Telly | November 25, 1998 | H, 2 |
| 09 | 3794 | Telly the Dog | November 26, 1998 | D, 11 |
| 10 | 3795 | V Day | November 27, 1998 | V, 18 |
| 11 | 3796 | Old MacDonald's duck gets the case of the moos | November 30, 1998 | Q, 10 |
| 12 | 3797 | Maria's Pet Day | December 1, 1998 | M, 12 |
| 13 | 3798 | Herry & Gabi's Night Out | December 2, 1998 | P, 2 |
| 14 | 3799 | Rosita plays the guitar | December 3, 1998 | L, 13 |
| 15 | 3800 | Zoe & Telly jump together | December 4, 1998 | J, 3 |
| 16 | 3801 | Gordon plays the flute | December 28, 1998 | G, 2 |
| 17 | 3802 | Big Bird gets his song stuck to his head | December 29, 1998 | C, 16 |
| 18 | 3803 | Rosita & Telly's Fix It Shop | December 30, 1998 | T, 0 |
| 19 | 3804 | Zoe and Big Bird have a sick day | December 31, 1998 | E, 7 |
| 20 | 3805 | Telly uses a zebra striped Z by accident | January 1, 1999 | Z, 11 |
| 21 | 3806 | Baby Bear Naps | January 4, 1999 | M, 7 |
| 22 | 3807 | Linda's Birthday | January 5, 1999 | H, 6 |
| 23 | 3808 | Meet Rocco | January 6, 1999 | R, 12 |
| 24 | 3809 | Baby Bear & Big Bird Cooperate | January 7, 1999 | B, 3 |
| 25 | 3810 | The Best Friends Pageant | January 8, 1999 | U, 17 |
| 26 | 3811 | Gordon takes Irvine a Bath | January 11, 1999 | B, 16 |
| 27 | 3812 | The Count counts mistakes | January 12, 1999 | Y, 9 |
| 28 | 3813 | Telly wants to do a friendly thing to Baby Bear | January 13, 1999 | X, 5 |
| 29 | 3814 | Oscar's trash sale | January 14, 1999 | T, 9 |
| 30 | 3815 | Elmo & Miles Play Basketball | January 15, 1999 | O, 10 |
| 31 | 3816 | Oliver Comes Back | February 8, 1999 | R, 17 |
| 32 | 3817 | Lulu Puddy | February 9, 1999 | P, 10 |
| 33 | 3818 | It's the Coquí | February 10, 1999 | D, 1 |
| 34 | 3819 | Big Bird follows an ant | February 11, 1999 | A, 6 |
| 35 | 3820 | The adults are too busy to tell Elmo a story | February 12, 1999 | S, 18 |
| 36 | 3821 | Gina's picture | February 15, 1999 | G, 8 |
| 37 | 3822 | Big Bird sits on the steps all day | February 16, 1999 | N, 2 |
| 38 | 3823 | The Really Big Thing Game | February 17, 1999 | B, 9 |
| 39 | 3824 | The Ding-a-Long | February 18, 1999 | D, 18 |
| 40 | 3825 | Maria's toaster gets broken while Big Bird toasts his birdseed bread | February 19, 1999 | A, 8 |
| 41 | 3826 | The grown ups put on a show | February 22, 1999 | L, 0 |
| 42 | 3827 | Prairie gets in touch with her inner Monster | February 23, 1999 | F, 13 |
| 43 | 3828 | Maria babysits Natasha | February 24, 1999 | H, 16 |
| 44 | 3829 | Stinky Grows Bigger | February 25, 1999 | I, 12 |
| 45 | 3830 | Telly teleports Hooper's Store in wrong places | February 26, 1999 | W, 15 |
| 46 | 3831 | Baby Bear's Biggest Fear: Haircuts | March 22, 1999 | I, 8 |
| 47 | 3832 | Building the USS Terrific | March 23, 1999 | B, 19 |
| 48 | 3833 | Rosita the Paparazzi | March 24, 1999 | M, 6 |
| 49 | 3834 | The Mysterious X | March 25, 1999 | X, 4 |
| 50 | 3835 | Zoemobile Delivery Service | March 26, 1999 | Z, 20 |
| 51 | 3836 | Huevos Rancheros | March 29, 1999 | K, 19 |
| 52 | 3837 | The Three-keteers | March 30, 1999 | U, 3 |
| 53 | 3838 | Oscar the Radio Show Host | March 31, 1999 | G, 5 |
| 54 | 3839 | Big Bird begs people to walk around the block | April 1, 1999 | D, 1 |
| 55 | 3840 | Bolo learns the alphabet | April 2, 1999 | J, 11 |
| 56 | 3841 | The Porridge Lovers' Club | April 5, 1999 | L, 9 |
| 57 | 3842 | Telly & Rosita Go On A Scavenger Hunt | April 6, 1999 | B, 7 |
| 58 | 3843 | Telly wants everything | April 7, 1999 | C, 15 |
| 59 | 3844 | The Goodbye Problem | April 8, 1999 | Y, 7 |
| 60 | 3845 | They Built a Garden | April 9, 1999 | O, 4 |
| 61 | 3846 | Barkley is surprised from his nap | May 3, 1999 | R, 14 |
| 62 | 3847 | Rosita's Flying Problem | May 4, 1999 | S, 20 |
| 63 | 3848 | Zoe won't share the Zoemobile | May 5, 1999 | E, 12 |
| 64 | 3849 | Gabi babysits Natasha | May 6, 1999 | P, 13 |
| 65 | 3850 | Big Bird & Snuffy pretend to be a train | May 7, 1999 | T, 16 |
Home media[]
- Sesame Street: The Complete 30th Season launched on DVD April 30, 2002 with 13 discs.
Notes[]
Starting this season, each episode of Sesame Street ends with a new segment, "Elmo's World." This season's segments are about Balls, Shoes, Hats, Dancing, Jackets, Food, Books, Music, Water, and Transportation.
This season also introduces new recurring segments: Ernie's Show and Tell, Monsters in Day Care, and Sesame Street Goes to Day Care.
Except for the Subway, everything from Around the Corner has been removed. Only a few characters introduced during that time continue to appear; Zoe remains a main character, while Ingrid, Tarah, and Ruthie make sporadic appearances.
The opening theme sequence has once again changed to a more traditional version of the tune, resembling the original opening theme. The "dancing city" closing credits from 1992 remain in use.
The Sesame Street sign has a new look beginning with this season, with a thinner yellow border and a rounder half-circle containing the "CTW" in it. It replaced the original Sesame Street sign that had been used since the very first episode.
Hooper's Store is taken over by Alan.
The "Coming Soon on Sesame Street" bumpers are discontinued; portions of which, including Big Bird saying "Toodle-oo!" to the camera, are reworked into a copyright screen followed by funding credits.
This was Jeff Moss's final season as a writer on the show, having passed away nearly two months before the season began airing. Moss receives a posthumous writing credit for this and the following season. A dedication to Moss appeared in the original airing of the season premiere.
This was also Robby Merkin's final season as music director.
All episodes in this season were shown in one of Noggin's 123 Sesame Street rotations from 2003 to 2005.
This is the first season to have 65 episodes.