The Very End of X
Season 43
| Category | Details |
| Episode Number | 4313 |
| Season | Season 43 (2012–2013) |
| Air Date | November 21, 2012 |
| Word on the Street | Brainstorm |
| Celebrity Guest | Maya Rudolph |
| Letter of the Day Show | Hosted by Big Bird and Snuffy |
| The "X" Clues | Box, Wax, T-Rex |
| Abby's Fairy School | The Pinocchio Process (Blögg becomes a puppet) |
| Super Grover 2.0 | The Cart Before the Horse (Physics/Strength) |
| Parody Segment | The Voice (Body sounds vs. Singing) |
| Elmo the Musical | Cowboy the Musical (The Count By Two Kid) |
| Counting Lesson | Counting by 2s (up to 6 kitty-cows) |
| Number of the Day | 1 (Yoga pose and Number Cookoff) |
| Letter of the Day | X |
| Sponsors | X, 1, National Coalition of Resting People |
Facts
The "Final Position" teaching shift.
Most alphabet lessons focus on the initial sound. This episode is special because it literally shows kids how to find the X (Box, Wax, T-Rex) at the end of words, which is pretty cool. It's a fun way to address the lack of common English words that start with the "ks" sound.
Check out Maya Rudolph's improv performance of "Brainstorm"
Maya Rudolph's bit is known for its relaxed, improvised vibe. The idea was to show how people come up with lots of ideas without judging them, which is a key part of the curriculum for executive function.
Leela's "T-Rex" Costume Meta-Joke.
The script recognises Leela's well-known love of dinosaurs (which we saw in Episode 4113). This provides character continuity for long-term viewers while acting as the final "X" clue (T-Rex).
The "Pinocchio Process" Parody.
In Abby's Flying Fairy School, the "Pinocchio Process" is a bit of a joke. It's a story that parodies the 1883 Italian novel. It uses "transformation magic" to teach sequential problem-solving, requiring Blögg to complete three specific physical tasks to reverse his puppet state.
The Voice: The Chair Mechanics can be rotated.
This parody of the NBC reality show The Voice needed a special mechanical set. The chairs were set up to spin on a motorised axis, which was a bit of a physical comedy element designed to teach kids about auditory discrimination (listening to sounds vs. voices).
"Super Grover 2.0" and Simple Machines.
In The Cart Before the Horse, the curriculum focuses on STEM (Physics). Grover's got to figure out how to move a heavy load, and he's doing that by getting kids to experiment with different animals to see what happens.
Check out Stephanie D'Abruzzo's "Sand Creatures" vocals.
The "Sing" bit (First: Episode 3981) has some rare stop-motion animation of sand. This was cut from later HBO versions to shorten the runtime, so including it in the 2012 PBS airing was a "legacy" moment for the song originally written by Joe Raposo.
The Count By Two Kid series is all about Skip Counting.
In Cowboy the Musical, Elmo takes "Kitty-Cows" for a spin. It teaches skip counting by twos (2, 4, 6, 8, ...), which is a basic maths skill for multiplication, and it's set to a Western musical rhythm.
The "Tired Tiger" audio redub.
In Sounds of the Street, the tiger's allergies were added as a post-production audio effect. This was done to add a bit of a laugh to a standard hearing game, testing if kids could tell the difference between a "sneezing" sound and a "roaring" sound.
X Salute: Visual literacy.
The "X Salute" song uses real-world "environmental print." It encourages kids to look for the letter X on street signs, exit signs and labels, taking the lesson from the screen to the real world.
Parent's Guide
Big Bird and Snuffy present a show about the letter of the day. They have to deal with a logical reasoning challenge when their letter breaks. They meet a box and a ball of wax. A T-Rex joins the group. Just so you know, none of these items start with the same letter. Friends start off by looking at the beginning of the words and then move on to the end. They find out a bit of a secret about phonics and literacy. All these words end with the letter X, which is a great way to teach preschoolers that information can be hidden in different places. It gets them thinking about things in new ways.
Murray and Ovejita visit a number cookoff to find the number 1. Kids learn to recognise the numeral through a yoga demonstration and a song. This is how we define one as a single unit. It's a basic maths lesson to get you started. You can use this example to help your child spot single objects in your home.
Elmo takes on a western persona in a cowboy musical. He takes care of kitty cows at a ranch. This segment is a preschool learning activity for skip counting. Elmo counts the animals in pairs, like 2 and 4. Kids can pick up maths skills while they're having fun with this story. They start to get their heads around patterns that lead to multiplication. Counting in groups is a great way to handle large numbers efficiently.
