Mi Amiguita Rosita
Season 44
| Category | Details |
| Title | Mi Amiguita Rosita |
| Season & Episode | Season 44, Episode 4408 |
| Main Muppets | Rosita, Mando, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Telly |
| Human Guest(s) | Chris, Mando |
| Special Guest(s) | Lauren Graham, Elvis Costello, Romeo Santos |
| Letter of the Day | P |
| Number of the Day | 2 |
| Theme | Cultural identity, storytelling, and authentic representation. |
| Air Date | October 10, 2013 |
Parent's Guide
A delivery arrives from Amazon.com. Rosita opens her new book. She feels disappointed. The pages are full of outdated stereotypes, like sombreros and sleepy burros. Mando breaks down the role of an author. An author tells their own truth. This starts a story where Rosita writes her own book. Kids learn a lesson. You've got the chops to create a story. You can reflect who you are.
Rosita's having a hard time finding Mexican things for her writing. She also dances the Ballet Folklorico with Elmo. She plays Los Pollitos on her guitar for Abby. Mando and Chris help her understand. Being Mexican isn't a performance. It's the kind of music you share with friends. It's the Lucha Libre dolls in the yard. Cultural heritage is all about the little things. It's personal and authentic.
In Abbys Flying Fairy School, Blogg takes a bite of an enchanted apple. He falls into a deep slumber. The fairies use logic and storybook clues. A kiss from a prince is the only cure. They turn Gonnigan into a frog. Then they turn him into a prince. Kids see that following rules solves problems. Even magical problems require steps. I once tried to wake my sleeping dog by whispering a secret into his ear.
Lauren Graham and Grover are talking about a dill pickle. They create a funny narrative. An author is basically someone with an idea and a pen. This makes the writing process easier to understand. Any topic can be a good book idea. Small or salty ideas work.
Murray and Ovejita are hosting an Alphabet Cook-off. They mix potatoes and pickles. They add pineapples. These ingredients come together to form the letter P. This sensory story is great for kids. They connect the letter sounds with textures. They connect it to the taste of familiar foods.
Rosita performs her finished book as a song. She plays her guitar. Storytelling isn't just about writing and paper. It's a shared experience. This shows how important oral traditions are. You should sing family stories to your kids. This helps them remember where they came from. It makes people feel like they belong.
What’s the Word on the Street?: Author
Mi Amiguita Rosita, Street Story: Chris welcomes the viewer before he and Mando start a basketball game. Rosita rushes in and asks if any mail deliveries have been made yet because she’s expecting a special package today.
Suddenly, a pig representative of Hamazon.com arrives with her package. It’s a book called Hola, Lola!, about a little Mexican girl.
They begin reading it to her and discover that it’s just like the other books she has – they all have kids stereotypically wearing sombreros and taking siestas next to their burros. Rosita wants to have a book that is more accurate in her life. Mando felt that way too, but he fixed it by writing his own book. Rosita asks him to write a book for her, but he suggests that she should write her own book.
Mando gives her some materials to write the book and she already has a title – Mi Amigita Rosita. Now that she has a fitting name, she needs something to write about. Just then, Elmo and Zoe show up and ask Rosita if she’d like to dance with them. Rosita joins them but she still needs an idea for the book. Mando and Chris point out that the dance was the perfect Mexican thing for her book.
Then, Abby appears to return the guitar Rosita left at her house during their sleepover. Abby tells her that she loved the folk songs that she sang to her and asks her if she can play “Los Pollitos”. Rosita gets back to her book and still needs something to write about.
Telly and Baby Bear appear with their dolls, dressed like Luchadores, in their hands and ask Rosita if she would like to play Lucha Libre with them. She declines and continues to struggle with her book.
Mando and Chris make her realize that everything that has happened today was how she integrates her Mexican life on Sesame Street. Rosita gets inspired and runs off to write her book.
Rosita returns to Mando and Chris and shows off her finished book. All her friends gather around to hear the final product, but instead of reading it, she sings it. Sesame Street Episode 4408's street story "Mi Amiguita Rosita" ends.
Muppets / Celebrity: The celebrity guest of Sesame Street Episode 4408 is Lauren Graham. Lauren Graham and Grover explain what an author is.
Muppets: Murray announces Abby’s Flying Fairy School is coming up, but first, it’s time for Alphabet Cookoff!
Animations: Latin foods that begin with the Letter P.
Muppets: Super Grover 2.0 is coming, but first, it’s time for Number Cookoff!
Muppets / Celebrity: Elvis Costello and Elmo sing “(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two.”
Animation: Salty and Pierre look for the number 2.
Muppets: Murray and Francisco introduce Super Grover 2.0
Muppets: Elmo the Musical is next, but first, it’s time for “Murray’s Monster Measuring”.
Muppets / Celebrity: Romeo Santos sings “Quiero Ser Tu Amigo” in Sesame Street Episode 4408.
Muppets: Murray and Semaya introduce Elmo the Musical.
There are six songs that are sung in the Sea Captain the Musical. The name of the songs are: "Captain Elmo," "Heave Ho," "Look 'n Flap," "Eight is Great," "Barnacle Subtraction," "Dancing with a Whale"
Muppets: Sesame Street sponsors are the number 2 and the letter P. Murray announces the Sponsors. Sesame Street Episode 4408 ends.
