| Category | Details |
| Title | Elmo's Chicken Dream |
| Season & Episode | Season 35, Episode 4063 |
| Lessons & Themes | The nature of dreams, sleep hygiene, and creative problem-solving. |
| Key Segments | Harvey Fierstein’s "Noses" song, Global Grover’s Chinese Acrobatics, and the finale of Joe Hundred Guy. |
| Main Muppets | Elmo, Big Bird, Rosita, Maria, Cookie Monster, Grover |
| Human Guest(s) | Bob, Maria |
| Special Guest(s) | Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein |
| Letter & Number | T and 20 |
| Air Date | April 13, 2004 |
Parent's Guide
Elmo wants to return to a funny dream. Maria sings a song to help him sleep. Rosita plays a Spanish lullaby. The familiar rhythm helps Elmo relax. Bedtime can be a struggle for a lot of toddlers. Auditory cues let kids know when playtime is over. You don't need a professional voice. Your voice is comforting. You should have a consistent playlist for rest. It makes people feel safe. Let your child learn about different cultures by introducing songs in other languages.
Big Bird reads a book about dreams. Maria and Bob follow the book's instructions. They stare at a dancing chicken before Elmo sleeps. Kids often think they're in control of the world through specific actions. You should join in the plan for your child. This validates their feelings. It sparks creativity. When your child has a silly idea, it's important to meet them in their world. If you play along, you can build a bridge of trust. It shows you take their inner life seriously.
Cookie Monster is on the lookout for cookies. Prairie Dawn tells him they're gone. Cookie Monster checks the situation out himself. He eats the letter T. Kids often need to see things in person to understand them. This is experiential learning. When your child checks a rule for themselves, it's important to stay patient. Use these moments to reinforce vocabulary. A funny moment makes a lesson memorable.
Elmo calls for a chicken. A real chicken doesn't appear. Bob wears a chicken costume to help Elmo. He acts silly to save the day. Community means showing up for other people. You should teach your child that being a good friend involves effort. Helping someone achieve a goal is worth the work.
The characters express themselves through dance. Physical movement helps kids process information. If your child has a hard time sitting still, you should dance with them. This helps avoid frustration. It makes a lesson fun by turning it into a game.
Big Bird and Snuffy are learning the Spanish word for telephone. Use everyday objects to introduce new words. Point to a phone and say "telefono." This turns a household item into a bilingual tool.
Summary
COLD OPEN: My Favorite Sesame Street Moments: Whoopi Goldberg shares her favorite memory - the theme song, accompanied by footage from the Season 30 theme. (cut from the HBO version, cut from the YouTube version)
SCENES: Maria tells the viewer about the dream Elmo is telling her about. This is Elmo’s story. As he sleeps he dreams about some chickens. The chickens taught him the ‚ "Clucky Clucky Chicken" dance. A Lizard, a tomato, and a woman named Gladys joined them. Elmo wants to have the same dream again and he wants to fall asleep. But Maria tolds him don’t re-appear. Maria sings a lullaby for Elmo but Elmo can not sleep. Maria’s farm-animal customers falling asleep.
Elmo wants to feel tired and so he decides to situate himself onto a crate with his blanket and Baby David. Rosita plays for him a lullaby with her guitar and that puts him to sleep. Elmo dreams about tickling a cow. Rosita can not help anymore and she rushes to her guitar lesson.
Big Bird wants to help and he brings a book I Dream of Chicken (by Dr. Petula Cluck). Big Bird reads this book in chicken but Elmo can’t understand it. So Big Bird translates. This book is about to dream of chickens. You have to stare at it before falling asleep. Then they make chicken sounds.
Bob is coming in in full chicken costume. He
was apart of Prairie Dan’s latest musical, Cluckalot. Bob wants to get out of
this outfit. Big Bird reads the book about a dancing chicken. Bob, accompanied
by Rosita’s lullaby, does some chicken dancing and clucking.
Finally, Elmo falls asleep and he has his
dream one more time! His friends wish him a good sleep.
Animation: A boy has a dream. He dreams that he floats in Outer Space between things. (First: Episode 3093)
Celebrity: "Everything's Coming Up Noses!" Harvey Fierstein is the guest star and he places noses while singing a song touting the virtues of the body part.
Cartoon: Bob Arbogast voices a cartoon man that has a succession of animal noses. This irritated the cartoon man. (First: Episode 0769)
The Letter of the Day: T - Cookie Monster wants to eat cookies but Prairie Dawn tells him that there is any cookie in the vicinity. Cookie Monster eats then the letter T. Tasty!
Animation: Someone puts a picture puzzle of the letter T together. A man walks up to the puzzle and calls a taxi. (First: Episode 2933) (cut from the HBO version, cut from the YouTube version)
The Spanish Word of the Day: teléfono. Big Bird and Snuffy want to know which is the Spanish word for the telephone. Someone announces it: teléfono. (First: Episode 3992) (cut from the HBO version, cut from the YouTube version.)
Cartoon: A telephone rings and some figures dance around. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058)
Journey to Ernie: Dancing. Big Bird wants to find someone who can do Ernie’s dance.
Ernie & Bert: Bert is reading but Ernis interrupt his reading with a room of monsters. The monsters dancing in various styles. (First: Episode 4031)
Global Grover: Boyang is training to be an acrobat in China. Grover learned about him. Chinese kids are practicing tricks at an acrobat school. (First: Episode 4035)
Global Thingy: Dino's Hurry. (First: Episode 4035)
The Number of the Day: 20. The Number of the Day is 20. A huge monolith of the number 20 arrives (First: Episode 4006)
Animation: Twenty bears in 20 chairs. (First: Episode 3974)
Joe Hundred Guy: Joe Hundred Guy is supposed to count to 100 by tens. But actually, he doesn’t know-how. The butler of Joe, instructs him how. Joe has a confession: his real name is Georgie Bernbaum.
Elmo's World: Birds. (First: Episode 3945)
The Adventures of Trash Gordon: A gang of noisy Honkers has cornered Trash. He hosts a Honker Duckie Dinger Jamboree and he solves this problem. Sesame Street Episode 4063 ends.
