Season 21

By 1989 Sesame Street had reached its twenty-first season — thirty-two episodes you can watch online on iFILM, closing out the show's second decade.

There's no big arc this year; the season runs on small situations a child can recognize. The family gets ready for a new baby, putting together a first book for Alice. Shelley is scared of Barkley the dog and learns to handle the fear. Big Bird and Snuffy play, Elmo sleeps over. Behind it all, the same letters, numbers, songs and Jim Henson's Muppets.

A gentle, unhurried season about a young child's first discoveries. Watch Sesame Street Season 21 online on iFILM.