The cast of “Sesame Street” stayed up well past their bedtimes last night to visit James Corden’s “Late Late Show.” The only problem was, they didn’t know exactly how to get, how to get to the “Late Late Show.”
Big Bird, Elmo, Grover, The Count, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Bert and Abby Cadabby opened the CBS late-night show Thursday with a sketch of them performing a “Late Late Show” version of their iconic theme song “Sunny Days,” which started off with Big Bird entering CBS TV Studios and “12:30, everyone’s fast asleep.” Grover chimed in with, “Tucked in bed except one host we know.”
Then they ask how to get, how to get to the “Late Late Show.” And after a detour through “The Price Is Right” set and a taping of “The Bold & The Beautiful” with Denise Richards and Jacqueline Wood, the group finally makes it to Corden, who gives Cookie Monster a C-shaped cookie. (No, not for cookie, for Corden!)
Corden then takes his furry friends, who celebrate their 50th anniversary making kids smile this weekend, out on his stage to finish up their special “Late Late Show” song.
Watch the video above.
“Sesame Street’s” 50th anniversary special airs Saturday on HBO and Sunday on PBS.
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Since it launched on PBS in 1969, "Sesame Street" has brought generations of kids much joy with its colorful, relatable Muppets. But some stand out more than others.
13. Abby Cadabby Who? Exactly.
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12. Telly Nobody likes a worrywart, and Telly is the worry-est wart there is.
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11. Zoe Elmo proved to be such a popular character that the show introduced Zoe in 1993 to be his companion. But did we really need another Elmo?
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10. Rosita Rosita is most memorable for being the first regular bilingual character on "Sesame Street," but not much else.
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9. Mr. Snuffleupagus Everyone had an imaginary friend growing up, but only Big Bird's proved to be real.
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7. Bert and Ernie (tie) There's no separating this duo, not even on this list.
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6. Grover Grover doesn't speak in contractions, which should be annoying, but the character somehow manages to make it endearing.
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5. The Count The world has forgotten scores of pop culture vampires (Edward Cullen of "Twilight," we're looking at you) but we'll always remember The Count.
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4. Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch represents the little bit of misanthropy that exists in all of us.
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3. Cookie Monster Who doesn't love cookies?
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2. Big Bird Tall, yellow and feathery, Big Bird is probably the most immediately recognizable "Sesame Street" character.
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1. Elmo While Big Bird may be the most recognizable, Elmo is easily the most beloved.
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