Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate

SESAME STREET: ELMO'S PLAYDATE is a half-hour PBS special that brings together Elmo and some of his furry (and not-so-furry) friends over video chat technology. With help from his dad Louie, Elmo calls up Grover first, who is having problems with his "new phone" and keeps getting muted and then accidentally projects himself upside down. From there, Elmo calls up a number of pals. Tracee Ellis Ross shares what she's been doing during quarantine (walking on the treadmill and knitting -- though she's sure to mention not at the same time). Cookie Monster has been trying to make cookies, but he ate the recipe. Taye Diggs and Elmo share a flashback to the time they sang the "Let's Go Driving" song together. Abby and Rosita count together in Spanish and English (during which the Count pops up to finish counting). Lin Manuel Miranda says he's playing "pretend" and then he and Elmo sing "Old McDonald Has a Farm."

Throughout the playdate, there are quarantine-related messages lightly sprinkled throughout, with friends talking about delivering groceries for others, washing their hands for the duration of the birthday song, and getting creative at home using materials they find around the house. Anne Hathaway and Elmo sing "Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," while suggesting they only point towards their face during those parts, rather than touch. They collectively thank all the medical professionals, garbage collectors, grocers, police officers, and other essential workers before all the friends get back together on the screen for a singalong of the Carpenters' iconic track "Sing" in closing.