Episode
Sesame Street: The Big Pretend Band
Overview
Bert learns how to use his imagination and pretend-play a saxophone so that he can join his friends in their pretend band and play in a concert.
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 49
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2019-02-09
Episode context
The Big Pretend Band is Episode 13 in Season 49 of Sesame Street. It aired on 2019-02-09.
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Episode 15: Rudy Rides the Bus
Elmo and Rudy play bus driver and bus monitor, driving a homemade bus and helping their friends get around Sesame Street.
Episode 10: Astronaut Elmo
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Episode 16: Mechanics in Space
Rudy pretends to be a space alien; when his spaceship won't start, Abby and Elmo play mechanics and fix it.
Episode 9: Bath Time for Blanky
Abby brings Rudy to the laundromat to wash his stinky blanket, but new attendant Grover doesn't know how to use the machines; luckily, Chris brings in his dirty clothes too, and shows everyone how to use a washing machine and dryer.
Episode 17: Fixing X
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Episode 8: Play Time
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Episode 18: Elmo Goes to Chicken School
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Episode 7: New Year's Eve on Sesame Street
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Episode 19: Walking the Dog
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