Starship Surprise (lost unaired "Sesame Street" sketch; 1981)
A photo of the sketch, supposed to be aired in Episode 1505.
Status: Lost
Starship Surprise is an unaired Sesame Street sketch that was gonna air in episode 1505, but never appeared in the final. The sketch was a spoof to the Star Trek franchise and a predecessor to the recurring sketches in season 19, Spaceship Surprise. A synopsis found in the CTW archives describes two anything muppets, Captain Jane and Dr. McToy landing on the moon.[1] However, both of the script and final cut of the episode don't feature the segment.
Availability
In the 2009 book, Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street, published a photo of the segment during a taping with a blue screen (meant to be replaced with a space background). On June 2018, a behind-the-scenes photo was discovered on social media, featuring a better look of the cast and an unnamed green alien that was never mentioned in the CTW description.
As of 2024, no footage of the sketch has resurfaced online and is unlikely to do so.
Gallery
Episode 1505 script highlights with a synopsis of the unaired sketch.
Behind-the-scenes photo of the sketch.
See Also
Sesame Street
- Sesame Street (partially lost children's educational TV series; 1969-present)
- Sesame Street (partially found test pilots of children's educational TV series; 1969)
- Sesame Street "Episode 847" (found "Wicked Witch of the West" episode of children’s educational TV series; 1976)
- Sesame Street Mecha Builders (partially found test pilot of Cartoonito CGI-animated spin-off series; 2020)
- Sesame Street "Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce" (partially found episode of children's puppetry TV series; 1992)
Sketches
- Cracks aka "Crack Master" (found animated "Sesame Street" short; 1975)
- The Count Orders a Hot Dog (found "Sesame Street" sketch; 1973)
- Handful of Crumbs (found "Sesame Street" short; 1982)
- Windy (found "Sesame Street" segment; 1970)
- Batman: Clean and Dirty (found "Sesame Street" animated segment; 1970)
- Luxo Jr (found "Sesame Street" animated shorts; 1991-1994)
- Surprise! (found "Sesame Street" segment; 1970)
- Granny Fanny Nesselrode (found "Sesame Street" sketches; 1970-1972)
- Professor Hastings (found "Sesame Street" sketches; 1969-1971)
- Leslie Mostly (found "Sesame Street" sketches; 1980-1981)
- Deena and Pearl (found "Sesame Street" sketches; 1980-1981)
- Sesame Street "Gymnast Segments" (found segments of children's educational TV series; 1973)
Specials
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (found deleted scenes of TV special; 1994)
- Out to Lunch (partially found Sesame Street/Electric Company crossover special; 1974)
- The Sesame Street Experiment (partially lost documentary based on children's educational TV series; 1989)
- Sesame Street At Night? (lost Sesame Street television special; 1977)
- The Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special (lost TV special; 1975)
