Episode
Sesame Street: Grover's Play
Overview
Director Grover has the perfect plan for his play. Abby and Elmo want to switch roles, and he feels frustrated. But Grover realizes no plan is perfect or fun without his friends. Meanwhile, Tamir and Cookie Monster try to fix the suitycase.
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 56
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2026-04-06
Episode context
Grover's Play is Episode 12 in Season 56 of Sesame Street. It aired on 2026-04-06.
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Episode 11: Elmo's Space Adventure
Captain Elmo wants to be on a solo mission to Jupiter, but his friends join and mess up his plan. He feels annoyed and learns that he should've told his friends how he was feeling. Meanwhile, Grover tries to fix the spaceship booster
Episode 13: Cookie Monster's Magical Cart
When Cookie Monster gets tired from pushing his cart, Abby uses magic to make the cart move on its own. He starts to feel frustrated because she's not listening to him. Now the cart's out of control. Meanwhile Grover tries to deliver boxes.
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Episode 10: Cookie Monster's Cookie Cart
Cookie Monster tries using his new Cookie Cart but feels annoyed when his mom does everything for him. He does a cookie breath, and after talking to his mom, he bakes all by himself. Meanwhile, Grover tries magic to entertain his friends.
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Episode 8: Elmo and the Great Cookie Stack
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Episode 7: Elmo's Awesome Bike
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Episode 6: Abby's Magical Dragons
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Episode 5: Elmo's Toy Swap
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Episode 4: Grover's Super Suitycase
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Episode 3: Abby's Magical Beasties
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