Sesame Street: When Families Grieve with Katie Couric: How to Help

[Altoclarinets]

So that's what a grown up Elmo looks like...

[nellie2581]

Sweet

[musicbox193]

It seems to me like something must have led them to do this episode and if so then I wonder what it was

[NickelBackFTW96]

awww elmo's mummy :) so cute

[Xkjgmcr522X]

@NickelBackFTW96 Actually that's elmo's uncle jack that died

[012345678939489]

I Rremember The Starsky And Hutch Episode When The Cop Killed Jr's Dad , And Starsky Was Upset , And Doby Explained To Jr That His Friend Maurice Had To Stay On Trial For The Store Hold Up , And Raymond T, Andrews Has Been Suspended Without Pay For 90 Days , We Lost My Black Lab Shadow After His Battle With Cancer , But It's Been Very Tough For Us ,  Love Scott Orvik

[Sereniama]

Wait, Kelvin Clash, the guy who plays Elmo, lost his uncle?

[TiffanyB1988]

I really liked the show tonight because it kinda helps me deal with my favorite aunt's death...it was to soon.....I miss her to much...and it is really hard to deal.....

[jmarkhinton]

i would watch this.......but I can't stand Katie Couric!

[BergenNorwegian]

how is voices to elmo?

[antsamthompson9]

I can't wait till this specal airs.

[TomatoSpud5]

Big Bird better get his two cents in this. The nostalgia factor will at least attract a larger adult audience.

[figment1988]

@TomatoSpud5 i highly agree. when Mr. Hooper passed away in real life, Sesame Street pulled out all the stops with making an episode where Big Bird deals with his passing which was a huge thing for it's time. i think that episode won SS an award for it also.

[CR100692]

@TomatoSpud5

Big Bird and Oscar's Muppeteer Caroll Spinney(who is a man) has been performing them since episode one. I can't stand that the main focus is on Elmo now, but he isn't able to work as much as he used to. I read in the SS 40th anniversary book that they've been training a new person to perform him in the future. But like Kermit and Ernie after Jim Henson passed away, Big Bird and Oscar will never be quite the same.

[ScratStitch]

So...is Elmo going to lose a loved one or something?

[joevictor53]

@ScratStitch Yeah his uncle. There's a video in the sidebar which shows it

[LamangoKaijura]

That monster hugging Elmo isn't his father or mother...Who is it?

[wisher901]

@LamangoKaijura its his aunt i think