In one bit, Blogg accidentally turns himself into a puppet in a fairy school segment. He's got to complete three tasks to become a boy again. This narrative is a great tool for social and emotional learning. It's all about being persistent and having basic physical skills. Blogs are a bit like crickets and dancing with a donkey. He even swims with a whale. Every job he does means he has to get past a physical challenge or overcome a fear. He learns that staying determined and asking for help are the keys to success. This story is all about early childhood development goals. Growth comes from stepping outside your comfort zone.
Murray plays a game called Sounds of the Street. He asks viewers to identify the noises of a dog and a helicopter. He even includes a tiger with allergies. This activity helps toddlers learn to tell the difference between different sounds in their environment. It's a great way to build critical thinking skills. The game gets kids to notice the world around them. Try to use specific vocabulary to describe what you hear together.
Maya Rudolph joins Elmo to explain the word brainstorm. It's all about being creative. When you're trying to solve a tricky problem, it's a good idea to brainstorm as many ideas as you can. It'll help your child get going on a new project with confidence. Try this method to get your child to share their thoughts.
What's the Word on the Street? : In Sesame Street Episode 4313, we meet the word is Brainstorm. It means that a moment in which one is suddenly unable to think clearly or act sensibly.
The Very End of X, Street Story: Big Bird and Snuffy sees a stage at the arbor. An Anything Muppet host appears, today’s Letter of the Day Show are presented by him. They become so happy and start to hopple. It results the letter behind the curtains to fall over and break.
They have no idea about to repair it. Their idea is to provide clues from guests what the letter was, because they think each guest is related to the letter in some way. The first guest is a Box. The letter of the day is B is thought by them, but they only have two straight pieces.
After box, another guest is a Ball of Wax. They think the letter could be W, but it has four lines. Big Bird gives up on the cause, because she is not being able to figure out how the whole guests are related when they begin with different letters.
Snuffy appears and provides them to think when they hit upon an idea that is the words start with different letters, but end the same way: with the letter X! Leela repairs the letter for them and they get so happy. They singing a song in celebration of the letter. Episode's street story "The Very End of X" ends.
Muppets - Celebrity: Maya Rudolph, who is an actress, is celebrity guest in Sesame Street Episode 4313. Elmo and Maya Rudolph talk about the word brainstorm.
Animation: In the animation part, there are the clay cavemen.
Muppets: The letter of day is X in the Sesame Street Episode 4313. Murray and the children rap about X words. but when he realizes there are few x words, he stops the song, Instead of song, they name words that end with X.
Song: The name of the song is “X Salute". There are children who look for words that have Xs in them.
Abby's Flying Fairy School Pinocchio Process: the students play with puppets at school today, but Blögg can’t play. He wants to magic to turn puppet into a real boy, but accidentally he turns himself into a puppet. Mrs. Sparklenose knows the way how to become normal again is by undergoing the “Pinocchio Process”.
Muppets: The number of day is 1 in Sesame Street Episode 4313. "Number Cookoff!" part begins with Chef Ovejita and Murray.
Film: In the film part there is a woman who makes the number 1 with her body in a yoga class.
Super Grover 2.0 The Cart Before the Horse: A horse is not able to get his cart to move on a country road, Super Grover 2.0 appears on the scene to help. He tries to find some way to move cart.
Song: "Sit Down, Stand Up" is sung in this part.
The Voice: There are three celebrity judges. They will find the next big singer by listening only to the voices of the contestants. But the judges mistake other sounds made by the body as voices, and this makes host very angry. The judges has use of rotating chairs. When he is had his fill, he decides to rotate the chairs himself, but the chair spins out of control. His screams are liked by the judges and the judges declare him as the Voice!
Elmo the Musical Cowboy the Musical: Sesame Street Episode 4313 goes on with Elmo the Musical. Elmo dreams himself as a cowboy in the West. His nickname is Count-By-Two Kid. Elmo has amazing adventures when he is the cowboy. There are five songs that are sung in this episode. The name of the songs are "The Count by Two Kid," "Meow Moo Count by Two March," "Giddy Up," "Stand Shake Push," "Double Double Dude Dude Ranch Ranch"
At the end of the Sesame Street Episode 4313 Murray announces the sponsor and Episode ends there. Sesame Street sponsors are the number 1 and the letter X.
