Episode
Sesame Street: Return of the Fairytale Helpers
Overview
When the gingerbread house from "Hansel and Gretel" falls, the Fairytale Helpers wonder what might hold the walls together. What if they use frosting? Let's try!
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 51
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2020-12-31
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Return of the Fairytale Helpers is Episode 8 in Season 51 of Sesame Street. It aired on 2020-12-31. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 11: Tough Monster Race
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Episode 12: The Waiting Game
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Episode 3: Measuring Big Bird
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Episode 13: Elmo and the Healthy Heroes
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