Sesame Street Character Introductory Episodes

This wasn’t a planned thing, but emergencies rarely ever are planned. So, last night, Muppet Instagram user Muppet Stuff With Jake made a story about how his girlfriend had never seen Sesame Street before and asked if anyone had good recommendations for episodes he should show her. Naturally, when I heard about this, I had SO many recommendations, I couldn’t possibly narrow it down to just one or two picks, so I decided to do something unique. I think most of us know the biggest hits the street has given us (Mr. Hooper’s Death, Luis and Maria’s Love Story, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, The Two Movies, etc.), and I’m sure Jake will show those to his girlfriend at some point, so what I wanted to do here is not just highlight underrated episodes, but one for each of the central muppets in the cast, so his girlfriend can get a general idea of what each of them is like. I guess I should also mention that for this list, I’m only focusing on seasons 1-50, because that’s where I feel t...