The Cast of 'Sesame Street' Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

This video features Sesame Street characters answering fan questions in a playful interview, reinforcing the show’s enduring message of helping people become smarter, stronger, and kinder. Highlights include Elmo needing a tall helper to read, Ernie’s practical subway directions to the Street, and Big Bird revealing his Spanish name and love of bird seed milkshakes. Cookie Monster firmly denies ever becoming the “Veggie Monster,” while the Count shares his thunder-and-lightning laugh, favorite numbers, and impossibly ancient age. The characters insist Sesame Street is real and exists everywhere, from New York City—jokingly called the “sixth borough”—to the hearts of viewers worldwide. Burt closes by warmly inviting everyone to visit, adding a playful nod to using Google Maps to find the way.

• ▶ 0:11 Elmo explains he can’t read and has a “very tall” helper to read the autocomplete questions.
• ▶ 0:29 Bert says Sesame Street changes the world by showing the best in everyone and helping people become smarter, stronger, and kinder.
• ▶ 1:05 Ernie gives practical directions to Sesame Street: take the R train to Steinway, get out, and walk down the block.
• ▶ 2:27 Big Bird's Spanish name is “pájaro grande,” he lives in a nest near 123 Sesame Street, and he describes himself as a “biggest canarius” whose favorite snack is a bird seed milkshake made by Alan.
• ▶ 3:12 Cookie Monster firmly denies changing to “Veggie Monster,” insists cookies are real (loves “chocolate chippies”), and says he eats vegetables while still being Cookie Monster.
• ▶ 4:20 The Count’s laugh needs thunder and lightning, his favorite number is hard to pick (7, 12, 26), he has 8 fingers, is a vampire with a thirst for numbers, and is 6,523,728 years old.
• ▶ 5:14 Sesame Street is real and exists everywhere, including in their hearts, with characters insisting it's obviously real since they're answering questions on it.
• ▶ 5:36 Sesame Street is in New York City—joked to be the "sixth borough"—and also stretches worldwide as "the longest street in the whole wide world."
• ▶ 7:23 Cookie Monster's real name is confirmed as "Sid Monster," and he clarifies he is not going anywhere or becoming the "Veggie Monster."
• ▶ 7:54 Burt expresses sincere appreciation for the interview and hopes the unseen interviewer Sid will someday be seen by viewers.
• ▶ 8:04 Burt directly invites the audience to come to Sesame Street.
• ▶ 8:10 He adds a playful closing joke about using Google Maps to find the way.

• ▶ 0:00 Introduction and Opening Questions (0:00 - 2:27) - Burt and Ernie introduce themselves and answer early autocomplete questions about Sesame Street's impact, getting there, the theme song, and celebrity guests.
• ▶ 2:27 Character Questions: Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and The Count (2:27 - 5:14) - The characters answer fan questions about Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and The Count.
• ▶ 5:14 Reality, Location, and More Character Q&A (5:14 - 7:54) - They discuss whether Sesame Street is real, its New York location, and answer questions about Oscar, Elmo, and Cookie Monster.
• ▶ 7:54 Farewell and Invitation to Sesame Street (7:54 - 8:13) - Burt says goodbye and invites viewers to visit Sesame Street.