The Princess Story
Season 44
| Category | Details |
| Title | The Princess Story |
| Season & Episode | Season 44, Episode 4418 |
| Main Muppets | Rosita, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Elmo |
| Human Guest(s) | Leela |
| Special Guest(s) | Ginnifer Goodwin, Sarah Jessica Parker |
| Letter of the Day | A |
| Number of the Day | 11 |
| Theme | Creative writing, female empowerment, and problem-solving. |
| Air Date | January 16, 2014 |
Parent's Guide
Rosita suggests that a princess should save herself. The princess builds a pogo stick skateboard to escape the woods. This story teaches us about agency. It's important to encourage your child to solve problems on their own. My dad once gave me a broken clock and told me to fix it. I spent hours learning how the gears worked. You should ask your child what tools they have in their backpack. This change makes them go from being a passive observer to an active hero.
Ginnifer Goodwin and Abby go on a pretend adventure. They find adventure right in their own backyard. You've got to show your kid that adventure is all in the mind. You don't have to travel far and wide to explore. All you need is curiosity.
There's a scary dragon in the story. Rosita suggests the dragon is angry or upset. The princess sings a song about breathing from her belly to calm him. It's important to teach your child to look for the root cause of behavior. It's frustrating for them. Empathy is better at defusing conflict than aggression. This helps your child develop emotional maturity.
The Pre School Musical part of the show features students singing about waiting. They're learning to be patient and wait for their turn to contribute. Social cooperation is something that you have to practice all the time. You should use musical cues at home to help your kids learn to share. These games help your child learn how to work well with others.
Murray watches Natasha climb a wall. She uses a strategy instead of just showing off her muscles. You've got to remind your kid that thinking ahead is better than rushing. A solid plan helps anyone reach a summit. Strategy is the best tool for difficult tasks.
What's the Word on the Street? In Sesame Street Episode 4418 we see the word Adventure. It means an unusual and exciting or daring experience.
The Princess Story, Street Story: Episode begins with Zoe, Abby and Rosita. They play game together, after they finish, they decide to make up a princess story, but Abby does not want this, she prefers playing ball instead of making up princess story.
Zoe and Rosita convince her and they are ready to make up the princess story. Zoe and Abby gives names for their princess. Rosita likes both names. They put the princess stuck in a tower. According to Zoe, the Prince must save her, but Abby wants a fairy godmother save her.
Rosita has different idea, she thinks that Princess should save herself. They continue the story, the princess loses in the woods again, and they have same ideas to rescue her. Abby wants the fairy godmother, Rosita thinks she must save herself once more and Zoe want the Prince.
Princess Lucinda Lula finds an old house in the woods. She also finds some tools and uses them to save. And then the princess meets a dragon! Now she needs to save from this problem. The three friends still have same ideas to rescue her. Zoe thinks that only the prince can rescue her. Abby thinks they need the fairy godmother and she uses magic that turns into the dragon to a mouse.
In the story, she has Princess Lucinda Lula sing a song. Its name is a belly-breathing song. The song provides the dragon to calm down, thanks to song, she can rescue herself from the dragon. Everybody likes the story. Now it is time to play ball. Episode 4418's street story "The Princess Story" ends.
Muppets / Celebrity: Ginnifer Goodwin who is an actress, is in Sesame Street Episode 4418. She talks about adventure with Abby.
Muppets: The song "Change the World" is sung by Segi.
Film: The letter is A in Sesame Street Episode 4418. The film part includes both the letter of the day A and the word of the day adventure. Astronaut Alex goes on the letter A adventure in space.
Cartoon: Cookie Monster sings a song, it is about the A sound in the word "apple".
Abby's Flying Fairy School The Rapunzel Dilemma: Murray and the children present Abby's Flying Fairy School. Today is Picture Day at class. Every student make themselves nice except for Gonnigan, who has a bad hair day. Abby thinks “Rapunzel-Brand Hair Gel" may be good for Gonnigan's hair and she uses the whole container on him because he has got so much hair. But it does not work as they expect.
Muppets: In Preschool Musical, 2 preschoolers named Trey and Mariella learn to take turns and play.
Muppets: Murray goes to the school. He is at rock climbing school. Teacher Stephanie tries to teach Murray how it works. Murray has an attempt, but he cannot achieve at his first attempt. He watches Natasha, and understands her strategy and can achieve the next time.
Animation: The number of the day is 11 in the Sesame Street Episode 4418. In the animation part there are eleven butterflies.
Cookie's Crumby Pictures The Hungry Games Catching Fur: Murray and Francisco announces "Cookie's Crumby Pictures.". It presents The Hungry Games: Catching Fur. Cookie Monster plays a game with his friends and Pita. Cookie Monster and Pita find some monkeys and in order to get rid of them, they need to know how to solve a fruit pattern.
Muppets / Celebrity: Sarah Jessica Parker who is a comic actress, is another celebrity guest in the Sesame Street episode 4418. She has scenes with Super Grover and Big bird.
Elmo the Musical Mountain Climber the Musical: Murray and Semaya announces "Elmo the Musical. “ Sesame Street Episode 4417 goes on with Elmo's musical. Elmo has a great Dream World, and he dreams himself as various characters each episode. In this episode Elmo dreams himself as a mountain climber and Elmo plans on climbing Mount Biggest Everest, which is the biggest mountain in the world
At the end of the Sesame Street Episode 4418, Murray and Ovejita presents the sponsors from the rock climbing school. Sesame Street sponsors are the number 11 and the letter A.
